A Nest of Nightmares explained

A Nest of Nightmares is a collection of horror stories by Lisa Tuttle published in 1986.

Stories

A Nest of Nightmares consists of 13 horror stories, all with female protagonists.^[1]

• Bug House
• Dollburger
• Community Property
• Flying to Byzantium
• Treading the Maze
• The Horse Lord
• The Other Mother
• Need
• The Memory of Wood
• A Friend in Need
• Stranger in the House
• Sun City
• The Nest

Reception

Dave Langford reviewed A Nest of Nightmares for White Dwarf #78, and stated that "Tuttle writes well and knows just how to push the gooseflesh button. I'd say more, but it's difficult to type while trembling under the bedclothes."^[2] Jessica Amanda Salmonson described it as "the most significant book of its kind to take a consistently feminist approach to horror fiction".

Reviews

• Review by Stephen Jones (1986) in Fantasy Review, September 1986^[3]
• Review by Alan Fraser (1986) in Paperback Inferno, #62
• Review by Neil Gaiman (1986) in Vector 134
• Review by Don D'Ammassa (1987) in Science Fiction Chronicle, #95 August 1987
• Review by Robert Holdstock (1988) in Horror: 100 Best Books

Notes and References

1. Book: A Nest of Nightmares. Google Books. 978-1-78206-870-9 . 2022-04-19 . Tuttle . Lisa . 24 October 2013 . Quercus .
2. Langford . Dave . David Langford . Critical Mass . . 78 . 11 . . June 1986 .
3. Web site: Title: A Nest of Nightmares. isfdb.org.