Hardcover first edition, first printing. Stated First Printing with "1" present in complete number line. Not a book club, remainder or ex-library copy. Black boards with gold spine lettering. Very thin line of edge wear along bottom edge of jacket (caused by shelving), else an As New (unread) copy in As New jacket with price intact. Horror anthology edited by Douglas E. Winter, featuring original horror stories by the following authors: Stephen King, Paul Hazel, Dennis Etchison, Clive Barker, Thomas Tessier, M. John Harrison, David Morrell, Peter Straub, Charles L. Grant, Thomas Ligotti, Ramsey Campbell, Whitley Strieber and Jack Cady.

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Title

PRIME EVIL: NEW STORIES BY THE MASTERS OF MODERN HORROR

Publisher

New American Library

Publication Date

1988

Language

English

ISBN 10

0453005721

ISBN 13

9780453005722

Binding

Hardcover

Illustrator

Canty, Thomas

Edition

1st Edition

Printing

1st Printing

Condition

As New

Dust Jacket Condition

As New

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This collection of twelve original horror tales includes contributions by such noted writers of the genre as Stephen King, Dennis Etchison, Clive Barker, Ramsey Campbell, Whitley Strieber, and Peter Straub

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Winter has put together a classy collection of original horror stories by some of the biggest names in the fieldreminiscent in intent and quality of Dennis Etchison's anthology of two years ago, Cutting Edge. The lead story, "The Night Flier," is by Stephen King but is one of the weakest in the book, a vampire tale with a long windup and a brief punch. "Having a Woman at Lunch" by Paul Hazel is a carefully written, ironic account of a group of diffident males who find a macabre way of dealing with a woman who infiltrates their circle. Clive Barker's "Coming to Grief" is one of this writer's quieter stories, which clearly shows the influence of Ramsey Campbell, himself represented by "Next Time You'll Know Me," about a homicidal paranoic for whom it is difficult not to feel sorry. "Food" by Thomas Tessier tells of an obese woman undergoing a metamorphosis and the unfortunate man who loves her. Other excellent contributions are by M. John Harrison, Peter Straub and Whitley Strieber.
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