The work of H. P. Lovecraft continues to inspire many of the leading contemporary authors of horror and the supernatural. In this anthology, S. T. Joshi, the world’s leading expert on Lovecraft and the author of the lively treatise The Rise and Fall of the Cthulhu Mythos, tries his hand at assembling a modern-day Lovecraftian anthology, casting his net on both sides of the Atlantic and producing a volume that radically expands our notions of what constitutes “Lovecraftian” fiction. Caitlín R. Kiernan, Brian Stableford, and Nicholas Royle produce innovative deconstructions of Lovecraft’s “Pickman’s Model” and “The Hound.” Michael Shea transfers the Cthulhu Mythos to San Francisco, Laird Barron and Philip Haldeman set their Lovecraftian horrors in the Pacific Northwest, and Donald R. Burleson and William Browning Spencer enliven the parched Southwest with cosmic monsters. Ramsey Campbell, Jonathan Thomas, Jason Van Hollander, and others make Lovecraft himself a character in tales of cosmic menace, while David J. Schow and Michael Cisco ring new changes on the Lovecraftian concept of the forbidden book. These and other stories by Michael Marshall Smith, Norman Partridge, W. H. Pugmire, Joseph S. Pulver, Sr., Darrell Schweitzer, Donald R. and Mollie L. Burleson, Sam Gafford, and Adam Niswander all reveal how vital and vibrant the Lovecraftian idiom remains… and how terrifying.

Once again, multi-award-winning editors Stephen Jones and David Sutton take you on a terrifying journey into the dark heart of modern horror fiction.Firmly established as the world's premier horror anthology series, this latest volume is twice the size, presenting almost a quarter of a million words of new fiction by some of the hottest names and most talented newcomers in the field. Contributors to Dark Terrors 5 include Peter Straub, Poppy Z. Brite, Ramsey Campbell, Mick Garris — Stephen King's director of choice — Gwyneth Jones, Michael Marshall Smith, Kim Newman, Gahan Wilson, Christopher Fowler and many, many more.

Escritor y editor británico nacido en Merseyside, Liverpool, el 4 de enero de 1946. Es considerado uno de los mayores exponentes del género de terror del siglo XX. Sus primeras historias, aunque situadas en lugares hipotéticos de Gran Bretaña (a instancias de su editor) y no en Estados Unidos, eran claramente lovecraftianas, tendencia que fue abandonando en posteriores relatos y novelas. Dentro del terror ha publicado tanto novelas y cuentos “realistas” como otros en los que aparecen elementos fantásticos en la trama, todo ello con un estilo muy particular y cuidado que le ha hecho merecedor de buenas críticas. Campbell también ha destacado como editor de antologías de terror, y colabora con la BBC en programas de crítica de cine. La obra de Campbell, tanto corta como en formato largo, ha sido galardonada en múltiples ocasiones, siendo uno de los autores del género con más premios en su haber.

Amy, una niña de ocho años, la llamaba la casa de las arañas porque la daba escalofríos, hasta que su padre la reprendió por ser tan tonta: no había nada de lo que asustarse, solo era una mansión con vistas al pueblo. Pero cuando su padre la aúpa hasta una ventana para que pueda mirar dentro, lo que ve difícilmente calma sus miedos.Ramsey Campbell cuenta con más premios en el ámbito de las novelas de terror que ningún otro autor en el mundo.

What do you imagine when you hear the name… Bradbury?You might see rockets to Mars. Or bizarre circuses where otherworldly acts whirl in the center ring. Perhaps you travel to a dystopian future, where books are set ablaze… or to an out-of-the-way sideshow, where animated illustrations crawl across human skin. Or maybe, suddenly, you're returned to a simpler time in small-town America, where summer perfumes the air and life is almost perfect… almost.Ray Bradbury—peerless storyteller, poet of the impossible, and one of America's most beloved authors—is a literary giant whose remarkable career has spanned seven decades. Now twenty-six of today's most diverse and celebrated authors offer new short works in honor of the master; stories of heart, intelligence, and dark wonder from a remarkable range of creative artists.

A collection of fantasy and horror short stories by British author J. Ramsey Campbell, who dropped the initial from his name in subsequent publications. It was released in 1964 by Arkham House in an edition of 2,009 copies and was the author's first book. The stories are part of the Cthulhu Mythos. Campbell had originally written his introduction to be included in the book The Dark Brotherhood and Other Pieces under the title "Cthulhu in Britain". However, Arkham's editor, August Derleth, decided to use it here. The contents were reprinted with some of Campbell's later Lovecraftian work in his 1985 collection Cold Print.

Originally published in 1975, and long out of print, this classic horror anthology sees a first reprint in over forty years. This anthology features ten macabre short stories by such horror masters as Ramsey Campbell, Brian Lumley, Joseph Payne Brennan and David A. Riley.«The Nightingale Floors» were part of a crumbling Chicago museum and only the brave or the foolish ventured there after dark. The building had a weird history — and no night watchman stayed there long…Winnie was «The Prefect Lady» and Rupert loved every little bit of her. But when the neighbours saw her at close quarters, panic spread through Lavender Hill…«Aunt Hester» had strange powers. Her ability to transfer herself into the body of her twin brother had a hideous ending — or was it a beginning?Lamson was intrigued by «The Satyr’s Head». He bought the little relic from an old tramp. It brought him nightmares, disease and, worst of all, unnatural passion from a foul incubus…

Welcome To The Frightmare Lands…Imagination can be a terrible revenge when a storybook character takes on a life of his own….Trick or treat suddenly takes on a whole new meaning for one doctor who has long been exercising his powers over life and death….When two boys' existences and identities somehow become intertwined, is one the dreamer and the other a dream?She thought she'd found the ideal apartment until it began to take on an eerie life of its own….These are just a few of the twenty-six dwelling places of terror you'll visit in…

Los ordenadores de la librería donde trabaja Woody no funcionan correctamente, aparecen errores en los catálogos y los pedidos desaparecen sin dejar rastro. La muerte por atropello de un empleado marca el inicio de la debacle: un dependiente acusa a otro de acoso sexual; otro pierde la habilidad de leer; los monitores de seguridad muestran cosas que se arrastran entre las estanterías y desaparecen antes de que nadie pueda encontrarlas…Los húmedos y silenciosos seres que han estado merodeando en el sótano pueden ser lentos, pero son inexorables. Esta librería no es un refugio. Es la puerta hacia un infierno como no hay otro igual.Ramsey Campbell es el maestro de la novela psicológica, por encima de Stephen King, y su talento para transmitir lo más enrevesado de la mente humana no tiene parangón en la narrativa moderna. Sus novelas han sido adaptadas a la gran pantalla en dos ocasiones: Los sin nombre de Jaume Balagueró y El segundo nombre de Francisco Plaza.