The Black Book of Horror

Paperback, 300 pages

English language

Published June 1, 2007 by Mortbury Press.

ISBN:
978-0-9556061-0-6
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OCLC Number:
246616294

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The Black Book Of Horror is the first in a series of horror anthologies published by Mortbury Press. As soon as I saw the gorgeous covers I knew that I wanted the entire set even though I am not familiar with the authors. I did notice some nominations for the British Fantasy Award but winning or losing would not have swayed my desire to get my hands on these books. I don't have a lot of experience with British horror other than having enjoyed the Hammer House of Horror series when I was a kid. Since I have found in my limited experience that British horror tends to be a bit more subtle than what I am used to on this side of the pond, I expected this would be more atmospheric than blood soaked. Well subtle I can take, but vague I can not. Some of these stories were …

Subjects

  • Horror & ghost stories
  • Short stories
  • Fiction
  • Fiction - Horror
  • Horror
  • Horror - Anthologies
  • Ghost
  • Horror - General