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Indlæser... Evil Roots: Killer Tales of the Botanical Gothic (2019)93 | 1 | 293,170 |
(3.71) | 4 | Strangling vines and meat-hungry flora fill this unruly garden of strange stories, selected for their significance as the seeds of the "killer plant" trope in fiction, film, and video games. Before the Demogorgon of Stranger Things and the appearance of Mario's iconic foe the Piranha Plant, writers of the 19th and early 20th centuries were exploring the lethal potential of vegetable life, inspired by new carnivorous species discovered on expeditions into the deep jungles of the world and breakthroughs in the grafting and genetics disciplines of botany. Suddenly, the exotic orchid could become a curiously alluring, yet unsettlingly bloodthirsty menace; the beautifully sprawling wisteria of the stately home could become anything but civilized, and the experimentation of botanists weening new shoots on their own blood could become fuel for a new genre of horticultural nightmare. Every strain of vegetable threat (and one deadly fungus) can be found within this new collection, representing the very best tales from the undergrowth.… (mere) |
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Oplysninger fra den engelske Almen Viden Redigér teksten, så den bliver dansk. Dedicated to my grandfather, Charles Mason | |
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Oplysninger fra den engelske Almen Viden Redigér teksten, så den bliver dansk. Introduction -- Unlike its contemporaries the vampire, werewolf, ghost or mummy, the killer plant has never received enough recognition as its own subgenre of gothic/horror. | |
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Oplysninger fra den engelske Almen Viden Redigér teksten, så den bliver dansk. "The Moaning Lily" -- The Indian fanatacist walking with bare feet over coals of fire and jagged knives had nothing on him, my poor demented friend who had plodded heavily about through long tortuous months in his stifling black mantle zealously guarding his precious moaning lily. (Klik for at vise Advarsel: Kan indeholde afsløringer.) | |
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▾Referencer Henvisninger til dette værk andre steder. Wikipedia på engelskIngen ▾Bogbeskrivelser Strangling vines and meat-hungry flora fill this unruly garden of strange stories, selected for their significance as the seeds of the "killer plant" trope in fiction, film, and video games. Before the Demogorgon of Stranger Things and the appearance of Mario's iconic foe the Piranha Plant, writers of the 19th and early 20th centuries were exploring the lethal potential of vegetable life, inspired by new carnivorous species discovered on expeditions into the deep jungles of the world and breakthroughs in the grafting and genetics disciplines of botany. Suddenly, the exotic orchid could become a curiously alluring, yet unsettlingly bloodthirsty menace; the beautifully sprawling wisteria of the stately home could become anything but civilized, and the experimentation of botanists weening new shoots on their own blood could become fuel for a new genre of horticultural nightmare. Every strain of vegetable threat (and one deadly fungus) can be found within this new collection, representing the very best tales from the undergrowth. ▾Biblioteksbeskrivelser af bogens indhold No library descriptions found. ▾LibraryThingmedlemmers beskrivelse af bogens indhold
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