20th century ghosts / Joe Hill ; introduction by Christopher Golden.

Author: Hill, Joe.

Edition: 1st U.S. ed.

Publisher: New York : W. Morrow, c2007.

ISBN: 9780061147975 (acid-free paper)
0061147974 (acid-free paper)

Description: xiv, 316 p. ; 21 cm.

Subject(s): Horror tales, American.
Ghost stories, American.
Ghost stories. gsafd
Horror fiction. gsafd

Notes: "Published in 2005 by PS Publishing, Ltd, England"--T.p. verso.

Contents: Best new horror -- 20th century ghost -- Pop Art -- You will hear the locust sing -- Abraham's boys -- Better than home -- The black phone -- In the rundown -- The cape -- Last breath -- Dead-wood -- The widow's breakfast -- Bobby Conroy comes back from the dead -- My father's mask -- Voluntary committal.

Summary: A compilation of short fiction includes the tales of Imogene, the legendary ghost of the Rosebud theater, and Francis, an unhappy, hopeless human turned giant locust seeking revenge on his Nevada hometown.