Women of Darkness

Twenty original stories from the best of today's women horror and dark fantasy writers cover every topic of terror. From voodoo and Navajo magic to cannibal cats and scary babies, these tales are perfect for Halloween. Contents (view Concise Listing) ix • Introduction (Women of Darkness) • (1988) • essay by Kathryn Ptacek 1 • Baby • (1988) • short story by Kit Reed 14 • Ransom Cowl Walks the Road • (1988) • novelette by Nancy Varian Berberick 36 • True Love • (1988) • short story by Patricia Russo 43 • In the Shadows of My Fear • (1988) • short story by Joan Vander Putten 53 • The Spirit Cabinet • (1988) • short story by Lisa Tuttle 68 • Hooked on Buzzer • (1988) • short story by Elizabeth Massie 77 • Little Maid Lost • (1988) • novelette by Rivka Jacobs 116 • Mother Calls But I Do Not Answer • (1988) • short story by Rachel Cosgrove Payes 124 • Nobody Lives There Now. Nothing Happens. • (1988) • short story by Carol Orlock 139 • The Baku • (1988) • short story by Lucy Taylor 148 • The Devil's Rose • (1988) • novelette by Tanith Lee 179 • Midnight Madness • (1988) • short story by Wendy Webb 190 • Monster McGill • (1988) • short story by Cary G. Osborne 197 • Aspen Graffiti • (1988) • short story by Melanie Tem 213 • Sister • (1988) • short story by Wennicke Eide [as by Wennicke Eide Cox] 228 • Samba Sentado • (1988) • novelette by Karen Haber 251 • When Thunder Walks • (1988) • short story by Conda V. Douglas 263 • Slide Number Seven • (1988) • short story by S. K. Epperson [as by Sharon Epperson] 271 • The Unloved • (1988) • short story by Melissa Mia Hall 290 • Cannibal Cats Come Out Tonight • (1988) • short story by Nancy Holder