Bob Booth


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Founding committee and board of directors for the World Fantasy Convention from 1975-1990.

Founder of Necon and chairman/chairman emeritus 1980-present.

Founded Necon Ebooks 2010.

Author of numerous short stories & articles published professionally since 1980. Full HWA member.

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How To Recognize A Demon Has Become Your Friend    by Linda Addison
Price: $4.99 USD. 33020 words. Published by Bob Booth on October 23, 2011. .

From the first African-American to receive the HWA Bram Stoker award, this collection of both horror and science fiction short stories and poetry reveals demons in the most likely people (like a jealous ghost across the street) or in unlikely places (like the dimension-shifting dreams of an American Indian). Recognition is the first step, what you do with it after that is up to you!
The Haunted Forest Tour    by Jeff Strand & James A. Moore
Price: $4.99 USD. 87390 words. Published by Bob Booth on October 1, 2011. .

One day a forest violently grows in the place of a small New Mexico town, the remnants of which are quickly overrun by the forest's inhabitants — every manner of ghoul, beast, or monster imaginable. So what comes next? Naturally, guided tours! But what happens when the so-called indestructible tram breaks down in the middle of the forest of nightmares?
The Hunting Season    by John Coyne
Price: $4.99 USD. 82250 words. Published by Bob Booth on October 1, 2011. .

April Benard wanted a summer home in the Catskills. As a wife, mother, and step-mother, she thought getting away from the hectic city for a few months would be good for her family. As an anthropologist, she thought that studying the inbred locals who lived in the Mad River Valley would be good for her career. What she failed to realize is that these strange people would be studying her too ...
Sundown    by Elizabeth Massie
Price: $4.99 USD. 42250 words. Published by Bob Booth on October 1, 2011. .

"This is for all who stare into the darkness to better appreciate the light.” Sundown is a collection of stories selected from my (thus far) 26-year career in the field of horror fiction. Some were included in more major publications while others were published by small press anthologies and magazines." This new collection also includes poetry. Cover by Cortney Skinner.
A Cold Wind in July    by Craig Shaw Gardner
Price: $4.99 USD. 74110 words. Published by Bob Booth on October 1, 2011. .

Craig Shaw Gardner has had a long, distinguished career as a fantasy novelist. Every now and then he turns his attention to horror. His appearances are infrequent, but done with great effect. His jewel-like short stories examine relationships through the lens of horror. At last here is a collection guaranteed to give you chills, even on the beach.
White and Other Tales of Ruin    by Tim Lebbon
Price: $4.99 USD. 143250 words. Published by Bob Booth on August 12, 2011. .

From the introduction: "These stories are meant to chill you, to hurt you ... for the right reasons ... because of the people. In each one hell’s broken loose ... and something in the world is winding down. But that doesn’t mean the human spirit’s winding down. That’s where the stories get their teeth from and why they hurt ... He will not insult your intelligence ... with cheap tricks."
In Silence Sealed    by Kathryn Ptacek
Price: $4.99 USD. 77010 words. Published by Bob Booth on August 2, 2011. .

In Silence Sealed by Kathryn Ptacek is a brilliant period piece, evoking that brief, shining decade that produced the great Romantics in England. It also produced the Gothic Novel, a precursor to the modern horror novel. Ptacek's lamia sisters are monsters, incredibly sensual monsters who first seduce and then destroy victims. Only this time the men they are after are England's greatest poets.
The Hour of the Oxrun Dead    by Charles L. Grant
Price: $4.99 USD. 63890 words. Published by Bob Booth on August 2, 2011. .

The Hour of the Oxrun Dead was a breakthrough for Charles Grant. It was the first novel dealing with Oxrun Station, an invented, cursed locale that is unsurpassed in the minds of horror fans. Appearing in 1977, it helped usher in the golden age of horror fiction. Character-driven and emotionally wrenching it stands in sharp contrast to the "gore galore" style that dominates the genre today.
The Troupe    by Gordon Linzner
Price: $4.99 USD. 79110 words. Published by Bob Booth on May 14, 2011. .

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They fan out across the city, perfectly disguised, rabid with hunger. They bore into their victims, gorging on fear and desire, killing them in silence. When a strange woman saves the junkie's life, the real nightmare begins. In the streets and the alleys, they stalk The Troupe, searching for his sister's killers. He knows their secret. Now he can destroy them. If he escapes their dreadful eyes.
The Gargoyle    by Don D'Ammassa
Price: $4.99 USD. 111760 words. Published by Bob Booth on May 13, 2011. .

The gargoyle was a stone creature high on the walls of the library, looking out over the town of Managansett, and into the hearts of the townfolk . . . Jimmy Nicholson liked to go and stare at the gargoyle. It seemed to look straight at him, as if it knew his most secret desires. And he knew that it would give him everything he'd ever wanted. First he had to do its bidding--no matter how evil.
Christmas Trees & Monkeys    by Daniel G. Keohane
Price: $4.99 USD. 58550 words. Published by Bob Booth on May 13, 2011. .

This collection (the first from Dan Keohane) includes four original stories and a brief introduction to each tale. Plus, here's one more reaon to purchase this title (straight from the author himself): "As with the print edition, 100 percent of all author royalties earned from the sale of this collection are being donated to the New England Multiple Sclerosis Society, in honor of my sister Anne.
The Searing    by John Coyne
Price: $4.99 USD. 64830 words. Published by Bob Booth on April 4, 2011. .

Her body was out of control...as the blood burst through her body...Another shuddering...And then, just as suddenly, it was over...

As their frequency and ferocity increased, the women of Renaissance Village became terrorized by these inexplicable "attacks." But even as the death toll mounted, who could expect that the key to stopping the assaults would be an 11 year old Autistic girl?
Transients and Other Disquieting Stories    by Darrell Schweitzer
Price: $4.99 USD. 68960 words. Published by Bob Booth on April 4, 2011. .

Transients and Other Stories is a collection of stories by Dark Fantasy veteran Darrell Schweitzer. It was nominated for a World Fantasy Award for Best Collection in 1994. Matthew Warner said of it: Aside from being "disquieting," these 15 tightly-written horror stories are tinged with a bittersweet melancholy that can only come from a writer who has written a lot, read a lot, and lived a lot.
House of Pain    by Sephera Giron
Price: $4.99 USD. 71530 words. Published by Bob Booth on April 4, 2011. .

Tony and Lydia were an urban professional couple who were successful enough to purchase land in his hometown, leave the city, build their dream house and start a family. Their dream descends into nightmare, like the ones which have plagued Lydia's husband for years. What type of darkness have they fallen into? Does this evil stetch back to the mischief of Tony and his and his childhood friends?
Necon Ebooks Flash Fiction Anthology Best of 2010    by Matt Bechtel
Price: $2.99 USD. 6810 words. Published by Bob Booth on February 1, 2011. .

The winning stories from the monthly Necon Ebooks Flash Fiction Contests, collected into an anthology featuring original essays and "behind the scenes" commentary. A must for fans of the short form and the Necon E-Books Flash Fiction Contest! Including stories by: Kealan Patrick Burke; James Roy Daley; JG Faherty; Janet Joyce Holden; and Sherri White among others.
The Secret Backs of Things    by Christopher Golden
Price: $4.99 USD. 145710 words. Published by Bob Booth on January 16, 2011. .

From the author of Wildwood Road, and The Ferryman, comes Christopher Golden's first-ever collection of short stories. The Secret Backs of Things takes the readers into a realm rich with legends, folklore and myths, while still finding a place for some modern horror. Illustrated by Glenn Chadbourne, The Secret Backs of Things is Christopher Golden at his best.
Night Things    by Thomas F. Monteleone
Price: $4.99 USD. 115930 words. Published by Bob Booth on January 8, 2011. .

One would not expect the residents of Conora, NM, to be disturbed when a construction crew unearthed a Native American burial ground; after all, the sheriff, the newspaperman, the shopkeeper, and the community had their own lives to think about. Sometimes a bulldozer does more than move the earth ... it opens a wound. Conora had no way to prepare for the ancient terror that was unloosed upon it.
The Face That Must Die    by Ramsey Campbell
Price: $4.99 USD. 81270 words. Published by Bob Booth on December 24, 2010. .

The Face That Must Die is arguably the most disturbing book in the long, storied career of Ramsey Campbell. He had seen the face of the killer and it haunted him. He reported it to the police, and told others about it. They ignored him. He followed him, he watched him, and finally, he decided to kill him. The killer’s face was the Face That Must Die.
Sympathy for the Dead    by P. D. Cacek
Price: $4.99 USD. 73410 words. Published by Bob Booth on December 21, 2010. .

Sympathy for the Dead is an outstanding collection of short stories by a Bram Stoker and World Fantasy Award winner. As best-selling horror writer Thomas Tessier has said: "She can be wickedly funny, or savagely satirical, and she has an unsparing eye for the foibles, follies and obsessions that drive human beings to those extreme moments where they either suffer or inflict great horror."
13 Drops of Blood    by James Roy Daley
Price: $4.99 USD. 51360 words. Published by Bob Booth on December 17, 2010. .

13 Drops Of Blood is the first collection from one of the more exciting new voices in horror, James Roy Daley. A man of many disciplines (novelist, editor, musician), this book features tales which run the gamut of style and subject; in other words, the stories are as eclectic as their author. What does not waver throughout the collection is Daley's undeniable craftsmanship as a storyteller.
The Piercing    by John Coyne
Price: $4.99 USD. 73530 words. Published by Bob Booth on December 15, 2010. .

Betty Sue is an innocent girl who acts out the agony of Christ once a week. It is haunting and fascinating to millions. The TV says it's a miracle. The Church says it's fake. But this is no charade — from her head, hands, feet and side pours her blood. Witnessing this agonizing phenomenon is Father Stephen Kinsella, a Catholic priest whose faith is already unsteady. Is she divine? Or damned?
Dark Dreamers On Writing    by Stanley Wiater
Price: $4.99 USD. 70470 words. Published by Bob Booth on November 20, 2010. .

Stan Wiater has culled well-selected quotations from his interviews with horror’s creators. These include major influences; the day-to-day work of writing; choosing a form; fame and fortune; the game of making movies; sex and death; censorship; personal fears; surprising advice; and the function of horror. 50 plus horror personalities including King, Bradbury, Koontz, Barker, Gaiman, and Rice.
The Fear Report    by Elizabeth Massie
Price: $4.99 USD. 135070 words. Published by Bob Booth on November 20, 2010. .

Originally published by Bloodletting Press, this edition is illustrated by Cortney Skinner, features a new introduction, and contains thirty-two stories, including her Bram Stoker Award winner (“Stephen”) and two stories that were not in the Bloodletting edition. Massie’s fiction is known for its quality of strangeness, off-beat humor, deceiving simplicity, and haunting prose.
Darkborn    by Matthew Costello
Price: $4.99 USD. 91270 words. Published by Bob Booth on November 20, 2010. .

27 years ago, five friends played a game. If it was a game, why is there blood? If it was all in their imagination, why is it crawling toward them? If it was dead, why are they afraid? Darkborn: to stop it is to believe in it. To believe in it is to sacrifice yourself to it. It could be anywhere, anyone, any thing. Those who unleashed it may pay for it with their lives and their souls.
Cosmocopia    by Paul DiFilippo
Price: $4.99 USD. 37850 words. Published by Bob Booth on November 20, 2010. .

Frank Lazorg, the dean of fantasy illustrators, has gone mad. His art fails him, his mistress spurns him, and younger rivals threaten to eclipse him. Is it any wonder he eagerly takes a new drug that promises to reinvigorate him, as both man and artist? He is plunged into a world inhabited by monstrous parodies of humanity, living in a culture that bears a skewed resemblance to his own world.
Winter Wake    by Rick Hautala
Price: $4.99 USD. 172850 words. Published by Bob Booth on November 20, 2010. .

An average American family: father John, mother Julia, and thirteen year-old daughter Bri journey back to Glooscap Island, Maine, the place of John's birth and early childhood, to care for his father Frank, who's suffered a stroke. John is less than thrilled with this move. They soon find they are being stalked by a kind of wraith that seems to be related to a dark secret from someone's past.
Phantom    by Thomas Tessier
Price: $4.99 USD. 84890 words. Published by Bob Booth on October 4, 2010. .

Phantom, by Thomas Tessier, was published in 1982. It is the story of Ned Covington, a ten-year-old boy, who explores an abandoned building near his home and what he finds there. Nominated for a World Fantasy Award it has been called: “A touching, scary book" (Horror Literature: A Reader's Guide); and "a compelling humanist ghost story" (Penguin Encyclopedia of Horror and the Supernatural).
The Kill    by Alan Peter Ryan
Price: $4.99 USD. 83370 words. Published by Bob Booth on September 23, 2010. .

Alan Peter Ryan's novel, published in 1982, is the story of a young couple who flee the city to rural Deacons Kill in the Catskills. Their home becomes the target of an invisible evil that lives in the nearby wood. They join with their neighbors to confront the monster. A fine example by a World Fantasy Award-winning author of a theme explored extensively by Golden Age (70s & 80s) horror writers.
The Black Castle    by Les Daniels
Price: $4.99 USD. 83410 words. Published by Bob Booth on August 3, 2010. .

The Black Castle is a fast-moving tale of battle between brothers. One is seen as evil because he is a vampire, while the other is perceived as good because he is a man of God. But the vampire only does what he has to do to survive while the churchman, an Inquisitor, inflicts pain for the power it confers upon him. Which is the greater evil? And who will win the soul (and body) of a pretty witch.


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