Books by John Darnielle
Devil House
by John Darnielle
☆ Shortlisted for the 2023 Edgar Allan Poe Awards
We've featured Devil House by John Darnielle on this list as it's been shortlisted for the 2023 Edgars, but it's not a mystery per se. It's more of a reflection on the writing of true crime books. In the course of the book, you're living inside the mind of a true crime writer. Truth be told, the book is slightly disjointed in terms of the crimes, though it is making a point about the true crime genre: that it's more fiction based on facts than nonfiction.
“Black Sabbath are of fundamental importance in developing many of the elements of what metal music became” Read more...
Keith Kahn Harris, Musicians, Music Critics & Scholar
Interviews where books by John Darnielle were recommended
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Running with the Devil: Power, Gender and Madness in Heavy Metal Music
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Queerness in Heavy Metal Music: Metal Bent
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Black Sabbath's Master of Reality
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Into the Black: The Inside Story of Metallica, 1991-2014
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True Norwegian Black Metal
by Peter Beste
The best books on Heavy Metal, recommended by Keith Kahn Harris
The best books on Heavy Metal, recommended by Keith Kahn Harris
Metal music, developed in the sixties and seventies, is notorious for its dark and disturbing imagery and its aggressive sound. But there’s nothing to be afraid of, says sociologist and fan Keith Kahn-Harris: it’s all part of the mythmaking of metal.
