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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 813 EAN: 9781892950208 Edition: Unexpurgated ISBN: 1892950200 Label: Overlook Connection Press Manufacturer: Overlook Connection Press Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 211 Publication Date: April 30, 2004 Publisher: Overlook Connection Press Studio: Overlook Connection Press Related Items: Alternate Versions: Click to Display Browse for similar items by category: Click to Display Editorial Review: Product Description: They had Hunted every animal but there was no flesh like man's . . . Welcome to Jack Ketchum's ferocious and unforgettable first novel, Off Season. Originally published in 1981, Off Season was a defining moment of contemporary horror fiction, an instant classic whose impact on the writing and reading of horror continues today... ...when I read Off Season, I knew that its writer was different; that he was working from that raw and risky perspective known as personal vision, and that he had written a novel that was his own, and not what a publisher wanted or expected. Stocked in the shadows of bestsellers and a blur of Stephen King wannabes, Off Season was issued as a paperback original by Ballantine -- a publisher who has never shown much enthusiasm for the fiction of fear. The cover was a minimalist triumph, its title embossed in black on black, stained with a red thread of blood. The author's name -- a pseudonym -- was reported in white block capital letters, and the top of the cover announced:"THE ULTIMATE HORROR NOVEL." The hyperbole was deserved. Off Season was the genuine article, its horror insistent, visceral, and disturbing.-- From the Introduction to Off Season: Unexpurgated by Douglas E. Winter Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Off Season: Horror At Its Best!This has to be one of the best books I've ever read! I've read many novels by Stephen King and Dean Koontz, but their subject matter is much more subtle than Mr. Ketchum's. I didn't quite know what to expect when I picked this up as I had never read any of his books. However, I can assure you it is fantastic! Not for sensitive readers, it is brutal, intense and downright disturbing! Any fans of Bentley Little or Edward Lee will be sure to enjoy this. I will definitely be reading more of Mr. Ketchum. ... Read More Rating:  - Just bloody enoughThis is an terrific summer read. I read it in two sittings and loved every minute. While the characters are somewhat under developed, the pacing is excellent, and I throughly enjoyed the ending. If you have read everything by Stephen King already and are looking for something else to read on the plane or the beach, this is a great choice. Rating: - Unrelenting. Uncompromising.I first heard about this book when read Stephen King's nonfiction horror overview Danse Macabre, which listed Off Season as one of the most important books in the horror genre. I immediately ordered a copy, and was stunned by the book. The book was brutal, absolutley uncompromising, and managed to keep the reader consistently off balance by not succumbing to the traditional notion of the surviving hero. You have no idea who will live and who will die. As a fan of horror, I am disturbed by the recent ... Read More Rating: - .44 Magnum?Though I did buy the first edition, I refrained from reading it until I read this one. Being a new reader to Ketchum, I read a lot of the reviews on his books before purchasing them. A major complaint people seem to have is the price"y" cost of his writing. I can now say with complete conficence that the cost of his books will be your cheapest investment in the world of Jack Ketchum if you consider all the therapy you'll need afterwards. This book was relatively short (200 or so pages) and ... Read More Rating: - Very good readI really enjoyed this book. I have just started to read again and I didnt want to put this one down. True it is very graphic but I think it just adds to the rawness of the plot. 
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