Omens is a collection of twelve haunting tales by Richard Gavin, whose work is reminiscent of the subtle supernatural tales of Robert Aickman, and also of the eerie and unsettling tales of Thomas Ligotti.

A ward-winning writer and editor Al Sarrantonio gathers together twenty-nine original stories from masters of the macabre. From dark fantasy and pure suspense to classic horror tales of vampires and zombies, 999 showcases the extraordinary scope of fantastical fright fiction. The stories in this anthology are a relentless tour de force of fear, which will haunt you, terrify you, and keep the adrenaline rushing all through the night.

New York's folklore is kept alive in these expert retellings by master storyteller S. E. Scholosser, and in artist Paul Hoffman's evocative illustrations.

Some stories resonate in the heart, some in the mind, others in the gut. Then, there are the stories of David Schow, which usually manage to touch all three. Nowhere is this more evident than in Eye, Schow's fifth short collection. Featuring thirteen entries (the lettered edition contains "Murder," a bonus tale inserted, according to Schow, "to make the breath taking price tag seem more justified"), this collection demonstrates why Schow is one of the premier short story writers working today, in- or outside horror.



The stories range over varied territory, including "Bagged," a vampire hunter tale with a wicked twist, "Petition," a story about prayers answered in a shocking manner, and "Blessed Event," which deals with the uncertainties every parent feels when expecting a child. Also included are a number of tales that explore the uneasy relationship between the sexes, including "Entr'acte," a classic "woman as other" story, "Holiday," in which a hapless protagonist deals with an unruly tattoo, "Calendar Girl," dealing with a youth stealing succubus, and "Why Rudy Can't Read," an unsettling tale of mutant powers and domestic violence.



Most intriguing, however, are the tales in which Schow, consciously or unconsciously, channels other masters of the form. Thus, one encounters "Unhasped," which evokes Harlan Ellison's "All the Birds Come Home to Roost," "Saturnalia," whose twist ending brings to mind Roald Dahl's "The Visitor," the brutal "Quebrador," reminiscent of Hemingway's bullfighting tales, plus the sobering "2¢ Worth" and the irreverent "Scoop Goes Rectosonic, " inspired by the works of Ray Bradbury and Robert Bloch, respectively. No mere homages, and certainly not imitations, these tales can be truly said to have been "inspired by" those masters.



Schow grabs familiar concepts and molds them to his liking, in the end coming up with something totally fresh and unexpected. Robert Bloch touches on this talent in his introduction to Schow's last collection, Crypt Orchids:



"In offering gore as allegory, Schow transcends the trendy, but he makes expert use of contemporary pop culture. His frame of reference is that of a majority of his readers...But unlike many of those readers he also possesses a broad knowledge of the classics both within and beyond his personal genre. And he enriches that knowledge with personal assessments of the hallucinogenic hell we laughingly label the `real' world."



By far the most disturbing example of Schow's writing, however, is contained in the author's afterward, entitled "A Poke in the `I", detailing an accident in which Schow "scooped a divot out of" his cornea. Incredibly graphic, it makes for true edge of the seat reading, frightening and involving because it's true. Ones own eyes ache after finishing (Schow made a full recovery, by the way) and the story's catch phrase, "Flinching yet?" echoes in memory. It's the perfect capper to this compelling collection, leaving readers with the same sense of unease generated by Schow's fictional efforts.
Some stories resonate in the heart, some in the mind, others in the gut. Then, there are the stories of David Schow, which usually manage to touch all three. Nowhere is this more evident than in Eye, Schow's fifth short collection. Featuring thirteen entries (the lettered edition contains "Murder," a bonus tale inserted, according to Schow, "to make the breath taking price tag seem more justified"), this collection demonstrates why Schow is one of the premier short story writers working today, in- or outside horror.



The stories range over varied territory, including "Bagged," a vampire hunter tale with a wicked twist, "Petition," a story about prayers answered in a shocking manner, and "Blessed Event," which deals with the uncertainties every parent feels when expecting a child. Also included are a number of tales that explore the uneasy relationship between the sexes, including "Entr'acte," a classic "woman as other" story, "Holiday," in which a hapless protagonist deals with an unruly tattoo, "Calendar Girl," dealing with a youth stealing succubus, and "Why Rudy Can't Read," an unsettling tale of mutant powers and domestic violence.



Most intriguing, however, are the tales in which Schow, consciously or unconsciously, channels other masters of the form. Thus, one encounters "Unhasped," which evokes Harlan Ellison's "All the Birds Come Home to Roost," "Saturnalia," whose twist ending brings to mind Roald Dahl's "The Visitor," the brutal "Quebrador," reminiscent of Hemingway's bullfighting tales, plus the sobering "2¢ Worth" and the irreverent "Scoop Goes Rectosonic, " inspired by the works of Ray Bradbury and Robert Bloch, respectively. No mere homages, and certainly not imitations, these tales can be truly said to have been "inspired by" those masters.



Schow grabs familiar concepts and molds them to his liking, in the end coming up with something totally fresh and unexpected. Robert Bloch touches on this talent in his introduction to Schow's last collection, Crypt Orchids:



"In offering gore as allegory, Schow transcends the trendy, but he makes expert use of contemporary pop culture. His frame of reference is that of a majority of his readers...But unlike many of those readers he also possesses a broad knowledge of the classics both within and beyond his personal genre. And he enriches that knowledge with personal assessments of the hallucinogenic hell we laughingly label the `real' world."



By far the most disturbing example of Schow's writing, however, is contained in the author's afterward, entitled "A Poke in the `I", detailing an accident in which Schow "scooped a divot out of" his cornea. Incredibly graphic, it makes for true edge of the seat reading, frightening and involving because it's true. Ones own eyes ache after finishing (Schow made a full recovery, by the way) and the story's catch phrase, "Flinching yet?" echoes in memory. It's the perfect capper to this compelling collection, leaving readers with the same sense of unease generated by Schow's fictional efforts.

From the incomparable master of horror and suspense comes an electrifying collection of contemporary literary horror, with stories from twenty-five writers representing today’s most talented voices in the genre.

Horror writing is usually associated with formulaic gore, but New Wave horror writers have more in common with the wildly inventive, evocative spookiness of Edgar Allan Poe than with the sometimes-predictable hallmarks of their peers. Showcasing this cutting-edge talent, Poe’s Children now brings the best of the genre’s stories to a wider audience. Featuring tales from such writers as Neil Gaiman and Jonathan Carroll, Poe’s Children is Peter Straub’s tribute to the imaginative power of storytelling. Each previously published story has been selected by Straub to represent what he thinks is the most interesting development in our literature during the last two decades.

Selections range from the early Stephen King psychological thriller “The Ballad of the Flexible Bullet,” in which an editor confronts an author’s belief that his typewriter is inhabited by supernatural creatures, to “The Man on the Ceiling,” Melanie and Steve Rasnic Tem’s award-winning surreal tale of night terrors, woven with daylight fears that haunt a family. Other selections include National Book Award finalist Dan Chaon’s “The Bees”; Peter Straub’s “Little Red’s Tango,” the legend of a music aficionado whose past is as mysterious as the ghostly visitors to his Manhattan apartment; Elizabeth Hand’s visionary and shocking “Cleopatra Brimstone”; Thomas Ligotti’s brilliant, mind-stretching “Notes on the Writing of Horror: A Story”; and “Body,” Brian Evenson’s disturbing twist on correctional facilities.

Crossing boundaries and packed with imaginative chills, Poe’s Children bears all the telltale signs of fearless, addictive fiction.

A collection of horror short stories from the acclaimed author of Ring and Spiral. These spooky stories share the sea as a theme.

Basis of the Hit Movie Ring 0: Birthday!

Birthday is Ring-master Koji Suzuki’s return to the Ring universe, a collection of short stories focusing on the female characters with a theme of birth. An exploration of extraordinary circumstances from the perspective of memorable women, this expansion of the Ring, Spiral, and Loop world was adapted into a hit movie less than a year after the book’s publication.

Thirty years before the tragic events of Ring, Sadako Yamamura was an aspiring stage actress on the verge of her theatrical debut. The beautiful and ravishing Sadako was the object of every male’s desire involved with the company including n the director. There was one thespian she was interested in, but…

Fast forward past the events of Ring, Ryuji Takayama’s distraught lover, Mai Takano is struggling in the wake of the professor’s mysterious demise. Mai visits Ryuji’s parents’ house to find the missing pages of his soon-to-be published article. There she is drawn to a curious videotape and a fate more terrifying than Ryuji or Kazuyuki Asakawa’s.

Reiko Sugiura questioned the purpose of bringing a child into a world where there was only death. She already lost one son, and the father of her unborn child, Kaoru Futami, had disappeared in search of a cure to the deadly disease that threatened all life. Despite Kaoru’s to meet again in two months, he has not returned. Despondent but driven for answers Reiko is led to the Loop project, where she will discover the final truths of the Ring virus.

The Mummy. The first thing that comes to mind is the curse...reanimation... and revenge. But what further mysteries are there to be unwrapped in the tombs of the Ancient Egyptians?

This exciting new anthology from the editor of Vampires, Wine and Roses features a diverse selection of remarkable talents, from major bestselling authors like Anne Rice (famous for her vampire and mummy novels) and Elizabeth Peters (mystery's master of Egyptology), to all-time favorites such as Bram Stoker (who wrote one of the first mummy novels) and Agatha Christie (queen of the sealed "tomb" mystery). Into the Mummy's Tomb even includes a few surprises-a short story by Tennessee Williams (his first professional sale), an actual translation of a tale written in 300 B.C. by an Egyptian priest, and nonfiction pieces by famous Egyptologist Arthur Weigall and the discoverer of King Tut's tomb, Howard Carter. You never know what you might find when you venture Into the Mummy's Tomb-for century-spanning tales of horror, fantasy, romance, and history.

Includes contributions from:

• Anne Rice
• Elizabeth Peters
• Bram Stoker
• H.P. Lovecraft
• Tennessee Williams
• Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
• Agatha Christie
• Edgar Allan Poe
• Ray Bradbury
• Mark Twain
• Sir H. Rider Haggard
• Louisa May Alcott
• Rudyard Kipling
• Sax Rohmer
• and more