| FOREWORD |
Peter Straub |
| INTRODUCTION: IT SEEMED LIKE A SIMPLE IDEA AT THE TIME . . . |
Stephen Jones and Kim Newman |
| 1. THE REVENGER'S TRAGEDY (1607) |
Robert Silverberg |
| 2. PIKOVAIA DAMA / THE QUEEN OF SPADES (1834) |
Chelsea Quinn Yarbro |
| 3. A CHRISTMAS CAROL (1843) |
Elizabeth Hand |
| 4. JANE EYRE (1847) |
Doug Bradley |
| 5. REKOPIZ ZNALEZIONY W SARAGOSSIE / THE MANUSCRIPT FOUND IN SARAGOSSA (1847) |
Jay Lake |
| 6. NEW GRUB STREET (1891) |
K.W. Jeter |
| 7. THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY (1891) |
David J. Skal |
| 8. THE WAR OF THE WORLDS (1898) |
Les Edwards |
| 9. THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES (1902) |
Tony Richards |
| 10. THE BOATS OF THE "GLEN CARRIG" (1907) |
Rick Hautala |
| 11. LE FANTÔME DE L'OPÉRA / THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (1911) |
Jean-Marc Lofficier and Randy Lofficier |
| 12. FANTÔMAS (1911) |
Tim Lucas |
| 13. THE CASE OF CHARLES DEXTER WARD (1927-28) |
Christopher Wicking |
| 14. THEY RETURN AT EVENING (1928) |
Barbara Roden and Christopher Roden |
| 15. CREEP, SHADOW! (1934) |
Sydney J. Bounds |
| 16. THE TRAIL OF FU MANCHU (1934) |
Chaz Brenchley |
| 17. THE DEVIL RIDES OUT (1934) |
Stephen Volk |
| 18. THE HAUNTED OMNIBUS (1937) |
Gahan Wilson |
| 19. THE EDGE OF RUNNING WATER (1939) |
Robert Weinberg |
| 20. L'ÉTRANGER / THE STRANGER (1942) |
T.M. Wright |
| 21. SLEEP NO MORE: TWENTY MASTERPIECES OF HORROR FOR THE CONNOISSEUR (1944) |
David A. Sutton |
| 22. LOST WORLDS (1944) |
Storm Constantine |
| 23. JUMBEE AND OTHER UNCANNY TALES (1944) |
Stefan Dziemianowicz |
| 24. GREAT TALES OF TERROR AND THE SUPERNATURAL (1944) |
Gwyneth Jones |
| 25.THE OPENER OF THE WAY (1945) |
Joel Lane |
| 26. GORMENGHAST (1946-50) |
Christopher Fowler |
| 27. CARNACKI THE GHOST-FINDER (1947) |
Gary Gianni |
| 28. DARKER THAN YOU THINK (1948) |
Randy Broecker |
| 29. TALES OF HORROR AND THE SUPERNATURAL (1949) |
Tanith Lee |
| 30. NINETEEN EIGHTY-FOUR (1949) |
Lucius Shepard |
| 31. HOUSE OF FLESH (1950) |
David Bischoff |
| 32. FANCIES AND GOODNIGHTS (1951) |
Anne Billson |
| 33. THE KILLER INSIDE ME (1952) |
Nancy A. Collins |
| 34. THE THIRD GHOST BOOK (1955) |
Laurence Staig |
| 35. THE BODY SNATCHERS (1955) |
Andy Duncan |
| 36. THE TALENTED MR. RIPLEY (1955) |
John Gordon |
| 37. THE HUNGER AND OTHER STORIES (1957) |
Norman Partridge |
| 38. THE BLIND OWL (1957) |
Robert Irwin |
| 39. THE MIDWICH CUCKOOS (1957) |
Mark Morris |
| 40. A SCENT OF NEW-MOWN HAY (1958) |
Howard Waldrop |
| 41. A STIR OF ECHOES (1958) |
Ed Gorman |
| 42. THE WEIRDSTONE OF BRINSINGAMEN (1960) |
Muriel Gray |
| 43. TALES OF TERROR (1961) |
Terry Dowling |
| 44. SOME OF YOUR BLOOD (1961) |
Peter Atkins |
| 45. WE HAVE ALWAYS LIVED IN THE CASTLE (1962) |
Jack Womack |
| 46. THE CASE AGAINST SATAN (1962) |
Darrell Schweitzer |
| 47. SOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY COMES (1963) |
Peter Crowther |
| 48. THE COLLECTOR (1963) |
Ian MacLeod |
| 49. WHO FEARS THE DEVIL? (1963) |
Glen Hirshberg |
| 50. A WRINKLE IN THE SKIN (1965) |
Simon Clark |
| 51. ROSEMARY'S BABY (1967) |
Nancy Holder |
| 52. THE PLAYBOY BOOK OF HORROR AND THE SUPERNATURAL (1967) |
Ellen Datlow |
| 53. PAGES FROM COLD POINT (1968) |
Terry Lamsley |
| 54. OUTER DARK (1968) |
John Farris |
| 55. THE BOOK OF SKULLS (1971) |
Stephen Baxter |
| 56. HARVEST HOME (1973) |
Elizabeth Massie |
| 57. THE NIGHT STALKER (1973) |
P.N. Elrod |
| 58. BLOOD SPORT (1974) |
Michael Swanwick |
| 59. NIGHTSHADE (1975) |
Nicholas Royle |
| 60. PEACE (1975) |
Roz Kaveney |
| 61. THE YEAR OF THE SEX OLYMPICS: 3 TV PLAYS (1976) |
David Drake |
| 62. OUR LADY OF DARKNESS (1977) |
Marc Laidlaw |
| 63. THE CEMENT GARDEN (1978) |
Paul McAuley |
| 64. DARKNESS WEAVES WITH MANY SHADES (1978) |
Jo Fletcher |
| 65. THE BLOODY CHAMBER AND OTHER STORIES (1979) |
Sir Christopher Frayling |
| 66. SWEENY TODD (1979) |
Thomas Ligotti |
| 67. THE COLLECTED STORIES OF ELIZABETH BOWEN (1980) |
D.F. Lewis |
| 68. DARK FORCES: NEW STORIES OF SUSPENSE AND SUPERNATURAL HORROR (1980) |
Christopher Golden |
| 69. TALES FROM THE NIGHTSIDE (1981) |
John Burke |
| 70. THEY THIRST (1981) |
Yvonne Navarro |
| 71. THE FACE THAT MUST DIE (1983) |
Poppy Z. Brite |
| 72. THE WOMAN IN BLACK (1983) |
David Stuart Davies |
| 73. PET SEMATARY (1983) |
Michael Marshall Smith |
| 74. CLIVE BARKER'S BOOKS OF BLOOD VOLUMES ONE, TWO AND THREE (1984) |
Anthony Timpone |
| 75. PERFUME: THE STORY OF A MURDERER (1986) |
Nancy Kilpatrick |
| 76. FINISHING TOUCHES (1986) |
Bill Sheehan |
| 77. STRANGE TOYS (1987) |
Kelly Link |
| 78. THE DARK DESCENT (1987) |
Allen Koszowski |
| 79. MISERY (1987) |
Graham Joyce |
| 80. THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS (1988) |
Frank M. Robinson |
| 81. PRIME EVIL (1988) |
Mark Chadbourn |
| 82. BY BIZARRE HANDS: STORIES BY JOE R. LANSDALE (1989) |
Jay Russell |
| 83. THE GROTESQUE (1989) |
Peter H. Cannon |
| 84. CARRION COMFORT (1989) |
David Morrell |
| 85. FROM HELL (1989-99) |
Stephen R. Bissette |
| 86. AMERICAN PSYCHO (1991) |
David McGillivray |
| 87. LOST SOULS (1992) |
Brian Hodge |
| 88. THE COURSE OF THE HEART (1992) |
China Miéville |
| 89. FLICKER (1992) |
Adam Simon |
| 90. X, Y (1993) |
Paul Di Filippo |
| 81. SKIN (1993) |
Caitlín R. Kiernan |
| 92. THROAT SPROCKETS: A NOVEL OF EROTIC OBSESSION (1994) |
Tananarive Due |
| 93. THE OFF SEASON: A VICTORIAN SEQUEL (1995) |
Simon R. Green |
| 94. THE NIGHTMARE FACTORY (1996) |
S.T. Joshi |
| 95. A SIGHT FOR SORE EYES (1998) |
Roberta Lannes |
| 96. REPRISAL (1999) |
Michael Shea |
| 97. A HAUNTING BEAUTY (2000) |
John Pelan |
| 98. HOUSE OF LEAVES (2000) |
Jeff VanderMeer |
| 99. FEESTERS IN THE LAKE & OTHER STORIES (2002) |
Richard A. Lupoff |
| 100. MORE TOMORROW & OTHER STORIES (2003) |
Tim Lebbon |
| LISTS OF RECOMMENDED READING |
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| APPENDIX I: HORROR: 100 BEST BOOKS |
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| APPENDIX II: FURTHER READING |
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| SELECTED WEBLIOGRAPHY |
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| ABOUT THE EDITORS |
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| INDEX TO THE BOOKS, AUTHORS AND CONTRIBUTORS |
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| ACKNOWLEDGMENTS |
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"In addition to writing introductions placing these two books within the context of both horror as a genre and literature as a whole, Jones and Newman have provided excellent headnotes complementing the biographical, bibliographical, and even critical comment of each essay; and appended a chronological list featuring scores of titles from ancient times through the date of their book's publication, which they deemed just as important as those covered in the essays."
—Jim Rockhill
ALL HALLOWS #42, October, 2006
"Excellent sequel . . . There are many insightful and fascinating essays here."
—MACHENALIA, Winter 2006
"For true fans of horror literature, the news that Stephen Jones and Kim Newman
have finally followed up their essential 1988 reference book Horror: 100 Best Books is cause for serious celebration, not to mention a fine reason to start making must-read lists."
—Gemma Files
RUE MORGUE, Issue 58, July 2006
"Horror fans seeking what to read next will not only find out here; they'll also have their taste and appreciative capacity refined by the intelligent, passionate commentary of the 100 writers who selected these 100 essays."
—Ray Olson
BOOKLIST
"The recommendations are heartfelt, often idiosyncratic and always entertaining, making this a fine bedside book for the darker hours."
—THE WEEKEND AUSTRALIAN, 29-30 APRIL, 2006
