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The Best of Masques
A collection of horror stories first appearing in Masques and Masques II includes tales of terror by Robert Block, Ray Bradbury, Stephen King and nineteen others
- GenresHorrorAnthologies
228 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published June 1, 1988
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About the author
J.N. Williamson
99 books55 followersGerald Neal Williamson (April 17, 1932 - December 8, 2005) wrote and edited horror stories under the name J. N. Williamson. He also wrote under the name Julian Shock.
Born in Indianapolis, IN he graduated from Shortridge High School. He studied journalism at Butler University. He published his first novel in 1979 and went on to publish more than 40 novels and 150 short stories. In 2003 he received a lifetime achievement award from the Horror Writers of America. He edited the critically acclaimed How to Write Tales of Horror, Fantasy & Science Fiction (1987) which covered the themes of such writing and cited the writings of such writers as Robert Bloch, Lee Prosser, Richard Matheson, Ray Bradbury, H. P. Lovecraft, August Derleth, William F. Nolan, and Stephen King. Many important writers in the genre contributed to the book. Williamson edited the popular anthology series, Masques. Some of his novels include The Ritual (1979), Playmates (1982), Noonspell (1991), The Haunt (1999), among others.
He was also a well known Sherlockian and received his investiture (The Illustrious Client) in the Baker Street Irregulars in 1950.
Source: Wikipedia
Born in Indianapolis, IN he graduated from Shortridge High School. He studied journalism at Butler University. He published his first novel in 1979 and went on to publish more than 40 novels and 150 short stories. In 2003 he received a lifetime achievement award from the Horror Writers of America. He edited the critically acclaimed How to Write Tales of Horror, Fantasy & Science Fiction (1987) which covered the themes of such writing and cited the writings of such writers as Robert Bloch, Lee Prosser, Richard Matheson, Ray Bradbury, H. P. Lovecraft, August Derleth, William F. Nolan, and Stephen King. Many important writers in the genre contributed to the book. Williamson edited the popular anthology series, Masques. Some of his novels include The Ritual (1979), Playmates (1982), Noonspell (1991), The Haunt (1999), among others.
He was also a well known Sherlockian and received his investiture (The Illustrious Client) in the Baker Street Irregulars in 1950.
Source: Wikipedia
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October 18, 2015
Looking at the names of the authors listed should be enough to make you want to read this one! The collections of stories was, by far, one of the most amazing ones I've read. While there were a couple that really didn't hit the five mark for me it really was only a couple. But they were still good. Don't want to influence your decision by naming them though! If you haven't read it, do.
December 16, 2024
At least two of the stories in this collection, Popsy and Nightcrawlers, were memorable enough to haunt me years after I've read them.
September 26, 2014
Spero si tratta del volume "Horror Story" in Italiano.
Per essere una raccolta di racconti, ne contiene alcuni alquanto geniali, capaci da soli di rivalutare l'intera "opera". Quindi, non aspettatevi "molti da molti", ma "parecchio" da "pochi".
Per essere una raccolta di racconti, ne contiene alcuni alquanto geniali, capaci da soli di rivalutare l'intera "opera". Quindi, non aspettatevi "molti da molti", ma "parecchio" da "pochi".
November 23, 2017
Can't remember much about these stories, but I do recall it was hit and miss with some of them
Displaying 1 - 4 of 4 reviews