Elvisland

John Farris

Horror Short Stories

Here's a rare treat – an original short story collection from one of the masters of horror fiction.

Contains:

  • "The Odor of Violets"
  • "horrorshow"
  • "Scare Tactics"
  • "I Scream. You Scream. We All Scream for Ice Cream"
  • "Hair Shirt"
  • "Good Morning, Daddy"
  • "More than Mischief"
  • "Here's Looking at You"
  • "Elvisland"

... and four new stories written especially for this volume:

  • "Waiting for Mr.Gillray"
  • "Talking Heads"
  • "Storytime with the Bluefield Strangler"
  • "Hunting Meth Zombies in the Great Nebraskan Wasteland"

...with an introduction by David J. Schow.

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Published
2004
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John Farris

John Lee Farris (born 1936) is an American writer. He was born 1936 in Jefferson City, Missouri, to parents John Linder Farris (1909–1982) and Eleanor Carter Farris (1905–1984). Raised in Tennessee, he graduated from Central High School in Memphis and attended Southwestern University there. His first wife, Kathleen, was the mother of Julie Marie, John, and Jeff Farris; his second wife, Mary Ann Pasante, was the mother of Peter John ("P.J.") Farris. Apart from his vast body of fiction, his work on motion picture screenplays includes adaptations of his own books (i.e., The Fury), original scripts, and adaptations of the works of others (such…