New Moon on the Water

New Moon on the Water

<b>Winner of the 2012 Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in a Collection tying Black Dahlia and White Rose: Stories by Joyce Carol Oates</b> <br /> <br />In a smoky, after hours jazz joint where almost nobody ever dies, or the ranch house next door owned by a monster, or a high rise elevator in which raging terror awaits the next passenger, these brilliant stories discover a world you thought you knew--and a darker one you will never forget. With 13 stories never before collected, NEW MOON ON THE WATER is Mort Castle's first new collection in a decade, presenting the best short fiction of the writer deemed a "horror doyen," "the Charles Dickens of horror," and "the master of contemporary horror." <br /> <br /><i>"Mort Castle is one of the best short story writers in the horror field today. More than that, he's one of the best short story writers around, period. . He writes short stories that make a point, stick in your memory, remain with you long after you've put down the book in which they appear."</i> <b>– Robert Weinberg, Novelist, Editor World Fantasy and Bram Stoker awards HWA Lifetime Achievement Award</b> <br /> <br /><i>"Castle's stories are frightening trips inside the dark psyche of common people ... (He is) a must read for the fans of both Stephen King and the fans of Raymond Carver."</i> <b>– Newsweek.pl</b> <br /> <br /><i>"... funny, moving, surprising and dark. Mort Castle is a writer who loves word play, but like every writer worth his salt remembers that even for kids, play is a serious business."</i> <b>– Jack Ketchum, Novelist, author of The Girl Next Door, Bram Stoker Award winner</b> <br /><i>"Mort Castle's stories ... give a full sense of what life-can be like in our time. His world stretches from Crete, Illinois to anywhere in the U.S.A. painting a vivid sense of goings-on light and dark."</i> <b>- Lucien Stryk, Poet, Editor, Translator, National Endowment for the Arts Poetry Fellowship, Illinois Arts Council Literary Award, Illinois Governor`s Award for the Arts, Illinois Author of the Year</b>