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Most people won't admit it ...
... but lurking in the dark halls of everyone's mind is a germ of ghoulishness. It shows up in anything from a gleam in the eye at midnight to a snap of a neck at dawn. Most people try to keep it a secret, but Charles Beaumont is proud of every awful... read more
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The people in these stories have one important thing in common -- the Hunger. They are, without exception, weird. There's
-- the country girl who pines and pines for the attentions of a murderous rapist ...
-- two boys who quietly decide to kill a man for the sheer hell of it... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)
Quotes edit
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“You must think about this, child. About how you forced your mother into punishing you.”
First Sentence edit
Robert settled on his favorite branch of the old elm and watched Miss Gentilbelle.
Table of Contents edit
Miss Gentilbelle
The Vanishing American
A Point of Honor
Fair Lady
Free Dirt
Open House
The Train
The Dark Music
The Customers
Last Night the Rain
The Crooked Man
Nursery Rhyme
The Murderers
The Hunger
Tears of the Madonna
The Infernal Bouillabaisse
Black Country
Series & Lists edit
This is book 137 of 199 in Newman and Jones 200 Best Horror Novels. (community list)
Authors & Contributors edit
- Charles Beaumont (Author)
Other Contributors:
- Hieronymus Bosch (Cover Artist) - "The Gardens of Delight"
- Heinrich Kley (Artist) - Illustrations on front and back covers.
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: G. P. Putnam's Sons
Country: United States of America
Publication Date: 1957
ISBN: N/A
Page Count: 234
Publisher: G. P. Putnam's Sons
Country: United States of America
Publication Date: 1957
ISBN: N/A
Page Count: 234
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