Strange Things and Stranger Places is a collection of horror stories by Ramsey Campbell, first published by Tor Books in 1993. The book includes two lengthy novellas, "Medusa" and "Needing Ghosts", and an introduction by the author.
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Of the collection, Kirkus Reviews noted that "Campbell writes elegant, soul-sucking horror that rivals the genre's finest--but there's none of his best here...only die-hard fans will want to bother with these scrappy leavings."[1] Publishers Weekly mirrored the assessment: "The previously published stories in this collection, which also includes a new novella, seem to have languished in obscurity until now for a reason: very few stand out, and none achieve the resonance of Campbell's best horror novels..."[2]
Contents
editThe book contains the following stories:
- "Cat and Mouse" (1972)
- "Medusa" (1987)
- "Rising Generation" (1975)
- "Run Through" (1975)
- "Wrapped Up" (1981)
- "Passing Phase" (1985)
- "A New Life" (1987)
- "The Next Sideshow" (1981)
- "Little Man" (1986)
- "Needing Ghosts" (1990)
References
edit- ^ Unknown reviewer. Strange Things and Stranger Places, Kirkus Reviews, May 1, 1993 issue
- ^ "Strange Things and Stranger Places". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 2013-10-19.