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Original Title:	The October Country
ISBN:	0380973871 (ISBN13: 9780380973873)
Edition Language:	English

The October Country

Ray Bradbury

Hardcover | Pages: 334 pages

Rating: 4.15 | 13186 Users | 967 Reviews

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Title	:	The October Country
Author	:	Ray Bradbury
Book Format	:	Hardcover
Book Edition	:	Deluxe Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 334 pages
Published	:	September 7th 1999 by William Morrow (first published 1955)
Categories	:	Horror. Short Stories. Fiction. Fantasy. Science Fiction. Classics

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Ray Bradbury's second short story collection is back in print, its chilling encounters with funhouse mirrors, parasitic accident-watchers, and strange poker chips intact. Both sides of Bradbury's vaunted childhood nostalgia are also on display, in the celebratory "Uncle Einar," and haunting "The Lake," the latter a fine elegy to childhood loss. This edition features a new introduction by Bradbury, an invaluable essay on writing, wherein the author tells of his "Theater of Morning Voices," and, by inference, encourages you to listen to the same murmurings in yourself. And has any writer anywhere ever made such good use of exclamation marks!? (Illustrated by Joe Mugnaini.)

Contents:

· The Dwarf · ss Fantastic Jan/Feb ’54
· The Next in Line · nv Dark Carnival, Arkham House: Sauk City, WI, 1947
· The Watchful Poker Chip of H. Matisse · ss Beyond Fantasy Fiction Mar ’54
· Skeleton · ss Weird Tales Sep ’45
· The Jar · ss Weird Tales Nov ’44
· The Lake · ss Weird Tales May ’44
· The Emissary · ss Dark Carnival, Arkham House: Sauk City, WI, 1947
· Touched with Fire [“Shopping for Death”] · ss Maclean’s Jun 1 ’54
· The Small Assassin · ss Dime Mystery Magazine Nov ’46
· The Crowd · ss Weird Tales May ’43
· Jack-in-the-Box · ss Dark Carnival, Arkham House: Sauk City, WI, 1947
· The Scythe · ss Weird Tales Jul ’43
· Uncle Einar · ss Dark Carnival, Arkham House: Sauk City, WI, 1947
· The Wind · ss Weird Tales Mar ’43
· The Man Upstairs · ss Harper’s Mar ’47
· There Was an Old Woman · ss Weird Tales Jul ’44
· The Cistern · ss Mademoiselle May ’47
· Homecoming · ss Mademoiselle Oct ’46
· The Wonderful Death of Dudley Stone · ss Charm Jul ’54

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"...that country where it is always turning late in the year. That country where the hills are fog and the rivers are mist; where noons go quickly, dusks and twilights linger, and midnights stay. That country composed in the main of cellars, sub-cellars, coal-bins, closets, attics, and pantries faced away from the sun. That country whose people are autumn people, thinking only autumn thoughts. Whose people passing at night on the empty walks sound like rain..."A collection of 19 macabre tales

I love the reading of Bradbury on a crisp, autumn morning sounds like October.The October Country is a collection of short stories by the Grandmaster writer Ray Bradbury. Eschewing any connection to science fiction, this group of purely fantasy tales resounds with Bradburys fascination with and brilliant creativity in the realms of the occult, macabre and the dark. Bradbury begins the book with this explanation: The October Country that country where it is always turning late in the year. That

Originally published in 1955, The October Country is a wonderful collection of macabre short stories. The stories are of exceptional quality, exactly what one would expect from a writer as acclaimed as Ray Bradbury. Even the stories that weren't my cup of tea impressed me with the beautiful writing, wonderful characterization and attention to details. I'll review all of the stories separately. Avoiding spoilers in reviews is never easy, but it is especially challenging when it comes to short

Sometimes I forget about Mr Bradbury and when I remember I have to admonish myself for not reading more. Anyone is capable of producing a picture which paints a thousand words, Mr Bradbury is capable of giving birth to words which paint a thousand pictures. Thats some feat! The man is a true master who uses this art to deliver incredible tales which makes you blow your cheeks out, sit back and smile.Except the one in here which must have been written on a bad acid trip.I love the short stories,

Read for Popsugar's 2018 Reading Challenge: A book by an author with the same first or last name as you*1.5/5*I quite enjoyed The Small Assassin and The Crowd (The Scythe was decent as well) but the rest of these stories did nothing for me. The Illustrated Man is a far superior collection of short stories in my opinion, so Id recommend that.

I have been hearing about this book for years, and finally got around to reading it. I hate to start negatively, but I was slightly disappointed. Now, that's not saying it wasn't good, as it was a four star book. But I think my expectations were so high I was wanting too much out of this one.Calling attention to a few stories:SKELETON: This was an interesting horror tale, and I'm fairly sure I read an EC comic adaptation. THE JAR: One of the better stories in the collection.THE LAKE: Eerie and a

The introduction to The October Country is wonderfully evocative (it doesnt actually apply to everything in the book, but lets just ignore that): ... that country where it is always turning late in the year. That country where the hills are fog and the rivers are mist; where noons go quickly, dusks and twilights linger, and midnights stay. That country composed in the main of cellars, sub-cellars, coal-bins, closets, attics, and pantries faced away from the sun. That country whose people are