Masterpieces of Terror and the Supernatural: A Treasury of Spellbinding Tales Old and New (Hardcover)

by Saralee Kaye (Editor), Marvin Kaye (Editor)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 623 pages
• Publisher: Doubleday; Book Club edition (May 1985)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0385185499
• ISBN-13: 978-0385185493
• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.2 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #574,751 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Mind-boggling collection, May 3, 2000

By	mellion108 (Michigan, USA) - See all my reviews

This is an absolute treasure! Stoker, Lovecraft, Poe, Shelley, Asimov, Bierce, Tolkien are all here. You'll also find Richard Matheson, Tanith Lee, Sheridan LeFanu, Orson Scott Card (with one of the most disturbing, chilling tales I've ever read), Ogden Nash, Tennessee Williams, Jack London, Walt Whitman (is this high-school english class! ), Robert Bloch and more. Each selection comes with a little background note providing some info about the author, history about that particular story and recommendations for other related readings. This collection is fantastic; it doesn't disappoint. English class would have been infinitely more interesting with this kind of reading!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Best Horror Anthology I have ever read, June 12, 2002

By	S. Sroczynski "stevenuccj" (Boston, MA United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

The words I am about to write will not do justice to this anthology. If you are a fan of horror short stories, get this before you get anything else. None of the stories are bad, and many are terrfying and unforgettable. Theodore Sturgeon's "The Professor's Teddy Bear" is unique, grotesque, and it will stick with you for months. "His Unconquerable Enemy" has a gripping climax that will amaze you. "The Bottle Imp" is a grand tale of treachery, pain, and sacrifice. "Hop-Frog" is a Poe selection that is every bit as brilliant as his more famous works, and in traditional Poe fashion it is a tale of revenge. I could go on about every story in here but instead I will just very strongly recommend this to all fans of horror literature.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars 5 stars!, March 15, 2002

By	K. Hill (Windsor, NC USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

"Masterpieces" is correct. This book is hard to put down. Usually when reading a collection gathered on a mutual theme, the mind of the reader eventually numbs from the sameness of the stories. Not so with this anthology. Each story is unique, unpredictable, and well written. I enjoyed it greatly. I give it the highest praise possible here--5 stars.