num_pages: 295
description: The twenty stories collected here transmit the same intense charges of intellect and emotion that characterize Carroll's longer works. Among the many pleasures "Friend's Best Man" - An award-winning story about a dog that teaches its owner the real and very frightening meaning of "The Animal Kingdom." "Black Cocktail" - A short novel about a high-school kid who never grew up - literally. "The Sadness of Detail" - What are we to do when contacted by angels? What are we to do when one makes an offer we can't refuse? "A Flash in the Pants" - Original to this volume - a story about a beautiful stranger and a house that remembers all too well its previous owners.
language: English
title: The Panic Hand
titlecomplete: The Panic Hand
genres: Short Stories, Short Story Collection, Literature, Collections, Horror, Fantasy, Anthologies, Fiction, Contemporary, Magical Realism
ratings_count: 562
awards: awardedAt: 788947200000
name: Bram Stoker Award
category: Best Fiction Collection, awardedAt: 820483200000
name: World Fantasy Award
category: Best Collection
publisher: St Martin's Press