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The God of Glass

✍️ Peter Redgrove
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📚 WHAT THE BOOK IS ABOUT

A violent morality play about a man who controls witches to build a global religion.

Redgrove constructs a narrative where personal secrets drive mass hysteria and spiritual transformation. Geoffrey Glass arrives in Petroc, a West Country village, and immediately becomes the focal point of a witch plague. His ability to control the possessed allows him to establish a shamanistic faith that transcends local boundaries. The plot hinges on the conflict between his concealed past and the external pressures from allies and adversaries. This structure forces a revelation that serves as the emotional core of the story. The author aims to use extreme horror to expose underlying truths about human nature and belief systems, rather than relying on subtle hints found in typical genre works.

Key Themes
shamanistic religion madness by possession terrible secret
Literary Context

Published by Shearsman Books in 2006, this work draws on West Country folklore and occult traditions. It challenges modern supernatural fiction by prioritizing total experiential horror over subtle thematic undertones, grounding its fantastical elements in a strong factual basis to enhance its disturbing impact.

Difficulty
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Recommended For Fans Of
Thomas Ligotti · M.R. James
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Horror Fiction
🏛 Shearsman Books 📅 2006 🌐 English 📔 Paperback ISBN: 9781905024117

📝 Description: The God of Glass

Peter Redgrove presents a violent morality play centered on Geoffrey Glass, a man arriving in the West Country village of Petroc with a terrible secret. His presence triggers a plague of witches, manifesting as madness by possession. Glass utilizes his hidden knowledge to control these afflicted individuals, founding a new shamanistic religion that eventually spreads worldwide. The narrative explores the tension between this growing power and the demands of his friends and enemies, who force him to reveal his secret in a climax described as both weird and moving. Redgrove wrote this story of horror and the occult to draw attention to real themes often relegated to undercurrents in modern supernatural fiction. He believed that going all out for a total experience would highlight these deeper currents more effectively than conventional tales. The work maintains a strong factual basis, which adds to its entertainment value while increasing its horrifying impact. An introduction by Jay Ramsay accompanies the text. This book suits readers interested in the intersection of madness, religious fervor, and occult control. It may not appeal to those seeking traditional ghost stories or straightforward historical fiction without supernatural elements.

💎 Our verdict on The God of Glass

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Redgrove delivers a potent narrative where personal secrets ignite mass hysteria and spiritual transformation in the West Country village of Petroc. The protagonist’s ability to control possessed individuals to found a global shamanistic faith creates a tense dynamic between growing power and external pressures from allies and adversaries. The work succeeds in using extreme horror to highlight deeper currents about human nature, avoiding the subtlety of typical genre works in favor of direct exposure. This approach makes it particularly suitable for readers who enjoy the convergence of madness and religious fervor. While it may not satisfy those seeking traditional ghost stories or straightforward historical fiction, its commitment to a total experience ensures a memorable and impactful engagement with the occult themes.
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Why this book is worth reading

Readers seeking a visceral exploration of the intersection between madness, religious fervor, and occult control will find this text compelling. It appeals to those who appreciate horror that functions as a violent morality play rather than mere entertainment. The book is ideal for individuals interested in how personal secrets can drive mass hysteria and spiritual transformation. By utilizing extreme horror to expose underlying truths about human nature, it offers a unique perspective on belief systems. Those willing to engage with a narrative that prioritizes total experiential impact over subtle hints will discover a work that challenges conventional genre expectations while maintaining a strong factual basis for its horrifying events.

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Redgrove delivers a potent narrative where personal secrets ignite mass hysteria and spiritual transformation in the West Country village of Petroc. The protagonist’s ability to control possessed individuals to found a global shamanistic faith creates a tense dynamic between growing power and external pressures from allies and adversaries. The work succeeds in using extreme horror to highlight deeper currents about human nature, avoiding the subtlety of typical genre works in favor of direct exposure. This approach makes it particularly suitable for readers who enjoy the convergence of madness and religious fervor. While it may not satisfy those seeking traditional ghost stories or straightforward historical fiction, its commitment to a total experience ensures a memorable and impactful engagement with the occult themes.

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