The Nightmare Reader
by Peter Haining
Taste attributes: horrormysterymonster/alien/supernaturalfresh & originalunsavouryheavyimaginarysurrealbig & variedemotive & stirringtroubled leadsself destruction/implosionsolving the riddle/not as it seems
Boxlist takeA dark horror novel that is fantastical, weighty and original. Best if you like edge over warmth.
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Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: very dark · Weight: very heavy · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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3.0 / 5
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About This Book
CONTENTS: Introduction. What hath light wrought? / by Isaac Asimov Visitation. The midnight embrace / by Matthew Lewis The Frankenstein theme. The transformation / by Mary Shelley Dream state. The bold dragoon / by Washington Irving Drug addiction. Levana and our ladies of sorrow / by Thomas de Quincey Sorcery. The magician / by Lord Lytton Morphia influence. Berenice / by Edgar Allan Poe Schizophrenia.
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- Author
- Peter Haining
- Published
- 1973
- Pages
- 298
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- Open Library
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