When the Darkness Falls [Paperback]

J. F. Gonzalez (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 31, 2006

Four years after his first collection of short stories, J. F. Gonzalez and Midnight Library are proud to bring you this follow-up volume. Within these pages you will find: A nightmare in which an axe-wielding madman stalking the streets becomes reality for a young family trapped in their home during the height of a blizzard. In a world ravaged by the living dead, one man's mission to find female companionship lands him more than he bargained for. A magazine editor discovers that a deceased pulp writer's most notorious work is a warning of Lovecraftian nightmares yet to come on an unsuspecting world. These are just a few of the samplings you'll find in this new major short story collection by the author of such novels as Bully, Survivor, and Clickers. It's all here - Lovecraftian pulp horror, surreal SF, psychological and classic supernatural-based horror, and even a rare mainstream piece. This volume reprints material from obscure sources as well as mass-market anthologies. Also included is a brand new story, "Finding the Flame." Like his previous collection, Old Ghosts and Other Revenants, this volume features stories across a wide spectrum, from the subtle to the extreme. So pull up a chair, flip the page, turn on the light and wait until...When the Darkness Falls.

Product Details

• Paperback: 284 pages
• Publisher: Midnight Library (October 31, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0975514474
• ISBN-13: 978-0975514474
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,400,261 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Dark Gems, November 7, 2007

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Lesley Conner (Smithsburg, MD USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: When the Darkness Falls (Paperback)

J. F. Gonzalez is a talented writer who has the skill to draw a reader into a dark world that they would otherwise never enter. While I have read several of his novels, this is the first collection of his shorter work that I have had the pleasure to encounter, and it has left me hungry for more. He takes you into the mind of a porn addict at the extreme and allows you to delve into this man's obsession that goes way past T&A. He shows you the consequences of a husband and wife's commitment to their daughter when they will do anything to keep her safe in such a crazy world. And more than once he gives you a glimpse of the true terror of religious extremism. This collection of short fiction has something for everyone, from the visceral to dark humor that teases terror. I can't wait for more.