{"title":"Edgar Mittelholzer","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"eltonsbrody-paperback","title":"Eltonsbrody - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Woodsley, a young English painter, arrives in Barbados and finds no lodging available, he thinks himself fortunate to be invited to stay at Eltonsbrody, a mansion belonging to the eccentric widow Mrs Scaife. But behind the locked doors of the house's disused rooms lurk terrible secrets, and soon strange and blood-curdling events begin to unfold. The tension builds towards a shocking and unforgettable conclusion, when the full horror of Eltonsbrody will be revealed.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOne of the most prolific and important of 20th-century Caribbean writers, Edgar Mittelholzer (1909-1965) was at his best in Gothic novels like \u003cem\u003eMy Bones and My Flute\u003c\/em\u003e (1955) and \u003cem\u003eEltonsbrody \u003c\/em\u003e(1960). This first-ever reissue of Mittelholzer's weird and chilling tale reproduces the original dust jacket art and includes a new introduction by John Thieme.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'One of the modern giants of Caribbean writing.' - \u003cem\u003eCaribbean Writers\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'A sanguinary essay in the macabre.' - \u003cem\u003eThe Crisis\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'An original writer with a great command of language and atmosphere . . . true imaginative power.' - \u003cem\u003eJohn O'London's Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67576876237023,"sku":"9781943910625","price":30.76,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/hfkn4L8tl39781943910625.webp?v=1790387547"},{"product_id":"the-weather-in-middenshot-paperback","title":"The Weather in Middenshot - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDeranged old Mr. Jarrow stubbornly insists his (very much alive) wife is dead and will only communicate with her through seances. Obsessed with all things gruesome and horrible, he delights in reading accounts of murders in the newspaper and leaving rotting animal corpses on his neighbor's doorstep. Much to his joy, a murderous lunatic has arrived in Middenshot, slitting villagers' throats by night in the foggy lanes. But his daughter Grace is worried. Why is her father going out late at night, and just what is he hiding in the coal shed? When two rather unconventional detectives come to town on the case, strange truths will be revealed and things will never again be the same in Middenshot. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA strange mix of Gothic horror and morbid black humor, infused with the author's controversial ideas on treatment of criminals and the mentally insane, \u003cem\u003eThe Weather in Middenshot \u003c\/em\u003e(1952) is one of the most unusual novels by Edgar Mittelholzer (1900-1965), one of the first great Caribbean novelists and author of the classic horror stories \u003cem\u003eMy Bones and My Flute\u003c\/em\u003e (1955) and \u003cem\u003eEltonsbrody \u003c\/em\u003e(1960).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A most bizarre and entertaining book.\" - \u003cem\u003eWestern Morning News\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"[D]ifferent ... original ... the style is refreshing ... I can promise you that you will be fascinated, horrified and amazed.\" - \u003cem\u003eRichmond Times-Dispatch\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Five innocent victims are murdered. Fog shrouds the middle section of the novel. Unseen wings flap inaudibly through the room. And people who go in for gore and gloom will find it in The Weather in Middenshot.\" - \u003cem\u003eChattanooga Daily Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67607851204831,"sku":"9781960241511","price":30.76,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/8XQGax4iMk9781960241511.webp?v=1790473866"}],"url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/collections\/edgar-mittelholzer.oembed","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}