- Paperback: 288 pages
- Publisher: Carroll & Graf Publishers Inc (31 Aug 2005)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0786716762
- ISBN-13: 978-0786716760
- Product Dimensions: 22.6 x 15.2 x 2.3 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 770,763 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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In a truly distinguished collection of twenty superb, sublimely dark tales written especially for this volume, such acknowledged contemporary masters of horror fiction as Clive Barker, Ray Bradbury, Ramsey Campbell, Nancy Holder, Richard Laymon, Brian Lumley, Joe Lansdale, Whitley Streiber, F. Paul Wilson, and Chelsea Quinn Yarboro serve up a veritable feast of fear. For the first time ever, Dark Delicacies, the USA's foremost horror bookstore, lends its famous name to an anthology designed to please the palate of the genre's most discriminating fans. Throughout, the editors - Del Howison (co-owner of Dark Delicacies) and leading horror anthologist Jeff Gelb - present perfectly crafted, freshly original horror-fiction fare that is as terrifying as it is chillingly delicious.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Delightful darkness from some of the best.,
By vi "disturbian" (U.K.) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Dark Delicacies: Original Tales of Terror and the Macabre by the World's Greatest Horror Writers (Paperback)
With a foreword by the legendary Richard Matheson and an introduction by Jeff Gelb, you are told that the origins of Dark Delicacies is an actual bookstore that deals solely in horror. This store has attracted some of the greatest horror writers of modern times and now some of them have written short stories that are in this collection.
Richard Laymon ,Clive Barker,Ray Bradbury and Ramsey Campbell to name just a few of the authors who are on show here and if you know anything at all about horror fiction then you know those writers are not just the most popular in terms of book sales but also highly inventive, shiver-inducing, intelligent and thought provoking horror writers ever. There are 19 tales in all, only one of which I had read before in another horror collection (Clive Barker's 'Haeckle's Tale') the rest are new to me and with some it is clear they were written just for this book because they do mention the Dark Delicacies bookstore. In turns all the stories are chilling, nasty and twisted. All are well-written with a hint of wit and/or a smattering of gore...something to suit every horror reader whether it be the tale of the cannibal who runs a roadside diner or the story of a possible time where strict religion rules all and executions are televised and even bet upon like sporting events or maybe you'll like the story of a horror convention turned zombie apocalypse. There really wasn't a stinker in the bunch for me, but I suppose it depends on your taste in horror and these are proper horror stories, not the happily-ever-after kind of fables, some of these tales will leave you shocked and contemplating, which is never a bad thing.Also the stories were all of a good length, neither dragged out as to become boring or cut short of satisfying. Each author has a short biography in the back of the book that will help direct you to other work they have done. Enjoy these gruesome bite-sized chunks from the best horror has to offer. Thank you.
1 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
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Gloomy Sunday,
By Sangeet Kusu (UK) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Dark Delicacies: Original Tales of Terror and the Macabre by the World's Greatest Horror Writers (Paperback)
Sombre Dimanche, Triste Domingo, Trauriger Sonntag, Szomoru Vasarnap or Gloomy Sunday. Any name says it, I grab it. I'm heavily obsessed with the names. I just wanna find out what's the truth in the story. The story that has stuck in my mind since schooldays when a classmate mentioned that there was a song called Gloomy Sunday and whoever listened to it committed suicide. Since the invention of internet and google, was I able to find little more information.
Not evidence but urban legend has it that in Hungary the year 1933, a struggling composer and pianist named 'Rezso Seress' composed/wrote a song called Szomoru Vasarnap in his native language after his girlfriend left him. With the help of poet Lazslo Javor, the lyrics was improvised and despite refusals by record companies for having such depressing lyrics and melancholic music, it reached the public. As the song started to associate with several suicides it was banned. In 1936, American lyricists Desmond Carter and Sam M. Lewis translated in English in their own versions and called it Gloomy Sunday. And singers like Paul Robeson and Billie Holiday sang it. Don't know if the English version was also a killer song. The song gained so much popularity that it has been translated in many languages and 100s of artists around the world have recorded in their own versions The information is all what's in the internet. I want the evidence. The German movie 'Gloomy Sunday' (aka 'Ein Lied von Liebe und Tod') is imaginary story based on the facts directed by Rolf Schübel. It's like the movie 'Titanic'. Another Hungarian book called 'Szomoru Vasarnap' is again imaginary drama based on the true story written by Peter Muller. Books such as 'The Giant Book Of Strange But True' by Tom Slemen, 'Copycat Effect' by Loren Coleman and this 'Dark Delicacies' mention about Gloomy Sunday. It's the reason for which I possess these books.
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4.2 out of 5 stars (21 customer reviews) 26 of 28 people found the following review helpful:
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The State of tje Horror Genre, 2005,
By Bookreporter - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Dark Delicacies: Original Tales of Terror and the Macabre by the World's Greatest Horror Writers (Hardcover)
There are a number of quality stories in the horror genre but few vehicles in which to showcase them. I keep hoping for a breakthrough, and we just might have it with DARK DELICACIES, a new horror anthology edited by Del Howison and Jeff Gelb. Howison is the owner of Dark Delicacies, a bookstore that caters to horror fans. Gelb has made his own contributions to the horror field, most notably with the critically acclaimed HOT BLOOD anthology series that he edits with Michael Garrett. Howison and Gelb have assembled a stellar cast of authors to contribute to the inaugural voyage of DARK DELICACIES, providing a collection of stories that for the most part live up to even the grandest expectations.
It would be difficult to top a volume that opens with an original Ray Bradbury story. The inclusion of "The Reincarnate" sets the tone of quality that permeates this collection. It is reminiscent of Bradbury's work in the 1960s --- a fine, bittersweet tale of loss and yearning with a classic supernatural tone, one that relies on mood and emotion rather than shock and splatter (not that there's anything wrong with that!) to carry it along. There are so many great stories here that it is difficult to pick a consistent favorite. "The Pyre and Others" by David Schow will resonate with bibliophiles, while giving a whole new meaning to the term "dream book." A previously unpublished Richard Laymon story, "The Drowning Girl," plays on a male fantasy dealing with voyeurism (as, indeed, much of his work did), yet it is as haunting a work as one is likely to encounter. William F. Nolan is also well-represented here with "Depompa." Nolan was writing well-crafted, understated short stories before I could even hold a pencil properly (and I'm old enough to remember black-and-white television). Yet "Depompa" may well be his best work, wherein he puts a new spin on Hollywood and hero worship with a James Dean-like actor and a fan with a death wish. However, I would have to narrow my favorite stories down to three. "Art of the Game" by F. Paul Wilson is an understated, old-school story wherein a corrupt cop gets his comeuppance in San Francisco's Chinatown; "Bloody Mary Morning" by the criminally under-appreciated John Farris concerns a family of businessmen who carry the method of their ultimate destiny as a genetic trait; and "Haeckel's Tale," Clive Barker's best work in years, puts a whole new twist on grave robbing. There is only one story in DARK DELICACIES that suffers by its inclusion, and that is "Kaddish" by Whitley Strieber; it doesn't seem to belong here at all, either qualitatively or thematically. Certainly, however, the collective embarrassment of riches contained here makes one quickly forget about this addition. The inaugural volume of DARK DELICACIES easily could have been subtitled "The State of the Horror Genre, 2005." I'll be looking forward (hopefully) to similar summations in 2006, 2007 and beyond. Highly recommended. --- Reviewed by Joe Hartlaub 16 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
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A Strangely Good Group of Stories,
By Antonio D. Paolucci "Collector of Entertainment" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Dark Delicacies: Original Tales of Terror and the Macabre by the World's Greatest Horror Writers (Hardcover)
First off, the title of this book is a little misleading. Dark Delicacies is not a trip into fantastic eroticism, vampiric tales of obscene delight, or anything in the vein of goth. This book carries the name of a book shop, nothing more, that is known for carrying only horror books and other such things dealing with the occult, with Del Howison as the proprietor of this shop as well as co-editor of this book.
After I learned as much, I found myself diving deep into the terror-tales in this book, and no book in recent years has opened up as good as this. Ray Bradbury's tale is an intricate, circling story that really introduces what can be expected from the other tales in this book. What is great about this book is that it covers all ranges of horror, from the hack-and-slash to the psychological, and most of them are successful in there attempts to elicit a chill. And, along with Ray Bradbury, there are quite a few high-powered writers contributing their talent to this book, including Clive Barker, Chelsea Quinn Yarbro, Ramsey Campbell, Nancy Holder, and Richard Matheson, and those are the ones I've heard of before. While I hesitate to say what some of the stories are about, I will say that of the 20 tales (I've read 15), I was only disappointed maybe twice. Not once did I feel exploited, though, which is something very important to me when I read horror. These stories are smart, as well as scary. Because of that reason, I have to recommend this book above all other short story collections this year that relates to horror or dark fantasy. Often, I pick up a best of collection and realize that only four or five of the tales actually appeal to my tastes. Not with this one. If you love old-fashioned horror written by some of the fields masters, then get Dark Delicacies. 22 of 30 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A Superb Collection of Modern Horror,
By Linda Painchaud-Steinman "PARK EDGE BOOKS" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Dark Delicacies: Original Tales of Terror and the Macabre by the World's Greatest Horror Writers (Hardcover)
First, I'll say that in my opinion, there wasn't a single "clunker" of a story in this entire anthology. Each tale worked in its own way to captivate and satisfy --even for this "jaded" reader of horror.
Second, I must say that I strongly disagree with the reviewer who attacked Whitley Streiber's story on the basis that it had a "liberal" slant. (What does that have to do with merit of the story???) If you don't like liberals, that's fine, but why include your opinion in a book review?) Anyway, I digress, as did the writer of that review. Finally, some of the best stories in the book are by the lesser known authors, though the superstars who were included didn't send in any "trunk stories" either. Recommended! |
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