Shivers V [Paperback]

Richard Chizmar (Editor), Ronald Kelly (Contributor), Brian Freeman (Contributor), Rick Hautala (Contributor), Kealan Patrick Burke (Contributor), Simon Clark (Contributor), Scott Nicholson (Contributor), Norman Prentiss (Contributor)

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Chizmar's fifth Shivers compilation, the best to date, features 24 stories and poems notable for their thematic breadth. In Steve Vernon's lyrical œThe Forever Long Snake of Olan Walker, a superbly creepy period gothic, an imprisoned conjure man gets his nasty revenge against an Alabama chain-gang work farm boss. Dark suspense offerings range from Sarah Langan's gritty and gruesome œThe Burn Victim to Scott Nicholson's wryly macabre œGood Fences. Other standouts include a fractured fairy tale from Al Sarrantonio (œThe Cookie Man), a dark riff on Dickens from Chet Williamson (œMarley's Cat) and a disturbing look into a murderously unhinged mind by Stewart O'Nan (œSummer of '77). The variety of the contents ensures that there is something for every horror lover, and for the most part these tales deliver the shivers they promise. (June)
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Product Details

• Paperback: 330 pages
• Publisher: Cemetery Dance Publications; 1st edition (January 30, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1587672014
• ISBN-13: 978-1587672019
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.4 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,713,693 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)