Shadows of the Night: Queer Tales of the Uncanny and Unusual (Gay Men's Fiction) [Paperback]

Greg Herren (Editor)

Book Description

Series: Gay Men's Fiction | Publication Date: February 2004

Showcasing a collection of authors that read like the Who's Who of gay and lesbian fiction, these bone-chilling stories invoke queer fear that breaks through to the other side. A groundbreaking anthology of gay and lesbian psychodrama, this book brings readers face to face with the best from the dark side of queer writing. An acclaimed collection of authors gathers between these covers to swap stories of murder and mayhem, savouring every lurid detail. SHADOWS OF THE NIGHT presents tales of the doomed and the damned, including a gay travel writer with a one-way ticket to horror, a murdered lesbian who plots bloody revenge from the grave, a young man terrified of Jewish vampires, and much, much more!

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Creepy, whimsical, and daring...Fascinating and frightening reading." - Warren Dunford, author of Making a Killing "Eerie, macabre, suspenseful, humorous, sexy." - Michael Huxley, editor of Saints & Sinners"

About the Author

Greg Herren is the author of novels Murder in the Rue Dauphine and Bourbon Street Blues. He has edited the anthology Full Body Contact: Sexy, Sweaty Men of Sport, and is currently working on two more.

Product Details

• Paperback: 208 pages
• Publisher: Southern Tier Editions (February 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 156023394X
• ISBN-13: 978-1560233947
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 6.1 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.7 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,078,595 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Buy it for Greg Wharton's story, "First Cut", June 14, 2004

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Simon T. Stensford (San Jose, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Shadows of the Night: Queer Tales of the Uncanny and Unusual (Gay Men's Fiction) (Paperback)

This is an interesting collection, similar to the Queer Fear series. As with any collection of stories there are highlights. I particularly liked the marvellously neurotic lesbian mindspace of Carol Rosenfeld's rabbit tale. Greg Wharton's gruesome "First Cut" is enough to make any reader wince, focussing as it does on bloody details.

Longer and more brooding in this collection is Marshall Moore's "Sic Gloria Transit." Some wonderful language in this piece ("...suburbs metastasizing themselves out of city cores")

Worth buying for these stories alone.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars review, July 30, 2011

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rschenker - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Shadows of the Night: Queer Tales of the Uncanny and Unusual (Gay Men's Fiction) (Paperback)

Great collection!!! A must-read! This collection focuses on the Gothic tradition of horror... harkens back to the true masters such as Poe, Stoker, and Polidori!

5 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wow! Queer horror at its best!, February 13, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: Shadows of the Night: Queer Tales of the Uncanny and Unusual (Gay Men's Fiction) (Paperback)

I can't even begin to say how much I enjoyed this book. Some of my favorite writers contributed to this book, and I discovered some new writers I'd never heard of before--and will be watching out for their other work!
Beginning with a Richard Hall story (I'd never heard of him), the book's quality just keeps on building--until the final, a novella by Victoria A. Brownworth, whose journalistic writingsI have always enjoyed....great job!