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Title When things get dark : stories inspired by Shirley Jackson [Hoopla electronic resource].

Edition Unabridged.
Publication Info. [United States] : Blackstone Publishing, 2022.
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Description 1 online resource (1 audio file (11hr., 55 min.)) : digital.
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Performer Read by Bernadette Dunne, Kate Mulligan, Cassandra Campbell, Feodor Chin, Erin Moon, Nicol Zanzarella, John Lescault, and Joniece Abbott-Pratt.
Summary A chilling anthology collecting stories from today's best horror writers, inspired by and in tribute to the genius of Shirley Jackson Shirley Jackson is a seminal writer of horror and mystery fiction, whose legacy resonates globally today. Chilling, human, poignant, and strange, her stories have inspired a generation of writers and readers. This anthology, edited by legendary horror editor Ellen Datlow, brings together today's leading horror writers to offer their own personal tribute to the work of Shirley Jackson. Featuring Joyce Carol Oates, Josh Malerman, Carmen Maria Machado, Paul Tremblay, Richard Kadrey, Stephen Graham Jones, Elizabeth Hand, Kelly Link, Cassandra Khaw, Karen Heuler, Benjamin Percy, John Langan, Laird Barron, Jeffrey Ford, M. Rickert, Seanan McGuire, Gemma Files, and Genevieve Valentine. "A joy for Jackson fans, but no Jackson knowledge is needed to enjoy this anthology. A gem in its own right." "Brings together eighteen outstanding, atmospheric horror shorts from some of the biggest names in the genre…Each of Datlow's chilling selections successfully honors the spirit of Jackson's writing, suffused with both the darkest of human emotions and the terror of the supernatural." "Readers with a taste for the macabre should find plenty to enjoy in this inspired collection."
System Details Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subject Jackson, Shirley, 1916-1965 -- Appreciation.
Horror tales, American.
Short stories.
Genre Short stories.
Horror fiction.
Added Author Datlow, Ellen, editor.
Jackson, Shirley, 1916-1965, honouree.
Dunne, Bernadette, narrator.
Mulligan, Kate, narrator.
Campbell, Cassandra, narrator.
Chin, Feodor, narrator.
Moon, Erin, narrator.
Zanzarella, Nicol, narrator.
Lescault, John, narrator.
Abbott-Pratt, Joniece, narrator.
Link, Kelly. Skinder's veil.
Barron, Laird. Tiptoe.
Valentine, Genevieve. Sooner or later, your wife will drive home.
Malerman, Josh. Special meal.
Files, Gemma. Pear anguish.
Ford, Jeffrey, 1955- Door in the fence.
Jones, Stephen Graham, 1972- Refinery Road.
Tremblay, Paul. Party.
Kadrey, Richard. Trip to Paris.
Oates, Joyce Carol, 1938- Take me, I am free.
Percy, Benjamin. Hag.
Heuler, Karen. Money of the dead.
Langan, John (John Paul). Something like living creatures.
Khaw, Cassandra. Quiet dead things.
Machado, Carmen Maria. Hundred miles and a mile.
McGuire, Seanan. In the deep woods; the light is different there.
Hand, Elizabeth. For sale by owner.
Rickert, M. (Mary), 1959- Funeral birds.
hoopla digital.
ISBN 9798200748310 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book)
8200748316 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book)
Music No. MWT14976297
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