As with any short story anthology, some writers styles just do not gel with me and when that happens I stop reading. Of the ones I read ( I only skipped 2) most were good and entertaining but only a few stuck with me. Enough good stories to recommend as a nice anthology

As with any short story collection, there are an assortment of tastes and quality of stories to be found in this collection. Overall, I did enjoy this gathering of horror and thriller stories and novellas. Here are the ones I considered five-star worthy:- "Flight" by John Coyne- "A Day in the Life" by F. Paul Wilson- "Lizardman" by Robert R. McCammon- "The Sacred Fire" by Charles de Lint- "The Stalker of Souls" Edward D. Hoch- "The Hunt" by Richard Laymon- "Mother Tucker" by James Kisner- "River...

**please note, this is less a review and more a reading journal; as such, it will be of no value to others. thanks for understanding.**mehso misnamed - what was it, 8 or 9 stories? not 19. and some were quite short and some were not scary, just gory.seems like a partial attempt by most of the authors, narrators and editors. not sure why this books produced.

This is a nice collection of stories of terror and mystery. All about either a stalker or stalkee. I liked almost all the stories. The only two bad stories were "Darwinian Facts" and "Jezebel." All these stories were written in the late 80s. As a sign of those times, two stories was about truckers and CBs were integral part of a trucker's life back then. The best story was "A Day in the Life" but that is mainly due to being a big Repairman Jack fan.

This hardcover is copy 345 of 750 and is signed by all 19 contributors plus the illustrator, Paul Sonju.

Again with another bad read for me. Started out just so-so. Was disappointed in the McCammon story. I made it to page 219 before closing the cover for good. I can handle little boys squishing frogs and fish (though it is extremely gross). I can not handle it when the writer moved them up to puppies. As soon as I I read the line where the kid opened the box with the furry bundles in it, I was done.

This is a collection of novellas and short stories in which someone is being stalked. Most of the stories are very good.

A Day in the Life • F. Paul WilsonMother Tucker • James KisnerThe Hunt • Richard LaymonMiss December • Rex MillerLizardman • Robert R. McCammonA Matter of Principal [Quarry] • Max Allan CollinsRivereños • Trish JaneshutzFlight • John CoyneJezebel • J. N. WilliamsonStalker • Ed GormanChildren of Cain • Al SarrantonioA Matter of Firing • John MaclayThe Sacred Fire [Newford] • Charles de LintWhat Chelsea Said • Michael SeidmanThe Stalker of Souls • Edward D. HochGetting the Job Done • Rick HautalaT...

So far so good. As with any short fiction collection, it has it's ups and downs, but overall these are really good tales about stalkers in all their forms... the things that go bump in the night, hit men, etc. The stories are ranging from those set in our world to those set in somewhere that is slightly off. I'd definitely recommend. More later. -- Overall level of writing in most stories is quite high. Definitely recommend this one!

I've read this book twice now and really enjoy most of the stories it contains. For me it embodies a fun read, nothing to complex or convoluted. Overall I highly recommend giving this anthology a read.

One of the best anthologies ever put together. It has some of the best stories by the best and most original horror writers of all time.

Read in 1999. Anthology of thrillers about stalkers.

-Valores de la época que reservan sus mejores trabajos para otros libros.-Género. Relatos.Lo que nos cuenta. El libro Acosados (publicación original: Stalkers, 1989), con el subtítulo Cazadores y víctimas, es una antología de relatos de horror (tres menos en la edición española que en la publicación original) centrados en esa temática, con Ed Gorman (también responsable del breve prólogo) y Martin H. Greenberg como antologistas, que nos ofrecen varias tramas noir policiales muy distintas, otras

I wasn't terribly keen on this when I read it (I remember disliking the Koontz story in particular), but I might have been in the wrong frame of mind while reading it. In retrospect, it strikes me as being more of a crime anthology than a horror one, so I might re-read it taking that into consideration, as my dislike may have come from having gone into the book expecting it to be something that it's not (the fact that I was in my late teens - a point in time when was mostly, if not completely di...

Decent collection of shorts, and a novella with stalking as the central theme. Each writer has come up with a unique spin on the idea. While some stories are extremely well written, some are just okay. The draw here would be the Dean Koontz novella that opens things up, but seems to fall flat. Stalkers is great for a nostalgia read, but aside from that, there's not much here for a repeat reading. Most, if not all of these stories were released by the authors themselves and placed in their own s

A book of short stories 19 in all by some of the best horror/ mystery writers. I originally got this because it had a Repairman Jack short story by F. Paul Wilson, one of my favorite writers, that I wanted to read. I ended up reading almost all of the stories in the book. Some were better than others, hence the 3 stars. By the way, the Repairman Jack story was excellent.

Haven't looked at this book in years. I remember some great stories though.

3/10/2010 : Finished these stories last night. Of all the stories in this book only ONE is by a woman--and it was the very last story. It freaked me out -- arachnophobe!I enjoy reading Koontz at almost any time and "Trapped" was the entire reason for buying the book.And re-reading de Lint's "Sacred Fire" was fun even though I of course have all his collections, which means I already have "Sacred Fire" in another book :-)Trapped • (1989) • novella by Dean R. KoontzFlight • (1989) • novelette by J...

"Stalkers" is a great collection of short stories with a very sinister streak. While some tales are not as good as others, the book overall is definitely worth reading time. In fact, the story about disfigured Air Force cadets who hate truckers and the tale, "Mother Tucker", are worth the price of the book alone.