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Flight or fright [large print] : 17 turbulent tales / edited by Stephen King and Bev Vincent.

Seventeen turbulent tales (portion title)
King, Stephen, 1947- (editor.). Vincent, Bev, (editor.). Lewis, E. Michael, 1972- Cargo. (Added Author). Doyle, Arthur Conan, 1859-1930 Horror of the heights. (Added Author). Matheson, Richard, 1926-2013 Nightmare at 20,000 feet. (Added Author). Bierce, Ambrose, 1842-1914 Flying machine. (Added Author). Tubb, E. C. Lucifer! (Added Author). Bissell, Tom, 1974- Fifth category. (Added Author). Simmons, Dan, 1948- Two minutes forty-five seconds. (Added Author). Goodfellow, Cody. Diablitos. (Added Author). Varley, John, 1947- Air raid. (Added Author). Hill, Joe. You are released. (Added Author). Schow, David J. Warbirds. (Added Author). Bradbury, Ray, 1920-2012 Flying machine. (Added Author). Vincent, Bev. Zombies on a plane. (Added Author). Dahl, Roald. They shall not grow old. (Added Author). Tremayne, Peter. Murder in the air. (Added Author). King, Stephen, 1947- Turbulence expert. (Added Author). Dickey, James. Falling. (Added Author).

Summary:

An anthology about all the things that can go horribly wrong when suspended six miles in the air, hurtling through space at more than 500 mph and sealed up in a metal tube with hundreds of strangers. All the ways a trip into the friendly skies can turn into a nightmare, including some never thought of before. Featuring brand new stories by Joe Hill and Stephen King, as well as fourteen classic tales and one poem from the likes of Richard Matheson, Ray Bradbury, Roald Dahl, and Dan Simmons.

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  • ISBN: 9781432866662
  • ISBN: 1432866664
  • Physical Description: 485 pages (large print) ; 23 cm
  • Edition: Large print edition.
  • Publisher: Waterville, Maine : Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company, 2019.

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Formatted Contents Note:
Introduction / Stephen King -- Cargo / E. Michael Lewis -- Horror of the heights / Arthur Conan Doyle -- Nightmare at 20,000 feet / Richard Matheson -- Flying machine / Ambrose Bierce -- Lucifer! / E.C. Tubb -- Fifth category / Tom Bissell -- Two minutes forty-five seconds / Dan Simmons -- Diablitos / Cody Goodfellow, Cody -- Air raid / John Varley -- You are released / Joe Hill -- Warbirds / David J. Schow -- Flying machine / Ray Bradbury -- Zombies on a plane / Bev Vincent -- They shall not grow old / Roald Dahl -- Murder in the air / Peter Tremayne -- Turbulance expert / Stephen King -- Falling / James Dickey -- Afterword: an important message from the flight deck / Bev Vincent.

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Air travel > Fiction.
Airplane occupants > Fiction.
Transcontinental flights > Fiction.
Airplanes > Fiction.
Flight > Fiction.
Horror tales, American.
Horror tales, English.
Short stories, American.
Short stories, English.
Authors, American > Maine.
Editors > Maine.
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Thrillers (Fiction)
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