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	*4 out of 5 stars		*4 out of 5 stars
	*More for the die-hard horror guru		*More for the die-hard horror guru
	Reviewed On: March 8, 2003		*Reviewed On: March 8, 2003
	*Reviewed By: Harriet Klausner		*Reviewed By: Harriet Klausner

	This horror anthology provides fans with the introductory story that seventeen reader favorites started their illustrious respective career. The contributions are fun to read if only to compare the opening gamut of a renowned author with their most recent work. Each tale provides an introduction that brings further focus on the writer. The collection is well done with delightful selections from a virtual who's who of the genre, but the quality varies though none are horrible. As with Horrible Beginnings is more for the die-hard horror guru than the occasional horror reader.		This horror anthology provides fans with the introductory story that seventeen reader favorites started their illustrious respective career. The contributions are fun to read if only to compare the opening gamut of a renowned author with their most recent work. Each tale provides an introduction that brings further focus on the writer. The collection is well done with delightful selections from a virtual who's who of the genre, but the quality varies though none are horrible. As with Horrible Beginnings is more for the die-hard horror guru than the occasional horror reader.


	==External Links==		==External Links==
	*[http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0756401232/ This work in Paperback Format at Amazon.com]		*[http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0756401232/ This work in Paperback Format at Amazon.com]
	*[http://www.rambles.net/silver_horbgng03.html This work reviewed at Rambles.net]		*[http://www.rambles.net/silver_horbgng03.html This work reviewed at Rambles.net]

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	''For other uses of the word [[Succubus]], see [[Succubus (disambiguation)]].''		''For other uses of the word [[Succubus]], see [[Succubus (disambiguation)]].''


			'''Horrible Beginnings''' is an anthology book written by Robert Bloch, Ramsey Campbell, Tanith Lee, Edward Bryant, F. Paul Wilson, Yvonne Navarro, Poppy Z. Brite, Gary A. Braumbeck, Henry Kuttner, Elizabeth Hand, Thomas K. Montleone and Kathe Koja. The work is edited by Steven H. Silver and Martin Harry Greenberg. In this work, the story ''They Only Come in Dreams'' tells the tale of a man meeting a [[Succubus]] and what transpires between them.

	'''Horrible Beginnings''' is a novel edited by Steven H Silver and Martin Harry Greenberg. In this novel a short story '''''They Only Come in Dreams''''' tells the tale of a man meeting a [[Succubus]] and what transpires between them.
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			== Overview ==
	~~[[Image:hbeginings.jpg\|thumb\|right\|250px\|Cover of Horrible Beginnings edited by Steven H Silver and Martin Harry Greenberg.]]~~


	== ~~Details~~ ==
	*Title: Horrible Beginnings		*Title: Horrible Beginnings
	*~~Author~~: ~~Edited by~~ Steven H Silver and Martin Harry Greenberg		*Authors: Robert Bloch, Ramsey Campbell, Tanith Lee, Edward Bryant, F. Paul Wilson, Yvonne Navarro, Poppy Z. Brite, Gary A. Braumbeck, Henry Kuttner, Elizabeth Hand, Thomas K. Montleone and Kathe Koja
			*Editors: Steven H Silver and Martin Harry Greenberg
			*Published By: DAW
			*Length: 320 Pages
	*Format: Mass Market Paperback		*Format: Mass Market Paperback
	*Publisher: DAW
	*Pages: 320
	*Language: English
	*ISBN-10: 0756401232		*ISBN-10: 0756401232
	*ISBN-13: 978-0756401238		*ISBN-13: 978-0756401238
	*~~Release~~ Date: March 4, 2003		*Publishing Date: March 4, 2003




	== ~~Synopsis~~ ==		== Plot Summary ==
	To accompany ''Wondrous Beginnings'' and ''Magical Beginnings'', collections of first-published stories by SF and fantasy writers, respectively, editors Silver and Greenberg present 17 horror-story debuts, usually introduced by their writers' reminiscences about them. The biggest names in horror and dark fantasy reach into the literary vaults and dig up their long-buried fiction debuts-with a brand new introduction to each story from the author.		To accompany ''Wondrous Beginnings'' and ''Magical Beginnings'', collections of first-published stories by SF and fantasy writers, respectively, editors Silver and Greenberg present 17 horror-story debuts, usually introduced by their writers' reminiscences about them. The biggest names in horror and dark fantasy reach into the literary vaults and dig up their long-buried fiction debuts-with a brand new introduction to each story from the author.

	~~==Outline of Stories in this Anthology==~~

	~~''The following is taken from Rambles.net in the External Links below:''~~


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	*Tanith Lee shares a brief conversation about ''Eustace'', a tale of true and truly creepy love.		*Tanith Lee shares a brief conversation about ''Eustace'', a tale of true and truly creepy love.

	*~~'''~~Edward Bryant's poor victim has no love for the succubus who haunts him through ''They Only Come in Dreams'', and his disproportionate fear of this friendliest of demons turns his haunting into a joke. The light tale is given a darkwash by a parting reminder of the demons' glacial persistence. The succubi at least explain their motivation.~~'''~~		*Edward Bryant's poor victim has no love for the succubus who haunts him through ''They Only Come in Dreams'', and his disproportionate fear of this friendliest of demons turns his haunting into a joke. The light tale is given a darkwash by a parting reminder of the demons' glacial persistence. The succubi at least explain their motivation.

	*''The Cleaning Machine'' shows none, much to the frustration of F. Paul Wilson's detectives. This locked boilerroom mystery is made even more tangled by the only witness, a woman who seems to have lost touch with reality, making her confessions a bit of a joke between two hard-boiled lawmen. Only a thin dusting of evidence mutes the laughter. A little glint of humor can make throw the hidden shadows into a frightening relief, and the wicked gleam of these stories leaves some of the more lingering nightmares.		*''The Cleaning Machine'' shows none, much to the frustration of F. Paul Wilson's detectives. This locked boilerroom mystery is made even more tangled by the only witness, a woman who seems to have lost touch with reality, making her confessions a bit of a joke between two hard-boiled lawmen. Only a thin dusting of evidence mutes the laughter. A little glint of humor can make throw the hidden shadows into a frightening relief, and the wicked gleam of these stories leaves some of the more lingering nightmares.
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	==Book Reviews==		==Book Reviews==
	''The following review is from the Amazon.com book listing in the External Links below:''		''The following review is from the Amazon.com book listing in the External Links below:''


	*4 out of 5 stars		*4 out of 5 stars
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	Reviewed On: March 8, 2003		Reviewed On: March 8, 2003
	*Reviewed By: Harriet Klausner		*Reviewed By: Harriet Klausner


	This horror anthology provides fans with the introductory story that seventeen reader favorites started their illustrious respective career. The contributions are fun to read if only to compare the opening gamut of a renowned author with their most recent work. Each tale provides an introduction that brings further focus on the writer. The collection is well done with delightful selections from a virtual who's who of the genre, but the quality varies though none are horrible. As with Horrible Beginnings is more for the die-hard horror guru than the occasional horror reader.		This horror anthology provides fans with the introductory story that seventeen reader favorites started their illustrious respective career. The contributions are fun to read if only to compare the opening gamut of a renowned author with their most recent work. Each tale provides an introduction that brings further focus on the writer. The collection is well done with delightful selections from a virtual who's who of the genre, but the quality varies though none are horrible. As with Horrible Beginnings is more for the die-hard horror guru than the occasional horror reader.
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	==External Links==		==External Links==
	*[http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0756401232/ This ~~novel~~ at Amazon.com]		*[http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0756401232/ This work in Paperback Format at Amazon.com]
	*[http://www.rambles.net/silver_horbgng03.html This ~~novel~~ reviewed at Rambles.net]		*[http://www.rambles.net/silver_horbgng03.html This work reviewed at Rambles.net]

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''For other uses of the word [[Succubus]], see [[Succubus (disambiguation)]].''

'''Horrible Beginnings''' is a novel edited by Steven H Silver and Martin Harry Greenberg. In this novel a short story '''''They Only Come in Dreams''''' tells the tale of a man meeting a [[Succubus]] and what transpires between them.
.

[[Image:hbeginings.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Cover of Horrible Beginnings edited by Steven H Silver and Martin Harry Greenberg.]]

== Details ==
*Title: Horrible Beginnings
*Author: Edited by Steven H Silver and Martin Harry Greenberg
*Format: Mass Market Paperback
*Publisher: DAW
*Pages: 320
*Language: English
*ISBN-10: 0756401232
*ISBN-13: 978-0756401238
*Release Date: March 4, 2003

== Synopsis ==
To accompany ''Wondrous Beginnings'' and ''Magical Beginnings'', collections of first-published stories by SF and fantasy writers, respectively, editors Silver and Greenberg present 17 horror-story debuts, usually introduced by their writers' reminiscences about them. The biggest names in horror and dark fantasy reach into the literary vaults and dig up their long-buried fiction debuts-with a brand new introduction to each story from the author.

==Outline of Stories in this Anthology==

''The following is taken from Rambles.net in the External Links below:''

*Robert Bloch's ''Lilies'' could serve as an introduction to the whole book. By now it's odd to consider Bloch as a rough beginner, and ''Lilies'' gives no suggestion that he ever was. A nice understated ghost story is made more eerie by the mundane tone of the narration. Bloch is one of the few writers who can't provide his own introduction, and Stefan R. Diemianowicz offers no insight into the weaker moments of Bloch's craft.

*Ramsey Campbell can and does speak for himself, and manages to add some humor to his tales of early authorial ineptitude before leading the way to ''The Church in High Street''. This powerful service should provide some dark faith for writers still struggling for a voice, as well as being a nice addition to the Cthulhu mythos.

*Tanith Lee shares a brief conversation about ''Eustace'', a tale of true and truly creepy love.

*'''Edward Bryant's poor victim has no love for the succubus who haunts him through ''They Only Come in Dreams'', and his disproportionate fear of this friendliest of demons turns his haunting into a joke. The light tale is given a darkwash by a parting reminder of the demons' glacial persistence. The succubi at least explain their motivation.'''

*''The Cleaning Machine'' shows none, much to the frustration of F. Paul Wilson's detectives. This locked boilerroom mystery is made even more tangled by the only witness, a woman who seems to have lost touch with reality, making her confessions a bit of a joke between two hard-boiled lawmen. Only a thin dusting of evidence mutes the laughter. A little glint of humor can make throw the hidden shadows into a frightening relief, and the wicked gleam of these stories leaves some of the more lingering nightmares.

*Yvonne Navarro reveals a very ''Surprise Fall'' and promptly hides the view, leading the reader still gaping.

*Poppy Z. Brite never explains the origins of those who make ''Optional Music for Voice and Piano'', and the alien nature of the music makes its power more haunting.

*The porous wall between reality, magic and madness wavers and disappears under ''Amymone's Footsteps'', and Gary A. Braumbeck feels no need to rebuild it for his desperate heroine or any lost readers.

*Henry Kuttner's ''Graveyard Rats'' takes a leisurely jaunt to doom with a thoroughly unlikable gravedigger. Given enough time to know the nasty fellow, his gory death is rather satisfying, but sinister enough to grant him some uneasy sympathy.

*Elizabeth Hand in ''Prince of Flowers'' gives the lovely toy to her kleptomaniac archivist, along with the strangest fate a cheap apartment can contain. A deal with the devil may not be the most original plot, but the slow agony of waiting for the punishment makes ''Colt .24'' a delight of anxiety.

*''Agony in the Garden'' walks with a dying god through a world where faith lives only in the mad. Thomas K. Montleone helps the deity along, and leaves its dystopian technocracy with an abiding sense of unease, but no real fear.

*Kathe Koja shows off her science fiction skills in ''Distances''. The fight of the altered needleheads and their trainers to explore the wider universe is tense and packs a novel's depth into a deceptively short space, but the forgiving, optimistic ending takes it far away from the bleak realms of horror. Koja's writing in ''Distance'' is noticeably rougher than her later work, but well suited to the cyberpunk aesthetics of her story.

==Book Reviews==
''The following review is from the Amazon.com book listing in the External Links below:''

*4 out of 5 stars
*More for the die-hard horror guru
Reviewed On: March 8, 2003
*Reviewed By: Harriet Klausner

This horror anthology provides fans with the introductory story that seventeen reader favorites started their illustrious respective career. The contributions are fun to read if only to compare the opening gamut of a renowned author with their most recent work. Each tale provides an introduction that brings further focus on the writer. The collection is well done with delightful selections from a virtual who's who of the genre, but the quality varies though none are horrible. As with Horrible Beginnings is more for the die-hard horror guru than the occasional horror reader.

==External Links==
*[http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0756401232/ This novel at Amazon.com]
*[http://www.rambles.net/silver_horbgng03.html This novel reviewed at Rambles.net]