"The carnival rolls in sometime after midnight, ushering in Halloween a week early. The shrill siren song of a calliope beckons to all with a seductive promise of dreams and youth regained. In this season of dying, Cooger and Dark's Pandemonium Shadow Show has come to Green Town, Illinois, to destroy every life touched by its strange and sinister mystery. And two boys will discover the secret of its smoke, mazes, and mirrors; two friends who will soon know all too well the heavy cost of wishes. . .and the stuff of nightmare."Few American novels written this century have endured in the heart and memory as has Ray Bradbury's unparalleled literary classic "SOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY COMES." For those who still dream and remember, for those yet to experience the hypnotic power of its dark poetry, step inside. The show is about to begin.The carnival rolls in sometime after midnight, ushering in Halloween a week early. The shrill siren song of a calliope beckons to all with a seductive promise of dreams and youth regained. In this season of dying, Cooger and Dark's Pandemonium Shadow Show has come to Green Town, Illinois, to destroy every life touched by its strange and sinister mystery. And two boys will discover the secret of its smoke, mazes, and mirrors; two friends who will soon know all too well the heavy cost of wishes. . .and the stuff of nightmare.Few American novels written this century have endured in the heart and memory as has Ray Bradbury's unparalleled literary classic SOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY COMES. For those who still dream and remember, for those yet to experience the hypnotic power of its dark poetry, step inside. The show is about to begin.

雷·布拉德伯里

美国科幻奇幻大师

2000年，他因“对美国文学的杰出贡献”获得美国国家图书基金会奖章。2004年，获得美国国家艺术奖章。2007年，获得普利策特别褒扬奖。一颗小行星也以他的名字命名。在他逝世的2012年，美国航天局将火星车降落火星的地点命名为“布拉德伯里着陆场”。科幻与奇幻方面，他获得了一系列“终身成就奖”“大师奖”。

在他长达七十年的创作生涯中，雷·布拉德伯里创作了数以百计的短篇小说，近五十部长篇著作，以及大量诗歌、散文、戏剧、电视剧和其他类型的剧本，是我们这个时代最富盛名的作家之一。其作品激励了几代读者，促使他们梦想、思考和创造。

雷·布拉德伯里最著名的科幻小说是《华氏451》、《火星编年史》，最著名的奇幻小说就是这部《必有恶人来》。

《必有恶人来》中描述了一个神奇诡异的马戏团，这一情节来自布拉德伯里的一段亲身经历：1932年，在一次马戏团的表演中，主角“电先生”用他的长剑按在12岁的布拉德伯里肩头。他命令那个少年：“永生吧！”许多年后，布拉德伯里说：“这是我听过的最神奇的号召。从那天起，我每天写作，再也没有停止。”

2004年，获颁美国国家艺术奖章的雷·布拉德伯里。在美国，这是艺术家能够获得的最高个人荣誉。