Patrick McGrath
Patrick McGrath is a British-American Gothic novelist whose works such as Spider and Asylum explore the boundary between sanity and madness in the tradition of 19th-century Gothic literature. His prose has an elegance and formal precision that sets him apart from other contemporary horror writers. He is considered one of the finest practitioners of neo-Gothic fiction.
Works
- Blood and Water and Other TalesDark and surreal tales exploring madness, obsession and psychological breakdown
- The GrotesqueDeformed butler and aristocratic household descend into grotesque psychological horror
- SpiderObsessed man reconstructs past through fragmented memories and psychological delusion
- Dr. Haggard's DiseaseDoctor's deteriorating disease feeds dark sexual obsession and psychological collapse
- AsylumPsychiatric hospital becomes setting for dark secrets and violent psychological drama