Thirteen Gothic tales to inspire fear and flirt with one's curiosity. Through ill fate and gross misfortune, by the devil's design and the desires of those who succumb to all things wicked and perverse, the greatest horror is ofttimes suffered by the simplest of souls. Ranging from the supernatural and the weird, to that artful terror which creeps on the cusp of our reality, this collection holds true to a rich and distinctively dark tradition. Each short story is accompanied by an abstract interpretation. The exquisite hand of Italian artist, Lara Luxardi, wiles Shine's words into illustrations so unique and inspired as to incite the sinister beauty of the horror therein.
Author
A. M. Shine is an author of Literary Horror from the west of Ireland. It was there that at a young age he discovered a passion for classic horror stories, and where he received his Masters in history, before ultimately sharpening his quill to pursue a life devoted to all things literary and macabre. His writing is inspired by the trinity of horror, history, and superstition, and he has tormented, toyed with, and tortured more characters than he will ever confess to. Owing to a fascination with the works of Edgar Allan Poe and his ilk, A. M. Shine’s earlier writings were Gothic in their style and imagination. When his focus turned to novels he refined his craft as an author of Irish horror – stories influenced by his country’s culture, landscape, and language, but which draw their dark atmosphere and eloquence from the Gothic canon of his past. He is represented by John Baker of Bell Lomax Moreton Literary Agency.
