Magic Terror
by:
Peter Straub (author)
Welcome to another kind of terror as Peter Straub leads us into the outer reaches of the psyche. Here the master of the macabre is at his absolute best in seven exquisite tales of living, dying, and the terror that lies in between. . . .AshputtleIsn’t It Romantic?“CHILLING.”“SKILLFULLY...
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Welcome to another kind of terror as Peter Straub leads us into the outer reaches of the psyche. Here the master of the macabre is at his absolute best in seven exquisite tales of living, dying, and the terror that lies in between. . . .AshputtleIsn’t It Romantic?“CHILLING.”“SKILLFULLY CONSTRUCTED.”–The New York Times–Kirkus Reviews (starred review)The Ghost VillageBunny Is Good BreadWinner of a World Fantasy Award“TERRIFYING.”“VERY, VERY SCARY.”–The Washington Post Book World–The Philadelphia InquirerPorkpie HatHunger, An Introduction“DARK TWISTS AND“BRILLIANTLY SUBVERSIVE.”DARKER HUMOR.”–Locus–USA TodayMr. Clubb and Mr. CuffWinner of a Bram Stoker Award“[A] TOUR-DE-FORCE . . . [THAT] WILL HAUNT READERS LONG AFTER THEY’VE CLOSED THE COVERS.”–The Denver Post“PETER STRAUB IS AN EXCELLENT WRITER. . . .HE MAKES US FEEL THE TERROR.”–The Philadelphia Inquirer
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780449006887 (0449006883)
Publish date: August 28th 2001
Publisher: Fawcett
Pages no: 384
Edition language: English
I've decided that I'm giving up on this one. Officially quitting. I've read three of the seven stories, and I can't say that I was impressed by any of them. The first story was just... weird. Like, "Let me think of as many weird things as possible and squeeze them into 18 pages with no connecting na...
I actually liked the last story the best, so this collection ended on a high note for me. As for some of the others, hit and miss. I liked PORKPIE HAT too...some pretty gruesome storytelling and I liked his surprise twists. You knew there was something coming but not what it was.