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Issue Details: First known date: 2006... 2006 Basic Black : Tales of Appropriate Fear
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Notes

  • Dedication: For Kerri Larkin and Bradley Wynne. As they say in all the best expatriate outback aviation classics: Tag!

Contents

* Contents derived from the Baltimore, Maryland,
c
United States of America (USA),
c
Americas,
:
Cemetery Dance Publications , 2006 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Appropriate Fears, Jonathan Strahan , single work prose (p. 9-11)
The Daemon Street Ghost-Trap, Terry Dowling , single work short story horror (p. 13-25)
Downloading, Terry Dowling , single work short story horror (p. 27-49)
The Bullet that Grows in the Gun, Terry Dowling , single work short story horror (p. 51-66)
The Gully, Terry Dowling , single work short story horror (p. 67-78)
The Bone Ship, Terry Dowling , single work short story horror (p. 79-85)
Beckoning Nightframe, Terry Dowling , Shaun Tan (illustrator), single work short story horror

Corinne's just published her book on how she profiled the Harbourside Killer, and she holds a combined launch and thank-you party. Invited are her consulted psychiatrists, editors, close friends, and George Faye, who had reviewed her first book.

As the evening progresses, Corinne finds herself captivated by the house across the street's curtains, which seemed to beckon as they moved in the breeze. George comes to find her and notices them, too, which Corinne resents, wanting some privacy, especially as she and George had unresolved romantic tension.

Finally alone after the party, Corinne finds herself comparing her nightly routine to the neurosis the Killer had been victim to; she wakes in the middle of the night and sees the curtains again. Despite her attempts to ignore it, over the next few days, her attention is drawn back to them again and again. Eventually she pretends she is looking for a lost cat, wanders up to the shed, and touches the curtains.

Even so, she can't shake the feeling of being watched.

(p. 89-107)
Stitch, Terry Dowling , single work short story (p. 109-120)
La Profonde, Terry Dowling , single work short story horror (p. 121-128)
The Saltimbanques, Terry Dowling , single work short story horror (p. 129-152)
They Found the Angry Moon, Terry Dowling , single work short story (p. 153-162)
Clownette, Terry Dowling , single work short story horror (p. 163-175)
The Ichneumon and the Dormeuse, Terry Dowling , single work short story horror (p. 177-192)
The Quiet Redemption of Andy the House, Terry Dowling , single work short story horror (p. 193-212)
The Maze Man, Terry Dowling , single work short story horror (p. 213-223)
One Thing About the Night, Terry Dowling , single work short story horror (p. 225-243)
Jenny Come to Play, Terry Dowling , single work short story science fiction horror (p. 245-273)
Cheat Light, Terry Dowling , single work short story horror (p. 275-286)
Scaring the Train, Terry Dowling , single work short story horror (p. 287-314)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Baltimore, Maryland,
      c
      United States of America (USA),
      c
      Americas,
      :
      Cemetery Dance Publications ,
      2006 .
      image of person or book cover 3983452580023842460.jpg
      Image courtesy of publisher's website.
      Extent: 314p.
      Limited edition info:

      Available in two states:
      Limited Edition of 750 signed copies ($40)
      Traycased Lettered Edition of 26 signed and lettered copies bound in leather with satin ribbon page marker ($175)

      Source: Publisher's website, http://www.cemeterydance.com/
      Sighted 21/02/2007


      ISBN: 9781587671234, 1587671239

Works about this Work

The Australian Horror Novel Since 1950 James Doig , 2012 single work criticism
— Appears in: Sold by the Millions : Australia's Bestsellers 2012; (p. 112-127)
According to James Doig the horror genre 'was overlooked by the popular circulating libraries in Australia.' In this chapter he observes that this 'marginalization of horror reflects both the trepidation felt by the conservative library system towards 'penny dreadfuls,' and the fact that horror had limited popular appeal with the British (and Australian) reading public.' Doig concludes that there is 'no Australian author of horror novels with the same commercial cachet' as authors of fantasy or science fiction. He proposes that if Australian horror fiction wants to compete successfully 'in the long-term it needs to develop a flourishing and vibrant small press contingent prepared to nurture new talent' like the USA and UK small presses.' (Editor's foreword xii)
The Australian Horror Novel Since 1950 James Doig , 2012 single work criticism
— Appears in: Sold by the Millions : Australia's Bestsellers 2012; (p. 112-127)
According to James Doig the horror genre 'was overlooked by the popular circulating libraries in Australia.' In this chapter he observes that this 'marginalization of horror reflects both the trepidation felt by the conservative library system towards 'penny dreadfuls,' and the fact that horror had limited popular appeal with the British (and Australian) reading public.' Doig concludes that there is 'no Australian author of horror novels with the same commercial cachet' as authors of fantasy or science fiction. He proposes that if Australian horror fiction wants to compete successfully 'in the long-term it needs to develop a flourishing and vibrant small press contingent prepared to nurture new talent' like the USA and UK small presses.' (Editor's foreword xii)

Awards

2007 finalist Locus Awards Collection
2006 winner Anthology
2006 honourable mention Australian Shadows Award
2006 joint winner International Horror Guild Awards Collection (Single Author) Joint winner with Glen Hirshberg's 'American Morons'
2006 nominated Bram Stoker Awards Superior Achievement in a Fiction Collection
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