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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Joe Hill's award-winning story collection, originally published as 20th Century Ghosts, featuring "The Black Phone," soon to be a major motion picture from Universal Pictures and Blumhouse ProductionsJack Finney is thirteen, alone, and in desperate trouble. For two years now, someone has been stalking the boys of Galesberg, stealing them away, never to be seen again. And now, Finney finds himself in danger of joining them: locked in a psychopath's basement, a place stained with the blood of half a dozen murdered children.With him in his subterranean cell is an antique phone, long since disconnected . . . but it rings at night anyway, with calls from the killer's previous victims. And they are dead set on making sure that what happened to them doesn't happen to Finney."The Black Phone" is one of fifteen stories in Joe Hill's first story collection, originally published as 20th Century Ghosts--the inventive and chilling compendium that established this award-winning, critically acclaimed, and bestselling author as "a major player in 21st-century fantastic fiction" (Washington Post). Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Reprint. Reprint. Edge wear. 2011 Trade Paperback. 397 pp. Joe Hill's critically acclaimed, New York Times bestselling, Bram Stoker Award-winning debut chiller, Heart-Shaped Box, heralded the arrival of new royalty onto the dark fantasy scene. With Horns, he polishes his well-deserved crown. A twisted, terrifying new novel of psychological and supernatural suspense, Horns is a devilishly original triumph for the Ray Bradbury Fellowship recipient whose story collection, 20th Century Ghosts, was also honored with a Bram Stoker Award?and whose emotionally powerful and macabre work has been praised by the New York Times as, "wild, mesmerizing, perversely witty?a Valentine from hell.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Imogene is young, beautiful, kisses like a movie star and knows everything about every film ever made. She's also dead, the legendary ghost of the Rosebud Theater.Arthur Roth is a lonely kid with a head full of big ideas and a gift for getting his ass kicked. It's hard to make friends when you're the only inflatable boy in town. Francis is unhappy, picked on; he doesn't have a life, a hope, a chance. Francis was human once, but that's behind him now. John Finney is in trouble. The kidnapper locked him in a basement, a place stained with the blood of half a dozen other murdered children. With him, in his subterranean cell, is an antique phone, long since disconnected.but it rings at night, anyway, with calls from the dead.Meet these and a dozen more, in 20TH CENTURY GHOSTS, irresistible, addictive fun showcasing a dazzling new talent. The film tie-in edition of the award-winning Joe Hill's superb collection of short stories, which includes 'The Black Phone', now a major motion picture. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Imogene is young, beautiful, kisses like a movie star and knows everything about every film ever made. She's also dead, the legendary ghost of the Rosebud Theater.Arthur Roth is a lonely kid with a head full of big ideas and a gift for getting his ass kicked. It's hard to make friends when you're the only inflatable boy in town. Francis is unhappy, picked on; he doesn't have a life, a hope, a chance. Francis was human once, but that's behind him now. John Finney is in trouble. The kidnapper locked him in a basement, a place stained with the blood of half a dozen other murdered children. With him, in his subterranean cell, is an antique phone, long since disconnected.but it rings at night, anyway, with calls from the dead.Meet these and a dozen more, in 20th Century Ghosts, irresistible, addictive fun showcasing a dazzling new talent. A superb collection of short stories from an award-winning author. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Joe Hill's award-winning story collection, originally published as 20th Century Ghosts, featuring "The Black Phone," soon to be a major motion picture from Universal Pictures and Blumhouse ProductionsJack Finney is thirteen, alone, and in desperate trouble. For two years now, someone has been stalking the boys of Galesberg, stealing them away, never to be seen again. And now, Finney finds himself in danger of joining them: locked in a psychopath's basement, a place stained with the blood of half a dozen murdered children.With him in his subterranean cell is an antique phone, long since disconnected . . . but it rings at night anyway, with calls from the killer's previous victims. And they are dead set on making sure that what happened to them doesn't happen to Finney."The Black Phone" is one of fifteen stories in Joe Hill's first story collection, originally published as 20th Century Ghosts--the inventive and chilling compendium that established this award-winning, critically acclaimed, and bestselling author as "a major player in 21st-century fantastic fiction" (Washington Post). Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Joe Hill's award-winning story collection, featuring "The Black Phone," soon to be a major motion picture from Universal Pictures and Blumhouse ProductionsImogene is young, beautiful . . . and dead, waiting in the Rosebud Theater one afternoon in 1945. . . .Francis was human once, but now he's an eight-foot-tall locust, and everyone in Calliphora will tremble when they hear him sing. . . .John is locked in a basement stained with the blood of half a dozen murdered children, and an antique telephone, long since disconnected, rings at night with calls from the dead. . . .Nolan knows but can never tell what really happened in the summer of '77, when his idiot savant younger brother built a vast cardboard fort with secret doors leading into other worlds. . . .The past isn't dead. It isn't even past. . . .The first collection from #1 New York Times bestselling author Joe Hill, 20th Century Ghosts is an inventive and chilling compendium that established this award-winning, critically acclaimed author as "a major player in 21st-century fantastic fiction" (Washington Post). This award-winning collection of short fiction by the "New York Times"-bestselling author of "Heart-Shaped Box" leads readers into a maze filled with exits into a vast country of the surreal. Available for the first time in the U.S., this volume includes an exclusive bonus story. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Vincent Sammy (illustrator). First Edition/First Printing. Lividian Publications is pleased to present our signed and slipcased Limited Edition hardcover of 20th Century Ghosts by Joe Hill, which set the print run at 1750 unnumbered copies never to be reprinted. This special edition includes a brand-new introduction by Christopher Golden, new story notes by Joe Hill, and sixteen full-color illustrations by Vincent Sammy, plus a clever piece of "hidden" spot artwork. Special Features: . Sixteen full-color illustrations by Vincent Sammy, plus one piece of spot art (fans of the book will know where to find it!) . "The Importance of Wearing Glasses," a new introduction by Christopher Golden . The original introduction by Christopher Golden . Updated acknowledgments by Joe Hill . Two-color interior offset printing . Printed on an acid-free specialty paper stock . Deluxe leatherette binding . Hot foil stamping and "blind" heat burnishing on the front cover and spine . Smyth sewn to create a more durable binding . Genuine spine hubs like an old world volume . Colored head and tail bands . High-quality, four-color faux marbled endpapers . Sewn-in satin ribbon page marker . Full-color signature sheet signed by Joe Hill and Christopher Golden . Custom-made slipcase wrapped with a woven cloth and stamped with hot foil About the Book: "An inventive collection. brave and astute." - New York Times Book Review (Editor's Choice) From New York Times bestselling author Joe Hill comes this award-winning collection of short fiction that launched him into the bright lights of the literary world's big stage fifteen years ago. Imogene is young, beautiful. and dead, waiting in the Rosebud Theater one afternoon in 1945. Francis was human once, but now he's an eight-foot-tall locust, and everyone in Calliphora will tremble when they hear him sing. John is locked in a basement stained with the blood of half a dozen murdered children, and an antique telephone, long since disconnected, rings at night with calls from the dead. Arthur Roth is a lonely kid with big ideas and a gift for attracting abuse. Nolan knows but can never tell what really happened in the summer of '77, when his idiot savant younger brother built a vast cardboard fort with secret doors leading into other worlds. The past isn't dead. It isn't even past. Table of Contents: The Importance of Wearing Glasses by Christopher Golden Original Introduction by Christopher Golden Best New Horror 20th Century Ghost Pop Art You Will Hear the Locust Sing Abraham's Boys Better Than Home The Black Phone In the Rundown The Cape Last Breath Dead-Wood The Widow's Breakfast Bobby Conroy Comes Back From the Dead My Father's Mask Voluntary Committal Revised and Updated Acknowledgments by Joe Hill This copy still in publisher's original shrinkwrap as issued. THIS COPY IS IN MY POSSESSION AND WILL NORMALLY SHIP NEXT DAY. Signed by Author & Illustrator. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. 1st Edition. Very Fine/Very Fine without any flaws. Personally signed and dated by Joe Hill directly into the book. William Morrow (October 1, 2019). Joe Hill "Full Throttle" Signed First Edition, First Printing. This edition is personally signed by Joe Hill directly into the book and not on a publisher tipped-in page. Very Fine throughout and the dust-jacket will be protected in a brand new archival acid-free Mylar sleeve. Slipcased. This special version of Full Throttle in the custom slipcase with the archival sleeve protection is only available from veryfinebooks and is not available for purchase anywhere else. Very limited availability. Place your order now while it lasts! First Edition, First Printing with the full number line as required on the copyright page. About the book In this masterful collection of short fiction, Joe Hill dissects timeless human struggles in thirteen relentless tales of supernatural suspense, including In The Tall Grass, one of two stories co-written with Stephen King, basis for the terrifying feature film from Netflix. A little door that opens to a world of fairy tale wonders becomes the blood-drenched stomping ground for a gang of hunters in Faun. A grief-stricken librarian climbs behind the wheel of an antique Bookmobile to deliver fresh reads to the dead in Late Returns. In By the Silver Water of Lake Champlain, soon to be an episode on Shudder TV s Creepshow, two young friends stumble on the corpse of a plesiosaur at the water s edge, a discovery that forces them to confront the inescapable truth of their own mortality . . . and other horrors that lurk in the water s shivery depths. And tension shimmers in the sweltering heat of the Nevada desert as a faceless trucker finds himself caught in a sinister dance with a tribe of motorcycle outlaws in Throttle, co-written with Stephen King. Replete with shocking chillers, including two previously unpublished stories written expressly for this volume ( Mums and Late Returns ) and another appearing in print for the first time ( Dark Carousel ), Full Throttle is a darkly imagined odyssey through the complexities of the human psyche. Hypnotic and disquieting, it mines our tormented secrets, hidden vulnerabilities, and basest fears, and demonstrates this exceptional talent at his very best. About the Author Joe Hill is the #1 New York Times Bestselling Author of The Fireman, NOS4A2, Heart-Shaped Box, and Horns (which was made into a feature film starring Daniel Radcliffe). His book of short stories, 20th Century Ghosts, won the Bram Stoker Award and British Fantasy Award for Best Collection. He earned the Eisner Award for Best Writer for his long-running comic book series, Locke & Key, featuring the eye-popping art of Gabriel Rodriguez. Joe is a past recipient of the Ray Bradbury Fellowship. His stories have appeared in a variety of journals and Year's Best collections. He calls New England home. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: New. Limited Edition. VERY FINE. Sealed and mint without any flaws. Personally signed by Joe Hill and Christopher Golden. Lividian Publications 2020. Joe Hill 20th Century Ghosts . The special deluxe slipcased limited edition. Illustrated by Vincent Sammy (17 Full-Color Interiors!). This item is currently Out of Print from the publisher and will not be available for purchase again. Very Fine without any flaws in slipcase the same. FROM THE PUBLISHER: LetterPress Publications is pleased to be publishing our signed and slipcased Limited Edition hardcover of 20th Century Ghosts by Joe Hill, which was offered as a Preorder Only Limited Edition, meaning the orders received between April 6 and April 30 set the print run. This special edition includes a brand-new introduction by Christopher Golden, new story notes by Joe Hill, and seventeen full-color illustrations by Vincent Sammy. Publication Date: December 2020 Special Features: Seventeen full-color illustrations by Vincent Sammy A brand new introduction by Christopher Golden Brand new story notes by Joe Hill Two-color interior printing Printed on an acid-free specialty paper stock Deluxe leatherette binding Hot foil stamping and blind heat burnishing on the front cover and spine Smyth sewn to create a more durable binding Genuine spine hubs like an old world volume Colored head and tail bands High-quality, four-color faux marbled endpapers Sewn-in satin ribbon page marker Full-color signature sheet signed by Joe Hill, Christopher Golden, and Vincent Sammy Custom-made slipcase wrapped with a woven cloth and stamped with hot foil Limited to just 1,750 copies produced in a one-time printing, never to be reprinted! About the Book: An inventive collection brave and astute. New York Times Book Review (Editor s Choice) From New York Times bestselling author Joe Hill comes this award-winning collection of short fiction that launched him into the bright lights of the literary world s big stage fifteen years ago. Imogene is young, beautiful and dead, waiting in the Rosebud Theater one afternoon in 1945 Francis was human once, but now he s an eight-foot-tall locust, and everyone in Calliphora will tremble when they hear him sing John is locked in a basement stained with the blood of half a dozen murdered children, and an antique telephone, long since disconnected, rings at night with calls from the dead Arthur Roth is a lonely kid with big ideas and a gift for attracting abuse Nolan knows but can never tell what really happened in the summer of 77, when his idiot savant younger brother built a vast cardboard fort with secret doors leading into other worlds The past isn t dead. It isn t even past Table of Contents: The Importance of Wearing Glasses by Christopher Golden. Original Introduction by Christopher Golden. Best New Horror. 20th Century Ghost. Pop Art. You Will Hear the Locust Sing. Abraham s Boys. Better Than Home. The Black Phone. In the Rundown. The Cape. Last Breath. Dead-Wood. The Widow s Breakfast. Bobby Conroy Comes Back From the Dead. My Father s Mask. Voluntary Committal. New Story Notes by Joe Hill. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: New. 1st Edition, Limited Edition. VERY FINE without any flaws. New. Personally signed by Joe Hill (with doodle) and Vincent Chong, Limited to Only 200 PS Publishing 2010. "Horns" by Joe Hill. Signed Limited Edition no. 173 of only 200 produced in a traycase. Signed by both Joe Hill and Vincent Chong on the limitation page. Joe Hill has also drawn a small doodle next to his name. "First Edition" as stated. Harccover book with wrap-around dust-jacket. Special Expanded Edition. Very Fine without any flaws. About Horns Joe Hill's critically acclaimed, New York Times bestselling, Bram Stoker Award-winning debut chiller, Heart-Shaped Box, heralded the arrival of new royalty onto the dark fantasy scene. With Horns, he polishes his well-deserved crown. A twisted, terrifying new novel of psychological and supernatural suspense, Horns is a devilishly original triumph for the Ray Bradbury Fellowship recipient whose story collection, 20th Century Ghosts, was also honored with a Bram Stoker Award and whose emotionally powerful and macabre work has been praised by the New York Times as, "wild, mesmerizing, perversely witty a Valentine from hell." A dark fantasy novel originally published in 2010, Horns is the book with which TIME Magazine proclaimed, Joe Hill has emerged as one of America s finest horror writers. Horns follows the story of Ig Parish. After the brutal murder of his girlfriend Merrin Williams, a grief-stricken Ig awakens one morning to find horns growing out of his head. Ig soon discovers the horns hold a mysterious power that forces people to reveal their deepest and darkest secrets to him as he defends his innocence and fights to avenge the death of his one true love. Horns was nominated for a Bram Stoker Award and hailed by the Los Angeles Times as a richly nuanced story. Fire and brimstone have rarely looked this good. In 2013, the novel was adapted into a film starring Daniel Radcliffe, which made its debut at The Toronto International Film Festival before receiving a theatrical release on October 31, 2014. Joe Hill is the #1 New York Times Bestselling Author of The Fireman, NOS4A2, Heart-Shaped Box, and Horns. His book of short stories, 20th Century Ghosts, won the Bram Stoker Award and British Fantasy Award for Best Collection. He earned the Eisner Award for Best Writer for his long-running comic book series, Locke & Key, featuring the art of Gabriel Rodriguez. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Limited Edition. VERY FINE hardcover book with a VERY FINE dust-jacket. VERY FINE- slipcase with a minor wrinkle to one corner. A wonderful bring clean copy without any marks, writings , or stamps. Clean & straight boards. No attached bookplates or indication of any removed. Personally signed by Joe Hill and Christopher Golden. Limited to only 200 units PS Publishing 2005. Joe Hill "20th Century Ghosts" Slipcased Signed Limited Edition. Personally signed by Joe Hill and Christopher Golden directly onto the limitation page. This is number 173 of only 200 copies produced. Hardcover with wrap-around dust-jacket. Introduction by Christopher Golden. The dust-jacket is protected in a new archival acid-free Brodart sleeve. This is a highly worthwhile rarity since it represents the hardest to find format of Joe Hill's most important work FROM THE PUBLISHER: Cover, Endpapers, and Slipcase Art: Vincent Chong Anyone out there heard of this cat Joe Hill? Yeah, of course you have. And I ll bet ya heard of Joe s Ray Bradbury s Fellowship award for the story 20th Century Ghost and maybe you heard he also received the William L. Crawford award for best new fantasy writer in 2006, the A. E. Coppard Long Fiction Prize in 1999 for Better Than Home and the 2006 World Fantasy Award for Voluntary Committal . His stories have appeared in a variety of magazines, such as Postscripts, Subterranean Magazine and The High Plains Literary Review, and in many anthologies. Well, it s 10 years since, overloaded to the back teeth with projects, CD Head Honcho Richard Chizmar sent Joe our way to ask if PS might be interested in publishing his collection of tales, wrapped around the title of that Bradbury Fellowship story. On the night Joe responded to my suggestion that he send me his three best yarns. I read Ghost , Pop Art (sheer genius and containing a killer closing line) and, heck, you know, I don t recall the third one. I do recall dropping him a line first thing the next morning and asking for a phone number and I called and we spoke and we made a deal and, well, you know the rest 20TH CENTURY GHOSTS, GUNPOWDER, HORNS, plus a little something special just down the pike that we ll talk about a little later. But before that, just to re-whet your whistle, here s the 10th Anniversary edition of the book that started the ball rolling and which notched up in quick succession the World Fantasy Award, the British Fantasy Award, the International Horror Guild. This book was published in the following 4 states: 1. Trade (Cinema Dustjacket): Total of 774 unsigned copies, housed in a plain slipcase (In stock now) 2. Trade (Last Breath Dustjacket): Total of 774 unsigned copies, housed in a plain slipcase (In stock now) 3. Limited: 200 signed, by Joe and Vinny, numbered copies, in illustrated slipcase 4. Lettered Edition 26-copy lettered and traycased edition signed by Joe, Ramsey Campbell, and artist Vinny Chong. THIS LISTING IS FOR STATE 3. ABOUT THE BOOK. Joe Hill s award-winning story collection, featuring The Black Phone, soon to be a major motion picture from Universal Pictures and Blumhouse Productions Imogene is young, beautiful . . . and dead, waiting in the Rosebud Theater one afternoon in 1945. . . . Francis was human once, but now he's an eight-foot-tall locust, and everyone in Calliphora will tremble when they hear him sing. . . . John is locked in a basement stained with the blood of half a dozen murdered children, and an antique telephone, long since disconnected, rings at night with calls from the dead. . . . Nolan knows but can never tell what really happened in the summer of '77, when his idiot savant younger brother built a vast cardboard fort with secret doors leading into other worlds. . . . The past isn't dead. It isn't even past. . . . The first collection from #1 New York Times bestselling author Joe Hill, 20th Century Ghosts is an inventive and chilling compendium that established this award-winning, critically acclaimed. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: New. Limited Edition. VERY FINE without any flaws for book and tray-case. Personally signed by Joe Hill. Signed Lettered Edition "HH" of only 52 produced. Subterranean Press 2008. Joe Hill "Thumbprint". Traycased signed lettered edition. Personally signed by Joe Hill on the special limitation page at the end of the book. Hardcover book in a matching cloth traycase. No dust-jacket as issued. Very Fine without any flaws. THUMBPRINT. Private Mallory Grennan did things in Abu Ghraib prison she didn't want to remember. After her discharge, Mal left her sins in the sand, and went home to start a new life. But some things followed her back from the desert. Guilt casts a long shadow, murder makes its mark, and violence leaves behind a stain as shocking as a bloody thumbprint. Based on the novella by Joe Hill, scripted by Jason Ciaramella, and with art by Vic Malhorta Thumbprint is a harrowing ride through war. and into the darkness that waits when the survivors return home. Also includes the original novella by Joe Hill and a bonus never-before-collected one-shot, Kodiak, also written by Hill and Ciaramella. REVIEWS "Jason Ciaramella and Vic Malhotra use comics to not simply retell Joe Hill's story for a new audience, but to prove its place as one of the most unique storytelling mediums." IGN "Thumbprint is a pyschological thriller that delivers on all fronts." Comic Book Therapy. ABOUT THE AUTHOR. Joe Hill is the #1 New York Times Bestselling Author of The Fireman, NOS4A2, Heart-Shaped Box, and Horns. His book of short stories, 20th Century Ghosts, won the Bram Stoker Award and British Fantasy Award for Best Collection. He earned the Eisner Award for Best Writer for his long-running comic book series, Locke & Key, featuring the art of Gabriel Rodriguez. MORE PHOTOS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. Signed by Author(s).

No Binding. Condition: Fine. Limited Edition. Just about VERY FINE with a tiny wrinkle to one corner. Otherwise, the condition is of the highest quality without any discernible flaws. The print and framing are free of any marks, writing, or stamps. No fading or yellowing to the print. Ready for wall mounting. Personally signed by Joe Hill with a small doodle sketch. SIGNED LIMITED EDITION NUMBER 53 OF ONLY 224 PRODUCED. An impressive display, professionally double-matted & framed with museum quality glass that offers 99% UV protection and amazing clarity. OVERALL DIMENSIONS: 31" wide x 43" tall. Subterranean Press 2014. Joe Hill "By The Silver Water of Lake Champlain" Signed Limited Edition. Broadside 24" x 36". Professionally double-matted and framed with museum quality glass. This is number 53 of only 224 produced. Personally signed by Joe Hill with a doodle near his signature. Overall dimensions: 31" X 43". Tru Vue Museum Glass M99-01260. The framing alone is over a $1,000 value! From the publisher: Illustrations by Gabriel Rodriguez. Here's a project we've been working on secretly for some time -- a broadside of Joe Hill's Bradbury-inspired tale. In addition to hand signing each copy, Joe has adorned each with a small doodle near his signature. This broadside measures 24 X 36, and features a very small print run for a Joe Hill limited edition. We expect it to sell out quickly. Available in the following two states: Limited: 224 signed numbered copies. Lettered: 26 signed lettered copies. BY THE SILVER WATER OF LAKE CHAMPLAIN. Little Gail London and her friend Joel Quarrel are out on a cold and lonely morning at the end of summer, when they make the find of the century: a dead plesiosaur, the size of a two-ton truck, washed up on the sand. With the fog swirling about them, they make their plans, fight to defend their discovery, and face for the first time the enormity of mortality itself. all unaware of what else might be out there in the silver water of Lake Champlain. ABOUT THE AUTHOR. Joe Hill is the #1 New York Times Bestselling Author of The Fireman, NOS4A2, Heart-Shaped Box, and Horns (which was made into a feature film starring Daniel Radcliffe). His book of short stories, 20th Century Ghosts, won the Bram Stoker Award and British Fantasy Award for Best Collection. He earned the Eisner Award for Best Writer for his long-running comic book series, Locke & Key, featuring the eye-popping art of Gabriel Rodriguez. Joe is a past recipient of the Ray Bradbury Fellowship. His stories have appeared in a variety of journals and Year's Best collections. He calls New England home. MORE PHOTOS AVAILABLE. Signed by Author(s).