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A collection of 16 short stories by British authors all set a fictional New England town originally created in H. P. Lovecraft's short story "The Shadow Over Innsmouth", which is also included.
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Publisher: Ballantine Books
Published date: 2001
Size: 5.5 x 8 inches
Weight: 0.9 pounds
Publisher's Notes
SEVENTEEN CHILLING STORIES, INCLUDING THE ORIGINAL MASTERPIECE OF HORROR:
“THE SHADOW OVER INNSMOUTH” by H. P. Lovecraft
Inspired by H. P. Lovecraft’s classic, today’s masters of horror take up their pens and turn once more to that decayed, forsaken New England fishing village with its sparkling treasure, loathsome denizens, and unspeakable evil.
“ONLY THE END OF THE WORLD AGAIN” by Neil Gaiman: The community of Innsmouth performs a blood sacrifice–with shocking, terrifying results.
“THE CHURCH IN HIGH STREET” by Ramsey Campbell: In the crypt of a derelict church, a sensible young man meets a bestial, unthinkable fate.
“INNSMOUTH GOLD” by David Sutton: An adventurer searches for buried treasure–and discovers a slithering hell on earth.
“THE BIG FISH” by Jack Yeovil: A few months after Pearl Harbor, a mobster and his floating casino lie under water, teeming with the stuff of nightmares.
AND THIRTEEN MORE TERRIFYING TALES!
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