- Paperback: 286 pages
- Publisher: Booksurge Publishing (January 2007)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1419658476
- ISBN-13: 978-1419658471
- Product Dimensions: 15.2 x 22.9 x 1.5 cm
- Shipping Weight: 494 g
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
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"Are you afraid of the dark? You know perfectly well you are, and you may as well admit it!" - Boris Karloff, from the Introduction. In 1943 - a good year for terrors both foreign and domestic - beloved acting great Boris Karloff released the stellar hardcover anthology, TALES OF TERROR. Selected and presented by the Master himself, this collection of vintage ghost stories and strange tales featured renowned writers of the weird such as Bram Stoker and Algernon Blackwood, and included the now-acknowledged classics, "Beast With Five Fingers," "The Damned Thing," and many others. Karloff's lengthy introductory essay, written with the elegance, wit and grace that were hallmarks of the man, expounds on his theory of "horror" and "terror," and provides revealing insights into the psychology and philosophy that he personally brought to the genre, both as anthologist and actor.
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Karloff's Necronomicon,
By Steve (USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Tales of Terror (Paperback)
Disguised as a quaint and curious volume of "spooky tales," Tales of Terror features all sorts of denizens of the supernatural world that will surely wreak havoc on your subconscious during those dark nighttime hours.Boris Karloff dons the top hat of ringmaster for this literary carnival of the macabre as he presents the finest stories from the world of horror. World-renowned authors including Bierce, Poe, Stoker, Blackwood, Burrage and their ghastly creations of zombies, ghosts and monsters take center ring to thrill and delight the hapless reader with a spine-tingling experience. This book is a welcomed addition to my library, nestled between Greg Mank's Karloff and Lugosi and We Belong Dead: Frankenstein.
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Stories that gave Frankenstein a shiver,
By Riley0091 (Concord, NH) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Tales of Terror (Paperback)
"It all started out in a spirit of good clean fun," states Boris Karloff when an old friend, now a book publisher's editor, challenged him to compile an anthology of terror stories - "a collection of bogey stories selected by a professional bogey man." The challenge was well met.Of the hundreds of literary works in the canon of supernatural and fantastic fiction, Boris, a refine and well-read gentleman of the Dark, does a Herculaneum task of selecting the finest and most frightful. His selection of 13 terrors includes: THE BEAST WITH FIVE FINGERS, THE JUDGE'S HOUSE, THE WAXWORKS, THE WILLOWS (a favorite of H.P. Lovecraft), THE DAMNED THING, and his Introduction which is filled with valuable insight on his selection process, the difference between horror and terror, as well as a critique of each story. If you are a fan of Boris and are a little curious about what made him "a mass of goose flesh," or just want to spend a gloomy, stormy night with some of horror's greatest writers, this is the book for you.
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5.0 out of 5 stars (23 customer reviews) 5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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Karloff's Necronomicon,
By Steve - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Tales of Terror (Paperback)
Disguised as a quaint and curious volume of "spooky tales," Tales of Terror features all sorts of denizens of the supernatural world that will surely wreak havoc on your subconscious during those dark nighttime hours.Boris Karloff dons the top hat of ringmaster for this literary carnival of the macabre as he presents the finest stories from the world of horror. World-renowned authors including Bierce, Poe, Stoker, Blackwood, Burrage and their ghastly creations of zombies, ghosts and monsters take center ring to thrill and delight the hapless reader with a spine-tingling experience. This book is a welcomed addition to my library, nestled between Greg Mank's Karloff and Lugosi and We Belong Dead: Frankenstein. 4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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An amazing collection!!!,
By Jacob - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Tales of Terror (Paperback)
I purchased this book some weeks ago, and I have to say it makes a wonderful addition to a horror fan's collection. Although "The Waxwork" stands as my particular favorite, other works including Bram Stoker's "The Judge's House" and Algernon Blackwood's "The Willows" are outstanding as well.One warning though...do not read alone on a dark and stormy night, unless you are looking for a few nightmares... 4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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Classic Horror for the Demanding Reader,
By S. Michael Wilson "A Strange Hero to a Select... - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Tales of Terror (Paperback)
Every now and then, fans of the horror genre need to take a step back from the endless piles of over-the-top gorefests and Stephen King wannabes and indulge in the classic stories that have served as the foundation that modern horror literature is built upon. You need to remind yourself where it all came from, and how well it was done.A collection of such classic tales of the spooky and macabre is just what Dr. Acula would prescribe for such a need, and who better to compile such a reading list than the personification of creeping terror himself? Do yourself a favor and pick this book up for the next dark and stormy night. The Doctor commands it! |
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