The Architecture of Fear by Kathryn Cramer

Still, recommended for academic and larger public libraries. The anthology has a strong psychological bent, and several of the other stories lack the necessary depth to rise above merely illustrating some psychological tenet. Superior stories, including Robert Aickman's ''The Fetch'' and Joyce Carol Oates's ''Haunted,'' range in style from literary mainstream to ''slasher'' film graphic, but are well written and ultimately convincing in the worlds they create. etina (cs) Deutsch (de) English (en) Español (es). Pautz, September 11, 1991, Random House Value Publishing edition, Hardcover in English. Library Journal Containing 11 original stories and three reprints, this horror theme anthology concerns itself with haunted houses and haunted minds. The architecture of fear by Kathryn Cramer, Peter D. The Architecture of Fear ( 1987) An anthology of stories edited by Kathryn Cramer and Peter D Pautz Buy from Amazon Search Sorry, we've not found any editions of this book at Amazon Find this book at Publisher's Weekly Setting is important in fiction, and perhaps never more so than in the horror genre. Also particularly good are the stories by Joyce Carol Oates, Robert Aickman and Scott Baker. Particularly impressive are Gene Wolfe's play on fairy-tale themes, ''In the House of Gingerbread'' Ramsey Campbell's sad and sinister ''Where the Heart Is,'' about a widower who cannot bring himself to leave his home and memories ''Visitors'' by Jack Dann, in which a boy becomes conscious of the dead souls inhabiting the hospital in which he lies dying and Michael Bishop's sweet, surreal ''In the Memory Room,'' where a corpse wistfully reminisces as she is being made up by a funeral parlor cosmetician. The quality of the selections varies, but there are some wonderful tales here. Kathryn Cramer co-edited the World Fantasy Award-winning anthology The Architecture of Fear and was the editor of its widely-praised sequel Walls of Fear. she won a World Fantasy Award for her anthology The Architecture of Fear. This anthology of 14 original stories proves the case. Kathryn Cramer is a writer, critic, and anthologist, and was coeditor of the.

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The Architecture of Fear by Kathryn Cramer