Exorcisms and Ecstasies is a collection of fantasy and horror

Horror fiction

Horror fiction also Horror fantasy is a philosophy of literature, which is intended to, or has the capacity to frighten its readers, inducing feelings of horror and terror. It creates an eerie atmosphere. Horror can be either supernatural or non-supernatural...

 short stories

Short Stories

Short Stories may refer to:*A plural for Short story*Short Stories , an American pulp magazine published from 1890-1959*Short Stories, a 1954 collection by O. E...

 by author Karl Edward Wagner

Karl Edward Wagner

Karl Edward Wagner was an American writer, editor and publisher of horror, science fiction, and heroic fantasy, who was born in Knoxville, Tennessee and originally trained as a psychiatrist. His disillusionment with the medical profession can be seen in the stories "The Fourth Seal" and "Into...

. The collection also includes a number of memoirs and articles about Wagner and is edited by Stephen Jones

Stephen Jones (author)

Stephen Jones is an editor of horror anthologies, and the author of several book-length studies of horror and fantasy films as well as an account of Lovecraft's early British publications....

. It was released in 1997

1997 in literature

The year 1997 in literature involved some significant events and new books.-Events:*Tom Clancy signs a book deal with Pearson Custom Publishing and Penguin Putnam Inc. , giving him US$50 million for the world-English rights to two new books . A second agreement gives him another US$25 million for a...

 by Fedogan & Bremer

Fedogan & Bremer

Fedogan & Bremer is a weird fiction specialty publishing house founded in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1985 by Philip Rahman and Dennis Weiler. The name comes from the nicknames of the two founders when they were in college....

 in an edition of 2,100 copies, of which 100 included Wagner's signature taken from a canceled check or contract. The limited edition was also signed by the artist, editor and other contributors to the collection. Many of the stories originally appeared in a number of different anthologies and collections or in the magazines Beyond Fantasy & Science Fiction, Kadath, Weird Tales

Weird Tales

Weird Tales is an American fantasy and horror fiction pulp magazine first published in March 1923. It ceased its original run in September 1954, after 279 issues, but has since been revived. The magazine was set up in Chicago by J. C. Henneberger, an ex-journalist with a taste for the macabre....

, The Centralite, Midnight Sun, Fantasy Crossroads and Gauntlet.

Contents

• "Introduction: Talking with Karl", by Stephen Jones
  Stephen Jones (author)
  Stephen Jones is an editor of horror anthologies, and the author of several book-length studies of horror and fantasy films as well as an account of Lovecraft's early British publications....
  
  
• "Midnight Sun"
• Exorcisms and Ecstasies
  • "Various Encounters with Karl" by Peter Straub
    Peter Straub
    Peter Francis Straub is an American author and poet, most famous for his work in the horror genre. His horror fiction has received numerous literary honors such as the Bram Stoker Award, World Fantasy Award, and International Horror Guild Award, placing him among the most-honored horror authors in...
    
    
  • "Did They Get You to Trade?"
  • "The Kind Men Like"
  • "Cedar Lane"
  • "The Slug"
  • "Final Cut"
  • "Locked Away"
  • "Endless Night"
  • "A Walk on the Wild Side"
  • "Passages"
  • "Little Lessons in Gardening"
  • "I’ve Come to Talk with You Again"
  • "An Awareness of Angels"
  • "But You’ll Never Follow Me"
  • "Plan 10 from Inner Space"
  • "Prince of the Punks"
  • "The Picture of Jonathan Collins"
  • "Gremlin"
  • "Brushed Away"
  • "In the Middle of a Snow Dream"
  • "The Big Dutchman", by Frances Wellman
• Silver Dagger: Kane"
  • "All Good Friends, by David J. Schow
    David J. Schow
    David J. Schow is an American author of horror novels, short stories, and screenplays. His credits include films such as The Crow and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning. Most of Schow's work falls into the sub-genre splatterpunk, a term he is sometimes credited with coining...
    
    
  • "In the Wake of the Night"
  • "The Treasure of Lynortis"
  • "The Gothic Touch"
  • "At First Just Ghostly"
  • "Deep in the Depths of the Acme Warehouse"
  • "Friends Die", by Ramsey Campbell
    Ramsey Campbell
    John Ramsey Campbell is an English horror fiction author.Since he first came to prominence in the mid-1960s, critics have cited Campbell as one of the leading writers in his field: T. E. D. Klein has written that "Campbell reigns supreme in the field today", while S. T...
    
    
• Satan’s Gun: Adrian Becker
  • "Doc Wagner", by Jenny Campbell
  • "Satan’s Gun"
  • "Hell Creek"
  • "One Paris Night"
  • "The Truth Insofar as I Know It, by David Drake
    David Drake
    David Drake is an American author of science fiction and fantasy literature. A Vietnam War veteran who has worked as a lawyer, he is now one of the premier authors of the military science fiction subgenre.-Biography:...
    
    
• Tell Me, Dark: Uncollected Stories
  • "Brother Karl: Stories First and Last, by James R. Wagner
  • "The Education of Gergy-doo-doo"
  • "Stardust"
  • "Killer"
  • "The Coming of Ghor"
  • "A Fair Cop"
  • "Karl Edward Wagner: Sassenach", by Brian Lumley
    Brian Lumley
    Brian Lumley is an English horror fiction writer.Born in County Durham, he joined the British Army's Royal Military Police and wrote stories in his spare time before retiring with the rank of Warrant Officer Class 1 in 1980 and becoming a professional writer.He added to H. P...
    
    
  • "Karl Edward Wagner: A Working Bibliography of English Language First Editions", by Scott F. Wyatt & Stephen Jones
    Stephen Jones (author)
    Stephen Jones is an editor of horror anthologies, and the author of several book-length studies of horror and fantasy films as well as an account of Lovecraft's early British publications....
    
    
  • "Afterword: Karl Edward Wagner—A Personal Farewell", by C. Bruce Hunter
  • "Death Angel’s Shadow"