The Muse of the Monstrous and Other Tales

By Stephen Jankiewicz

In the tradition of H.P. Lovecraft, The Muse of the Monstrous collects supernatural tales of madness and doomed curiosity. Dream-like and darkly sensual, these stories trace humanity's struggle to remain functional in the face of cosmic horrors and mind-shattering revelations. In "The Ghouls, Like Angels" an abused housemaid in Victorian England finds a dangerous way to take revenge upon her master. "The Cetological Apotheosis of Samuel Coffin" tells of a nineteenth-century whaleship, a captain seduced by the occult, and sailors who dream as they drown in the deepest waters of the ocean. In the title story, a scientist conducts ground-breaking experiments but finds herself drawn to a giant, shambling figure in the forest.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 147811486X
• ISBN13: 9781478114864
• Release Date: June 2012
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.0" x 0.4" x 5.3"