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'' Image of the Beast '' (1968) is a science fiction novel by Philip José Farmer. ==Background== The story follows Herald Childe, a private detective, who is sent a snuff film of his partner being murdered by what appears to be a vampire. His investigation into the identity of the killers leads him into a world of apparent monsters who have a predilection for brutal and supernatural sex. The monsters including vampires, werewolves, snake-women, other undefined shape-changers and his ex-wife. The first printing or first edition of Image of the Beast (1968), was written for sf-porn publisher Essex House. It was paperback selling at $1.95.〔http://www.johncoulthart.com/feuilleton/2007/08/21/philip-jose-farmer-book-covers/〕 The sequel to this novel is ''Blown''.〔http://www.johncoulthart.com/feuilleton/2007/08/21/philip-jose-farmer-book-covers〕 Image of the Beast was adapted by artist Tim Boxell (under the pseudonym "Grisly") as a comic book published by Last Gasp in 1973, with a second printing in 1979.〔http://www.pjfarmer.com/boxell.htm〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Image of the Beast (novel)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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