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Malpertuis
| Author: | Jean Ray |
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Atlas Press, 1998 Original French publication, 1943 |
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| Book Type: | Novel |
| Genre: | Horror |
| Sub-Genre Tags: | Weird (Horror) |
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Film & Television Adaptations
Malpertuis
Artemis Film
12/31/1971
Synopsis
A manuscript stolen from a monastery; the ancient stone house of a sea-trading dynasty, which may be haunted. These are familiar ingredients for a Gothic novel. But something far more strange and disconcerting is taking place within the walls of Malpertuis as the relatives gather for the impending death of Uncle Cassave. The techniques of H.P. Lovecraft, when transplanted into the suffocating Catholic context of a Belgium scarred by the inquisition, produce in Jean Ray's masterpiece a story of monumental intensity from which events of brilliant ferocity break the surface without ever lessening the suspense as we are carried towards the tale's apocalyptic denouement. Terrifying, all-absorbing; this novel is one of the most celebrated examples of the modern gothic genre in Europe.
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