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Image of the Beast by Philip José Farmer · Booklabria

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Image of the Beast

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First published: 1968
Language: English
Editions: 10

Synopsis

The story follows Herald Childe, a private detective, who is sent a snuff film of his partner being murdered by what appears to be a vampire. His investigation into the identity of the killers leads him into a world of apparent monsters who have a predilection for brutal and supernatural sex. The monsters include vampires, werewolves, snake-women, and other undefined shape-changers.

Subjects: Mystery
Horror
Private investigators
Pulp fiction

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