Whispers in the Night
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Whispers in the Night: Stories of the Mysterious & Macabre is a collection of horror
, suspense and science fiction
short stories
by author Basil Copper
. It was released in 1999
by Fedogan & Bremer
in an edition of 1,100 copies of which 100 were numbered and signed by the author and artist. All but three of the stories are original to this collection. The others first appeared in the anthologies The Mammoth Book of Frankenstein, The Vampire Omnibus and Horror for Christmas.
Horror fiction
Horror fiction also Horror fantasy is a philosophy of literature, which is intended to, or has the capacity to frighten its readers, inducing feelings of horror and terror. It creates an eerie atmosphere. Horror can be either supernatural or non-supernatural...
, suspense and science fiction
Science fiction
Science fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities...
short stories
Short Stories
Short Stories may refer to:*A plural for Short story*Short Stories , an American pulp magazine published from 1890-1959*Short Stories, a 1954 collection by O. E...
by author Basil Copper
Basil Copper
Basil Copper is a prolific English writer and former journalist and newspaper editor. He became a fulltime writer in 1970.In addition to horror and detective fiction, Copper is perhaps best known for his series of Solar Pons stories continuing the character created as a tribute to Sherlock Holmes...
. It was released in 1999
1999 in literature
The year 1999 in literature involved some significant events and new books.-Events:*June 19 - Stephen King is hit by a Dodge van while taking a walk. He spends the next three weeks hospitalized...
by Fedogan & Bremer
Fedogan & Bremer
Fedogan & Bremer is a weird fiction specialty publishing house founded in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1985 by Philip Rahman and Dennis Weiler. The name comes from the nicknames of the two founders when they were in college....
in an edition of 1,100 copies of which 100 were numbered and signed by the author and artist. All but three of the stories are original to this collection. The others first appeared in the anthologies The Mammoth Book of Frankenstein, The Vampire Omnibus and Horror for Christmas.
Contents
- "Out of the Fog: Recollection", by Stephen JonesStephen Jones (author)Stephen Jones is an editor of horror anthologies, and the author of several book-length studies of horror and fantasy films as well as an account of Lovecraft's early British publications....
- "Better Dead"
- "Reader, I Buried Him!"
- "One for the Pot"
- "Wish You Were Here"
- "In a Darkling Wood"
- "The Grass"
- "Riding the Chariot"
- "Final Destination"
- "The Obelisk"
- "Out There"
- "The Summerhouse"