The Collector of Hearts New Tales of the

It can appear in a dream state; it can breathe in familiar shadows; it can be unique or unbearably recognizable. What is it about the grotesque that fascinates, provokes, and fills us with a rising sense of dread? In these twenty-seven tales of the forbidden, Joyce Carol Oates explores the waking nightmares of life with eyes wide open, facing what the bravest of us fear the most. With eerie brilliance, this master of the short story reminds us just how seductive - and terrifying - they can be. ...


The Sky Blue Ball	p. 3
Death Mother	p. 8
The Hand-puppet	p. 35
Schroeder's Stepfather	p. 49
The Sepulchre	p. 70
The Hands	p. 86
	p. 91
Labor Day	p. 107
The Collector of Hearts	p. 113
Demon	p. 122
Elvis Is Dead: Why Are You Alive?	p. 126
Posthumous	p. 139

The Omen	p. 145
The Sons of Angus MacElster	p. 150
An Urban Paradox	p. 182
Unprintable	p. 189
Intensive	p. 204

Valentine	p. 211
Death Astride Bicycle	p. 228
The Dream-Catcher	p. 232
Fever Blisters	p. 249
The Crossing	p. 260
Shadows of the Evening	p. 280
The Temple	p. 313

The Journey	p. 319
Acknowledgments	p. 322
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