Tales of the Grand Guignol (2nd Edition)
- Written by Maurice Level
- ISBN: 9781933618944
- Format: Hardcover, 436pp
- Publish Date: April 1, 2013
- Dimensions: Unknown Dimensions
- Original Price: US$60
- Genre: Horror
- Publication Type: Collection
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About
Maurice Level (1875-1926), was a French writer of fiction and drama who specialized in short stories of the macabre which were regularly printed in the columns of Paris newspapers and sometimes staged by le Théâtre du Grand-Guignol, the repertory company in the Pigalle district devoted to melodramatic productions which highlighted blood and gore. Level’s short stories may be weak in characterization and motivation, but they are strong on obsession and violence. Heir surprise endings are reminiscent of the stories of Guy de Maupassant. British critics see Level as the successor of Edgar Allan Poe; American critics, as the contemporary of H.Maurice Level (1875-1926), was a French writer of fiction and drama who specialized in short stories of the macabre which were sometimes staged by le Théâtre du Grand-Guignol, the repertory company in the Pigalle district devoted to melodramatic productions Level's short stories are strong on obsession and violence heir surprise endings are reminiscent of the stories of Guy de Maupassant, and their gratuitous acts and mindless brutality, may be seen as precursors of thriller fiction and slasher films This collection has a stamped cover by Jason C.
Ckhardt and some interior black & white illustrations The book is edited and introduced by S Joshi. edition information.
Edition Details
- Limited to 300 copies.
- Two complete novels and over a dozen short stories.
- Full color wraparound dustjacket by David Ho.
- Ribbon marker, head and tail bands.
Contents:
- Introduction (Tales of the Grand Guignol)
- The Grip of Fear
- The Debt Collector
- The Kennel
- Who?
- Illusion
- In the Light of the Red Lamp
- A Mistake
- Extenuating Circumstances
- The Confession
- The Test
- Poussette
- The Father
- "For Nothing"
- In the Wheat
- The Beggar
- Under Chloroform
- The Man Who Lay Asleep
- Fascination
- The Bastard
- That Scoundrel Miron
- The Taint
- The Kiss
- A Maniac
- The 10:50 Express
- Blue Eyes
- The Empty House
- The Last Kiss
- Under Ether
- The Spirit of Alsace
- At the Movies
- The Little Soldier
- The Great Scene
- After the War
- The Appaling Gift
- Night and Silence
- The Cripple
- The Look
- The Horror on the Night Express
- Thirty Hours with a Corpse
- She Thought of Everything
- Those Who Return
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External Links
- Tales of the Grand Guignol (2nd Edition). Centipede Press page for Tales of the Grand Guignol (2nd Edition)
- Maurice Level (ISFDB). ISFDB entry for Maurice Level