Books like Likely stories by Neil Gaiman
"Likely Stories" is a collection of comic‑novel stories by Neil Gaiman that unite a dark and imaginative world. The anthology presents a subtle interconnectedness among its tales, featuring grotesque elements such as bizarre diseases, an unsettlingly hungry old woman, a man fixated on a magazine cover model, and a narrative that contains another story about ghosts. The stories blend fantasy and horror, showing Gaiman’s signature blend of speculative and uncanny storytelling.
First publish date: 2018
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels/Graphic Fiction
Authors: Neil Gaiman
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