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[Peter Straub] Ð Magic Terror: 7 Tales ☆ Read Online eBook or Kindle ePUB. Magic Terror: 7 Tales Asch, the visionary narrator of "Ashputtle," "The main feature of adventure is that it goes forward into unknown country." Straub's devotees will be entranced by what their fearless guide has in store for them. Cuff," a masterpiece of black comedy, draws upon Melville's "Bartleby the Scrivener" to create a revenge tale in which torture is a moral art and the revenger undergoes a transforming, albeit painful, education. In the words of Mrs. The award
| Title | : | Magic Terror: 7 Tales |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.26 (702 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0375503935 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 352 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-11-24 |
| Language | : | English |
Asch, the visionary narrator of "Ashputtle," "The main feature of adventure is that it goes forward into unknown country." Straub's devotees will be entranced by what their fearless guide has in store for them. Cuff," a masterpiece of black comedy, draws upon Melville's "Bartleby the Scrivener" to create a revenge tale in which torture is a moral art and the revenger undergoes a transforming, albeit painful, education. In the words of Mrs. The award-winning novella "Mr. Then he reduces you to jelly by spinning a tale so terrifying-and surprising-you wind up sleeping with the lights on. With Magic Terror, the bestselling author of Ghost Story and The Talisman (with Stephen King) has given us one of the most imaginatively unsettling collections in years. Clubb and Mr. He startles you into laughter in the face of events so dark you begin to question your own moral compass. He delights with the sophistication and eloquence of his prose. He dazzles with the complexity of his plots. Those as yet uninitiated are in for a harrowing literary journey. Enjoy the ride.. No one tells a story like Peter Straub. The terrain of these extraordinary stories is marked by brutality, heart-break, despair, wonder, and an unexpected humor that allows empathy to blossom within the most unlikely contexts. &nbs
--Naomi Gesinger. Peter Straub is a fine sorcerer of horror whose bag of tricks includes stories of pure, unadulterated horror (Julia and Koko), as well as more subtle tales of psychological suspense (Mr. Regardless of how it shows itself, the effects will haunt long after lights out. "Bunny Is Good Bread" is without a doubt the most haunted tale of all, a harrowing account of a childhood from hell. X and Shadowland). Why? "If you forgot you were in a movie, your own feelings would tear you into bloody r
Thinking Man's Horror markcb100 Peter Straub is never an easy read, even in some of his mostaccessible works like Ghost Story. Direct comparisons to the likes of Stephen King are fruitless, since about the only thing they have in common is their genre and the fact that the two authors seem to have immense mutual respect for each other. (The best story in this collection, "Bunny is Good Bread," is dedicated to King.) I maintain, however, that Straub is more than worth the effort.While King's work has a consistency of style to it (I am also a huge fan of his writing), Straub's vo. Horror worse than terror and yet terrific In this collection of tales, Peter Straub is exploring some disturbing and disquieting territories. Some of them are extremely fascinating and for compulsive readers. The themes are also very varied. One constant : there is always an element of supernatural that is either leading the story or just plain misleading the reader. At times this element only comes right at the end. So we swing between realistic descriptions and tales, and completely supernatural unbalance. We can find many influences in these tales, particularly Vietnam, racism and rel. "Wait Until the Paperback Comes Out" according to Deborah Woehr. Out of seven stories, three were worth the read. The Ghost Village was the first. It is about a platoon of soldiers who stumble upon a deserted village, discovering a chamber of horror beneath a hut. Then there are the ghosts, who include fellow platoon members as well as the villagers. I think I'll remember this story for a long time.The second was Bunny is Good Bread. Place yourself in the shoes of a five year-old boy, who is forced to watch his crazy father care for his dying mother while trying to keep the latter a secret from the outside wor
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