Best of
Horror

1972

Rod Serling's Night Gallery 2


Rod Serling - 1972
    Tinged with a taste of terror!"Collector's Items:" A lot of people want to get Augie Kolodney, the fattest, toughest racketeer in America; but no one wants to get and keep him the way Dr. Glendon, connoisseur of precious "one-of-a-kinds," does..."The Messiah on Mott Street:" As his grandfather lies dying, a little boy searches the ghetto for a miracle maker and finds a black mailman who is the true Messiah - or the Angel of Death..."The Different Ones:" Poor Victor, born helpless and deformed, tormented by children and adults alike... until he finds peace on a horror-filled planet."Lindemann's Catch:" The hardest fishing captain out of Boston ran his ship and his men with an iron hand; right up until the day he netted a monster..."Suggestion:" Harvey Hemple always wanted to be the life of the party - until he became the death of it...Tune in to more great tales of terror on Rod Serling's Night Gallery!

Shudders


Ross R. OlneyH.G. Wells - 1972
    BurrageUsed Car by H. R. WakefieldThe Inexperienced Ghost by H.G. WellsThe Whistling Room by William Hope HodgsonThe Last Drive by Carl JacobiThe Monkey's Paw by W.W. JacobsSecond Night Out by Frank Belknap LongThe Hills Beyond Furcy by Robert G. AndersonFloral Tribute by Robert Bloch

The Secret of Seven Oaks


Juanita Coulson - 1972
     But Diane and her brothers Barrett and Andrew had had more than their share of sorrow. Shadowed by the uncanny prophecies of the Tarot, Ellen becomes involved in a terrifying family struggle that first began more than ten years ago. Ellen is obsessed and must investigate… What was the secret of Seven Oaks? The Secret of Seven Oaks is a thrilling supernatural horror tale told in the classic tradition, sure to delight and terrify fans of Stephen King and Simon Clark. Praise for Juanita Coulson: “… A richly detailed construction…” C J Cherryh “Coulson works on an enormous canvas — sometimes almost overwhelming. The characters are always memorable.” Marion Zimmer Bradley Juanita Coulson is an American science fiction and fantasy writer. She is also widely known in filk music circles since the 1950s for her singing and songwriting; she has won several Pegasus Awards for her filking. For thirty-three years, she co-edited the science fiction fanzine Yandro with her husband "Buck" (Robert Coulson). Yandro was nominated for a Hugo Award every year from 1958-1967; it won the award in 1965, thus marking Coulson as one of the very first women to be so honored.

Chase


K.R. Dwyer - 1972
    Vietnam left him with a hard drinking habit, a mental breakdown - and massive guilt.So who will believe him when he swears a psychopath is out to get him? When society is sick, the mad are sane - and persecution is a killer's game...

A Dedicated Friend


Shirley Longford - 1972
    After the operation, Daisy is desperate to get back to her family, yet the days go by and she remains in the hospital; meanwhile, an old friend keeps visiting with news of home, and Daisy becomes increasingly uneasy.

Alfred Hitchcock Presents: Terror Time (More Tales from A Month of Mystery)


Alfred Hitchcock - 1972
    

Passport to the Supernatural: An Occult Compendium from All Ages & Many Lands


Bernhardt J. Hurwood - 1972
    

Hey, You Down There!


Harold Rolseth - 1972
    Short story about the communication between a famer's wife and the underground denziens as they discover each other through the farm's recently dug well.

A Tide of Terror: An Anthology of Rare Horror Stories


Hugh Lamb - 1972
    The red lodge.--Morrow, W.C. His unconquerable enemy.--Brennan, J.P. On the elevator.--Benson, A.C. The closed window.--Benson, E.F. The step.--Benson, R.H. Father Brent's tale.--Birkin, C. Some new pleasures prove.--Lawrence, M. The dogs of Pemba.--Blackwood, A. Full circle.--Munby, A.N.L. The Tregannet Book of Hours.--Rohmer, S. The master of Hollow Grange.--Heriot, C.D. The trapdoor.--Mitford, B. The sign of the spider.--Bierce, A. Some haunted houses.--Beachcroft, T.O. The eyes.--Burke, T. Johnson looked back.--Scott, E. The twelve Apostles.--Walpole, Sir H. Mrs Lunt.