The Grotesque

Name: The Grotesque
Author: Patrick McGrath

by Patrick McGrath

Deformed butler and aristocratic household descend into grotesque psychological horror

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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.

More by Patrick McGrath

Blood and Water and Other TalesDark and surreal tales exploring madness, obsession and psychological breakdown
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