P. Lovecraft (2010). He has also edited works by Ambrose Bierce, H. L. Mencken, and other writers, and has written on religion, politics, and race relations. He is at work on a comprehensive history of supernatural fiction.

 

GUILLERMO DEL TORO (born 1964) is a Mexican director, producer, screenwriter, novelist, and designer. He cofounded the Guadalajara International Film Festival, and formed his own production company—the Tequila Gang. However, he is most recognized for his Academy Award–winning film, Pan’s Labyrinth, and the Hellboy film franchise. He has received the Nebula, Hugo, and Bram Stoker awards and is an avid collecter and student of arcane memorabilia and weird fiction.

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Introduction and notes copyright © S. T. Joshi, 2011 Foreword copyright © Guillermo del Toro, 2011 All rights reserved

 

LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOGING IN PUBLICATION DATA
Machen, Arthur, 1863–1947.
The white people and other weird stories / Arthur Machen; edited with an introduction
and notes by S.T. Joshi; foreword by Guillermo del Toro.
p. cm.—(Penguin classics)
Summary: “Machen’s weird tales of the creepy and fantastic finally come to Penguin Classics.
With an introduction from S.T. Joshi, editor of AMERICAN SUPERNATURAL TALES,
THE WHITE PEOPLE AND OTHER WEIRD STORIES is the perfect introduction to
the father of weird fiction. The title story “The White People” is an exercise in the bizarre leaving
the reader disoriented and on edge. From the first page, Machen turns even fundamental
truths upside-down, as his character Ambrose explains, “there have been those who have
sounded the very depths of sin, who all their lives have never done an ‘ill deed’” setting the
stage for a tale entirely without logic—Provided by publisher.
Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN : 978-1-101-55268-1

1. Fantasy fiction, English. 2. Horror tales, English. I. Joshi, S. T., 1958–II. Title.
PR6025.A245A6 2011
823’.912—dc22
2011027590

 

 

 

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