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THE GATES OF HELL IBD

HOLLYWOOD COMICS
01 / 2017
9781612275987
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Sinopsis

The Gates of Helláis aácollection ofátwenty-sixástories originally published in 1910. These tales, in the tradition of theácontes cruels, range from a man whoákeeps a secret with devastating effects to a maniac who finds thrills in witnessing violent accidents, to a blind man who purposely loses his eyesight, to a prostitute who sleeps with the man who executed her husband...áThese richáandácarefullyáplotted storiesáratchet up suspense, sentence by bewitchingásentence. Their horror is based on human behavior and psychological drama rather than supernatural elements, andáthe subtle beauty of their descriptions only further intensifies the turn of the knife when it inevitably comes &mdash, a truly decadentápleasure.áMaurice Level (1875-926) was a French writer of fiction and drama whose macabre stories were printed in Paris newspapers and staged by the Grand-Guignol theater. His stories have been compared to those of his cousin Marcel Schwob, as well asáVilliers de l',Isle-Adam,áOctave Mirbeau, Guy de Maupassant andáEdgar Allan Poe.áThe edition includes a historical introduction and notes by translator JessicaáSequeira.