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Got to Kill Them All & Other Stories

Fri, 18 Nov 2016 13:57:37 +0200

GOT TO KILL THEM ALL & OTHER STORIES by Dennis Etchison Introduction by George Clayton Johnson An author's choice collection of 18 dark, powerful tales that deserves a place in any library of horror classics. "Dennis Etchison's best short stories are a bracing draft of dark whiskey: dense, bitter, meant to be sipped." — New York Times "I feel it is the critic's duty to note his brillance and to call attention to his miraculous existence. If you are one who cares about these matters, join me in recommending Got To Kill Them All & Other Stories to a wider audience." (from the Introduction by George Clayton Johnson) "This volume collects stories that might be called ruthless, cold or even cruel. Yet I do not believe they are heartless. I prefer the word 'unflinching'…" (from the Foreword by Dennis Etchison) "This collection, spanning 40 years of World Fantasy Award-winner Etchison's career, delves deep into personal terrors...The title story caps off the collection with a brutally exquisite showing of what Etchison does best: creating a tone and wielding it like an edged weapon." — Publisher's Weekly "Dennis Etchison is an A-1, first-class writer!" — Ray Bradbury "The finest writer of psychological horror this genre has produced." — Karl Edward Wagner

The Late Shift

Sat, 02 Dec 2017 22:25:20 +0200

Ever wonder what the dead might have to say when they are alone with one another? It turns out that the dead are neither comical nor menacing. They are just tired and lost and in search of peace. They are people like you and me who want to rest now that their work is done. The problem is, the system wants to continue to exploit them even beyond death. It's a grim proposition but the logical extension of our society when a sinister company reanimates corpses in order to provide free labor for the late night shifts in stores and garages. Hosted by Malcolm McDowell and commissioned by Fangoria—America's #1 source for horror—this original short story is fully dramatized to thrill and chill you!

Talking in the Dark

Sat, 02 Dec 2017 22:25:18 +0200

In Talking in the Dark, Victor Rippon is a lonely man from a small town. Ever since his wife left him, he's lived a quiet, bleak existence, with no friends to speak of. His only real interest is his favorite writer, Rex Christian. Victor is obsessed with Rex's horror stories, which somehow seem more real to him than his own boring life. Why do Rex's stories have such hypnotic power over his readers? As Christmas draws near, Victor has a chance encounter with Rex and learns the answer to this and to the age-old question, where does a writer really get his ideas?

This original short story will thrill and chill you!

Red Dreams

Sun, 18 Nov 1984 13:57:37 +0300

Featuring an Introduction by Karl Edward Wagner, Red Dreams is "A stunning collection of thirteen macabre stories by America's premier writer of horror" (Fantasy Newsletter). Included here: TALKING IN THE DARK, WET SEASON, I CAN HEAR THE DARK, THE GRAVEYARD BLUES, ON THE PIKE, KEEPER OF THE LIGHT, BLACK SUN, WHITE MOON RISING, THE CHILL, THE SMELL OF DEATH, DROP CITY, THE CHAIR, NOT FROM AROUND HERE

The Dark Country

Fri, 15 Nov 2013 05:52:15 +0200

The Death Artist

Mon, 14 Nov 2005 22:40:39 +0200

"One hell of a fiction writer." — Stephen King First published as a limited-edition hardcover, The Death Artist collects 12 unforgettable tales that define the state of the art in modern horror. "Etchison is that rarest of genre writers: an original visionary. His nightmares and fears are intensely personal, and his genius is to make us realize that we share them." — Karl Edward Wagner "Etchison is good. Really good. In fact, he reminds me of the early Richard Matheson Sr., who was so unbelievably precise in his psychological attack that you could hardly catch your breath...THE DEATH ARTIST is downright dazzling." — Harry Shannon "Exquisitely well-written and stunningly original." — Publisher's Weekly Contents: The Dog Park (British Fantasy Award, Best Short Story)
The Last Reel
When They Gave Us Memory
On Call
Deadtime Story
Call Home
No One You Know
A Wind From the South
The Scar
The Detailer
The Dead Cop
Inside the Cackle Factory

The Fog

Sat, 15 Nov 1980 05:52:16 +0300

BEFORE THE LIGHT OF DAWN, YOU WILL KNOW THE VENGEFUL FURY OF THE DEAD.

Tonight the fog that rises off the California coast is different. And deadly. A writhing icy mist pulsing with terror. It is too late to escape. Even now the people of Antonio Bay are cut off, engulfed. Along darkened streets, death searches them out. There is no sanctuary for the living. Those who are doomed will die horribly. Those who spared will suffer the endless fear of a soul-chilling night when the dead, finally, return for revenge.