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Charles L. Grant (1942–2006)

Author of Goblins

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Works by Charles L. Grant

Goblins (1994) 770 copies
Whirlwind (1995) 754 copies
Gallery of Horror (1983) — Editor — 223 copies
The Pet (1986) — Author — 173 copies
Shadows (1978) — Editor — 141 copies
Symphony (1997) 120 copies
The Hour of the Oxrun Dead (1977) 113 copies
Tales from the Nightside (1981) 109 copies
The Orchard (1986) 98 copies
Genesis (1998) 84 copies
For Fear of the Night (1988) 81 copies
The Nestling (1982) 80 copies
Shadows 3 (1980) — Editor — 77 copies
Nightmare Seasons (1982) 77 copies
Shadows 4 (1981) — Editor — 75 copies
The Sound of Midnight (1978) 72 copies
The Hush of Dark Wings (1999) 71 copies
In A Dark Dream (1989) 70 copies
Winter knight (1999) 69 copies
The Grave (1981) 68 copies
Riders in the Sky (1999) 67 copies
Blood River Down (1986) 67 copies
Shadows 5 (1982) — Editor — 67 copies
The Last Call of Mourning (1979) 66 copies
Greystone Bay (1985) — Editor — 64 copies
Night Visions 2: Dead Image (1985) — Editor — 64 copies
The Long Night of the Grave (1986) 62 copies
Night Songs (1984) 59 copies
Shadows 8 (1985) — Editor — 59 copies
Hunting Ground (2000) 59 copies
Raven (1993) 59 copies
The Black Carousel (1994) 58 copies
Fears (1983) — Editor — 57 copies
Dialing the Wind (1989) 55 copies
The Dark Cry of the Moon (1985) 55 copies
When the Cold Wind Blows (2001) 55 copies
Web of Defeat (1987) 55 copies
Shadows 6 (1983) — Editor — 54 copies
Bloodwind (1982) 51 copies
The Shadow of Alpha (1976) 51 copies
Shadows 7 (1984) — Editor — 50 copies
Shadows 2 (1978) — Editor — 47 copies
Midnight (1985) — Editor — 46 copies
Legion (1979) 43 copies
Nightmares (1979) — Editor — 43 copies
Horrors (1866) — Editor — 43 copies
The Tea Party (1985) 42 copies
Something Stirs (1991) 42 copies
Agnes Day (1987) 41 copies
Final Shadows (1991) — Editor — 40 copies
Jackals (1994) 39 copies
Shadows 9 (1986) — Editor — 37 copies
Terrors (1982) — Editor — 37 copies
Ascension (1977) 35 copies
The Seaharp Hotel (1990) — Editor — 35 copies
Doom City (1987) — Editor — 34 copies
A Glow of Candles (1981) 32 copies
In the Fog: The Final Chronicle of Greystone Bay (1993) — Editor; Contributor — 30 copies
After Midnight (1986) 29 copies
Best of Shadows (1988) — Editor — 28 copies
Once Upon A Time/east (1993) 25 copies
Gothic Ghosts (1997) 22 copies
Shadows 10 (1987) — Editor — 22 copies
Hudson Hawk (1991) 20 copies
Quiet Night of Fear (1981) 20 copies
Daughter of Darkness (1992) 20 copies
The Curse (1979) 18 copies
The Witches Eye (1986) 15 copies
The King of Satan's Eyes (1984) 15 copies
Tail of the Arabian Knight (1986) 14 copies
The Ravens of the Moon (1978) 12 copies
Patch of the Odin Soldier (1987) 12 copies
The Last Alien (1987) 12 copies
Skeleton Key (1986) 12 copies
Academy of Terror (1986) 11 copies
Fire Mask (1991) 11 copies
Nightmare Session (1986) 11 copies
The Enemy Within (1987) 10 copies
When Dark Descends (2006) 10 copies
Silver Huntress (1983) 7 copies
Cemetery Dance Issue 58 (2008) 7 copies
If Damon Comes 5 copies
Voices Out of Time (2013) 5 copies
Something's Watching (1992) 3 copies
River Witch (1979) 3 copies
Mountain Witch (1990) 3 copies
RiverRun (1979) 3 copies
Alptraum (1992) 3 copies
Science Fiction Special 39 (1981) — Contributor — 3 copies
Chameleon (1995) 2 copies
Love-Starved 2 copies
Ombre 2 copies
Haus der Nacht (1989) 2 copies
Moon Witch (1980) 2 copies
The Velvet Hart (1985) 2 copies
Out There 2 copies
Peacemaker 2 copies
This Old Man 1 copy
Penny Daye 1 copy
Crystal 1 copy
Seacliff (1984) 1 copy
The Bloodwind (1982) 1 copy
Quietly Now 1 copy

Associated Works

The Penguin Book of Vampire Stories (1987) — Contributor — 884 copies
The Dark Descent (1987) — Contributor — 719 copies
Prime Evil: New Stories by the Masters of Modern Horror (1988) — Contributor — 598 copies
Dark Forces (1980) — Contributor — 566 copies
100 Hair-Raising Little Horror Stories (1993) — Contributor — 441 copies
October Dreams: A Celebration of Halloween (2000) — Contributor — 259 copies
Grails: Quests of the Dawn (1992) — Contributor — 235 copies
Borderlands 1 (1990) — Contributor — 233 copies
Revelations (1997) — Contributor — 213 copies
The Mammoth Book of Zombies (1993) — Contributor — 201 copies
Arbor House Treasury of Horror and the Supernatural (1981) — Contributor — 196 copies
The Dark (2003) — Contributor — 177 copies
In the Shadow of the Gargoyle (1998) — Contributor — 170 copies
Robert Bloch's Psychos (1997) — Contributor — 167 copies
Fear Itself: The Horror Fiction of Stephen King (1982) — Contributor — 165 copies
The Museum of Horrors (2001) — Contributor — 150 copies
Borderlands 2 (1991) — Contributor — 145 copies
Dark Masques (2001) — Contributor — 136 copies
Cutting Edge (1985) — Contributor — 126 copies
Nebula Award Stories Sixteen (1982) — Contributor — 124 copies
Nebula Award Stories 10 (1975) — Contributor — 107 copies
Nebula Winners Fourteen (1980) — Contributor — 104 copies
The Bradbury Chronicles: Stories in Honor of Ray Bradbury (1991) — Contributor — 104 copies
The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 13 (2002) — Contributor — 103 copies
The Mammoth Book of Terror (1992) — Contributor — 100 copies
Perpetual Light (1982) — Contributor — 99 copies
Orbit 11 (1972) — Contributor — 95 copies
Nebula Winners: 12 (1978) — Contributor — 87 copies
The Mammoth Book of New Terror (2004) — Contributor — 85 copies
The Horror Hall of Fame (1991) — Contributor — 76 copies
Best New Horror 3 (1992) — Contributor — 73 copies
The Ultimate Zombie (1993) — Contributor — 71 copies
In the Field of Fire (1987) — Contributor — 67 copies
Return to the Twilight Zone (1994) — Contributor — 65 copies
Tales of the Dead (1981) — Contributor — 64 copies
Night Visions: In the blood (1984) — Contributor — 62 copies
Confederacy of the Dead (1993) — Contributor — 61 copies
Post Mortem (Short Stories Anthology) (1989) — Contributor — 59 copies
The Year's Best Horror Stories Series VIII (1980) — Contributor — 58 copies
The Best Horror from Fantasy Tales (1988) — Contributor — 55 copies
The Architecture of Fear (1987) — Contributor — 50 copies
Masques: All New Works of Horror and the Supernatural (1984) — Contributor — 50 copies
The Year's Best Horror Stories: Series XIII (1985) — Contributor — 50 copies
Ripper (1988) — Contributor — 49 copies
The Year's Best Horror Stories: Series X (1982) — Contributor — 48 copies
Halloween Horrors (1984) — Contributor — 48 copies
The Year's Best Horror Stories: Series XIV (1986) — Contributor — 46 copies
Tales by Moonlight II (1988) — Contributor — 46 copies
Psycho-Paths (1840) — Contributor — 44 copies
The Best New Horror: Volume Six (1995) — Contributor — 43 copies
Taverns of the Dead (2005) — Contributor — 41 copies
The Year's Best Horror Stories: XVI (1988) — Contributor — 41 copies
Chrysalis (1977) — Contributor — 37 copies
Touch Wood (1993) — Contributor — 36 copies
Future Quest (1973) — Contributor — 32 copies
The Complete Masters of Darkness (1991) — Contributor — 31 copies
Chrysalis 5 (1979) — Contributor — 31 copies
Bad Seeds: Evil Progeny (2013) — Contributor — 30 copies
Chrysalis 3 (1978) — Contributor — 30 copies
Best Of Masques (1988) — Contributor — 30 copies
Vampires in Love: Stories with a Bite (2010) — Contributor — 29 copies
The New Mind (Anthology 9-in-1) (1973) — Contributor — 25 copies
Nursery Crimes (1993) — Contributor — 24 copies
Grails: Quests, Visitations and Other Occurrences (1992) — Contributor — 23 copies
Chrysalis 4 (1979) — Contributor — 20 copies
Outoja tarinoita 6 (1955) 19 copies
Horrorscape: New Masterpieces of Horror, Vol. 1 (1996) — Contributor — 18 copies
Orbit 16 (1975) — Contributor — 14 copies
The Arts and beyond: Visions of man's aesthetic future (1977) — Contributor — 14 copies
Dead End: City Limits : An Anthology of Urban Fear (1991) — Contributor — 13 copies
Mummy: A Chrestomathy of Cryptology (1980) — Contributor — 13 copies
Wild Things Live There: The Best of Northern Frights (2001) — Contributor — 12 copies
The Giant Book of Fantasy Tales (1996) — Contributor — 11 copies
Gaslight and Ghosts (1988) — Contributor — 9 copies
Dark Sins, Dark Dreams: Crime in Science Fiction (1978) — Contributor — 9 copies
When the Black Lotus Blooms (1990) — Contributor — 8 copies
Northern Frights 2 (1994) — Contributor — 7 copies
New Dimensions No. 13 (1982) — Contributor — 4 copies
Don't Turn Out the Light (2005) — Contributor — 4 copies
Amazing Stories Vol. 48, No. 5 [March 1975] (1975) — Author — 3 copies

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A set of four novellas set in Grant's fictional town of Oxrun Station. Atmospheric and spooky, and well written, with some odd situations that are more novel than a lot of horror fiction.
 
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kitsune_reader | 2 other reviews | Nov 23, 2023 |
I'm not convinced this book was written to be YA but it comes across that way because of the focus on the teenage protagonist, his schoolmates, parents etc. In theory, here was an interesting idea: teenage boy who feels put upon, with bullying from boys in the football team, and parents who belittle his ambition to be a veterinarian, retreats into a fantasy world which then turns into reality. His animal posters on the bedroom wall, which he views as friends and talks to, begin to take on a life of their own, as the horse in one fades out and a phantom horse begins to stalk those associated with him. He has found a protector, who turns out to be overprotective. Meanwhile, a nasty serial killer with delusions of being a werewolf has arrived in town and started killing kids.

Perhaps the story suffered from being stretched too thin over so many bases. We have the serial killer story which doesn't last long, the teenage angst thread running throughout which does get a bit wearing unfortunately, and the spectral horse plot. Plus the irresponsible and unpleasant behaviour of the boy's parents. The story did seem to sag a bit in the middle, and although the 'good guys' in the story, especially the girl he has a crush on - can't really be love given how he treats her - have more life to them - the girl is the most sympathetic character in the book - and in theory the reader should be concerned when they also start to be menaced, the overall effect, I'm afraid, is a 'so what'. Nasty people get stomped on so there isn't much to be concerned about, and the ending is rather a cliche. So only a 2-star rating.
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kitsune_reader | 4 other reviews | Nov 23, 2023 |
 
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archivomorero | Jul 4, 2023 |
[[Charles L. Grant]] is another author who rates a mention in Stephen King's [Danse Macabre], which I have been using as a masters class of sorts in horror writing. Uncle Stevie lists Grant's [The Sound of Midnight] as one of his favorites.

[The Pet] is a terribly creative story, detailing a teenager's psychic ability to bring the posters of animals on his walls to life - mind you, not so much as spirit animals but more avenging terrors. It will be awhile before I look at a horse in the same way I used to, as noble an benevolent rather than blood-lusty. The sheer creativity with which Grant draws the terror out is masterful, both in the creation of the avenging animal and the lengthening of the tension. And the story ends with a not-so-mainstream twist.

4 bones!!!!
Recommended!!!!
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