"Unhappy act! Not Orpheus himself, or Lot’s wife, paid much more dearly for a backward glance. And again came that shocking, wide-ranged piping—“Tekeli-li! Tekeli-li!” (H.P. Lovecraft "At the Mountains of Madness") 🎨 John Coulthart (2014) #bookwormsat

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‘When by thy scorn, O murd'ress, I am dead And that thou think'st thee free From all solicitation from me, Then shall my ghost come to thy bed’ John Donne, The Apparition. #BookWormSat 🖼️ A ghost appearing to a man in bed, George Dance, 1741 - 1825.

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“At vesper time on Sunday e’en, We heard a banshee cry! Beyond the churchyard dim and dark, ‘Neath whispering elms, and yew-trees stark, Where our star shone-a corpse-like spark- Against the wintry sky.” -Alice Guerin Crist, “The Banshee” 🖌️Līga Kļaviņa, “Banshee” #BookWormSat

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#BookWormSat Gargoyles come to life, a necromancer builds then possesses a giant, a creature from a comet brings a reign of terror, a lamia's spell and a cursed tome lead a man to mortal peril in a ruined chateau...many fearsome entities in the mythical medieval province of Averoigne.

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“As he walked along the corridor… the light bars began to blink. Boogeyman laughter rolled along the corridor like bowling balls, and the ship shuddered. Picard moved through a very cold area..he saw his breath fog and dissipate..this was maddening.” Mel Gilden #BookWormSat 🖼️ book cover 1991

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