Specter! A Chrestomathy of Spookery

by Bill Pronzini (Editor)

Other authors: Robert Bloch (Contributor), Jon L. Breen (Contributor), August Derleth (Contributor), Charles Dickens (Contributor), William F. Harvey (Contributor) — 10 more, O. Henry (Contributor), M. R. James (Contributor), Joe R. Lansdale (Contributor), Barry N. Malzberg (Contributor), Marcia Muller (Contributor), Joyce Carol Oates (Contributor), Oliver Onions (Contributor), Edgar Allen Poe (Contributor), Bram Stoker (Contributor), Oscar Wilde (Contributor)

Members	Reviews	Popularity	Average rating	Mentions
15	None	1,434,388	(4)	2

all members

▾Members

Recently added by

Gumbywan, pcskibum, chrysotheme, drokk, seite, cosmicdolphin, librken, rtttt01, semdetenebre

▾Tags

▾Lists

None

▾Will you like it?

▾Conversations (About links)

No current Talk conversations about this book.

» See also 2 mentions

▾Member reviews

No reviews

▾Published reviews

no reviews | add a review

▾Other authors

» Add other authors

Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
Pronzini, Bill	Editor	primary author	all editions	confirmed
Bloch, Robert	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Breen, Jon L.	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Derleth, August	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Dickens, Charles	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Harvey, William F.	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Henry, O.	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
James, M. R.	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Lansdale, Joe R.	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Malzberg, Barry N.	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Muller, Marcia	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Oates, Joyce Carol	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Onions, Oliver	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Poe, Edgar Allen	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Stoker, Bram	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Wilde, Oscar	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed

▾Awards and Honors

view history

▾Common Knowledge

You must log in to edit Common Knowledge data.

For more help see the Common Knowledge help page.

Canonical title

Specter! A Chrestomathy of Spookery

Original title

Alternative titles

Original publication date

People/Characters

Important places

Important events

Related movies

Epigraph

Dedication

First words

Quotations

Last words

Disambiguation notice

Publisher's editors

Blurbers

Original language

Canonical DDC/MDS

Canonical LCC

▾References

References to this work on external resources.

Wikipedia in English

None

▾Book descriptions

▾Library descriptions

No library descriptions found.

▾LibraryThing members' description

Book description

Contains:

Introduction / Bill Pronzini
Part I: Classic Stories
- Berenice / Edgar Allan Poe
- The Story of the Bagman's Uncle / Charles Dickens
- The Furnished Room / O. Henry
- Lost Hearts / M.R. James
- The Judge's House / Bram Stoker
- Phantas / Oliver Onions
- On the Moors / W.F. Harvey
- The Canterville Ghost / Oscar Wilde
Part II: Contemporary Tales
- The Panelled Room / August Derleth
- The Skull of the Marquis de Sade / Robert Bloch
- Silver Spectre / Jon L. Breen
- Deathlove / Bill Pronzini
- Fish Night / Joe R. Lansdale
- Dust to Dust / Marcia Muller
- Chained / Barry N. Malzberg
- Night-Side / Joyce Carol Oates