TOR: horror paperbacks in the eighties
"Horror tells stories at a particular depth that is full of resonance. Anybody who tries to do what Tor is doing and publishes the best that's going ought to do very very well with it and ought to also continue to widen the field." - Peter Straub, quoted on the back of the
TOR Horror Sampler, 1986
I was leafing through the Tor Horror Sampler, wondering at the degree of masochism required to sample random extracts from thirteen novels, got to scribbling and .....
It's a bit .... rudimentary. The earliest i've seen is
Quarrel With The Moon, so that seemed a good place to start.
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1982J. C. Conaway - Quarrel With The Moon
Graham Masterton -
The Wells Of Hell Lyn Phillips - The Game
Alan Ryan -
The Kill1983Jay Davis & Don Davis - Bring On The Night
John Farris - Shatter
K. W. Jeter - Soul Eater
Christopher Pike - The Seasons Of Passage
Alan Ryan - Dead White
1984Ramsey Campbell - Incarnate
Nora Lofts - The Claw
Graham Masterton - Ikon
Graham Masterton - The Pariah
Kathryn Ptacek - Shadow Eyes
Alan Ryan -
Cast A Cold Eye1985F. W. Armstrong - The Changing
Ramsey Campbell -
Dark CompanionsRamsey Campbell - The Doll Who Ate His Mother
Ramsey Campbell -
The Face That Must Die Ramsey Campbell -
The NamelessJohn Farris - The Fury
John Farris - The Minotaur
Charles L. Grant (ed.) - Midnight
Charles L. Grant (ed.) -
Greystone BayGraham Masterton - Condor
Kathryn Ptacek - Blood Autumn
'Jay Ramsay' - Night of the Claw
Jessica A. Salmonson (ed) -
Tales By MoonlightAl Sarrantonio - Totentanz
John M. Skipp & Craig Spector - Fright Night
1986Anon - TOR Horror Sampler
Robert Bloch -
Night Of The RipperRobert Bloch -
Night WorldRamsey Campbell -
Obsession Suzy McKee Charnas - The Vampire Tapestry
Maggie Davis - Forbidden Objects
Peter Delacorte - Levantine
Elizabeth Engstom - When Darkness Loves Us
Dennis Etchison (ed.) -
Masters Of DarknessJohn Farris -
All Heads Turn When the Hunt Goes ByJohn Farris - Son of the Endless Night
John Farris - Wildwood
Charles L. Grant (ed.) - After Midnight
Charles L. Grant - The Orchard
Stephen Laws - Ghost Train
Richard Laymon - Night Show
Graham Masterton - Death Trance
Andrew Neiderman - Love Child
William Nelling jnr. - Brujo
Kathryn Ptacek - Kachina
Kathryn Ptacek - Shadow Eyes
Dan Simmons - Song Of Kali
Sheri S. Tepper - Blood Heritage
R. R. Walters - Ladies In Waiting
Chet Williamson - Soulstorm
T. M. Wright - The Waiting Room
1987F. W. Armstrong - The Devouring
Robert Bloch -
American GothicRamsey Campbell -
Cold PrintRamsey Campbell -
The Hungry MoonLisa W. Cantrell - The Manse
Jeanne Van Buren Dann & Jack M. Dann (eds.) - In The Field Of Fire
Al Dempsey - Dog Kill
John Farris - Catacombs
John Farris - Nightfall
John Farris - The Uninvited
Charles L. Grant - For Fear Of The Night
Charles L. Grant - The Hour of the Oxrun Dead
Charles L. Grant - The Pet
Charles L. Grant - The Sound of Midnight
Linda Crockett Gray - Scryer
K. W. Jeter - Dark Seeker
K. W. Jeter - Martis
Lee Killough - Blood Hunt
Stephen Laws -
SpectreRichard Laymon - Tread Softly
Graham Masterton - The Manitou
Graham Masterton - Revenge of the Manitou
John R. Maxim - Platforms
Paul Preuss - Human Error
Tony Richards - The Harvest Bride
Fred Saberhagen - An Old Friend Of The Family
Whitney Strieber - Cat Magic
Karl E. Wagner -
Why Not You And I?T. M. Wright - Strange Seed
1988Robert Bloch - Firebug
Robert Bloch - The Kidnapper
Ramsey Campbell (ed.) -
Fine Frights: Stories that Scared MeR. Chetwynd Hayes -
The Grange R. Chetwynd-Hayes -
The Other Side Les Daniels -
Yellow FogD. J. Donaldson - Cajun Nights
Gardner R. Dozois & Susan Casper (eds.) -
Ripper!Dennis Etchison (ed.) - Masters Of Darkness II
Elizabeth Engstrom - Black Ambrosia
Ken Eulo - The House Of Caine
John Farris - Scare Tactics
John Farris - Sharp Practice
Stephen Gallagher -
Valley Of LightsCharles L. Grant - The Grave
Charles L. Grant - The Last Call of Mourning
Linda Crockett Gray - Tangerine
Lee Killough - Bloodlinks
Richard Laymon - Flesh
Brian Lumley - Necroscope
Graham Masterton - Charnel House
Graham Masterton - Death Dream
Graham Masterton - The Djinn
Daniel Rhodes - Next, After Lucifer
David J. Schow -
The Kill RiffDavid J. Schow (ed.) -
Silver ScreamLisa Tuttle - Gabriel
Chet Williamson - Lowland Rider
T. M. Wright - The Island
T. M. Wright - The People of the Dark
T. M. Wright - The Playground
Chelsea Quinn Yarbro - Hôtel Transylvania
Chelsea Quinn Yarbro - The Palace
1989Scott Baker - Webs
Robert Bloch -
Fear and TremblingRobert Bloch - Lori
Robert Bloch - Psycho
Robert Bloch -
Psycho IIRamsey Campbell -
The InfluenceRamsey Campbell - The Parasite
Lisa W. Cantrell - The Ridge
Hugh B. Cave - Disciple Of Dread
Jay Davis & Don Davis - Sins Of The Flesh
Stephen Gallagher - Oktober
Charles L. Grant - The Bloodwind
Charles L. Grant - Dialing the Wind
Linds Gray - Siren
John Farris - The Axeman Cometh
Mercedes Lackey - Burning Water
Brian Lumley - Necroscope II: Vamphyri!
Brian Lumley - Necroscope III: The Source
Graham Masterton - Mirror
Graham Masterton (ed.) -
Scare Care Thomas F. Monteleone - Fantasma
Kathryn Ptacek (ed.) - Women Of Darkness
Daniel Rhodes -
Adversary Fred Saberhagen -
The Dracula TapeFred Saberhagen -
The Holmes-Dracula FileJessica A. Salmonson - Tales By Moonlight 2
Lisa Tuttle - Familiar Spirit
Kelley Wilde - The Suiting
Chet Williamson - Ash Wednesday
Chelsea Quinn Yarbro - Blood Games
Corrections/ additions most welcome!