Arkham's Masters of Horror

Arkham's Masters of Horror
Dust-jacket illustration by Tony Patrick for Arkham's Masters of Horror
Author(s)	edited by Peter Ruber
Cover artist	Tony Patrick, design by Martin Hertzel
Country	United States
Language	English
Genre(s)	Fantasy, Horror short stories
Publisher	Arkham House
Publication date	2000)
Media type	Print (Hardback)
Pages	xi, 443 pp
ISBN	ISBN 0-87054-177-3
OCLC Number	43561807
Dewey Decimal	813/.0873808 21
LC Classification	PS648.H6 A75 2000

Arkham's Masters of Horror is an anthology of fantasy and horror stories edited by Peter Ruber. It was released by Arkham House in an edition of approximately 4,000 copies in 2000. The book includes an introductory essay by Ruber before each story and about its author.

Ruber has drawn criticism from the horror/fantasy community for the hostility with which he introduces some authors within the volume - for instance, his accusation that H.P. Lovecraft "had a schizoid personality" and could be labelled "a genuine crackpot."

Contents

Arkham's Masters of Horror contains the following stories:

1. "Foreword"
2. "Introduction: The 'Un-Demonizing' of August Derleth'", by Peter Ruber
3. "H. P. Lovecraft" (essay)
4. Excerpts from the H. P. Lovecraft Letters to August Derleth
5. "Clark Ashton Smith" (essay)
6. "Prince Alcouz and the Magician", by Clark Ashton Smith
7. "Donald Wandrei" (essay)
8. "Man-Hunt", by Donald Wandrei
9. "Robert E. Howard" (essay)
10. "The Valley of the Lost", by Robert E. Howard
11. "Robert Bloch" (essay)
12. "The Bat is My Brother", by Robert Bloch
13. "H. Russell Wakefield" (essay)
14. "The Latch-Key", by H. Russell Wakefield
15. "Carl Jacobi" (essay)
16. "Dyak Reward", by Carl Jacobi
17. "Henry S. Whitehead" (essay)
18. "Sea-Tiger", by Henry S. Whitehead
19. "Frank Belknap Long" (essay)
20. "The Dog-Eared God", by Frank Belknap Long
21. "David H. Keller" (essay)
22. "The Beautiful Lady", by David H. Keller
23. "E. Hoffman Price" (essay)
24. "Sweetheart from the Tomb", by E. Hoffmann Price
25. "Greye La Spina" (essay)
26. "Wolf of the Steppes", by Greye La Spina
27. "Arthur J. Burks" (essay)
28. "Rhythmic Formula", by Arthur J. Burks
29. "Ray Douglas Bradbury" (essay)
30. "The Small Assassin", by Ray Bradbury
31. "Howard Wandrei" (essay)
32. "George Is All Right", by Howard Wandrei
33. "Mary Elizabeth Counselman" (essay)
34. "Something Old", by Mary Elizabeth Counselman
35. "John Ramsey Campbell" (essay)
36. "Property of the Ring", by John Ramsey Campbell
37. "Seabury Quinn" (essay)
38. "Bon Voyage, Michele", by Seabury Quinn
39. "Nelson Bond" (essay)
40. "The Master of Cotswold", by Nelson Bond
41. "Vincent Starrett" (essay)
42. "The Open Window", by Vincent Starrett
43. "August Derleth & Mark Schorer" (essay)
44. "A Visitor from Outside", by August Derleth & Mark Schorer

References

• Joshi, S.T. (1999). Sixty Years of Arkham House: A History and Bibliography. Sauk City, WI: Arkham House. pp. 174–175. ISBN 0-87054-176-5. 
• Nielsen, Leon (2004). Arkham House Books: A Collector's Guide. Jefferson, NC and London: McFarland & Company, Inc.. pp. 144–145. ISBN 0-7864-1785-4.