The Portrait and Other Tales of Horror and Humor
From a grotesque conversation with Vlad the Impaler, to a chilling, truth-based ghost story, to a comical interview with the snakes of North Carolina, The Portrait and Other Tales of Horror and Humor showcases Harold (HP) Phipps’s exceptional ability to capture both sharp wit and bone-shaking terror. With many of the stories set in Phipps’s beloved Appalachian Mountains, the book celebrates countryside culture and the people—and animals—who make it so unique.
From the creative mind that brought forth The Adventures of Tank and Pudge series comes this distinctive collection in which families and friends are brought together and ripped apart, vengeance is sworn and inflicted, and echoes of laughter and screams ring in one’s ears long after the tales have come to an end.