The Earth Strikes Back

The Earth Strikes Back is a short story collection edited by Richard Chizmar published by White Wolf in 1994.

Plot summary
The Earth Strikes Back is a compilation of 20 ecological horror stories specially written for this publication.

Contents

 * "My Copsa Micas", by Dan Simmons
 * "Harvest", by Norman Partridge
 * "Toxic Wastrels", by Poppy Z. Brite
 * "The Forest Is Crying", by Charles De Lint
 * "I Remember Me", by Thomas Tessier
 * "Ground Water", by James Kisner
 * "Cages", by Ed Gorman
 * "Where It's Safe", by John Shirley
 * "Expiration Date", by William Relling Jr.
 * "The Dreaded Hobblobs", by Gary A. Braunbeck
 * "Cancer Alley", by Nancy A. Collins
 * "Binary", by Roman A. Ranieri
 * "Tyrophex-Fourteen", by Ronald Kelly
 * "Torrent", by Mark Rainey
 * "Toxic Shock", by Rick Hautala
 * "Please Stand By", by Thomas F. Monteleone
 * "Double-Edged Sword", by Barry Hoffman
 * "The Fur Coat", by Richard Laymon
 * "Do Not Pass Go Do Not Collect $200", by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro
 * "Genesis II", by Hugh B. Cave

Reception
Andy Butcher reviewed The Earth Strikes Back for Arcane magazine, rating it a 9 out of 10 overall. Butcher comments that "it's well worth the effort to track down, and very highly recommended" and called it "a superb work".

Reviews

 * Review by Peter Crowther (1995) in Interzone, #101 November 1995
 * Review by Eric M. Eskenazi (1996) in Fangoria, May 1996
 * Review by Don D'Ammassa (1996) in Science Fiction Chronicle, #190 October 1996