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The Vampire Archives: The Most Complete Volume of Vampire Tales Ever Published (Vintage Crime/Black Lizard)by Otto Penzler
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:The Vampire Archives is the biggest, hungriest, undeadliest collection of vampire stories, as well as the most comprehensive bibliography of vampire fiction ever assembled. Dark, stormy, and delicious, once it sinks its teeth into you there's no escape. Vampires — whether imagined by Bram Stoker or Anne Rice — they are part of the human lexicon and as old as blood itself. They are your neighbors, your friends, and they are always lurking. Now Otto Penzler — editor of the bestselling Black Lizard Big Book of Pulps — has compiled the darkest, the scariest, and by far the most evil collection of vampire stories ever. With over eighty stories, including the works of Stephen King and D. H. Lawrence, alongside Lord Byron and Tanith Lee, not to mention Edgar Allan Poe and Harlan Ellison, The Vampire Archives will drive a stake through the heart of any other collection out there. Other contributors include: Arthur Conan Doyle • Ray Bradbury • Ambrose Bierce • H. P. Lovecraft • Harlan Ellison • Roger Zelazny • Robert Bloch • Clive Barker Review:"Penzler's second massive anthology for Black Lizard (following 2007's The Black Lizard Big Book of Pulps) collects an astoundingly thorough and enjoyable set of 86 vampire tales, poems and true stories. Classics such as Le Fanu's 'Carmilla,' Poe's 'Ligeia' and Stoker's 'Dracula's Guest' are nicely interspersed with lesser-known older and newer works. Fredric Brown's 'Blood,' an old-school sci-fi short-short, is a hoot, and D.H. Lawrence's 'The Lovely Lady' is a witty satire that in many ways harks back to Polidori's 'The Vampyre.' Other standouts include Lisa Tuttle's 'The Replacements,' a gothic feminist tale, and Gardner Dozois and Jack Dann's 'Down Among the Dead Men,' a chilling story set in a Nazi concentration camp. Neil Gaiman's introduction and Daniel Seitler's superb 100-plus-page bibliography of vampire fiction round out the anthology." Publishers Weekly (Starred Review) (Copyright Reed Business Information, Inc.) Review:"Penzler has assembled what ought to be the last word in vampire-ish verbiage." Kirkus Reviews Review:"[T]he experience of reading the anthology feels like a walk in a beautifully landscaped cemetery, perfectly laid out with varying tactile delights and far vistas. The gigantic bulk of this book is counterbalanced by its lucid editorial touches..." BookPage Synopsis:With stories by Stephen King, D.H. Lawrence, Tanith Lee, and Harlan Ellison, The Vampire Archives is the biggest, hungriest, undeadliest collection of vampire stories as well as the most comprehensive bibliography of vampire fiction ever assembled.
About the AuthorOtto Penzler is the proprietor of The Mysterious Bookshop in New York City. He was publisher of The Armchair Detective, the founder of the Mysterious Press and the Armchair Detective Library, and created the publishing firm Otto Penzler Books. He is a recipient of an Edgar Award for The Encyclopedia of Mystery and Detection and the Ellery Queen Award by the Mystery Writers of America for his many contributions to the field. He is the series editor of The Best American Mystery Stories of the Year. His other anthologies include Murder for Love, Murder for Revenge, Murder and Obsession, The 50 Greatest Mysteries of All Time, and The Best American Mystery Stories of the Century. He wrote 101 Greatest Movies of Mystery and Suspense. He lives in New York City. What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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