Aleksandr Sergeevich Griboedov - izvestnyj russkij pisatel', pojet, dramaturg, blestjashhij diplomat, statskij sovetnik, avtor legendarnoj p'esy v stihah Gore ot uma. V knigu voshli bessmertnaja komedija A. S. Griboedova Gore ot uma, drugie dramaticheskie proizvedenija. Soderzhanie sbornika: Gore ot uma Molodye suprugi Student Pritvornaja nevernost'
From the author of Films of the New French Extremity, The 1990 Teen Horror Cycle, and co-host of the Faculty of Horror podcast: a collection of essays where West seamlessly blends the genres of the personal essay and film criticism, examining gender norms, beauty standards, and cultural expectations. Gore-Geous: Personal Essays on Beauty and Horror is a journey through the overlapping darkness of the beauty world and horror films including Cat People (1942), The Witches (1990), Carrie (1976), Black Swan (2010), Audition (1999), Under the Skin (2013), American Psycho (2000) and Ready or Not (2019) among others.
Adrian and Ray Porter have spent their lives battling demons that claw into our world through a thin spot: a hellish and dead place with a black lake at its center, nicknamed "The Gore Point." But as the rifts begin to change and grow for the first time in decades, can they keep the planet from becoming Hell itself?Adrian and his hotshot brother Ray work for Brigade One, in the walled-off city of Fortune on the outskirts of the Gore Point. Like their father before them, it's the Porters' job to protect citizens from the creatures that emerge from rifts opening inside the dead zone. Nobody knows what the Gore Point is or where it came from. It cannot be eradicated. It cannot be closed. The Brigades can only offer triage. Demons have always come through ... and the only solution is to slaughter them when they do. These days, few people die from the spawn that infiltrate Fortune from its rotted middle ... though as children, Ray and Adrian vividly remember watching their father do exactly that. But something has always struck intellectual Adrian as wrong about that day. The thing that killed their father (an enormous red beast called a hellbringer) wasn't supposed to be there. Adrian suspects there's something beneath the simplicity of modern riftfare, but bullheaded, showboating Ray thinks he's crazy. Until one day, when the rifts suddenly and inexplicably change. It starts to look like Hell has been sandbagging to lull us into complacence ... with help from a saboteur on the inside.
A sensational murder case is dropped into the laps of the police department of a small Virginia town. It was a seamless killing with no forensic evidence to follow. The nature of the crime attracts both state crime units and several federal law enforcement agencies.The town council becomes adamant about preventing a media circus They find ways to fend off all these super cops by pointing out that Foxtrot has jurisdiction in the case.Captain Johnson a veteran law officer has experience dealing with government bodies and how to get around them. He has a small police force. It appears to be impossible to solve the case nearly single handed. He has a young sergeant who is a well trained detective from the DC police who he desperately needs to take charge of the investigation. Not only is the captain an expert in handling bureaucrats he is an experienced wily leader. Nick tries everything to get out of leading the investigation. Johnson even though he feels a little guilty about his sneaky tricks, foils Nick in a battle of wits.Powerful undercurrents exist unknown to anyone involved in the murder case just uneasy feelings. At some stages of the search for information mysterious manipulations occur leaving Nick with nerve wracking dead ends. It is a lively murder case beginning with no forensic evidence to follow, and no starting point to begin uncovering the why, when and who. This killing is more in the nature of a massacre than a simple murder case. Four corpses are discovered in the home of the CEO of a large DC IT operation well known for its ability to move money internationally. CEO Oscar Strong and his wife are two of the victims. The other murdered people are young employees of Strong Inc. Like a pebble thrown into a pond the case expands rapidly into a complex set of circumstances involving the giant IT organization. Federal government agencies us the IT to move funds often for covert operations. In a strange manner the federal agencies are silent about the killings but reach in at times for information. This probing adds to Nick's work load as he moves through mountains of files on four murder victims and all of their family members. He is overwhelmed by the existence of a sophisticated IT operation tied into the case. Clues appear then vanish when they prove to be useless. A fast moving crime novel with some satire and humor.Here are excerpts: Chapter OneSeveral pedestrians were nearly run over by the pick uptruck as it jumped the curb and screeched to a halt on thesidewalk. A man in work clothes leaped out of the vehicleand sprinted into police headquarters. He had left the truckdoor open and the engine running. Inside the police station the man rushed up to the policeman behind the duty desk. His arms were waving wildly, he looked terrified. The policeman reached for his pistol to protect himself from the madman."No need officer", the man yelled out, "They're all dead Oh my God please please "Then he collapsed onto the floor."In the middle of the room were the bodies of a man and a woman he judged to be in their forties. The man was lying face up with one arm outstretched clutching a 9MM automatic pistol. The woman was lying on her stomach facing him about ten paces away. A small Beretta was in her hand appearing to be still aimed at the dead man. Features were difficult to make out because of the blood splattered over their bodies. Beyond them was a younger man lying on his back with his legs propped up on a chair. He was gripping a 38 caliber revolver. His gun hand was resting on his bloodied chest. Across from him on the floor was a young woman in a sitting position with her back resting on a couch. Her head was bent to the side against the seat cushion. The sun streaming in from a window lit up her face creating the illusion she was smiling.
PRAISE FOR GORE NOVEL 1"This book is the biggest piece of trash since George W. Bush's engrail speech."Maxwell Fries, Hack Magazine"A pile of garbage to say the least..."Ronald Dall, Pervert Times"Horrible...absolute TRASH "Bryan Higby, BH BOOKS"Makes you want to vomit and then eat it. This book is like the dessert."Randall Hall, Diarrhea Express"I was offended...my shrink says I suffer from PTS. Thanks ASSHOLES "Anonymous, Amazon reviews"Splatterpunk Lives "Hard-on Boy, Sticky Fingers Press"How does one critique a pile of dog shit, a sorry excuse for rape, S&M, and werewolves? How does one look at life the same way after reading this pile of slop? How does one smell the roses? One doesn't. Put this piece of filth down if you wish to remain sane."Baxter Grant, The Village Speaks"Unredeemable garbage birthed from the asshole of Hell. Great job guys "Patrick O'Neill, Esteemed Letters from Valhalla"My third grader could have written a better, scarier story than these guys. Thumbs way down."Marcus Reno, VILLAGE VOMIT "These two writers are hilarious fucking pricks Hardy fucking har." Guy Monterey, Big Floppy Cocks"Literary genius. I daresay they will not be matched in our time, or any other."
