Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1969660 in Books
• Published on: 2005-03-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• 208 pages

Customer Reviews

A fast, fun anthology by some of horror's greats
Horrorscape collects some of the best stories by a who's who list of horror writers. The result is a fun, fascinating read. Over all, the stories are fast paced and thrilling. Only a few stories lag compared to the others, but this anthology has far fewer weak points than other anthologies I've read through the years.

A full list of the stories is as follows:

*The Chaney Legacy by Robert Bloch
*Soft Monkey by Harlan Ellison
*Death on the Nile by Connie Willis
*Menage a Trois by F. Paul Wilson
*Peacemaker by Charles Grant
*Night They Missed the Horror Show by Joe R. Lansdale
*The Yard by William F. Nolan
*In the Trees by Steve Rasnic Tem
*Dead Air by Gregory Nicoll
*The Third Dead Body by Nina Kiriki Hoffman
*The Troll by Ray Bradbury
*Brazo de Dios by Elizabeth Massie

A great read and a perfect vacation book as most of the stories are very short. Highly recommended.

S'awright
I was so anticipating a great read when I ordered this, but it wasnt all that good. A lot 'lighter' than I anticipated. It wasnt horrible, but not worth as much money as I spent. Dont get this one unless you can get it under $5.

Fast and fun horror anthology
This first volume in a collected short horror story collection features some genuinely chilling tales from 12 different writers. While not every story featured here is a masterpiece, Horrorscape sure has some great tales that horror fans will eat up. Psycho writer Robert Bloch's "The Chaney Legacy" revolves around the makeup kit of legendary horror icon Lon Chaney, and something nasty that comes with it. Harlan Ellison's "Soft Monkey" is surprisingly suspenseful and has a dynamite climax, while the promising Nina Kiriki Hoffman's "The Third Dead Body" lures you in with a different take on the conception of zombie horror. The standout of this collection is undoubtadly Joe R. Lansdale's "Night They Missed the Horror Show", which revolves around two redneck teens bored to death and looking for fun, and they get much, much more than they bargained for. This story alone is worth giving Horrorscape a look, and proves that real horror doesn't have to be supernatural to be effective. Ray Bradbury's "The Troll" attempts to be a slightly dark fairy tale, but it doesn't work as well as it should. The other stories here, by Connie Willis, F. Paul Wilson, Charles Grant, William Nolan, Steve Rasnic Tem, Gregory Nicoll, and Elizabeth Massie, all have their up's and down's, but there isn't a bad tale in the bunch. All in all, if you're into horror or if you're a fan of any of the aforementioned writers, check this out.