An Evil Guest

Overview

An Evil Guest (2008) follows starlet Cassie Casey as she navigates a series of noir intrigues in a Lovecraft-inspired world. The Wolfe Den provides a chapter-by-chapter summary with no spoilers.

Editions & Collections

This single volume was published in both hard- and soft-cover editions. 

An Evil Guest is set in the same thematic universe as the short stories Memorare (2007), The Tree Is My Hat (1999), and Christmas Inn (2005).

Guides & Scholarship

Matthew Chiarello published a detailed chapter-by-chapter plot summary in 2024.

The Urth List chronicles correspondence about and analysis of Gene Wolfe and his work, including An Evil Guest.

Philip Armstrong and Andrew Metzroth present walkthroughs and commentary on An Evil Guest (and the related short stories) on their podcast, Alzabo Soup.

Marc Aramini delivered a lecture on An Evil Guest as part of his web series, Gene Wolfe and Literature.

WolfeWiki is a community-based resource for An Evil Guest and the related short stories. The site includes a brief chapter summary and a series of analyses.

Reviews of An Evil Guest can be found here, here, and here.

The subreddit, r/genewolfe, is a locus of discussion for An Evil Guest and other works.

The Tree Is My Hat was adapted into a radio play for the World Horror Convention and starred the vocal talents of Neil Gaiman.

James Wynn and Craig Brewer recorded a dramatic reading of Christmas Inn on the ReReading Wolfe podcast.

Note on AI

No part of the summaries on the Wolfe Den were prepared using artificial intelligence with the exception of the header images. Each book and story was carefully read, reread, and summarized by a human being.

Physical Chapter Guide

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