Who is this Mark McLaughlin person, and why should you read him?Mark-whom I've had the pleasure of publishing for nearly 20 years now-is one of those unique voices in the horror field. He doesn't tread the safe (or even sane!) path, but goes off in quirky directions, and he's happy to have company along the way. And while he's poking around the oddest places, he finds humor in the outrageous and the unsettling. Vampires? Of course. Zombies? Definitely. But these are never quite the monsters you're expecting. Don't take my word for it. Here are some other opinions:"e;In the most devious manner, McLaughlin's stories achieve a high degree of demonism by perpetuating a sinister 'humor' at the gallows of the human comedy."e; (Thomas Ligotti)"e;Listen up. Noel Coward is back. Salvador Dali is back. Dylan Thomas is back. And they're all rolled into one in the shape of Mark McLaughlin who writes stories that are wonderfully witty, surrealistic and ineffably strange. Absolutely fabulous. If your palette is jaded, come to the feast that is Mark McLaughlin."e; (Simon Clark)"e;McLaughlin's tales are laugh-out-loud assaults on consensus reality."e; (Paul Di Filippo, ASIMOV'S)"e;Reading Mark McLaughlin is a little like stepping out of the door of an airplane in mid flight. The view is pretty amazing, but the shock of impact may do you in...gruesome, funny and touching. Top that: anybody."e; (TANGENT)So, dig in and enjoy these 28 tales by one of the modern masters of the macabre!Part 1: Cosmic HorrorsThe House of the OcelotQueen of the VulturesThe Foul One Lives to DestroyDer FleischbrunnenA Beauty Treatment for Mrs. HamogeorgakisToadfaceShoggoth CacciatoreMrs. DakhamunzuUsed Viol, One Previous OwnerThe Resurrection of Nephren-KaPART 2: Magic, Monsters, Zombies, And DemonsAdroitly WrappedWhy Cosmo Used to Wear a Lab Smock Every HalloweenLargesseZOM BEE MOO VEEEmpress of the Living DeadascloseasthisScenes from a Foreign Horror Video, with Zombies and Tasteful NudityAunt PalomaDiabolical Entities and How to Deal with ThemThe Disciples of MonidrothPART 3: Tales of the Surreal and the BizarreThe Vainglorious Simulacrum of Mungha SorcyllamiaThe Astonishing Secret of the King of the CatsDeck the Halls with GuacamoleThe Revelations of McDethThe Agony of Claude BawlsDon't Look in the Little Storage Room Behind the FurnaceThe Tale of the Cat-Headed Man, the Man-Headed Dog, and the Lady with Rats for HandsDr. Belmont's Hiking BuddyIf you enjoy this ebook, check out the 400+ other volumes in the MEGAPACK series, covering not just horror, but science fiction, fantasy, westerns, romance, and many other genres (even nurse novels!). Search your favorite ebook store for "e;Wildside Press MEGAPACK"e; to see the complete list of available titles.
| ISBN: | 9781479458011 |
| Publication date: | 20th June 2020 |
| Author: | McLaughlin, Mark |
| Publisher: | Wildside Press LLC |
| Format: | Ebook (Epub) |