Post Mortem: New Tales of Ghostly Horror (

Olson, Paul F; David B Silva; Kathryn Ptacek; Gary Brandner; Charles de Lint; Steve & Melanie Tem; Janet Fox; Thomas Tessier; James Howard Kunstler; Charles L Grant; Thomas Monteleone; Ramsey Campbell; William F Nolan; Robert R McCammon; Dean R Koontz

ISBN 10: 0312026315 / ISBN 13: 9780312026318

Published by N.Y. / New York: St Martin's Press, 1989, 1st Edition, First Printing, New York, NY, 1989

About this Item

----------( 1st Printing of the First Edition ) ---hardcover, a Fine copy in a Fine dustjacket, no writing in the book, no store stamps, a very clean copy, signed by Olson and Silva on a POST MORTEM designed sheet (loose ), ---contents include: Paul F. Olson & David B. Silva - Introduction: The Phantom Book; Kathryn Ptacek - Each Night, Each Year; Gary Brandner - Mark of the Loser; Charles de Lint - Timeskip; Steve Rasnic & Melanie Tem - Resettling; Janet Fox - The Servitor; Thomas Tessier - Blanca; James Howard Kunstler - Nine Gables; Charles L. Grant - The Last Cowboy Song; Thomas F. Monteleone - The Ring of Truth; Gordon Linzner - Eyes of the Swordmaker; Ramsey Campbell - The Guide; P. W. Sinclair - Getting Back; Donald R. Burleson - Walkie-Talkie; William F. Nolan - Major Prevue Here Tonight; Melissa Mia Hall - The Brush of Soft Wings; David B. Silva - Brothers; Robert R. McCammon - Haunted World; Dean R. Koontz - Afterword, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo, /// SIGNED ---tipped in sheet (loose) ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE/// ---sizes are approximate (generally within 1/8 inch)--- Size: 5.5w x 8.25h Inches.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Post Mortem: New Tales of Ghostly Horror (
• Publisher: N.Y. / New York: St Martin's Press, 1989, 1st Edition, First Printing, New York, NY
• Publication Date: 1989
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0312026315
• ISBN 13: 9780312026318
• Binding: Hard Cover
• Illustrator: Raquel Jaramillo Cover Art
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fine
• Signed: Signed (see description)
• Book Type: NOT Price Clipped
• Seller catalogs:
  • Horror

About this title

Synopsis

This collection of ghost stories features works by Dean Koontz, Ramsey Campbell, Charles Grant, William Nolan, Charles de Lint, Thomas Tessier, Katherine Ptacek, and many other masters of horror genre

Reviews

The ghost story, as the afterword by Dean R. Koontz points out, has a long and honorable history and speaks to deep psychic needs. The 17 tales in this excellent collection, edited by two men who separately publish semi-professional magazines of horror fiction, are well-written and eerie. Among the best: "Blanca" by Thomas Tessier, a terrifying account of a traveler's sojourn in a brutal, unforgiving police state; Gary Brandner's "Mark of the Loser," a haunted house story in which the naive protagonist meets an undeserved but not totally unexpected fate; "The Brush of Soft Wings" by Melissa Mia Hall, reminiscent of Truman Capote's "Miriam," but gentler--death as a capricious but good-hearted little girl who comes to live with a lonely old woman; Robert McCammon's "Haunted World," which begins as a humorous anecdote and inexorably segues into a tale of horror; and Ramsey Campbell's loving, chilling tribute to the works of the great M. R. James, "The Guide."
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