Leiber is one of the founders of what is now called urban horror, the idea that horror can be found in modern, industrial settings. "A Bit of the Dark World" doesn't have such a setting. Instead, it takes place around a lonely house perched above an isolated California canyon/5(2). One of numbered and signed copies by Leiber, the artist Tim Kirk, the publisher Stuart Schiff and the introducer John Jakes. Additionally inscribed by publisher Schiff on the front free end paper. A collection of nine stories that includes almost all of Leiber's . · Heroes and Horrors was published in hardcover by Whispers Press in , and reprinted in paperback by Pocket Books in August It is pages, priced at $ in paperback. The cover is by Michael Whelan. It has not been reprinted since, and there is no digital edition.
The horror stories - it might be more appropriate to use the modern label "dark fantasy" - are a lot more interesting. Many put Leiber's idiosyncratic areas of knowledge to effective use or show Leiber an interesting theoretician of the horror story willing to test his theories out. Fritz LeiberPersonalBorn Decem, in Chicago, IL; died September 5, ; son of Fritz (a Shakespearean actor) and Virginia (a Shakespearean actress; maiden name, Bronson) Leiber; married Jonquil Stephens (a writer), Janu (died September, ); married Margo Skinner, (died Janu); children: (first marriage) Justin. Heroes and Horrors by Fritz Leiber 49 ratings, average rating, 5 reviews Heroes and Horrors Quotes Showing of 1 "The result is that there's no room left in the world for the weird - though plenty for crude, contemptuous, wisecracking, fun-poking imitations of it.".
Heroes and Horrors by Fritz Leiber and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at www.doorway.ru Publication: Heroes and Horrors. Publication: Heroes and Horrors Publication Record # Author: Fritz Leiber. Date: ISBN: X [ ] Publisher: Whispers Press. Price: $. Heroes and Horrors is a collection of fantasy and horror short stories by American writer Fritz Leiber, edited by Stuart David Schiff and illustrated by Tim Kirk. It was first published in hardcover in December by Whispers Press, and in paperback in August by Pocket Books. The paperback edition omits the illustrations.
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