Prime Evil

Notes

• "First Printing, June, 1988" stated on the copyright page with a complete number line: "1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9".
• The title page has the subtitle "New Stories by the Masters of Modern Horror
• Publisher name as printed on title page is "NAL Books (over) New American Library"
• "Published simultaneously in Canada by The New American Library of Canada Limited" Price in Canada: C$26.95
• Complete Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data printed on the copyright page, including the ISBN and LCCN
• "Designed by Julian Hamer" stated on the copyright page.
• "Jacket design by Thomas Canty" printed on the back flap of the dustjacket.
• "H572" (meaning unknown) printed on the back of the dustjacket.
• Anthology is divided into five sections
  • In the Court of the Crimson King (includes stories by King, Hazel, and Etchison)
  • Turn to Earth (includes stories by Barker, Tessier, and Harrison)
  • Secrets (includes stories by Morrell and Straub)
  • Spinning Tales (includes stories by Grant, Ligotti, and Campbell)
  • By Reason of Darkness (includes stories by Strieber and Cady)
• All stories are original to this anthology. Etchison's story appeared a month early in his collection The Blood Kiss.