![]() ![]() ![]() Fantmas is a criminal genius who is likely the man behind every unsolved crime. In total, the villain appeared in 32 books written by the two collaborators, and later Fantmas returned in 11 more books written by Allain after Souvestre's death. ![]() In Fantômas, the Marquise de Langrune is savagely murdered and Inspector Juve, who is obsessed with capturing Fantômas, arrives to solve the murder. The character first appeared in the 1911 novel Fantmas by Marcel Allain and Pierre Souvestre. The character and the movies caught the eye of the French Surrealists who admired the primal violence of Fantômas, as well as his portrayal in the films, which are considered landmarks in French Cinema. The first five novels were made into silent film serials. Marcel Allain (18851969) and Pierre Souvestre (18741914) were French authors of crime fiction best known for creating the sinister master criminal Fantmas. The title character is a ruthless thief and killer, a bloodthirsty successor to LeBlanc's Arsène Lupin. Marcel Allain (1885 - 1969) and Pierre Souvestre (1874 - 1914)įantômas is the first of 32 novels penned from 1911 to 1913 by Marcel Allain and Pierre Souvestre. Download cover art Download CD case insert Fantômas ![]()
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