The Grin of the Dark

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The Grin of the Dark is a horror novel by British writer Ramsey Campbell that follows a disgraced film critic investigating a sinister silent-era comedian whose lost films seem to drive viewers mad.

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instanceOf horror novel
novel
author Ramsey Campbell NERFINISHED
authorNationality British
centralElement lost silent films
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
fictionalComedian Tubby Thackeray NERFINISHED
genre horror fiction
psychological horror
hasCharacter Tubby Thackeray NERFINISHED
hasCoverArtist unidentified (Virgin Books edition)
language English
literaryStyle slow-building dread
mainCharacter Simon Lester NERFINISHED
mediaType book
print
narrativePerspective third-person
partOf Ramsey Campbell bibliography NERFINISHED
plotElement viewers of the films experience disturbing effects
plotFocus investigation of a sinister silent-era comedian
protagonistOccupation film critic
publicationDate 2007
publisher Virgin Books NERFINISHED
setting United Kingdom NERFINISHED
theme madness
obsession
the power of cinema
unreliable perception
tone claustrophobic
dark

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Ramsey Campbell notableWork The Grin of the Dark