Terror Australis: Best Australian Horror (Sydney: Coronet, 1993) was Australia's first original mass-market horror anthology for adults. It was edited by Leigh Blackmore. Leigh David Blackmore is an Australian horror writer critic editor and occultist (It is technically preceded by Bill Congreve's anthology Intimate Armageddons (MirrorDanse Books) (1992) - however, that book did not have mass market distribution). Terror Australis the anthology grew from the magazine Terror Australis and drew on the talents of horror writers centred around Sydney's Gargoyle Club Horror Writers and Artists' Society; however it also featured many of Australia's big-name sf and horror writers. Terror Australis the Australian Horror and Fantasy Magazine (1987-1992 was Australia 's first mass market horror magazine A companion volume of sf stories, Mortal Fire: Best Australian SF,edited by Terry Dowling and Van Ikin, was issued by Coronet the same year). Terence William (Terry Dowling ( 21 March 1947, Sydney, New South Wales) is an Australian writer freelance journalist award-winning Dr Van Ikin is an academic and science fiction writer and editor
The quantity of internal artwork featured, designed to showcase horror work in art as well as fiction, made it something of an innovation amongst paperbacks of the time in Australia. Robert Bloch, called the volume "a landmark - a monument to the genre". Robert Albert Bloch (April 5 1917 Chicago – September 23 1994 Los Angeles) was a prolific American Writer, primarily of crime
There was to have been a followup volume, however, Hodder & Stoughton (Coronet) were bought out by UK publisher Headline to form Hodder Headline, and the new owners did not take up the option for a continuing series.
Contents
- Leanne Frahm, "Catalyst"
- Terry Dowling, "The Daemon Street Ghost-Trap"
- Paul Lindsey, "The Wolves Are Running"
- Sharon A. Terence William (Terry Dowling ( 21 March 1947, Sydney, New South Wales) is an Australian writer freelance journalist award-winning Hansen, "Chameleon"
- Eddie van helden, "Mabuza's Plum"
- Dr John Hugoe-Matthews, "Hantu-Rimba"
- Dr. Louis F. Steel, "Can Has Faith"
- Robert Hood, "Openings"
- Guy Boothby, "Remorseless Vengeance"
- Bryce J. Stevens, "A Gift from Gehenna"
- Kendall Hoffmann, "Johnny Twofeller"
- Steven Paulsen, "In the Light of the Lamp"
- Chris G.C. Sequeira, "Feeling Empty"
- Ann C. Robert Hood is an American electronic music producer and DJ. He is a founding member of the legendary group Underground Resistance as a 'Minister Of Information' with Guy Newell Boothby, ( 13 October 1867 – 26 February 1905) was an Australian novelist and writer Bryce John Stevens (born 1957 in Christchurch, New Zealand) is a long-term Australian resident and horror writer/artist Christopher Sequeira (also published as Chris GC Sequeira Christopher G Whitehead, "The Nicholas Vine"
- Geoff O'Callaghan, "The Keeper"
- Rick Kennett, "Out of the Storm"
- Sean Williams, "Twist of the Knife"
- Sheila Hatherley, "The Hut"
- Leigh Blackmore, "The Hourglass"
- Michael Bryant, "A Dangerous Thing"
- Sue Isle, "Makeover"
- Dirk Strasser, "Dear Reader"
- Eddie van Helden, "The Vivisector"
- Cherry Wilder, "Anzac Day"
- Bill Congreve, "Red Ambrosia"
- Stephen Dedman, "Heir of the Wolf"
- Greg Egan, "Neighbourhood Watch"
- Bill Fewer, "Denials"
References
- Mike Ashley & William G. Rick(y Kennett (born 1956 is an Australian writer of science fiction horror and ghost stories Sean Llewellyn Williams (born 23rd May 1967) is a New York Times best selling Science fiction Author who lives in Adelaide, Leigh David Blackmore is an Australian horror writer critic editor and occultist Cherry Wilder ( September 3 1930 &ndash March 14 2002) was the Pseudonym of Science fiction and Fantasy writer Stephen Dedman is an Australian author of Dark fantasy and Science fiction stories and novels Greg Egan (born 20 August 1961) is an Australian science fiction author. Michael or Mike Ashley may refer to Mike Ashley (radio presenter, British radio presenter on Heart Contento. The Supernatural Index: A Listing of Fantasy, Supernatural, Occult, Weird and Horror Anthologies. Wesport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1995, p. 733
- Paul Collins (ed). Paul Collins is the name of Paul Collins (musician, American musician Paul Collins' Beat, a band started by the above Paul Collins The MUP Encyclopedia of Australian Science Fiction and Fantasy. Melbourne, Vic: Melbourne University Press, 1998, p. 46 (under entry on 'Dark Fantasy').
- Steven Paulsen. "The State of the Australian Horror Fiction Magazine". Bloodsongs 1 (1994) and online at: [1]
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