Something Wicked This Way Comes

Description

It's the week before Hallowe'en, and Cooger and Dark's Pandemonium Shadow Show has come to Green Town, Illinois. The siren song of the calliope entices all with promises of youth regained and dreams fulfilled ... And as two boys trembling on the brink of manhood set out to explore the mysteries of the dark carnival's smoke, mazes and mirrors, they will also discover the true price of innermost wishes ...

Promotion info

The Terror Eight promotion presents some of the best horror writing available: spine-tingling tales from the genre's top authors, including Ray Bradbury, Stephen King and George R. R. Martin A must-have collection for new readers and old SOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY COMES is a landmark book, a modern gothic classic ... Ray Bradbury is one of the best-loved and most critically acclaimed names in fantasy, science fiction and horror literature, one of Stephen King's acknowledged influences 'Ray Bradbury's most poignant evocation of the hopes and frustrations of smalltown life' ENCYCLOPEDIA OF FANTASY 'A timeless rite-of-passage book' Washington Post 'A masterpiece of modern Gothic literature' Amazon.com

Author description

Ray Bradbury has written more than 500 short stories, novels, plays, screenplays, poems, television scripts - he exemplifies the writer's imagination at its most creative. His enormous contribution to literature has been recognised with numerous awards in almost every field, including the National Book Foundation's Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters. Ray Bradbury lives in California.