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The October Country (Paperback)

by Ray Bradbury (Author)
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  • Paperback: 352 pages
  • Publisher: Del Rey Books; Reprint edition (Oct 1996)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0345407857
  • ISBN-13: 978-0345407856
  • Product Dimensions: 20.3 x 13 x 2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 496,254 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Ray Bradbury's seminal work, The October Country, is one of the most important collections of horror stories of the 20th century. Published in 1955 and composed of 19 stories written for pulp magazines at the very start of his career, these unforgettable, timeless stories have influenced a generation of contemporary writers of fear. This classic collection is actually a revamped version of the author's very first book, Dark Carnival (a much sought-after collector's item--Bradbury withdrew several stories from the original 1947 collection that even he thought too grisly). October Country contains such haunting tales as "The Lake", in which a boy faces death for the first time after losing a playmate who has drowned, and "The Small Assassin", in which a man realizes his baby is literally a born killer. "The Crowd" chillingly explains why the same people always seem to gather at automobile accidents. Although he went on to build a worldwide reputation as a master of fantasy and science fiction, if Bradbury had continued to write weird tales like this, he might instead have become one of the world's greatest horror writers. --Stanley Wiater --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Classic horror, 20 Jun 2005
This review is from: The October Country (Paperback)
'The October Country' is a partial reprint of Bradbury's first and probably greatest book, 'Dark Carnival'. This was a collection of the best of the young author's early pulp stories, which appeared in the forties, featuring a Bradbury largely pre-sentiment, pre-nostalgia, all-chiller! Bradbury has said that he was 'naive to the point of distraction' about most things, but that he did understand his fears about the world. These stories bring those fears to life in an unforgettable manner. Such tales as 'The Small Assassin', 'The Crowd', 'The Wind' and 'The Scythe' are surely among the greatest of twentieth century horror, written in a remarkably original and literate fashion, depicting our own familiar world from a shadowy and skewed vantage point. An argument could be made (in fact I'm making it right now) that all of the author's later work is dilute when compare with these intense early tales. This is Ray without the kid gloves.

Not that this collection is without humour or sentiment - Bradbury's early 'Family' stories appear here, later to inspire the Addams Family series. 'Uncle Einar' and so forth bring some balance to the pure horror that swiftly disappeared once Bradbury discovered Mars and Green Town, Illinois.

Since Dark Carnival is effectively unavailable, although a 2000 reissue is floating about, 'The October Country' is the only way to acquire these essential stories, and as such it represents, in my humble opinion, Bradbury's greatest work.

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Feeds your head with bizarre imagination..., 16 July 2001
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This review is from: The October Country (Earthlight) (Paperback)
If you don't read books, then this is sure to open up a new path for you. If you think watching films are the easier option in life... you'll be right in most cases but really not in this one. The bizarre stories in this book will actually do a good job in freaking you out, not in the ghostly sense, but it manipulates your imagination by letting you conclude the tales for yourself. Nice front cover too!
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars An Atmospheric Delight., 31 Oct 2002
By M. S. Richards "twitchwilliams" (UK) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The October Country (Earthlight) (Paperback)
This collection reeks of autumn; of mist and twilight and shadows. A skeleton obsessed doctor, the unidentified but hypnotic thing in the jar, a dog with a coat full of moist night earth and a gentle uncle with wings - these are the citizens of The October Country. Beguiling and magical, this collection is of a quality that few other writers seem capable of achieving. But Bradbury makes it look easy. He always does. Soulful magic from a magical soul.
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