“THE SMELL” by Vladislav Zhenevsky (1984–2015) is an impeccable style that has absorbed all the vast experience of macabre literature of past centuries. This is the magnificent erudition of the author, the greatest connoisseur of this kind of art - not only a writer, but also a translator, critic, bibliographer. This is an amazing atmosphere and unclouded, pure visionaryness. This is a beautiful, rich literary language that sometimes describes absolutely creepy images and phenomena that cause a sweet shiver. “THE SMELL” by Vladislav Zhenevsky is a modern classic of the weird and horror genres, which will be useful and It’s a pleasure to read and re-read not only for fans of horror and mysticism, but also for connoisseurs of good literature in general. AST Publishing House, the editorial office of Astrel-SPb, the “The Most Scary Book” series are happy and proud to present to the attention of the discerning public the first author’s book in the SSK series. The author’s book , who left us too early - to remain immortal forever in his work, next to such masters as William Blake, Edgar Allan Poe, Howard Phillips Lovecraft, Edogawa Rampo, Hans Heinz Evers and Leonid Andreev.