Prayers to Broken Stones : Stories

From a ghostly Civil War battlefield to a combat theme park in Vietnam, from the omnipotent brain of an autistic boy to a shocking story of psychic vampires, journey into a world of fear and mystery, a chilling twilight zone of the mind.A woman returns from the dead with disastrous results for the family who loves her. . . .An old-fashioned barbershop is the site of a medieval ritual of bloody terror. . . .During a post-apocalyptic Christmas celebration, a messenger from the South brings tidings of great horror. . . .Includes the following stories:“The River Styx Runs Upstream”“Eyes I Dare Not Meet in Dreams”“Vanni Fucci Is Alive and Well and Living in Hell”“Vexed to Nightmare by a Rocking Cradle”“Remembering Siri”“Metastasis”“The Offering”“E-Ticket to 'Namland”“Iverson's Pits”“Shave and a Haircut, Two Bites”“The Death of the Centaur”“Two Minutes and Forty-Five Seconds”“Carrion Comfort” A woman returns from the dead with disastrous results for the family who loves her.... An old-fashioned barbershop is the site of a medieval ritual of bloody terror.... During a post-apocalyptic Christmas celebration, a messenger from the South brings tidings of great horror.... From a ghostly Civil War battlefield to a combat theme park in Vietnam, from the omnipotent brain of an autistic boy to a shocking story of psychic vampires, journey into a world of fear and mystery, a chilling twilight zone of the mind.

From the Paperback edition.

Since winning the first Rod Serling Twilight Zone contest (for "The River Styx Runs Upstream, " contained in this volume), Simmons has received the Hugo for Hyperion, World Fantasy for Song of Kali, and the Bram Stoker for Carrion Comfort. Contains 13 stories. Preview of Simmons' new September Bantam hardcover, The Hollow Man.

SUMMARY: A woman returns from the dead with disastrous results for the family who loves her.... An old-fashioned barbershop is the site of a medieval ritual of bloodyterror.... During a post-apocalyptic Christmas celebration, a messenger from the South brings tidings of great horror.... From a ghostly Civil War battlefield to a combat theme park in Vietnam, from the omnipotent brain of an autistic boy to a shocking story of psychic vampires, journey into a world of fear and mystery, a chilling twilight zone of the mind.From the Paperback edition.