The Female of the Species and Other Terror Tales
A collection of eleven horror stories by Richard Davis (1935-2005), famed anthologist whose books include "The Year's Best Horror Stories", the "Space", "Spectre" and "Tandem Horror" series and many others. The author was the story editor for the BBC "Late Night Horror" series. His short stories appeared in many anthologies in the UK, but this is the first time a collection of his stories has been published.
The book includes an introduction by editor David A. Sutton, plus two rare articles and an interview with the author.
Contents:
- Richard Davis - Introduction by David A. Sutton
- The Female of the Species
- Elsie and Agnes
- A Day Out
- The Lady by the Stream
- The Inmate
- A Nice Cut Off the Joint
- Guy Fawkes Night
- The Time of Waiting
- The Sick Room
- The Clump
- The Nondescript
- What We Were Looking for in Horror by Richard Davis
- An Interview with Richard Davis by David A. Sutton
- Horror in Fiction by Richard Davis
- Bibliography by David A. Sutton
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Richard Davis
Richard Davis, 1945-2005, was born in London and educated at Stowe. A connoisseur of the world of horror, he has worked for BBC television as an assistant story editor for Out of the Unknown and as story editor for Late Night Horror. A film columnist and reviewer for Films & Filming, producer and writer of the film Viola, Mr. Davis is at present working as a literary agent. A prolific writer of horror stories, he has contributed to many anthologies including Graves Give Up Dead, No Such Thing As A Vampire and New Writings In Horror and Fantasy.
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