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Evil Roots : Killer Tales of the Botanical Gothic, Paperback by Butcher, Dais...
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- ISBN
- 9780712352291
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
British Library, T.H.E.
ISBN-10
0712352295
ISBN-13
9780712352291
eBay Product ID (ePID)
20038509862
Product Key Features
Book Title
Evil Roots : Killer Tales of the Botanical Gothic
Number of Pages
256 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2020
Topic
Horror, Gothic
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Fiction
Book Series
Tales of the Weird Ser.
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.8 in
Item Weight
9.3 Oz
Item Length
7.5 in
Item Width
5.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Reviews
"Cultivated by a scholar with a pleasingly sinister floral name, this collection of short stories is a delightful Halloween present for any green-fingered Gothicist." -- Dark Arts Journal
Dewey Edition
23
Dewey Decimal
808.838738
Table Of Content
Introduction 7 Rappacini's Daughter--Nathaniel Hawthorne 11 The American's Tale--Arthur Conan Doyle 49 Carnivorine--Lucy H. Hooper 61 The Giant Wistaria--Charlotte Perkins Gilman 77 The Flowering of the Strange Orchid--H. G. Wells 89 The Guardian of Mystery Island--Edmond Nolcini 101 The Ash Tree--M. R. James 123 A Vine on a House--Ambrose Bierce 141 Professor Jonkin's Cannibal Plant--Howard R. Garis 147 The Voice in the Night--William Hope Hodgson 161 The Pavillion--Edith Nesbitt 179 The Green Death--H. C. McNeile 199 The Women of the Wood--Abraham Merritt 237 The Moaning--Lily Emma Vane 273
Synopsis
A tangle of tales featuring perilous plants, scary sprouts, and frightening flowers Strangling vines and meat-hungry flora fill this unruly garden of strange stories, selected for their significance as the seeds of the "killer plant" trope in fiction, film, and video games. Before the Demogorgon of Stranger Things and the appearance of Mario's iconic foe the Piranha Plant, writers of the 19th and early 20th centuries were exploring the lethal potential of vegetable life, inspired by new carnivorous species discovered on expeditions into the deep jungles of the world and breakthroughs in the grafting and genetics disciplines of botany. Suddenly, the exotic orchid could become a curiously alluring, yet unsettlingly bloodthirsty menace; the beautifully sprawling wisteria of the stately home could become anything but civilized, and the experimentation of botanists weening new shoots on their own blood could become fuel for a new genre of horticultural nightmare. Step within to marvel at Charlotte Perkins Gilman's giant wistaria and H. G. Wells' hungry orchid; hear the calls of the ethereal women of the wood, and the frightful drone of the moaning lily; and do tread carefully around E. Nesbit's wandering creepers Every strain of vegetable threat (and one deadly fungus) can be found within this new collection, representing the very best tales from the undergrowth of Gothic fiction. Also featuring illustrations by Lauren Forrester., Strangling vines and meat-hungry flora fill this unruly garden of strange stories, selected for their significance as the seeds of the "killer plant" trope in fiction, film, and video games. Before the Demogorgon of Stranger Things and the appearance of Mario's iconic foe the Piranha Plant, writers of the 19th and early 20th centuries were exploring the lethal potential of vegetable life, inspired by new carnivorous species discovered on expeditions into the deep jungles of the world and breakthroughs in the grafting and genetics disciplines of botany. Suddenly, the exotic orchid could become a curiously alluring, yet unsettlingly bloodthirsty menace; the beautifully sprawling wisteria of the stately home could become anything but civilized, and the experimentation of botanists weening new shoots on their own blood could become fuel for a new genre of horticultural nightmare. Every strain of vegetable threat (and one deadly fungus) can be found within this new collection, representing the very best tales from the undergrowth.
LC Classification Number
PN6071.H727
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