Haunted Castles is the definitive,complete collection of Ray Russell's masterful Gothic horror stories,including the famously terrifying novella trio of "Sardonicus," "Sanguinarius," and "Sagittarius." The characters that sprawl through Haunted Castles are frightful to the core: the heartless monster holding two lovers in limbo; the beautiful dame journeying down a damned road toward depravity (with the help of an evil gypsy); the man who must wear his fatal crimes on his face in the form of an awful smile. Engrossing,grotesque,and completely entrancing,Russell's Gothic tales are the best kind of dreadful.
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Publisher: Penguin Books LtdISBN: 9780143129318Number of pages: 272Weight: 220 gDimensions: 198 x 132 x 16 mm
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Russell links postpulp literature and the Grand Guignol tradition with the modern sensibilities of America in the 1960s...(He is) a fascinating combination of the liberal and the heretic.A sleek,compelling tale of diabolical possession that prefigures Ira Levin's Rosemary's Baby(A) sincere and subtle tale of ultimate evil that feels less dated than many of the works it inspired.With gripping clarity and incisive wit,Russell weaves a suspenseful plot that's more of an intellectual thriller than a horror yarn...The Case Against Satan retains its harrowing,relevant edge.
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