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The Barrens and Others

In one story from Wilson’s collection, accountant Kathleen McKelston reunites with an ex-lover to investigate Pine Barrens folklore. Their search threatens her grip on reality.

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The Barrens and Others is a collection of fiction by bestselling author F. Paul Wilson, and the basis for the horror movie starring Stephen Moyer and Mia Kirshner.

In The Barren and Others , Wilson lets his fertile imagination run wild, traveling from the Old West of Doc Holliday to the Pine Barrens of present-day New jersey and encountering many strange, suspect, and supernatural happenings along the way. From urban mercenary Repairman Jack, hero of Wilson's recent novel, L egacies , to the obese and food-obsessed Topsy, Wilson's wild array of characters get caught up in adventures both fascinating and horrifying.

A first -rate collection of first-rate tales, ranging from Lovecraftian to Western supernatural, with many mysterious combination in between, The Barrens and Others will be a treasure for Wilson's established fans and to those discovering Wilson for the first time.

First published: 1998
Publisher: Forge Books
Pages: 384
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