SEPT.
26, 2005
DARK
DELICACIES
It
was a gory good time at Dark Delicacies for their first published
hardcover anthology DARK DELICACIES: Original Tales of Terror and
The Macabre by the Worlds Greatest Horror Writers (Carroll
& Graf). The fans were lined up out the door to get a
copy of the book which includes contributers, Ray Bradbury, Clive
Barker, Richard Matheson and seventeen others. The book can be ordered
through Amazon, Cemetery Dance, and Dark
Delicacies.
The
Dark Delicacies crew. Left to Right
Lisa Morton, D. Lynn Smith, Roberta Lannes, David J. Schow, Robert Steven Rhine, Jeff Gelb (publisher), Steven Niles, Nancy Holder and Del Howison (center). |
Lisa
Morton, D. Lynn Smith, Roberta Lannes, David J. Schow, R, S Rhine,
Jeff Gelb (publisher), Steven Niles
and Nancy Holder and Del Howison (center)
after his sixth beer. Whitley Strieber was also was at the signing
but slinked out before this picture.
R.S.
Rhine and Steve Niles were once again table mates at A Dark Delicacies
event. Rhine signed in Steven's copy of the book, "Satan Loves
Steven Niles." Niles wrote in Rhine's book "Jesus Hates
You."
Writers
Robert Steven Rhine and Steve Niles |
Here's
what they're saying about the book:
"...using
top-notch names in the horror field, you should take notice...stories
so sinister that it nudges Dark Delicacies into must-have territory."
- Bookgasm
"Libraries
with a strong horror following should add this dark gem to their
collections...the 19 original stories commissioned especially for
this collection revel in the macabre...features contributions by.distinguished
writers in the genre" - Library Journal
"Vampires,
zombies, werewolves, necromancers all get their due." - Kirkus
Reviews
"...this
anthology of 20 new tales of the macabre is an all-star concert
whose performers work haunting riffs on gutbucket themes...a formidable
lineup of horror's top creative talents." - Publishers Weekly
"...a
stellar cast of authors...a collection of stories which for the
most part live up to even the grandest expectations...a collective
embarrassment of riches contained in Dark Delicacies." - The
Book Report
"...a
good anthology, with impressive highs." - Locus Magazine
"The
inaugural volume of Dark Delicacies could easily have been subtitled
"The State of the Horror Genre, 2005...Highly Recommended"
- The Book Report
"Howison
was clearly successful in delivering his goal: a diverse assortment
focused solely on "total horror". To illustrate the variety
he chose to bookend the anthology with two vastly different luminaries
- Ray Bradbury and Clive Barker." - Fangoria |
John Gulager, 
