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Casting the Runes (Fantasy and Horror Classics) - Tapa blanda

M. R. James

 
9781447405276: Casting the Runes (Fantasy and Horror Classics)
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ISBN 10: 1447405277 ISBN 13: 9781447405276
Editorial: Fantasy and Horror Classics, 2011

Sinopsis

John Harrington Karswell is an outwardly charming but profoundly sinister occultist and alchemist. When a cautious academic, Mr. Dunning, prepares to publish a scathing review of Karswell’s work, he is subtly given a strange, inconspicuous piece of paper inscribed with cryptic runes. Dunning soon discovers that Karswell uses these inscriptions to inflict a fatal, year-long curse on his critics. As the supernatural threat intensifies--manifesting as a grotesque, hairy fiend--Dunning must race against time and cold logic to understand the mechanism of the curse and find a way to return the deadly missive to its sender before his final hour arrives.From the mind of M. R. James, the acknowledged master who redefined the ghost story for the 20th century and founded the ’antiquarian ghost story’ genre, comes one of his most famous and terrifying tales of deliberate malice.This story is a quintessential example of James’ genius for combining scholarly investigation with palpable, creeping dread. It is essential reading for fans of classic ghost stories and supernatural fiction, proving that some reviews come at a terrifying price.

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Reseña del editor

M. R. James was a prolific and hugely successful author, now credited with having redefined the ghost story for the 20th century by abandoning many of the formal Gothic clichés of his predecessors and using more realistic contemporary settings. 'Casting the Runes' is one of his most famous tales, and was adapted into a film in 1958. Many of the earliest occult stories, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

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Editorial
Fantasy and Horror Classics
Año de publicación
2011
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
1447405277
ISBN 13 
9781447405276
Encuadernación
Tapa blanda
Número de páginas
42
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