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Stories of the Strange and Sinister by Baker, Frank is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is Stories of the Strange and Sinister about?
Sadly neglected today, Frank Baker (1908-1983) was an intriguing and highly original author of fantasy and horror fiction, best known for his post-apocalyptic novel of an avian attack, *The Birds* (1936), which may have been an influence on Hitchcock’s film, and *Miss Hargreaves* (1940), a classic in which two young men invent a story about an unusual old woman only to discover that they have actually brought her to life. First published in 1983 and long unavailable, *Stories of the Strange and Sinister* collects ten of Baker’s short stories and displays the versatility of his work. Included are wonderfully macabre tales like ‘The Chocolate Box’, in which a discarded box found on a Cornish moor contains a gruesome surprise, and ‘In the Steam Room’, where a man enjoying a sauna believes he glimpses a horrible event through the steam, as well as more subtle tales of the fantastic like ‘My Lady Sweet, Arise’, in which a woman’s compulsion to sing ends with strange consequences, and ‘Quintin Claribel’, the story of a rude young man who must – quite literally – eat his words. This first-ever republication includes a new introduction by R. B. Russell. Frank Baker’s *The Birds* is also av
Who reads Stories of the Strange and Sinister?
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Baker, Frank
- Publisher
- Valancourt Books
- Published
- 1983
- Language
- EN
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Short Stories, Fiction