Pelican Cay & Other Disquieting Tales
Edited by Stephen Jones. Cover art by Les Edwards.
"Let us hear more of David Case, and not only reprints! The field
needs more from the author of 'The Hunter', a modern classic worthy to
stand beside 'The Most Dangerous Game'."
–Ramsey Campbell
More than a decade after his previous collection appeared, here is a new volume of David Case's macabre and sardonic stories that is destined to stand alongside his earlier three compilations of superlative dark fiction.
Taking its title from his World Fantasy Award-nominated zombie apocalypse story set in the Florida Keys, this new volume contains three further uncollected tales, along with an original conte cruel and two major novellas original to this volume. As a special bonus, the deluxe signed edition contains an additional two stories which are variant drafts.
In these powerful narratives of psycho-sexual torture and vengeance, a husband reveals how he let his wife suffer a horrible fate... an ominous mound and a pile of women's clothes are the only clues to an amnesiac's past... an explorer discovers that his captor's have only a limited menu... the loss of a soldier's family leads to a terrible revenge... and we learn the surprising origin of one of the most famous creatures in the pantheon of monsters...
Edited by multiple award-winning editor Stephen Jones, who also supplies the personal Introduction, Pelican Cay and Other Disquieting Tales reveals an author who is still at the peak of his literary prowess and not afraid to push the boundaries of fantastic fiction...
Contents:
- Introduction: A Case of the Shudders
- by Stephen Jones
- Pelican Cay
- Penny Wise
- Reflection
- Skulls
- The Cannibal Feast
- The War is Over
- The Cave
The following stories only appear in the deluxe traycased edition:
- Penny Wise (variant)
- Twins
