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"As a writer I'm all over the place," says horror maverick Jack Ketchum (the pseudonym of Dallas Mayr) with typical understatement in his introduction to Peaceable Kingdom, a collection of 32 shorter fictional works from the past decade. You never know what you'll get when you pick up a... read more
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When it comes to chilling the blood, fraying the nerves, or quickening the pulse, no writer comes close to Jack Ketchum. He's able to grab readers from the first sentence, pulling them inescapably into his story, making them feel for his characters, compelling them to turn the pages as fast as... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)
Characters/People edit
- Bernice: Add a description of this character.
- Danny
- Ramona
- Howard
- Norman
- Claire
- Dora
- Dugas
- Greta
- Mama
- Mary Jo
- David
- Katie
- Leslie
- Susan
- Sam
- Laura
- Rita
- Sonya
- Joey
- Patricia
- Louise
- Faro Bill
- Tommy
- Bernie
- Charlie
- Janine
- Annie
- Bob
- Richard
- Stephen
- Willie
- Barbara
- Pete
- Michelle
- Paula
- Hanna
- Jenny
- Gert
- Sadie
- Anne
- Lynette
- Little Dick West
- Liam
- Jimmie
- Clarissa
First Sentence edit
She found the rifle standing on its stock in the back of his cluttered closet.
Table of Contents edit
Introduction
The Rifle
The Box
Mail Order
Luck
The Haunt
Megan's Law
If Memory Serves
Father and Son
The Business
Mother and Daughter
When the Penny Drops
Rabid Squirrels in Love
Sundays
Twins
Amid the Walking Wounded
The Great San Diego Sleazy Bimbo Massacre
The Holding Cell
The Work
The Best
Redemption
Exit at Toledo Blade Boulevard
Chain Letter
Forever
Gone
Closing Time
The Rose
The Turning
To Suit the Crime
Lines: or Like Franco, Elvis is Still Dead
The Visitor
Snakes
Firedance
Afterword
Series & Lists edit
This book is in Leisure Horror. (publisher series)
This book is in Significant Speculative Fiction (Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror). (community list)
Authors & Contributors edit
- Jack Ketchum (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Leisure Books
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2003
ISBN: 0843952164
Page Count: 384
Publisher: Leisure Books
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2003
ISBN: 0843952164
Page Count: 384
Awards edit
- Bram Stoker Award (2003: Fiction Collection)
- Bram Stoker Award (2003: Long Fiction, for the novella "Closing Time")
- Bram Stoker Award (2000: Short Fiction, for the story "Gone")
- Bram Stoker Award (1994: Short Fiction, for the story "The Box")
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813
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