Dark Dreamers: Facing the Masters of Fear

Book excerpt: BRAM STOKER AWARD WINNER There has never been a book like this before.... Dark Dreamers: Facing the Masters of Fear is a unique collection of images celebrating over one hundred of the greatest authors, artists and filmmakers in the world! With each and every amazing photograph—coupled with insightful commentary by (or about) each subject—the photographer and the journalist fearlessly illuminate those who work on the dark side of the arts. Among the authors: Stephen King, Dean Koontz, Clive Barker, Peter Straub, Ray Bradbury, Richard Matheson, John Saul, Joyce Carol Oates, Poppy Z. Brite, Richard Laymon, Jack Ketchum, Robert Bloch, Neil Gaiman, Dan Simmons, and dozens of others. Among the artists: Bernie Wrightson, Gahan Wilson, H. R. Giger, Alan M. Clark, Bob Eggleton, and many more. Among the filmmakers: Wes Craven, John Carpenter, Erank Darabont, Rick Baker, Stan Winston, Christopher Lee, and many others. This book also features a brand-new Foreword (“Pictures Taken Before Departure”) by Clive Barker. If you are a fan of horror literature or film, you must own Dark Dreamers for your personal library!