Author Description

"The collection opens with 'Children of the Kingdom', a beautifully crafted chiller that gradually reveals the horrors that lurk behind the shadows of the city. In 'Petey', George and Phyllis and the guests at their housewarming think their new rural retreat is quite a steal -- unaware that foreclosure, in a particularly monstrous form, is heading their way. In the insidiously terrifying 'Black Man with a Horn,' a homage to Lovecraft, a chance encounter with a missionary over the Atlantic lures a traveller into a web of ancient mystery and fiendish retribution. And in 'Nadelman's God', the protagonist discovers, degree by shocking degree, that the demons of our imagination are not always imaginary. All four novellas have been revised for this edition, which features a new introduction by the author" -- Book jacket.