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Lights Out: Collected Stories (Douglas Clegg Short Story Collections)

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Dark, Scary, Thrilling, Strange, Creepy, Mysterious, and Weird — a mega-collection from a master of the fiction of nightmares. From New York Times bestselling author Douglas Clegg comes this giant gathering of classic dark fiction of suspense, horror and nightmare logic, including the previously-uncollected novelette, Funerary Rites, as well as the critically-praised novelettes, White Chapel and I Am Infinite, I Contain Multitudes, and The Dark Game. A total of 700+ pages if in print.Also included in this collection are all the short stories from his three collections, The Nightmare Chronicles, Night Asylum and Wild Things. This is a great collector’s ebook for the fan of Douglas Clegg’s award-winning stories as well as for the new reader of his work.The Nightmare Chronicles, within this collection, won both the Bram Stoker Award and The International Horror Guild Award.Table of 1. Foreword by the Author2. Funerary Rites3. White Chapel4. The Stain5. The American6. Belinda in the Pool7. The Skin of the World8. O, Rare and Most Exquisite9. The Little Mermaid10. A Madness of Starlings11. Subway Turnstile12. Where Flies Are Born13. Underworld14. The Rendering Man15. The Fruit of Her Womb16. Becoming Men17. People Who Love Life18. Fries with That?19. The Machinery of Night20. The Wolf21. The Wicked22. 265 and Heaven23. The Night Before Alec Got Married24. Ice Palace25. Why My Doll is Evil26. The Five27. The Dark Game28. Only Connect29. The Ripening Sweetness of Late Afternoon30. Chosen31. Damned If You Do32. The Hurting Season33. I Am infinite, I Contain Multitudes

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Douglas Clegg is a writer and avid reader based in the Pacific Northwest. Before pursuing writing full-time, they spent over a decade working in education. When not working on their next book, Douglas Clegg can usually be found hiking with their dog or trying out new coffee shops in their neighborhood.

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