| Can Such Things Be? Library Edition Contributor(s): Bierce, Ambrose (Author), Heald, Anthony (Read by) |
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ISBN: 1441794360 ISBN-13: 9781441794369 Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks OUR PRICE: $62.10 Product Type: Compact Disc - Other Formats Published: August 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Horror - General - Fiction | Ghost - Fiction | Short Stories (single Author) |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.5" W x 6.2" (0.60 lbs) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Prepare yourself for the shocking, the strange, and the terrifying in Ambrose Bierce's 1893 story collection Can Such Things Be? One of the greatest masters of horror brings you twenty-five tales of the supernatural and the unexplained. Whether in stories of ghosts sending desperate warnings to their human counterparts, psychics attempting to bridge unknown dimensions, howling werewolves, or a robot who takes on a life of his own, Bierce plumbs the depths of fear and fascination. Spooky thrills and mind-bending mysteries await all who dare to open the cover of Can Such Things Be? |
Contributor Bio(s): Bierce, Ambrose: - Ambrose Bierce (1842-ca. 1914) was an American journalist, short-story writer, and poet. Born in Ohio, he served in the Civil War and then settled in San Francisco. He wrote for Hearst's Examiner, his wit and satire making him the literary dictator of the Pacific coast and strongly influencing many writers. He disappeared into war-torn Mexico in 1913. Heald, Anthony: -Anthony Heald, an Audie Award-winning narrator, has earned Tony nominations and an Obie Award for his theater work; appeared in television's Law & Order, The X-Files, Miami Vice, and Boston Public; and starred as Dr. Frederick Chilton in the 1991 Oscar-winning film The Silence of the Lambs. Heald has also won numerous AudioFile Earphones Awards. He lives in Ashland, Oregon, with his family. |