The Howling Man [Mass Market Paperback]

Charles Beaumont (Author), Roger Anker (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1992

The definitive collection of tales by the award-winning horror writer includes such classics as "The Hunger," "Miss Genibelle," and "Free Dirt," and features introductions by Robert Bloch, Ray Bradbury, Harlan Ellison, Roger Corman, and others. Reprint.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 572 pages
• Publisher: Tom Doherty Assoc Llc (March 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0812505522
• ISBN-13: 978-0812505528
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.2 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,036,737 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One book you won't trade, June 4, 2004

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James Reyome (Lyles, Tennessee USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Howling Man (Mass Market Paperback)

I do from time to time cull my collection of books I've already read. I will usually carry them to my local used book store (or send them to my brother who has his own store, A Latte Books and Music, in Hobart, Indiana) so as to help out the folks who provide me with so much reading material.

There are, however, some books that simply cannot be traded away. "The Howling Man" is one of them, and it was a lucky find for me at just such a used book store. Author Charles Beaumont's legacy is usually that of his "Twilight Zone" scripts or his screenplays for Roger Corman, but that just doesn't do the man justice. This book contains a goodly heping of his short stories, some of which were adapted into TZ scripts, and a portion of the original manuscript for "The Intruder", which is quite possibly the best movie you've never seen. Read this book and gain an appreciation for a talent that was taken from us WAY too soon.

It is a crying shame that TOR or some far-sighted indy publisher hasn't seen fit to reprint this work and perhaps collect all of Beaumont's published works in one collection. Till then, hold on to your copy of THM for dear life. I certainly will.

6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Howling Man is Head and Shoulders Above Other Short Fic., May 26, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: The Howling Man (Mass Market Paperback)

Charles Beaumont was a visionary unappreciated in his time and unlikely to be appreciated since his passing. His mastery of short fiction characterization and plot is unparalled by Stephen King and is only approached by the Short Fiction in Orson Scott Card's Unaccompanied Sonata.

6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant writer and storyteller. The Howling Man' great!, October 19, 1997

By A Customer

This review is from: The Howling Man (Mass Market Paperback)

The Howling Man and other stories in this collection are outstanding. Beaumont is a great talent of the writing craft and writers like King and Straub stand on his shoulders. He's the most gifted and least recognized writers I've had the pleasure of reading.