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Spells
By RM Vaughan
Spells is a violent coming-of-age story set in suburban Canada in the 1970`s. Andy Loch, a chubby 14-year-old, is obsessed with witchcraft and the occult. Convinced that occult forces curse his family, and that he himself possesses supernatural abilities, the boy dabbles in black ... Read more
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Spells is a violent coming-of-age story set in suburban Canada in the 1970`s. Andy Loch, a chubby 14-year-old, is obsessed with witchcraft and the occult. Convinced that occult forces curse his family, and that he himself possesses supernatural abilities, the boy dabbles in black magic in a desperate effort to connect with his remote father. Andy`s fascination with the occult peaks during "Tut-mania," the craze sparked by the North American tour of Tutankhamun`s burial treasures. As Andy begins a macabre road trip from his small hometown to Toronto to see the exhibition, his world and his sanity spiral out of control.
RM Vaughan
RM Vaughan was a writer and video artist. He was the author of many plays and books, including Bright Eyed: Insomnia and its Cultures, Troubled, The Monster Trilogy, and A Selection of Dazzling Scarves, and contributed articles on culture to a wide variety of publications including being a Contributing Editor for Momus.ca and an art critic for the Globe and Mail. Vaughan’s short videos have played in festivals and galleries across Canada and around the world.
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- Dimensions 220 pages, 6.00 x 9.00 x 0.70 in
- Published October 1, 2003
- Publisher ECW Press
- Category Fiction
- Keywords Literary , Horror
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