One of the most important horror collections of modern times back in print at lastKarl Edward Wagner 19451994 has earned a reputation as one of the finest horror writers of the modern era but his work has been out of print and nearly unobtainable for many years. His seminal volume In a Lonely Place collects eight of his best tales including In the Pines a classic ghost story evocatively set in the Tennessee woods Beyond Any Measure an original take on the vampire story River of Nights Dreaming a surreal and nightmarish masterpiece inspired by The King in Yellow and the authors most famous tale Sticks a disturbing story thought by many to have been the basis for The Blair Witch Project.This new edition includes all the stories from the original 1983 edition plus an additional rare tale and the authors afterword from the ScreamPress limited edition and features a new introduction by Ramsey Campbell.Wagner is always a fascinating writer . his tales of ancient evils working on the present are brilliantly modern.