Here are 17 all-new, frightening stories by such bestselling authors as David Morrell, Charles L. Grant, William F. Nolan, Chelsea Quinn Yarbro, and Dennis Etchison. Compiled by the author of Psycho.
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Terror, violence and dread animate the 17 compelling stories in this horror anthology compiled by master-of-the-genre Bloch ( Psycho ) . In "Pick Me Up" author David J. Schow directs two homicidal maniacs into each other's path and then puts them both in the hands of a third psychotic with the perfect method for killing them both. A similar theme dominates William F. Nolan's "Him, Her, Them" as two lethal lovers set out to seduce each other. The medieval monks in Chelsea Quinn Yarbro's "Confession of a Madman" keep the heretical madman of the title chained in a dungeon because he believes germs cause disease. In "Enduring Art" by Robert E. Vardeman, the question of immortality is addressed by an artist who turns mass killer so his work will live forever. A predilection for sacrifice--specifically blood sacrifice--weaves through these narratives, most of which demonstrate Bloch's contention that everyone is fascinated by death.
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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3.0 out of 5 stars
Anthology suffers from the curse of sameness.,
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This review is from: Psycho-Paths (Paperback)
Psyho-paths features across the board (from black humored over to simply pitch black horror noir) stories from many talented and respected writers in the dark fantasy genre. The book does start off well with the hilarious Bloch roast "Them Bleaks", but then proceeds to slide rapidly downhill from there. The big problem for me being the core sameness of each story, even if there was a twist it revolved around revealing that one character was, gasp!, a PSYCOPATH! This is a problem that cannot be avoided in theme anthologies and, I believe, how attached you are to the particluar theme dictates just how successful the anthology will be for you in the end. The only other tale that really tickled my fancy was Charles Grant's, which contains the bare bones idea for his road predator novel "Jackals". Recommended solely to psycho stories buffs and those hardcore fans that will read anything by the writers they they idolize.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Dont walk this path late at night..,
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This review is from: Psycho-Paths (Paperback)
It's difficult to review a compliation without doing a review of each story but let me just say that this book is chock full of chills! The storys all mesh well together along the theme of "psychos" and each little gem is a great way to steal a few minutes of time for yourself during the middle of a hectic day.. or night. You will find that you may never look at the cute little boys next door or that poor stranger needing directions ever again.
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