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2019

Format:	Book
Title:	Flight or fright : 17 turbulent tales / edited by Stephen King and Bev Vincent.
Publisher, Date:	New York, New York ; Toronto : Scribner, [2019] ©2018
Description:	xvi, 333 pages ; 24 cm xvi, 333 pages ; 22 cm
Subjects:	Air travel -- Fiction Transcontinental flights -- Fiction Airplanes -- Fiction Flight -- Fiction
Genre:	Horror fiction Short stories
Other Author:	King, Stephen, 1947- editor, author Vincent, Bev, editor, author Lewis, E. Michael, 1972- author Doyle, Arthur Conan, 1859-1930, author Matheson, Richard, 1926-2013, author Bierce, Ambrose, 1842-1914?, author Tubb, E. C. author Bissell, Tom, 1974- author Simmons, Dan, 1948- author Varley, John, 1947 August 9- author Goodfellow, Cody, author Hill, Joe, author Dickey, James, author Schow, David J., author Bradbury, Ray, 1920-2012, author Dahl, Roald, author Tremayne, Peter, author
Notes:	"Originally published in 2018 by Cemetery Dance Publications."--Title page verso.
Contents:	Cargo / E. Michael Lewis -- Horror of the heights / Arthur Conan Doyle -- Nightmare at 20,000 feet / Richard Matheson -- Flying machine / Ambrose Bierce -- Lucifer! / E. C. Tubb -- Fifth category / Tom Bissell -- Two minutes forty-five seconds / Dan Simmons -- Diablitos / Cody Goodfellow -- Air raid / John Varley -- You are released / Joe Hill -- Warbirds / David J. Schow -- Flying machine / Ray Bradbury -- Zombies on a plane / Bev Vincent -- They shall not grow old / Roald Dahl -- Murder in the air / Peter Tremayne -- Turbulence expert / Stephen King -- Falling / James Dickey.
ISBN:	9781982109004 (softcover)
System Availability:	26
Current Holds:	0
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Control Number:	1745959
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#1 New York Times bestselling author and master of horror Stephen King teams up with Bev Vincent of Cemetery Dance to present a terrifying collection of sixteen short stories (and one poem) that tap into one of King's greatest fears--air travel--featuring brand-new stories by King and Joe Hill, "an expertly compiled collection of tales that entertain and scare" ( Booklist ).

Stephen King hates to fly, and he and co-editor Bev Vincent would like to share their fear of flying with you.

Welcome to Flight or Fright , an anthology about all the things that can go horribly wrong when you're suspended six miles in the air, hurtling through space at more than 500 mph, and sealed up in a metal tube (like--gulp!--a coffin) with hundreds of strangers. Here are all the ways your trip into the friendly skies can turn into a nightmare, including some we'll bet you've never thought of before... but now you will the next time you walk down the jetway and place your fate in the hands of a total stranger.

Featuring brand-new "standouts" ( Publishers Weekly ) by Joe Hill and Stephen King, as well as fourteen classic tales and one poem from the likes of Richard Matheson, Ray Bradbury, Roald Dahl, Dan Simmons, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, and many others, Flight or Fright is, as King says, "ideal airplane reading, especially on stormy descents...Even if you are safe on the ground, you might want to buckle up nice and tight."

Each story is introduced by Stephen King and all will have you thinking twice about how you want to reach your final destination.

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Table of Contents

	Stephen King: Introduction	p. xi
	Cargo E. Michael Lewis	p. 1
	The Horror of the Heights Arthur Conan Doyle	p. 21
	Nightmare at 20,000 Feet Richard Matheson	p. 43
	The Flying Machine Ambrose Bierce	p. 67
	Lucifer! E. C. Tubb	p. 69
	The Fifth Category Tom Bissell	p. 83
	Two Minutes Forty-Five Seconds Dan Simmons	p. 117
	Diablitos Cody Goodfellow	p. 127
	Air Raid John Varley	p. 145
	You Are Released Joe Hill	p. 165
	Warbirds David J. Schow	p. 199
	The Flying Machine Ray Bradbury	p. 221
	Zombies on a Plane Bev Vincent	p. 229
	They Shall Not Grow Old Roald Dahl	p. 239
	Murder in the Air Peter Tremayne	p. 261
	The Turbulence Expert Stephen King	p. 285
	Falling James L. Dickey	p. 303
	Afterword: An Important Message from the Flight Deck Bev Vincent	p. 317
	About the Authors	p. 323
	Permissions	p. 333

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