20th Century Ghosts 20th Anniversary Edition

“Hill’s best stories veer away from the well-trodden creep shows and back alleys of genre writing into more dangerous territory: suburban basements, ball fields and schoolyards.” – Washington Post

”[An] inventive collection … brave and astute.” – New York Times Book Review

“Fully developed characters with complex emotional lives enhance the 14 stories in Joe Hill’s extraordinary collection, 20th Century Ghosts. There’s not a false note or disappointing effort in this volume.” – Publishers Weekly (starred review)

“The collection of short stories ranges from creepy to sweet, with an impressive arsenal of tactics to attack your psyche.” – Boston Globe

“20th Century Ghosts is Hill’s first collection of short stories and displays consummate skill in a variety of genres … Amusing, moving, horrifying–Ghosts runs the full spectrum.” – USA Today

“Alternately sad, scary, strange and at times even sweet, these tales will haunt you long after you’ve read them.” – Parade

”[A] lovely, earnest collection of short fiction.” – Village Voice

”[O]ne of the best [horror] collections of the year. Hill is a relative newcomer who consistently creates creepy, very disturbing stories.” – Locus

“Each tale is unique, and the collection proves that Hill’s talent is not limited to horror, but extends well into the mainstream.” – Denver Rocky Mountain News

”[A] new take on the fantasy-horror genre…Highly recommended.” – The Sun Herald (Sydney, Australia)

“The selections range from the mundane to the surreal, with a strong emphasis on the kind of horror tale perfected by Ray Bradbury, Peter Straub and Stephen King.” – San Francisco Chronicle

“This solid, inventive, scary collection of stories reveals a writer who has thought hard about the problematics of horror.” – New York Times on 20TH CENTURY GHOSTS

“Each of these chilling tales arrests you from the opening sentence and leads you – trustingly, thanks to the simple mastery of the story-teller – into a place of gulping fear.” – Daily Mail (London) on 20TH CENTURY GHOSTS

“Subtle and disturbing in equal measure.” – Coventry Telegraph on 20TH CENTURY GHOSTS

“Irresistible stories.” – Evening Herald (Ireland)

Joe Hill is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of novels (King Sorrow, The Fireman, NOS4A2, Horns, Heart-Shaped Box), fiction collections (Strange Weather, Full Throttle, 20th Century Ghosts), and a comic-book series (Locke & Key). Much of his work has been adapted for film and TV.