The Tenant

When Trelkovsky, a desperate Parisian in search of a place to live, stumbles upon an affordable apartment, he seizes the opportunity to rent it, unfazed by the fact that the previous tenant had thrown herself screaming out of the window. What ensues is a chilling descent into paranoia and madness, as a series of strange events unfolds, leaving Trelkovsky questioning his own sanity and fearing for his life.

Originally published in French in 1964 and later adapted into Roman Polanski's 1976 film adaptation, Roland Topor's surreal and hallucinatory horror masterpiece, The Tenant, finally makes its return to print in this edition, featuring a new introduction by R B. Russell.

Described as "as closely coiled, cold, quiet and deadly as a snake in the bed" by John Collier, author of Fancies and Goodnights, The Tenant draws echoes of Kafka, Poe, and Hitchcock, making it a tale not recommended for the faint of heart.

This grotesque and haunting story sets a powerful tone in the realm of psychological horror, with The Observer calling it a fable set in the twilight zone.

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