BLOODSUCKERS - The Vampire Archives

Penzler, Otto (editor) (M. E. Braddon; Franz Hartmann; Gahan Wilson; Ray Bradbury; Manly Wade Wellman; John Keats; M. R. James; Bram Stoker; Hume Nisbet; Lafcadio Hearn; Hugh B. Cave; Stephen King; Fredric Brown; Carl Jacobi; Clark Ashton Smith)

ISBN 10: 0307741842 / ISBN 13: 9780307741844

Published by Vintage Books, New York, 2009

(xv) 396 pp. Lightly rubbed on the corners with a flat uncreased spine; no interior markings. Cover art by Henry Steadman. This anthology contains: Introduction by Otto Penzler; Preface by Neil Gaiman; Good Lady Ducayne - a novelette by M. E. Braddon; An Authenticated Vampire Story by Franz Hartmann; The Sea Was Wet as Wet Could Be by Gahan Wilson; The Man Upstairs by Ray Bradbury; Chastel - a novelette by Manly Wade Wellman; La Belle Dame Sans Merci - a poem by John Keats; An Episide of Cathedral History by M. R. James; Dracula's Guest by Bram Stoker; The Old Portrait by Hume Nisbet; Bite Me Not or Fleur de Fur- a novelette by Tanith Lee; The Silver Collar by Garry Kilworth; The Story of Chugoro by Lafcadio Hearn; Stragella - a novelette by Hugh B. Cave; Popsy by Stephen King; Blood by Fredric Brown; Revelations in Black - a novelette by Carl Jacobi; The Death of Ilalotha by Clark Ashton Smith; When Gretchen Was Human by Mary A. Turzillo; Replacements - a novelette by Lisa Tuttle; and Carrion Comfort - a novelette by Dan Simmons. Seller Inventory # 229596

Synopsis:

“Sink your teeth in” (People) to the scariest, hungriest, undeadliest collection of vampire tales ever assembled—with stories from Stephen King, Dan Simmons, Bram Stoker, and many more. 

Dark, stormy, and delicious, once you’re in its clutches there's no escape. From the first to last bite, it's a bloody good read.

Featuring:

·        The macabre dens of the immortal
·        Unexpected guests
·        Shadowy figures
·        Ancient mysteries

About the Author: OTTO PENZLER is the proprietor of The Mysterious Bookshop in New York City. He was publisher of The Armchair Detective, the founder of the Mysterious Press and the Armchair Detective Library, and created the publishing firm Otto Penzler Books. He is a recipient of an Edgar Award for The Encyclopedia of Mystery and Detection and the Ellery Queen Award by the Mystery Writers of America for his many contributions to the field. He is the editor of The Vampire Archives and The Black Lizard Big Book of Pulps, which was a New York Times bestseller. He is also the series editor of The Best American Mystery Stories of the Year. His other anthologies include Murder for Love, Murder for Revenge, Murder and Obsession, The 50 Greatest Mysteries of All Time, and The Best American Mystery Stories of the Century. He wrote 101 Greatest Movies of Mystery & Suspense. He lives in New York City.

Bibliographic Details

Title: BLOODSUCKERS - The Vampire Archives
Publisher: Vintage Books, New York
Publication Date: 2009
Binding: Soft cover
Illustrator: Henry Steadman;
Condition: Very Good+
Edition: First Edition.
Book Type: Book