Lists of Bests: Stanley Wiater's "Modern Horror Fiction: 113 Best Books" http://www.listsofbests.com/list/29862 From Stanley Wiater's book _Dark Thoughts on Writing_ (http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/1227949 ). In the reference section at the back is this list of books by horror, dark fantasy, or dark suspense authors who have "received critical success or awards in his or her career." Wiater's list includes "styles ranging from the most repulsively explicit to the most maddeningly subtle." _"Modern" here means published after 1960 (but before 1997, when the book was published.)_ _The list is alphabetical by author._ Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:51:52 GMT en-us 0 50 113 50 0 Tales of Love and Death http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/2277436 <div id="position">1</div><div class="place-image-placeholder"><span class="qm">*</span></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Robert Aickman</div> The Vanishment http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/1504740 <div id="position">2</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/1504740"><img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51p2KgHGnvL._SL75_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Jonathan Aycliffe</div> Crash: A Novel http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/6375 <div id="position">3</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/6375"><img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/413Way%2Bo5VL._SL75_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by J. G. Ballard</div> The Wasp Factory http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/2433306 <div id="position">4</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/2433306"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/0316858560.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Iain Banks</div> The Books of Blood (vols. 1-6) http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/2766750 <div id="position">5</div><div class="place-image-placeholder"><span class="qm">*</span></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Clive Barker</div> Charles Beaumont: Selected Stories http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/2602707 <div id="position">6</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/2602707"><img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51lS9SW59nL._SL75_.jpg" /></a></div> The Smell of Evil http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/1107701 <div id="position">7</div><div class="place-image-placeholder"><span class="qm">*</span></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Charles Birkin</div> Aliens: Tribes http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/4134966 <div id="position">8</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/4134966"><img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/5159FSYGD6L._SL75_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Stephen R. Bissette</div> The Exorcist http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/1600 <div id="position">9</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/1600"><img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41aTHbUkSBL._SL75_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by William Peter Blatty</div> Selected Short Stories (3 vols.) http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/2768391 <div id="position">10</div><div class="place-image-placeholder"><span class="qm">*</span></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Robert Bloch</div> The Brains of Rats http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/2448155 <div id="position">11</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/2448155"><img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/5194REAR83L._SL75_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Michael Blumlein</div> The October Country http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/982668 <div id="position">12</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/982668"><img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51KZG1X3FPL._SL75_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Ray Bradbury</div> Howling http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/2768393 <div id="position">13</div><div class="place-image-placeholder"><span class="qm">*</span></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Gary Brandner</div> Shapes Of Midnight http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/2766720 <div id="position">14</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/2766720"><img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51n0fclkvYL._SL75_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Joseph G. Brennan</div> Swamp Foetus: A Collection of Short Stories http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/61196 <div id="position">15</div><div class="place-image-placeholder"><span class="qm">*</span></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Poppy Z. Brite</div> The Face That Must Die http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/231722 <div id="position">16</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/231722"><img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/510PNC11E9L._SL75_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Ramsey Campbell</div> The Panic Hand http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/5813 <div id="position">17</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/5813"><img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/11APFMSKKBL._SL75_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Jonathan Carroll</div> Burning Your Boats http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/528112 <div id="position">18</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/528112"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/0099592916.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Angela Carter</div> Death Stalks the Night http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/1028670 <div id="position">19</div><div class="place-image-placeholder"><span class="qm">*</span></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Hugh B. Cave</div> Shudders and Shivers http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/2768399 <div id="position">20</div><div class="place-image-placeholder"><span class="qm">*</span></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by R.Chetwynd- Hayes</div> Deus-X http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/2768400 <div id="position">21</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/2768400"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/0963858513.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Joseph A. Citro</div> THE PAIN DOCTORS OF SUTURE SELF GENERAL... http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/2768401 <div id="position">22</div><div class="place-image-placeholder"><span class="qm">*</span></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Alan M., Randy Fox and K. J. Peterson. Clark</div> The Children's Hour http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/979517 <div id="position">23</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/979517"><img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/71BY6T7HBVL._SL75_.gif" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Douglas Clegg</div> Nameless Sins (Gauntlet) http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/929514 <div id="position">24</div><div class="place-image-placeholder"><span class="qm">*</span></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Nancy A. Collins</div> Homecoming http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/2768403 <div id="position">25</div><div class="place-image-placeholder"><span class="qm">*</span></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Matthew J. Costello</div> Escardy Gap http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/1884473 <div id="position">26</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/1884473"><img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/4183VHCE78L._SL75_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Peter Crowther</div> Tales of the Unexpected http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/89157 <div id="position">27</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/89157"><img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/5179C06FG4L._SL75_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Roald Dahl</div> The Black Castle http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/4134983 <div id="position">28</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/4134983"><img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51ydoQKcWSL._SL75_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Les Daniels</div> From the Heart of Darkness http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/2768408 <div id="position">29</div><div class="place-image-placeholder"><span class="qm">*</span></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by David Drake</div> The Essential Ellison: A 35 Year Retrospective http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/136664 <div id="position">30</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/136664"><img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51H43XN1NAL._SL75_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Harlan Ellison</div> Lizard Wine http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/2768410 <div id="position">31</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/2768410"><img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/418HQ40BD4L._SL75_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Elizabeth Engstrom</div> The Dark Country http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/767208 <div id="position">32</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/767208"><img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51CSAZKKJSL._SL75_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Dennis Etchison</div> Scare Tactics http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/2768411 <div id="position">33</div><div class="place-image-placeholder"><span class="qm">*</span></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by John Farris</div> The Sandman (series) http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/742118 <div id="position">34</div><div class="place-image-placeholder"><span class="qm">*</span></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Neil Gaiman</div> She Let Him Continue http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/2768413 <div id="position">35</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/2768413"><img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41XKbgTZ28L._SL75_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Stephen Geller</div> Methods of Madness http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/863160 <div id="position">36</div><div class="place-image-placeholder"><span class="qm">*</span></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Ray Garton</div> Moonchasers and other stories http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/1156967 <div id="position">37</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/1156967"><img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/415MBKJA68L._SL75_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Ed Gorman</div> Tales From The Nightside http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/1584956 <div id="position">38</div><div class="place-image-placeholder"><span class="qm">*</span></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Charles Grant</div> *OP Cormorant http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/1506939 <div id="position">39</div><div class="place-image-placeholder"><span class="qm">*</span></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Stephen Gregory</div> 12 Stories of Suspense and The Supernatural http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/2768416 <div id="position">40</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/2768416"><img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41FZXVG32GL._SL75_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Davis Grubb</div> Red Dragon http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/456799 <div id="position">41</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/456799"><img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51dyts9nF6L._SL75_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Thomas Harris</div> The Mountain King http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/958539 <div id="position">42</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/958539"><img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/519P3V6GDRL._SL75_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Rick Hautala</div> Portent http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/1378794 <div id="position">43</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/1378794"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/0330376241.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_V44823832_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by James Herbert</div> The Happy Man http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/1329743 <div id="position">44</div><div class="place-image-placeholder"><span class="qm">*</span></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Eric Higgs</div> Falling Angel http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/868689 <div id="position">45</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/868689"><img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51-lwTVaXqL._SL75_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by William Hjortsberg</div> The Convulsion Factory http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/2768423 <div id="position">46</div><div class="place-image-placeholder"><span class="qm">*</span></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Brian Hodge</div> Dead in the Water http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/1027158 <div id="position">47</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/1027158"><img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51MNR2ZCHWL._SL75_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Nancy Holder</div> The End Of Alice http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/19336 <div id="position">48</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/19336"><img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41RQSRXJbtL._SL75_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by A.M. Homes</div> The Haunting of Hill House (Penguin Classics) http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/795812 <div id="position">49</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/795812"><img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51NlY23zNHL._SL75_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Shirley Jackson</div> Twilight Zone Scripts and Stories http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/1396191 <div id="position">50</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/1396191"><img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51NEG8Y9FYL._SL75_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by George Clayton Johnson</div>