Too Much Horror Fiction: Horror Anthologies of the 1960s

Friday, December 16, 2011

Horror Anthologies of the 1960s

Such horrific delight. You don't get covers like these anymore. Enjoy.

8 comments:

Jose said...: Whooooo-wee! Now that's what I'm talking about! The anthologies by Alden H. Norton have gorgeous covers... I've long cherished the "Masters of Horror" scan and I have the "Horror Times Ten" image posted on the MAD HOUSE blog. The utter blatantness of "Things with Claws" and "Ghosts, Castles, and Victims" is a scream. No debate on what you're getting there!; December 16, 2011 at 9:53 AM
Tim Botta said...: I found Horror Times Ten the other day at the Junior League Bargain Box at Cameron Village for a quarter.; December 16, 2011 at 10:37 AM
Tim Mayer said...: Boy do those covers take me back. Almost as much as the "Alfred Hitchcock" collections do.; December 16, 2011 at 12:58 PM
Will Errickson said...: The Norton stuff is great. And damn, Tim B, that's like a few blocks from where I live! It really does have the coolest cover art - nothing says horror like sickly putrescent grey-green. Just bought a Hitchcock collection, haven't read it yet, but it's got some Richard Stark in there I'm excited about...; December 16, 2011 at 3:54 PM
Aaron Mason said...: That "Masters of Horror" cover is great - looks a lot like the Euro "Zombie Flesh Eaters" poster.

Great post Will, they really don't do covers like that anymore.

- Aaron; December 16, 2011 at 6:44 PM
Kevin said...: THINGS WITH CLAWS is one of the greatest horror titles ever.; December 16, 2011 at 7:23 PM
William Malmborg said...: These look great. I wish anthologies like these were still coming out in the numbers that they used too. I will have to pick up a few of these if I can find them.; December 17, 2011 at 11:39 AM
highwayknees said...: I've been collecting these since the days of my youth when they were firt released! Love em. I have all those here except for Tales of Love and Death-which I haven't even seen before! Strange Beasts and Unnatural Monsters was the one that kicked it all off for me . Still love that title!; December 17, 2011 at 4:35 PM