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looking for a book of short stories I read in the 80's cannot remember name
Searching for a book of short stories: blind man hears a monster 'shuffle, shuffle, click, click' who is tracking a man that opened Egyptian tombLooking for collection of three short YA horror stories from the 1980sLooking for a collection of short sci-fi storiesLooking for anthology of sci fi short stories— subterranean world, scientists astral projection/alien mind meldName the (short?) story about a man who creates tiny exhibits and kidnaps and shrinks the girl he fanciesBook of short stories(?) - Ghost turns things inside out90s sci-fi short story: boys enter a bunker, cannot read the signs, trigger defence systemLooking for a book of scary short storiesShort stories book, including one where human-looking aliens betray themselves by not pulling up their pants when sittingSeeking sci fi book of short stories
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I read a book of short stories when I was a kid or pre-teen in the 80's that included a story about a man who has a small house inside his house (think doll house/birdhouse) and he gets tiny visitors which he never can catch a glimpse of. He tries to and it ends up driving them away.
Another of the story is about a family on a farm? which end up getting horses every time they make a wish and they get out of control.
One more that I remember sounds like a Lovecraft story about a man who wants to be "lighter" he doesn't lose weight but he starts to float away. I do not know if its the same as the Lovecraft story. I don't think so. I'd have to read it to be sure.
The stories were in a big hardback book that I had so many years ago but Id love to know what it was!
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I read a book of short stories when I was a kid or pre-teen in the 80's that included a story about a man who has a small house inside his house (think doll house/birdhouse) and he gets tiny visitors which he never can catch a glimpse of. He tries to and it ends up driving them away.
Another of the story is about a family on a farm? which end up getting horses every time they make a wish and they get out of control.
One more that I remember sounds like a Lovecraft story about a man who wants to be "lighter" he doesn't lose weight but he starts to float away. I do not know if its the same as the Lovecraft story. I don't think so. I'd have to read it to be sure.
The stories were in a big hardback book that I had so many years ago but Id love to know what it was!
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Hi, welcome to SF&F! Please check out the suggestions for asking story-id questions to see if they help you remember anything else to edit into your question. Do you remember anything about the cover or how the book looked?
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I read a book of short stories when I was a kid or pre-teen in the 80's that included a story about a man who has a small house inside his house (think doll house/birdhouse) and he gets tiny visitors which he never can catch a glimpse of. He tries to and it ends up driving them away.
Another of the story is about a family on a farm? which end up getting horses every time they make a wish and they get out of control.
One more that I remember sounds like a Lovecraft story about a man who wants to be "lighter" he doesn't lose weight but he starts to float away. I do not know if its the same as the Lovecraft story. I don't think so. I'd have to read it to be sure.
The stories were in a big hardback book that I had so many years ago but Id love to know what it was!
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I read a book of short stories when I was a kid or pre-teen in the 80's that included a story about a man who has a small house inside his house (think doll house/birdhouse) and he gets tiny visitors which he never can catch a glimpse of. He tries to and it ends up driving them away.
Another of the story is about a family on a farm? which end up getting horses every time they make a wish and they get out of control.
One more that I remember sounds like a Lovecraft story about a man who wants to be "lighter" he doesn't lose weight but he starts to float away. I do not know if its the same as the Lovecraft story. I don't think so. I'd have to read it to be sure.
The stories were in a big hardback book that I had so many years ago but Id love to know what it was!
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Hi, welcome to SF&F! Please check out the suggestions for asking story-id questions to see if they help you remember anything else to edit into your question. Do you remember anything about the cover or how the book looked?
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Hi, welcome to SF&F! Please check out the suggestions for asking story-id questions to see if they help you remember anything else to edit into your question. Do you remember anything about the cover or how the book looked?
– DavidW
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Hi, welcome to SF&F! Please check out the suggestions for asking story-id questions to see if they help you remember anything else to edit into your question. Do you remember anything about the cover or how the book looked?
– DavidW
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Hi, welcome to SF&F! Please check out the suggestions for asking story-id questions to see if they help you remember anything else to edit into your question. Do you remember anything about the cover or how the book looked?
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The first story is probably "Housing Problem" by Henry Kuttner and C.L. Moore, and the third sounds like "The Truth About Pyecraft" by H. G. Wells. (I recognized both from having read them.) An older "big hardback" that contains both of those stories is ALFRED HITCHCOCK'S GHOSTLY GALLERY from 1962:
http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/pl.cgi?524924
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Hi, welcome to SF&F! This is a great start. If you could add a few details of the stories you've matched to make it clear that they match the question, that would be excellent.
– DavidW
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And the story about a bunch of horses is "The Wonderful Day" by Robert Arthur. A kid makes a wish and suddenly the idioms his parents use start being true. "If wishes were horses" becomes an endless supply of horses for the person always making wishes. The town gossip suddenly literally has a tongue that flaps at both ends...
– DavidW
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I had this collection in the 70s, I think you're right.
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I started by searching for stories with "If Wishes Were Horses" as the title. This was clearly the wrong approach...
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The first story is probably "Housing Problem" by Henry Kuttner and C.L. Moore, and the third sounds like "The Truth About Pyecraft" by H. G. Wells. (I recognized both from having read them.) An older "big hardback" that contains both of those stories is ALFRED HITCHCOCK'S GHOSTLY GALLERY from 1962:
http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/pl.cgi?524924
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Hi, welcome to SF&F! This is a great start. If you could add a few details of the stories you've matched to make it clear that they match the question, that would be excellent.
– DavidW
8 hours ago
2
And the story about a bunch of horses is "The Wonderful Day" by Robert Arthur. A kid makes a wish and suddenly the idioms his parents use start being true. "If wishes were horses" becomes an endless supply of horses for the person always making wishes. The town gossip suddenly literally has a tongue that flaps at both ends...
– DavidW
8 hours ago
I had this collection in the 70s, I think you're right.
– LAK
7 hours ago
I started by searching for stories with "If Wishes Were Horses" as the title. This was clearly the wrong approach...
– Spencer
5 hours ago
add a comment |
The first story is probably "Housing Problem" by Henry Kuttner and C.L. Moore, and the third sounds like "The Truth About Pyecraft" by H. G. Wells. (I recognized both from having read them.) An older "big hardback" that contains both of those stories is ALFRED HITCHCOCK'S GHOSTLY GALLERY from 1962:
http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/pl.cgi?524924
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Hi, welcome to SF&F! This is a great start. If you could add a few details of the stories you've matched to make it clear that they match the question, that would be excellent.
– DavidW
8 hours ago
2
And the story about a bunch of horses is "The Wonderful Day" by Robert Arthur. A kid makes a wish and suddenly the idioms his parents use start being true. "If wishes were horses" becomes an endless supply of horses for the person always making wishes. The town gossip suddenly literally has a tongue that flaps at both ends...
– DavidW
8 hours ago
I had this collection in the 70s, I think you're right.
– LAK
7 hours ago
I started by searching for stories with "If Wishes Were Horses" as the title. This was clearly the wrong approach...
– Spencer
5 hours ago
add a comment |
The first story is probably "Housing Problem" by Henry Kuttner and C.L. Moore, and the third sounds like "The Truth About Pyecraft" by H. G. Wells. (I recognized both from having read them.) An older "big hardback" that contains both of those stories is ALFRED HITCHCOCK'S GHOSTLY GALLERY from 1962:
http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/pl.cgi?524924
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The first story is probably "Housing Problem" by Henry Kuttner and C.L. Moore, and the third sounds like "The Truth About Pyecraft" by H. G. Wells. (I recognized both from having read them.) An older "big hardback" that contains both of those stories is ALFRED HITCHCOCK'S GHOSTLY GALLERY from 1962:
http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/pl.cgi?524924
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Hi, welcome to SF&F! This is a great start. If you could add a few details of the stories you've matched to make it clear that they match the question, that would be excellent.
– DavidW
8 hours ago
2
And the story about a bunch of horses is "The Wonderful Day" by Robert Arthur. A kid makes a wish and suddenly the idioms his parents use start being true. "If wishes were horses" becomes an endless supply of horses for the person always making wishes. The town gossip suddenly literally has a tongue that flaps at both ends...
– DavidW
8 hours ago
I had this collection in the 70s, I think you're right.
– LAK
7 hours ago
I started by searching for stories with "If Wishes Were Horses" as the title. This was clearly the wrong approach...
– Spencer
5 hours ago
add a comment |
Hi, welcome to SF&F! This is a great start. If you could add a few details of the stories you've matched to make it clear that they match the question, that would be excellent.
– DavidW
8 hours ago
2
And the story about a bunch of horses is "The Wonderful Day" by Robert Arthur. A kid makes a wish and suddenly the idioms his parents use start being true. "If wishes were horses" becomes an endless supply of horses for the person always making wishes. The town gossip suddenly literally has a tongue that flaps at both ends...
– DavidW
8 hours ago
I had this collection in the 70s, I think you're right.
– LAK
7 hours ago
I started by searching for stories with "If Wishes Were Horses" as the title. This was clearly the wrong approach...
– Spencer
5 hours ago
Hi, welcome to SF&F! This is a great start. If you could add a few details of the stories you've matched to make it clear that they match the question, that would be excellent.
– DavidW
8 hours ago
Hi, welcome to SF&F! This is a great start. If you could add a few details of the stories you've matched to make it clear that they match the question, that would be excellent.
– DavidW
8 hours ago
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And the story about a bunch of horses is "The Wonderful Day" by Robert Arthur. A kid makes a wish and suddenly the idioms his parents use start being true. "If wishes were horses" becomes an endless supply of horses for the person always making wishes. The town gossip suddenly literally has a tongue that flaps at both ends...
– DavidW
8 hours ago
And the story about a bunch of horses is "The Wonderful Day" by Robert Arthur. A kid makes a wish and suddenly the idioms his parents use start being true. "If wishes were horses" becomes an endless supply of horses for the person always making wishes. The town gossip suddenly literally has a tongue that flaps at both ends...
– DavidW
8 hours ago
I had this collection in the 70s, I think you're right.
– LAK
7 hours ago
I had this collection in the 70s, I think you're right.
– LAK
7 hours ago
I started by searching for stories with "If Wishes Were Horses" as the title. This was clearly the wrong approach...
– Spencer
5 hours ago
I started by searching for stories with "If Wishes Were Horses" as the title. This was clearly the wrong approach...
– Spencer
5 hours ago
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