{"product_id":"providence-after-dark-and-other-t-e-d-klein-9781614982685","title":"Providence After Dark and Other Writings","description":"\u003cp\u003eBest known as a writer of supernatural horror, \u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003eT.E.D. Klein, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Ceremonies\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eDark Gods, \u003c\/em\u003e has also written essays, articles, op-ed pieces, and reviews that are provocative, erudite, occasionally splenetic, and always highly opinionated. This book, compiled by S. T. Joshi, presents a wide selection of Klein's nonfiction, including: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- A lively account of the first World Fantasy Convention, where the field's most colorful personalities gathered in Providence to honor its native son, H. P. Lovecraft.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Klein's introduction to the Arkham House edition of Lovecraft's shorter tales... His lists of the 13 most terrifying horror stories and the 25 most familiar horror plots.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Memoirs of his college days in Providence, under Lovecraft's spell... His triumphs and blunders as a Paramount script reader... His influential tenure as editor of \u003cem\u003eTwilight Zone\u003c\/em\u003e magazine... What it was like to work with eccentric (and notorious) director Dario Argento on his first full-length American film.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- A pair of groundbreaking \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e features on cruelty to animals in the movies... A skeptical take on Woody Allen at the turning point in his career... The hitherto unremarked secret of Stanley Kubrick's \u003cem\u003e2001\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e - Personal encounters with legendary weird-tale writers Robert Aickman and Donald Wandrei... Appreciations of Arthur Machen, Lord Dunsany, Rod Serling, Ramsey Campbell, and Mark Twain... Reviews of Ruth Rendell, Christopher Priest, William Peter Blatty, and a quartet of Gene Roddenberry biographies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Plus candid interviews, impassioned editorials for \u003cem\u003eCrimeBeat\u003c\/em\u003e magazine, and even a couple of poems.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e T. E. D. Klein\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1614982686\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781614982685\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Hippocampus Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 592\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.72lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/02\/2019","brand":"T. E. D. Klein","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43994383253759,"sku":"9781614982685","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c1e7e23a-6800-463c-ba24-1cf6d0d4a17d.jpg?v=1683329821","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/providence-after-dark-and-other-t-e-d-klein-9781614982685","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}