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After the People Lights Have Gone Off

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By Stephen Graham Jones
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Winner, This Is Horror Award Finalist for the Shirley Jackson Award Finalist for the Bram Stoker Award After the People Lights Have Gone Off is a collection of 15 stories featuring zombies, a hardboiled detective, a giant space-traveling lobster, an enigmatic alien, Rod Serling, and numerous... Read More
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Winner, This Is Horror Award

Finalist for the Shirley Jackson Award

Finalist for the Bram Stoker Award

After the People Lights Have Gone Off is a collection of 15 stories featuring zombies, a hardboiled detective, a giant space-traveling lobster, an enigmatic alien, Rod Serling, and numerous apocalypses. The collection opens with 'Thirteen', a tale about a small-town urban legend that might be leading kids to their doom. 'Welcome to the Reptile House' reveals the secrets that hide in our flesh. In 'The Black Sleeve of Destiny', a hoodie leads to unexpectedly dark adventures. The title story, After the People Lights Have Gone Off, is more than a typical haunted-house tale.

The power of this collection lies in the author's ability to find horror in everyday objects and situations, inviting readers to use their imaginations to fill in the blanks.

With an introduction by Joe R. Lansdale.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781504096317

Publisher: Open Road Media

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 04 December 2024

Country: United States

Imprint: Open Road Media

Illustration: Illustrations

Contributors:

  • Introduction by Joe R. Lansdale

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 133.0mm

Height: 203.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 260

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Crime & Thriller Fantasy Fiction General Fiction Horror & Supernatural Sci-Fi & Fantasy Stephen Graham Jones

About the Author

Joe R.Lansdale is the author of fifty novels and hundreds of shorter works, including stories and essays. He is the recipient of numerous awards, including the Edgar Award, ten Bram Stoker Awards, the Spur Award, the British Fantasy Award, and others. His work has been published all over the world, and turned into films, TV shows, and animation. He lives with his wife and pitbull, Rudy, in Nacogdoches, Texas.

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