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Occasional Demons

By: Rick Hautala
Narrated by: Jack Chekijian
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About this listen

This collection, from an acclaimed master of dark fiction, consists of 21 tales with some being straight genre entries, others psychological terror and finally a few shorts that include science fiction elements. The first eighteen are short stories written solely by Rick and the final three are collaborations with Jesse and Matti Hautala, Matthew J. Costello, and Jim Connolly.

The stories included are:

  • "The Nephews"
  • "Nightmare Transcript"
  • "Non-returnable"
  • "Dead Legends"
  • "I've Been Thinking About You"
  • "The Man Who Looked Like Murphy"
  • "Toxic Shock"
  • "The Call"
  • "Getting the Job Done"
  • "Every Mother's Son"
  • "Knocking"
  • "Hotel Hell"
  • "The Compost Heap"
  • "Iron Frog"
  • "Setup"
  • "The Gates of Dawn"
  • "Off the Cuff"
  • "The Screaming Head"
  • "Abduction" (written with Jesse and Matti Hautala)
  • "And the Sea Shall Claim Them" (written by Matthew J. Costello and A. J. Matthews)
  • "Scared Crows" (written with Jim Connolly)
©1994 Rick Hautala (P)2013 David N. Wilson Anthologies Anthologies & Short Stories Horror Short Stories Scary Fiction

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Critic reviews

"Rick Hautala’s writing shines with dedication, hard-earned craft, and devotion." (Peter Straub) "He brings his own brand of ice and fire and blood to his work and he never forgets to entertain the reader." (Joe R. Lansdale)
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I Really enjoyed this audio book, the stories are very good and the narrator was excellent! I would recommend this audio book if you like horror Short stories/Anthologies,

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