The Vampire Archives: the Most Complete Volume of Vampire Tales Ever Published

Brief Description: "The most complete volume of vampire tales ever published."Biographical Note: Otto Penzler is the proprietor of The Mysterious Bookshop in New York City. He was publisher of "The Armchair Detective," the founder of the Mysterious Press and the Armchair Detective Library, and created the publishing firm Otto Penzler Books. He is a recipient of an Edgar Award for The Encyclopedia of Mystery and Detection and the Ellery Queen Award by the Mystery Writers of America for his many contributions to the field. He is the series editor of The Best American Mystery Stories of the Year. His other anthologies include Murder for Love, Murder for Revenge, Murder and Obsession, The 50 Greatest Mysteries of All Time, and The Best American Mystery Stories of the Century. He wrote 101 Greatest Movies of Mystery & Suspense. He lives in New York City. Table of Contents: Foreword: "Kim Newman"Preface: "Neil Gaiman "Introduction: "Otto Penzler " PRE-DRACULA Good Lady Ducayne: "M. E. Braddon "The Last Lords of Gardonal: "William Gilbert "A Mystery of the Campagna: "Anne Crawford "The Fate of Madame Cabanel: "Eliza Lynn Linton "Let Loose: "Mary Cholmondeley "The Vampire: "Vasile Alecsandri "The Death of Halpin Frayser: "Ambrose Bierce "Ken's Mystery: "Julian Hawthorne "Carmilla: "Sheridan Le Fanu "The Tomb of Sarah: "F. G. Loring "Ligeia: "Edgar Allan Poe "The Old Portrait: "Hume Nisbet "The Vampire Maid: "Hume Nisbet " TRUE STORIES The Sad Story of a Vampire: "Eric (Count) Stenbock"A Case of Alleged Vampirism: "Luigi Capuana "An Authenticated Vampire Story: "Franz Hartmann " GRAVEYARDS, CASTLES, CHURCHES, RUINS Revelations in Black: "Carl Jacobi "The Master of Rampling Gate: "Anne Rice "The Vampire of Kaldenstein: "Frederick Cowles "An Episode of Cathedral History: "M. R. James"Schloss Wappenburg: "D. Scott-Moncrieff "The Hound: "H. P. Lovecraft "Bite-Me-Not Or, Fleur De Fur: "Tanith Lee "The Horror at Chilton Castle: "Joseph Payne Brennan"The Singular Death of Morton: "Algernon Blackwood "The Death of Ilalotha: "Clark Ashton Smith "" "THAT'S POETIC The Bride of Corinth: "Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe "The Giaour: "Lord Byron "La Belle Dame Sans Merci: "John Keats " HARD TIMES FOR VAMPIRES Place of Meeting: "Charles Beaumont "Duty: "Ed Gorman "A Week in the Unlife: "David J. Schow " CLASSIC TALES Four Wooden Stakes: "Victor Roman "The Room in the Tower: "E. F. Benson"Mrs. Amworth: "E. F. Benson"Doctor Porthos: "Basil Copper "For the Blood Is the Life: "F. Marion Crawford "Count Magnus: "M. R. James "When It Was Moonlight: "Manly Wade Wellman "The Drifting Snow: "August Derleth"Aylmer Vance and the Vampire: "Alice and Claude Askew "Dracula's Guest: "Bram Stoker "The Transfer: "Algernon Blackwood "The Stone Chamber: "H. B. Marriott Watson "The Vampire: "Jan Neruda"The End of the Story: "Clark Ashton Smith " PSYCHIC VAMPIRES The Lovely Lady: "D. H. Lawrence "The Parasite: "Arthur Conan Doyle "Lonely Women Are the Vessels of Time: "Harlan Ellison" SOMETHING FEELS FUNNY Blood: "Fredric Brown"Popsy: "Stephen King "The Werewolf and the Vampire: "R. Chetwynd-Hayes"Drink My Red Blood: "Richard Matheson "Dayblood: "Roger Zelazny" LOVE . . . FOREVER Replacements: "Lisa Tuttle"Princess of Darkness: "Frederick Cowles "The Silver Collar: "Garry Kilworth "The Old Man's Story: "Walter Starkie "Will: "Vincent O'Sullivan "Blood-Lust: "Dion Fortune "The Canal: "Everil Worrell "When Gretchen Was Human: "Mary A. Turzillo "The Story of Chugoro: "Lafcadio Hearn" THEY GATHER The Men & Women of Rivendale: "Steve Rasnic Tem"Winter Flowers: "Tanith Lee"The Man Who Loved the Vampire Lady: "Brian Stableford "Midnight Mass: "F. Paul Wilson " IS THAT A VAMPIRE? The Adventure of the Sussex Vampire: "Arthur Conan Doyle"A Dead Finger: "Sabine Baring-Gould"Wailing Well: "M. R. James "Human Remains: "Clive Barker"The Vampire: "Sydney Horler "Stragella: "Hugh B. Cave "Marsyas in Flanders: "Vernon Lee "The Horla: "Guy De Maupassant"The Girl With the Hungry Eyes: "Fritz Leiber"" "THIS IS WAR The Living Dead: "Robert Bloch "Down Among the Dead Men: "Gardner Dozois and Jack Dann" MODERN MASTERS Necros: "Brian Lumley"The Man Upstairs: "Ray Bradbury"Chastel: "Manly Wade Wellman "Dracula's Chair: "Peter Tremayne "Special: "Richard Laymon "Carrion Comfort: "Dan Simmons "The Sea Was Wet as Wet Could Be: "Gahan Wilson " The Vampire: A Bibliography: "Compiled by""Daniel Seitler " Marc Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 919-1029). Publisher Marketing: With stories by Stephen King, D. H. Lawrence, Tanith Lee, and Harlan Ellison, The Vampire Archives is the biggest, hungriest, undeadliest collection of vampire stories as well as the most comprehensive bibliography of vampire fiction ever assembled. Review Citations:

Booklist 10/15/2009 pg. 29 (EAN 9780307473899, Paperback)

School Library Journal 12/01/2009 pg. 146 (EAN 9780307473899, Paperback)

Kirkus Reviews 10/01/2009 (EAN 9780307473899, Paperback)

People Weekly 11/02/2009 pg. 53 (EAN 9780307473899, Paperback)

Kirkus Reference Reviews-Adult 09/01/2009 pg. 11 (EAN 9780307473899, Paperback)

Library Journal Annex 10/27/2009 (EAN 9780307473899, Paperback)

Publishers Weekly 08/24/2009 pg. 47 (EAN 9780307473899, Paperback) - *Starred Review

Contributor Bio:  Penzler, Otto Otto Penzler is a renowned mystery editor, publisher, columnist, and owner of New York's The Mysterious Bookshop, the oldest and largest bookstores solely dedicated to mystery fiction. He has edited more than fifty crime-fiction anthologies. Contributor Bio:  Newman, Kim Kim Newman is a novelist, critic and broadcaster. His fiction includes the "Anno Dracula "novels, "Life's Lottery" and "Mysteries of the Diogenes Club", and "The Vampire Genevieve" as Jack Yeovil. His other non-fiction books include "Ghastly Beyond Belief" (with Neil Gaiman), "Horror: 100 Best Books" (with Stephen Jones), "Wild West Movies", "Millennium Movies "and BFI Classics studies of "Cat People "and "Doctor Who". He is a contributing editor to "Sight & Sound "and "Empire" magazines, has written plays for BBC radio, and directed and written a tiny film "Missing Girl". His official web-site, 'Dr Shade's Laboratory' can be found at www.johnnyalucard.com. Contributor Bio:  Gaiman, Neil Neil Gaiman is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of more than twenty books for readers of all ages, and the recipient of numerous literary awards, including the Shirley Jackson Award and the Locus Award for Best Novelette for his story "The Truth Is a Cave in the Black Mountains." Originally from England, he now lives in America.