About this Event
We're thrilled to welcome E. B. Hudspeth to The Twisted Spine to celebrate the release of THE CULT OF DR. BLACK! Joining E.B. in conversation is Henry Neff (THE WITCHSTONE).
The long-awaited follow-up to The Resurrectionist, this gorgeously illustrated volume continues the story of Dr. Spencer Black. Genius. Healer. Madman. Destroyer. This gorgeous hardcover edition includes sprayed edges.
Once a gifted surgeon believed he could cure all illness with quick strokes of his knife; that he could create perfection in the human body. Spencer Black's fascination with mythical creatures led him to believe they had once lived and walked upon the earth; he became determined to re-create them.
Triumphant for a time, Dr. Black traveled the world, opening people's eyes to wonder and horror, until tragedy struck. He lost nearly everything, including his son, Alphonse. But Dr. Black's desire to usher in a new world remained unquenched. He married machinery and medicine in a quest to form new beings who would lead humanity into a golden age of immortality and perfection.
Word spread of Dr. Spencer Black's philosophy, growing into the Noumenon, a community where all were welcome, regardless of faith, ethnicity, creed, or state of health. Acolytes flocked there from across the United States, caught up in Dr. Black's vision of the future.
Presented here in deeply interwoven words and illustrations, The Cult of Dr. Black is told through meticulously rendered anatomical drawings, melancholic images from Alphonse's notebooks, newspaper clippings, and even the guiding texts of the Noumenon.
Herein lies an entire world, created by E. B. Hudspeth for the reader's enjoyment ...
worked as a snow and ice sculptor for nearly ten years, always writing and painting at the same time. His love for the arts led him all over the country and eventually to Pietrasanta, Italy, where he worked as a marble sculptor. While in Italy, working on anatomy designs of impossible beings, he created the beginnings of what has become The Resurrectionist: The Lost Work of Dr. Spencer Black.
writes and illustrates critically-acclaimed fantasy for young readers and adults. His work includes the five-book Tapestry series, Impyrium, and his most recent novel, The Witchstone. A former teacher and Chicago-area native, Henry now lives in New Jersey with his wife, two sons, and a pair of rescue pups. For information on new releases, appearances, and teaching workshops, please .
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