Evil Roots

Killer Tales of the Botanical Gothic (Tales of the Weird)

Daisy Butcher

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English

British Library
01 March 2020

Horror & ghost stories; Short stories; Short Stories Horror; Killer Animals/Plants; Horror

Series: British Library Tales of the Weird

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.

Edited by: Daisy Butcher
Imprint: British Library
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 190mm, Width: 130mm,
ISBN: 9780712352291
ISBN 10: 0712352295
Series: British Library Tales of the Weird
Pages: 288
Publication Date: 01 March 2020
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

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 for Evil Roots: Killer Tales of the Botanical Gothic (Tales of the Weird)

"""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"