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John Clute’s Darkening Garden is short view into the world of horror and, as ever, is a fascinating look into the world of horror. It is also one of the most beautiful books I’ve seen this year.

Its a collection of entries interspersed with some wonderful illustrations.

As ever Clute focuses on the Story of the world, how horror realises its true story and its place within the fantastic genre. At the heart of it, and perhaps the Encyclopedias of SF and Fantasy, is the idea that genre has its own language and grammar. These essays articulate the idea and also offer a powerful argument for the Four Seasons of Horror. As ever, thought provoking and you’ll probbly find yourself arguing against it at times.

Its published by Payseur and Schmidt.

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