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Houses Without Doors
Houses Without Doors
Author: Peter Straub
"Doom is the house without the door - — 'Tis entered from the sun- — And then the ladder's thrown away, — Because escape - is done- — ~Emily Dickenson — Six novellas: Blue Rose; The Juniper Tree; A Short Guide to the City; The Buffalo Hunter; Something About a death, something about a fire; Mrs. God. — Authors Note: Most of these pieces had their or...  more »
ISBN: 164528
Publication Date: 1990
Pages: 358
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2.5 stars, based on 2 ratings
Publisher: Dutton
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover, Audio CD
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real spooky read, don't usually read these but book was given to me. Great for a quiet night home alone.
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Collection of short fiction exposes the terror that hide beneath the surface of the ordinary world, behind the walls of houses without doors. Thirteen dark, haunting tales form a series of artistic seductions that leave the reader vulnerable to the shattering insights of the masterful writer
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Great collection of short stories by one of the masters of the horror story.
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a schoolboy hypnotizes his little brother and discovers a dark and deadly power, a reclusive misfit falls deeper and deeper under the spell of his favorite pulp fiction... an ambitious young professor on a sabbatical must elude the violent and ghostly world of his own ancestors
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A short story collection of tales that are both fascinating & disturbing at the same time.
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Decent short story collection from an excellent horror writer.


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