Explore The Specialty Of The House And Other Stories: The Complete Mystery Tales, 1948-1978 Scripted By Stanley Ellin Presented In Paper Edition
in places but still surprisingly funny and dark, Ellin's stuff kind of sits halfway between Roald Dahl and Hitchcock, Elegantly told in an economical style by a master of the craft, The twist and turns may be slightly dated but this robs no enjoyment from the collection
A collection ofshort stories of suspense and macabre, that can be best described as "Hitchcockian" in flavour, as evidenced by the fact that eight of these were adapted for the series "Alfred Hitchcock Presents".
La specialità della casa, racconto che da anche titolo alla raccolta, è il più carino fra tutti quelli contenuti in questo libriccino, Tutti gli altri sono gradevoli, qualcuno più di altri, con quel pizzico mai eccessivo e sempre elefante di mistero che rende l'insieme una discreta lettura.
Piccoli racconti dal sapore un po' vintage, I read the first three stories but put it back on the shelf after that, Slightly dated twists/revelations that seem to undermine the imagination of the reader just because the twists seem like such cliches these days and are totally expected.
must have been good back in the day though, I'd read more if I was staying in Devon a bit longer and it wasn't one of my Dad's books,
I think some of the Twilight Zone storylines must have been influenced by Ellin, Although not all of the stories reach the heights of the incredible titular opener, this is a really solid collection that is both thrilling and amusing.
“ruchlose” Geschichten von einem Mann, den Übersetzer Arno Schmidt mit Poe vergleicht, Und die Geschichten sind nicht schlecht, gut geschrieben sowieso und einige mit hübscher Idee, Bei der Spezialität des Hauses aber war mir auch die zarte Andeutung am Schluß “Hand ruht hier zärtlich auf, . . fleischiger Schulter” schon zuviel. Das ist gerade der Witz, dass der Kanibalismus nicht einmal angedeutet werden mußte, schließlich lesen wir eine KrimiSammlung und was sonst sollte die Pointe sein.
HochleistungsGmbH sehr gut. Bringe ich einen Mann um, um meinen bequemen sinnlosen Job zu behalten Natürlich, Gut das Huneker Gambit, auch von allem das Beste, Wer will das nicht This is a wonderful collection of short stories by Stanley Ellin, a writer who I think was better than his betterknown contemporaries, Block and MacDonald.
His most familiar stories like “Specialty" and "Decision" are of course included, but its his less famous ones that make this a treasure trove.
In particular I was delighted to come across two for which Ive been searching for years: I remembered everything about "The Payoff" except the title I even suspected Ellin was the writer, and I recognized it virtually instantly.
The setting is of course dated, but "The Payoff" is as valid and the twist as surprising as something published yesterday, As for "Generation Gap," I didnt remember the title duh and have spent hours poring over lists of MacDonalds short stories searching for one that it turns out was actually by Ellin.
Enough things have changed sincethat possibly none of its specifics relate to todays world, but the legitimacy of its theme is indisputable.
A mustread for mystery and short story fans, Una breve raccolta di racconti di questo scrittore americano del mistero,
Racconti scorrevoli, piacevoli, qualcuno intrigante e che lascia col fiato sospeso fino al colpo di scena finale,
Il vero gioiellino è quello che dà il titolo all'antologia, "La specialità della casa", Qui l'autore, in poche pagine, ha intessuto con maestria una racconto che non vuol solo narrare un episodio, ma lascia intendere che dietro c'è molto di più, qualcosa di simbolico che va oltre.
La terza stellina se la merita proprio per questa chicca della narrativa, Ese final fue demente Fantastic mystery short stories from beginning to end! Several times I was surprised by the twists and turns, Musty. Nearly every story is a pure delight, I read this as a teenager and many of the stories stuck in my head for years and years until I managed to locate this book again.
I took care to read each story slowly and usually only read one at a time to savour its deliciousness for a while.
I would love to find a similar master of suspense such as Ellin, Stanley Ellin writes short stories with twist endings, like Roald Dahl, The title story, which Id read in a Pan Horror collection, is fantastic and one of my alltime favourites, However, while the rest of the stories were structured well with good setups, I often found myself feeling frustrated with the endings.
And unfortunately that will make or break this type of story, Una raccolta di gustosissimi racconti che hanno il pregio di essere scritti magistralmente e di avere un finale a sorpresa spesso shockante: una scoperta davvero interessante questo scrittore ironico e graffiante mai tedioso, sempre imprevedibile.
Delicious! Rereading February. Fantastic storyteller. Read so far:
from Mystery Stories:
The specialty of the house
The cat's paw
Death on Christmas Eve
The orderly world of Mr.
Appleby
Fool's mate
The best of everything
The betrayers
The house party
The moment of decision
Broker's special
from The Blessington Method and Other Strange Tales:
The Blessington method
The faith of Aaron Menefee
You can't be a little girl all your life
Robert
Unreasonable doubt
The day of the bullet
Beidenbauer's flea
The seven deadly virtues
The ninetofive man
The question
from Kindly Dig Your Grave and Other Wicked Stories:
The crime of Ezechiele Coen
The great persuader
The day the thaw came to
Death of an oldfashioned girl
The twelfth statue
The last bottle in the world
Coin of the realm
Kindly dig your grave
The payoff
The other side of the wall
The corruption of Officer Avakadian
Previously uncollected stories:
A corner of Paradise
Generation gap
The family circle
Reasons unknown
Graffiti EQMM
Natural causes EQMM
Unacceptable procedures EQMMSoso collection, some good, some not so good.
The first half was better than the second, when things tended to become a bit more conventional, Literate and funny with a twist
If this collection of stories were a drink it would be a great cocktail: just the right amount of bitter, sweet and quite a punch.
Moreover, the quality of writing is pretty consistent through the book not something one can take for granted with short story collections.
Highly recommended for light albeit dark reading, Stanley Ellin's first short story, "The Speciality of the House", about a New York restaurant with a special gourmet menu, was published in Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine inand caused an immediate sensation, winning him a special Ellery Queen Award.
"The House Party" and "The Blessington Method" subsequently both won Edgar Awards, Stanley Ellin, a Grand Master of the Mystery Writers of America, is acknowledged as one of the great masters of thethcentury short story, and this volume brings together the best of his work.
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