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The primary characters, Stan and … The back cover of the first edition of Nightmare Alley by Rinehart and Company, says he “has had just about every job any man could do in a relatively short life. Little is known about Gresham. the Carol reunion, a.k.a. Members register for free and can request review copies or be invited to review by the publisher. With Cate Blanchett, Bradley Cooper, Toni Collette, Rooney Mara. “Nightmare Alley combines the creepy world of Tod Browning's movie, 'Freaks' with the relentless cynicism of a Jim Thompson novel.” —Time “For fans of vaudeville and magic, the book is a treasure trove of trade secrets.” —Walter Kirn, The New York Times W Gresham. Nightmare Alley — a.k.a. ... Nightmare Alley. Nightmare Alley. Del Toro tells Collider he received a copy of Nightmare Alley, the original book, in 1992 from friend and frequent collaborator Ron Perlman (the actor behind his Hellboy movies). Gresham had met a man, an ex-carny, who told him many tales of life on the road, but it was the geek, and how he was made, not found, that stuck with Gresham, that drove the writing of the book. NetGalley is a site where book reviewers and other professional readers can read books before they are published, in e-galley or digital galley form. Stan Carlisle could read people, standing along the sidelines of the main carny attractions where he worked, watching the washed up geek eaten by alcoholism.

An ambitious young carny with a talent for manipulating people with a few well-chosen words hooks up with a female psychiatrist who is even more dangerous than he is. “Nightmare Alley combines the creepy world of Tod Browning's movie, 'Freaks' with the relentless cynicism of a Jim Thompson novel.” —Time “For fans of vaudeville and magic, the book is a treasure trove of trade secrets.” —Walter Kirn, The New York Times Directed by Guillermo del Toro.

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