FANTAZIUS MALLARE - Arno Press / Hecht, 1st 1976 - SURREAL FANTASIES NIGHTMARES

FANTAZIUS MALLARE: A MYSTERIOUS OATHBook Details + Condition: Arno Press (New York). First Edition thus, 1976. Part of Arno Press' hard-to-find "Supernatural & Occult Fiction" collection. Facsimile reprint of the original publication by Ben Hecht, originally released in 1922. Hardcover with purple boards and silver titling to front and spine. With beautiful, surreal drawings by Wallace Smith. Hecht’s book follows “the story of a man named Fantazius Mallare, a recluse living in his own world of fantasies and nightmares. Mallare is an artist who creates grotesque and disturbing images that reflect his inner turmoil and obsessions. He lives in a mansion that he has turned into a labyrinth of secret rooms and hidden passages, where he indulges in his darkest desires. The novel is a surreal and disturbing journey into the mind of a tortured artist, exploring themes of madness, obsession, and the destructive power of the imagination. The story is told through a series of vignettes, each