{"product_id":"providence-after-dark-and-other-writings-paperback","title":"Providence After Dark and Other Writings - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eT. E. D. Klein\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBest known as a writer of supernatural horror, \u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003eT.E.D. Klein, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Ceremonies\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eDark Gods, \u003c\/em\u003e has also written essays, articles, op-ed pieces, and reviews that are provocative, erudite, occasionally splenetic, and always highly opinionated. This book, compiled by S. T. Joshi, presents a wide selection of Klein's nonfiction, including: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- A lively account of the first World Fantasy Convention, where the field's most colorful personalities gathered in Providence to honor its native son, H. P. Lovecraft.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Klein's introduction to the Arkham House edition of Lovecraft's shorter tales... His lists of the 13 most terrifying horror stories and the 25 most familiar horror plots.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Memoirs of his college days in Providence, under Lovecraft's spell... His triumphs and blunders as a Paramount script reader... His influential tenure as editor of \u003cem\u003eTwilight Zone\u003c\/em\u003e magazine... What it was like to work with eccentric (and notorious) director Dario Argento on his first full-length American film.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- A pair of groundbreaking \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e features on cruelty to animals in the movies... A skeptical take on Woody Allen at the turning point in his career... The hitherto unremarked secret of Stanley Kubrick's \u003cem\u003e2001\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e - Personal encounters with legendary weird-tale writers Robert Aickman and Donald Wandrei... Appreciations of Arthur Machen, Lord Dunsany, Rod Serling, Ramsey Campbell, and Mark Twain... Reviews of Ruth Rendell, Christopher Priest, William Peter Blatty, and a quartet of Gene Roddenberry biographies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Plus candid interviews, impassioned editorials for \u003cem\u003eCrimeBeat\u003c\/em\u003e magazine, and even a couple of poems.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 592\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 01, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47415858364594,"sku":"9781614982685","price":43.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/8627da385feb4283683b456ff0b3d290.webp?v=1778389456","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/providence-after-dark-and-other-writings-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}