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Автор: Walpole Hugh
Название: Killer and the Slain
ISBN: 9781939140999
Издательство: Valancourt Books
Классификация:

Классическая художественная литература (до 1945 Г.)

Художественная литература о приведениях и ужасах

ISBN-10: 1939140994
Обложка/Формат: Paperback
Страницы: 194
Вес: 0.27 кг.
Дата издания: 25.02.2014
Язык: English
Иллюстрации: Black & white illustrations
Размер: 141 x 217 x 16
Читательская аудитория: General (us: trade)
Подзаголовок: A strange story
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Поставляется из: США
Описание: An] exercise in the macabre, the bizarre, the psychologically unaccountable ... worked out with conspicuous craft and dexterity ... ingenious, accomplished. - Times Literary Supplement

A] masterful blending of suspense, horror and deep-etched character ... spine-chilling. - Publishers Weekly

Well done, with more sex than one associates with Walpole ... belongs in the gallery of pathological horror stories. - Kirkus Reviews

W]ill entangle the imaginative reader. It is undoubtedly macabre. Maturity and assurance of style add to its impressiveness. - Sydney Morning Herald

As boys, Jimmie Tunstall was John Talbots implacable foe, never ceasing to taunt, torment, and bully him. Years later, John is married and living in a small coastal town when he learns, much to his chagrin, that his old adversary has just moved to the same town. Before long the harassment begins anew until finally, driven to desperation, John murders his tormentor. Soon he starts to suffer from frightening hallucinations and his personality and physical appearance begin to alter, causing him increasingly to resemble the man he killed. Is it merely the psychological effect of his guilt, or is it the manifestation of something supernatural - and evil? The tension builds until the chilling final scene, when the horrifying truth will be revealed about the killer - and the slain.

The works of the prolific and phenomenally popular Sir Hugh Walpole (1884-1941) have been neglected since his death, but his macabre tales, of which The Killer and the Slain (1942) is the best, deserve rediscovery. A psychological horror story in the tradition of The Turn of the Screw and The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Walpoles posthumous novel is reprinted for the first time in this new edition, which features an introduction by John Howard.

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