''Nightmares and Geezenstacks'' is a
short story
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collection consisting of 47
horror
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Genres
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,
science fiction
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and
crime
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stories by American writer
Fredric Brown
Fredric Brown (October 29, 1906 – March 11, 1972) was an American science fiction, fantasy, and mystery writer.D. J. McReynolds, "The Short Fiction of Fredric Brown" in Frank N. Magill, (ed.) ''Survey of Science Fiction Literature'', Vol. 4 ...
. It was first published in 1961 by
Bantam Books
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and most recently republished by
Valancourt Books
Valancourt Books is an independent American publishing house founded by James Jenkins and Ryan Cagle in 2005. The company specializes in "the rediscovery of rare, neglected, and out-of-print fiction," in particular gay titles and Gothic and horr ...
.
Contents
* ''Nasty''
* ''Abominable''
* ''Rebound''
€śThe Power”
* ''Nightmare in Gray''
* ''Nightmare in Green''
* ''Nightmare in White''
* ''Nightmare in Blue''
* ''Nightmare in Yellow''
* ''Nightmare in Red''
* ''Unfortunately''
* ''Granny’s Birthday''
* ''Cat Burglar''
* ''The House''
* ''Second Chance''
* ''Great Lost Discoveries I - Invisibility''
* ''Great Lost Discoveries II - Invulnerability''
* ''Great Lost Discoveries III - Immortality''
* ''Dead Letter''
€śThe Letter”
* ''Recessional''
* ''Hobbyist''
* ''The Ring of Hans Carvel''
* ''Vengeance Fleet''
€śVengeance, Unlimited”* ''Rope Trick''
* ''Fatal Error''
€śThe Perfect Crime”
* ''The Short Happy Lives of Eustace Weaver I''
* ''The Short Happy Lives of Eustace Weaver II''
* ''The Short Happy Lives of Eustace Weaver III''
* ''Expedition''
* ''Bright Beard''
* ''Jaycee''
* ''Contact''
€śEarthmen Bearing Gifts”
* ''Horse Race''
* ''Death on the Mountain''
* ''Bear Possibility''
* ''Not Yet the End''
* ''Fish Story''
* ''Three Little Owls (A Fable)''
* ''Runaround''
€śStarvation”* ''Murder in Ten Easy Lessons''
€śTen Tickets to Hades”
* ''Dark Interlude · Fredric Brown & Mack Reynolds''
* ''Entity Trap''
€śFrom These Ashes”* ''The Little Lamb''
* ''Me and Flapjack and the Martians''
* ''The Joke''
€śIf Looks Could Kill”* ''Cartoonist''
€śGarrigan’s Bems”* ''The Geezenstacks''
* ''The End''
€śNightmare in Time”
Adaptations
In 1986, Nancy Doyne adapted ''The Geezenstacks'' into a teleplay for the series
Tales from the Darkside
''Tales from the Darkside'' is an American anthology horror TV series created by George A. Romero. Debuting in October 1983 with a pilot episode and then being picked up for syndication in September 1984, the show ran for 4 seasons through July ...
.
External links
*
The Geezenstacksat the
IMDb
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Nightmares and Geezenstackspage listing at
Valancourt Books
Valancourt Books is an independent American publishing house founded by James Jenkins and Ryan Cagle in 2005. The company specializes in "the rediscovery of rare, neglected, and out-of-print fiction," in particular gay titles and Gothic and horr ...
1961 short story collections
1961 short stories
Crime short story collections
Short story collections by Fredric Brown
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