Description
He sought to flee his tragic past. But when Thomas Usher hears a clockwork voice on the phone and sees ever-more disturbing visions in a derelict warehouse, Usher realises that he has to return home - for the sake of his own sanity. Meanwhile, a deadly figure from Usher's past threatens to undermine the very fabric of reality. Who Is Thomas Usher? His name is Thomas Usher. A normal man. An average guy. Until he is involved in a tragic accident and his wife and daughter are killed. After that, things begin to change. Usher is no longer normal. Or average. Now he can see the dead, and the dead can see him. They seek him out to help them, to usher them to the next level so they might face whatever comes next. The lost. The lonely. The departed. They never speak to him; they only ever demand his attention. The ghosts are drawn to Usher, and he is compelled to help them in the hope that he might once again see his family. But sometimes, just sometimes, it isn't enough and his efforts make things worse. File Under: Horror [ Serial Murders | Hellish Visions | Closet Skeletons | Pilgrims Progress ]
About the Author
Gary McMahon is the multiple-award-nominated author of the novellas Rough Cut and All Your Gods Are Dead, the collections Dirty Prayers and How to Make Monsters and Pieces of Midnight, and the novels Rain Dogs and Hungry Hearts.He has been nominated for seven different British Fantasy Awards as both author and editor.
Reviews
Gary McMahon's vision is as bleak as a Yorkshire moor, but it glows with a wintry light that illuminates the dark we live in. His prose and his sense of place are precise and evocative, and his characters are as real as you and me. He's one of the darkest - which is to say brightest - new stars in the firmament of horror fiction. - Ramsey Campbell. 'Pretty Little Dead Things' is a very disturbing read. Gary McMahon seems intent on taking readers through the looking glass and tearing down the walls between the living and the dead. He creates dark, hallucinatory images that burn in your brain forever. One very creepy dude, and this is his creepiest to date. - Christopher Fowler. 'A story that sticks in the mind long after reading.' - Total Sci-Fi
Book Information
ISBN 9780857661265
Author Gary McMahon
Format Paperback
Page Count 336
Imprint Angry Robot
Publisher Watkins Media Limited
Series Thomas Usher
Dimensions(mm) 197mm * 130mm * 22mm
About the Author
Gary McMahon is the multiple-award-nominated author of the novellas Rough Cut and All Your Gods Are Dead, the collections Dirty Prayers and How to Make Monsters and Pieces of Midnight, and the novels Rain Dogs and Hungry Hearts.He has been nominated for seven different British Fantasy Awards as both author and editor.
Reviews
Gary McMahon's vision is as bleak as a Yorkshire moor, but it glows with a wintry light that illuminates the dark we live in. His prose and his sense of place are precise and evocative, and his characters are as real as you and me. He's one of the darkest - which is to say brightest - new stars in the firmament of horror fiction. - Ramsey Campbell. 'Pretty Little Dead Things' is a very disturbing read. Gary McMahon seems intent on taking readers through the looking glass and tearing down the walls between the living and the dead. He creates dark, hallucinatory images that burn in your brain forever. One very creepy dude, and this is his creepiest to date. - Christopher Fowler. 'A story that sticks in the mind long after reading.' - Total Sci-Fi
Book Information
ISBN 9780857661265
Author Gary McMahon
Format Paperback
Page Count 336
Imprint Angry Robot
Publisher Watkins Media Limited
Series Thomas Usher
Dimensions(mm) 197mm * 130mm * 22mm
Details
Subtitle: |
A Thomas Usher Novel |
Series: |
Thomas Usher |
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Angry Robot |
