Dziemianowicz, Stefan R
Entry updated 12 September 2022. Tagged: Author, Critic, Editor.
(1957- ) US editor, critic and author whose main focus of interest is Horror and supernatural fiction, in this capacity publishing many reviews in Crypt of Cthulhu and other venues since 1985, and co-editing the critical Fanzine Necrofile: The Review of Horror Fiction with S T Joshi and Michael A Morrison for its entire run of seven issues, Summer 1991 to Fall 1994; Necrofile won a 1995 British Fantasy Award. He has edited many anthologies, usually in collaboration, beginning with Weird Tales: 32 Unearthed Terrors (anth 1988) with Martin H Greenberg and T Liam McDonald – a selection from Weird Tales – and including the 100 sequence beginning with 100 Ghastly Little Ghost Stories (anth 1993) with Martin H Greenberg and Robert E Weinberg; sf tales with appropriate themes were regularly included. H.P. Lovecraft Selects: Classic Horror Stories (anth 2016) assembles over thirty stories singled out for praise by H P Lovecraft in Supernatural Horror in Literature (mid-1927 The Recluse; rev October 1933-February 1935 The Fantasy Fan; 1945).
Critical and bibliographical works of note are The Annotated Guide to Unknown and Unknown Worlds (1991), a valuable issue-by-issue commentary on the titular magazines (see Unknown), The Core of Ramsey Campbell: A Bibliography and Reader's Guide (1995) with Ramsey Campbell and S T Joshi, Supernatural Literature of the World: An Encyclopedia (2005 3vols) with S T Joshi – which won an International Horror Guild award for nonfiction – and Reading Stephen King (2012), a study of Stephen King. Dziemianowicz's one story collection is Bloody Mary and Other Tales for a Dark Night (coll 2000). [DRL]
Stefan Richard Dziemianowicz
born 1957
works
collections
- Bloody Mary and Other Tales for a Dark Night (New York: Barnes and Noble Books, 2000) [coll: hb/]
nonfiction
- The Annotated Guide to Unknown & Unknown Worlds (Mercer Island, Washington: Starmont House, 1991) [nonfiction: Unknown: pb/]
- The Core of Ramsey Campbell: A Bibliography and Reader's Guide (West Warwick, Rhode Island: Necronomicon Press, 1995) with Ramsey Campbell and S T Joshi [nonfiction: bibliography: pb/]
- Reading Stephen King (Westport, Connecticut: Libraries Unlimited, 2004) [nonfiction: Stephen King: hb/]
works as editor
series
100
- 100 Ghastly Little Ghost Stories (New York: Barnes and Noble Books, 1993) with Martin H Greenberg and Robert E Weinberg [anth: 100: hb/Jack Eckstein]
- 100 Creepy Little Creature Stories (New York: Barnes and Noble Books, 1994) with Martin H Greenberg and Robert E Weinberg [anth: Supernatural Creatures: 100: hb/Kevin McGuiness]
- 100 Wild Little Weird Tales (New York: Barnes and Noble Books, 1994) with Martin H Greenberg and Robert E Weinberg [anth: 100: hb/Kevin McGuinness]
- 100 Vicious Little Vampire Stories (New York: Barnes and Noble Books, 1995) with Martin H Greenberg and Robert E Weinberg [anth: 100: hb/c k design/James Sarfati]
- 100 Wicked Little Witch Stories (New York: Barnes and Noble Books, 1995) with Martin H Greenberg and Robert E Weinberg [anth: 100: hb/Kevin McGuiness]
- 100 Astounding Little Alien Stories (New York: Barnes and Noble Books, 1996) with Martin H Greenberg and Robert E Weinberg [anth: 100: hb/Cheryl Knippenburg]
- 100 Tiny Tales of Terror (New York: Barnes and Noble Books, 1996) with Martin H Greenberg and Robert E Weinberg [anth: 100: hb/Cheryl Knippenburg]
- 100 Fiendish Little Frightmares (New York: Barnes and Noble Books, 1997) with Martin H Greenberg and Robert E Weinberg [anth: 100: hb/Lucy Corvino]
- 100 Twisted Little Tales of Torment (New York: Barnes and Noble Books, 1998) with Martin H Greenberg and Robert E Weinberg [anth: 100: hb/Lucy Corvino]
- 100 Hilarious Little Howlers (New York: Barnes and Noble Books, 2000) with Martin H Greenberg and Robert E Weinberg [anth: 100: hb/Lucy Corvino]
101
- 101 Terrifying Tales: Great Ghost Stories (New York: Fall River Press, 2016) [anth: 101: pb/]
- 101 Chilling Tales: Great Horror Stories (New York: Fall River Press, 2016) [anth: 101: pb/]
- Great Supernatural Stories: 101 Horrifying Tales (New York: Fall River Press, 2017) [anth: 101: pb/]
- Great Thrillers: 101 Suspenseful Tales (New York: Fall River Press, 2017) [anth: 101: pb/]
individual titles as editor
- Weird Tales: 32 Unearthed Terrors (New York: Bonanza Books, 1988) with Martin H Greenberg and T Liam McDonald [anth: Weird Tales: hb/Hannes Bok]
- Rivals of Weird Tales: 30 Great Fantasy & Horror Stories from the Weird Fiction Pulps (New York: Bonanza Books, 1990) with Martin H Greenberg and Robert E Weinberg [anth: hb/Hans Wessoloski]
- Famous Fantastic Mysteries: 30 Great Tales of Fantasy and Horror from the Classic Pulp Magazines Famous Fantastic Mysteries and Fantastic Novels (New York: Gramercy Books, 1991) and Robert E Weinberg and Martin H Greenberg [anth: Famous Fantastic Mysteries: Fantastic Novels: hb/Virgil Finlay]
- A Taste for Blood: Fifteen Great Vampire Novellas (New York: Dorset Press, 1992) with Martin H Greenberg and Robert E Weinberg (both anonymous) [anth: Vampires: hb/]
- Weird Vampire Tales: 30 Blood-Chilling Stories from the Weird Fiction Pulps (New York: Gramercy Books, 1992) with Martin H Greenberg and Robert E Weinberg [anth: Vampires: hb/Jim Campbell]
- The Mists from Beyond (New York: Roc Books, 1993) with Martin H Greenberg and Robert E Weinberg [anth: hb/]
- Nursery Crimes: Thirty Classic Tales of Horror (New York: Barnes and Noble Books, 1993) with Martin H Greenberg and Robert E Weinberg [anth: hb/John Tierney]
- To Sleep, Perchance to Dream ... Nightmare: Thirty Terrifying Tales (New York: Barnes and Noble Books, 1993) with Martin H Greenberg and Robert E Weinberg [anth: hb/Kevin Kelly]
- Sea-Cursed: Thirty Terrifying Tales of the Deep (New York: Barnes and Noble Books, 1994) with Martin H Greenberg and T Liam McDonald [anth: Under the Sea: hb/Lynn J Binder]
- Between Time and Terror (New York: Roc Books, 1995) with Robert E Weinberg and Martin H Greenberg [anth: pb/]
- Rivals of Dracula (New York: Barnes and Nobles Books, 1996) with Martin H Greenberg and Robert E Weinberg [anth: Vampires: hb/]
- Virtuous Vampires (New York: Barnes and Noble Books, 1996) with Martin H Greenberg and Robert E Weinberg [anth: Vampires: hb/]
- Girls' Night Out: Twenty-Nine Female Vampire Stories (New York: Barnes and Nobles Books, 1997) with Martin H Greenberg [anth: Vampires: hb/Ellen Marin]
- Horrors!: 365 Scary Stories (New York: Barnes and Noble Books, 1998) with Martin H Greenberg and Robert Weinberg [anth: hb/Kevin McGuinness]
- Mistresses of the Dark: 25 Macabre Tales by Master Storytellers (New York: Barnes and Noble Books, 1998) with Robert E Weinberg and Denise Little [anth: hb/Tom McKeveny]
- Penny Dreadful: Sensational Tales of Terror (New York: Fall River Press, 2015) [anth: hb/Shutterstock]
- H.P. Lovecraft Selects: Classic Horror Stories (New York: Fall River Press, 2016) [anth: hb/]
single-author collections as editor
- W C Morrow. The Monstermaker and Other Stories (Seattle, Oregon: Midnight House, 2000) edited with S T Joshi [coll: hb/Allen Koscowski]
- The Reader's Bloch, Volume One: The Fear Planet and Other Unusual Destinations (Burton, Michigan: Subterranean Press, 2005) [coll: Reader's Bloch: hb/Gahan Wilson]
- The Reader's Bloch, Volume Two: Skeleton in the Closet and Other Stories (Burton, Michigan: Subterranean Press, 2008) [coll: Reader's Bloch: hb/Gahan Wilson]
nonfiction works as editor
- Supernatural Literature of the World: An Encyclopedia (Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press, 2005) with S T Joshi [encyclopedia: published in 3 volumes: hb/]
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