Season of the Dead: Supernatural Horror for Halloween

TWENTY TERRIFYING TALES FOR HALLOWEEN, THE MOST FRIGHTENING NIGHT OF THE YEAR!“The Dead walk beside us in October…and this Halloween, they have a story to tell…”SEASON OF THE DEAD: SUPERNATURAL HORROR FOR HALLOWEEN opens the veil between the living and the dead with 20 classic and rare supernatural stories set on or around All Hallows Eve. Macabre masters and unjustly forgotten authors revisit centuries of Halloween legends and folklore with stories of witches and demons, faeries and specters. These deliciously dark narratives from 19th & 20th centuries visit a time when the tricks were deadly, the treats horrifying, and people feared the dead.Halloween—Samhain—Nut Crack night—Dia de los Muertos…on this night, ghosts, goblins, and ghouls cross into our realm, the familiar turns strange, and our most intimate fears are unmasked. A night of dark wonder and magic, mystery and the macabre. A Season of the Dead.…Experience Halloween like never before! Light your pumpkin, lock your door, and listen to leaves scurry…the dry, rustling feet of the dead. Open this book, and try not to think about who, or what, might be peering in your window to set by the fire.From landmark supernatural fiction by Edgar Poe, Nathaniel Hawthorne and H.P. Lovecraft to literary nightmares by William Huntley, H.B. Marriott-Watson, Douglas Hyde, and Fritz-James O’Brien, there is a dark treat for every taste…along with some frightful tricks! Forgotten female authors appear in funerary finery, including E. Nesbit, Edith Wharton, Mrs. Henry Wood, and Mrs. J.H. Riddell. Horror favorites M.R. James, W.W. Jacobs, Bram Stoker, J.S. Le Fanu, and Robert W. Chambers stand alongside Nobel prize winning author Anatole France.Feel October’s mingling of dread, lounging, and excitement. A celebration of olde halloween, when the monsters were real, the dead returned, and demons stalked every road.Editor WILLIAM P. SIMMONS ushers readers through the Undiscovered Country of All Hallows with “Stories the Dead Know”, a thorough Introduction examining the holiday’s history, lore, and literature. Notes and Annotations create an eerie and informative context for readers.TABLE OF CONTENTS:INTRODUCTION: STORIES THE DEAD KNOW, by William P. SimmonsULALUME: A BALLAD (1847) by Edgar Allan PoeMAN-SIZE IN MARBLE (1887) by E. NesbitTHE LOST ROOM (1858) by Fitz-James O’BrianKEN’S MYSTERY (1883) by Julian HawthorneTHE LAST OF SQUIRE ENNISMORE (1888) by Mrs. J.H. RiddellTHE THREE SISTERS (1914) by W.W. JacobsTHE SPECTRE BRIDEGROOM (1865) by William HuntCOUNT MAGNUS (1904) by M.R. JamesTEIG O’ KANE AND THE CORPSE (1888) by Dr. Douglas HydeDRACULA’S GUEST (1914) by Bram StokerTHE CHILD THAT WENT WITH THE FAERIES (1870) by J.S. Le FanuTHE SCARECROW (1918) by G. Ranger WormserMASS OF SHADOWS (1927) by Anatole FranceYOUNG GOODMAN BROWN (1855) by Nathaniel HawthorneREALITY, OR DELUSION? (1868) by Mrs. Henry WoodTHE DEVIL OF THE MARSH (1893) by H.B. Marriott-WatsonTHE MESSENGER (1897) by Robert W. ChambersTHE VOW ON HALLOWEEN (1924) by Lyllian Huntley HarrisTHE DUNWICH HORROR (1928) by H.P. LovecraftALL SOULS (1909) by Edith Wharton__________ Editor William P. Simmons is a supernatural fiction author, critic, & journalist. Seven of his stories earned Honorable Mentions in The Year’s Best Fantasy & Horror. By Reason of Darkness was praised by Publisher’s Weekly, All Hallows & Cemetery Dance. Graham Masterton, Hugh B. Cave & T.M. Wright endorsed his fiction. He has interviewed such authors as Richard Matheson, F. Paul Wilson & Caitlin Kiernan.SHADOW HOUSE PUBLISHING Preserves our Horror Heritage with special editions of supernatural literature.

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"We feed the dark and the dark feeds us."William P. Simmons is a best-selling editor and author of supernatural and mystical horror. Praised by bestselling horror legends Graham Masterton, T.M. Wright, Nancy Kilpatrick, and others, Simmons has received critical acclaim from Publisher's Weekly, Rue Morgue, Cemetery Dance, Hellnotes, etc. Nine of his stories received honorable mentions and his work has been compared to Ray Bradbury and Shirley Jackson. His collections include By Reason of Darkness and Dark Harvest. A critic and journalist, he has reviewed for Publisher's Weekly and has interviewed such authors as Richard Matheson, Hugh B. Cave, Poppy Z. Brite, and others. His newest anthologies include Season of the Dead, Monster Carnival, and Yuletide Frights.

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