![]() ![]() These events are followed by an unexpectedly triumphant performance by Christine Dae, who previously had an undistinguished singing career, which proves to be linked to the phantom. A turnover in the management of the opera house coincides with sightings of the so-called Opera ghost and the grim discovery of the hanged corpse of Joseph Buquet, the company's chief scene-shifter. This understated treatment means that even his spoiler-laden prologue heightens rather than lessens suspense. Much of the book's power stems from the author's presentation of his narrative as the factual product of his own diligent archival research and interviews with survivors of the phenomenon. The tale of a Paris opera house inhabited by a spectral figure with seemingly magical abilities remains genuinely creepy today. The inaugural release in the Horror Writers Association Haunted Library of Horror Classics series will be a revelation to those familiar only with the musical based on the 1910 novel by LeRoux (1868 1927). “The wildest and most fantastic of tales.” - The New York Times Book Review This ebook features a new introduction by Otto Penzler and has been professionally proofread to ensure accuracy and readability on all devices. But when the mysterious ghost begins to admire a beautiful singer, it is the beginning of something magnificent: a love story as heartfelt and tragic as any opera ever staged. More deaths follow, until the phantom is forced to make himself known in the most spectacular manner possible. Outsiders dismiss the stories as theatrical superstition, but soon the phantom will reveal himself-and the Opera will never be the same.Ī crew member is found hanged, and every denizen of the theater is quick to blame the phantom. Some say it is on fire, others that it is bare bone, and a terrified few say that he has no face at all. Singers, dancers, and stagehands have all seen him lurking in the shadows of the set, and each describes his face differently. There is a ghost in the Paris Opera House. The classic Gothic novel that inspired the blockbuster musical ![]()
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