''Prime Evil'' is an anthology of

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short stories edited by

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. It was first published in

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by New American Library. With the exception of the Dennis Etchison story, "The Blood Kiss", the stories are original to this anthology.

* Introduction, by

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The Night Flier "The Night Flier" is a horror short story by American writer Stephen King, first published in the 1988 anthology '' Prime Evil: New Stories by the Masters of Modern Horror'', and then in King's own 1993 ''Nightmares & Dreamscapes'' collection. ...

", by

Stephen King Stephen Edwin King (born September 21, 1947) is an American author of horror, supernatural fiction, suspense, crime, science-fiction, and fantasy novels. Described as the "King of Horror", a play on his surname and a reference to his high s ...

* "Having a Woman at Lunch", by Paul E. Hazel * "The Blood Kiss", by Dennis Etchison * "Coming to Grief", by Clive Barker * "Food", by

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* "The Great God Pan", by

M. John Harrison Michael John Harrison (born 26 July 1945), known for publication purposes primarily as M. John Harrison, is an English author and literary critic.Kelley, George. "Harrison, M(ichael) John" in Jay P. Pederson (.ed) ''St. James guide to sci ...

* "Orange Is for Anguish, Blue for Insanity", by David Morrell * "The Juniper Tree", by

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* "Spinning Tales with the Dead", by

Charles L. Grant Charles Lewis Grant (September 12, 1942 – September 15, 2006) was an American novelist and short story writer specializing in what he called " dark fantasy" and "quiet horror". He also wrote under the pseudonyms of Geoffrey Marsh, Lionel Fe ...

* "Alice’s Last Adventure", by

Thomas Ligotti Thomas Ligotti (born July 9, 1953) is an American horror writer. His writings are rooted in several literary genres – most prominently weird fiction – and have been described by critics as works of ''philosophical'' horror, often formed into ...

* "Next Time You’ll Know Me", by

Ramsey Campbell Ramsey Campbell (born 4 January 1946) is an English horror fiction writer, editor and critic who has been writing for well over fifty years. He is the author of over 30 novels and hundreds of short stories, many of them winners of literary awa ...

* "The Pool", by

Whitley Strieber Louis Whitley Strieber (; born June 13, 1945) is an American writer best known for his horror novels ''The Wolfen'' and '' The Hunger'' and for '' Communion'', a non-fiction account of his alleged experiences with non-human entities. He has main ...

* "By Reason of Darkness", by Jack Cady

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