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His first published book was Dark Carnival, a collection of short stories. It was reprinted later, with some of the stories left out as The October Country.
A writer of immense talent, and every story in that book is a gem. Reps to anyone who can identify the story whose last line is "But when the jellyfish calls you by name. . ." (Or something close -- it's been a while.)
That story is Skeleton, and it's got one of the best final paragraphs of any story I've read. The actual line is "It was when the jellyfish called you by name...", though it means nothing out of context.
As far as best short stories? I'll second The Yellow Wallpaper, and add October In The Chair or The Price by Neil Gaiman and put in another vote for Pop Art by Joe Hill. There's a story I read a long time ago, too, about a man who finds himself stuck on eternally descending escalators, but I can't remember who wrote it or what it was called, which is infuriating. Reps for anyone who can point me in the right direction.
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