Talking in the Dark
by Dennis Etchison

Description:
The year 2001 marked the fortieth anniversary of Dennis Etchison's first professional short story sale. Talking In the Dark collects the best work by a brilliant writer at the peak of his powers -- the author's own selection of personal favorites from four decades of writing. Among these twenty-four unforgettable tales of life on the edge are the award-winning classics "The Dark Country," "The Olympic Runner," and "The Dog Park," as well as several long-out-of-print stories and a new masterpiece written especially for this volume. Nominated for a World Fantasy Award.

Contents:

1. The Late Shift
2. It Only Comes Out at Night
3. The Machine Demands a Sacrifice
4. We Have All Been Here Before
5. Daughter of the Golden West
6. Deathtracks
7. It Will Be Here Soon
8. The Spot
9. The Chair
10. The Dark Country
11. The Dead Line
12. Call 666
13. Talking in the Dark
14. Deadspace
15. The Olympic Runner
16. The Dog Park
17. The Last Reel
18. Call Home
19. A Wind from the South
20. The Scar
21. The Detailer
22. The Dead Cop
23. Inside the Cackle Factory
24. Red Dog Down