“Fully developed characters with complex emotional lives enhance the 14 stories in Joe Hill’s extraordinary collection,20th Century Ghosts. There’s not a false note or disappointing effort in this volume.” - Publishers Weekly (starred review)
“Hill’s best stories veer away from the well-trodden creep shows and back alleys of genre writing into more dangerous territory: suburban basements, ball fields and schoolyards.” - Washington Post
“The collection of short stories ranges from creepy to sweet, with an impressive arsenal of tactics to attack your psyche.” - Boston Globe
“Subtle and disturbing in equal measure.” - Coventry Telegraph on 20TH CENTURY GHOSTS
“This solid, inventive, scary collection of stories reveals a writer who has thought hard about the problematics of horror.” - New York Times on 20TH CENTURY GHOSTS
“Each of these chilling tales arrests you from the opening sentence and leads you — trustingly, thanks to the simple mastery of the story-teller — into a place of gulping fear.” - Daily Mail (London) on 20TH CENTURY GHOSTS
“Irresistible stories.” - Evening Herald (Ireland)
“Alternately sad, scary, strange and at times even sweet, these tales will haunt you long after you’ve read them.” - Parade
“[An] inventive collection . . . brave and astute.” - New York Times Book Review
“[A] new take on the fantasy-horror genre...Highly recommended.” - The Sun Herald (Sydney, Australia)
“The selections range from the mundane to the surreal, with a strong emphasis on the kind of horror tale perfected by Ray Bradbury, Peter Straub and Stephen King.” - San Francisco Chronicle
“[O]ne of the best [horror] collections of the year. Hill is a relative newcomer who consistently creates creepy, very disturbing stories.” - Locus
“Each tale is unique, and the collection proves that Hill’s talent is not limited to horror, but extends well into the mainstream.” - Denver Rocky Mountain News
“20th Century Ghosts is Hill’s first collection of short stories and displays consummate skill in a variety of genres . . . Amusing, moving, horrifying—Ghosts runs the full spectrum.” - USA Today
“[A] lovely, earnest collection of short fiction.” - Village Voice