Gahan Wilson is one of the masters of macabre cartooning, ranked with Charles Addams, Edward Gorey, and Gary Larson. He is also a masterful storyteller. From the horror of "blot" to the gentle unease of "Campfire Story," from the classic oral-horror style of "The Marble Boy" to the science fiction scares of "It Twineth Round Thee in Thy Joy," the collection in The Cleft and Other Odd Tales shows Wilson at his very best. Originally published in Playboy,...

The world of children as Gahan Wilson remembered it, in contrast to the world of children as depicted in Peanuts and other cartoon strips.

Presents the entire run of Sunday comics restored with a brief historical commentary. Each installment presents a cluster of single-panel gags.

A collection of more than fifteen traditional and original scary stories.

Poems about unusual or frightening things. Includes as topics Halloween, witches, and creepy creatures.

"Stories chosen by a panel of judges as the best works of fantasy published in the English language in 1973-1974, together with portions of the panel discussions, acceptance speeches and commentary by outstanding writers in the field." --

The phenomenally popular Book of Lists series has sold millions of copies from coast to coast, enthralling trivia aficionados with fascinating infobits about simply everything! Now the latest edition turns an evil eye toward the strange, the blood-curdling, and the macabre with spine-tingling fun facts from the dark side of entertainment. Chock-full of creepy information from the netherworlds of movies, TV, literature, video games, comic

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Fairy tales reimagined—in stories by “a distinguished company of writers” including Neil Gaiman, Joyce Carol Oates, and Tanith Lee (Kirkus Reviews).
For many of us, the fairy tale was our first exposure to the written word and the power of storytelling. These wondrous works of magic and morality enthralled us, enchanted us, sometimes terrified us, and remain in our hearts and memories still. Once again, World...