A secret from his own past threatens to rise up from the grave and seek revenge on archaeologist Reed Taylor

Excavation

Literature & Fiction

Steve Rasnic Tem

Genre Fiction

Avon/Books

Kept in protective cover, excellent condition quick shipping

Shadows 5

Tanith, Lee

Grant, Charles L. (editor) (Chelsea Quinn Yarbro

Doubleday and Company

This anthologyBlue Rose by Peter StraubThe Monster by Joe HaldemanLacunae by Karl Edward WagnerPale Trembling Youth by W.H. Pugmire and Jessica Amanda SalmonsonMuzak for Torso Murders by Marc LaidlawGoodbye, Dark Love by Roberta LannesOut There by Charles L. GrantLittle Cruelties by Steve Rasnic TemThe Man with the Hoe by George Clayton JohnsonThey're Coming for You by Les DanielsVampire by Richard Christian MathesonLapses by Chelsea Quinn YarbroThe Final Stone by William F. NolanIrrelativity by Nicholas RoyleThe Hands by Ramsey CampbellThe Bell by Ray RussellLost Souls by Clive BarkerReaper by Robert BlochThe Transfer by Edward BryantPain by Whitley Strieber

Cutting Edge

Karl Edward Wagner

Peter Straub

Chelsea Quinn Yarbro

Les Daniels

William F. Nolan

George Clayton Johnson

Jessica Amanda Salmonson

Marc Laidlaw

Charles L. Grant

W.H. Pugmire

Richard Christian Matheson

Joe, Haldeman

Roberta Lannes

Contemporary

Futura

Nominated for the Bram Stoker AwardWinner, International Horror Guild Award, 2000

City Fishing

Silver Salamander Press

The first major English-language collection of the short fiction of acclaimed author Steve Rasnic Tem. This mammoth retrospective covers two decades of writing & features over three dozen stories with several pieces appearing for the first time.

Blood Is Not Enough Stories of Vampirism

Harlan Ellison

Fritz LEIBER

Gahan Wilson

Harvey Jacobs

Jack Dann

Gardner Dozois

Garry Kilworth

PAT CADIGAN

Chet Williamson

Edward Bryant

Leonid, Andreyev

Scott Baker

dan-simmons

S.N. Dyer

Susan Casper

Open Road Media

Borderlands 3

Avram Davidson

Kristine Kathryn Rusch

Poppy Z. Brite

Andrew Vachss

Lawrence C. Connolly

Kathe Koja

Ed. Gorman

Whitley-Strieber

White Wolf Publishing

“Kafkaesque” isn’t a term that’s used often or even lightly. So when it finds itself tied to any modern-day author, you know you’ll be in for a real treat. And that’s just what we’ve come to expect from Steve Rasnic Tem. His work often embodies the same nightmarish quality that authors like Kafka inject into their own writing. However, in Tem’s stories the situations are even more nihilistic. His environments are inhabited by droogs and degenerates, lost or forgotten, whose stories — up until now — have had no voice. But in a world overrun by an abject and apathetic populace, Tem provides his characters with all the voice they need. 
Thus, it’s no surprise that violence is the wallpaper that lines Tem’s squalid hallways. Stories like “Facing It” and “Rough Justice” portray a dog-eat-dog world where “little bastards” are held in check and accused baby killers receive their just deserts. But keep a look-out for irony knocking on the door — it provides all the epiphany our flawed anti-heroes would ever wish to meet. 
In “Rat Catcher” an infestation of rodents in one family’s home leads to an anguished plea for help. But the man who arrives leaves their children unsettled, and like the nightmare the father endured as a child, a horrific manifestation has been resurrected. Just as deplorable is “The Stench” in which Riley is continually hampered by foul odors found in ordinary people, places, and things, forcing him to avoid them at all costs. But one man’s trash is another man’s treasure, and for Riley, the stench he so admonishes may in fact be our windfall. 
Tem shows that there may be a glimmer of sentiment lurking inside — one that needs its door slammed shut. “Love Letters” features a man traveling cross country in the hopes of recovering his ex’s love notes. No matter what their nostalgia, they pull him further from reality and further from the closure he so desperately needs. 
“Daddy’s an Actor” and “My Daughter is Here” feature two distinct father-daughter depictions: one that surrounds a fascination with the art of acting; and the other with end-of-life care. Their faux relationships may be teetering on the brink of collapse, but thankfully, their “daughters” are there to swoop in and help as needed…in their own little, maladjusted ways. 
Unlike the noir-driven exploits from your father’s time, these forty-three tales of crime and deception run the gamut from high-altitude capers to back-alley brouhahas. You’ll meet obsessives and connivers, goons and scoundrels. You may find it uncomfortable or even disturbing, but you’ll never be lonely or bored locked inside Tem’s “Kafkaesque” amphitheater. With nearly 500 pages of disturbing content, it’s not to be read all at once.

Rough Justice

Centipede Press

Best New Horror #27 [Signed Slipcase]

Stephen Jones

Helen Marshall

Neil, Gaiman

Robert Aickman

Kate Farrell

PS Publishing

In this latest edition of THE WORLD S LONGEST-RUNNING ANNUAL SHOWCASE OF HORROR AND DARK FANTASY you will find CUTTING-EDGE stories by such authors as ROBERT AICKMAN, STORM CONSTANTINE, GEMMA FILES, NEIL GAIMAN, JOHN LANGAN, HELEN MARSHALL and STEVE RASNIC TEM, amongst many others, along with the usual OVERVIEW OF THE YEAR IN HORROR and NECROLOGY of those who have left us.

Best New Horror #27 [Trade Paperback]

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