Dagon [1] is a novel by author Fred Chappell published in 1968. The novel is a psychological thriller with supernatural elements, attempting to tell a Cthulhu Mythos story as a psychologically realistic Southern Gothic novel. It was awarded the Best Foreign Book of the Year prize by the French Academy in 1972.[2]

Dagon
AuthorFred Chappell
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
GenreHorror, Psychological thriller
PublisherHarcourt, Brace & World
Publication date
1968
Media typePrint
Pages177 p.
OCLC1438823

This early novel is one of the author's most widely read works. In The New York Times, it was praised as being "of a very high order [and] precise, dry elegance".[3]

Bibliography edit

  • Casey Clabough, "Fred Chappell's Cthulhu Appropriations: Dagon", in Lovecraft Studies, 44, pp. 113–118.

References edit

  1. ^ "Dagon". www.bosonbooks.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-02-20.
  2. ^ "Fred Chappell b. 1936". Poetry Foundation. Retrieved 2012-05-25.
  3. ^ "Dagon by Fred Chappell". Archived from the original on July 20, 2008. Retrieved July 9, 2009.

Further reading edit