Evil Roots: Killer Tales of the Botanical Gothic

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Evil Roots: Killer Tales of the Botanical Gothic
Authors and Contributors      Edited by Daisy Butcher
SeriesBritish Library Tales of the Weird
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:288
Dimensions(mm): Height 190,Width 130
Category/GenreHorror and ghost stories
Classic horror and ghost stories
Short stories
ISBN/Barcode 9780712352291
ClassificationsDewey:823.087380808
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher British Library Publishing
Imprint British Library Publishing
Publication Date 22 August 2019
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Strangling vines and meat-hungry flora fill this unruly garden of strange stories, selected for their significance as the seeds of the villainous (or perhaps just misunderstood) `killer plant' in fiction, film and video games. Step within to marvel at Charlotte Perkins Gilman's giant wistaria and H. G. Wells' hungry orchid; hear the calls of the ethereal women of the wood, and the frightful drone of the moaning lily; and do tread carefully around E. Nesbit's wandering creepers... Every strain of vegetable threat (and one deadly fungus) can be found within this new collection, representing the very best tales from the undergrowth of Gothic fiction.

Author Biography

Daisy Butcher is a Doctoral Student working on the Open Graves, Open Minds Project at the University of Hertfordshire. Her study focuses on depictions of the feminine in gothic and weird fiction, including particular discussion of female mummies, vampires, and of course, the killer plant.

Reviews

"Cultivated by a scholar with a pleasingly sinister floral name, this collection of short stories is a delightful Halloween present for any green-fingered Gothicist." --Dark Arts Journal