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.

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