My Favorite Horror Story Author:Mike Baker (Editor), Martin H. Greenberg (Editor) Who do today's top horror writers read--and why? This was the question posed to some of the most influential authors in the field today. This book is their answer. Here are fifteen of the most memorable stories in the genre, each one personally selected by a well-known writer, and each prefaced by that writer's explanation of his or her ... more »choice. Here's your choice to enjoy familiar favorites, and perhaps to discover some wonderful treasures. In each case, you'll have the opportunity to see the story from the perspective of a master of the field.
Sweets to the sweet / by Robert Bloch --
The father-thing / by Philip K. Dick --
The distributor / by Richard Matheson --
A warning to the curious / M.R. James --
Opening the door / by Arthur Machen --
The colour out of space / by H.P. Lovecraft --
The inner room / by Robert Aickman --
Young Goodman Brown / by Nathaniel Hawthorne --
The rats in the wall / by H.P. Lovecraft --
The dog park / Dennis Etchison --
The animal fair / by Robert Bloch --
The pattern / by Ramsey Campbell --
The tell-tale heart / by Edgar Allan Poe --
An occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge / by Ambrose Bierce --