Monster Maker and Other Stories

by W.C. Morrow

A contemporary of the great Ambrose Bierce, W.C. Morrow was one of the most important U.S. authors of fantastic fiction in the last years of the 19th century. His only collection of short fiction, The Ape, The Idiot, and Other People is a rare volume topping many a collector's want list. With the publication of The Monster Maker and other stories, editors S.T. Joshi and Stefan Dziemianowicz have gathered not only the best stories from Morrow's rare collection, but they have unearthed nearly twenty stories that have remained unreprinted until now. For collectors of macabre fiction or those interested in California's decadent movement this is an indispensable volume. Two dozen tales running the gamut from the ghostly to stories of science gone horribly awry, this massive collection of macabre fiction is the largest volume yet from Midnight House. Cover artwork and interior portrait of the author are by noted artist Allen Koszowski. Limited to 450 numbered copies.

Genres: Horror, Short Stories

304 pages, Hardcover

First published March 1, 2000

About the author

William Chambers Morrow (7 July 1854, Selma, Alabama – 1923) was an American writer, now noted mainly for his short stories of horror and suspense.

Reviews

[Надія Чайка · Rating 4 out of 5]

Еееее, ну вже з назви зрозуміло, що це буде щось франкенштейнівське, і загалом так воно і є. Шалений доктор, дивна потвора, такі справи....

Вловлюється щось споріднене з "Ґербертом Велсом - реаніматором" Лавкрафта.

Але, знову ж, якщо читати задля естетики, то цілком нормально й прикольно.

[Bee · Rating 3 out of 5]

Read:

A Story Told by the Sea. 2/5
The Monster Maker. July 22. 3/5.