{"product_id":"american-supernatural-tales-hardcover","title":"American Supernatural Tales - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eS. T. Joshi\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eS. T. Joshi\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by), \u003cb\u003eGuillermo del Toro\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart of a new six-volume series of the best in classic horror, selected by Academy Award-winning director of \u003ci\u003eThe Shape of Water\u003c\/i\u003e Guillermo del Toro\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eAmerican Supernatural Tales\u003c\/i\u003e is the ultimate collection of weird and frightening American short fiction. As Stephen King will attest, the popularity of the occult in American literature has only grown since the days of Edgar Allan Poe. The book celebrates the richness of this tradition with chilling contributions from some of the nation's brightest literary lights, including Poe himself, H. P. Lovecraft, Shirley Jackson, Ray Bradbury, Nathaniel Hawthorne, and--of course--Stephen King. This volumes also includes \"The Yellow Sign,\" the most horrific story from \u003ci\u003eThe King in Yellow\u003c\/i\u003e, the classic horror collection by Robert W. Chambers featured on HBO's hit TV series \u003ci\u003eTrue Detective\u003c\/i\u003e. By turns phantasmagoric, spectral, and demonic, this is a frighteningly good collection of stories. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFilmmaker and longtime horror literature fan Guillermo del Toro serves as the curator for the Penguin Horror series, a new collection of classic tales and poems by masters of the genre. Included here are some of del Toro's favorites, from Mary Shelley's \u003ci\u003eFrankenstein\u003c\/i\u003e and Ray Russell's short story \"Sardonicus,\" considered by Stephen King to be \"perhaps the finest example of the modern Gothic ever written,\" to Shirley Jackson's \u003ci\u003eThe Haunting of Hill House \u003c\/i\u003eand stories by Ray Bradbury, Joyce Carol Oates, Ted Klein, and Robert E. Howard. Featuring original cover art by Penguin Art Director Paul Buckley, these stunningly creepy deluxe hardcovers will be perfect additions to the shelves of horror, sci-fi, fantasy, and paranormal aficionados everywhere.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eGUILLERMO DEL TORO\u003c\/b\u003e is a Mexican director, producer, screenwriter, novelist, and designer. He both cofounded the Guadalajara International Film Festival and formed his own production company--the Tequila Gang. However, he is most recognized for his Academy Award-winning film, \u003ci\u003ePan's Labyrinth\u003c\/i\u003e, and the Hellboy film franchise. He has received Nebula and Hugo awards, was nominated for a Bram Stoker Award, and is an avid collector and student of arcane memorabilia and weird fiction. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eS. T. JOSHI \u003c\/b\u003eis a freelance writer and editor. He has edited Penguin Classics editions of H. P. Lovecraft's \u003ci\u003eThe Call of Cthulhu and Other Weird Stories\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Thing on the Doorstep and Other Weird Stories\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as Algernon Blackwood's \u003ci\u003eAncient Sorceries and Other Strange Stories\u003c\/i\u003e. Among his critical and biographical studies are \u003ci\u003eThe Weird Tale\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLord Dunsany: Master of the Anglo-Irish Imagination\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eH. P. Lovecraft: A Life, and The Modern Weird Tale\u003c\/i\u003e. He has also edited works by Ambrose Bierce, Arthur Machen, and H. L. Mencken, and is compiling a three-volume \u003ci\u003eEncyclopedia of Supernatural Literature\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 512\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.6 x 8.6 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 01, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51753750135072,"sku":"9780143122371","price":36.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/8683d4c6d5e009fa83abe110bcd5bb32.webp?v=1780026738","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/american-supernatural-tales-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}