The Medusa in the Shield

By (author): "J. Sheridan Le Fanu, H.P. Lovecraft, Michael Bishop, Stephen King, Edgar Allan Poe, Clive Barker, Theodore Sturgeon, Henry James, Thomas M. Disch, Ramsey Campbell, Flannery O'Connor, Tanith Lee, D.H. Lawrence, Dennis Etchison, Joanna Russ, Richard Matheson, Robert"
Genres:Fantasy books  Fiction books  Anthologies books  Short Stories books  Horror books  
Publish Date: November 8th 1990
The Medusa in the Shield
ISBN0812509668
ISBN139780812509663
AsinThe Medusa in the Shield
Original titleThe Dark Descent
SeriesThe Dark Descent #2
In addition to 20 superb stories of dark fantasy and horror from Clive Barker, William Faulkner, Henry James, Stephen King, and others, this collection includes an essay on the evolution of horror fiction and notes on individual writers and stories. "This (book) should be considered the reference work on horror short fiction".--Locus.