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The perils of ambition lie at the heart of this double-bill of
supernatural tales. In The Monkey's Paw a family is granted three
wishes, all of which come true but in a macabre and unexpected way.
In The Dark a successful and ambitious novelist meets his
Mephistopheles and is dispatched to a sinister fate.1 woman, 4 men
One of the greatest supernatural stories ever told, The Monkey's
Paw by W.W. Jacobs has enthralled and captivated audiences since it
was first published.
Attractively designed and illustrated by well-known cartoonist Seth
(creator of several New Yorker covers, graphic novels, etc.) Small
trim size and inexpensive price = perfect for register display
Attractive Seth-designed display for books ideal for register
placement Similar series of Xmas Ghost Stories by Galley Beggar
Press have sold 30,000+ in UK Canadian "trial run" of books showed
approx. 1,000 copies sold of each book, even as a drop-in title
sold into stores in late November w/o register placement VERY
STRONG response from media looking for "feel good" holiday news
stories. Multiple angles: 1) reviving old tradition, 2) novel and
appealingly counter-intuitive take on Christmas as a spooky time of
year, 3) Seth well-known and respected, and does great interviews
4) perfect for quirky gift guides = THIS SERIES WILL CONTINUE TO
GET HUGE ATTENTION FROM THE MEDIA AS AWARENESS SPREADS!!! Potential
marketing to specialty shops, incl. comic book stores, Christmas
gift stores Last December opened with an endorsement from actor
Patton Oswalt on Twitter and closed with a capsule review by John
Williams in the New York Times. Great start for a first year, and
we expect the second to be even better!
Considered one of the foremost humorists in England at the turn of
the century, W. W. Jacobs (1863-1943) is best known for his
masterpiece of horror, ""The Monkey's Paw."" He was the author of
thirteen volumes of short stories-all of which were commercially
successful-and eighteen of these are included together for the
first time in this gripping collection of horror fiction.This book
features Gothic narratives, stories of the macabre and supernatural
tales. But they are also infused with shrewd and sardonic humor,
for which Jacobs was justifiably famous. They demonstrate vividly
his masterful instinct for weaving terror and suspense into scenes
of ordinary everyday life. His boyhood memories of the South Devon
Wharf lend authenticity to the many stories with nautical
backgrounds or that feature seamen as protagonists.Because of its
immense popularity, ""The Monkey's Paw"" has tended to overshadow a
good deal of Jacobs' other work, and it is undoubtedly the most
readily recognized and by far the most anthologized story in the
collection. But readers will be delighted to know that Jacobs'
craftmanship is abundantly apparent in many of his other tales, as
they will discover in this new volume. Horror and mystery
aficionados will be intrigued and delighted by his range of
skillful and witty prose; and they will at last come to appreciate
a writer whose other work has been for so long ""lost"" to the
general public.
Double bill of British wartime comedies directed by Oswald
Mitchell. In 'Jailbirds' (1940), escaped convicts Nick (Charles
Hawtrey) and Bill (Albert Burdon) get jobs working in a bakery
where they try to hide a stolen diamond necklace by placing it in a
loaf of bread. But the pair are forced to come up with a daring
scheme to recover the stolen jewels when the prized necklace goes
missing. 'Sailors Don't Care' (1940), follows the antics of father
and son Nobby (Tom Gamble) and Joe Clark (Edward Rigby) after they
join the River Patrol Service.
W. W. Jacobs (1863-1943) was an English author of short stories and
novels best remembered for his The Monkey's Paw. His works are
known for their humor. Marine life was a favorite subject of
Jacobs. Some stories feature seamen and dockhands from the South
Devon Wharf where Jacobs's father worked. Others reflect ordinary
English homes where strange events unfold. Stories included in this
collection are Deserted, The White Cat, A Golden Venture,
Husbandry, The Changing Numbers and Captain Rogers. Jacobs's short
stories are suitable for older youth and adults.
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