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Ray Russell (1) (1924–1999)

Autor/a de Haunted Castles: The Complete Gothic Stories

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43+ obres 836 Membres 22 Ressenyes 2 preferits

Obres de Ray Russell

The Case Against Satan (1962) 213 exemplars
Incubus (1976) 65 exemplars
The Dead Astronaut (1971) — Col·laborador; Editor — 40 exemplars
Sagittarius (1971) 32 exemplars
Sardonicus and Other Stories (1961) 21 exemplars
Unholy Trinity (1967) 19 exemplars
Princess Pamela (1979) 14 exemplars
Prince of Darkness (1971) 13 exemplars
Devil's Mirror (1980) 9 exemplars
Absolute Power (1992) 7 exemplars
Dirty Money (1988) 4 exemplars
Sanguinarius [short fiction] (1967) 3 exemplars
Book of Hell (1980) 3 exemplars

Obres associades

The Oxford Book of Gothic Tales (1992) — Col·laborador — 536 exemplars
100 Great Science Fiction Short Short Stories (1978) — Col·laborador — 407 exemplars
Witches & Warlocks: Tales of Black Magic, Old & New (1991) — Col·laborador — 283 exemplars
Devils & Demons: A Treasury of Fiendish Tales Old & New (1991) — Col·laborador — 258 exemplars
Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Treasury (1988) — Col·laborador — 247 exemplars
Shudder Again: 22 Tales of Sex and Horror (1993) — Col·laborador — 231 exemplars
Arbor House Treasury of Horror and the Supernatural (1981) — Col·laborador — 196 exemplars
The Master's Choice (1979) — Col·laborador — 148 exemplars
Microcosmic Tales (1944) — Col·laborador — 143 exemplars
Dark Masques (2001) — Col·laborador — 136 exemplars
Space Mail (1980) — Col·laborador — 130 exemplars
Cutting Edge (1985) — Col·laborador — 126 exemplars
The Playboy Book of Science Fiction and Fantasy (1955) — Col·laborador — 116 exemplars
Whispers: An Anthology of Fantasy and Horror (1977) — Col·laborador — 95 exemplars
7th Annual Edition: The Year's Best S-F (1962) — Col·laborador — 90 exemplars
Isaac Asimov's Magical Worlds of Fantasy, Volume 8: Devils (1987) — Col·laborador — 88 exemplars
Future City (1973) — Col·laborador — 87 exemplars
Darker Masques (2002) — Col·laborador — 84 exemplars
The Vampire Omnibus (1995) — Col·laborador — 78 exemplars
Shadows 3 (1980) — Col·laborador — 77 exemplars
California Sorcery (1999) — Col·laborador — 76 exemplars
The Playboy Book of Horror and the Supernatural (1967) — Col·laborador — 70 exemplars
Return to the Twilight Zone (1994) — Col·laborador — 65 exemplars
New Worlds of Fantasy (1967) — Col·laborador — 63 exemplars
100 Astounding Little Alien Stories (1996) — Col·laborador — 59 exemplars
The Alluring Art of Margaret Brundage: Queen of Pulp Pin-Up Art (2013) — Col·laborador — 52 exemplars
Masques: All New Works of Horror and the Supernatural (1984) — Col·laborador — 50 exemplars
Girls Night Out: Twenty-nine Female Vampire Stories (1997) — Col·laborador — 48 exemplars
The Fourth Pan Book of Horror Stories (1963) — Col·laborador — 48 exemplars
The Century's Best Horror Fiction: Volume 2 (2011) — Col·laborador — 46 exemplars
100 Fiendish Little Frightmares (1997) — Col·laborador — 46 exemplars
Nightmares (1979) — Col·laborador — 43 exemplars
The Playboy Book of Crime and Suspense (1966) — Col·laborador — 42 exemplars
Red Jack (1988) — Col·laborador — 41 exemplars
Urban Horrors (1941) — Col·laborador — 40 exemplars
Baker's Dozen: 13 Short Horror Novels (1987) — Col·laborador — 33 exemplars
The Complete Masters of Darkness (1991) — Col·laborador — 31 exemplars
Best Of Masques (1988) — Col·laborador — 30 exemplars
Man Against Tomorrow (1965) — Col·laborador — 26 exemplars
Masques III: All-New Works of Horror and the Supernatural (1989) — Col·laborador — 24 exemplars
Masques II: All-New Stories of Horror and the Supernatural (1987) — Col·laborador — 24 exemplars
The Fiend (1971) — Col·laborador — 23 exemplars
The Bedside Playboy (1963) — Col·laborador — 23 exemplars
Isaac Asimov's Adventures of Science Fiction (1980) — Col·laborador — 21 exemplars
Masques V (2006) — Col·laborador — 19 exemplars
Masques IV (1991) — Col·laborador — 17 exemplars
Crisis: ten original stories of science fiction (1974) — Col·laborador — 10 exemplars
Mr. Sardonicus [1961 film] (1961) — Screenplay — 9 exemplars
The Premature Burial [1962 film] (1962) — Screenplay — 8 exemplars

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Nom normalitzat
Russell, Ray
Nom oficial
Russell, Raymond Robert
Data de naixement
1924-09-04
Data de defunció
1999-03-15
Gènere
male
Nacionalitat
USA
País (per posar en el mapa)
USA
Lloc de naixement
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Lloc de defunció
Los Angeles, California, USA
Premis i honors
Bram Stoker Award (Lifetime Achievement, 1992)

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This book was a bit meh. It was basically just about a rapist demon-thing with a horse length of schlong with which it killed women. There was also a ancient grimoire of spells which didn't play a roll really at all in the story other than revealing that magic is real but really didn't need to be there. I came to the book after catching the mess of a movie based on it, the ending of the movie is unsatisfying and disturbingly gruesome however the ending of the book was a typical b-movie type ending and disappointingly less gruesome. As a mystery it kind of gives a way the game even if I hadn't of seen the movie beforehand as it drops a hint that just about gives the game away and a second clue which removes all doubt for the reader but not for the dense characters. The hero really doesn't do anything and the "real hero" has a fuzzy connection to the goings on which is never explained making the dream-sequence interspersion just weird and not really connected to the main story at all save it ends with a racked witch being saved by her incubus demon-lover. Basically this book never really comes together its elements just kind of float together. I really can't recommend this book or the movie for that matter. They're both just exploitative curiosities from another time.… (més)
 
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Ranjr | Hi ha 2 ressenyes més | Jul 13, 2023 |
A compilation of Russell's excellent creepy modern gothic short stories. Del Toro's foreword in the edition I read doesn't add much, but the stories themselves are delightfully dreadful.
 
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JBD1 | Hi ha 9 ressenyes més | Jan 8, 2023 |
There is just something about a classic book, especially a classic horror book. The Case Against Satan by Ray Russell is a story we are quite familiar with, but it is still worth the read to see how the genre changed throughout the years.

Susan was a straight laced 16 year old, until the fits started happening. She wouldn't go into church anymore, she has started swearing, and when confronted by a priest, she attempts to seduce him before digging her nails into his throat.

Two other priests are called into action. One is the Bishop of the area, who has seen something like this in the past, but doesn't want to believe it is happening again. The other is a younger priest who struggles with his faith as well as a drinking problem.

Susan is brought to the priest's house to have the ancient rite of the exorcism performed. Throughout the next few days, both men must clear Susan of the devil. She will tell their darkest secrets, parishioners will become suspicious as they hear a woman in the priest's parsonage, and the two men will fight one another. They will continue on to help Susan become the sweet 16 year old she once was.

Now immediately, most people will say- that sounds like The Exorcist! You would be correct, except this book was written almost a decade before the Exorcist made its way onto the screen. This book is an original work of a now well known genre.

The book is tamer than most of the newer exorcism type stories, but it still has a lot of bite for a book written in 1962. Imagine the idea of a 16 year old seducing a priest by sitting nude on his desk and telling the priest she knows he wants her to a soon to be counter culture group, but not there yet. Think about the idea that priests can rape children to this same group, which we would find out later was happening, but the idea would have been shocking. This is why one reads classic books.

The book was a very fast read at just over 150 pages and was a lot of fun. I enjoyed myself while reading this and was glad I cracked the spine to see the origins of a genre.

I gave this one 4 stars.
… (més)
 
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Nerdyrev1 | Hi ha 8 ressenyes més | Nov 23, 2022 |
Maybe a bit dated now, it was considered shocking in 1962 but seems almost quaint by today's horror standards. A good ol' devil in the soul story that probably has a little too much Roman Catholic baggage for the average reader today. It's still a good story well told but the deep questions it wrestles with don't really seem so important when you are faced with berserk fanatics in the streets every day, It partakes of a simpler time when stories like this could really make you think. Now it's just a jolly good read and appropriately for Christmas time.… (més)
 
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Gumbywan | Hi ha 8 ressenyes més | Jun 24, 2022 |

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Obres
43
També de
54
Membres
836
Popularitat
#30,569
Valoració
3.8
Ressenyes
22
ISBN
45
Llengües
2
Preferit
2

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