After the People Lights Have Gone Off
Shirley Jackson Award nominee 2014.
The fifteen stories in After the People Lights Have Gone Off by Stephen Graham Jones explore the horrors and fears of the supernatural and the everyday. Included are two original stories, several rarities and out of print narratives, as well as a few "best of the year" inclusions. In "Thirteen," horrors lurk behind the flickering images on the big screen. "Welcome to the Reptile House" reveals the secrets that hide in our flesh. In "The Black Sleeve of Destiny," a single sweatshirt leads to unexpectedly dark adventures. And the title story, "After the People Lights Have Gone Off," is anything but your typical haunted house story.
With an introduction by Edgar Award winner Joe R. Lansdale, and featuring fifteen full-page illustrations by Luke Spooner, After the People Lights Have Gone Off gets under your skin and stays there.
Contents:
- Introduction by Joe R. Lansdale
- Illustrations by Luke Spooner
- Thirteen
- Brushdogs
- Welcome to the Reptile House
- This is Love
- The Spindly Man
- The Black Sleeve of Destiny
- The Spider Box (original)
- Snow Monsters
- Doc’s Story
- The Dead Are Not
- Xebico
- Second Chances (original)
- After the People Lights Have Gone Off
- Uncle
- Solve for X
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Stephen Graham Jones
Stephen Graham Jones is a writer whose work stretches the boundaries of horror, crime, and speculative fiction. A member of the Blackfeet Nation, he infuses his stories with the rich tapestry of his heritage, blending cultural insights with chilling narratives. His books have earned widespread recognition, earning spots on bestseller lists and garnering multiple prestigious awards, including the Bram Stoker Award, the Shirley Jackson Award, and the Ray Bradbury Prize.
Growing up in West Texas, Jones' love for storytelling was born in the landscape of small towns and vast, open spaces. His early experiences shaped much of the atmosphere that permeates his writing—where tension simmers beneath the surface, and the supernatural feels just a breath away from reality. Now living in Boulder, Colorado, he combines his deep understanding of place with his passion for the dark, twisted corners of the human experience.
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