A.R. Morlan
Список книг автора A.R. MorlanHunger
When David Farley came to New York City, he was a hungry man. In all ways. The job he landed proof-reading junk mail quelled one form of hunger; David was a small man, anyway, and rice, beans and pasta dishes were his forté since college. And being a careful man, conservative in his tastes and habits, he thrived in his poverty, living cheaply, but proudly. One room, hot plate, bath down the hall. With autumn came the chance to apply for a job at a real magazine; sf fiction, major news stand distribution, subscription base, and paid lunch hours. Proof-reader, and part-part-time assistant to a senior editor. David applied, and another pang of hunger was silenced. But old hunger was stirred: David’s scant income was cut by a third. He was demoted from hunger to near-­starvation. YMCA, roach motels extra. Months later, come September, on an afternoon when fall still seemed months, years away, David was hurrying back to work, crossing West 49th at Ninth Avenue, his mind on the miserable toothache throbbing along his left lower jaw, and the fact that he had had to leave the dentist’s office with only an appointment he could never afford to keep, when he almost ran into…her.
Cat in the Box
It was an orange cat. But he was there. And then he wasn't. Did he live in more than one dimension? A classic cat-science-fiction story by A.R. Morlan!
The Bone-God's Lair and Other Tales of the Famous and the Infamous
Drop into The Bone-God’s Lair and take a walk on the Wild Side! Here is premier horror-sci-fi writer A. R. Morlan's introduction to some of Pop Culture's most famous (and infamous) practitioners, from Marilyn Monroe’s poignant farewell in «The Sweet End of the Lollipop,» to Andy Warhol’s wandering spirit in Norm Littman's 15 Minutes, and Jim Morrison's incorruptible presence in «He's Hot, He's Sexy, He's…» Morlan captures the essence of each cause celebre, including a few monsters thrown in for good measure: H. P. Lovecraft's Dunwich Horror monster, in «Taking Down the Book of the Rough Beast» and Adolph Hitler in «The Gemütlichkeit Escape.» Toss in a sci-fi classic «The Time-Vacation Trilogy,» and you have the recipe for imaginative writing at its best.
Homely in the Cradle and Other Stories
"Think of this collection as a literary grab-bag…chances are there's at least one story you'll like/love/enjoy, others which will amuse you, still others which might disturb, and perhaps one or so which you probably won't like. While the bulk of my fictional output over the years has been roughly divided between horror/dark fantasy, science fiction and erotica (of various types), a few pieces have either slipped through the genre cracks, or simply didn't make it into my other collections, either due to content, length, or availability at the time I was assembling those other collections. I've done a couple of western stories, and some undefined things which cover multiple genres, and some poetry which didn't fit in my other collections either – there's even a short non-fiction piece about my beloved, late cat Bruiser (the same cat featured in my novel The Amulet), as well as a chapter from an outlined but never written Ewerton novel." – A.R. Morlan, from the Introduction
The A.R. Morlan MEGAPACK ®
A.R. Morlan's work is quirky, often hard to categorize, and non-stop inventive and imaginative. She has gathered a cult following for her science fiction, fantasy, horror, suspense, and erotic fiction of the last four decades. (And sometimes she writes in all those genres at once…) This volume, a «best of» selected from her short fiction by Mary Wickizer Burgess, presents 22 mind-bending tales of the fantastic. Included are:<P> INTRODUCTION, by Mary Wickizer Burgess<br> GARBAGE DAY AT EWERTON<br> THE GERMAN LADY<br> HUNGER<br> DUET ON THIN ICE<br> “…AND THE HORSES HISS AT MIDNIGHT”<br> THE UPPYROAKE KAMIKAZE AND THE VIRGIN SHREDDER<br> THE HEMINGWAY KITTENS<br> THE CAT-TRACKER LADY OF ASAD ALLEY<br> NO HEAVEN WILL NOT EVER HEAVEN BE…v IN THE GREAT MILK-WHITE EYE OF GOD<br> ABOVE THE CAPITANS, SOUTH OF CORONA, NEAR ARROYO DEL MACHO<br> THE SECOND MOST BEAUTIFUL WOMAN IN THE WORLDv DORA’S TRUNK<br> THE TIME OF THE BLEEDING PUMPKINS<br> AT FUNLAND BY THE SWINGS, WITH BIG CHUCK<br> DECORATING DEAD PEOPLE, UNDER THE LAWNS<br> BETWEEN LONG. 150 W. AND 90 W., ONE DEGREE ABOVE HELL<br> THE CUTTLEFISH<br> “’RILLAS”<br> “CONTINGENCIES AND PENTI-LOPE-LOPE”<br> THE FOLD-O-RAMA WARS AT THE BLUE MOON ROACH HOTEL<br> SHOWDOWN BETWEEN THE UNNATURAL-BORN CHIMERA AND THE SHADOWFOX GRIEFER<br> STREET COFFINS<p> If you enjoy this book, search your favorite ebook store for «Wildside Press Megapack» to see the more than 170 other entries in the series, covering science fiction, fantasy, horror, mysteries, westerns, classics, adventure stories, and much, much more–always at a terrific price!
The Amulet
In the small town of Ewerton, Wisconsin, the murders just keep piling up, and Anna suspects that her warped grandmother is somehow to blame. Only she can find a solution–if the horror doesn't get her first!<P> "In the tradition of Stephen King's Castle Rock, Ewerton has become another classic locus of evil, a place that you never want to visit. First-rate characterization drives the stake of horror right through the center of your quivering heart!"–Robert Reginald.
Of Vampires & Gentlemen
The author says: ?The stories here are among (but certainly not all) my darkest creations; some are sexually disturbing, others visceral and graphically violent, while others are just plain dark in nature. While I wouldn’t go so far as to call them all erotic, a few do have elements of the erotic in them. But I doubt most folks would get off on them! I’ve also included three of my vampire stories—literally the first one I wrote, followed by what has been undoubtedly the most successful one (both financially and critically; it was named one of the Year’s Best Fantasy and Horror stories), and concluding with a previously unpublished story.? Twelve tales that will chill you to the bone, and take you places you've never been before!