Contemptible Entertainment Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
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The Exorcist
William Peter BlattyContemptible EntertainmentTHE EXORCIST. looks like it's going to be a week of silhouette images in movie posters so here's the hands-down best use of this technique ever in the one-sheet for william friedkin's terrifying take on the novel by william peter blatty. absolute perfection. #WORTHWHILEDESIGN https://t.co/KHWu11SxGO
Paperback, 2011
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The Lottery
Shirley JacksonContemptible EntertainmentSHIRLEY JACKSON. such a great writer of mystery and horror and more, she used elements of her own life in her work to great and unsettling effect. her short story THE LOTTERY is as good as anything ever written and she followed her own literary path to the very end. #INSPIRATIONS https://t.co/QgOQJUFppf
Hardcover, 2008
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Possession
A. S. ByattContemptible EntertainmentWHITBY. another vintage british travel poster, this time for the north-eastern shores of whitby. one of the most interesting towns in all of england (and featured in both bram stoker's DRACULA and a.s. byatt's POSSESSION), this poster is a lovely riot of color. #WORTHWHILEDESIGN https://t.co/SKJlxrwH3A
Paperback, 1991
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The Gashlycrumb Tinies
Edward GoreyContemptible Entertainment@HenryJamesBot if you have yet to experience the weird and wonderful world of edward gorey, please do so at your earliest convenience. you're in for a sensational treat. here is but one example from THE GASHLYCRUMB TINIES, his brilliantly morbid A to Z book. enjoy. #INSPIRATIONS https://t.co/3csAhGOLRT
Hardcover, 1997
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A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
James JoyceContemptible EntertainmentA PORTRAIT OF THE ARTIST AS A YOUNG MAN. another cool woodcut by peter strausfeld for the academy cinema in england, this time for joseph strick's adaptation of the james joyce novel. this one utilizes multiple colors and figures and is very handsome indeed. #WORTHWHILEDESIGN https://t.co/KXeu31yY82
Paperback, 2016
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A Separate Peace
John KnowlesContemptible EntertainmentEXTRA EXTRA. i'm not entirely sure but i think this cover of john knowles' A SEPARATE PEACE was illustrated by none other than edward gorey and, either way, i love the lettering and the colors and every damn inch of it. mmmm, i can smell those musty pages from here. #INSPIRATIONS https://t.co/h84p1wPOnC
Paperback, 2016
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