The Croquet PlayerU of Nebraska Press, 1 янв. 2004 г. - Всего страниц: 109 Something is horribly wrong in the remote English village of Cainsmarsh. An elderly woman stiffens in dread at her own shadow; a terrified farmer murders a scarecrow; food prepared by others is eyed with suspicion; family pets are bludgeoned to death; loving couples are devoured by rage and violence. A spirit-corrupting evil pervades the land, infesting the minds of those who call Cainsmarsh home. Is this vision real, or a paranoid fantasy generated by an even darker, worldwide threat? And is the call to resist the danger itself a danger? These are questions that disturb the calm of an indolent croquet player who happens to hear the tale of the unlucky village. ø H. G. Wells?s ambiguous story of horror is a modern classic, a prophetic, disturbing glimpse of the primitive distrust and violence that gnaw at the heart of the modern world. |
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The Croquet Player Introduces Himself | 9 |
The Haunting Fear in Cainsmarsh | 19 |
The Skull in the Museum | 51 |
The Intolerable Psychiatrist | 75 |
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