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Shining in the dark : celebrating twenty years of Lilja's Library / edited by Hans-Åke Lilja.

Lilja, Hans-Åke, (editor,, compiler.). King, Stephen, 1947- (author.). Ketchum, Jack, 1946-2018 (author.). Cacek, P. D. (Patricia D.), (author.). O'Nan, Stewart, 1961- (author.). Vincent, Bev, (author.). Barker, Clive, 1952- (author.). Keene, Brian, (author.). Chizmar, Richard T., (author.). Quigley, Kevin, (author.). Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849 (author.). Freeman, Brian James, (author.). Ajvide Lindqvist, John, 1968- (author.). Delargy, Marlaine, (translator.).

Summary:

This creepy collection of stories is perfect for horror fans of all backgrounds. With a terrifying tale that has never been previously included in any of Stephen King's own collected works as well as exclusive frightening fiction from Let the Right One In's John Ajvide Lindqvist, Shining in the Dark is an unforgettable anthology of mayhem, madness, and the macabre by some of the genre's best-known and most talented authors.--Adapted from back cover.

Record details

ISBN: 9781982132873 (trade paperback)
Physical Description: 220 pages ; 22 cm
Edition: First Gallery Books trade paperback edition.
Publisher: New York : Gallery Books, 2019.
Copyright: ©2017

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Introduction / Hans-Åke Lilja -- The blue air compressor : a telling of horror / Stephen King -- The net / Jack Ketchum & P.D. Cacek -- The novel of the holocaust / Stewart O'Nan -- Aeliana / Bev Vincent -- Pidgin and Theresa / Clive Barker -- An end to all things / Brian Keene -- Cemetery dance / Richard Chizmar -- Drawn to the flame / Kevin Quigley -- The companion / Ramsey Campbell -- The tell-tale heart / Edgar Allan Poe -- A mother's love / Brian James Freeman -- The keeper's companion / John Ajvide Lindqvist (translated from its original Swedish by Marlaine Delargy) -- Afterword / Hans-Åke Lilja.