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Casting the Runes (Fantasy and Horror Classics) - Softcover

James, M R

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9781447405276: Casting the Runes (Fantasy and Horror Classics)
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ISBN 10: 1447405277 ISBN 13: 9781447405276
Publisher: Fantasy and Horror Classics, 2011

Synopsis

John Harrington Karswell is an outwardly charming but profoundly sinister occultist and alchemist. When a cautious academic, Mr. Dunning, prepares to publish a scathing review of Karswell's work, he is subtly given a strange, inconspicuous piece of paper inscribed with cryptic runes. Dunning soon discovers that Karswell uses these inscriptions to inflict a fatal, year-long curse on his critics. As the supernatural threat intensifies--manifesting as a grotesque, hairy fiend--Dunning must race against time and cold logic to understand the mechanism of the curse and find a way to return the deadly missive to its sender before his final hour arrives.

From the mind of M. R. James, the acknowledged master who redefined the ghost story for the 20th century and founded the 'antiquarian ghost story' genre, comes one of his most famous and terrifying tales of deliberate malice.

This story is a quintessential example of James' genius for combining scholarly investigation with palpable, creeping dread. It is essential reading for fans of classic ghost stories and supernatural fiction, proving that some reviews come at a terrifying price.

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About the Author


M.R. James was one of the most accomplished scholars of his generation, a brilliant, internationally known authority on early Christian manuscripts. He was in turn a Fellow, Dean, and Provost of Kings College, Cambridge, and then finally the Provost of Eton, where he died a much-loved and revered figure in 1936.
Michael Chabon is the author of Wonder Boys, The Mysteries of Pittsburgh, and The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay, which won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction.

Review


"A must read for the true-blue aficionado.... James is best known now for his supernatural stories, regarded by many as being among the best ever written."--Library Journal


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Publisher
Fantasy and Horror Classics
Publication date
2011
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1447405277
ISBN 13 
9781447405276
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
42
Rating
  • 3.63 out of 5 stars
    1,014 ratings by Goodreads