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American Supernatural Tales (Penguin Horror)
Filmmaker and longtime horror literature fan Guillermo del Toro serves as the curator and editor for the Penguin Horror series and this collection comes with an introduction by the horror cinema auteur as well as an introduction and by critic and biographer S. T. Joshi.
Stories by Edgar Allan Poe, Washington Irving, H. P. Lovecraft, Shirley Jackson, Henry James, Robert Bloch, Richard Matheson, Joyce Carol Oates, Ray Bradbury, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Robert W. Chambers, Stephen King, and more!
By turns phantasmagoric, spectral, and demonic, American Supernatural Tales is is a frighteningly good, if not the ultimate, collection of weird, chilling, and downright disturbing American short fiction.
The rich and haunting contributions from the nation's brightest macabre literary lights include "What Was It?" by Fritz-James O'Brien, "A Visit" by Shirley Jackson, "Endless Night" by Karl Edward Wagner, "The Hollow Man" by Natalie Partridge, "Demon" by Joyce Carol Oates, "Night Shift" by Stephen King and "The Yellow Sign," from The King in Yellow, the classic horror collection by Robert W. Chambers featured on HBO's hit TV series True Detective.
Featuring original cover art by Penguin Art Director Paul Buckley, this stunning and creepy deluxe hardcover tome is the perfect addition to the shelves of horror, sci-fi, and paranormal aficionados everywhere.
Guillermo del Toro is a Mexican director, producer, screenwriter, novelist, and designer. He is most recognized for his Academy Award-winning film Pan’s Labyrinth and the Hellboy film franchise. He has received Nebula and Hugo awards and is an avid collector and student of arcane memorabilia and weird fiction.
Penguin Classics
hardcover
English
October 1, 2013
512 pages
5.7 x 1.5 x 8.6 inches