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Chilling Tales of Horror
Let illustrator Pedro Rodríguez lead you into a world of terror, insanity, and the supernatural with these seven classic horror stories that will keep you awake at night: "The Hand" by Guy de Maupassant; "Sir Dominick's Bargain" by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu; "The House of Nightmare" by Edward Lucas White; "The Vampire" by John William Polidori; "House B on Camden Hill" by Catherine Crowe; "The Body Snatcher" by Robert Louis Stevenson; and "The Black Cat" by Edgar Allan Poe. This book includes safe 'PG' text and illustrations. This collection also includes a brief biography of each author.
* Reviews *
This series takes some of literatures most famous horror stories and adapts them with accompanying, chilling illustrations. With different adapters and illustrators, the narrative and style of each is quite different. Word bubbles are slightly too small and are written in a font that is difficult to read at times. Readers used to graphic novels will effortlessly navigate the layouts, and those new to the genre will appreciate the creative idiosyncrasies of each illustrator. In Chilling Tales of Horror, the adaptations do not capture of the essence of fear in each thrilling tale. Poe and Frankenstein do, which makes for more rounded stories. The woodprints in Frankenstein are gorgeous and the simple b&w illustrations lend an eerie contrast. Most stories make reference to violence, murder, lunacy, or death. Recommended, Library Media Connection March/April 2013
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5-6 IL
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5-12+ GRL
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