Horror legend Ray RussellΓÇÖs haunting and macabre stories,including ΓÇ£perhaps the finest example of the modern Gothic ever writtenΓÇ¥ (Stephen King)with a foreword by acclaimed filmmaker Guillermo del Toro Haunted Castles is the definitivecomplete collection of Ray RussellΓÇÖs masterful Gothic horror storiesincluding the famously terrifying novella trio of ΓÇ£SardonicusΓÇ¥ ΓÇ£SanguinariusΓÇ¥ and ΓÇ£Sagittarius.ΓÇ¥ The characters that sprawl through Haunted Castles are frightful to the core: the heartless monster holding two lovers in limbo; the beautiful dame journeying down a damned road toward depravity (with the help of an evil gypsy); the man who must wear his fatal crimes on his face in the form of an awful smile. Engrossinggrotesqueand completely entrancingRussellΓÇÖs Gothic tales are the best kind of dreadful. For more than seventy yearsPenguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1700 titlesPenguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authorsas well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
