Witches' Brew: Horror & Supernatural Stories By Women

by Marcia Muller (Editor), Bill Pronzini (Editor)

MacMillan Midnight Library presents "Witches' Brew" - a collection that traces the influence of women in genres from the early gothic to psychological horror fiction of the past. From Ann Radcliffe, Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Joyce Carol Oates to Agatha Christie; "Witches' Brew" contains a ghoulish array of seventeen tales. Other distinguished authors include Flannery O'Connor, Daphne Du Maurier, Rebecca West, and Virginia Woolf.

Genres: Short Stories, Horror

323 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1984

About the author

Marcia Muller is an American author of mystery and thriller novels.
Muller has written many novels featuring her Sharon McCone female private detective character. Vanishing Point won the Shamus Award for Best P.I. Novel. Muller had been nominated for the Shamus Award four times previously.
In 2005, Muller was awarded the Mystery Writers of America's Grand Master award.
She was born in Detroit, Michigan, and grew up in Birmingham, Michigan, and graduated in English from the University of Michigan and worked as a journalist at Sunset magazine. She is married to detective fiction author Bill Pronzini with whom she has collaborated on several novels.

Reviews

[Sarah Rigg · Rating 4 out of 5]

As with all anthologies, some stories are stronger than others, but the list of heavy-hitters in the table of contents is pretty amazing, from Mary Shelley and Ann Radcliff to Dorothy L. Sayers, Daphne du Maurier and Joyce Carol Oates!

[Eggp · Rating 3 out of 5]

Soggy pranks are played
reckless driver gets lectured
don't shoot at cats, bud.