San Diego: IDW Publishing, (2010). A collection of three graphic novels featuring zombies - "They stalk, they rot, they eat flesh, they're the walking dead . . ranging from the seriously scary 'Feast!' to the urban sprawl 'Eclipse of the Undead,' and finally ending with the surreal stylings of the one-and-only Ashley Wood in 'The Complete Zombies vs. Robots'.". ISBN: 978-1600105272.

New York: Simon & Schuster, (1978) dj. Hardcover first edition - The second (and most popular) novel by this Southern author, and her only foray into horror fiction. Set in "a wealthy suburb in Atlanta where an ambitious young architect is building a dramatically contemporary house. However, as each of three families move into the house in succession, their lives are torn apart and destroyed. Meanwhile the warnings of the neighbors next door are ignored, and their fears are dismissed. A story of unimaginable evil invading the comfortable world of the complacent rich. 346 pp. Dust jacket by Wendell Minor. ISBN: 0-671240188.

New York: Quality Paperback Book Club, (1991). First edition - Omnibus edition containing the complete text of three of Jackson's best books -a lot of great reading in one book! Each is paginated separately - 306 pp, 246 pp and 214 pp.

New York: Warner, (1992) dj. Hardcover first edition - An anthology of cutting-edge horror fiction, with stories which originally appeared in the Hugo Award nominated Midnight Graffiti magazine. Features the first book publication of "Rainy Season" by Stephen King. Other contributors include Dan Simmons, Nancy Collins, Harlan Ellison, Neal Gaiman, John Shirley, David Schow and more. 365 p

New York: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016. First edition - The author's very highly praised third novel - a story of obsession and deadly mystery - Dr. Caleb Maddox is a San Francisco toxicologist studying the chemical effects of pain, who becomes entangled in a serial-murder investigation. Lee Child called this Patient, stylish and incredibly suspenseful. while Stephen King said it "is an electrifying read, building from shock to shock. The final chapter is an absolute stunner." 273 pp.

New York: Pyramid Books, (1965). First edition - Collects 7 stories, all originally published in Weird Tales, by Clark Ashton Smith, David Keller, Frank Belknap Long, Robert Howard, Edmund Hamilton, Seabury Quinn and Nietzin Dyalhis. Introduction by Sam Moskowitz and brief notes preceding each story. Cover art and internal black and white illustrations by Virgil Finlay. 50c. Pyramid Books No.R-1125, cover price 50 cents. 158 pp plus 2 pp ads.

Koln: Konemann, 1995. dj. Hardcover - An attractively produced edition of this collection of 14 classic stories of horror and detection, including - in addition to the title story - The Fall of the House of Usher, The Masque of the Red Death, The Pit and the Pendulum, The Purloined Letter and more. Includes a section of notes at the end. A compact format, measuring just 6 3/4 inches by 5 inches, and well printed on good quality paper, and bound in teal cloth. 310 pp. ISBN: 3-89508090x.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1916. dj. Hardcover first edition - A collection of five short stories and three novellas. Although the title story depicts the mind of a child with tenderness and pathos, other stories in this collection are much darker. Kunitz and Haycraft commented "In his work, if he resembles any other author, it is Poe - but a Poe who has crossed the border of fantasy into the realm of absolute blackness." However, during this period America was avid for anything relating to Edgar Allan Poe and, as Poe's Russian equivalent, translations of Andreyev's work found a ready audience in the English-speaking world. Translated from the Russian by Herman Bernstein, 361 pp.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1934. dj. Hardcover first edition - A collection of four supernatural tales, consisting of two novellas and two short stories, set in California and Europe, including - in addition to the classic title story - the often-anthologized "The Striding." Two long and two short stories, the setting shifting from California to Europe. In first of the novellas - 'The Eternal Now' - a man relives his past existence in an earlier century at the height of a party he is giving in the here and now and in 'The Sacrificial Altar' a writer of crime fiction cannot prove his only crime and kills himself. 198 pp.

New York: Dutton, (1994) dj. Hardcover first edition - A collection of sixteen stories ranging from classic ghost stories to portrayals of chilling psychological terror. Includes an afterword by Oates. 307 pp. ISBN: 0-525936556.

Black Opal Books, (2011). SIGNED - A paranormal thriller for young adults - "Cody isnÕt like other little boys...he sees things he shouldnÕt. Vivian Carmichael has been hiding in the San Bernardino Mountains for more than a year now. Far from cell towers and video cameras, she's finally found a safe place to raise her four-year old son Cody. " SIGNED on the title page. 293 pp. ISBN: 978-1937329136.

Black Opal Books, (2014). SIGNED - A paranormal thriller for young adults - "As the only black student at an all-white school, Monique Robinson has always had to prove herself. When her best friend, Victoria is left brain dead, Monique fights to bring her back. But she soon realizes that blurring the lines between life and death has its own price." SIGNED on the title page. 300 pp. plus an excerpt from 'The Portal.'. ISBN: 978-1626941137.

London: Allen Lane, (1980.) dj. Hardcover first edition - A very different novel by the author best known for 'Watership Down.' A love story with a steadily growing undertone of horror. It is ironical - in light of the fact that in the preface to this book, Adams says that he "cannot be sure of unravelling the experienced from the imagined" - that this novel was the subject of a libel suit, and the first printings were suppressed and the name of the main character - Kathe - was changed (this first issue printing still has the original name of Kathe) but it was produced for the Canadian market with the price - $12.95 - in Canadian dollars. 397 pp. ISBN: 0-713913452.

London: Allen Lane, (1980.). SIGNED first edition - A very different novel by the author best known for 'Watership Down.' A love story with a steadily growing undertone of horror. It is ironical - in light of the fact that in the preface to this book, Adams says that he "cannot be sure of unraveling the experienced from the imagined" - that this novel was the subject of a libel suit, and the first printings were suppressed and the name of the main character - Kathe - was changed (this proof copy is, of course, the first state with the original name.) INSCRIBED by Adams on the first page "To - yours sincerely." 397 pp.

New York: St Martin's, (1991) dj. Hardcover first edition - A collection of 13 stories by this North Carolina poet and novelist. "Altered history of future legend, disquieting, comic, or tall in the telling, these stories follow seekers of truth as they pursue the shifty, shape-changing object of their particular desires". Among those who appear in these stories are Lovecraft and the poet Hart Crane. Nominated for the World Fantasy Award. 197 pp. ISBN: 0-312-064187.

New York: Henry Holt, (1986) dj. Hardcover first edition - The author's last novel, the fifth written using this pseudonym. A "psychological ghost story" - a novel of suspense about an obsession gone wild. 261 pp. ISBN: 0-03-0027020.

New York: Atria, (2009) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - "The Gates of Hell are about to open. Want to peek?" A novel about "the pull between good and evil, physics and fantasy. It is about a quirky and eccentric boy who is impossible not to love, and the unlikely cast of characters who give him the strength to stand up to a demonic power." SIGNED on the title page with a small doodle. 293 pp. ISBN: 978-1439172636.

Boston: Little Brown, (2005.) dj. Hardcover first edition - The tenth book in this series for young adults which has garnered praise from such writers as J. K. Rowlings. 292 pp. ISBN: 0-316-156272.

San Francisco & Portland: Night Shade Press, (2006) dj. Hardcover first edition - A collection of dark fantasy stories by the author of The Company novels. Includes an original novella featuring pirate captain Henry Morgan, 'The Maid on the Shore.' 231 pp. ISBN: 978-1597800518.

New York: Picador, (2001) dj. Hardcover first edition - The author's third book, a "pitch-perfect blend of satire and horror, a Faustian tale of the terrors of academe." 388 pp. ISBN: 0-312203322.

Schererville, IN: Full Moon Publishing, (2000) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Second in this series of supernatural mysteries featuring PI Chase Dagger and his partner, Sara, a shape-shifter. SIGNED on the title page. 208 pp. ISBN: 0-966602145.

New York: St Martin's, (1991) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The author's fifth novel, a supernatural thriller, set in a secluded 15th century mill house in a small village in England. SIGNED on the title page. 278 pp. ISBN: 0-385-247052.

New York: Doubleday, (1988) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The author's fourth novel, a supernatural thriller. "Fabian Hightower was killed. Or was he? The story of a mother possessed. . . by her son." SIGNED on the title page. 270 pp. ISBN: 0-385-247052.

New York: Henry Holt, (1986) dj. Hardcover first edition - The author's last novel, the fifth written using this pseudonym. A "psychological ghost story" - a novel of suspense about an obsession gone wild. 261 pp. ISBN: 0-03-0027020.

New York: CDS Books,
(2005.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Co-winner of the Bram Stoker award. SIGNED on the title page. 354 pp. ISBN: 159315237x.

New York: Farrah, Staus and Giroux, (2003) dj. Hardcover first edition - In New England at midnight on Halloween, a car of five teenagers is involved in a car accident killing three of them. A complex look at how actions can shape and affect one's future, and a chilling ghost story in the tradition of Ray Bradbury (to whom this book is dedicated). 229 pp. ISBN: 0-374-222150.

New York & London: Norton, (1989) dj. Hardcover first edition - A well-researched look at vampires in American life - whether considered as entertainment or taken seriously - by this folklorist - a scholarly book but one written with humor. Illustrated, notes, appendix, bibliography, index, 255 pp. ISBN: 0-393-026787.

Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1986 dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - An anthology containing twenty original stories by Peter Straub, Clive Barker, Joe Haldeman, Marc Laidlaw, Roberta Lannes, Steve Rasnic Tem, Les Daniels, Chelsea Quinn Yarbro, Nicholas Royle, Ray Russell, Whitley Strieber, Robert Bloch, W.H. Pugmire & Jessica Amanda Salmonson, Charles L. Grant, George Clayton Johnson, Richard Christian Matheson, William F. Nolan, Ramsey Campbell, Edward Bryant, and Karl Edward Wagner. SIGNED by FOUR authors at their stories - Peter Straub, Richard Christian Matheson, William F. Nolan and George Clayton Johnson. Introduction by Dennis Etchison. xv, 290 pp. ISBN: 0-385-234309.