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Fruiting Bodies and Other Fungi

By: Brian Lumley
Narrated by: Joshua Saxon
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Thirteen terrifying tales from the master of horror who created the nationally bestselling Necroscope series. The title story, "Fruiting Bodies," in which a small village slowly disappears, won the British Fantasy Award.

"The Viaduct," is the story of two young boys who learn the truth about fear and death.

"Born of the Winds" was nominated for the World Fantasy Award.

There is also an introduction by Lumley in which he discusses violence in horror fiction.

Stories included in this collection:
Fruiting Bodies
The Man Who Photographed Beardsley
The Man Who Felt Pain
The Viaduct
Recognition
No Way Home
The Pit-Yakker
The Mirror of Nitocris
Necros
The Thin People
The Cyprus Shell
The Deep-Sea Conch
Born of the Winds

©1996 Barbara Lumley (P)2024 David N. Wilson Anthologies & Short Stories Horror Short Stories Fiction Scary

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Spooky and atmospheric.

The stories are all wonderfully horrific and the narrator is first rate. Some of the stories are better than others, the highlights being; The Thin People, Recognition, No Way Home, The Viaduct and The Pit-Yakker.

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