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Featuring 19 color plates and 65 b&w illustrations, this text critically examines the imagery, process, and pictorial structure of works by American painter Edwin Dickinson (1891-1978). Drawing upon 56 years of the artist's journals and several thousand pages of his letters, Ward makes connections b

Just as he was falling asleep he heard the rustling of a silk gown, and the tapping of high-heeled shoes, and then the figure of a woman passed between the bedstead and the fireplace. At first her back was towards him, but she slowly turned, and he distinctly saw the features of a corpse, bearing traces of the most hideous passions. He started up, and she sat on the bed, advancing her face within half a yard of his, upon which all his courage forsook him and he swooned. On recovering his senses she had disappeared, but he was afraid to move until daybreak, when he hurried from the room thoroughly unnerved. Lord Woodville was deeply impressed, for the chamber had the reputation of being haunted; and as he conducted the general through his picture gallery, he suddenly started as he caught sight of a portrait, exclaiming, "There she is!" and it proved to be the likeness of an ancestress whose crimes were incest and murder.

The realm of horror and darkness intrigues and captivates audiences in the "Read If You Dare" series - a collection of horror stories from around the world - by Walter Wayne. This collection of gripping stories delves deep into the shadows of the mind, exploring the darkest depths of human nature with a raw and unflinching honesty. Each story unfolds like a macabre tapestry of terror, leaving readers breathless and on the edge of their seats. The "Read If You Dare" series introduces readers to a world where nightmares come to life, where the line between reality and fantasy blurs, and where the human mind becomes a playground for the twisted and malevolent. Each story peels back the layers of the human psyche, revealing the darkness that lurk both within and without.