Classic Monsters Unleashed

by Kim Newman, James Aquilone (Editor)

Overview

"Dracula, Frankenstein's Monster, the Bride of Frankenstein,, Dr. Moreau, the Headless Horseman, the Invisible Man, the Phantom of the Opera, the Wicked Witch of the West—they're all here in this collection of horror short stories that reimagine, subvert, and pay homage to our favorite monsters and creatures." —]cPublisher marketing.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781645481225
Publisher:	Black Spot Books
Publication date:	08/30/2022
Series:	Unleashed Series , #1
Pages:	443
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.10(h) x 1.20(d)

About the Author

Kim Newman is a London-based author and movie critic. With over 25 years of experience, he writes regularly for Empire Magazine and contributes to The Guardian, The Times, Sight & Sound, and others. He has won the Bram Stoker, International Horror Guild, British Fantasy and British Science Fiction Awards, and been nominated for the Hugo and World Fantasy Award. James Aquilone was raised on Saturday morning cartoons, comic books, sitcoms, and Cap'n Crunch. His first novel, Dead Jack and the Pandemonium Device, was optioned for film and TV by Tony Eldridge, producer of The Equalizer movies starring Denzel Washington and the upcoming War Magician starring Benedict Cumberbatch. His short fiction has appeared in Nature: Futures, The Best of Galaxy's Edge 2013-2014, Weird Tales, Flash Fiction Online, and Unidentified Funny Objects 4. He's the managing editor of Weird Tales Magazine.

Editorial Reviews

06/20/2022

The 30 gory but playful stories in this bursting anthology gleefully riff on the famous monsters of stage and screen. Indeed, much of the reader’s enjoyment will come from noticing that the hideously scarred young protagonist of JG Faherty’s “Beautiful Monster” is being cared for by her aunt Victoria Frankenstein or recognizing just what the chatty green narrator of Kelsea Yu’s “A Tale of Wickedness” is doing to the children she’s captured. Though some pieces are restrained in their ghastliness—including Richard Christian Matheson’s “Dead Lions,” a sly update of Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, and Ramsey Campbell’s quietly disturbing “Someone to Blame”—most are constructed to permit maximum bloodshed, such as Owl Goingback’s “Blood Hunt,” a gothic western yarn about Buffalo Bill and Sitting Bull running into Count Dracula, and the reprint of Joe R. Lansdale’s rambunctiously horrific “God of the Razor.” But that’s what this variety of fiction is about, and it’s hard to imagine a crew of Nazis landing on the island of Dr. Moreau (as they do in Jonathan Maberry’s “Höllenlegion”) without massive trauma resulting. It’s a star-studded lineup that succeeds in giving its audience a chance to fully immerse themselves in B-movie horror. (July)

Publishers Weekly

The 21st Annual Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Awards has named Classic Monsters Unleashed by Kim Newman as the Winner of the Best Classic Horror Fiction.

"Classic Monsters Unleashed is to be celebrated for its diversity and ability to stay true to the monsters of its origin while featuring stories that are delightfully original" --Diane Donovan, Midwest Book Review

"A a monster of an anthology... [Classic Monsters Unleashed] has something for every horror lover." --Carrie Rasak, Booklist

"A star-studded lineup that succeeds in giving its audience a chance to fully immerse themselves in B-movie horror." --Publishers Weekly

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