Dark Visions

by Douglas E. Winter, Stephen King, George R. R. Martin

alcoholismsemenHorror talesAmerican Horror talesRécits d'horreur américains

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Open Library

About this book

Take three of the leading names in contemporary horror writing, commission one-third of a book's worth of stories from each, and the result is DARK VISIONS. Stephen King leads off with three stories, including "Sneakers", about a very unusual haunting, and "Dedication", one of the most powerful and unsettling of all his works. Dan Simmons pays homage to Philip K Dick with "Metastasis", one of three highly accomplished stories. And George Martin rounds off the book with the brilliant werewolf novella, "The Skin Trade". DARK VISIONS is a brilliantly original showcase from three masters of the macabre. ---------- Contains: - Stephen King: The reploids ; [Sneakers][1] ; [Dedication][2]. - Dan Simmons: Metastasis ; Vanni Fucci is alive and well and living in Hell ; Iverson's Pits. - George R.R. Martin: The skin trade [1]: https://openlibrary.org/works/OL19650831W/Sneakers [2]: https://openlibrary.org/works/OL19650711W/Dedication

Themes & subjects

alcoholismsemenHorror talesAmerican Horror talesRécits d'horreur américains

Characters & people

Setting

Tabori StudiosNew York

About the authors

Douglas E. Winter

1950

Stephen King

21 September 1947

Stephen Edwin King (born September 21, 1947) is an American author of horror, supernatural fiction, suspense, crime, science-fiction, and fantasy novels. His books have sold more than 350 million copies, and many have been adapted into films, television series, miniseries, and comic books. King has published 63 novels, including seven under the pen name Richard Bachman, and five non-fiction books. He has also written approximately 200 short stories, most of which have been published in book collections. King has received Bram Stoker Awards, World Fantasy Awards, and British Fantasy Society Awards. In 2003, the National Book Foundation awarded him the Medal for Distinguished Contribution t…

George R. R. Martin

20 September 1948

George Raymond Richard Martin (born September 20, 1948), sometimes referred to as GRRM, is an American author and screenwriter of fantasy, horror, and science fiction. He is best known for his ongoing *A Song of Ice and Fire* series of epic fantasy novels. Critics have described Martin's work as dark and cynical. His first novel, Dying of the Light, set the tone for most of his future work; it is set on a mostly abandoned planet that is slowly becoming uninhabitable as it moves away from its sun. This story, and many of Martin's others, have a strong sense of melancholy. His characters are often unhappy, or at least unsatisfied - trying to stay idealistic in a ruthless world. Many have el…