20th Century Ghosts LP by Joe Hill (English) Paperback Book

Description: 20th Century Ghosts LP by Joe Hill "Imogene" is young and beautiful. She kisses like a movie star and knows everything about every film ever made. Shes also dead and waiting in the Rosebud Theater for Alec Sheldon on an afternoon in 1945 . . . "Arthur Roth" is a lonely kid with big ideas and a gift for attracting abuse. It isnt easy to make friends when youre the only inflatable boy in town . . . "Francis" is unhappy. Francis was human once, but that was then. Now hes an eight-foot-tall locust and everyone in Calliphora will tremble when they hear him sing . . . "John Finney" is locked in a basement thats stained with the blood of half a dozen murdered children. In the cellar with him is an antique telephone, long since disconnected, but which rings at night with calls from the dead . . . The past isnt dead. It isnt even past . . . FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description From the New York Times bestselling author of NOS4A2 and Horns comes this award-winning collection of short fiction.Imogene is young, beautiful . . . and dead, waiting in the Rosebud Theater one afternoon in 1945. . . . Francis was human once, but now hes an eight-foot-tall locust, and everyone in Calliphora will tremble when they hear him sing. . . . John is locked in a basement stained with the blood of half a dozen murdered children, and an antique telephone, long since disconnected, rings at night with calls from the dead. . . .Nolan knows but can never tell what really happened in the summer of 77, when his idiot savant younger brother built a vast cardboard fort with secret doors leading into other worlds. . . .The past isnt dead. It isnt even past. . . . Back Cover Imogene is young and beautiful. She kisses like a movie star and knows everything about every film ever made. Shes also dead and waiting in the Rosebud Theater for Alec Sheldon on an afternoon in 1945 . . . Arthur Roth is a lonely kid with big ideas and a gift for attracting abuse. It isnt easy to make friends when youre the only inflatable boy in town . . . Francis is unhappy. Francis was human once, but that was then. Now hes an eight-foot-tall locust and everyone in Calliphora will tremble when they hear him sing . . . John Finney is locked in a basement thats stained with the blood of half a dozen murdered children. In the cellar with him is an antique telephone, long since disconnected, but which rings at night with calls from the dead . . . The past isnt dead. It isnt even past . . . Author Biography Joe Hill is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the novels The Fireman, NOS4A2, Horns, and Heart-Shaped Box; Strange Weather, a collection of novellas; and the acclaimed story collections Full Throttle and 20th Century Ghosts. He is also the Eisner Award-winning writer of a seven-volume comic book series, Locke & Key. Much of his work has been adapted for film and TV, including NOS4A2 (AMC), Locke & Key (Netflix), In the Tall Grass (Netflix), and The Black Phone (Blumhouse). Review "Hills 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." -- New York Times Book Review"Fully developed characters with complex emotional lives enhance the 14 stories in Joe Hills extraordinary collection, 20th Century Ghosts. Theres not a false note or disappointing effort in this volume." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review)"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 Hills 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 youve read them." -- Parade"[A] lovely, earnest collection of short fiction." -- Village Voice"[O]ne 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 Hills 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"This solid, inventive, scary collection of stories reveals a writer who has thought hard about the problematics of horror." -- New York Times on 20TH CENTURY GHOSTS"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 (London) on 20TH CENTURY GHOSTS"Subtle and disturbing in equal measure." -- Coventry Telegraph on 20TH CENTURY GHOSTS"Irresistible stories." -- Evening Herald (Ireland) Review Quote "This solid, inventive, scary collection of stories reveals a writer who has thought hard about the problematics of horror." Details ISBN0061649457 Author Joe Hill Short Title 20TH CENTURY GHOSTS -LP Language English ISBN-10 0061649457 ISBN-13 9780061649455 Media Book Format Paperback DEWEY 813.6 DOI 10.1604/9780061649455 Country of Publication United States AU Release Date 2008-07-01 NZ Release Date 2008-07-01 UK Release Date 2008-07-01 Illustrations Illustrations, black and white Pages 528 Edition Description Large type / large print edition Audience General Publisher HarperCollins Publishers Inc Imprint Collins Place of Publication New York Publisher US HarperCollins Year 2008 Publication Date 2008-07-01 US Release Date 2008-07-01 Imprint US William Morrow Large Print We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:12623141;

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