The Open Door
By (Author) Seth
By (author) Margaret Oliphant
Cornerstone
Penguin (Cornerstone)
9th January 2024
5th October 2023
United Kingdom
General
Fiction
Occult fiction
Short stories
823.8
Paperback
144
Width 101mm, Height 161mm, Spine 8mm
67g
A classic ghost story illustrated by acclaimed cartoonist, Seth. A classic ghost story illustrated by acclaimed cartoonist, Seth. Retired officer Colonel Mortimer takes a lease on the mansion of Brentwood, the grounds of which share the ruins of an older house, including a strange, vacant doorway, but eerie events begin to unfold and Mortimer's son falls ill. As the supernatural takes hold, Mortimer resolves to do what he must to save his son even as he ventures further into an increasingly horrifying place.
Seth (Illustrator) Seth's comic book series, Palookaville, has been collected into It's a Good Life, If You Don't Weaken and Clyde Fans. He is an illustrator for The New Yorker and the designer of best-selling The Complete Peanuts. His humorous graphic novel about the obsession for comic-book collecting, Wimbledon Green, was published by Cape in 2006.