20th Century Ghosts - Rilegato

Hill, Joe

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ISBN 10: 0061147974 ISBN 13: 9780061147975

Casa editrice: William Morrow & Co, 2007

Riassunto

The winner of the Bram Stoker, British Fantasy, and International Horror Guild Awards, a compilation of imaginative, surreal, and macabre short fiction by the author of Heart-Shaped Box includes the tales of Imogene, the legendary ghost of the Rosebud theater, and Francis, an unhappy, hopeless human turned giant locust seeking revenge on his Nevada hometown. 100,000 first printing.

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Recensione:

“Alternately sad, scary, strange and at times even sweet, these tales will haunt you long after you’ve read them.” (Parade (a "Parade Pick"))

“[A] lovely, earnest collection of short fiction.” (Village Voice)

“[O]ne of the best [horror] collections of the year. Hill is a relative newcomer who consistently creates creepy, very disturbing stories.” (Locus)

“Each tale is unique, and the collection proves that Hill’s talent is not limited to horror, but extends well into the mainstream.” (Denver Rocky Mountain News)

“[An] inventive collection . . . brave and astute.” (New York Times Book Review (Editor's Choice))

“[A] new take on the fantasy-horror genre...Highly recommended.” (The Sun Herald (Sydney, Australia))

“The selections range from the mundane to the surreal, with a strong emphasis on the kind of horror tale perfected by Ray Bradbury, Peter Straub and Stephen King.” (San Francisco Chronicle)

“This solid, inventive, scary collection of stories reveals a writer who has thought hard about the problematics of horror.” (New York Times on 20TH CENTURY GHOSTS)

“Each of these chilling tales arrests you from the opening sentence and leads you ― trustingly, thanks to the simple mastery of the story-teller ― into a place of gulping fear.” (Daily Mail (London) on 20TH CENTURY GHOSTS)

“Subtle and disturbing in equal measure.” (Coventry Telegraph on 20TH CENTURY GHOSTS)

L'autore:

Joe Hill is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the novels The Fireman; NOS4A2; Horns, which was made into a major motion picture starring Daniel Radcliffe; Heart-Shaped Box, which won the Bram Stoker Award and the International Thriller Writers Award for Best First Novel; and the prizewinning story collection 20th Century Ghosts. He is also the Eisner Award–winning writer of a six-volume comic book series, Locke & Key. He lives in New Hampshire. 

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• Editore: William Morrow & Co
• Data di pubblicazione: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0061147974
• ISBN 13: 9780061147975
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 316