Mass for Mixed Voices
- Written by Charles Beaumont
- ISBN: 9781613470282
- Format: Hardcover, 732pp
- Publish Date: May 1, 2013
- Dimensions: Unknown Dimensions
- Original Price: US$125
- Genre: Horror
- Publication Type: Collection
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About
Charles Beaumont (1929-1967) was a prolific American author of speculative fiction, including short stories in the horror and science fiction subgenres. He is remembered as a writer of classic Twilight Zoneepisodes, such as "The Howling Man," "Miniature," "Printer's Devil," and "Number Twelve Looks Just Like You," but also penned the screenplays for several films, among them7 Faces of Dr. Ao, The Intruder and The Masque of the Red Death. Beaumont is also the subject of a documentary, Charles Beaumont: The Life of Twilight Zone’s Magic Man,by Jason V Brock.Remember that Twilight Zone episode? The one that gave you nightmares hances are it was written by Charles Beaumont.
In a career that lasted only thirteen years before his premature death in 1967, Beaumont's tales of horror, suspense and wonder established him as a master, stories which have appeared in magazines as diverse as Playboy, Esquire, The Saturday Evening Post, Mystery Digest, and The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction ere is the definitive Charles Beaumont, a collection of short fiction which showcases the magic of this writer's truly extraordinary imagination Of the forty-two stories in this volume, eighteen are selected and prefaced by America's top authors of fantasy and suspense, including Ray Bradbury, Richard Matheson, Robert Bloch, Harlan Ellison, William F.
Olan, George Clayton Johnson, Ray Russell, Jerry Sohl, Dennis Etchison, Douglas Heyes, and many others They offer illuminating tributes to Beaumont, as a friend, a colleague, and a man whose creative talents left an indelible stamp on modern fiction, and on their imaginations his collection also features a new biographical introduction by editor Roger Anker, new artwork by David Ho, and a foreword by Beaumont's son, Christopher Once read, these stories are impossible to forget.
Edition Details
- Comprehensive introduction, with many photographs, by Roger Anker.
- Previous hardcover and paperback edition of Beaumont’s works, reprinted in color.
- Ribbon marker, head and tail bands, sewn binding, rounded back, and other extras.
Contents:
- Preface (Charles Beaumont: Selected Stories)
- Introduction (Mass for Mixed Voices: The Selected Short Fiction of Charles Beaumont)
- Editor's Note (Mass for Mixed Voices: The Selected Short Fiction of Charles Beaumont)
- Introduction to "Miss Gentilbelle"
- Miss Gentilbelle
- Introduction to "The Vanishing American"
- The Vanishing American
- Place of Meeting
- Introduction to "The Devil, You Say?"
- The Devil, You Say?
- Introduction to "Free Dirt"
- Free Dirt
- Song for a Lady
- Introduction to "Last Rites"
- Last Rites
- Introduction to "The Howling Man"
- The Howling Man
- The Dark Music
- Introduction to "The Magic Man"
- The Magic Man
- Introduction to "Fair Lady"
- Fair Lady
- A Point of Honor
- Introduction to "The Hunger"
- The Hunger
- Introduction to "Black Country"
- Black Country
- Introduction to "Gentlemen, Be Seated"
- Gentlemen, Be Seated
- The Jungle
- Introduction to "The New People"
- The New People
- Perchance to Dream
- Introduction to "The Crooked Man"
- The Crooked Man
- Blood Brother
- Introduction to "A Death in the Country"
- A Death in the Country
- The Music of the Yellow Brass
- Night Ride
- Introduction to "Mourning Song"
- Mourning Song
- Appointment with Eddie
- The Crime of Willie Washington
- The Man with the Crooked Nose
- The Carnival
- Preface to "The Beautiful People"
- The Beautiful People
- The Customers
- Mass for Mixed Voices
- Last Night the Rain
- Preface to "The Murderers"
- The Murderers
- Tears of the Madonna
- The Train
- Something in the Earth
- The Neighbors
- Preface to "Elegy"
- Elegy
- In His Image
- Preface to the Unpublished Stories
- The Life of the Party
- The Child
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External Links
- Mass for Mixed Voices. Centipede Press page for Mass for Mixed Voices
- Charles Beaumont (ISFDB). ISFDB entry for Charles Beaumont