so-soThis is a coffee table featuring photos of gargoyles and grotesques from cities across the US accompanied by an essay by Stephen King.
The stars of the show here are the photos, some of them beautiful and some truly creepy. I like the idea of gargoyles and grotesques hiding up in the skyscrapers of New York City. I‘ve been there. Did I notice any of them? Nope. But I‘d sure look now if I went back.
King‘s essay is long-winded at best.
pickA very quick read, this beautifully photographed collection of stone creations is prefaced by a quick Stephen King essay about gargoyles. Within, King examines (from a decidedly unscholarly perspective) our history and obsession with gargoyles in architecture, as well as our failure to notice their existence in countless buildings throughout the US. As King says, look closely, because even when you don't see them...they are watching you. 5/5
pickHow often have you done it? You catch yourself seeing something for the first time, even though you‘ve walked past it a million times, seeing yet unseeing. Did something just move, ever so slightly, in your direction? Did it move because you noticed? Or did you notice because it moved? I love the thought of a world existing within our world, visible and invisible, the comfortable, safe world we think we know so well. Until we look too close.
so-soGargoyles are just as creepy as clowns. Full stop.
#ChillingPhotoChallenge #TeamSlaughter @Clwojick today‘s challenge from my book on Gargoyles and Grotesques words by Stephen King and photographs by F-Stop Fitzgerald. Happy Wednesday Littens! #Nightmare
Just a little light reading before bed. 😬
N is for Nightmares in the Sky. This coffee table book features photos of gargolyes taken by F-stop Fitzgerald with commentary by Stephen King. I personally don't own this one, but I did flip through it once at a bookstore; it's very interesting.
#KingAtoZ @GarthRanzz
Nightmares in the Sky: Gargoyles and Grotesques | 
