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Die Höllenkatze / S. King --
Der Schwur des Liebenden / M. McDowell
Stephen King erzählt von einer Katze, die ihren Jäger zum Narren hält, Arthur Conan Doyle beschreibt die folgenschwere Wiederentdeckung einer Mumie und zum krönenden Abschluß werden wir von den unheimlichen Abenteuern in den Bann gezogen, die ein junger Künstler mit einer Figur aus Stein erlebt.
Die Höllenkatze / S. King --
Der Schwur des Liebenden / M. McDowell
Stephen King erzählt von einer Katze, die ihren Jäger zum Narren hält, Arthur Conan Doyle beschreibt die folgenschwere Wiederentdeckung einer Mumie und zum krönenden Abschluß werden wir von den unheimlichen Abenteuern in den Bann gezogen, die ein junger Künstler mit einer Figur aus Stein erlebt.
- GenresHorrorShort Stories
156 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1991
About the author
Stephen King
2,149 books900k followersStephen Edwin King was born the second son of Donald and Nellie Ruth Pillsbury King. After his father left them when Stephen was two, he and his older brother, David, were raised by his mother. Parts of his childhood were spent in Fort Wayne, Indiana, where his father's family was at the time, and in Stratford, Connecticut. When Stephen was eleven, his mother brought her children back to Durham, Maine, for good. Her parents, Guy and Nellie Pillsbury, had become incapacitated with old age, and Ruth King was persuaded by her sisters to take over the physical care of them. Other family members provided a small house in Durham and financial support. After Stephen's grandparents passed away, Mrs. King found work in the kitchens of Pineland, a nearby residential facility for the mentally challenged.
Stephen attended the grammar school in Durham and Lisbon Falls High School, graduating in 1966. From his sophomore year at the University of Maine at Orono, he wrote a weekly column for the school newspaper, THE MAINE CAMPUS. He was also active in student politics, serving as a member of the Student Senate. He came to support the anti-war movement on the Orono campus, arriving at his stance from a conservative view that the war in Vietnam was unconstitutional. He graduated in 1970, with a B.A. in English and qualified to teach on the high school level. A draft board examination immediately post-graduation found him 4-F on grounds of high blood pressure, limited vision, flat feet, and punctured eardrums.
He met Tabitha Spruce in the stacks of the Fogler Library at the University, where they both worked as students; they married in January of 1971. As Stephen was unable to find placement as a teacher immediately, the Kings lived on his earnings as a laborer at an industrial laundry, and her student loan and savings, with an occasional boost from a short story sale to men's magazines.
Stephen made his first professional short story sale ("The Glass Floor") to Startling Mystery Stories in 1967. Throughout the early years of his marriage, he continued to sell stories to men's magazines. Many were gathered into the Night Shift collection or appeared in other anthologies.
In the fall of 1971, Stephen began teaching English at Hampden Academy, the public high school in Hampden, Maine. Writing in the evenings and on the weekends, he continued to produce short stories and to work on novels.
Stephen attended the grammar school in Durham and Lisbon Falls High School, graduating in 1966. From his sophomore year at the University of Maine at Orono, he wrote a weekly column for the school newspaper, THE MAINE CAMPUS. He was also active in student politics, serving as a member of the Student Senate. He came to support the anti-war movement on the Orono campus, arriving at his stance from a conservative view that the war in Vietnam was unconstitutional. He graduated in 1970, with a B.A. in English and qualified to teach on the high school level. A draft board examination immediately post-graduation found him 4-F on grounds of high blood pressure, limited vision, flat feet, and punctured eardrums.
He met Tabitha Spruce in the stacks of the Fogler Library at the University, where they both worked as students; they married in January of 1971. As Stephen was unable to find placement as a teacher immediately, the Kings lived on his earnings as a laborer at an industrial laundry, and her student loan and savings, with an occasional boost from a short story sale to men's magazines.
Stephen made his first professional short story sale ("The Glass Floor") to Startling Mystery Stories in 1967. Throughout the early years of his marriage, he continued to sell stories to men's magazines. Many were gathered into the Night Shift collection or appeared in other anthologies.
In the fall of 1971, Stephen began teaching English at Hampden Academy, the public high school in Hampden, Maine. Writing in the evenings and on the weekends, he continued to produce short stories and to work on novels.
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September 17, 2026
What a horror gem! Found this little beauty at a yard sale, and what a wonderful find. The framing story has that twisted Hansel and Gretel feeling, with Deborah Harry from Blondie in the starring role—already enough to get me interested. Then we get three wonderfully pulpy horror tales, each with its own flavor. Arthur Conan Doyle gives us a mummy coming back to life, Stephen King delivers a hellish cat, and Michael McDowell finishes things off with a sinister, dragon-like gargoyle. This is pulp horror at its very best—creepy, strange, fun and completely unashamed of what it is. The colored photos from the movie are a fantastic bonus and add even more of that old-school horror atmosphere.
Exactly the kind of unexpected treasure you hope to find at a yard sale. It is in German though. Highly recommended!
Exactly the kind of unexpected treasure you hope to find at a yard sale. It is in German though. Highly recommended!
July 21, 2023
3.75⭐
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