This Spectacular Darkness: Critical Essays

by Joel Lane

Joel Lane, renowned as a writer of compelling strange stories, novels in the noir tradition, and acute poetry, was also a thoughtful and perceptive essayist on the fantasy and horror fields. For the journal Wormwood he wrote a series of pieces discussing the leading figures in twentieth-century dark literature, including H.P. Lovecraft, Thomas Ligotti, Fritz Leiber and Robert Aickman. They are characterised by his profound insight, high critical standards...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1719848807
• ISBN13: 9781719848800
• Release Date: August 2018
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 354 Pages
• Weight: 1.14 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"