Shadows 3

by Charles L. Grant (Editor, Introduction)

You are wanted. Your presence is requested at the dark edge of of the city of the dead. Your place is prepared deep in the dank tombs, under night's cover.Your name is being called by the wind that cries between gravestones.Come.Avenging Angel by Ray Russell.The Ghost Who Limped by R. Chetwynd-Hayes.Janey's Smile by Juleen Brantingham.Cabin 33 by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro.The Brown Recluse by Davis Grubb.To See You With My Dear by Bruce Francis.Opening a Vein by Barry N. Malzberg and Bill Pronzini.The Partnership by William F. Nolan.Wish Hound by Pat Murphy.Ant by Peter D. Pautz.Tell Mommy What Happened by Alan Ryan.At the Bureau by Steve Rasnic Tem.

Genres: Horror, Anthologies, Short Stories, Fantasy

224 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published January 1, 1980

About the author

Charles Lewis Grant was a novelist and short story writer specializing in what he called "dark fantasy" and "quiet horror." He also wrote under the pseudonyms of Geoffrey Marsh, Lionel Fenn, Simon Lake, Felicia Andrews, and Deborah Lewis.

Grant won a World Fantasy Award for his novella collection Nightmare Seasons, a Nebula Award in 1976 for his short story "A Crowd of Shadows", and another Nebula Award in 1978 for his novella "A Glow of Candles, a Unicorn's Eye," the latter telling of an actor's dilemma in a post-literate future. Grant also edited the award winning Shadows anthology, running eleven volumes from 1978-1991. Contributors include Stephen King, Ramsey Campbell, R.A. Lafferty, Avram Davidson, and Steve Rasnic and Melanie Tem. Grant was a former Executive Secretary and Eastern Regional Director of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America and president of the Horror Writers Association.

Reviews

[Craig · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is the third volume in Grant's long-running horror short fiction anthology series. He preferred cerebral terror to explosive violence, and his editorial choices always fit well with dark, quiet nights and spooky sounds and shapes in the shadows. Cue the creepy music...

[Kevin Lucia · Rating 5 out of 5]

If you want quiet, well-written horror of substance, you can't wrong with the SHADOWS anthology series.

[Andrew · Rating 4 out of 5]

The Shadows books are always essential reading for the Halloween season and Shadows 3 does not disappoint.

Some of these stories will thrill you, others will leave you scratching your heads in the best way.

Quiet horror is such a delightful avenue for short stories.

[Amber Terry · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another good Shadows book...

[Jeff McIntosh · Rating 4 out of 5]

Originally published in 1980, Grant's ode to quiet horror.

Favorite tales for me were :The Ghost Who Limped", :The Partnership:, and :Cabin 33".

Enjoy them all.....

Still searching for the volumes I'm missing....but still have Shaows 6, 9, and Best of to read...


Jeff mc

[Rose Webb]

The Brown Recluse by Davis Grubb: 3 Stars
To See You With, My Dear by Bruce Francis: 3 Stars
Avenging Angel by Ray Russell: 4 Stars
The Ghost Who Limped by R. Chetwynd-Hayes: 3 Stars
Janey's Smile by Juleen Brantingham: 3 Stars
Opening a Vein by Bill Pronzini/Barry N. Malzberg 3 Stars

[David Pollison]

So far I've read books 1 - 5 & # 10 of the SHADOWS series which features stories of "quiet horror." Most of the stories are somewhere between mediocre & competent.
At this point SHADOWS 5 is easily the best one because its stores easily rise a little bit above the others. My intent is to get through all eleven or twelve Shadows books and through another 5 or 6 of these Grant edited anthologies unless their continued mediocrity scares me back to something a little more wet.

Why Living Social only includes Shadows 1, 2, 3, 6 & 8 and does not include #s 4, 5 7, 9 & 10 is beyond me.

[Charles · Rating 4 out of 5]

A great series of horror anthologies, often featuring stories from lesser known writers but ones with more imagination than the mainstream stuff being published at the time in novels. This series influenced my desire to write horror.

[Taffey Champion · Rating 4 out of 5]

I truly enjoyed this book. All of the collaborative stories were interesting, even though some I loved more than others. However, even when I didn't like a story as much as my favorites, there was always something written within a story that I did enjoy reading.