Smothered Dolls

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Product Description Introduction by Stefan Dziemianowicz. For over two decades A.R. Morlan has been writing and publishing her wonderfully strange, fantastic, and horrific short fiction in horror and science fiction magazines. Now for the first time Overlook Connection Press is proud to bring together her collection.Stories Featured: Smothered Dolls Or The Girl Who Could Never Be Good; The Second Most Beautiful Woman In The World; No Heaven Will Not Ever Heaven Be; The German Lady; Civic Duties; Powder; In A Fine And Verdant Place; Dora s Trunk; Yet Another Poisoned Apple For The Fairy Princess; The Gemutlichkeit Escape; The On'ner; Tattoo; Need And The Horses Hiss At Midnight (Non-Vampire Version); Milan, March 1972 Review I picked up a book the other day and ended up at a matinee. It s not everyday you can open up a collection of stories by someone with whom you re not familiar, and finish up thinking you ve known them forever. I had that experience reading SMOTHERED DOLLS by A. R. Morlan. It can happen. A.R. Morlan has been around the block - the genre mags, and contributed her stories to many anthologies since 1985. This is the first time you can find a collection of 12 of her page-turning horror and science fiction in one place. From entertaining and thought-provoking shorts to novelette length tales, this collection packs a meaty punch to your solar plexus. After each and every entry, you just say, Wow!... Sweet! Then, you get that crackerjack prize thrown in A.R. s own notes on the creation of the story, and more times than not another Wow! After a while, it seemed that I was really watching movies , not just bundled up cozy with a good book it was almost a theater experience. Had to be the story my imagination isn t that good. It was just that way for me. Really. Just no popcorn. A superb story-teller with an uncanny ability to pick you up by your neck, throw you down and tie you that comfortable reading place for the duration, Morlan delivers the goods over and over again. Her short fiction is slick, concise and powerful. No words are wasted, her deftness with imagery and character development places you right there in the thick of it. A. R. Morlan bakes each story with strong story lines, refreshing subjects, believable narrative and a dash of her personal feelings and biases, enough to allow us to get closer to her, to maybe understand some of the motivation for the telling.I was fortunate to read the advance proof before the limited edition becomes available (slated for August 2007). If you are looking for some novel reading entertainment, stuff that hasn t been done so often before, plan to pick up this collection and meet A.R. If you already know of Morlan s work, here s a great compilation ready for a reminder of those entertaining moments you already experienced. Add this one to your library (or DVD shelves). As you prepare to experience each short, a few things should be known: Entertainment is guaranteed. Reflection is mandatory. Popcorn is optional. --Richard Lederman, OverlookConnection.com From the Inside Flap A.R. Morlan is a prolific short story writer whose first collection, Smothered Dolls, was long overdue to be collected in one volume. A.R. Morlan's work has been published in dozens of magazines and anthologies of horror, science fiction and fantasy. Over two decades of fiction have been looked at, poked and prodded, until we came up with what we feel is a well-rounded collection of this author's work. From the intimately disturbing title story Smothered Dolls, and Powder, to the amazing and intense The Second Most Beautiful Woman In The World. Many rare and unpublished works appearing here together the first time. About the Author A.R. Morlan is the author of The Amulet, and Dark Journey. Her short fiction has appeared many times in magazines such as The Twilight Zone, The Horror Show, Night Cry, Weird Tales, Eldritch Tales, and Grue. She has also appeared in the a