A collection of horror short stories and the short novel Sefira; the short novel and the short story At home in the house of the Devil are original to this collection, the other six short stories have been previously published.
From award-winning author John Langan comes this new Word Horde edition of his debut collection featuring tales both elegant and macabre, steeped in the tradition of the literary weird. Includes a brand new story exclusive to this edition!
In this anthology of weird fiction, twenty-two authors share their harrowing visions of worlds shaped by the Yellow Sign, in stories and poems inspired by Robert W. Chambers's foundational works of weird horror. From the personal to the historic, from the macabre to the fantastic, the stories and poems gathered here illuminate new, unexpected realities shaped by the King in Yellow, under the sway of the Yellow Sign, or in the grip of madnesses inspired by their power. Authors included: Marc Abbott -- Linda D. Addison -- Meghan Arcuri -- Greg Chapman -- JG Faherty -- Trevor Firetog -- Patrick Freivald -- Carol Gyzander -- Todd Keisling -- John Langan -- Curtis Lawson -- Adrian Ludens -- Lisa Morton -- Joseph S. Pulver, Sr. -- Sarah Read -- Kathleen Scheiner -- Ann K. Schwader -- Darrell Schweitzer -- J. Daniel Stone -- Steven Van Patten -- Tim Waggoner -- Kaaron Warren
Na severu státu New York vytéká z přehradní nádrže Ashokan potok, o kterém se mnoho neví – vlastně ani to, jak je tam dlouho. Dutchman’s Creek je prudký a zrádný, má strmé břehy, a za příslib hojného úlovku v něm už údajně nejeden sportovní rybář zaplatil cenu nejvyšší. A pak kolují mezi místními ještě jiné příběhy – tak fantastické, že snad ani nemohou být pravdivé. Abe a Dan, kolegové stižení krutými ranami osudu, kteří v rybaření hledají lék na své ztráty, je nejdříve považují jen za další historky, jakými se to kolem vody odjakživa hemží. Brzy jsou však i oni vtaženi do příběhu staršího než samotná přehrada, do příběhu o tajných úmluvách, dlouho skrývaných tajemstvích a záhadné postavě známé jako Der Fischer, Rybář. Každý z nich se musí znovu vyrovnat s tím, co už jednou ztratil, a s cenou, jež se platí za šanci získat to zpět.
Now reissued in trade paperback with a new introduction by Adam Nevill and a reading group guide, House of Windows is a masterpiece haunted house story by rising star in Horror John Langan
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