Garth Marenghi’s TerrorTome
Dreamweaver, Doomsage, Sunday Times bestseller
(Author) Garth MarenghiDare you crack open the TerrorTome? (Mind the spine) When horror writer Nick Steen gets sucked into a cursed typewriter by the terrifying Type-Face, Dark Lord of the Prolix, the hellish visions inside his head are unleashed for real. Forced to fight his escaping imagination - now leaking out of his own brain - Nick must defend the town of Stalkford from his own fictional horrors, including avascular-necrosis-obsessed serial killer Nelson Strain and Nick's dreaded throppleganger, the Dark Third. Can he and Roz, his frequently incorrect female editor, hunt down these incarnate denizens of Nick's rampaging imaginata before they destroy Stalkford, outer Stalkford and possibly slightly further? From the twisted genius of horror master Garth Marenghi - Frighternerman, Darkscribe, Doomsage (plus Man-Shee) - come three dark tales from his long-lost multi-volume epic: TerrorTome. Can a brain leak? (Yes, it can) ------------------------------------------- 'Reads like Garth's classic oeuvre of paperback horrors crossed with the X-Files, Faustian myth and bits of Manimal. Plus the cover is embossed with genuine foil at his insistence and at your expense' Ken Hodder, Head of Hodder 'These three tales of terror by Garth Marenghi are... quality' Queen Fang, NosFor(at)um.com 'A strong beginning, deepening intrigue and a knockout ending' How to Write Magazine
Garth Marenghi
Garth Marenghi is a fictional character created by Matthew Holness and Richard Ayoade in the cult British comedy series "Garth Marenghi's Darkplace." Marenghi is portrayed as a pompous and self-absorbed horror author who believes himself to be a literary genius. His most notable works include titles such as "The Ooze," "Black Fang," and "Arachnobilia." Marenghi's writing style is characterized by over-the-top melodrama, cliched horror tropes, and grandiose prose. Although a parody of bad writing, Marenghi's works have gained a cult following for their unintentional humor and absurdity. His most famous work is "Darkplace," a fictional account of his time as a hospital doctor dealing with supernatural occurrences. Garth Marenghi has left a lasting impact on the horror genre, inspiring a new wave of satirical and self-aware horror literature and television.
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