Tombs

Tombs (1994) edited by Edward E. Kramer and Peter Crowther

A very uneven collection, with some excellent stories and some not worth reading.

The best stories are:

In Trust by Ben Bova (could have been called Never Trust a Catholic; a very cynical story about a priest who buys his way to be pope and betrays his brother)

No Ordinary Christian by Michael Moorcock (the red-eyed albino Von Bek wreaks a terrible vengeance against a caliph for the murder of a young woman)

White Lady's Grave by Lisa Tuttle (a creative twist on the buried alive theme with some interesting references to mythology)

Burial at Sea by Larry Bond and Chris Carlson (things go horribly wrong on a submarine's last mission and everyone dies)

The Land of the Reflected Ones by Nancy A. Collins (a collector of forbidden lore makes a fatal miscalculation, with more than a nod to Lovecraft)

Blue Flame of a Candle by Storm Constantine (an innocent young man encounters a monster in the guise of a beautiful woman, this is a truly haunting story)