Women of Darkness

Women of Darkness is a 1988 anthology of horror stories by women writers, edited by Kathryn Ptacek.

It was followed by a sequel, Women of Darkness 2 (1990).

"Original horror and dark fantasy by contemporary women writers"

Editions

• 1988: Tor, New York.

Contents

• Introduction by Kathryn Ptacek
• "Baby" by Kit Reed;
• "Ransom Cowl Walks the Road," by Nancy Varian Berberick;
• "True Love," by Patricia Russo;
• "In the Shadows of My Fear," by Joan Vander Putten;
• "The Spirit Cabinet," by Lisa Tuttle;
• "Hooked on Buzzer," by Elizabeth Massie;
• "Little Maid Lost," by Rivka Jacobs;
• "Mother Calls, But I Do Not Answer," by Rachel Cosgrove Payes;
• "Nobody Lives There Now. Nothing Happens." by Carol Orlock;
• "The Baku," by Lucy Taylor;
• "The Devil's Rose," by Tanith Lee;
• "Midnight Madness," by Wendy Webb;
• "Monster McGill," by Cary G. Osborne;
• "Aspen Graffiti," by Melanie Tem;
• "Sister," by Wennicke Eide Cox;

"Samba Sentado," by Karen Haber;

• "When Thunder Walks," by Conda V. Douglas;
• "Slide Number Seven," by Sharon Epperson;
• "The Unloved," by Melissa Mia Hall; and
• "Cannibal Cats Come Out Tonight," by Nancy Holder.