1 Etchison referred to his own work as 'rather dark, depressing, almost pathologically inward fiction about the individual in relation to the world'. Etchison’s work it is at once terrifying yet intellectually stimulating, irresistible and mysteriously satisfying – a must-discover for any serious lover of the written word. Dennis William Etchison (Ma May 29, 2019) was an American writer and editor of fantasy and horror fiction. “It was one of those long, blue evenings that come to the Malibu late in the year, the water undulating up to the beach like some smooth, sleepy girl moving slowly under a satin sheet.”Įach of Etchison’s tales “undulate up to the beach” innocently enough, only to draw back swiftly, powerfully to the ocean depths – in with a whisper, out with a BANG! This is particularly true in the disturbing stories “Sitting in the Corner, Whimpering Quietly” and “Today’s Special.” The author describes his own work best in the opening line of “The Walking Man:” The Dark Country: Dennis Etchison: 9781538488614: : Books Books Literature & Fiction Genre Fiction Buy new: 19.46 List Price: 29.95 Save: 10.49 (35) FREE delivery May 3 - 4. This man’s work is a revelation every word, every sentence, every paragraph crafted with the precision of a machinist, every piece of each story building upon one another with an almost unbearable intensity, leading the reader down the garden path to an always unpredictable conclusion. This being the second Etchison book in which I have indulged, I thought I knew somewhat what to expect, but he caught me shockingly off-guard again and again. The Dark Country ebook By Dennis Etchison.

Dick, Thomas Harris, and any number of black and white horror movies. Take a walk on the dark side…An unbelievably pithy and traumatic collection of dark, stark tales, The Dark Country travels on byways the reader might not otherwise ever want to explore – into the deepest recesses of the most obscure corners of the human psyche and experience. Etchisons fiction is justly famous for its creepy ambience, and explores the terrain mapped out by Philip K.

The Dark Country by Dennis Etchison