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20th Century Ghosts by Joe Hill (2007, Hardcover)
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From the New York Times bestselling author of NOS4A2 and Horns comes this award-winning collection of short fiction. Imogene is young, beautiful . . . and dead, waiting in the Rosebud Theater one afternoon in 1945. . . . Francis was human once, but now hes an eight-foot-tall locust, and everyone in Calliphora will tremble when they hear him sing. . . . John is locked in a basement stained with the blood of half a dozen murdered children, and an antique telephone, long since disconnected, rings at night with calls from the dead. . . . Nolan knows but can never tell what really happened in the summer of 77, when his idiot savant younger brother built a vast cardboard fort with secret doors leading into other worlds. . . . The past isnt dead. It isnt even past. . . .
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Product Identifiers
PublisherHarperCollins
ISBN-100061147974
ISBN-139780061147975
eBay Product ID (ePID)59134461
Product Key Features
Book Title20th Century Ghosts
Number of Pages336 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2007
TopicHorror, Short Stories (Single Author), Thrillers / Supernatural
GenreFiction
AuthorJoe Hill
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.1 in
Item Weight17.5 Oz
Item Length8.2 in
Item Width5.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
Dewey Edition23
Reviews"Hill's best stories veer away from the well-trodden creep shows and back alleys of genre writing into more dangerous territory: suburban basements, ball fields and schoolyards." -- Washington Post "[An] inventive collection . . . brave and astute." -- New York Times Book Review "Fully developed characters with complex emotional lives enhance the 14 stories in Joe Hill's extraordinary collection,20th Century Ghosts. There's not a false note or disappointing effort in this volume." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review) "The collection of short stories ranges from creepy to sweet, with an impressive arsenal of tactics to attack your psyche." -- Boston Globe "20th Century Ghosts is Hill's first collection of short stories and displays consummate skill in a variety of genres . . . Amusing, moving, horrifying--Ghosts runs the full spectrum." -- USA Today "Alternately sad, scary, strange and at times even sweet, these tales will haunt you long after you've read them." -- Parade "[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 "[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 "Irresistible stories." -- Evening Herald (Ireland), This solid, inventive, scary collection of stories reveals a writer who has thought hard about the problematics of horror., 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., "Alternately sad, scary, strange and at times even sweet, these tales will haunt you long after you've read them." (Parade (a "Parade Pick")), [O]ne of the best [horror] collections of the year. Hill is a relative newcomer who consistently creates creepy, very disturbing stories., Alternately sad, scary, strange and at times even sweet, these tales will haunt you long after you've read them., Each tale is unique, and the collection proves that Hill's talent is not limited to horror, but extends well into the mainstream., 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.
Dewey Decimal813.6
SynopsisFrom the New York Times bestselling author of NOS4A2 and Horns comes this award-winning collection of short fiction. Imogene is young, beautiful . . . and dead, waiting in the Rosebud Theater one afternoon in 1945. . . . Francis was human once, but now he's an eight-foot-tall locust, and everyone in Calliphora will tremble when they hear him sing. . . . John is locked in a basement stained with the blood of half a dozen murdered children, and an antique telephone, long since disconnected, rings at night with calls from the dead. . . . Nolan knows but can never tell what really happened in the summer of '77, when his idiot savant younger brother built a vast cardboard fort with secret doors leading into other worlds. . . . The past isn't dead. It isn't even past. . . .
LC Classification NumberPS3608.I4342A614
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- 04 Jun, 2024
Wish the plastic cover adhered to the book had been mentioned in item listing.
Wish the plastic cover adhered to the book had been mentioned in item listing.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 27 May, 2021
Premium Short Stories
Joe Hill is a literary genius. I haven’t read anything by him I didn’t thoroughly enjoy. Short stories are my favorite things in the world, and JH’s are among the best I’ve read.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 06 Apr, 2021
Interesting collection of stories and narrative tones
The book was in very good shape, and the shipping time was reasonable. So far it's a fun collection of stories to read before bed....Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 28 Aug, 2018
It’s a great short story book
Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 26 Jul, 2023
Excellent writer
Very original storiesVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 17 Nov, 2016
great stories
Joe Hill writes really good novels, and these short stories are fun and scary too.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
