Name: Night of the Ghoul
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Author: Scott Snyder
ISBN: 9781506728353

Type

Physical Book

Author

Scott Snyder

Illustrated by

Francesco Francavilla

Publisher

Dark Horse Books

Language

English

Pages

192

Format

Paperback

ISBN13

9781506728353

Synopsis "Night of the Ghoul "

A dazzling work of horror, intercutting between the present day and the story of a lost film. Horror masters Scott Snyder (American Vampire, Wytches) and Francesco Francavilla (Afterlife with Archie) collaborate for the first time! This graphic novel is a bold and bloody reimagining of horror monsters that celebrates classic creature features, while creating an unsettling and contemporary new kind of horror story. Horror film obsessive Forest Inman stumbles across a seemingly forgotten canister of old footage. Thinking he has found the legendary unreleased would-be classic 1936 film "Night of the Ghoul," he sets off on a dark odyssey to the California desert, where he's warned that the film's ghoul is far more than a work of fiction: it's a very real monster who plans to kill him. It was said to be the greatest horror movie in cinematic history. Shot in 1936, "Night of the Ghoul" by writer/director T.F. Merritt was meant to sit beside "Frankenstein" and "Dracula" as an instant classic...But the legendary film never made it to the silver screen. Just before editing was finished, a mysterious studio fire destroyed the footage and killed the cast and crew celebrating at wrap-party. Rumors of the doomed film's greatness persist to this day, but no footage from it was ever recovered...until now. Forest Inman is a horror film obsessive who digitizes old films for the famed Aurora movie studio. When Forest stumbles across a seemingly forgotten canister of footage, he just might have discovered the remnants of the lost classic "Night of the Ghoul." This discovery sends Forest on a dark odyssey to the California desert, where he's warned by a mysterious old man that the film's ghoul is far more than a work of fiction: it's a very real monster who plans to kill him. Collects Night of the Ghoul #1-#3 (originally published by Comixology and republished as single issues by Dark Horse).

Scott Snyder

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Scott Snyder es un guionista estadounidense de cómics cuya influencia ha redefinido el medio moderno. Con una formación inicial en ficción, debutó con una colección de relatos llamada Voodoo Heart antes de ingresar al mundo del cómic alrededor de 2009. Desde esa transición, se convirtió en una de las voces más reconocidas, especialmente en DC Comics.

Su salto a la fama llegó con American Vampire, una serie de horror histórico que co-creó con el artista Rafael Albuquerque, y que alcanzó gran notoriedad en el sello Vertigo. Poco después, con el relanzamiento de Batman en The New 52 y en colaboración con Greg Capullo, inauguró una etapa definitoria del Caballero Oscuro. También abordó otras franquicias icónicas como Swamp Thing, Justice League, Dark Nights: Metal y su secuela Death Metal, consolidando su posición como uno de los nombres clave en la editorial.

Además de su trabajo para las grandes editoriales, Snyder ha explorado proyectos de creación propia, ofreciendo entretenimiento innovador en géneros como el horror (Wytches) o la ciencia ficción (Nocterra). A nivel personal, vive en Long Island con su esposa Jeanie y sus hijos, y comparte su pasión por la escritura impartiendo clases en instituciones como Sarah Lawrence College y Columbia University.

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