The Dark Descent

by David G. Hartwell

Paper Book, 1987

Status

Available

Call number

813.087208

Publication

New York, N.Y. : T. Doherty Associates : [Distributed by St. Martin's Press], c1987.

Description

A comprehensive presentation of the evolution of the horror story, filled with significant and powerful works by the masters of the genre.

User reviews

LibraryThing member silversurfer

Some great short stories..scary, scary....

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LibraryThing member lpg3d

This is an excellent collection of horror short stories. One of the best anthologies I've read.

LibraryThing member dgmillo

A must have for lovers of horror.

LibraryThing member Stahl-Ricco

This is quite a collection! A veritable "murder's row" of great horror authors! And, as a big fan of Stephen King, three from him, including the Lovecraftian "Crouch End", which is not one of my faves. But, beware! Not only is this a scary group of tales, it's one heck of a heavy volume to boot!

Read and workout at the same time!

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LibraryThing member 9days

A very good collection spanning the genre from classics (such as Poe and Hawthorne), to contemporary authors (King and Barker), and everything in between.

While certainly not comprehensive, this broad collection is a great addition to any horror collection, or for anyone wanting to get acquainted

with the genre.

I only wish the order of stories was chronological, to see the progression of horror.

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LibraryThing member keylawk

The editor presents an illustrated discussion of the growth of horror as a genre. Excellent short story collection.

LibraryThing member Mikal9000

A superb collection of horror tales both classic and contemporary. "The Dark Descent" refers to the ordering of the stories: they go from explicit supernatural themes, to more subtle and ambiguous treatments of the uncanny and dreadful. Tip: skip the editor's pretentious, PoMo-gobbledegook

introductions to the stories, and just enjoy these bone-chilling tales on their own terms.

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LibraryThing member amandrake

My taste in horror is pretty narrow, but even for me this fat collection was far more "hit" than "miss"

LibraryThing member jwhenderson

An amazing anthology of stories that not only represent the best of horror fiction but document the - "descent" - of such fiction over more two centuries. The stories are divided into three streams: moral, psychological, and fantastic. Included are the familiar and the unfamiliar (at least to this

reader) from some of the greatest authors writing in any genre to the great specialists in the field of horror fiction. This is a collection to be relished and referred to when the desire to be terrified takes your fancy.

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