Dark Moon Books
spacer spacer                                                             spacer
  Go here to Home Page Go here to Books Page Go here to Contact Page  
                                             
  Go here to About Page Go here to Resources Page Go here to Submissions Page  
                                                                 
                                                                 
  The Five Senses of Horror   Purchase Here  
                                                                 
 

The Five Senses of Horror

Click here for full cover wrap
 
(Click to view full cover wrap)

*Cover art by Eric J. Guignard
The Five Senses of Horror (2018)

 

Hearing, sight, touch, smell, and taste: Our impressions of the world are formed by our five senses, and so too are our fears, our imaginations, and our captivation in reading fiction stories that embrace these senses.

Whether hearing the song of infernal caverns, tasting the erotic kiss of treachery, or smelling the lush fragrance of a fiend, enclosed within this anthology are fifteen horror and dark fantasy tales that will quicken the beat of fear, sweeten the flavor of wonder, sharpen the spike of thrills, and otherwise brighten the marvel of storytelling that is found resonant!

Award-winning editor Eric J. Guignard and psychologist Jessica Bayliss, PhD also include companion discourse throughout, offering academic and literary insight as well as psychological commentary examining the physiology of our senses, why each of our senses are engaged by dark fiction stories, and how it all inspires writers to continually churn out ideas in uncommon and invigorating ways.

Featuring stunning interior illustrations by Nils Bross, and including fiction short stories by authors such as Ramsey Campbell, Richard Christian Matheson, and John Farris, THE FIVE SENSES OF HORROR is intended for readers, writers, and students alike!

   

Amazon.com
Amazon.com/Five Senses of Horror

Barnes and Noble
BN.com/Five Senses of Horror

Walmart
Walmart.com/Five Senses of Horror


Bookshop
Bookshop.org/Five Senses of Horror


Books2Read
All Sales Links via Books2Read


Goodreads
Goodreads/Five Senses of Horror

 
                                                                 
PRODUCT DETAILS
                                                                 
Spacer  
  Hardback (with dust jacket) ISBN-13: 978-1-949491-04-3   Edited by Eric J. Guignard  
  Trade Paperback ISBN-13: 978-0-9988275-0-6   Illustrated by Nils Bross  
  ebook ISBN-13: 978-0-9988275-1-3   Published by Dark Moon Books  
  Library of Congress Control Number: 2017937253   Number of pages: 310 (about 85,000 words)  
  First edition published in July, 2018   Made in the United States of America  
  Cataloged at ISFDB here      
         
  * Download the Press Release HERE! *  
     
PRAISE
                                                                 
  Very insightful and thought provoking . . . A wonderful mix of the paranormal, the supernatural, as well as the most terrifying side of the human condition.”   Ginger Nuts of Horror  
     
 
 
  An intellectual orgasm for the horror connoisseur.”   Bibliophilia Templum Reviews
 
     
 
 
  Brilliant . . . not just informative but entertaining.   The Horror Fiction Review  
     
CONTENTS INCLUDE:
     
 

• Preface: The Five Senses of Horror by Eric J. Guignard
• Introduction: Why Do Horror Stories Work? The Psychobiology of Horror by Jessica Bayliss, PhD

TOUCH
• Thoughts About the Sense of Touch by Jessica Bayliss, PhD
• "Heading Home" by Ramsey Campbell
• "Soft" by Darrell Schweitzer
• "Feel the Noise" by Lisa Morton

HEARING
• Thoughts About the Sense of Hearing by Jessica Bayliss, PhD
• "In the Cave of the Delicate Singers" by Lucy Taylor
• "Sounds" by Kathryn Ptacek
• "Malleus, Incus, Stapes" by Sarah Totton

TASTE
• Thoughts About the Sense of Taste by Jessica Bayliss, PhD
• "His Mouth Will Taste of Wormwood" by Poppy Z. Brite
• "Cassilago’s Wife" by Sarah Singleton
• "Sweet Subtleties" by Lisa L. Hannett

 

SIGHT
• Thoughts About the Sense of Sight by Jessica Bayliss, PhD
• "The Beholder" by Richard Christian Matheson
• "In the Porches of My Ears" by Norman Prentiss
• "The Impression of Craig Shee" by David McGroarty

SMELL
• Thoughts About the Sense of Smell by Jessica Bayliss, PhD
• "Shem-el-Nessim: An Inspiration in Perfume" by Chris Bell
• "The Scent" by John F.D. Taff
• "The Odor of Violets" by John Farris

ADDITIONAL MATERIAL
• Understanding and Incorporating the Five Human Senses into Modern Horror Short Fiction Writing by Eric J. Guignard
• Afterword: Sensation and Perception by K. H. Vaughan, PhD
• Suggested Academic Reading for Further Study by Eric J. Guignard
A Brief Reading List of Modern Fiction Short Stories with Relation to the Senses (1940–2015) by Eric J. Guignard
• Illustrations by Nils Bross

 
     
 
 
     
  And check out these other great Dark Moon Books titles!         
                                                                 
  Fantasmagoriana Deluxe   Pop the Clutch: Thrilling Tales of Rockabilly, Monsters, and Hot Rod Horror   A World of Horror   Sir Gawain and the Green Knight   Professor Charlatan Bardot’s Travel Anthology to the Most (Fictional) Haunted Buildings in the Weird, Wild World      
                                                                 
                                                                 
The Criminologist