Strange Attraction
| First published | 2000 |
|---|---|
| Publisher | ShadowLands Press / Bereshith Publishing |
| Format | Hardcover |
| Type | Anthology |
| ISBN | 193059500X |
| Cover art | Lisa Snellings |
| Pages | 445+9 |
Notes
- "FIRST EDITION" stated on the copyright page.
- Dated 2000 on the title page. Month of publication from Locus1.
- Dustjacket title is Lisa Snellings' Strange Attraction. Title page is only Strange Attaction. Back of the dustjacket has the subtitle Stories and Artwork based on the Sculptures of Lisa Snellings.
- Each story or poem is accompanied by a photograph (taken by Greg Staley) of the sculpture which inspired it.
- Kramer's foreword is unpaginated. Page number given here is established by counting backwards from the first numbered page.
- Ellison's introduction is mistakenly titled "Gopher and the Gilly" on the copyright page and on the contents page. It is correctly titled on its title page. There is a laid-in errata slip acknowledging the error.
- The poem "Maya" is credited to Jamie S. Dorr on the copyright page and the contents page.
- The story "Mr. Twisted" is credited to Edward Bryant on the copyright page and the contents page.
- Short uncredited bios of the contributors begin on the second unnumbered page following the last numbered page of the book, totaling 9 pages.
- Print run of 1000 copies according to Locus1, but there's no acknowledgment of the limitation in the book itself.
- All stories and poems are original to this anthology. One of them ("A Lap Dance with the Lobster Lady") was pre-published as a chapbook by the same publisher in 1998. Three of them (dated 1999) were previewed in the program of the 1999 World Horror Convention in Atlanta.
Awards
| Year | Award | Category | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Bram Stoker Award | Superior Achievement in an Anthology | Nominee/Finalist |
| 2000 | International Horror Guild Award | Best Anthology | Nominee/Finalist |
Other Editions
| Title | Year | Publisher | Format | Type | Catalog ID | Cover Artist | Pages | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strange Attraction |
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2000 | ShadowLands Press / Bereshith Publishing | Hardcover | Anthology | Lisa Snellings | 445+9 |