{"product_id":"the-black-phone-and-other-stories-previously-published-as-20th-century-ghosts-1","title":"The Black Phone and Other Stories: Previously published as 20th Century Ghosts","description":"Review\n\nEach of these chilling tales arrests you from the opening sentence and leads you - trustingly, thanks to the simple mastery of the story-teller - into a place of gulping fear. ― DAILY MAIL\n\n[An] inventive collection . . . brave and astute. ― NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW\n\nHill's best stories veer away from the well-trodden creep shows and back alleys of genre writing into more dangerous territory: suburban basements, ball fields and schoolyards. ― WASHINGTON POST\n\nHill's stories are visceral and nasty in places, but never gratuitous. The collection as a whole is polished and well written. Even the most macabre themes are handled exceptionally well, so one story ever feels exploitative or trashy. Joe Hill is definitely one to watch. -- Ross Sutcliffe ― SCI-FI NOW\n\nFully developed characters with complex emotional lives enhance the 14 stories in Joe Hill's extraordinary collection ... There's not a false note or disappointing effort in this volume. ― PUBLISHERS WEEKLY\n\nThe collection of short stories ranges from creepy to sweet, with an impressive arsenal of tactics to attack your psyche. ― BOSTON GLOBE\n\n[Hill] displays consummate skill in a variety of genres . . . Amusing, moving, horrifying-Ghosts runs the full spectrum. ― USA TODAY\n\nAlternately sad, scary, strange and at times even sweet, these tales will haunt you long after you've read them. ― PARADE\n\nOne of the best [horror] collections of the year. Hill is a relative newcomer who consistently creates creepy, very disturbing stories ― LOCUS\n\nThe selections range from the mundane to the surreal, with a strong emphasis on the kind of horror tale perfected by Ray Bradbury, Peter Straub and Stephen King. ― SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE\n\nHill's stories are visceral and nasty in places, but never gratuitous. The collection as a whole is polished and well written. Even the most macabre themes are handled exceptionally well, so one story ever feels exploitative or trashy. Joe Hill is definitely one to watch. -- SCI-FI NOW ― Ross Sutcliffe\n\nHill's best stories veer away from the well-trodden creep shows and back alleys of genre writing into more dangerous territory: suburban basements, ball fields and schoolyards. ― Washington Post\n\n[An] inventive collection . . . brave and astute. ― The New York Times Book Review\n\nFully developed characters with complex emotional lives enhance the 14 stories in Joe Hill's extraordinary collection,20th Century Ghosts. There's not a false note or disappointing effort in this volume. ― Publishers Weekly\n\nThe collection of short stories ranges from creepy to sweet, with an impressive arsenal of tactics to attack your psyche. ― Boston Globe\n\n20th Century Ghosts is Hill's first collection of short stories and displays consummate skill in a variety of genres . . . Amusing, moving, horrifying-Ghosts runs the full spectrum. ― USA Today\n\nAlternately sad, scary, strange and at times even sweet, these tales will haunt you long after you've read them. ― Parade\n\n[A] lovely, earnest collection of short fiction ― Village Voice\n\nOne of the best [horror] collections of the year. Hill is a relative newcomer who consistently creates creepy, very disturbing stories ― Locus\n\nEach tale is unique, and the collection proves that Hill's talent is not limited to horror, but extends well into the mainstream. ― Denver Rocky Mountain News\n\n\"[A] new take on the fantasy-horror genre...Highly recommended. ― The Sun Herald (Sydney, Australia)\n\nThe selections range from the mundane to the surreal, with a strong emphasis on the kind of horror tale perfected by Ray Bradbury, Peter Straub and Stephen King. ― San Francisco Chronicle\n\nEach of these chilling tales arrests you from the opening sentence and leads you - trustingly, thanks to the simple mastery of the story-teller - into a place of gulping fear. ― Daily Mail\n\nSubtle and disturbing in equal measure. ― Coventry Telegraph\n\nProduct Description\n\nImogene is young, beautiful, kisses like a movie star and knows everything about every","brand":"smeikalbooks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40391209877589,"sku":"9781399600033N","price":5.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2481\/5790\/products\/312c7c09-0fb0-44b6-b3af-57bdcfe8a2cd_e208e1e3-9c1b-482a-b68b-550f0276e708.jpg?v=1666602287","url":"https:\/\/smeikalbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-black-phone-and-other-stories-previously-published-as-20th-century-ghosts-1","provider":"smeikalbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}