Fears

by Charles L. Grant (Editor)

Not stories about them. Stories made of them.
FEARS
They are in the night. In the dark places of the soul where terror lingers like scraps of flesh or fog…
They are in the light. In the soft glow of candlelight through the eye-sockets of a skull…
They are in this book. Locked up like leathery bats in a box. To take home. To release in your mind…

Surrogate by Janet Fox
Coasting by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro
Spring-Fingered Jack by Susan Casper
Flash Point by Gardner Dozois
A Cold Day In The Mesozoic by Jack Dann
The Train by William F. Nolan
The Dripping by David Morrell
The Ragman by Leasie Alan Horvitz
Deathtracks by Dennis Etchison
Father Dear by Al Sarrantonio
As Old As Sin by Peter D. Pautz
Fish Night by Joe R. Lansdale
Remembering Melody by George R.R. Martin
The Pond by Pat Cadigan
The Beasts That Perish by R. Bretnor
Cassie, Waiting by Reginald Bretnor
High Tide by Julie Stevens by Leanne Frahm

Genres: Horror, Anthologies

280 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published May 1, 1983

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

[Kevin Lucia · Rating 5 out of 5]

As you'd expect from a Grant edited collection, excellent. Some very quiet, unnerving stories in here. As a writer and a reader, I'd like to see a resurgence of "quiet horror" collections, especially a recurring series of them.

[Joyce · Rating 5 out of 5]

I initially read this anthology eons ago, and certain stories, like Father Dear and Joe R Lansdale's Fish Night, have stayed in the back of my mind all that time. I was delighted to rediscover that there are a lot of wonderful stories in this book, and I will be on the lookout for more of Charles L Grant's anthologies!

[Charles · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another Charles Grant edited anthology of horror stories.