Astounding Illustrated History of Fantasy & Horror

Companion title to The Astounding Illustrated History of Science Fiction this new book reflects the same roots in Gothic literature but follows a complementary path through the 20th century, featuring a brilliant concoction of movie posters, stills, book covers, fantastic art and incredible timelines.

About the author

S.T. Joshi (consultant editor and introduction) is the author of The Weird Tale (1990), The Modern Weird Tale (2001), and Unutterable Horror: A History of Supernatural Fiction (2012). His award-winning biography H.P. Lovecraft: A Life (1996) was later expanded as I Am Providence: The Life and Times of H. P. Lovecraft (2010). He has prepared editions of the work of Arthur Machen, Lord Dunsany, M.R. James, Algernon Blackwood, Ambrose Bierce, Clark Ashton Smith, and other classic authors of weird fiction, as well as the anthology American Supernatural Tales (2007).

Summary

Companion title to The Astounding Illustrated History of Science Fiction this new book reflects the same roots in Gothic literature but follows a complementary path through the 20th century, featuring a brilliant concoction of movie posters, stills, book covers, fantastic art and incredible timelines.

Product details

• Authors: Mike Ashley, Ashley Mike, Matt Cardin, Cardin Matt, Flame Tree Studio, Rosie Fletcher, Fletcher Rosie, Dave Golder, Golder Dave, Michael Kerrigan, Roger Luckhurst, Roger Ashley Luckhurst, Luckhurst Roger, Russ Thorne, Thorne Russ
• Assisted by: Flame Tree Studio (Editor), Ramsey Campbell (Foreword)
• Publisher: Flame Tree Publishing
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.10.2018
• EAN: 9781786648037
• ISBN: 978-1-78664-803-7
• No. of pages: 192
• Series: Inspirations & Techniques; Inspirations & Techniques
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers, Illustration & commercial art, Gothic & Fantasy, Art & Design