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The Best of Horror Fiction 1951-1990 - Page 2

Douglas E. Winter writes: "The following list of approximately 150 books is intended to provide a comprehensive, if occasionally idiosyncratic, reader's guide to the best of the modern generation of horror fiction. My definition of horror--which, like Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart's definition of obscenity, is to know it when I see it--embraces authors and titles that some readers may identify with other genres. The only limitation I have observed is to restrict my selections to no more than five titles from any individual author."
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Voice of Our Shadow (Jonathan Carroll)
Voice of Our Shadow
41
Jonathan Carroll
Murgunstrumm and Others (Hugh B. Cave)
Murgunstrumm and Others
42
Hugh B. Cave
The Vampire Tapestry
The Vampire Tapestry
43
Fancies and Goodnights (John Collier)
Fancies and Goodnights
44
John Collier
Fade
Fade
45
The Piercing (John Coyne)
The Piercing
46
John Coyne
Someone Like You (Roald Dahl)
Someone Like You
47
Roald Dahl
Switch Bitch
Switch Bitch
48
The Black Castle (Les Daniels)
The Black Castle
49
Les Daniels
High Spirits (Robertson Davies)
High Spirits
50
Robertson Davies
Echoes From the Macabre (Daphne Du Maurier)
Echoes From the Macabre
51
Daphne Du Maurier
The Specialty of the House (Stanley Ellin)
The Specialty of the House
52
Stanley Ellin
Deathbird Stories
Deathbird Stories
53
Strange Wine (Harlan Ellison)
Strange Wine
54
Harlan Ellison
The Dark Country (Dennis Etchison)
The Dark Country
55
Dennis Etchison
Red Dreams (Dennis Etchison)
Red Dreams
56
Dennis Etchison
The Blood Kiss (Etchison)
The Blood Kiss
57
Etchison
When Michael Calls (John Farris)
When Michael Calls
58
John Farris
The Fury (John Farris)
The Fury
59
John Farris
All Heads Turn When the Hunt Goes by (John Farris)
All Heads Turn When the Hunt Goes By
60
John Farris
The Body Snatchers (Jack Finney)
The Body Snatchers
61
Jack Finney
Valley of Lights (Stephen Gallagher)
Valley of Lights
62
Stephen Gallagher
The Hour of the Oxrun Dead (Charles L. Grant)
The Hour of the Oxrun Dead
63
Charles L. Grant
Tales From the Nightside (Charles L. Grant)
Tales From the Nightside
64
Charles L. Grant
Nightmare Seasons (Charles L. Grant)
Nightmare Seasons
65
Charles L. Grant
The Nestling (Milton Charles)
The Nestling
66
Milton Charles
The Pet (Charles L Grant)
The Pet
67
Charles L Grant
Twelve Tales of Suspense and the Supernatural (Davis Grubb)
Twelve Tales of Suspense and the Supernatural
68
Davis Grubb
The Search for Joseph Tully (William H. Hallahan)
The Search for Joseph Tully
69
William H. Hallahan
Red Dragon (Thomas Harris)
Red Dragon
70
Thomas Harris
The Silence of the Lambs (Thomas Harris)
The Silence of the Lambs
71
Thomas Harris
The Ice Monkey (M John Harrison)
The Ice Monkey
72
M John Harrison
The Fog (James Herbert)
The Fog
73
James Herbert
The Survivor (James Herbert)
The Survivor
74
James Herbert
Shrine (James Herbert)
Shrine
75
James Herbert
Domain (James Herbert)
Domain
76
James Herbert
Sepulchre (James Herbert)
Sepulchre
77
James Herbert
The Sundial (Shirley Jackson)
The Sundial
78
Shirley Jackson
The Haunting of Hill House (Shirley Jackson)
The Haunting of Hill House
79
Shirley Jackson
We Have Always Lived in the Castle (Shirley Jackson)
We Have Always Lived in the Castle
80
Shirley Jackson
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