The Wide, Carnivorous Sky and Other M..., John Langan
The Wide, Carnivorous Sky and Other M..., John Langan
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The Wide, Carnivorous Sky and Other Monstrous Geographies

Author: John Langan

Narrator: Eric Jason Martin

Unabridged: 12 hr 41 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 06/05/2018

Synopsis

John Langan has, in the last few years, established himself as one of the leading voices in contemporary horror literature. Gifted with a supple and mellifluous prose style, an imagination that can conjure up clutching terrors with seeming effortlessness, and a thorough knowledge of the rich heritage of weird fiction, Langan has already garnered his share of accolades.

This new collection of nine substantial stories includes such masterworks as Technicolor, an ingenious riff on Poe's Masque of the Red Death; How the Day Runs Down, a gripping tale of the undead; and The Shallows, a powerful tale of the Cthulhu Mythos. The capstone to the collection is a previously unpublished novella of supernatural terror, Mother of Stone.

About John Langan

John Langan is the author of two novels, The Fisherman and House of Windows, and two collections of stories, The Wide, Carnivorous Sky and Other Monstrous Geographies and Mr. Gaunt and Other Uneasy Encounters. With Paul Tremblay, he coedited Creatures: Thirty Years of Monsters. He's one of the founders of the Shirley Jackson Awards, for which he served as a juror during its first three years. Currently, he reviews horror and dark fantasy for Locus magazine.

Reviews

Goodreads review by T.E. on September 29, 2015

Every insular creative scene has its personalities, its movers, its stars. It's like the cover of Tiger Beat magazine. Or a boy band... covered by Tiger Beat magazine. These personalities have labels: The Shy One. The Flirt. The Bad Boy. The Heartthrob. As mainstream publishing occasionally—and grudg......more

Goodreads review by Bradley on May 10, 2020

Rarely will I read a short story collection that pulls me in quite as completely as this one did. Or rather, it's a rare short story collection that not only pulls off truly excellent horror in every instance while simultaneously *deconstructing* the field, drawing in clever and wide literary techni......more

Goodreads review by Gabrielle on September 24, 2019

October spooky read #7! This collection of short stories was brought to my attention by a fellow Laird Barron fan: I can’t get enough of that dark, existential, creeping dread, so I am always happy to discover new authors who have some cosmic horror stories to tell me. And with its amazing title and......more

Goodreads review by Justin on May 06, 2013

John Langan's name has been in numerous "year's best" horror anthologies, and for good reason. The man can write, and the more he writes the better he gets. Langan's previous collection, Mr. Gaunt and Other Uneasy Encounters, was an astounding set of stories. I've yet to read his novel, House of Win......more

Goodreads review by Jamie on September 26, 2022

Wonderfully clever and chilling collection that deconstructs familiar genre tropes, with many of the diverse stories presenting unique stylistic and narrative approaches, often as a type of meta fiction and/or breaking of the fourth wall. Langan consistently pulls these off as great, memorable tales......more

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