The Grin of the Dark
13 hrs. 11 min.
Language
Russian
Author
Ramsey Campbell
Author
Ramsey Campbell
Narrator
Ilya Dementyev
Narrator
Ilya Dementyev
Description
“There aren’t that many good horror writers, and Campbell isn’t just good. He’s outstanding.” — Stephen King
Simon is a former film critic, a man without work, prospects, and a profession, because the magazine where he was the chief editor was found guilty of libel.
When Simon receives an offer from a university to write a book about a forgotten silent-film era actor, he grabs the last chance to save his career. Especially since the material is fascinating: Tabby Thackeray is a clown whose performances, people say, would literally make people die of laughter.
A comedian whose films—once shown on par with the works of Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton—vanished almost without a trace, as if someone had made a deliberate effort to destroy them.
Simon begins collecting information piece by piece from closed archives, at strange circus shows, and even in a porn studio. But the further he goes with his investigation, the more his life turns into a terrifying nightmare from which it seems there is no escape… After all, Tabby was forgotten not just by accident—and his legacy is tied to something far older than cinema: something incredibly dangerous and insane.
Simon is a former film critic, a man without work, prospects, and a profession, because the magazine where he was the chief editor was found guilty of libel.
When Simon receives an offer from a university to write a book about a forgotten silent-film era actor, he grabs the last chance to save his career. Especially since the material is fascinating: Tabby Thackeray is a clown whose performances, people say, would literally make people die of laughter.
A comedian whose films—once shown on par with the works of Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton—vanished almost without a trace, as if someone had made a deliberate effort to destroy them.
Simon begins collecting information piece by piece from closed archives, at strange circus shows, and even in a porn studio. But the further he goes with his investigation, the more his life turns into a terrifying nightmare from which it seems there is no escape… After all, Tabby was forgotten not just by accident—and his legacy is tied to something far older than cinema: something incredibly dangerous and insane.
