Charles L. Grant Books in Order

Civil servant Parric works in an experimental community of androids protected by a force field. When war and plague shatter the outside world, the project turns deadly, forcing him to flee toward the uncertain possibility of another civilization.

Syd and Theresa Guiness leave their cramped city apartment for a dream house on a suburban cul-de-sac. Small disturbances gradually undermine their happiness, and the strange events Theresa dismisses may conceal a danger inside their new life.

After her husband's death, Natalie Windsor begins to suspect that Oxrun Station conceals more than ordinary small-town secrets. Isolated among its residents, she is drawn toward a ritual whose next victim may already have been chosen.

Recovering from her parents' deaths, Alice MacDonneaugh visits her ancestral Scottish castle and hears voices that reach across centuries. A resemblance to a long-dead witch draws her into a mystery involving family history, visions, and a jeweled tapestry.

This collection brings together Charles L. Grant's tales of fantasy, unease, and horror. Supernatural encounters and ordinary lives touched by fear unfold across stories including Hear Me Now, My Sweet Abbey Rose and the title novelette.

In a future gripped by an energy crisis, a government plans a staged revolution to avert global war. Magician and lobbyist Shanlon Raille becomes its intended scapegoat, and his attempt to prove his innocence threatens the fragile political balance.

Strange fires and drownings disturb the town of Oxrun Station, drawing a game-store owner's attention to its children. Their whispered plans suggest something more terrible than mischief, and the adults may discover the truth too late.

After the devastation of the Plaguewind, the settlement of Town Central attempts to rebuild a dying population. Humans and androids must learn to coexist in an experiment whose success could determine whether their damaged civilization has a future.

Cynthia Yarrow returns to Oxrun Station and finds her family disturbingly changed. As an elusive gray creature follows her through the town, familiar people and places begin to reveal a secret that threatens her own safety.

At Starburst, a futuristic seaside resort, guests seek escape by retreating into the past. Four deaths reveal a threat behind the holiday, and the next intended victim must confront a killer who may be something other than human.

Charles L. Grant gathers stories that move between fantasy, horror, and the macabre. Familiar situations turn unsettling in tales including A Night of Dark Intent, Digging, and The Gentle Passing of a Hand, exposing dangers beyond ordinary perception.

Josh Miller's knack for finding valuable antiques brings him to Oxrun Station and a promising new romance. But disappearances, an unexplained crash victim, and disturbing activity around old graves suggest that something in town has begun hunting him.

Four novellas follow the changing seasons in Oxrun Station, where everyday life conceals disturbing possibilities. Ordinary encounters take on a supernatural menace as the town's residents face fears that grow from their own familiar surroundings.

A murderous force strikes at anyone who acts against its hidden master, feeding on hatred, jealousy, and fear. Pat Shavers appears connected to its power, yet she is terrified that the next victim could be herself.

Journalist Jason Clarke returns to Windriver, Wyoming, after twenty years away and discovers a town overshadowed by an ancient evil. A Native American legend offers unsettling clues to the force now threatening the community he once called home.

In the gaslit streets of an earlier Oxrun Station, Count Braslov seeks to bring the town under his vampiric control. Residents and bewildered authorities must confront a predator whose influence spreads with each new victim.

In an earlier era of Oxrun Station's troubled history, a werewolf brings terror to the town. Familiar streets become threatening after dark as residents confront a danger that makes the boundary between human and monster uncertain.

Beyond the pleasant village of Deerfield stands Winterrest, a stone house surrounded by unnatural silence. As its doors open to unsuspecting visitors, local tales of witches and demons give way to a ritual that hungers for victims.

Ramsey Campbell and Charles L. Grant each select six of their horror stories for a shared collection. Douglas E. Winter’s introduction and J. K. Potter’s illustrations accompany twelve separate tales presenting the two writers’ approaches to dark fiction.

Ancient Egyptian artifacts arrive at Isle Hall, bringing a deadly presence to the gaslit streets of Oxrun Station. As a reanimated creature begins to stalk the town, the relics' dark history threatens to become its residents' fate.

An evening picnic in an orchard outside Oxrun Station sets four connected tales of terror in motion. Apparent accidents give way to violent deaths, while a hospital and movie theater become settings for the night's spreading consequences.

A killer known as the Howler stalks teenagers, leaving a small town gripped by curfews and suspicion. Seventeen-year-old Don Boyd struggles with ordinary pressures while an encounter with the murderer reveals a threat beyond the human violence everyone fears.

Ten days after a fire destroys an amusement pier and kills Julie Etler, her voice appears on an answering machine. Her boyfriend Tony glimpses her on the beach as the ruined House of Night begins to draw the living back.

Strange folk music drifts through Oxrun Station, audible only to people desperate for love. Its haunting promises draw lonely residents toward forces they do not understand, transforming private longings into encounters with a dangerous supernatural presence.

Retired adventurer Jerico Dove is snatched from New Jersey and carried into another world on an elephant. His reluctant return to heroism involves seven powerful spears and a quest against forces threatening a realm far from home.

A young girl suffers nightmares in which threatening creatures seem increasingly real. As a dangerous former patient returns to town, her father, the police chief, faces a mystery that connects his daughter’s fears with approaching violence.

Brian Oakland and his friends prepare Halloween stunts around their neighborhood. Unknown to them, a man embittered by years of isolation waits inside one of the houses, planning revenge that threatens to turn their games into something dangerous.

Seventeen-year-old Cliff Abbott investigates a suspicious fire and discovers a sinister scheme beneath a mansion. A figure wearing a golden mask appears connected to a plan for immortality, placing Cliff and his friends in danger as they pursue the truth.

After their leader dies, a group of teenage outsiders is drawn into a succession of brutal murders. Only these friends can hear the screams accompanying each death, leaving them to discover why they are connected to the killings and how to stop them.

A blizzard traps travelers and staff at a roadside motel and restaurant, where a silent gunman begins killing them. The survivors' concealed histories emerge as fear turns them against one another and escape becomes a struggle over whom they can trust.

Jim Scott saves a young woman from a band of killers who prey on travelers along lonely highways. His intervention makes him their next target and pulls him into a struggle against predators whose danger exceeds ordinary human violence.

A sinister fairground carousel offers more than a midnight thrill to those who ride it. Grabbing the brass ring draws apparently fortunate riders into the attention of a dark force that preys upon the innocent.

A preacher who has lost his faith discovers an unexpected power to heal. Drawn into a struggle against mysterious evil, he must protect a teenage girl while confronting miracles that may demand more than he can give.

While a devastating plague sweeps the world, Travis believes Las Vegas offers safety. He does not know that a Horseman of the Apocalypse is searching for him, or that his refuge may soon become a trap.

Crops fail, livestock die, and hunger spreads as a sinister family reunion approaches. In New Orleans, John must reckon with his ability to foresee violence while a missing child's mother draws closer to a deadly homecoming.

As the world reels from plague, famine, and death, scattered survivors discover abilities and connections they cannot explain. Their search for answers draws them toward a confrontation with the forces driving humanity toward the end of the millennium.

Investigator Ethan Proctor answers an old acquaintance's plea for help in a nearly deserted Kansas town. A secretive cult, missing residents, and strange winged creatures turn an apparently straightforward case into a confrontation with something far more disturbing.

A missing-person investigation takes Ethan Proctor to an English village guarding the legend of an executed lord. As stories of a forest ghost and bargains for souls accumulate, he suspects the local haunting may explain the disappearance.

Ordered to take a holiday, Ethan Proctor joins friends in Atlantic City and encounters reports of a killer with possible vampiric ties. A mysterious woman and a fierce storm leave the group trapped between unanswered questions and immediate danger.

A cryptic message sends Ethan Proctor into the wooded swamps near Atlanta to investigate disappearances and mutilated bodies. Rumors of a wolfman conceal a deeper mystery connected to the personal evil that has already been haunting him.

This retrospective collection surveys Charles L. Grant's horror fiction through tales of quiet menace, supernatural encounters, and creeping dread. Introductions, tributes, and an interview place the stories alongside reflections on his life and influence.