100 Ghastly Little Ghost Stories

Dziemianowicz, Steffan; Weinberg, Robert; Greenberg, Martin H, (editors)

ISBN 10: 1566191068 / ISBN 13: 9781566191067

Published by Barnes & Noble, New York, 1983

About this Item

New York: Barnes & Noble:, 1983. First edition, Hardcover, SIGNED (bookplate), Fine in Fine dust jacket, 546 pp. Cover artwork by: Jack Eckstein Bookplate, with Hannes Bok illustration, signed by all three editors, laid in. First edition, Hardcover, SIGNED (bookplate), Fine in Fine dust jacket,

Seller Inventory # 68822

Bibliographic Details

• Title: 100 Ghastly Little Ghost Stories
• Publisher: Barnes & Noble, New York
• Publication Date: 1983
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1566191068
• ISBN 13: 9781566191067
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Jack Eckstein
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • Horror

About this title

Synopsis

Be afraid, be very afraid: really scary things can come in small packages, and these 100 frightening little tales offer big chills and thrills. They represent more than 150 year's worth of writing, and include the greats: H.P. Lovecraft ("The Terrible Old Man"), Ambrose Bierce ("The Stranger"), Lafcadio Hearn ("A Dead Secret"), Oscar Wilde ("The Sphinx Without a Secret"), and J. Sheridan Le Fanu ("The Ghost and the Bone-Setter"). Best of all, a variety of human emotions and behavior come to the fore, from avarice (August Derleth's "Pacific 421") to revenge (Thorp McCluskey's "Black Gold"), from jealousy (Steve Rasnic Tem's "Daddy") to honor (Edith Nesbit's "John Charrington's Wedding") to love (Darrell Schwietzer's "Clocks"). Using a minimum of elements, each ghost story in this collection will entertain, captivate, and evoke a powerful response in readers.
So be warned: you might not want to read these while you're all alone in the house...