Friday, October 28, 2011

Penguin said: The Weird. The Dead. The Ugly. Happy Halloween!

"Of living creators of cosmic fear raised to its most artistic pitch, few if any can hope to equal the versatile Arthur Machen." -H.P. Lovecraft
Actor, journalist , devotee of Celtic Christianity and the Holy Grail legend, Welshman Arthur Machen is considered one of the fathers of weird fiction, a master of mayhem whose work has drawn comparisons to H. P. Lovecraft and Edgar Allan Poe. Readers will find the perfect introduction to his style in this new collection. With the title story, an exercise in the bizarre that leaves the reader disoriented virtually from the first page, Machen turns even fundamental truths upside down. "There have been those who have sounded the very depths of sin," explains the character Ambrose, "who all their lives have never done an 'ill deed.'"

9 comments:

andra lavander said...

coperta este oribila, potrivita pentru o carte horror

Larisa said...

Suna intrigant afirmatia lui Ambrose...ma duce cu gandul la lucruri teribile. Coperta e creepy 0-0

ioana alexandra said...

indiferent de continutul ei, n-as citi o carte cu asa coperta:))

monika.love96 said...

Ioana nici eu nu m-as incumeta sa o citesc.Nici macar daca mi-ar oferi-o cineva pe strada gratis

Larisa said...

Si cand te gandesti ca este doar o statuie...daramite daca era real x_x

Bonnie Ithil said...

Mie chiar imi place coperta, cu siguranta m-ar atrage daca ar fi pe un raft in librarie :D

Andreea said...

Total de acord cu voi:))
Infricosatoare coperta

Unknown said...

Coperta aia nici ca puteau sa o faca mai ciudata... nu imi inspira nimic din ce ar trebui sa imi inspire randurile de sub ea..

pare filozofica totusi..

Handmade by Wicca said...

Coperta imi aminteste de cartile vechi despre demoni si spirite rele pe care le consulta istoricii prin filme.

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