Buffy Omnibus Volume 5 (Buffy the Vampire Slayer Omnibus)
by Christopher Golden
from Dark Horse
Volume Five of the Buffy the Vampire Slayer Omnibus series begins immediately after Season Three, after Sunnydale High has gone up in flames. Buffy is plagued by dreams of fellow Slayer Faith, who now lies in a coma. Jane Espenson, the celebrated writer from the Buffy TV show, who went on to work on Battlestar Galactica, writes the powerful Faith story Haunted. And as summer comes to an end, Buffy and Willow begin their first year of college having to take on a local boogeyman in The Blood of Carthage, in a story written by acclaimed Buffy novelist Christopher Golden. Meanwhile, Buffy embarks on a new romance with upperclassman Riley Finn, and Willow and Oz's relationship comes to an end when Oz leaves Sunnydale in search of himself and his Werewolf heritage in Golden's Oz: Into the Wild. This volume also features work by Buffy Season Eight contributors Cliff Richards, Paul Lee, and Brian Horton.
Completely Doomed
by Robert Bloch
from IDW Publishing
This special collection hearkens back to the best creepy, eerie horror comics of yesteryear, only these feature the added bonus of being adapted from stories by horror literature legends Robert Bloch, Richard Matheson, David J. Schow and Paul F. Wilson by comics luminaries like Ashley Wood, Ted McKeever and many more. Completely Doomed features the Eisner-nominated "Blood Son" by Wood and Chris Ryall, and 15 other adapted tales of wretched excess and predestined downfall, all presided over by the macabre madame, Ms. Doomed.
The Richard Matheson Companion
by Richard Matheson
from Gauntlet Press
Since his classic story "Born of Man and Woman" appeared in the Summer 1950 issue of The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, Richard Matheson has been one of the world's most acclaimed and influential fantasists. He is the award-winning author and screenwriter responsible for such diverse and unforgettable works as I Am Legend, The Shrinking Man, A Stir of Echoes, The Beardless Warriors, Hell House, Duel, The Night Stalker, Trilogy of Terror, What Dreams May Come, Somewhere In Time, Journal of the Gun Years, four of Roger Corman's Edgar Allan Poe films, and sixteen episodes of the original Twilight Zone.
The Richard Matheson Companion is a unique collection of writing by and about this prolific, multitalented storyteller, edited by Matheson experts Stanley Wiater, Matthew R. Bradley and Paul Stuve. They have assembled the work of more than two dozen contributors--much of it published for the first time--that both celebrates and sheds new light on Matheson's extraordinary career. It contains:
*Detailed discussions of Matheson's work by Harlan Ellison, Ed Gorman, Dean Koontz, and David Morrell.
*Appreciations by those who have been influenced or inspired by Matheson over the years, such as Dennis Etchison, Jack Ketchum, Joe R. Lansdale, Brian Lumley, producer Stephen Simon, F. Paul Wilson, and Gahan Wilson.
*Recollections by George Clayton Johnson and William F. Nolan, Matheson's fellow members of the famed Southern California School of Writers (aka the California Sorcerers or simply "The Group"), about their personal and professional relationships.
*Extensive and revealing interviews in which Matheson recounts his career.
*Heartfelt tributes from Matheson's wife, Ruth, and their children Bettina, Richard Christian, Chris, and Alison, three of whom are also successful writers.
*Essays by two of Matheson's literary editors, Gauntlet publisher Barry Hoffman, and artist Harry O. Morris, who has illustrated thirteen of his books, on working with a living legend.
*Photos of Matheson throughout his life and career, as well as reproductions of magazine and book covers and rare correspondence.
*The most complete documentation of Matheson's work ever compiled, with comprehensive and annotated lists of his books, stories, nonfiction, films, television episodes, published and unproduced scripts, adaptations, awards, and much more.
*Special Bonus! The Years Stood Still, a never-before-seen novel Matheson wrote at the age of fourteen, with an introduction by Richard Christian Matheson.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer Vol. 16: Slayer, Interrupted
by Scott Lobdell
from Dark Horse
Considering how Buffy Summers has burned down the school gym, run off to Vegas, and filled her diary with tales of vampires and demons, her parents see no other choice than to have her committed to a mental institution for a nice long rest. During her stay, Buffy finds that she rather likes not having to slay vampires and demons night after night. But there's something sinister going on here as some of the doctors may not be what they appear. Meanwhile, in England, Rupert Giles' use of black magic has stopped a corrupt Watcher from destroying the Council, but now, to prove himself worthy of the title Watcher, he must face the consequences of dabbling in the forbidden arts. Dark Horse recounts this turning point in Buffy's history before she got to Sunnydale, in a story we only saw a glimpse of in the television show.
THE SUPERNATURAL READER [27 TALES OF UNCANNY HORROR]
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Nights of the Round Table
Last Gasps (Thrillogy)
The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 2001
Marvel Comics Presents #62 : Wolverine, Poison, Scarlet Witch, & Deathlok (Marvel Comics)
by Dwight Zimmerman
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