The Dream cycle of H.P. Lovecraft is one out of three books containing all of Lovecrafts work. This, i believe, is the second volume in the trilogy. This volume focuses on all of Lovecrafts fantasy or dream based stories or even just his stories that are really surreal. Currently i am in the middle of the novella "The Dream Quest of Unknown Kadath". up until now i have enjoyed all of the stories (although some are hard to understand because they take place in the dream land). i would recommend this to anyone who is a fan of Lovecrafts work or anyone who really cares about horror because Lovecraft was one of the revolutionary horror writers of all time. i wouldn't recommend it, however, as the introductory to Lovecrafts work.

Stephen King's Danse Macabre is King's personal study and review of the horror genre from 1950-80. His review covers from radio broadcasts to literature to film and t.v. The book is very entertaining, with King's personal anectodes and experiences thrown in the middle of things. Each medium of the genre has it's own chapter in the book, but films is split into two seperate chapters. The horror fiction chapter is the largest chapter in the entire book. i would recommend this book to anyone who is interested in the horror genre.