Serpent’s Tail Classics is a deliriously diverse selection of cult masterpieces that have changed the way we see the world. From Pedro Páramo’s Mexican ghost town to the isolated Japanese village of The Silent Cry, these books are a wild ride into the darker corners of the map. Whether it’s Albertine Sarrazin’s 60s tale of youthful rebellion Astragal, Lester Bangs’ missives from the punk-rock frontline in Psychotic Reactions and Carburetor Dung, Jean-Patrick Manchette’s razor-sharp Marxist satire Fatale or David Gates’ bravura story of a man drinking himself into oblivion in Jernigan, our classics still burn as fiercely as they did on first publication.