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All Work and No Play by Jack Torrance, edited
and with foreword by Thomas Huff trade paperback, 394 pages Released: March 22, 2022 List Price: $24.99 Most people had considered the original manuscript of Jack Torrance’s fabled novel All Work and No Play lost to time—its physical existence dismissed by the masses as mere rumor or urban legend. But the manuscript absolutely survived and, for the first time, is officially presented here to the general public in its complete, original, unabridged, and unaltered form. After years of persistence, literary scholar Thomas Huff persuaded the Torrance Literary Estate that, in his hands, All Work and No Play would be treated with the respect and dignity it deserved and a publication agreement was finally reached. Due to the unconventional formatting of the prose, the manuscript then underwent an exhaustive transcription process to ensure every detail of the original text was reproduced exactly as typed by Torrance in 1978. The result serves as a long-overdue celebration of this under-appreciated visionary author’s most infamous work. [Note from the publisher: please know what you’re getting before you purchase this by clicking on the “Look Inside” feature for a sample. Some readers will not find this book of interest, others will pounce at the opportunity to grab this unique book to leave on their coffee table or desk at work—it can be quite the conversation starter.] Available at Lulu, Barnes & Noble, amazon.com, (or in Europe amazon.co.uk) |
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Halloween Things (That Sometimes
Rhymes) by Thomas Huff trade paperback, 144 pages Released: July 31, 2021 List Price: $12.99 Halloween Things (That Sometimes Rhymes), though small, covers a surprisingly wide array of Halloween territory. From silly to shocking to sentimental to unsettling to heartfelt to demented to utterly ridiculous, the only constants throughout are Halloween’s overarching ubiquity and the author’s thoroughly bizarre sense of humor. It includes both fiction and nonfiction, poetry and prose, and just about everything in between. There’s even a short sequel to a Jules Verne classic. Halloween Things drips, oozes, and festers Halloween on every page. So whether you’re 6, 66, or 666 years old, this book is the perfect collection of things to set the tone of the season and get you in the mood for October’s grand finale. This deluxe edition also includes More Halloween Things and Christmas Odd & Ends. Available at Lulu, Barnes & Noble, amazon.com, (or in Europe amazon.co.uk) |
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Horrific Fables edited by Thomas Huff trade paperback, 196 pages Released: September 26, 2010 List Price: $12.95 Horrific Fables collects eight of the creepiest, most disturbing tales ever written from the masters of the medium, plus two never before published original stories. The stories contained within the pages of this volume quite simply represent the most potent examples of terror ever scribed. In this collection you’ll encounter the unsettling creations of eight celebrated literary pioneers whose extraordinary imaginations laid the groundwork for nearly all horror writing that followed. These chilling tales from the minds of Edgar Allan Poe, Ambrose Bierce, H. P. Lovecraft, Guy de Maupassant, J. Sheridan Le Fanu, W. W. Jacobs, Jack London, and M. R. James, along with two original stories from the editor, will enthrall you, heighten your senses to what may be lurking in the shadows, and little by little, gnaw away at your peace of mind, making this book the perfect companion for a damp, drizzly autumn night. Available at Lulu, amazon.com, (or in Europe amazon.co.uk). |
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Editor and author Thomas Huff hails from Silver Spring, Maryland.
His technical work appears in books published by McGraw-Hill,
he has written numerous movie reviews as a former staff reviewer for blownpotential,
and a pair of his short stories are included in the anthology Horrific Fables
which he also edited.
His latest books include a collection of Halloween stories, poems, and essays
that tackle the holiday from just about every angle, and a mocku-novel
that brings a corporeal version of Jack Torrance’s novel from The Shining
to our dimension.
Author pages on amazon.com, goodreads.com, and isfdb.org. |
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Bonuses All Work and No Play Bonus 1: Endorsement Quotes All Work and No Play Bonus 2: Why Does This Exist? “The Exhumation of Shawn Leslie” Bonus 1: An Unofficial Alternate Ending by Jesse Freeman |
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Articles & Reviews KensingtonPatch: Local Author Reads Scary Tales (by Jesseka Kadylak) Tobaccoland: Horrific Fables, Book Review (by William H. Cooke) |
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Past Appearances
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Copyright ©2010–2110 Thomas Huff, Horrific Books.