Greatest Horror Stories of the 20th Century [Unabridged, Audiobook] [Audio Cassette]

Robert Bloch (Author), Henry Kuttner (Author), Robert Silverberg (Author), Martin Greenberg (Editor)

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Greenberg has married reader to story in 12 perfect unions of spoken and written speech. Juliet Mills presents a convincingly timid widow frightened out of her wits on New Year's Eve in "Calling Card." Robert Forster lulls us into complacency before delivering the killing blow in "Yours Truly, Jack the Ripper." Roger Rees presents a mentally handicapped adult as adeptly as the man's juvenile tormenters in "The Viaduct." One of the best offerings in the collection is Susan Anspach's eerie portrayal of a juvenile genius in "The Words of the Guru." Her protagonist's malicious intellect is at once innocent and evil. While the title might be a bit misleading, and the stories not quite up to the standards of the true horror addict, the performances in this collection are riveting. R.P.L. © AudioFile 2000, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine

Product Details

• Audio Cassette
• Publisher: Dove Audio; Unabridged edition (September 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0787117234
• ISBN-13: 978-0787117238
• Product Dimensions: 7 x 4.2 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,674,558 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars an excellent anthology of modern horror classics, January 24, 1999

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This review is from: Greatest Horror Stories of the 20th Century (Audio Cassette)

The Greatest Horror Stories of the 20th Century is truly a classis collection of horror. While the first few stories start the collection off slowly, by the time you listen to THE VIADUCT you will be hooked! My favorites include STICKS (about strange wooden configurations found in the woods), THE WORDS OF GURU (about a child discovering the demons all around us), and especially Ray Bradbury's THE SMALL ASSASSIN (about a new mother who believes her baby is trying to kill her). Most of the stories are genuinely horrifying, and the audio production throughout is excellent. I would definitely reccomend this for those who like short horror stories like me.