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Thirty Hours with a Corpse: And Other Tales of the Grand Guignol

✍️ Maurice Level
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🏛 Dover Publications 📅 2016 📖 224 pages 🌐 English 📔 Paperback ISBN: 9780486802329

📝 Description: Thirty Hours with a Corpse: And Other Tales of the Grand Guignol

Characterized by gratuitous acts of brutality and surprise endings, these 39 tales of obsession and violence are the creations of a French writer whose works were staged by the Theatre du Grand-Guignol of Paris.

💎 Our verdict on Thirty Hours with a Corpse: And Other Tales of the Grand Guignol

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It does not suit readers who prefer atmospheric, psychological, or cosmic horror that relies on ambiguity and dread. Fans of nuanced character development will likely find these tales shallow and repetitive. However, for those interested in the historical context of shock literature and the theatrical origins of modern gore, it holds a specific niche. It is a blunt instrument in a shelf of scalpel-wielding classics.
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It does not suit readers who prefer atmospheric, psychological, or cosmic horror that relies on ambiguity and dread. Fans of nuanced character development will likely find these tales shallow and repetitive. However, for those interested in the historical context of shock literature and the theatrical origins of modern gore, it holds a specific niche. It is a blunt instrument in a shelf of scalpel-wielding classics.

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