Abraham Merritt

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Klassista kauhua noituudesta ja pahuudestaNeurologian tohtori Lovell kohtaa työssään useita samanlaisia kuolemantapauksia, joissa uhrit jäykistyvät liikkumattomiksi ja heidän silmistään paistaa sanaton kauhu ennen kuoleman saapumista ja heidän suustaan pursuaa paholaisen irvokas ääni. Vuonna 1933 ilmestynyt ja nyt suomeksi Jalavan J-horror-sarjassa suomeksi julkaistava Paholaisnuket sisältää hiipivää kauhua, toimintaa, gangstereita ja salaperäisiä, demonisia nukkeja, joita ohjaa hirviömäinen nukkemestari madame Mandlip. ABRAHAM MERRITT (1884-1943) oli amerikkalainen kauhukirjailija, joka oli erittäin suosittu 1920-30-luvuilla. Hän oli yksi huomattavimmista H. P. Lovecraftin esikuvista. Merritt kirjoitti fantasiaväritteistä kauhua lukemistolehtiin ja julkaisi 8 suosittua romaania. Hän toimi myös sanoma- ja viikkolehtien toimittajana. Paholaisnuket-kirjasta tehtiin suosittu elokuva vuonna 1936 (The Devil Doll), jonka pääosissa olivat Lionel Barrymore ja Maureen O'Sullivan. Kirjailijalta on aikaisemmin julkaistu suomeksi novelleja.

Abraham Grace Merritt (January 20, 1884-August 21, 1943) was an American editor and author of works of fantastic fiction. Merritt's writings were heavily influenced by H. Rider Haggard and Gertrude Barrows Bennett. Merritt's stories typically revolve around conventional pulp magazine themes: lost civilizations, hideous monsters, etc. His heroes are gallant Irishmen or Scandinavians, his villains treacherous Germans or Russians (in accordance with the politics of the time) and his heroines often virginal, mysterious and scantily clad.

"The Moon Pool" deals with an advanced race which has developed within the Earth's core. Eventually their most intelligent members create an offspring. This created entity encompasses both great good and great evil, but it slowly turns away from its creators and towards evil. The entity is called either the Dweller or the Shining One. "The Metal Monster" - Dr. Goodwin is on a botanical expedition in the Himalayas. There he meets Dick Drake, the son of one of his old science acquaintances. They are witnesses of a strange aurora-like effect, but seemingly a deliberate one. As they go out to investigate, they meet Goodwin's old friends Martin and Ruth Ventnor, brother and sister scientists. The group is saved from death in the mountains by a magnificent woman they get to know as Norhala. They are led to a hidden valley occupied by what they name "The Metal Monster", a strange metal city occupied by the metal animate Things Norhala commands. This city is governed by what they call the Metal Emperor, assisted by the Keeper of the Cones.

The Moon Pool deals with an advanced race which has developed within the Earth's core. Eventually their most intelligent members create an offspring. This created entity encompasses both great good and great evil, but it slowly turns away from its creators and towards evil. The entity is called either the Dweller or the Shining One.

Dr. Goodwin is on a botanical expedition in the Himalayas. There he meets Dick Drake, the son of one of his old science acquaintances. They are witnesses of a strange aurora-like effect, but seemingly a deliberate one. As they go out to investigate, they meet Goodwin's old friends Martin and Ruth Ventnor, brother and sister scientists. The group is saved from death in the mountains by a magnificent woman they get to know as Norhala. They are led to a hidden valley occupied by what they name "The Metal Monster", a strange metal city occupied by the metal animate Things Norhala commands. This city is governed by what they call the Metal Emperor, assisted by the Keeper of the Cones.

Es geht um eine fortgeschrittene Rasse, die sich im Erdkern entwickelt hat. Schlie lich erschaffen ihre intelligentesten Mitglieder einen k nstlichen Nachkommen. Dieses geschaffene Wesen verk rpert sowohl das Gute als auch das B se, wendet sich aber langsam von seinen Sch pfern ab und dem B sen zu. Das Wesen wird entweder Dweller oder der Shining (Strahlende) genannt. Der Dweller hat die Angewohnheit, an die Oberfl che der Erde zu steigen und M nner und Frauen gefangen zu nehmen, die er in einer unheiligen Erstarrung h lt und die ihn in gewisser Weise n hren. Es entwickelt sich ein Kampf zwischen den Kr ften des Guten und der Liebe und des B sen, bei dem nicht nur die ganze Welt, sondern vielleicht sogar die Existenz des Guten selbst auf dem Spiel steht. Aber k nnen sich die Kr fte des Guten und der Liebe durchsetzen? Es ist einer der wohl interessantesten lost-World Romane, abenteuerlich, exotisch und voller Spannung.

American author A. wrote the fantasy book ''The Face in the Abyss.'' by Abraham Merritt. It consists of "The Snake Mother," the sequel to the novelette of the same name. Horace Liveright published it for the first time in its entirety in 1931. The first publication of the novelette "The Face in the Abyss" was in the September 8, 1923 issue of Argosy All-Story Weekly. Beginning on October 25, 1930, "The Snake Mother" was first published in Argosy as a serial in seven parts. American mining engineer Nicholas Graydon is the subject of the book. In South America, he runs upon Suarra, the handmaiden of the Snake Mother of Yu-Atlanchi, while looking for lost Inca wealth. She takes Graydon to a pit where the Lord of Evil Nimir is held captive in a face of gold. Graydon is spared by Suarra and the Snake Mother, joining them in their fight against Nimir, while his friends are turned into globules of gold by the face due to their avarice. The most "visual" novel ever written for the world of fantasy, this great narrative is full of strange ideas, wonderful prose, horror, and beauty. A grand book with a grand cast of characters is The Face in the Abyss.

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Wer ist der gr te Wissenschaftler, der je gelebt hat? Einstein? Galileo? Edison? Es ist van Manderpootz - Das gibt er sogar selbst zu. in der Titelgeschichte geht es um die Verbindung von Dixon Wells, einem gew hnlichen Sterblichen, mit diesem kolossalen Intellekt van Manderpootz, der skurrile Angewohnheiten hat. Ein hinrei ender Humor durchdringt Stanley G. Weinbaums vorliegende Arbeit und zwar mit der gleichen meisterhaften Qualit t wie seine epischen "Tweel"-Geschichten. Insgesamt enth lt der Band vier erstaunliche Geschichten von den gro en Pionieren der modernen Fantasy, Mystery und Science-Fiction-Literatur in neuer bersetzung, die es wert sind zu lesen.