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It isn't even past. . . .\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"[An] inventive collection . . . brave and astute.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e— \u003cem\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“Fully developed characters with complex emotional lives enhance the 14 stories in Joe Hill’s extraordinary collection,\u003cem\u003e20th Century Ghosts.\u003c\/em\u003e There’s not a false note or disappointing effort in this volume.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Hill’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.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The collection of short stories ranges from creepy to sweet, with an impressive arsenal of tactics to attack your psyche.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Subtle and disturbing in equal measure.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCoventry Telegraph on 20TH CENTURY GHOSTS\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“This solid, inventive, scary collection of stories reveals a writer who has thought hard about the problematics of horror.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times on 20TH CENTURY GHOSTS\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Each 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.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaily Mail (London) on 20TH CENTURY GHOSTS\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Irresistible stories.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEvening Herald (Ireland)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Alternately sad, scary, strange and at times even sweet, these tales will haunt you long after you’ve read them.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eParade\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“[An] inventive collection . . . brave and astute.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“[A] new take on the fantasy-horror genre...Highly recommended.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Sun Herald (Sydney, Australia)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The 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.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“[O]ne of the best [horror] collections of the year. 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