MASQUES III

Williamson, J. N. (editor) (Ray Russell; Melissa Mia Hall; Douglas E. Winter; Jeannette M. Hopper; Wayne Allen Sallee; Diane Taylor; Adobe James; Ray Bradbury; Ed Gorman; Amanda Russell; Dan Simmons; John Keefauver; Steve Rasnic Tem; Joseph A. Citro)

ISBN 10: 0312029489 / ISBN 13: 9780312029487

Published by St. Martin's Press, New York, 1989

About this Item

(xv) 317 pp. Brown boards lettered in gilt on the spine. Very light rubbing on the corners of the dustjacket; price clipped; no interior markings. The dj art is from Death and the Miser by Hieronymus Bosch. This anthology contains: Reflections by Ray Russell; The Happy Family by Melissa Mia Hall and Douglas E. Winter; Sunday Breakfast by Jeannette M. Hopper; Third Rail by Wayne Allen Sallee; The Skull by Diane Taylor; The Spelling Bee by Adobe James; Of Absence, Darkness, Death: Things Which Are Not by Ray Bradbury; Drifter by Ed Gorman; The Orchid Nursery, a poem by Amanda Russell; Shave and a Haircut, Two Bits by Dan Simmons; Kill for Me by John Keefauver; Motherson by Steve Rasnic Tem; Them Bald Headed Snays by Joseph A. Citro; Chosen One by G. Wayne Miller; The Drinking Party by K. Marie Ramsland; The Willies by James Kisner; Return to the Mutant Rain Forest, a poem by Bruce Boston and Robert Frazier; When the Wall Cries by Stanley Wiater; Pop is Real Smart by Mort Castle; All but the Ties Eternal by Gary A. Braunbeck; Safe by John Maclay; Dew Drop Inn by D. W. Taylor; Refractions by Thomas Millstead; Better than One by Paul Dale Anderson; Ever, Ever After - a novelette by Graham Masterton; Prometheus' Declaration of Love for the Vulture, a poem by Alan Rodgers; Long Lips by R. Patrick Gates; Sinners by Ralph Rainwater; Coochie Coo by Mark McNease; The Wulgaru by Bill Ryan; The Luckiest Man in the World by Rex Miller; The Boneless Doll, a poem by Joey Froehlich; and On 42nd St. by William F. Nolan. Size: 8vo.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: MASQUES III
• Publisher: St. Martin's Press, New York
• Publication Date: 1989
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0312029489
• ISBN 13: 9780312029487
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Hieronymus Bosch
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
• Book Type: Book
• Seller catalogs:
  • Horror

About this title

Synopsis

The third in a series of critically acclaimed anthologies of original horror fiction features the works of such notable authors as Ray Bradbury, Ed Gorman, and Dan Simmons

Reviews

The third volume in this series is generally fun, but characteristically erratic with 28 stories and five poems running the gamut from excellent to ridiculous. Adobe James's "The Spelling Bee" deceptively begins as an ironically observed account of a mundane contest, until the author drops the other shoe in a cymbal-crashing climax as unexpected as it is effective. Wayne Allen Sallee's "Third Rail" is an understated short-short of urban violence. And Dan Simmon's "Shave and a Haircut, Two Bites" ingeniously updates the barber's historical role as bloodletter. On the other hand, Graham Masterton's "Ever, Ever After" fails to convince, and R. Patrick Gates's "Long Lips" is tasteless and dull (while Jeannette M. Hopper's "Sunday Breakfast" is tasteless but clever and well-written). Also well worth reading are contributions by Ed Gorman, Melissa Mia Hall and Douglas Winter, D. W. Taylor, Rex Miller, Steve Rasnic Tem and Ray Bradbury (a poem).
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From the mythical horrors of the Australian outback (Bill Ryan's "The Wulgaru") to the more "mundane" terrors of the modern motel (D.W. Taylor's "Dew Drop Inn"), this collection of 33 original stories and poems by contemporary authors of horror and fantasy pays tribute to the vitality and breadth of both genres. Contributors include veterans Graham Masterton ("Ever, Ever, After"), Ray Bradbury ("Of Absence, Darkness, Death: Things Which Are Not"), and Steve Rasnic Tem ("Motherson"), as well as newcomers Mark McNease ("Coochi-Coo"), Gary A. Braunbeck ("All But the Ties Eternal"), and others. Recommended where horror is popular.
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