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Typical "scary" Oates tales--loved it. This is from the back cover:
"Oates paints a rogues' gallery of demons with broad, bold strokes and phosphorescent luminosity."--Boston Globe
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Novelist, poet, dramatist, and author of many of the best American short stories of our time, Joyce Carol Oates shows yet another aspect of her unbounded creativity in these tales of the grotesque. 'Haunted' collects sixteen tales that range from classic ghost stories to portrayals of chllling psychological terror--complex, multilayered, and gripping fiction that is very scary indeed. This collection plunges the reader into nightmare worlds where violence slips in unexpectedly, where reality turns into a
fun-house mirror, and where American culture goes awry in shocking, provocative ways.
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A master storyteller of the dark side, Joyce Carol Oates presents horror that is both intellectural and visceral. Her favorite themes are given a surreal twist in these stories, which demonstrate the many shades of gothic horror. In 'Haunted', Joyce Carol Oates writes with the skillfully controlled prose, tightly woven plots, and deep psychological insight that have characterized her finest work.
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"Intriguing...gleefully entwines the horrific and the homespun...serving up choice macabre moments."--The New York Times Book Review
"Oates paints a rogues' gallery of demons with broad, bold strokes and phosphorescent luminosity."--Boston Globe
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Novelist, poet, dramatist, and author of many of the best American short stories of our time, Joyce Carol Oates shows yet another aspect of her unbounded creativity in these tales of the grotesque. 'Haunted' collects sixteen tales that range from classic ghost stories to portrayals of chllling psychological terror--complex, multilayered, and gripping fiction that is very scary indeed. This collection plunges the reader into nightmare worlds where violence slips in unexpectedly, where reality turns into a
fun-house mirror, and where American culture goes awry in shocking, provocative ways.
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A master storyteller of the dark side, Joyce Carol Oates presents horror that is both intellectural and visceral. Her favorite themes are given a surreal twist in these stories, which demonstrate the many shades of gothic horror. In 'Haunted', Joyce Carol Oates writes with the skillfully controlled prose, tightly woven plots, and deep psychological insight that have characterized her finest work.
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"Intriguing...gleefully entwines the horrific and the homespun...serving up choice macabre moments."--The New York Times Book Review
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