{"product_id":"thirty-hours-with-a-corpse-and-other-tales-of-the-grand-guignol","title":"Thirty Hours with a Corpse: And Other Tales of the Grand Guignol","description":"\u003ch1\u003eThirty Hours with a Corpse: And Other Tales of the Grand Guignol\u003c\/h1\u003eMaurice Level\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Dover Publications\u003cbr\u003eMarch 1 2016\u003cbr\u003eEAN: 9780486802329\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 0486802329\u003cbr\u003eSynopsis: Characterized by gratuitous acts of brutality and surprise endings, these tales of obsession and violence are the creations of a twentieth-century French writer whose works were staged by the legendary Théâtre du Grand-Guignol of Paris. The precursors of modern thrillers and slasher films, these stories have been specially selected for this edition and introduced by horror specialist S. T. Joshi. \u003cbr\u003eThirty-nine \u003ci\u003econte cruel\u003c\/i\u003e (\"cruel tales\") include \"In the Light of the Red Lamp,\" in which a husband's photographs of his dead wife reveal a deeper tragedy; \"Fascination,\" the tale of a morbid passion that develops when the narrator, determined to stay at home, shoots his mistress for the sake of peace and quiet; and \"The Bastard,\" concerning a father's suspicions about his son's paternity. Other stories include \"The Taint,\" a view of infanticide as mercy-killing; \"The Test,\" in which an accused murderer is forced to reenact his crime; and \"A Maniac,\" recounting a thrill-seeker's ghoulish impulse to witness death-defying stunts gone wrong.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"27th Letter Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67391097077805,"sku":"20959","price":11.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0673\/3588\/0749\/files\/original_c849a9e1-7873-4502-b3ff-ff9608d0aebb.jpg?v=1787351818","url":"https:\/\/27thletterbooks.com\/products\/thirty-hours-with-a-corpse-and-other-tales-of-the-grand-guignol","provider":"27th Letter Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}