Pickman's Model

Widely regarded as one of the one of the greatest horrorwriters of the twentieth century, H. P. Lovecraft's stories are known for theirprofound indifference to human beliefs and affairs. Here is &quote;Pickman's Model,&quote;one of his more terrifying stories. Richard Upton Pickman is a Bostonian painter, notorious forcreating horrifying paintings. His ghoulish works are brilliant, but they're sographic that his membership in the Boston Art Club is revoked and he findshimself shunned by his fellow artists. Then Pickman mysteriously disappears,and his friend finds himself on a mission of horror and evil to discover thetruth.Proceeds from sale of this title go to Reach Out and Read, an innovative literacy advocacy organization.