{"product_id":"nine-horrors-and-a-dream-joseph-payne-brennan-1958-ballantine-books-paperback-richard-powers-cover","title":"Nine Horrors and a Dream - Joseph Payne Brennan - 1958 1st Ballantine Books Paperback - Richard Powers Cover","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition\u003c\/strong\u003e: Acceptable. Please see the images for more details. May show signs of wear such as:\u003cbr\u003e• Shelf wear or scuffing on the cover\u003cbr\u003e• Creases, marks, or tears on pages or dust jacket\u003cbr\u003e• Possible remainder marks or previous owner’s name\/notes inside\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCover art:\u003c\/strong\u003e Richard Powers\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBlurb\u003c\/strong\u003e: “\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis first collection of macabre tales introduces to readers of books a fresh and original talent.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePrimarily a poet, Joseph Payne Brennan brings to the weird tale something of a poet's insight, a poet's conceptions, from the cumulative horror of the novella, Slime, to the unusual theme of I'm Murdering Mr. Massington. These are tales of terror deftly told, with a sure sense of scene and dramatic effect, particularly evident in such stories as Levitation and the haunting Canavan's Back Yard, stories which will linger in memory long after being read.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJoseph Payne Brennan made his first appearance in the genre of the macabre in Weird Tales only six years ago, but was already attracting attention as a comer in the field when the principal outlet for horror tales ceased publication.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThough a majority of these stories appeared in Weird Tales, some were published in Esquire and Mystic Magazine. Four of these tales have never appeared in print in any form previous to publication in this book.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAs a poet, Joseph Payne Brennan casily and quickly established himself; as a teller of macabre tales, he is certain to fit into a niche among the more rewarding authors who have elected to turn their talents for fiction toward the domain of horror and the supernatural. Nine Horrors offers the best of Mr. Brennan's early work in the macabre to readers who, however jaded, will find it difficult to forget such memorable tales as Slime and Canavan's Back Yard.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ballantine Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48963200975090,"sku":null,"price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0522\/7685\/4977\/files\/C27107F4-2765-4CAB-9EAE-48BA5F0E9973.jpg?v=1775074046","url":"https:\/\/postmarkedfromthestars.com\/products\/nine-horrors-and-a-dream-joseph-payne-brennan-1958-ballantine-books-paperback-richard-powers-cover","provider":"Postmarked from the Stars","version":"1.0","type":"link"}