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A Fabulous, Formless Darkness

by · 1991

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Originally published as part of The Dark Descent, this splendid collection of horror fiction deals with humanity's most powerful emotions—fear, love, and hope. Writers include Robert Aickman, Philip K. Dick, Charles Dickens, Stephen King, Joyce Carol Oates, Edith Wharton, and others.

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horrorhorrorMore like thisLess of this
Setting
1990s1990sMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
epic · 608 pages
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short storiesshort storiesMore like thisLess of this

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