The Ghastly Ones
By (Author) Richard Sala
Manic D Press,U.S.
Manic D Press,U.S.
16th November 1995
United States
General
Fiction
811
96
Width 127mm, Height 176mm
113g
and Other Fiendish Frolics Illustration by Richard Scala. Follows the grand and ghoulish tradition of Edward Gorey and Charles Addams in a delightfully gruesome and fanciful, tongue-in-cheek look at maniacs, monsters and mayhem. Creeping through the pages are lurking beasties, axe-swinging psychos, and pouncing bloodsuckers-each one described in darkly witty verse and captured in Sala's fine, quirky drawing style.
Richard Sala grew up with a fascination for musty old museums, dusty old libraries, cluttered antique shops, narrow alleyways, hidden truths, double meanings, sinister secrets and spooky old houses. He has written and drawn a number of unusual graphic novels which often combine elements of classic mystery and horror stories and which have been known to cause readers to emit chuckles as well as gasps. Although most of his books are written with teens and older readers in mind, his recent book, CAT BURGLAR BLACK, can be enjoyed by younger readers as well. He has also collaborated with Lemony Snicket and Art Spiegelman, and his illustrations and artwork have won awards and been published all over the world.