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WILLIAM F. NOLAN
This is William F. Nolan's 2nd collection of dark fantasy and horror fiction for Fairwood.
"He's 'William F. Nolan, Living Legend,' but, more importantly, he's Bill Nolan-the super talented, outstanding author of classic works (Logan's Run; Burnt Offerings [screenplay]; 'The Pool,' 'The Party,' and hundreds more), and a sensitive poet. Maybe some thought that the Nolan of yore-the edgy, spare writer of those acknowledged classics-was gone: that he had lost that ability, as others have, to move, terrify, engage. Not so. This collection is proof. Within these covers are some of the best tales of Nolan's long and storied career. . . . Nolan shines."
--Jason V. Brock
- June 2010 978-0-982073-06-3
- Cover design by Patrick Swenson
This is William F. Nolan's 2nd collection of dark fantasy and horror fiction for Fairwood.
"He's 'William F. Nolan, Living Legend,' but, more importantly, he's Bill Nolan-the super talented, outstanding author of classic works (Logan's Run; Burnt Offerings [screenplay]; 'The Pool,' 'The Party,' and hundreds more), and a sensitive poet. Maybe some thought that the Nolan of yore-the edgy, spare writer of those acknowledged classics-was gone: that he had lost that ability, as others have, to move, terrify, engage. Not so. This collection is proof. Within these covers are some of the best tales of Nolan's long and storied career. . . . Nolan shines."
--Jason V. Brock
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"Best-known as the coauthor of Logan’s Run, Nolan belongs to a distinct school of California horror writers that includes Richard Matheson, Charles Beaumont, and Dennis Etchison. His slick, easily readable style gets a nice showing in this collection of 15 stories. The centerpiece novella, “Horror at Winchester House,” tours a variety of spooky California landmarks, combining supernatural elements with a hard-boiled detective story about the search for a missing girl. Some pieces are personal and meditative, with autobiographical elements. Others touch on famous characters: [such as] “The Man Who Stalked Hyde,” which features Robert Louis Stevenson in a surprising way. Nolan writes well about places, and his narrative has considerable drive."
--Publishers Weekly
"Although William F. Nolan is probably best known, at least at novel length, for his science fiction, a very large percentage of his short fiction falls into the horror genre. This latest collection is drawn from the last ten years, with two exceptions, and includes one original story. None of the stories have been previously collected and I had only read a couple of them previously. Nolan’s stories are reminiscent of Charles Beaumont, although they have a distinct flavor of their own in most cases. I was particularly pleased to find “The Death of Sherlock Holmes,” “Horror at Winchester House,” and “The Man Who Stalked Hyde.” Nolan has a wry sense of humor at times that occasionally caught me by surprise. There’s a tendency toward psychological rather than physical horror, but that proves to be more effective than not. A title worth a little searching as I doubt it will have much general circulation."
—Don D'Ammassa, Critical Mass
Nolan was born in 1928 in Kansas City Missouri. He attended the Kansas City Art Institute and worked as an artist for Hallmark Cards. He moved to California in the late 1940s and studied at San Diego State College. He began concentrating on writing rather than art and, in 1952, was introduced by Ray Bradbury to another young up-and-coming author, Charles Beaumont. Moving to the Los Angeles area in 1953, Nolan became along with Bradbury, Beaumont, and Richard Matheson part of the "inner core" of the soon-to-be highly influential "Southern California Group" of writers. By 1956 Nolan was a full-time writer. Since 1951 he has sold more than 1500 stories, articles, books, and other works.
--Publishers Weekly
"Although William F. Nolan is probably best known, at least at novel length, for his science fiction, a very large percentage of his short fiction falls into the horror genre. This latest collection is drawn from the last ten years, with two exceptions, and includes one original story. None of the stories have been previously collected and I had only read a couple of them previously. Nolan’s stories are reminiscent of Charles Beaumont, although they have a distinct flavor of their own in most cases. I was particularly pleased to find “The Death of Sherlock Holmes,” “Horror at Winchester House,” and “The Man Who Stalked Hyde.” Nolan has a wry sense of humor at times that occasionally caught me by surprise. There’s a tendency toward psychological rather than physical horror, but that proves to be more effective than not. A title worth a little searching as I doubt it will have much general circulation."
—Don D'Ammassa, Critical Mass
- ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Nolan was born in 1928 in Kansas City Missouri. He attended the Kansas City Art Institute and worked as an artist for Hallmark Cards. He moved to California in the late 1940s and studied at San Diego State College. He began concentrating on writing rather than art and, in 1952, was introduced by Ray Bradbury to another young up-and-coming author, Charles Beaumont. Moving to the Los Angeles area in 1953, Nolan became along with Bradbury, Beaumont, and Richard Matheson part of the "inner core" of the soon-to-be highly influential "Southern California Group" of writers. By 1956 Nolan was a full-time writer. Since 1951 he has sold more than 1500 stories, articles, books, and other works.