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Little Book Series II
A Little White Book of Ghost Stories
- GenresHorrorShort Stories
126 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 2015
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About the author
Rick Hautala
137 books126 followersAKA A.J. Matthews
Rick Hautala has more than thirty published books to his credit, including the million copy, international best-seller Nightstone, as well as Twilight Time, Little Brothers, Cold Whisper, Impulse, and The Wildman. He has also published four novels—The White Room, Looking Glass, Unbroken, and Follow—using the pseudonym A. J. Matthews. His more than sixty published short stories have appeared in national and international anthologies and magazines. His short story collection Bedbugs was selected as one of the best horror books of the year in 2003.
A novella titled Reunion was published by PS Publications in December, 2009; and Occasional Demons, a short story collection, is due in 2010 from CD Publications. He wrote the screenplays for several short films, including the multiple award-winning The Ugly Film, based on the short story by Ed Gorman, as well as Peekers, based on a short story by Kealan Patrick Burke, and Dead @ 17, based on the graphic novel by Josh Howard.
A graduate of the University of Maine in Orono with a Master of Art in English Literature (Renaissance and Medieval Literature), Hautala lives in southern Maine with author Holly Newstein. His three sons have all grown up and (mostly) moved out of the house. He served terms as Vice President and Trustee for the Horror Writers Association.
Sadly, Rick died on March 21, 2013.
Rick Hautala has more than thirty published books to his credit, including the million copy, international best-seller Nightstone, as well as Twilight Time, Little Brothers, Cold Whisper, Impulse, and The Wildman. He has also published four novels—The White Room, Looking Glass, Unbroken, and Follow—using the pseudonym A. J. Matthews. His more than sixty published short stories have appeared in national and international anthologies and magazines. His short story collection Bedbugs was selected as one of the best horror books of the year in 2003.
A novella titled Reunion was published by PS Publications in December, 2009; and Occasional Demons, a short story collection, is due in 2010 from CD Publications. He wrote the screenplays for several short films, including the multiple award-winning The Ugly Film, based on the short story by Ed Gorman, as well as Peekers, based on a short story by Kealan Patrick Burke, and Dead @ 17, based on the graphic novel by Josh Howard.
A graduate of the University of Maine in Orono with a Master of Art in English Literature (Renaissance and Medieval Literature), Hautala lives in southern Maine with author Holly Newstein. His three sons have all grown up and (mostly) moved out of the house. He served terms as Vice President and Trustee for the Horror Writers Association.
Sadly, Rick died on March 21, 2013.
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April 4, 2024
When I was big into horror in the '80s and '90s, I discovered Rick Hautala, and found him to be pretty impressive. The fact that I got spooked by a CROQUET MALLET LEANING AGAINST A FENCEPOST (Dark Silence) pays tribute to how well he could build up tension out of something very ordinary. When I tried reading through his bibliography some ten years ago, I petered out around book three, since they just weren't as compelling as I remembered.
I think maybe Hautala took some time to get to that point, because these stories had that same effect on me that Dark Silence did. I might have to start up that reading project again.
I think maybe Hautala took some time to get to that point, because these stories had that same effect on me that Dark Silence did. I might have to start up that reading project again.
March 12, 2016
A quaint little collection of ghost stories by the late Rick Hautala. Nothing mind-blowingly original in nature to be found, but worth the read nonetheless; especially by diehards of the genre.
May 2, 2015
The five ghost stories are excellent, just as expected from Hautala. The last two stories are excerpts from Hautala's autobiography and give a nice snapshot into the mind of the writer but in my opinion weaken the collection of "ghost" stories.
December 23, 2019
I love these Little books and this one is a good one.
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