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When things get dark : stories inspired by Shirley Jackson / by Datlow, Ellen,editor.(CARDINAL)347113; Jackson, Shirley,1916-1965,honoree.(CARDINAL)147287; Rickert, M.(Mary),1959-Funeral birds.; Hand, Elizabeth.For sale by owner.; McGuire, Seanan.In the deep woods; the light is different there.; Machado, Carmen Maria.Hundred miles and a mile.; Khaw, Cassandra.Quiet dead things.; Langan, John(John Paul).Something like living creatures.; Heuler, Karen.Money of the dead.; Percy, Benjamin.Hag.; Oates, Joyce Carol,1938-Take me, I am free.; Kadrey, Richard.Trip to Paris.; Tremblay, Paul.Party.; Jones, Stephen Graham,1972-Refinery Road.; Ford, Jeffrey,1955-Door in the fence.; Files, Gemma.Pear of anguish.; Malerman, Josh.Special meal.; Valentine, Genevieve.Sooner or later, your wife will drive home.; Barron, Laird.Tiptoe.; Link, Kelly.Skinder's veil.;
A collection of new and exclusive short stories inspired by, and in tribute to, Shirley Jackson. Chilling, human, poignant and strange, her stories have inspired a generation of writers and readers. This anthology, edited by legendary horror editor Ellen Datlow, will bring together today's leading horror writers to offer their own personal tribute to the work of Shirley Jackson.Funeral birds / M. Rickert -- For sale by owner / Elizabeth Hand -- In the deep woods; the light is different there / Seanan Mcguire -- A hundred miles and a mile / Carmen Maria Machado -- Quiet dead things / Cassandra Khaw -- Something like living creatures / John Langan -- Money of the dead / Karen Heuler -- Hag / Benjamin Percy -- Take me, I am free / Joyce Carol Oates -- A trip to Paris / Richard Kadrey -- The party / Paul Tremblay -- Refinery Road / Stephen Graham Jones -- The door in the fence / Jeffrey Ford -- Pear of anguish / Gemma Files -- Special meal / Josh Malerman -- Sooner or later, your wife will drive home / Genevieve Valentine -- Tiptoe / Laird Barron -- Skinder's veil / Kelly Link.
Subjects: Short stories.; Horror fiction.; Festschriften.; Jackson, Shirley, 1916-1965; Horror tales, American.;
Available copies: 10 / Total copies: 10
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What the #@&% is that? : the saga anthology of the monstrous and the macabre / by Adams, John Joseph,1976-editor.(CARDINAL)341839; Cohen, Douglas,1977-editor.(CARDINAL)608503;
"Fear of the unknown--it is the essence of the best horror stories, the need to know what monstrous vision you're beholding and the underlying terror that you just might find out. Now, twenty authors have gathered to ask--and maybe answer--a question worthy of almost any horror tale: 'What the #@&% is that?' Join these masters of suspense as they take you to where the shadows grow long, and that which lurks at the corner of your vision is all too real. Includes stories by Laird Barron, Amanda Downum, Scott Sigler, Simon R. Green, Desirina Boskovich, Isabel Yap, Maria Dahvana Headley, Christopher Golden, John Langan, D. Thomas Minton, Seanan McGuire, Grady Hendrix, Jonathan Maberry, Gemma Files, Nancy Holder, Adam-Troy Castro, Terence Taylor, Tim Pratt, An Owomoyela & Rachel Swirsky, and Alan Dean Foster" --
Subjects: Short stories.; Horror fiction.;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3
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Along the Saltwise Sea / by Baker, A. Deborah,author.(CARDINAL)840089;
"For readers of Kelly Barnhill and Cat Valente's Fairyland books, adventure and danger lurk Along the Saltwise Sea in this new book by Seanan McGuire's latest open pseudonym, A. Deborah Baker. Be sure to explore the myriad wonders that can be found Along the Saltwise Sea. After climbing Over the Woodward Wall and making their way across the forest, Avery and Zib found themselves acquiring some extraordinary friends in their journey through the Up-and-Under. After staying the night, uninvited, at a pirate queen's cottage in the woods, the companions find themselves accountable to its owner, and reluctantly agree to work off their debt as her ship sets sail, bound for lands unknown. But the queen and her crew are not the only ones on board, and the monsters at sea aren't all underwater. The friends will need to navigate the stormy seas of obligation and honor on their continuing journey along the improbable road Writing as A. Deborah Baker, New York Times bestselling and award-winning author Seanan McGuire takes our heroes Avery and Zib (and their friends Niamh and the Crow Girl) on a high seas adventure, with pirates and queens and all the dangers of the deep as they continue their journey through the Up-and-Under on their quest for the road that will lead them home.... Welcome to a world of talking trees and sarcastic owls, of dangerous mermaids and captivating queens in this exceptional tale for readers who are young at heart in this companion book to McGuire's critically-acclaimed Middlegame and the sequel to Over the Woodward Wall"--
Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; Action and adventure fiction.; Novels.; Imaginary places; Gifted children; Magic;
Available copies: 8 / Total copies: 8
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Boneyard / by McGuire, Seanan,author.(CARDINAL)341872; Ellis, Steve(Illustrator),illustrator.(CARDINAL)609275;
"Step right up to see the oddities and marvels of The Blackstone Family Circus and Travelling Wonder Show! Annie Pearl is the keeper of oddities, the mistress of monsters. Her unique collection of creatures is one of the circus's star attractions, drawing wide-eyed crowds at every small frontier town they visit. But Annie is also a woman running from her past ... and the mother of a mute young daughter, Adeline, whom she will do anything to protect. Hoping to fill its coffers before winter sets in, the circus steers its wagons to The Clearing, a remote community deep in the Oregon wilderness, surrounded by an ominous dark wood. Word is that a travelling show can turn a tidy profit at The Clearing, but there are whispers, too, of unexplained disappearances that afflict one out of every four shows that pass through the town. A tale of the Weird West, set on the haunted frontier of Deadlands, the award-winning game from Pinnacle Entertainment Group."--publisher's website.
Subjects: Steampunk fiction.; Western fiction.; Fantasy fiction.; Horror fiction.; Novels.; Curiosities and wonders; Circus; Mothers and daughters;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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