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Marvin Kaye

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Philadelphia, The United States

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Science Fiction & Fantasy, Horror, Mystery & Thrillers

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MARVIN KAYE is the author of sixteen novels, including his Dickensian pastiche, The Last Christmas of Ebenezer Scrooge, now optioned to be made into a feature film, and his just-completed sequel to Frankenstein, as well as the terrifying Fantastique and Ghosts of Night and Morning; the SF cult classics, The Incredible Umbrella and (coauthored with Parke Godwin) The Masters of Solitude, and the critically-acclaimed mysteries Bullets for Macbeth and My Son the Druggist. His short story “Ms. Lipshutz and the Goblin,” was included in a DAW Books Year’s Best Fantasy anthology, and his horrific “The Possession of Immanuel Wolf” was written with the great macabre comedian, Brother Theodore. His numerous best-selling anthologies include 13 Plays of ...more

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	Masterpieces of Terror and the Supernatural by Marvin Kaye (Goodreads Author) (editor), Saralee Kaye, (editor), Richard L. Wexelblat (Contributor) 4.26 avg rating — 1,758 ratings — published 1985 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Dragon Quintet by Marvin Kaye (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Michael Swanwick (Contributor), Orson Scott Card (Contributor) 3.75 avg rating — 685 ratings — published 2003 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Fair Folk by Marvin Kaye (Goodreads Author), Tanith Lee, Megan Lindholm 3.79 avg rating — 556 ratings — published 2008 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Weird Tales: The Magazine That Never Dies by Marvin Kaye (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Saralee Kaye (Editor), Ray Bradbury (Contributor) 4.05 avg rating — 277 ratings — published 1988 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ghosts: A Treasury of Chilling Tales Old & New by Marvin Kaye (Goodreads Author) (Editor, Contributor), Nigel Kneale (Contributor), Mary E. Wilkins Freeman (Contributor) 4.05 avg rating — 244 ratings — published 1981 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Masters of Solitude (Masters of Solitude, #1) by Marvin Kaye (Goodreads Author), Parke Godwin 4.04 avg rating — 209 ratings — published 1978 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Vampire Sextette by Marvin Kaye (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Kim Newman (Contributor), S.P. Somtow (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 3.54 avg rating — 228 ratings — published 2000 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Devils & Demons: A Treasury of Fiendish Tales Old & New by Marvin Kaye (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Saralee Kaye (Editor), Joan Vander Putten (Contributor) 3.99 avg rating — 195 ratings — published 1987 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Don't Open This Book by Marvin Kaye (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Edward D. Hoch (Contributor), A.M. Burrage (Contributor) 3.85 avg rating — 187 ratings — published 1998	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Masterpieces of Terror and the Unknown by Marvin Kaye (Goodreads Author) (Editor, Essayist, Contributor), Joyce Carol Oates (Contributor), John Gregory Betancourt (Contributor) 3.84 avg rating — 153 ratings — published 1993 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Series by Marvin Kaye

Masters of Solitude (2 books)
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Marvin Kaye (Goodreads Author),

Parke Godwin

4.00 avg rating — 293 ratings

Hilary Quayle Mysteries (5 books)
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Marvin Kaye (Goodreads Author)

3.56 avg rating — 96 ratings

The Incredible Umbrella (2 books)
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Marvin Kaye (Goodreads Author)

3.96 avg rating — 84 ratings

A Cold Blue Light (2 books)
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Marvin Kaye (Goodreads Author)

3.32 avg rating — 56 ratings

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“Her tenacity resembles nothing so much as a decapitated gila monster whose severed head still clings to the victim it has bitten. - (Our Late Visitor)”
― Marvin Kaye, 100 Ghastly Little Ghost Stories

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