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Promethean Horrors - (Tales of the Weird) by Xavier Aldana Reyes (Paperback)

Promethean Horrors - (Tales of the Weird) by  Xavier Aldana Reyes (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>From the imaginations of Gothic short-story writers such as Edgar Allen Poe, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Mary Shelley, and later weirdists such as H.P. Lovecraft came one of the most complex of villains--the mad scientist. <i>Promethean Horrors </i>presents some of the greatest mad scientists ever created, as each cautionary tale explores the consequences of pushing nature too far. These savants take many forms: there are malcontents who strive to create poisonous humans; technologists obsessed with genetic splicing; mesmerists interested in the way consciousness operates after death, and inventors who believe in a hidden reality. United by an unhealthy obsession with wanting to reach beyond their circumstances, these mad scientists are marked by their magical capacity to alter the present, a gift that always comes at a price.<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Xavier Aldana Reyes</b> is Reader in English Literature and Film at Manchester Metropolitan University, and a founding member of the Manchester Centre for Gothic Studies. His books include <i>Spanish Gothic</i>, <i>Horror: A Literary History</i>, <i>Horror Film and Affect</i>, <i>Digital Horror</i>, and <i>Body Gothic</i>. Xavier is chief editor of the University of Wales Press's Horror Studies series.

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