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The Dark Country

By: Ramsey Campbell - Introduction, Dennis Etchison
Narrated by: Dennis Etchison, Stefan Rudnicki, Gabrielle de Cuir
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Publisher's Summary

Etchison's fiction is justly famous for its creepy ambience, and explores the terrain mapped out by Philip K. Dick, Thomas Harris, and any number of black and white horror movies. This is his legendary first collection, carefully corrected by the author for this new edition. The title story won both the World Fantasy Award and the British Fantasy Award in 1982, the first time a single work received both major awards.

Contents include 16 groundbreaking stories and an introduction by Ramsey Campbell.

  • "It Only Comes Out at Night"
  • "Sitting in the Corner, Whimpering Quietly"
  • "The Walking Man"
  • "We Have All Been Here Before"
  • "Daughter of the Golden West"
  • "The Pitch"
  • "You Can Go Now"
  • "Today's Special"
  • "The Machine Demands a Sacrifice"
  • "Calling All Monsters"
  • "The Dead Line"
  • "The Late Shift"
  • "The Nighthawk"
  • "It Will Be Here Soon"
  • "Deathtracks"
  • "The Dark Country"

©2013 Dennis Etchison (P)2017 Blackstone Audio, Inc., and Skyboat Media, Inc.
Anthologies Short Stories Anthologies & Short Stories Horror Anthology
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Skip the Female Narrations

This isn't horror and the stories range from obscure to weird and plain old mundane boring. My favorite narrator was the guy with a really deep voice. The author's narrating style was just OK with a strange staccato meter and occasional annoying hysterics. I ended up skipping the last story narrated by the female because it was getting on my nerves.

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