Shadows (anthology)
Shadows was a series of horror anthologies edited by Charles L. Grant, published by Doubleday from 1978 to 1991. Grant, a proponent of "quiet horror", initiated the series in order to offer readers a showcase of this kind of fiction. The short stories appearing in the "Shadows" largely dispensed with traditional Gothic settings, and had very little physical violence. Instead, they featured slow accumulations of dread through subtle omens, mostly taking place in everyday settings. While Grant himself was very adept at this kind of fiction, he contributed no stories to the anthologies, writing only the introductions and  author profiles. The first volume in the series won the World Fantasy Award for Best Anthology. Anthology Contents. Shadows (first volume). Published by Doubleday, 1978 Shadows 2. Published by Doubleday, November 1979 Shadows 3. Published by Doubleday, November 1980 Shadows 4. Published by Doubleday, 1981 Shadows 5. Published by Doubleday, October 1982 Shadows 6. Published by Doubleday, October 1983 Shadows 7. Published by Doubleday, November 1984 Shadows 8. Published by Doubleday, October 1985 Shadows 9. Published by Doubleday, October 1986 Shadows 10. Published by Doubleday, October 1987 Final Shadows. Published by Doubleday, September 1991