<p><strong><em>One of the most important horror collections of modern times, back in print at last!</em></strong></p><p>Karl Edward Wagner (1945-1994) has earned a reputation as one of the finest horror writers of the modern era, but his work has been out of print and nearly unobtainable for many years. His seminal volume<em> In a Lonely Place</em> collects eight of his best tales, including "In the Pines," a classic ghost story evocatively set in the Tennessee woods, "Beyond Any Measure," an original take on the vampire story, "River of Night''s Dreaming," a surreal and nightmarish masterpiece inspired by <em>The King in Yellow</em>, and the author''s most famous tale, "Sticks," a disturbing story thought by many to have been the basis for<em> The Blair Witch Project</em>.</p><p>This new edition includes all the stories from the original 1983 edition, plus an additional rare tale and the author''s afterword from the Scream/Press limited edition, and features a new introduction by Rams