Gothic!: Ten Original Dark Tales
Gothic!: Ten Original Dark Tales by Deborah Noyes is a first edition published by Candlewick on August 3, 2004. This collection features ten original stories that draw on elements of dark fantasy, horror, and humor, paying homage to the gothic tradition. The narratives include a lovesick count and his ghostly servant, a serial killer who defies death, and houses with violent minds, all contributing to a rich tapestry of the supernatural and surreal.
Readers will encounter a variety of characters and scenarios, including witches, changelings, and a contemplative vampire, each story exploring themes of horror and the uncanny. The anthology showcases contributions from contemporary authors such as Neil Gaiman and M. T. Anderson, offering a modern take on the gothic tale. With 256 pages, this collection invites readers to delve into a world where the eerie and the fantastical intertwine, making it a notable addition to children’s fiction and horror stories.
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Drawing on dark fantasy as well as horror and wild humor, ten contemporary authors pay homage to the gothic tale in original stories of the supernatural and the surreal.
A lovesick count and the ghost of his brutalized servant . . . a serial killer who defies death . . . a house with a violent mind of its own and another that holds within its peeling walls a grotesque secret. Here are witches who feast on faces, changeling rites of passage, a venerable vampire contemplating his end, and a fanged brat who drains the patience of a bumbling teenage boy. Here too are a flamboyant young novelist in search of a subject more compelling than his own eerie existence, and the daughter of a sorcerer fighting to free her lover — and her will — from sinister bonds. Enter the world of GOTHIC!, a celebration of the literary form made famous by such writers as Mary Shelley and Edgar Allan Poe.
With scary stories by:
Joan Aiken
M. T. Anderson
Neil Gaiman
Caitlín R. Kiernan
Gregory Maguire
Garth Nix
Celia Rees
Janni Lee Simner
Vivian Vande Velde
Barry Yourgrau
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