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The Best of Horror Fiction 1951-1990 - Page 4

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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Collected Stories Richard Matheson (Matheson)
Collected Stories Richard Matheson
121
Matheson
Far Tortuga (Peter Matthiessen)
Far Tortuga
122
Peter Matthiessen
Night Things (Thomas F. Monteleone)
Night Things
123
Thomas F. Monteleone
Night Train (Thomas F. Monteleone)
Night Train
124
Thomas F. Monteleone
Cold Heaven (Brian Moore)
Cold Heaven
125
Brian Moore
First Blood (David Morrell)
First Blood
126
David Morrell
Testament (David Morrell)
Testament
127
David Morrell
The Totem (David Morrell)
The Totem
128
David Morrell
Night Side (Joyce Carol Oates)
Night Side
129
Joyce Carol Oates
Maynard's House (Herman Rancher)
Maynard's House
130
Herman Rancher
Interview With the Vampire (Anne Rice)
Interview With the Vampire
131
Anne Rice
Unholy Trinity (Ray Russell)
Unholy Trinity
132
Ray Russell
Cast a Cold Eye (Alan Ryan)
Cast a Cold Eye
133
Alan Ryan
The Bones Wizard (Alan Ryan)
The Bones Wizard
134
Alan Ryan
The Auctioneer (Joan Samson)
The Auctioneer
135
Joan Samson
The Sound of His Horn (John William Wall)
The Sound of His Horn
136
John William Wall
Seeing Red (David J. Schow)
Seeing Red
137
David J. Schow
The House Next Door (Anne Rivers Siddon)
The House Next Door
138
Anne Rivers Siddon
Carrion Comfort (Dan Simmons)
Carrion Comfort
139
Dan Simmons
The Light at the End (John Skipp & Craig Spector)
The Light at the End
140
John Skipp & Craig Spector
The Mephisto Waltz (Fred Mustard Stewart)
The Mephisto Waltz
141
Fred Mustard Stewart
If You Could See Me Now (Peter Straub)
If You Could See Me Now
142
Peter Straub
Ghost Story (Peter Straub)
Ghost Story
143
Peter Straub
Shadowland
Shadowland
144
Floating Dragon (Peter Straub)
Floating Dragon
145
Peter Straub
Koko (Peter Straub)
Koko
146
Peter Straub
The Hunger (Whitley Strieber)
The Hunger
147
Whitley Strieber
The Night Church (Whitley Strieber)
The Night Church
148
Whitley Strieber
Some of Your Blood (Theodore Sturgeon)
Some of Your Blood
149
Theodore Sturgeon
The Godsend (Bernard Taylor)
The Godsend
150
Bernard Taylor
Sweetheart, Sweetheart (Bernard Taylor)
Sweetheart, Sweetheart
151
Bernard Taylor
The Nightwalker (Thomas Tessier)
The Nightwalker
152
Thomas Tessier
Phantom (Thomas Tessier)
Phantom
153
Thomas Tessier
Finishing Touches (Thomas Tessier)
Finishing Touches
154
Thomas Tessier
Rapture (Thomas Tessier)
Rapture
155
Thomas Tessier
The Killer Inside Me (Jim Thompson)
The Killer Inside Me
156
Jim Thompson
Savage Night (Jim Thompon)
Savage Night
157
Jim Thompon
The Tenant (Roland Topor)
The Tenant
158
Roland Topor
The Other
The Other
159
Harvest Home (Thomas Tryon)
Harvest Home
160
Thomas Tryon
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