What's the Name of That Book??? discussion
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The Random House Book of Fantasy Stories
SOLVED: Children's/YA
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SOLVED. Scary! fairy tale anthology of short stories, one of them like Pierce's Boarded Window but part two. [s]
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Rainbowheart wrote: "When did you read it?"this would have been in the 1990's, maybe 1995-1998
I imagine the book was from the 60's possible even the 80's
It was a scary short story. We would check it out often from the Kent Washington Public library, I may ask them for a list of these types of books if that is possible.
The rockabilly werewolf from Mars wrote: "I think that this might be A. C. Benson's story The Closed Window (one of the few stories by him that I like, most of his stories are pretty dull). It seems to have appeared in [book:100 Fiendish L..."YES! you solved it and found the anthology, a twofer. Thank you so much:) I appreciate you taking the time to help.
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Kris wrote: "Glad you found your anthology, Daniel. Which of rockabilly's suggestions is your book?"Kris the anthology is The Random House Book of Fantasy Stories! A real classic, I have ordered a copy for my sister and myself. Thank you
Looks like it was actually published when we were reading it, in 1997
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A favorite anthology of fairy tales my sister and I read when we were young.
The story I am looking for is a spin off of the Boarded Window by Ambrose Pierce. In this version a traveler comes to an abode (maybe a stone tower?) and stays the night. He finds an old man there that is much younger than he looks and a boarded window. The man will not discuss the window or why it is boarded but refused to allow the traveler to open it. I believe the old man dies in the night and the traveler spends some time considering opening the window, and then does. Strange noises pour out of a place that is different than outside the front door, and his dog (he has a hound) hears a noise and jumps through the window! ghastly noises and screeches are heard and the dog will not return no matter how the traveler screams for him. He resolves to go out the window, there is a hill coming all the way up to it and he stumbles down it. He is gone for some time and the reader remains in the tower not going with. When he comes back he is tormented, older... much older. He boards the window shut. I believe his dog is lost.
Help!