It's difficult to easily categorize these dark works of fantasy: they are short stories written by such notables as Ray Bradbury, Michael Bishop, Nina Kiriki Hoffman and others, blending literature and art and all based on the strange kinetic sculpture Crowded After Hours by Lisa Snellings. Dark carnival stories probe the limits of humanity.

Strange Attraction is a fascinating anthology that combines quality writing, art and binding into a unique synthesis. This showcase volume presents memorable and highly recommended work by Michael Bishop, Ray Bradbury, Ed Bryant, Richard lee Byers, Nancy A. Collins, Jack Dann & Janeen Webb, Charles de Lint, James Dorr, Harlan Ellison, Neil Gaiman, Nina Kiriki Hoffman, Alexandra Elizabeth Honigsberg, Caitlin R. Kiernan, Brad Linaweaver, Jason Miller, Fred Olin Ray, Robert J. Sawyer, Darrell Schweitzer, John Shirley, S.P. Somtow, Chet Williamson, David N. Wilson, and Gene Wolfe.

Strange Attraction is a fascinating anthology that combines quality writing, art and binding into a unique synthesis. This showcase volume presents memorable and highly recommended work by Michael Bishop, Ray Bradbury, Ed Bryant, Richard lee Byers, Nancy A. Collins, Jack Dann & Janeen Webb, Charles de Lint, James Dorr, Harlan Ellison, Neil Gaiman, Nina Kiriki Hoffman, Alexandra Elizabeth Honigsberg, Caitlin R. Kiernan, Brad Linaweaver, Jason Miller, Fred Olin Ray, Robert J. Sawyer, Darrell Schweitzer, John Shirley, S.P. Somtow, Chet Williamson, David N. Wilson, and Gene Wolfe.

This is an excellent and richly illustrated book on animation at Warner Brothers. It contains a lot of background information on e.g. Carl Stalling's music, the styles of the different directors, inside jokes, war cartoons, forgotten cartoon characters and so on. The joy of reading this book is only surpassed by watching the Warner Brothers cartoons themselves.

While writing an article for the Talaria Enterprises Museum Store's new release of Looney Tunes sculptures, I turned to this very informative book. It discusses the history and impact of the Looney Tunes characters from historical, technical, and theoretical perspectives. Very Good Sourcebook!

First, I have to confess that I am a card-carrying adult who still watches cartoons every Saturday morning. As an adult, however, I'm now interested it the history of the cartoons I watch. (It makes me feel more...sophisticated about my cartoon viewing.)

"That's All Folks" has incredible full-color pictures, chronicals the history of WB cartoons, provides specific information about the most popular characters and cartoons, AND includes a filmography of WB cartoon releases. If you like Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, and the rest of the gang, you should have this book.

I loved this wonderful book by thee Ray BradBurry Science Fiction Master. It was a delightful novel and so interstring. I really want to read more of BradBury's works. He really is a Sci-Fi master of books. BradBury is my favorite author of all time!!!!!!!! He might be yours to if you give him a chance. Don't just read Dandalion Whine read all of his books to get enlightened.

when i read this story i thought it was amazing how much ray brdabury could think of that are around today. tjis bookleaves you filled with some many questions that the is no one right answer and that is what make this an extrodanary story

The book was very good it was not a book that you had to think about. I liked it a lot.

This novel brings together works of so many amazing talented writers: Stephen King, Richard Matheson, Anne Rice, Tanith Lee, Chelsea Quinn Yarbro, Algernon Blackwood, Joyce Carol Oates...just to name a few! Be on the lookout for "Count Dracula" by Woody Allen; whether you love him or hate him, this short story is a hoot!

This one lets you sink your teeth into some quick, sometimes chilling, sometimes humorous, sometimes just plain weird vampire stories. It will also introduce you to some incredible authors, and I bet you'll race to buy more of their works. Wolf breaks down this collection into categories: The Classic Adventure Tale; The Psychological Vampire; The Science Fiction Vampire; The Non-Human Vampire; The Comic Vampire; and The Heroic Vampire. Horror and vampire fans will recognize some of these stories (King's is an excerpt of SALEM'S LOT) from other novels or collections. But this one is a tasty treat (yes, all puns intended) that I found delightful!

I great collection of modern vampire stories. Several of the stories are actually chapters from longer novels, which only entices the reader to read those novels too. Wonderful read, but with the lights on!

David copperfield is a story that gives you courage and faith to deal with life during bad season in your daily life. David Copperfield grows up to be a lawyer, but he had a very hardtime growing up during his childhood.He had to face the consequences of his mother getting a new husband. During his childhood he met some wonderful people who made his dreams come true after the death of mother.

The GREATEST Illusionist of all time has created the GREATEST book of all time!! David Copperfield is by far an amazing person and this book proves it. If you love wonderful short stories, this book is for you!!

I really enjoyed this story by Ray Bradbury because anyone can interpret it in many different ways. I mean they can get many different lessons from it. Every differet person gets a different lesson from it.

There is a publishing company my school has been reading lately. It is the Tale Blazer publishing company. This story is just one of many by them. I love this book. It is an easy read, and it teaches you a lot.

Many of my favorite short stories are Ray Bradbury's, and "The Pedestrian" and "There Will Come Soft Rains" are only two of them.
"The Pedestrian" is, as is all Bradbury work, written with such imagery and detail that the reader actually experiences the story instead of just reading it from the outside. When you pick up this story, you become a pedestrian yourself, in this case a loner, a minority of minorities. Without giving away the end, you -as the reader / pedestrian- experience just a bit of what happens to those who go against the grain of what's popular and acceptable. But Bradbury leaves enough questions at the end that there is still hope, even in such a dire situation.
"There Will Come Soft Rains" is -also standard Bradbury- at odds with typical short story style. In this case it is that the main character is an inanimate (sort of) object: a house. This story is a wonderful / awful prediction of what may become of us as a global society, combined with the ironic twist involving the title.
I love both of these stories and used them to teach many things about literature, grammar, writing, history, and philosophy to 7th graders, who were riveted by the stories and were drawn into critical thinking before they knew what hit them.

It was fascinating. The story had no plot, but was extremely entertaining.
It had extreme detail. Which catches your attention.

Almost all stories contained in this volume have strangely weird premises. Almost all characters are truly odd or at least genuinely quirky. Almost all plots have surprising twists and strain the reader's imagination. And yet, each story is believable, is frighteningly real, and of a bizarre, almost grotesque beauty, combining playful fantasy with profound issues revolving around family and society, and I found myself rooting for the disillusioned outsider again and again. The tragedy is poignant and bittersweet - a real feast to read.

Ray loves words like a father loves his children. He caresses his images and then holds out his hand to you. What a trip he has in store. Come along!