| Description |
xii, 321 p. ; 23 cm. |
| Note |
"A William Abrahams book." |
| Contents |
The sky blue ball -- Death mother -- The hand-puppet -- Schroeder's stepfather -- The sepulchre -- The hands -- Labor Day -- The collector of hearts -- Demon -- Elvis is dead : Why are you alive? -- Posthumous -- The omen -- The sons of Angus MacElster -- The affliction -- Scars -- An urban paradox -- Unprintable -- Intensive -- Valentine -- Death astride bicycle -- The dream-catcher -- Fever blisters -- The crossing -- Shadows of the evening -- The temple -- The journey. |
| Summary |
Twenty-seven stories of the grotesque. The story, The Hand-puppet, is on a toy which menaces a family, in The Dream-Catcher an Indian artifact suddenly comes to life, and in The Hands, a man's hands escape his control, doing the bidding of another. |
| Subject |
Horror tales, American.
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| ISBN |
0525944451 (acid-free paper) |
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