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Poe's Children: The New Horror: An Anthology
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The Bees / Cleopatra Brimstone / The Man on the Ceiling / The Great God Pan / The Voice of the Beach / Body / Louise's Ghost / The Sadness of Detail / Leda / In Praise of Folly / Plot Twist / The Two Sams / Notes on the Writing of Horror: A Story

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From the incomparable master of horror and suspense comes an electrifying collection of contemporary literary horror, with stories from twenty-five writers representing today’s most talented voices in the genre. Horror writing is usually associated with formulaic gore, but New Wave horror... read more

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I had this on audiobook, and it was a great production. My only complaint was that some stories were too much alike it almost made me think they were biting each other. But it turned me on to some different writers.

My Favorite Stories from this book:


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I had this on audiobook, and it was a great production. My only complaint was that some stories were too much alike it almost made me think they were biting each other. But it turned me on to some different writers.

My Favorite Stories from this book:


Cleopatra Brimstone Elizabeth Hand - very interesting
Leda M. Rickert - despite it's somewhat corniness, this was a sweet story. and it was good on the audiobook because you had two readers for the story being told from the husband and wife's perspective
The Ballad of the Flixible Bullet Stephen King - he did not disappoint in this one
The Green Glass Sea Ellen Klages - this story became totally iller when i learned about the real story behind it a few weeks later. i still don't like the ending much though...(turns out this was an excerpt so I'm geeked to read the real book)
October in the Chair Neil Gaiman - this story was very clever, not scary at all, but just delightful. (just found out he's the writer of coraline! i would've guessed it)

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  • “I had this on audiobook, and it was a great production. My only complaint was that some stories were too much alike it almost made me think they were biting each other. But it turned me on to some different writers.My Favorite Stories from this book:Cleopatra Brimstone Elizabeth Hand - very interestingLeda M. Rickert - despite it's somewhat corniness, this was a sweet story. and it was good on the audiobook because you had two readers for the story being told from the husband and wife's perspectiveThe Ballad of the Flixible Bullet Stephen King - he did not disappoint in this oneThe Green Glass Sea Ellen Klages - this story became totally iller when i learned about the real story behind it a few weeks later. i still don't like the ending much though...October in the Chair Neil Gaiman - this story was very clever, not scary at all, but lovely.”
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  1. Peter Straub (Editor)

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Original Language: English
Publisher: Doubleday
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2008
ISBN: 0385522835
Page Count: 544

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