Stalkers: 19 Original Tales by the Masters of Terror
by Ed Gorman (Editor), Martin Harry Greenberg (Editor)
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Ed Gorman, winner of numerous awards, including the Shamus, the Spur, and the International Fiction Writer’s Award, is the author of many novels, including Cold Blue Midnight and the first two Sam McCain mysteries, The Day the Music Died and Wake Up Little Susie. He has also been nominated for the Edgar, the Anthony, the Golden Dagger, and the Bram Stoker Awards. He lives in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. In 1995 Martin H. Greenberg was honored by the Mystery Writers of America with the Ellery Queen show more Award for lifetime achievement in mystery editing. He is also the recipient of two Anthony awards. Mystery Scene magazine called him "the best mystery anthologist since Ellery Queen." He has compiled more than 1,000 anthologies and is the president of TEKNO books. He lives in Green Bay, Wisconsin. show lessTags
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A Day in the Life • F. Paul Wilson
Mother Tucker • James Kisner
The Hunt • Richard Laymon
Miss December • Rex Miller
Lizardman • Robert R. McCammon
A Matter of Principal [Quarry] • Max Allan Collins
Rivereños • Trish Janeshutz
Flight • John Coyne
Jezebel • J. N. Williamson
Stalker • Ed Gorman
Children of Cain • Al Sarrantonio
A Matter of Firing • John Maclay
The Sacred Fire [Newford] • Charles de Lint
What Chelsea Said • Michael Seidman
The Stalker of Souls • Edward D. Hoch
Getting the Job Done • Rick Hautala
Trapped • Dean R. Koontz
Pilots • Joe R. Lansdale & Dan Lowry
Darwinian Facts - Barry Malzberg
This anthology was all right - but no great stand-out gems here, I'm afraid.
I'd like to reiterate my opinion that Dean show more Koontz may be the most overrated author of all time, as said opinion has been strengthened by reading his "the rats of NIMH go EVIL!!!" story here....
Also have to mention that I think TWO stories about truckers getting killed off for revenge is one too many for one book...
The Rex Miller story is rather clever, but more a detective tale than horror. show less
Mother Tucker • James Kisner
The Hunt • Richard Laymon
Miss December • Rex Miller
Lizardman • Robert R. McCammon
A Matter of Principal [Quarry] • Max Allan Collins
Rivereños • Trish Janeshutz
Flight • John Coyne
Jezebel • J. N. Williamson
Stalker • Ed Gorman
Children of Cain • Al Sarrantonio
A Matter of Firing • John Maclay
The Sacred Fire [Newford] • Charles de Lint
What Chelsea Said • Michael Seidman
The Stalker of Souls • Edward D. Hoch
Getting the Job Done • Rick Hautala
Trapped • Dean R. Koontz
Pilots • Joe R. Lansdale & Dan Lowry
Darwinian Facts - Barry Malzberg
This anthology was all right - but no great stand-out gems here, I'm afraid.
I'd like to reiterate my opinion that Dean show more Koontz may be the most overrated author of all time, as said opinion has been strengthened by reading his "the rats of NIMH go EVIL!!!" story here....
Also have to mention that I think TWO stories about truckers getting killed off for revenge is one too many for one book...
The Rex Miller story is rather clever, but more a detective tale than horror. show less
STALKERS is an anthology of 3 novellas and 16 short stories contributed by authors I was familiar with and many I wasn't. True connoisseurs of horror fiction probably are familiar with them all, but for me, this was a nice taste of many different writing styles. Some were very successful; others fell flat.
This was definitely a nice grouping of authors and if you like the short story format, it was pretty good. You could do worse.
This was definitely a nice grouping of authors and if you like the short story format, it was pretty good. You could do worse.
Maybe they do in books what they do in record albums, e.g., they take one well known winner and surround it with unknown and never-heard-of songs, or in this case, stories, to sell the record (book). koontz is the only author i have even heard of, although i will admit i have heard of a book or two here and there the others have written. the collection just isn't that good.
Not worth the trouble.
The majority of the short stories are great. Both horror and noir type of stories.
For the rest of my review, visit my Vlog at:
https://youtu.be/FVEd-Iv3v4A
Enjoy!
For the rest of my review, visit my Vlog at:
https://youtu.be/FVEd-Iv3v4A
Enjoy!
Suzy Jackson
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Edward Joseph Gorman was born on November 2, 1941 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. He attended Coe College, but didn't graduate. Before becoming a full-time author, he worked for 23 years in advertising, public relations, and politics. His first novel, Rough Cut, was published in 1984. In 1985, he founded Mystery Scene Magazine and was the executive editor show more until 2002. He wrote crime fiction, horror fiction, and western fiction under his own name and several pseudonyms. Using the pseudonym Daniel Ransom, he wrote horror and science fiction books including Daddy's Little Girl, The Babysitter, Nightmare Child, The Fugitive Stars, and Zone Soldiers. Using the pseudonym Richard Driscoll, he and Kevin D. Randle co-wrote the Star Precinct trilogy. Under his own name, he wrote crime and mystery books including Wolf Moon, The First Lady, the Sam McCain Mystery series, the Robert Payne Mystery series, the Jack Dwyer Mystery series, and the Dev Conrad Mystery series. His novel The Poker Club was adapted into a movie in 2008. He also wrote The First Lady and Senatorial Privilege under the pseudonym E. J. Gorman. He edited many volumes of science fiction, horror, and crime. He received numerous awards including a Spur Award for Best Short Fiction for The Face in 1992, the Anthony Award for Best Critical Work for The Fine Art of Murder in 1994, and an International Horror Guild Award for Cages in 1995. He also received the Shamus Award, the Bram Stoker Award, the International Fiction Writers Award, and The Eye, the lifetime achievement award given out by the Private Eye Writers of America. He died after a long battle with cancer on October 14, 2016 at the age of 74. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Canonical title
- Stalkers: 19 Original Tales by the Masters of Terror
- Alternate titles
- Trapped (by Dean R. Koontz) (by Dean R. Koontz); Flight (by John Coyne) (by John Coyne); A Day in the Life (by F. Paul Wilson) (by F. Paul Wilson); Lizardman (by Robert R. McCammon) (by Robert R. McCammon); Pilots (by Joe R. Landsale and Dan Lowry) (by Joe R. Landsale and Dan Lowry); Stalker (by Ed Gorman) (by Ed Gorman) (show all 18); Getting the Job Done (by Rick Hautala) (by Rick Hautala); Children of Cain (by Al Sarrantonio) (by Al Sarrantonio); A Matter of Principle (by Max Allan Collins) (by Max Allan Collins); Miss December (by Rex Miller) (by Rex Miller); A Matter of Firing (by Chales de Lint) (by Chales de Lint); The Stalker of Souls (by Edward D. Hoch) (by Edward D. Hoch); Darwinian Facts (by Barry N. Malzberg) (by Barry N. Malzberg); The Hunt (by Richard Laymon) (by Richard Laymon); Mother Tucker (by James Kisner) (by James Kisner); Jezebel (by J.N. Williamson) (by J.N. Williamson); What Chelsea Said (by Michael Seidman) (by Michael Seidman); Rivereños (by Trish Janeshutz) (by Trish Janeshutz)
- Original publication date
- 1989
- First words
- Introduction: Movies have given he stalker subgenre a bad name.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)Whispering.
- Canonical DDC/MDS
- 813.0873808
- Canonical LCC
- PS648.H6
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- Fiction and Literature, Horror
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- 813.0873808 — Literature & rhetoric American literature in English American fiction in English By type Genre fiction Adventure fiction Horror fiction; Ghost fiction Horror fiction Anthologies Collections
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- PS648 .H6 — Language and Literature American literature American literature Collections of American literature Prose (General)
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