Black Evening: David Morrell

A volume of shorts that expose the fears we all share...The Dripping: A search for a wife and child visiting his mother leads a husband into a basement, scattered with children's toys and milk dripping from the ceiling...The Partnership: Two business partners are thoroughly fed up with each other. Black Evening:A detective makes a grisly discovery in a dilapidated old mansion which has been the subject of complaints by the neighbours. The Hidden Laughter: An old house seems to hold the echoes of children who lived there. The Typewriter: A starving writer who admittedly is a bit of poseur, acquires a typewriter that has a mind of its own. A Trap for the Unwary/But At My Back I Always Hear: A professor is stalked by an obsessed female student. The Storm: A massive storm keeps following one man. For These And All My Sins: A car breakdown in rural Nebraska sends a motorist into a small town at sundown, seeking help - but the locals do not seem to be disposed to be helpful. Black And White And Red All Over: Someone is kidnapping paperboys but only during snowstorms...what can it mean? The Beautiful Uncut Hair Of Graves: Your parents die suddenly, leaving adoption papers dated at your birthday - but on investigation, every official document has vanished...Orange Is for Anguish, Blue Is For Insanity: The beautiful landscapes of a master's paintings hold deeper meanings, hiding unearthly horrors...Mumbo Jumbo: A high school sports team mascot has an intriguing effect on the players...The Road To Damascus: Author's notes on influences. Dead Image: A contemporary actor bears an uncanny resemblance to a famous actor who died many years ago.