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Figures of Fear

By Graham Masterton
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Are you brave enough to discover what figures of fear haunt the imagination of the “master of modern horror” (Library Journal)?
 
From the beginning of history, men and women have been haunted by figures of fear—and now, in his latest short story collection, award-winning horror writer Graham Masterton reveals the figures that haunt his own imagination and keep him awake at night.
 
Figures of Fear presents eleven stories, introducing eleven new evils, guaranteed to unsettle and disturb.
 
Meet the little girl whose mother is keeping something important from her, with fearful results . . . Tremble at the artist who can see the future and prevent it, at a price . . . Beware of the dark, and the evil that lurks within it . . . Tremble, and hide, at the sound of the jingle-bells . . .
 
Do figures of fear really bring bad luck? Or are they nothing more than stories? Only you can figure out how fearful you are . . .

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“After hearing such good things about the author Graham Masterton, I thought I would finally check out something he wrote. This anthology is composed of 11 short stories. Like most anthologies, I liked some stories more than others. However, each story brought a unique aspect to the idea of what frightens us. What we fear. I think my favorite story was Witch-Compass. It brought the fear of "Be careful of what you wish for" to a new level for me. I think this short story could be a great idea to elaborate on in a full length story. The story Beholder was probably the grossest in the book. Although it was gross, it did come across as sad. Almost sorrowful. My least favorite story in the book would be The Battered Wife. I didn't care for that story. It kind of rubbed me the wrong way. Overall, I did enjoy the selected short stories in this book. I look forward to reading a full length book by this author in the future.”

About Graham Masterton

Graham Masterton was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, in 1946. He worked as a newspaper reporter before taking over joint editorship of the British editions of Penthouse and Penthouse Forum magazines. His debut novel, The Manitou, was published in 1976 and sold over one million copies in its first six months. It was adapted into the 1978 film starring Tony Curtis, Susan Strasberg, Stella Stevens, Michael Ansara, and Burgess Meredith. Since then, Masterton has written over seventy-five horror novels, thrillers, and historical sagas, as well as published four collections of short stories and edited Scare Care, an anthology of horror stories for the benefit of abused children. He and his wife, Wiescka, have three sons. They live in Cork, Ireland, where Masterton continues to write.
 

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