20TH CENTURY GHOSTS: Previously published as 20th Century Ghosts
Mainland Spain
- ISBN13 9781399600033
- ISBN10 1399600036
- Type Book
- Published 2022
- Language English
Sections
Scifi / Horror / Fantasia20TH CENTURY GHOSTS: Previously published as 20th Century Ghosts
Mainland Spain
Book Details
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
[An] inventive collection . . . brave and astute. ? NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW
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
Hill's stories are visceral and nasty in places, but never gratuitous. The collection as a whole is polished and well written. Even the most macabre themes are handled exceptionally well, so one story ever feels exploitative or trashy. Joe Hill is definitely one to watch. -- Ross Sutcliffe ? SCI-FI NOW
Fully developed characters with complex emotional lives enhance the 14 stories in Joe Hill's extraordinary collection ... There's not a false note or disappointing effort in this volume. ? PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
The collection of short stories ranges from creepy to sweet, with an impressive arsenal of tactics to attack your psyche. ? BOSTON GLOBE
[Hill] 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
One of the best [horror] collections of the year. Hill is a relative newcomer who consistently creates creepy, very disturbing stories ? LOCUS
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
Hill's stories are visceral and nasty in places, but never gratuitous. The collection as a whole is polished and well written. Even the most macabre themes are handled exceptionally well, so one story ever feels exploitative or trashy. Joe Hill is definitely one to watch. -- SCI-FI NOW ? Ross Sutcliffe
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. ? The 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
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
One 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
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
Subtle and disturbing in equal measure. ? Coventry Telegraph
Joe Hill is a recipient of the Ray Bradbury Fellowship and the winner of the A.E. Coppard Long Fiction Prize, William Crawford, World Fantasy, British Fantasy, Bram Stoker and International Horror Guild Awards. His short fiction has appeared in literary, mystery and horror collections and magazines in Britain and America.
For more information, visit www.joehillfiction.com, visit joehillsthrills.tumblr.com, or follow @Joe_Hill on twitter.