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Prime Evil
by
Douglas E. Winter ,
Stephen King , Thomas Ligotti , Ramsey Campbell , Whitley Strieber (Goodreads Author) , Jack Cady , Paul E. Hazel , Dennis Etchison
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This stunning collection of novellas and short stories by masters of the macabre brings to fans and newcomers an unrelenting spell of horror and suspense. These are tales that strike beyond sheer terror, as their disturbing visions capture the dark reality we all fear. Features works by Stephen King, Clive Barker, Peter Straub, and more. "Gets the adrenaline flowing".--Was...more
Hardcover, 322 pages
Published
June 23rd 1988
by Dutton Books
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Johdannossa Winter kirjoittaa lajityypin kehnosta maineesta joka on monille yhtä kuin mm. verenkarvaiset kannet tai mauttomat nimet, ja jos jättää sisällysluettelon silmäilyn sikseen niin eipä tämänkään kohdalla tohtisi kovin äänekkäästi mitään lupailla. Tuntumaksi jää ettei toimittajan puheille ole annettu kovinkaan painoarvoa tai sitten Stephen Kingin kertomukseen (luultavimmin) pohjautuva kansitaide on vain käänteisesti niin onnistunut kun se on kokoelman tavoitellun vaikutelman täysvastakoht...more
Overall, I didn't really like this collection. It doesn't really live up to the premise of the collection being a "horror" collection in my humble opinion. Some stories just feel like off-color odds and ends that wouldn't fit into an author's other anthologies. Others were just bad. There were a few good stories here, though not all of them were "horror" in my understanding of the genre.
My favorites from this set include:
"Coming to Grief" by Clive Barker ***
"Food" by Thomas Tessier ****
"Orange i...more
My favorites from this set include:
"Coming to Grief" by Clive Barker ***
"Food" by Thomas Tessier ****
"Orange i...more
My top 3:
Having a woman for lunch-snappy, sick little twist at the end
Coming to Grief: A longer story that I just loved.
Orange is for Anguish, Blue is for Insanity: LOVED this story! I kind of had an idea where the story was going but I loved it all the same!
The rest were ok...usually I love Stephen King's stuff, but The Night Flyer has never been one of my favorites.
Side note: I thought the intro was VERY interesting and well worth a read!
Having a woman for lunch-snappy, sick little twist at the end
Coming to Grief: A longer story that I just loved.
Orange is for Anguish, Blue is for Insanity: LOVED this story! I kind of had an idea where the story was going but I loved it all the same!
The rest were ok...usually I love Stephen King's stuff, but The Night Flyer has never been one of my favorites.
Side note: I thought the intro was VERY interesting and well worth a read!
Winter's chosen collections of "horror fiction" generally sucked. Most of the stories were not scary at all. Although, in general, the stories are bad there were three stories that I liked that could have been interpreted as mental illness.
The mental illnesses in these horror stories were a woman with suicidal depression during a grieving period, a painter with obsessive thoughts and possible hallucination, and would-be writer who has paranoid delusional ideas.
The mental illnesses in these horror stories were a woman with suicidal depression during a grieving period, a painter with obsessive thoughts and possible hallucination, and would-be writer who has paranoid delusional ideas.
I had this book when I was in junior high. I don't remember much except that I really, really liked "Orange is for Anguish, Blue for Insanity". I don't recall the story (I think it had something to do with Vincent Van Gogh?) but reading the title is filling me with the creeps. My lizard brain must remember something at least mildly terrifying. I should dig it out and re-read it. Hope it doesn't disappoint!
Nov 21, 2008
Maurean
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Ahhhh....October. The perfect time for a good chilling tale (or thirteen!).
I was familiar with some of the authors (King, Barker, Straub) but many were new to me.
I particularly enjoyed the tales of Morrell ("Orange is for Anguish, Blue for Insanity"), Ligotti ("Alice's Last Adventure"), and Cady ("By Reason of Darkness") and will definitely be looking to read more by them!
I was familiar with some of the authors (King, Barker, Straub) but many were new to me.
I particularly enjoyed the tales of Morrell ("Orange is for Anguish, Blue for Insanity"), Ligotti ("Alice's Last Adventure"), and Cady ("By Reason of Darkness") and will definitely be looking to read more by them!
There was some really good stuff and some other stuff I wasn't sure why it was here, because it seemed mostly fantasy.
However, stories by King, Etchison, Barker, Morrell, and Straub raised the level very high. Overall very good.
However, stories by King, Etchison, Barker, Morrell, and Straub raised the level very high. Overall very good.
I almost gave it one, but two stories made the reading experience worthwhile. Apart from Orange for Anguish, Blue is for Insanity and the last story, the others seem flat and sterile. Half the time I yawned and rolled my eyes.
Interesting collection of short stories
May 12, 2009
Biblophile
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Gave up on this one. Dreary and boring tales.
Only "The Night Flier","Popsy"qqqqqqqqqq
With the exception of the Stephen King story ("The Night Flier"), which I've read in another of his collections, I cannot remember any of these stories... And I know I've read the book at least several times. Maybe it's time to read it again!
An anthology of mostly forgettable horror shorts...except for David Morrell's "Orange is for Anguish; Blue is for Insanity," which is a classic and sticks with me 20 years after reading it.
Great classic horror. Some terrific stories by the original horror masters. Inspirational and sickening. Give this a read on a rainy day.
Jul 04, 2008
Amy
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A great collection, including the short story "Orange is for Anguish, Blue is for Insanity," by David Morrell.
an ARC i found in a used book store. Got some good ones mixed in there.
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Douglas E. Winter is an American writer, critic and lawyer. A life-long interest in horror has led him to develop a parallel career as horror writer and horror critic. Winter edited horror anthologies Prime Evil (1988), and Revelations (1997) as well as the interviews collection Faces of Fear (1985, revised 1990). He has also written biographies of Stephen King and Clive Barker. He is a member of...more
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