The Mammoth Book of Body Horror (Mammoth Books) - Softcover

Marie O'Regan; Paul Kane; Barbie Wilde

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1780330391 ISBN 13: 9781780330396

Publisher: Robinson, 2012

Synopsis

A gripping collection which offers for the first time a chronological overview of the popular contemporary sub-genre of body horror, from Edgar Allan Poe to Christopher Fowler, with contributions from leading horror writers, including Stephen King, George Langelaan and Neil Gaiman. The collection includes the stories behind seminal body horror movies, John Carpenter's The Thing, David Cronenberg's The Fly and Stuart Gordon's Re-Animator.

About this title

Book Description:

25 stories of transformation, mutation and contagion

About the Author:

Marie O'Regan is a British Fantasy Award-nominated horror and dark fantasy writer. She has served as the chair of the British Fantasy Society, and has at times edited both their publications Dark Horizons and Prism. Marie lives in Derbyshire, England. Paul Kane is the author of numerous horror and dark fantasy stories and books, including The Hellraiser Films and Their Legacy. He served for five years as Special Publications Editor of the British Fantasy Society, working on various projects with authors such as Clive Barker, Neil Gaiman, Brian Aldiss, Robert Silverberg, Muriel Gray, and John Connolly. Paul lives in Derbyshire, England.

About this edition

• Publisher: Robinson
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1780330391
• ISBN 13: 9781780330396
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 512