Sullivan (ed), The Penguin Encyclopedia of Horror and the Supernatural, p. Ashley, Who's Who in Horror and Fantasy Fiction, p. Of late it became the basis for the long running stage production. This classic novel has been filmed numerous times, most memorable with Lon Chaney in the lead role.
The story as a whole is a central urban fantasy." - Clute and Grant (eds), The Encyclopedia of Fantasy (1997), p. Certain scenes - the Masque which evokes Edgar Allan Poe's 'The Masque of the Red Death' (1842) and the moment when the 'phantom's' own mask is stripped off - have become horror paradigms. He creates a series of mysterious events to further the career of Christine Daae, a beautiful young singer and, when the Opera managers refuse to make her a star, inflicts savage revenge. Erik, a Middle Eastern ex-torturer and half-crazed musician, lurks in the labyrinth of passages and catacombs that make the gigantic Paris Opera House a genuine edifice. Leroux assured his readers that the story was based on fact. Although there is nothing supernatural in his text, the charged Grand-Guignol ambiance Leroux created seems to point to a non-naturalistic explanation of the story. Leroux wrote over thirty popular novels of mystery and detection, including THE MYSTERY OF THE YELLOW ROOM (1908), a pioneer locked room mystery, considered the greatest masterpiece of French detective fiction. Translation of LE FANTOME DE L'OPERA (1910). Bookbinders and Printers / Brooklyn, N. First printing with printer's imprint "Press of / Braunworth & Co. 1-357, one single-page and four double-page inserted plates with color illustrations by Andre Castaigne, original pictorial brown cloth, front and spine panels stamped in white and blind.
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