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In The Dark Descent, hailed as one of the most important anthologies ever to examine horror fiction, editor David G. Hartwell traces the complex history of horror in literature back to the earliest short stories. The Dark Descent, which won the World Fantasy Award for Best Anthology, showcases the finest of these ever written—from the time-honored classics of Edgar Allan Poe, D.H. Lawrence, and Edith Wharton to the contemporary writing of Stephen King, Clive Barker, and Ray Bradbury.

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Overview

In The Dark Descent, hailed as one of the most important anthologies ever to examine horror fiction, editor David G. Hartwell traces the complex history of horror in literature back to the earliest short stories. The Dark Descent, which won the World Fantasy Award for Best Anthology, showcases the finest of these ever written—from the time-honored classics of Edgar Allan Poe, D.H. Lawrence, and Edith Wharton to the contemporary writing of Stephen King, Clive Barker, and Ray Bradbury.

Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780312862176
  • Publisher: Doherty, Tom Associates, LLC
  • Publication date: 1/15/1997
  • Edition description: REV
  • Edition number: 2
  • Pages: 1024
  • Sales rank: 628,863
  • Series: Dark Descent Series , #1
  • Product dimensions: 6.23 (w) x 9.20 (h) x 1.74 (d)

Meet the Author

David G. Hartwell, called "an editor extraordinaire" by Publishers Weekly, is one of science fiction's most experienced and influential editors. As an editor with Berkley Books, Pocket Books, William Morrow, and Tor Books, he has worked with many of the field's best authors and edited many award-winning works. He is the author of Age of Wonders, a nonfiction study of the science fiction field. Among his many anthologies are the bestselling World Treasury of Science Fiction and the World Fantasy Award winner The Dark Descent. He is the holder of a Ph.D. in comparative literature from Columbia University, a winner of the Eaton Award, and has been nominated for the Hugo Award twenty-four times.

Stephen King was born in Portland, Maine in 1947. In the spring of 1973, Doubleday & Co., accepted the novel Carrie for publication, providing him the means to leave teaching and write full-time. He has since published over 40 books and has become one of the world's most successful writers. Stephen lives in Maine and Florida with his wife, novelist Tabitha King. They are regular contributors to a number of charities including many libraries and have been honored locally for their philanthropic activities.

Joyce Carol Oates is a recipient of the National Book Award and the PEN/Malamud Award for Excellence in Short Fiction. Her bestselling novels include We Were the Mulvaneys and Blonde.

Table of Contents

Introduction 1
The Reach 15
Evening Primrose 31
The Ash-Tree 40
The New Mother 50
There's a Long, Long Trail A-Winding 59
The Call of Cthulhu 85
The Summer People 108
The Whimper of Whipped Dogs 118
Young Goodman Brown 132
Mr. Justice Harbottle 142
The Crowd 167
The Autopsy 175
John Charrington's Wedding 203
Sticks 209
Larger Than Oneself 225
Belsen Express 245
Yours Truly, Jack the Ripper 255
If Damon Comes 268
Vandy, Vandy 278
The Swords 291
The Roaches 312
Bright Segment 321
Dread 339
The Fall of the House of Usher 368
The Monkey 382
Within the Walls of Tyre 410
The Rats in the Walls 431
Schalken the Painter 445
The Yellow Wallpaper 460
A Rose for Emily 472
How Love Came to Professor Guildea 480
Born of Man and Woman 513
My Dear Emily 516
You Can Go Now 532
The Rocking-horse Winner 541
Three Days 553
Good Country People 576
Mackintosh Willy 591
The Jolly Corner 602
Smoke Ghost 629
Seven American Nights 641
The Signal-Man 680
Crouch End 690
Night-Side 712
Seaton's Aunt 731
Clara Militch 753
The Repairer of Reputations 793
The Beckoning Fair One 817
What Was It? 864
The Beautiful Stranger 874
The Damned Thing 880
Afterward 887
The Willos 909
The Asian Shore 944
The Hospice 970
A Little Something for Us Tempunauts 995

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