Equal parts horror and humor, this bizarre and unsettling novel tells the story of Joe Smith, a waxworks proprietor whose creations take on a sinister life of t

Excerpt from Joe Smith His Waxworks I then goes back to Mr. Parker, and tells him what the old woman says. But you must come now, says he. I have promised that

First published in 1985. Dickens was a vigorous champion of the right of all men and women to carefree amusements and dedicated himself to the creation of imagi