Beschreibung
Produktdetails
Einband
Taschenbuch
Erscheinungsdatum
18.11.2022
Verlag
Cemetery Dance PublicationsSeitenzahl
174
Maße (L/B/H)
21,6/14/1 cm
Gewicht
228 g
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN
978-1-58767-862-2
In the spring of 1912, American writer Arthur Pearce is reeling from the wounds inflicted by a disastrous marriage and the public humiliation that ensued. But his plans to travel abroad, write a new novel, and forget his ex-wife are interrupted by a lovely young woman he encounters on a London-bound train. Her name is Sarah Coyle, and the tale she tells him chills his blood. According to Sarah, her younger sister Violet has been entranced by a local count, a man whose attractiveness and charisma are rivaled only by his shady reputation. Whispers of bizarre religious rites and experimental medicine surround Count Richard Dunning, though no wrongdoing has ever been proven. Sarah's family views the Count as a philanthropist and a perfect match for young Violet, but Sarah believes her sister is soon to become a subject in Count Dunning's hideous ceremonies. Smitten by Sarah and moved to gallantry by her plight, Arthur agrees to travel to Altarbrook, Sarah's rural ancestral home, in order to prevent Violet from falling into ruin. He soon learns, however, that his meeting with Sarah on the train was no accident. And his arrival at Altarbrook represents a crucial but ghastly step in the Count's monstrous plot. "One of the best writers in modern horror to come along in the last decade. Janz is one of my new favorites." - Brian Keene, Horror Grandmaster "If you're searching the horror horizon for your next dark star, your next must-read, the silhouette you see coming your way is Johnathan Janz." - Josh Malerman, New York Times Bestselling Author "Janz uses a well-mined genre trope to craft something unique and gloriously twisted."- Library Journal, on The Dark Game Jonathan Janz is the author of more than a dozen novels. He is represented for Film & TV by Ryan Lewis (executive producer of Bird Box). His work has been championed by authors like Josh Malerman, Caroline Kepnes, Stephen Graham Jones, Joe R. Lansdale, and Brian Keene. His ghost story The Siren and the Specter was selected as a Goodreads Choice nominee for Best Horror. Additionally, his novels Children of the Dark and The Dark Game were chosen by Booklist and Library Journal as Top Ten Horror Books of the Year. He also teaches high school Film Literature, Creative Writing, and English. Jonathan's main interests are his wonderful wife and his three amazing children.
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Gothic gore
misspider am 09.01.2023
Bewertungsnummer: 1856585
Bewertet: Buch (Taschenbuch)
What begins as a gothic tale reminiscent of classic horror stories turns into a nightmare of unimaginable terror in this stunning novella where the bold combination of gothic suspense and explicit horror works unexpectedly harmoniously.
On his journey to London American writer Arthur Pearce comes to the aid of a young lady in distress, and upon her plea agrees to accompany her home to rescue her younger sister from an arranged marriage with the sinister Count Dunning. Too late Pearce realizes that he was deliberately lured into a deathly trap.
I was surprised by how naturally these two opposing genres worked together, creating an unusual atmosphere of constant subliminal dread interspersed with outright carnage. Highest recommendation!
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