Taverns of The Dead

By Kealan Patrick Burke

Taverns are timeless places, as familiar and welcome as the spirits that rest themselves atop the bar. Through the ages, in times of war, of famine, of love and death, they have stood in silence,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1587670828
• ISBN13: 9781587670824
• Release Date: January 2005
• Publisher: Cemetery Dance Pubns
• Length: 423 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 10.3" x 1.5" x 7.5"

Customer Reviews

Best Anthology I've EVER EVER read!

OMG, I swear on my life that as a 31 yr. + lover of horror antholgies, this is hands down the absolute best book I've ever read. Its absolutely amazing! Totally inventive stories, all unique and scary in their own way. Engrossing reading. If you can find one for sale- buy it! I got mine at a bargain for under $20.00, its worth so much more now, but I'm not ever going to part with it!!!

One of the BEST anthologies ever collected!

Let me tell you a secret not so well kept - I love horror novels and I love addiction novels. Rarely do the two combine into such a spectacular triumph as 'Taverns Of The Dead'. With such famous contributors such as Ramsey Campbell, Neil Gaiman, Gary Braunbeck, Peter Straub, David Morrell, Tim Lebbon, Tom Piccirilli, Jeff VanderMeer, and Edward Lee, how can such a book possibly go wrong? Here's a glimpse: Table Of Contents: · The Lingering Scent Of Apples by P.D. Cacek · The Winner by Ramsey Campbell · The Souls Of Drowning Mountain by Jack Cady · Kristine's Kwiet Korner by Melanie Tem · Shoggoth's Old Peculiar by Neil Gaiman · Gas Station Carnivals by Tomas Ligotti · Bucket Of Blood by Norman Partridge · The King Of Rotten Wood by Gary A. Braunbeck · Front-Page McGuffin And The Greatest Story Ever Told by Peter Crowther · Des Lors by Roberta Lannes · At Home In The Pubs Of Old London by Christopher Fowler · Spirited by Steve Rasnic Tem · Times Of Atonement Yvonne Navarro · That Was Radio Clash by Charles de Lint · Friday Night At The Wicked Swan by Charles L. Grant · Bar Talk by Peter Straub · Time Was by David Morrell · Shades Of The Past by C. Bruce Hunter · Luke: Homeward Angel by Chaz Brenchley · The Last Good Times by Tim Lebbon · Two In The Eyes by Tom Piccirilli · Welcome To The Masque by Jeff VanderMeer · The Order Of Nature by Edward Lee · A Fine And Private Place by Thomas F. Monteleone · The Family Room by Nicholas Royle · The Smoke From Mooney's Pub by Chet Williamson · The Snug by Terry Lamsley There's an introduction by F. Paul Wilson and a foreword by Kealan Patrick Burke. Also, artwork is embellished on the edge of each page, and the publishers used an easy-to-read font. The cover art by Alan M. Clark is fantastic. Each tale, or chapter, has a quick bio of the author, often including links to author's websites. A few of my favorites would be 'The Lingering Scent Of Apples' by P.D. Cacek, a ghostly story of the smell of apples pulling a long overdue customer in from the cold. Ghosts of the past gather to stop the future wave of strip-mining in the Kentucky hills in Jack Cady's 'The Souls Of Drowning Mountain'. Visit a town where speech of any kind isn't allowed in 'Kristine's Kwiet Korner' by Melanie Tem. In Neil Gaiman's 'Shoggoth's Old Peculiar', a strange town named Innsmouth appears where an American traveler finds himself inside a pub called The Book Of Dead Names. There's a surreal vision of The Showman in 'Gas Station Carnivals' by Thomas Ligotti. 'The King Of Rotten Wood' by the fantastic Gary Braunbeck tells of a man trying to do right by the dead but eventually becoming absorbed by them in Yesterday's Pub. Experience the homey feel of The Land At The End Of The Working Day tavern and meet a visitor who is dead but can't find his place among the passed, in 'Front-Page McGuffin And The Greatest Story Ever Told' by Peter Crowther. Meet your perfect mate in 'Des Lors' by Roberta Lannes. David Morrell's excel

More please!!

This is absolutely the best anthology I have read in years. From the wickedly humorous "Des Lors", the creepy-crawly chill of "Welcome to the Masque", and the brilliant and tragic "The Smoke from Mooney's Pub", each story is uniquely different and entertaining. I read this book in one sitting and didn't skim over one page! As a fan of short stories/anthologies, I can only hope there will be more books like this one and soon. After all, there are so many pubs, taverns, bars, and watering holes, and so many stories waiting to be told.

fantastic anthology

This is a fantastic anthology consisting of seventeen new entries (at the time of publication that is), seven from previous works in the 1990s and two from other collections in this decade. The contributors are a Hall of fame group to include Williamson, Gaiman, Grant and de Lint, etc. Each tale is fun with some so superb, readers will want to return to the bar scene for another round or two. The compilation runs the gamut from dark suspense to fantasy to horror with the audience raising an elbow to toast each entry. Fans who appreciate sharing drinks with the demised and some weird supernatural fantasy essences will want to stop at TAVERNS OF THE DEAD for a terrific night chaser. Harriet Klausner