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ZodWallop · 12-31-2021, 02:55 PM

So at the tail end of the paperback horror boom, Dell launched an imprint that was intended to 'elevate' horror fiction. The Abyss line would avoid Gothic sensibilities and horror tropes. And no dancing skeletons on their covers (though the Abyss covers are almost universally ugly, in my opinion).

Here are two articles on the Abyss line:
Dell Abyss
Dell/Abyss Books: The Paperback Covers

I didn't start this thread to flog books from a dead line. But many (though not all) of these books are available as ebooks. Has anyone read any of them? Which titles would you recommend? I've heard good things about Kathe Koja, Brian Hodge and Poppy Z. Brite.

I've only read Whipping Boy by John Byrne. I thought it was a creative idea, but the book was only so-so. I've also read a couple of R. Patrick Gates non-Abyss books and thought they were okay.

Here's a list of all 48 books published by the Abyss line.

12-31-2021, 02:55 PM	#1
ZodWallop Gentleman and scholar Posts: 11,479 Karma: 111164374 Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Space City, Texas Device: Clara BW; Nook ST w/Glowlight, Paperwhite 3	Dell's Abyss horror line... any thoughts? So at the tail end of the paperback horror boom, Dell launched an imprint that was intended to 'elevate' horror fiction. The Abyss line would avoid Gothic sensibilities and horror tropes. And no dancing skeletons on their covers (though the Abyss covers are almost universally ugly, in my opinion). Here are two articles on the Abyss line: Dell Abyss Dell/Abyss Books: The Paperback Covers I didn't start this thread to flog books from a dead line. But many (though not all) of these books are available as ebooks. Has anyone read any of them? Which titles would you recommend? I've heard good things about Kathe Koja, Brian Hodge and Poppy Z. Brite. I've only read Whipping Boy by John Byrne. I thought it was a creative idea, but the book was only so-so. I've also read a couple of R. Patrick Gates non-Abyss books and thought they were okay. Here's a list of all 48 books published by the Abyss line. Last edited by ZodWallop; 12-31-2021 at 02:58 PM.