Mister October 1: An Anthology in Memory of Rick Hautala: Volume One

On March 21st, 2013, I received a phone call from Holly Newstein telling me that her husband, Rick Hautala, had suffered a massive heart attack. That piece of information shocked me into a surreal sort of panic, so much so that at first I could not make the leap to the next thing she saidthat he had died. It seemed impossible. Rick had been such a good friend, such a consistent and stable force in my life, that the idea of him being so suddenly removed from this worldI just couldnt make sense of it. I have no doubt that readers will treasure this two-volume set. It is my hope that as you read, you will ruminate a little bit about the man for whom we all have come together within these pages. And I hope youll urge others to pick up their own copies of MISTER OCTOBER as well. Neil Gaiman FEEDERS AND EATERS, Graham Joyce UNDER THE PYLON, Matthew Costello A GUY WALKS INTO A BAR, Michael Marshall Smith HELL HATH ENLARGED HERSELF, Chet Williamson FIGURES IN RAIN, Elizabeth Massie AS YOU HAVE MADE US, Peter Crowther THOUGHTFUL BREATHS, Matti Hautala NEVER BACK AGAIN, Mark Morris A GIRL, SITTING, Richard Chizmar BLOOD BROTHERS, Stephen R. Bissette LITTLE BROTHERSPORTFOLIO, Joe R. Lansdale TIGHT LITTLE STITCHES IN A DEAD MANS BACK, Yvonne Navarro CRAVING, Jos R. Nieto lXCHELS TEARs, Duane Swierczynski LIFE DURING DEATH, Gary A. Braunbeck AFTER THE ELEPHANT BALLET, Craig Shaw Gardner OVERNIGHT GUEST, Jack M. Haringa SPRINGFIELD REPEATER, Tom Piccirilli CONJURERBOOK I: THE GRIEVE, F. Paul Wilson THE YEAR THE MUSIC DIED, Jonathan Maberry PROPERTY CONDEMNEDA Story of Pine Deep, John M. McIlveen PLAYING THE HUDDYS, Weston Ochse CRASHING DOWN, Glenn Chadbourne, Morbideus W. Goodell On March 21st, 2013, I received a phone call from Holly Newstein telling me that her husband, Rick Hautala, had suffered a massive heart attack. That piece of information shocked me into a surreal sort of panic, so much so that at first I could not make the leap to the next thing she said ... that he had died. It seemed impossible. Rick had been such a good friend, such a consistent and stable force in my life, that the idea of him being so suddenly removed from this world ... I just couldn't make sense of it. I have no doubt that readers will treasure this two-volume set. It is my hope that as you read, you will ruminate a little bit about the man for whom we all have come together within these pages. And I hope you'll urge others to pick up their own copies of MISTER OCTOBER as well This is the first volume in a two-volume set which was compiled and published in author Rick Hautala's memory. An anthology of works by writers and artists who were either friends of Rick's, or who had not known him but had admired his contribution to horror literature