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FREE OCCULTATION: AND OTHER STORIES PDF Laird Barron,Michael Shea | 256 pages | 29 Jul 2014 | NIGHT SHADE BOOKS | 9781597805148 | English | Newberg, United States Table of Contents: Occultation Laird Barron has emerged as one of the strongest voices in modern horror and dark fantasy fiction, building on the eldritch tradition pioneered by writers such as H. Lovecraft, Peter Straub, and Thomas Ligotti. He returns with his second collection, Occultation. Skyhorse Publishing, under our Night Shade and Talos imprints, is proud to publish a broad range of titles for readers interested in science fiction space opera, time travel, hard Occultation: And Other Stories, alien invasion, near-future dystopiafantasy grimdark, sword and sorcery, contemporary urban fantasy, steampunk, alternative historyand horror zombies, vampires, and the occult and supernaturaland much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller, a national bestseller, or a Hugo or Nebula award-winner, we are committed to publishing quality books from a diverse group of authors. His work has appeared in many magazines and anthologies. This collection is a must read. His work is that good. By clicking 'Sign me up' I acknowledge that I have read and agree to the privacy policy Occultation: And Other Stories terms of use. Must redeem within 90 Occultation: And Other Stories. See full terms and Occultation: And Other Stories and this month's choices. Tell us what you like and we'll recommend books you'll love. Sign up and get a free eBook! Introduction by Michael Shea. Trade Paperback Hardcover. Table of Contents Rave and Reviews. About The Book. About The Author. Laird Barron. Product Details. Raves and Reviews. Resources and Downloads. Get a FREE e-book by joining our mailing list today! More books from this author: Laird Barron. You may also like: Fiction Staff Picks. Thank you for signing up, fellow book lover! See More Categories. Your First Name. Zip Code. Thank you! Occultation and Other Stories by Laird Barron, Paperback | Barnes & Noble® If I'd review every short story collection submitted to Dead End Follies, I could go an entire years without featuring a novel on the site. That's how many I get. They're quicker to write and relatively easy to put together in this day and age. So, what would make me go out of my way, buy a short story collection to feature on the site? Or rather who? Laird Barron. The man is a grandmaster at inspiring terror with a few words and I would've have let a month of October pass without reviewing a collection from his. They're slower, more cerebral what I don't dislike and, slightly closer to being conventionally Lovecraftian. There a physically or mentally alienated protagonists, sprawling estates lost in the wilderness, dark secrets buried in the heart of nature, etc. These themes aren't unfamiliar to Barron, but there's a definite emphasis on them Occultation: And Other Stories. Occultation and Other Stories is a great introduction to whoever is trying to bridge the gap between Lovecraft and other voices in cosmic horror. It's a collection about the predatory relationship Occultation: And Other Stories men and nature, the invisible and the visible, the infinitely big and the infinitely small. Occultation is also a great tool to understand cosmic horroras we're about to see. It's perhaps the most typical Laird Barron story in the collection and the least connected to the others from a thematic standpoint. The boundaries of human knowledge in a domestic, intimate setting. What makes it powerful is that what happens to protagonist Danni could happen to anyone of us. This is something Barron has always been great at. Taking cosmic horror from the hands of alienated and misanthropic intellectual protagonists and putting it in context for the every Occultation: And Other Stories. In the Lovecraftian sense of the word, cosmic horror is about accessing a greater understanding. A greedy quest for absolute knowledge if you will. This has never really been Laird Barron's thingbut what makes these two stories special is that it offers a considerably scarier alternative: casting doubt on everything you think you know. That is fucking terrifying to me. It's one thing to make you afraid of the cold and desolated cosmic void, but you'll never look at an ant the same way after reading The Forest. I still have so many things to say about Occultation and Other Storiesbut I have to stop myself before getting embarrassingly Occultation: And Other Stories about it. Other stories I deeply enjoyed in the collection are: The BroadswordMysterium Tremendum and the closer Six Six Sixthree stories with clever and nuanced religious undertones. Occultation and Other Stories is another amazing short story collection by Laird Barron. It perhaps wasn't as elating as his latest collection Swift to Chase, but it was published six years before and Barron ages like fine wine. He gets better and better with every book. Read Occultation and Other Stories for Halloween and get creeped out. Then pre-order his upcoming novel Blood Standard and be one Occultation: And Other Stories the cool kids once it comes out in Occultation: And Other Stories Dead End Follies. Book Reviews. Occultation: And Other Stories Reviews. Album Reviews. What are you looking for, homie? Oct 6. Benoit Lelievre. Fans of Stephen King, get off your high horses. Leave a comment. Occultation and Other Stories by Laird Barron Occultation and Other Stories by Laird Barron. After a passionate sexual interlude following a chance reunion in an Indian tourist town, they make their way to a disco off the beaten path. After drinking themselves almost into oblivion, they hear of a chance to see a Van Iblis exhibition. Unauthorized installations, libelous materials, health code violations. A few of the other stories make it clear that Barron is doing for the Pacific Northwest what H. Lovecraft did for New England except that Barron is a better writer. There are Old Ones living in the forests, and they mean us no good. One particular site catches his eye: a dolmen on Mystery Mountain. It sounds to him like an ideal place to explore. The four head out in a sky-blue Land Rover for their trip, spending the first night in an old hotel in Olympia and heading onward to the Dungeness-Sequim Valley just in time for the Lavender Festival. The four prevail rather bloodily and head for the wilderness — Occultation: And Other Stories now things start Occultation: And Other Stories get strange. Or maybe they love you too much? Well, at least not until much later in his life, and under considerably different circumstances. And now he has the opportunity to take Pershing along with him:. Pershing was taken through a hole in the sub-basement foundation into darkness so thick and sticky it flowed across his skin. An eternal purple- black night ruled the fleshy comb of an alien realm. Gargantuan tendrils slithered in the dark, coiling and uncoiling, and the denizens of the underworld arrived in an interminable procession through vermiculate tubes and tunnels, and gathered, chuckling and Occultation: And Other Stories, in appreciation of his agonies. In the great and abiding Occultation: And Other Stories, a sea of dead Occultation: And Other Stories faces brightened and Occultation: And Other Stories like porcelain masks at a grotesque ball. A team of two naturalists, one male and one female, is studying an area in the hills is what Occultation: And Other Stories to be Eastern Washington yes, the wilds of Washington State again. Occultation and Other Stories contains nine stories, three of which are original to this volume. Disclosure: I met Laird Barron at the World Fantasy Convention Occultation: And Other Stories Octoberand had a burger with him and John Langan, another fairly new horror writer who is equally talented in a completely different way. Anyway, I think this is why Barron named me in his acknowledgments at the front of this book, and I am honored. But if I felt that this would prevent me from being straight with you about my reaction to this book, I Occultation: And Other Stories not have reviewed it. October 17th, She Occultation: And Other Stories to be a full-time reviewer, critic, scholar and writer, but nonetheless continues to practice law as a civil litigator in California. Terry lives in Northern California with her husband, professor emeritus and writer Fred White, the imperious but aging Cordelia Louise Cat Weyna-White, and a forever-growing personal library that presently exceeds 15, volumes. Your email address will not be published. Notify me of followup comments via e-mail. Winners are announced in Occultation: And Other Stories comments. As is our tradition, Sandy will be reviewing a horror movie every weekday in October! All rights reserved. Just so you know, some of the books we review are received free from publishers. Much of our site's special functionality was coded by Zane Hooper. We Love This! Five Star SFF! Best of the Years Fun! They find it. And now he has the opportunity to take Pershing along with him: Pershing was taken through a hole in the sub-basement foundation into darkness so thick and sticky it flowed across his skin. Can you hear the Lovecraft? It costs you nothing extra, but Amazon pays us a small referral fee. Click any book Occultation: And Other Stories or this link. We use this income to keep the site running. It pays for website hosting, postage for giveaways, and bookmarks and t-shirts. Thank you! Follow on Twitter Follow on Facebook.
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