It’s the amount of background detail that gets me-I just don’t need that much info.Īnd, of course, the first story of the book happened to be by Mr. I’ve read Pet Sematary and Salem’s Lot, and from those books I’ve decided I don’t much care for King. I went through the introduction and found that the guy who threw this anthology together had a massive boner for Stephen King. I started out by reading from the beginning (as is the tradition with books, I hear). But I feel I’ve read everything I’m going to from this book (at least, for the time being), so we’ll call it “Read.” I technically should put this book on my “Abandoned” or “Hiatus” shelf, because I didn’t finish it. ChambersĪ Little Something for Us Tempunauts / Philip K.
How Love Came to Professor Guildea / Robert Hichens The Yellow Wallpaper / Charlotte Perkins Gilman Within the Walls of Tyre / Michael Bishop The Fall of the House of Usher / Edgar Allan Poe Yours Truly, Jack the Ripper / Robert Bloch Young Goodman Brown / Nathaniel Hawthorne The Whimper of Whipped Dogs / Harlan Ellison There's a Long, Long Trail A-winding / Russell Kirk Adopted by colleges across the country to be used in literature courses, The Dark Descent showcases some of the finest horror fiction ever written. After 7 Years,11 Months And 4,106 Posts….This highly acclaimed anthology traces the evolution of horror, from Nathaniel Hawthorn and Edgar Allan Poe to Stephen King.Hichens – How Love Came to Professor Guildeaĭ. Michael Bishop – Within the Walls of TyreĬharlotte Perkins Gilman – The Yellow Wallpaper
Robert Bloch – Yours Truly, Jack The RipperĮdgar Allan Poe – The Fall of the House of Usher Nathaniel Hawthorne – Young Goodman Brown
Harlan Ellison – The Whimper of Whipped Dogs Russell Kirk – There’s a Long, Long Trail A-Winding There are fifty-five stories in over a thousand pages. Thanks to the state of book stores I don’t know how easy this would be to get a hold of but as you can see,it’s worth the effort.
This is a must have to any horror fan’s library or a way to make new fans. No need to review this essential collection after a look at the table of contents.
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