Nightscape Author:David Morrell A collection of dark tales ... in each of the stories in this collection there is a theme: obsession and determination. A character gets and idea in his head, a hook on his emotions, a need that has to be fulfilled, and he does everything possible to carry through, no matter how difficult. — Morrell's stories tend to combine clean, understate... more »d prose and a relatively low-key story line with a shocking surprise at the end. Of particular interest are the general introduction and introductory notes to each story, in which the author ties his fiction to sometimes painful events in his own life.
Contents:
-- "Remains to be Seen" -- a story about Carlos, loyal to his newly deposed dictator, who flees with a box which he soon discovers contains the body of the dictator's wife.
-- "Nothing Will Hurt You" -- a father is obsessed by his daughter's murder and will stop at nothing to avenge her.
-- "Elvis .45" -- Fred wants to teach a course on Elvis Presley, the King of 20th Century culture.
-- "Habitat" -- Jane didn't realize she'd signed up for a season in hell when she agreed to become a part of scientific study.
-- "Front Man" -- an aging screenwriter cast adrift in a youth-oriented Hollywood culture finds a frightening way to make it back into the business.
-- "Resurrection" -- a son is determined to preserve and care for a father frozen in cryogenic sleep.
-- "If I should Die Before I Wake" -- based on the huge influenza outbreak of the summer 1918 and follows Dr. Jonas Bingaman as he tries to find ways to stop it.
-- "Rio Grande Gothic" -- about Romero, a policeman, who starts finding shoes on the road, a pair of fairly new ones, every day same place.« less