The Brains of Rats (Valancourt 20th Century Classics)
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491_9781941147788
When Michael Blumleins debut collection The Brains of Rats (1990) first appeared, it marked the arrival of a major new talent, earning widespread acclaim from mainstream critics as well as genre stalwarts Peter Straub, Harlan Ellison, Pat Cadigan and many others.In the World Fantasy Award-nominated title story, a geneticist conflicted over his own sexuality, and the nature of male and female gender roles in general, proposes a drastic solution. The politically charged Tissue Ablation and Variant Regeneration: A Case Report describes in chilling detail a surgeons evisceration of President Ronald Reagan. In Bestseller, a struggling novelist unable to sell his books must sell something else unthinkably horrific in order to provide for his family. In these and the nine other startlingly original stories in this collection, Blumlein blurs the boundaries between horror, science fiction and fantasy, creating a strange and nightmarish world not unlike our own, where nothing is what it seems.This new edition features an introduction by bestselling horror novelist and screenwriter Michael McDowell.Michael Blumlein is something new, a real original. I think he will have a great impact on the horror field, but I dont think anybody is going to be able to imitate him. - Peter StraubBlumlein has an exceptional vision, and he conveys it with exceptional talent. - Washington PostBlumleins first collection signals the appearance of a major talent on the horror scene. Subtle and chilling. - Publishers WeeklyBlumlein is a powerful and highly original voice. He writes like his souls on ice. Disturbing stuff. More please! - Joe R. LansdaleThe Brains of Rats is blindingly brilliant. Blumlein is beyond any genre, a genuinely great writer. - Katherine Dunn, author of Geek LoveThis is not a book for everyone. Only those who delight in splendid, original thinking and rich, pyrotechnical language need apply.... Mr. Blumlein carves enigmas and fabulous dark s
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