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Night Screams

by · 1996

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It's a jungle out there. It's even more savage inside the twisted minds of murderers who conceal their malevolence behind smiling masks and strike out without pity. This spine-tingling collection contains 23 new stories of suspense from some of the bestselling authors in the genre. Authors include Clive Barker, Lawrence Block, David Morrell, Ray Bradbury, and many more.

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CONTENTS

The dripping / David Morrell —

The wringer / F. Paul Wilson —

A season of change / Richard T. Chizmar —

Good vibrations / Richard Laymon —

The Tulsa experience / Lawrence Block —

Trolls / Christopher Fahy —

Small deaths / Charles de Lint —

White lightning / Al Sarrantonio —

Hitman / Rick Hautala —

Vympyre / William F. Nolan —

And eight rabid pigs / David Gerrold.

Bringing it along / A.R. Morlan —

Redemption / Jack Ketchum —

The graveyard ghoul / Edward D. Hoch —

The rings of Cocytus / Katherine Ramsland —

Late last night / John Maclay —

Beasts in buildings, turning 'round / J.N. Williamson —

Dark side of the moon / Babara Collins —

Honor bound / J.M. Morgan —

The instrumentalist / William Relling Jr. —

Corpse carnival / Ray Bradbury —

The book of blood / Clive Barker.

Genre
horror
Setting
1990s
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 352 pages
Form
short stories

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