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Number9Dream

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10. Re-reading "Something Wicked This Way Comes" by Ray Bradbury
Mon Oct 19, 2015, 09:30 AM
Oct 2015

Haven't read this in about 25 years. The perfect creepy book for Halloween time.

"It's late October, and Cooger & Dark's Pandemonium Carnival comes to Green Town, Illinois, to destroy every life touched by its strange and sinister mystery. Two boys discover the secret of its smoke, mazes, and mirrors; two friends who soon know all too well the heavy cost of wishes. . .and the stuff of nightmare." (from jacket)

Science Fiction Weekly review: "A dark fantasy set in a small town, its people are brought to life so expertly readers feel very much like citizens ... even when their adopted hometown is menaced by outside forces against which it is helpless. Bradbury's prose is musical and hypnotic, fully engaging the senses and emotions. This is a book, once opened, that truly makes the real world disappear."

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