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Post by ohthehorror on Nov 29, 2015 16:41:37 GMT
Zebra books, Kensington Publishing Corp. 1983
The Eyri (editorial) - Lin Carter
The Next Glade - Robert Aickman
The Belfry - James Anderson
There Are No Ghosts in Catholic Spain (poem) - Ray Bradbury
Homecoming - Frank Belknap Long, Jr.
Compliments of the Season - John Brizzolara
The City of Dread - Lloyd Arthur Eshbach
The Doom Chant of Than-Kul (poem) - Robert E. Howard
Save the Children! - Steve Rasnic Tem
The Sea-Gods (poem) - Clark Ashton Smith
Ooze - Anthony M. Rud
Late Night Final - Stuart H. Stock
The Vengeance of Yig - Lin Carter
The Vengeance of Yig - Lin Carter. I love a story that deals with old gods and strange forgotten lands, and you can generally count on a Cthulhu type story to provide at least one if not both. If you're up to a bit of tongue-twister prose and chaps heading off in pursuit of lost worshipers of ancient gods then this is for you. I've not read many of these Cthulhu style stories but I'm willing to bet this doesn't deviate too far from the norm. A vengeful god that's really, really pissed off when his followers turn to another god causes subtle changes to them over a long period of time, changes that almost go unnoticed until it's too late. If you're afraid of snakes, best not read this before bedtime. Late Night Final - Stuart H. Stock. This really impressed me. David lives in New York, and notices how strange it is that everyone seemingly unknowingly avoids the bundle of magazines/papers that's delivered each morning to the little shop(referred to as the Candy Store). He asks a couple of people what the story is, including the shopkeeper but is fobbed off. Taking more notice now of the little everyday happenings as he goes about his days in the city, he starts to notice that some of the things that are attributed to fate or accidents, or just one of those things may just be anything but. He begins to suspect that the city may be inhabited by something else, something that's causing the strange fear or apprehension in people, something that might just be responsible for some of the accidents too where people jump in front of trains or fall into the road in front of traffic. Eventually he decides to try and prove his theory after he loses his girlfriend when he tells her about his theory and she basically thinks him a nutter and leaves him. He pays a local ne'er-do-well in a bar to steal the bundle of mags/papers in front of the shop and film what happens. Things turn out badly to say the least, and David gets a good deal more than he bargained for. Loved this one. |
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