Project Gutenberg 2010-05-29 Public domain in the USA. 101 Wellman, Manly Wade 1903 1986 Field, Gans T. The Golgotha Dancers Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "The Golgotha Dancers" by Manly Wade Wellman is a horror short story published in the late 1930s. The narrative revolves around the themes of art, sacrifice, and the supernatural, detailing a bizarre encounter with a sinister painting that comes to life. The protagonist's experience delves into the implications of a pact with darkness, exploring both the allure and the terror of artistic obsession. In the story, the main character discovers a disturbing painting in an art museum, which depicts demonic dancers surrounding a crucified figure. Intrigued yet unsettled, he acquires the painting for his apartment, only to find that the dancers become real and menacing during the night. As he battles against these grotesque figures, a nurse named Miss Dolby comes to his aid. Together, they realize that the artist's intent of creating a "living picture" has manifested in a horrifying way. In a dramatic confrontation, they manage to defeat the undead dancers by destroying the painting, leading to the dissolution of the supernatural threat. This profound experience ultimately deepens their bond, hinting at newfound love against a backdrop of fear and darkness. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://www.gutenberg.org/files/32580/32580-h/images/cover.jpg en Short stories Fantasy fiction Horror tales Art -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction 48763 48773 2024-09-14T03:52:49.729207 2023-09-14T08:51:37.465738 text/html text/html 45183 2021-01-06T16:36:05 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 62364 2021-01-06T16:36:05 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 70487 2024-09-14T03:52:51.680207 application/epub+zip 69570 2024-09-14T03:52:50.251204 application/epub+zip 69571 2024-09-14T03:52:50.003229 application/epub+zip 103473 2024-09-14T03:52:52.930190 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 96356 2024-09-14T03:52:51.433208 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 96525 2022-09-15T05:25:16.143669 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 41187 41091 2024-09-14T03:52:49.477233 2023-09-14T08:51:37.234717 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 40994 2021-01-06T16:36:05 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 16305 2021-01-06T16:36:05 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 40988 2021-01-06T16:36:05 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16285 2021-01-06T16:36:05 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21009 2024-09-14T03:52:53.066187 application/rdf+xml 29569 2024-09-14T03:52:50.067222 image/jpeg 5418 2024-09-14T03:52:50.035226 image/jpeg 62668 2024-09-14T03:52:49.737208 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia