Contents: * Introduction by J.N. Williamson * "Popsy" by Stephen King * "Second Sight" by Ramsey Campbell * "The Yard" by William F. Nolan * "The New Season" by Robert Bloch * "The Near Departed" by Richard Matheson * "Ice Sculptures" by David B. Silva * "Wiping the Slate Clean" by G. Wayne Miller * "The Litter" by James Kisner * "Splatter: A Cautionary Tale" by Douglas E. Winter * "Deathbed" by Richard Christian Matheson * "American Gothic" by Ray Russell * "Moist Dreams" by Stanley Wiater * "Dog, Cat, and Baby" by Joe R. Lansdale * "Nothing from Nothing Comes" by Katherine Ramsland * "If You Take My Hand, My Son" by Mort Castle * "Maurice and Mog" by James Herbert * "Fish Story" by Dennis Hamilton * "Outsteppin’ Fetchit" by Charles R. Saunders * "In the Tank" by Ardath Mayhar * "Hidey Hole" by Steve Rasnic Tem * "The Night Is Freezing Fast" by Thomas F. Monteleone * "Buried Talents" by Richard Matheson * "Lake George in High August" by John Robert Bensink * "Wordsong" by J.N. Williamson * "The Man Who Drowned Puppies" by Thomas Sullivan * "The Boy Who Came Back from the Dead" by Alan Rodgers
Author
Gerald Neal Williamson (April 17, 1932 - December 8, 2005) wrote and edited horror stories under the name J. N. Williamson. He also wrote under the name Julian Shock. Born in Indianapolis, IN he graduated from Shortridge High School. He studied journalism at Butler University. He published his first novel in 1979 and went on to publish more than 40 novels and 150 short stories. In 2003 he received a lifetime achievement award from the Horror Writers of America. He edited the critically acclaimed How to Write Tales of Horror, Fantasy & Science Fiction (1987) which covered the themes of such writing and cited the writings of such writers as Robert Bloch, Lee Prosser, Richard Matheson, Ray Bradbury, H. P. Lovecraft, August Derleth, William F. Nolan, and Stephen King. Many important writers in the genre contributed to the book. Williamson edited the popular anthology series, Masques. Some of his novels include The Ritual (1979), Playmates (1982), Noonspell (1991), The Haunt (1999), among others. He was also a well known Sherlockian and received his investiture (The Illustrious Client) in the Baker Street Irregulars in 1950. Source: Wikipedia
