{"_id":"6311e5212d0c4242f7d7425a","title":"The Gorgon","author":"Clark Ashton Smith","code":"the-gorgon","publish_year":1932,"publish_source":"Weird Tales","publish_edition":"Vol. 19, No. 3","publish_scan":"https://archive.org/details/WeirdTalesV19N04193204Ibc/page/n119/mode/2up","words":4398,"image":"anguish.jpg","image_alt":"A woman clutching her face.","genres":["fantasy","horror","gothic"],"blurb":"“I can see that you have a taste for horror. The dark and awful secrets of death. the equally dreadful mysteries of life, allure your interest. If you care to come with me, I will show you something which is the quintessence of all horror.”","description":"A strange, old man appears and offers an enthusiast of the horrible and deadly the chance to gaze upon the head of Medusa herself.","rating":4,"has_review":false,"has_collections":[{"code":"fifteen-minute-stories","title":"15 Minute Stories","collection_type":"static"},{"code":"monsters","title":"Horror Monsters","collection_type":"theme"}]}