Seabury Quinn

Suicide Chapel (Fantasy and Horror Classics) (eBook, ePUB)

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Produktbeschreibung

Suicide Chapel is a non-supernatural, but still wildly bizarre, case for Seabury Quinn's celebrated occult detective, Dr. Jules de Grandin, and his friend, Dr. Trowbridge.

The story begins with a series of baffling and brutal attacks on young women in Harrisonville, New Jersey. The cases, which at first appear to be murders or kidnappings, bear a distinct and horrifying clue: traces of gorilla hair at the scene.

De Grandin's investigation into the unusual assaults and disappearances uncovers a dark and violent backstory involving a former member of a safari named Everton. Years ago, Everton was betrayed and left to the mercies of a hostile African tribe by his avaricious companions. Though presumed dead, Everton survived and returned--not just to seek revenge, but to do so with the help of a perfectly trained, full-grown gorilla.

The climax of the story takes place at the titular location, an abandoned, dilapidated chapel outside of town, a spot known to the locals as "Suicide Chapel" for its grim history. Here, De Grandin and Trowbridge must confront the vengeance-crazed man and his savage, simian accomplice to rescue the latest captive. This tale is a pulp classic, trading in the supernatural for a thrilling and unconventional combination of exotic crime, revenge, and creature horror.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Read Books Ltd.
• Seitenzahl: 60
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. Mai 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781473388161
• Artikelnr.: 42049525

Autorenporträt

Seabury Grandin Quinn (also known as Jerome Burke; 1889 - 1969) was an American pulp magazine author, most famous for his stories of the occult detective Jules de Grandin, published in Weird Tales. His first published work was "The Law of the Movies", in The Motion Picture Magazine, December 1917. (His story "Painted Gold" may have been written earlier.) "Demons of the Night" was published in Detective Story Magazine on March 19, 1918, followed by "Was She Mad?" on March 25, 1918. He published "The Stone Image" in 1919. He introduced Jules de Grandin as a character in 1925 (taking the character's surname from his own middle name) and continued writing stories about him until 1951. The longest of the de Grandin stories is the 1932 novel-length story The Devil's Bride, strongly influenced by Robert W. Chambers' 1920 novel The Slayer of Souls.