{"title":"Francesco Francavilla","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrancesco Francavilla\u003c\/strong\u003e crafts graphic novels that blend noir sensibilities with a rich, atmospheric style. His work often explores dark, suspenseful tales where mood and shadows play as significant a role as the characters themselves.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders can expect gripping narratives like \u003cem\u003eNight of the Ghoul\u003c\/em\u003e, where haunting imagery and bold storytelling come together to create immersive, thrilling experiences within the graphic novel format.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"night-of-the-ghoul-by-scott-snyder-9781506728353","title":"Night of the Ghoul","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNight of the Ghoul\u003c\/em\u003e is a dazzling work of horror, intercutting between the present day and the story of a lost film.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHorror masters Scott Snyder (\u003cem\u003eAmerican Vampire, Wytches\u003c\/em\u003e) and Francesco Francavilla (\u003cem\u003eAfterlife with Archie\u003c\/em\u003e) collaborate for the first time in this graphic novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis bold and bloody reimagining of horror monsters celebrates classic creature features, while creating an unsettling and contemporary new kind of horror story.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHorror film obsessive Forest Inman stumbles across a seemingly forgotten canister of old footage. Thinking he has found the legendary unreleased would-be classic 1936 film, \u003cem\u003eNight of the Ghoul\u003c\/em\u003e, he sets off on a dark odyssey to the California desert. He is warned that the film's ghoul is far more than a work of fiction; it's a very real monster who plans to kill him.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIt was said to be the greatest horror movie in cinematic history. Shot in 1936, \u003cem\u003eNight of the Ghoul\u003c\/em\u003e by writer\/director T.F. Merritt was meant to sit beside \u003cem\u003eFrankenstein\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eDracula\u003c\/em\u003e as an instant classic. But the legendary film never made it to the silver screen. Just before editing was finished, a mysterious studio fire destroyed the footage and killed the cast and crew celebrating at a wrap-party.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRumors of the doomed film's greatness persist to this day, but no footage from it was ever recovered... until now. Forest Inman, who digitizes old films for the famed Aurora movie studio, might have discovered the remnants of the lost classic \u003cem\u003eNight of the Ghoul\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis discovery sends Forest on a dark odyssey to the California desert, where he's warned by a mysterious old man that the film's ghoul is far more than a work of fiction; it's a very real monster who plans to kill him.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis edition collects \u003cem\u003eNight of the Ghoul\u003c\/em\u003e #1-#3 (originally published by Comixology and republished as single issues by Dark Horse).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48145158635756,"sku":"9781506728353","price":65.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781506728353-night-of-the-ghoul.jpg?v=1786396765"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/francesco-francavilla.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}