The Fifty Cent Piece A couple spend a night at a haunted house. with his buddy and went into hiding in the woods near Clifton.Ĭhattanooga's Ghost Even death can't keep Chattanooga from his cigars!Ī college girl returns to her dorm room to find her roommate murdered! From Spooky Maryland. The Brick Wall After a soldier kills a man in a duel, he has to face the terrible vengeance of the man's friends.īunny Man The Bunny Man was an insane killer who escaped from a local asylum in D.C. The Barn Dance A lost man strays into a local barn dance and finds himself dancing with a ghost.īlack Magic A young woman is stolen away from her bridegroom by a former suitor who can control the forces of the dead. The wraith was an evil creature that desired nothing more than to wrap its long arms around humans or animals and pull them down into the water to drown.Īmber A game on the Ouji board turns deadly serious. When he left his tribe to work with the white lumbermen, he changed his name to William Cloud, and the lumberjacks started calling him �Cloudy.� They liked to hear Cloudy tell the story of the wraith that lived in the creek that powered the local log chute. The first night in town, he came across a man named Sam who had spent much of his life banishing ghosts. In desperation, the owner of the house went to the big city, looking for a man or woman who would be able to banish the spirit of Sifty-Sifty-San. But no one would live there because a spirit calling itself Sifty-Sifty-San drove everyone away. There was once a beautiful old house right on the edge of a lake, surrounded by woods. As I tossed and turned, I recalled the story my great-uncle told me about a ghost that haunted the marshlands. So I settled beside a fallen log to rest until daylight. None dared cross the old crone for fear that their cows would go dry, their food-stores rot away before winter, their children take sick of fever, or any number of terrible things that an angry witch could do to her neighbors.Īfter a long day of unlucky hunting, I found myself stuck in the middle of the marshlands for the night, without a flashlight or a lantern to guide my stumbling steps. Folks living in the town nearby called her Bloody Mary, and said she was a witch. It will be nice to have some company around the house.īloody MaryShe lived deep in the forest in a tiny cottage and sold herbal remedies for a living. None of the neighbors know where she came from, so I guess she is ours. She just appeared at the kitchen door and wanted to come in. This is our new cat, said Ethel, giving me a hug and a kiss to welcome me home. That's a lot of Stephen King! In past years, we've resisted giving authors more than one slot on the list (though we made an exception for Nora Roberts during the 2015 romance poll - and she's basically the Stephen King of romance.) In the end, we decided that since so much classic horror is in short story format, we would allow authors one novel and one short story if necessary.The Black Cat's MessageI came home late one night after work and found my wife Ethel puttering about the kitchen with a big yellow cat at her heels. I'd be hiding under the bed shuddering without their help.Īnd a word about Stephen King: Out of almost 7,000 nominations you sent in, 1,023 of them were for the modern master of horror. Readers did nominate them, but the judges felt uncomfortable debating the inclusion of their own work - so it's up to me to tell you to find and read their excellent books! I personally, as a gigantic horror wuss, owe a debt of gratitude to this year's judges, particularly Hendrix, for their help writing summaries for all the list entries.
One thing you won't see on the list is any work from this year's judges, Stephen Graham Jones, Ruthanna Emrys, Tananarive Due and Grady Hendrix. 100 Best Books Happy Ever After: 100 Swoon-Worthy Romances
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