The Darkening Garden: A Short Lexicon of Horror

The Darkening Garden: A Short Lexicon of Horror
ISBN-10
0978911407
ISBN-13
9780978911409
Category
Horror in literature
Pages
162
Language
English
Published
2006-01-01
Author
John Clute

Description

Author, critic, and scholar John Clute has assembled exclusively for Payseur & Schmidt this dictionary of horror motifs. Thirty entries unravel the hidden meanings and dark secrets of horror literature. Entries such as Vastation, Double, Appointment in Samarra, and Cloaca, to name a few. Each is explored in-depth, with cross-references to Clute's Encyclopedia of Fantasy and a forthcoming encyclopedia of Horror.An addition, each entry is accompanied by a brand new illustration by one of thirty hand-picked artists. Cover and endpapers illustrated by Jason Van Hollander. Artists include:Adam GranoAndrio AberoArt ChantryCarson EllisChanda HelzerCorey LunnDiana SudykaDirk FowlerGuy BurwellHeiko MullerJacob CoveyJason Van HollanderJay RyanJeff KleinsmithJesse LeDouxJessica LynchJon DalyJulie MurphyKaela GrahamKaren KirchoffLesley ReppeteauxLittle Friends of PrintmakingMartin OntiverosMeg HuntMichael Michael MotorcycleMike KingS. BrittShawn WolfeSteven WeissmanTara McPherson165 pages. Signed and numbered limited hardback first edition of 500. Deluxe embossed and stamped cover with screen-printed sash.

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