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by A Sarrantonio (Author) "No book is an island, and this one, especially, owes its form and being to some very special people ..." (more)
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A ward-winning writer and editor Al Sarrantonio gathers together twenty-nine original stories from masters of the macabre. From dark fantasy and pure suspense to classic horror tales of vampires and zombies, 999 showcases the extraordinary scope of fantastical fright fiction. The stories in this anthology are a relentless tour de force of fear, which will haunt you, terrify you, and keep the adrenaline rushing all through the night.



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AL SARRANTONIO's twenty-five books includes the horror novels Moonbane, House Haunted, Skeletons,and Totentanz, as well as the critically acclaimed science fiction trilogy Five Worlds. He has been an editor, reviewer and columnist, and has been nominated for the Horror Writers Association's Bram Stoker Award and the Private Eye Writers of America's Shamus Award. His short stories have appeared in magazines such as Heavy Metal, Twilight Zone, and Realms of Fantasy, as well as in anthologies including The Year's Best Horror Stories, Great Ghost Stories, and The Best of Shadows. A collection of his best horror tales, Head Stories, has just been published.
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4.0 out of 5 stars masterpiece, Jul 18 2004
By vern mejia (grand cayman ,cayman islands) - See all my reviews
ok ill jus start by saying this book left me wanting more story after story it kept me glued the entertainment level is astonishing i have recommended this book to all my friends and they all love it, a lil scare neva hurt anyone
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2.0 out of 5 stars Little here for the horror fans, Feb 7 2004
I'll be honest and state that I bought this book because I am a Ligotti obsessive and this collection featured a new novella by Ligotti. "The Shadow, The Darkness" was everything I expected it would be and more; it's a tale of art being a manifestation of the most essential darkness in the universe. Philosophically and stylistically similar to the Teatro Grottesco tales from The Nightmare Factory, this novella alone makes the collection worth picking up for any Ligotti fan.
Other than that, there is not a single story worth reading in the collection. The King is uninspired garbage, a poorly executed haunted painting story bearing King's usual trademarks of purple prose and clumsy characterization (along with an ending that is completely predictable). If you want to read a haunted painting story that is truly effective, try Aickman's "Ravissante."
Many stories in the volume did not even contain any supernatural elements, such as Edward Lee's "ICU," a hideously overblown and distasteful piece on child pornography. The only way that this story inspires horror is by causing the reader to realize that trash like this gets published in the first place. I don't know about the rest of the reading population, but I don't find stories about the disgusting practice of child pornography to be entertaining in the least.
Moving on, Bentley Little's "The Theater" features haunted vegetables (how frightening)! But probably the worst piece in here is Lansdale's "Mad Dog Summer," which is a transparent retread of To Kill a Mockingbird. Lansdale transposes nearly everything from that novel: we find the two child protagonists (a boy and his younger sister), a mentally handicapped villain who turns out to be a good guy, a family of racist hicks and even an African American who is unfairly executed. Come on, Lansdale, if you are going to write a horror adaptation of To Kill a Mockingbird, you could at least inject some supernatural elements instead of adding an entirely unnecessary child molestation scene.
Even the other notable authors aside from Ligotti turn in mediocre pieces. Ramsey Campbell's "The Entertainment" is a lukewarm rewrite of Aickman's "The Hospice." Though I know Campbell is an admitted Aickman fan (and has even gone so far as to list "The Hospice" as one of his ten favorite stories), this homage is entirely superfluous, as it in no way improves on the original. Gaiman's offering is also pretty weak stuff, which was dissapointing as I know that Gaiman at least has decent taste in literature. Finally, Klein's "Growing Things" is enjoyable for its subtle horror but ultimately insubstantial.
My verdict: Ligotti fans should pick this up for "The Shadow, The Darkness," but I wouldn't recommend 999 to anyone else.
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2.0 out of 5 stars Yawn, Nov 10 2002
By Jeffrey L. Armbruster (Rancho Santa Margarita, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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I wish it had some scary stories.
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5.0 out of 5 stars my new favorite editor
This massive volume (and his new Redshift), will put Al Sarrantonio on the list of all time great speculative fiction editors. Read more
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