The Height of the Scream

The Height of the Scream is a collection of horror stories by author Ramsey Campbell. Released in 1976 in an edition of 4,348 copies, it was the author's third collection of stories to be published by Arkham House.

The Height of the Scream
Dust-jacket illustration by Ron Fendel
AuthorRamsey Campbell
Cover artistRon Fendel
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
GenreHorror
PublisherArkham House
Publication date
1976
Media typePrint (hardback)
Pagesxx, 229
ISBN0-87054-075-0
OCLC2464232
823/.9/14
LC ClassPZ4.C1876 He3 PR6053.A4855

It has since been reissued in various formats, most recently in a 2004 trade paperback from Babbage Press with a new introduction.

Contents

The Height of the Scream contains the following stories:

  • "Introduction and Allergies"
  • "The Scar"
  • "The Whining"
  • "The Dark Show"
  • "Missing"
  • "Reply Guaranteed"
  • "Jack's Little Friend"
  • "Beside the Seaside"
  • "The Cellars"
  • "The Height of the Scream"
  • "Litter"
  • "Cyril"
  • "Smoke Kiss"
  • "The Words that Count"
  • "Ash"
  • "The Telephones"
  • "In the Shadows"
  • "Second Chance"
  • "Horror House of Blood"

Sources
  • Jaffery, Sheldon (1989). The Arkham House Companion. Mercer Island, WA: Starmont House, Inc. p. 115. ISBN 1-55742-005-X.
  • Chalker, Jack L.; Mark Owings (1998). The Science-Fantasy Publishers: A Bibliographic History, 1923-1998. Westminster, MD and Baltimore: Mirage Press, Ltd. p. 52.
  • Joshi, S.T. (1999). Sixty Years of Arkham House: A History and Bibliography. Sauk City, WI: Arkham House. p. 139. ISBN 0-87054-176-5.
  • Nielsen, Leon (2004). Arkham House Books: A Collector's Guide. Jefferson, NC and London: McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 122. ISBN 0-7864-1785-4.
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