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The Beetle|Richard Marsh

Overview

"A fun new way to encounter the spine-tinglers of yesteryear." --Booklist

A horror classic for the modern reader, presented by the Horror Writers Association.

Rediscover the classic and come face-to-face with a creature "born of neither god nor man"

First published in 1897, Richard Marsh's classic work of gothic horror, The Beetle, opens with Robert Holt, an out-of-work clerk seeking shelter in an abandoned house. He comes face to face with a fantastical creature with supernatural and hypnotic powers; a creature who can transform at will between its human and beetle forms and who wrecks havoc when he preys on young middle-class Britons.

Featuring an introduction by bestselling author Chelsea Quinn Yarbro, the Haunted Library Horror Classics edition of The Beetle is a tale of revenge that takes the reader on a dark journey, one that explores the crisis of late imperial England through a fantastical and horrific lens.

Details

  • ISBN-13: 9781492699712
  • ISBN-10: 1492699713
  • Publisher: Poisoned Pen Press
  • Publish Date: April 2020
  • Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 1.2 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 0.9 pounds
  • Page Count: 400

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