“Dennis Etchison is one hell of a fiction writer, and if you have not read his volume of stories, The Dark Country, you have missed one of the great volumes in our peculiar field. The stories are not just good; they are without exception exciting, and in some cases genuinely great.” Stephen King
Description
Etchison’s fiction is justly famous for its creepy ambience, and explores the terrain mapped out by Philip K. Dick, Thomas Harris, and any number of black and white horror movies. This is his legendary first collection, carefully corrected by the author for this new edition. The title story won both the World Fantasy Award and the British Fantasy Award in 1982, the first time a single work received both major awards. Contents include sixteen groundbreaking stories and an introduction by Ramsey Campbell.
- “It Only Comes Out at Night”
- “Sitting in the Corner, Whimpering Quietly”
- “The Walking Man”
- “We Have All Been Here Before”
- “Daughter of the Golden West”
- “The Pitch”
- “You Can Go Now”
- “Today’s Special”
- “The Machine Demands a Sacrifice”
- “Calling All Monsters”
- “The Dead Line”
- “The Late Shift”
- “The Nighthawk”
- “It Will Be Here Soon”
- “Deathtracks”
- “The Dark Country”
Praise
“Dennis Etchison is one hell of a fiction writer, and if you have not read his volume of stories, The Dark Country, you have missed one of the great volumes in our peculiar field. The stories are not just good; they are without exception exciting, and in some cases genuinely great.” Stephen King
“An above-average collection…for fanciers of dark fantasy/horror with heavy contemporary overtones.” Kirkus Reveiws
Details
| Language | English |
|---|---|
| Release Day | Oct 23, 2017 |
| Release Date | October 24, 2017 |
| Release Date Machine | 1508803200 |
| Imprint | Skyboat Media |
| Provider | Skyboat Media |
| Categories | Literature & Fiction, Anthologies & Short Stories, Horror, Fiction - All, Fiction - Adult |
Author Bio
Dennis Etchison is an American writer and editor of fantasy and horror fiction. He has won numerous awards including the British Fantasy Award which he has received three times.
Narrator Bio
Dennis Etchison is an American writer and editor of fantasy and horror fiction. He has won numerous awards including the British Fantasy Award which he has received three times.
Stefan Rudnicki first became involved with audiobooks in 1994. Now a Grammy-winning audiobook producer, he has worked on more than five thousand audiobooks as a narrator, writer, producer, or director. He has narrated more than nine hundred audiobooks. A recipient of multiple AudioFile Earphones Awards, he was presented the coveted Audie Award for solo narration in 2005, 2007, and 2014, and was named one of AudioFile’s Golden Voices in 2012.
Gabrielle de Cuir, award-winning narrator, has narrated over three hundred titles and specializes in fantasy, humor, and titles requiring extensive foreign language and accent skills. She was a cowinner of the Audie Award for best narration in 2011 and a three-time finalist for the Audie and has garnered six AudioFile Earphones Awards. Her “velvet touch” as an actor’s director has earned her a special place in the audiobook world as the foremost producer for bestselling authors and celebrities.
Overview
Etchison’s fiction is justly famous for its creepy ambience, and explores the terrain mapped out by Philip K. Dick, Thomas Harris, and any number of black and white horror movies. This is his legendary first collection, carefully corrected by the author for this new edition. The title story won both the World Fantasy Award and the British Fantasy Award in 1982, the first time a single work received both major awards. Contents include sixteen groundbreaking stories and an introduction by Ramsey Campbell.
- “It Only Comes Out at Night”
- “Sitting in the Corner, Whimpering Quietly”
- “The Walking Man”
- “We Have All Been Here Before”
- “Daughter of the Golden West”
- “The Pitch”
- “You Can Go Now”
- “Today’s Special”
- “The Machine Demands a Sacrifice”
- “Calling All Monsters”
- “The Dead Line”
- “The Late Shift”
- “The Nighthawk”
- “It Will Be Here Soon”
- “Deathtracks”
- “The Dark Country”
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