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The Great War provides the backdrop for a story about death and resurrection on an industrial scale

August 31, 2022August 31, 2022
by Steven Beattie

The Talosite exists at the confluence of sci-fi and body horror, with the actual horrors of the First World War a constant shadow in the background.

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E.T.A. HoffmannH.G. WellsMary ShelleyRebecca CampbellW. Scott Poole

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