Classic horror, ghost stories and supernatural fiction
Crumps Barn Studio Dark Moon Tales
Book SynopsisAs the moon rises, the dark night carries a warning. Death walks in many forms. Twenty nine original frights seeped in myth and mystery, from Edinburgh's new voice in gothic horror
£9.49
Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc The Complete Tales of H.P. Lovecraft: Volume 3
Book SynopsisA must-have classic that every Lovecraft fan and collector will love. From the sumptuously designed Timeless Classics series, The Complete Tales of H.P. Lovecraft collects the author's novel, four novellas, and fifty-three short stories. Written between the years 1917 and 1935, this collection features Lovecraft's trademark fantastical creatures and supernatural thrills, as well as many horrific and cautionary science-fiction themes that have influenced some of today's writers and filmmakers, including Stephen King, Alan Moore, F. Paul Wilson, Guillermo del Toro, and Neil Gaiman. Included in this volume are The Case of Charles Dexter Ward, The Call of Cthulhu, The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath, At the Mountains of Madness,The Shadow Over Innsmouth,The Colour Out of Space, The Dunwich Horror, and many more hair-raising tales. The Timeless Classics series from Rock Point brings together the works of classic authors from around the world. Complete and unabridged, these elegantly designed gift editions feature luxe, patterned endpapers, ribbon markers, and foil and deboss details on vibrantly colored cases. Celebrate these beloved works of literature as true standouts in your personal library collection. Other titles in the series include: The Complete Grimm’s Fairy Tales, The Complete Novels of Jane Austen, The Complete Sherlock Holmes, The Complete Tales & Poems of Edgar Allan Poe, and The Complete Works of William Shakespeare.
£19.80
Pan Macmillan House of Small Shadows
Book SynopsisHouse of Small Shadows is the disturbing novel about a modern phobia - the fear of dolls and puppets - from award-winning horror author Adam Nevill.The Red House: home to the damaged genius of the late M. H. Mason, master taxidermist and puppeteer, where he lived and created some of his most disturbing works. The building and its treasure trove of antiques is long forgotten, but the time has come for his creations to rise from the darkness. Catherine Howard can't believe her luck when she's invited to value the contents of the house. When she first sees the elaborate displays of posed, costumed and preserved animals and macabre puppets, she's both thrilled and terrified. It's an opportunity to die for. But the Red House has secrets, secrets as dreadful and dark as those from Catherine's own past. At night the building comes alive with noises and movements: footsteps, and the fleeting glimpses of small shadows on the stairs. ATrade ReviewAs a ritual exercise in entrapment, both in the past and the present, a kind of hymn to how all our histories - vast and petty - constrain us, House of Small Shadows is often nothing short of mesmerising. -- Jeff VanderMeer * The Guardian *In House of Small Shadows, Adam Nevill explores a primal modern phobia - the fear of dolls and puppets - and spirals off into an exploration of a long-forgotten English folk tradition that is eminently believable at the same time as it is horrifying. A wonderfully creepy and disturbing novel. * The Independent *Adam Nevill is a fantastic storyteller, a master of slow-building tension, and he's written a fever dream of a book. House of Small Shadows is chilling, disorienting, and deeply creepy. It has the feel of a cult classic, something horror fans will still be reading with immense delight fifty years from now. -- Scott Smith, New York Times Bestselling author of The RuinsModern storytelling...and old school terror. Very scary, highly recommended. -- Jonathan Maberry, NYT bestselling authorOne of the most subtle and powerful writers of dark fiction - a unique voice. -- Michael Marshall Smith, New York Times Bestselling authorAdam Nevill is a spine-chiller in the classic tradition, a writer who draws you in from the world of the familiar, eases you into the world of terror, and then locks the door behind you. The House of Small Shadows grows darker and takes on more menacing life with each step forward. -- Michael Koryta, New York Times Bestselling author of The ProphetNevill's latest horror is a compelling read where indistinguishable childhood dreams and fantasies merge with a surreal, nightmarish present. * SciFI NOW *House of Small Shadows is highly likely to induce nightmares set to the sound of the pattering of tiny wooden feet * SFX *Haunted-house maestros Shirley Jackson, Carlos Ruiz Zafón, and Peter Straub would approve-this sets the bar for the best horror novel of the decade. -- Daniel Krauss * Booklist (starred review) *Nevill's talent for horror resonates ominously in every scene, almost as if the theme from Jaws echoes when a page is turned. * KIRKUS *This emotionally intense, intellectually challenging supernatural novel explores secret geographies of conscience while raising hackles, and is addictively readable. * Publishers Weekly (starred review) *Original, unsettling and genuinely scary, this is a book to be read only in daylight hours... * Lancaster Guardian *As a seasoned reader of horror, I'm very pleased to say that House of Small Shadows is the most genuinely frightening book I have read in a very long time! In fact, I can honestly admit that I couldn't bring myself to read it alone, even though I thought I was long past being scared by a book. * Fantasy Book Review *It is a mature modern horror novel and despite its supernatural trappings it never forgets there is an emotionally pain wracked individual at its core ... Adam Nevill is driving the Ghost Train this year and I for one want to see where he takes us. * Forbidden Planet *Nevill's foray into folk horror is a nail-biting success. * Rue Morgue *It will not be a surprise if plenty of new light bulbs are installed in readers' houses just so they never have to go to sleep in the dark again. * Suspense Magazine *Take it from me: reading House of Small Shadows late in the evening is likely to lead to some serious nightmares. -- Niall Alexander * Tor *Let's just say fans of the weird will find plenty of old dolls, grotesque puppets, twisted taxidermy and even worse things. Yet it is the expanding cloak of inescapable dread that Nevill conjures, like a coffin lid slowly closing over the reader, that is most impressive, leaving one breathless and more than a little disturbed. Horror novels don't get much better than this. * Hellnotes *House of Small Shadows - Adam Nevill: The best new horror novel I read all year. * Amazing Stories *Adam Nevill is a continually compelling writer, in a genre that always needs a brave new voice in what might be called 'mainstream' - breaking through with a technician's skill and a gift for setting, storytelling and characterisation that says strongly and with a fan's own intent, this may be the horror genre but it has emotional purpose and intelligence. In this sense, Adam Nevill is our answer at the moment. * Shade Point *Another solid entry from Nevill who is becoming one of Britain's top horror writers and one that classic genre fans will enjoy. * Sci Fi Crowsnest *Part of you doesn't want to put it down because it's so good and the other part doesn't want to put it down because it's so scary. * Bookwormbase *Reading about stuffed kittens all dressed up and taking tea is really creepy, believe me. * wrongspelling.com *I absolutely loved the experience of reading this book. Although, I've never been in a position before where I wanted to put a book down and walk away from it because of how creeped out I was. I got that this time. Totally new experience for me. * Elitist Book Review *Nevill exposes the reality of a natural human horror: falling deep into the bowels of insanity, never to find a way out. * Library Point *Dark fiction fans beware- reality and horror have never collided so seamlessly before. You may have to turn on a light. * Nightowl Reviews *This is storytelling with substance, reinforced with a cast of well-drawn characters and a twisty good plot. * Press Republican *I highly recommend The House of Small Shadows and, frankly, all of Nevill's work, to fans of horror fiction. He's an author whose work you will read once and become an instant, enduring fan. Highly, highly recommended * Jenn's Bookshelves *Adding his latest book to my reading blitz was a creepy delight. The book is twisted (to say the least) and to make this a simple blog post I will keep it to a one word description. "Creepy * Reading4Adventure *
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Alma Books Ltd The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Other Ghostly
Book SynopsisIchabod Crane is a young schoolmaster from Connecticut now living in Sleepy Hollow, a settlement in New York State notorious for rumours of ghostly visitations, especially from the infamous Headless Horseman. Considered an outsider by the local inhabitants, he falls in love with the eighteen-year-old Katrina Van Tassel, but has to contend with the loutish Brom Bones for her affections. Then one night Crane’s mounting problems come to a head when he finally experiences the horrors of the supernatural first-hand… A classic tale of American Gothic, ‘The Legend of Sleepy Hollow’ has found a central place in the collective imagination and inspired many adaptations. Also included in this volume is a selection of some of Irving’s most celebrated ghostly tales, such as ‘The Phantom Island’ and ‘The Devil and Tom Walker’.Trade ReviewThe first American man of letters to make a distinct impression upon the Old World. * The Spectator *Table of ContentsContains: 'The Knight of Malta’, 'Legend of the Two Discreet Statues’, 'The Adventure of the German Student’, 'The Enchanted Island’, 'Guests from Gibbet Island’, 'Legend of the Arabian Astrologer’, 'The Devil and Tom Walker’, 'Legend of the Engulfed Convent’, 'The Legend of the Enchanted Soldier’, 'Governor Manco and the Soldier’, 'Rip Van Winkle' and 'The Legend of Sleepy Hollow’
£7.59
Pan Macmillan Complete Ghost Stories
Book SynopsisThe art of telling a ghost story is a refined one, and Montague Rhodes James was a master of the genre. Part of the Macmillan Collector’s Library; a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket sized classics with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful hardbacks make perfect gifts for book lovers, or wonderful additions to your own collection. This edition features an afterword by author and playwright David Stuart Davies.M.R. James draws the reader into narratives which, seeming innocuous, become darker and darker in gentle turns – until confronting the reader with some of the most unforgettably frightening images in British literature. Complete Ghost Stories contains every timeless masterpiece from each of his four collections: Ghost Stories of an Antiquary (1904), More Ghost Stories of an Antiquary (1911), A Thin Ghost and Others (1919), and A Warning to the Curious and Other Ghost Stories (1925).
£10.44
Alma Books Ltd The Rats in the Walls and Other Stories
Book SynopsisWhen the descendant of an ancient aristocratic family moves from Massachusetts to Exham Priory, his ancestral home in the south of England, he is plagued by the constant noise of rats scurrying within its walls. As the sound begins to haunt his dreams, he investigates the house and discovers a horrific secret underneath, which will bring him to the point of madness. Considered one of the most accomplished examples of the horror genre, 'The Rats in the Walls' is presented here alongside other quintessentially Lovecraftian tales - such as 'The Dunwich Horror', 'At the Mountains of Madness', 'The Colour out of Space' and 'The Horror at Red Hook' - in a brand-new collection which will delight new readers and those familiar with the blood-curdling imaginary worlds of the twentieth century's master of terror.Trade ReviewThe most important US horror writer since Edgar Allan Poe and a big influence on nearly every major figure in the genre after his day. * Publishers Weekly *Table of ContentsContains: The Statement of Randolph Carter, Arthur Jermyn, The Rats in the Walls, The Horror at Red Hook, The Colour out of Space, The Dunwich Horror, The Strange High House in the Mist, The Dreams in the Witch House, The Quest of Iranon, At the Mountains of Madness, The Shunned House, The Thing on the Doorstep.
£7.99
Penguin Books Ltd The Penguin Complete Tales and Poems of Edgar
Book SynopsisThe Fall of the House of Usher, The Murders in the Rue Morgue, The Pit and the Pendulum, The Gold-Bug - some of the most famous tales of terror and the most macabre detective stories ever written. Acknowledged master of suspense, Poe was also a poet and - as his stories of mesmerism and time travel prove - a pioneer of science fiction. In this collection, probing to the depths of the human psyche, Poe''s haunted genius will chill and enthral you.
£21.25
St. Martin's Publishing Group Ill Be Waiting
£16.40
Usborne Publishing Ltd Dracula
Book SynopsisFrom the classic novel by Bram Stoker. Young lawyer Jonathan Harker travels to Transylvania to visit a mysterious client. Count Dracula seems welcoming but somewhat eccentric. Gradually, Jonathan realises the horrifying truth and escapes, only to discover that the horror and danger have followed him all the way to London
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Pan Macmillan Tales of Mystery and Imagination: A Collection of
Book Synopsis**Featuring Edgar Allan Poe's short story which inspired The Fall of the House of Usher on Netflix**This collection of Poe's work contains some of the most exciting and haunting short stories ever written. They range from the poetic to the mysterious to the darkly comic, yet all possess the genius for the grotesque that defines Poe's writing. They are filled with social outcasts, obsessed with nameless terrors or preoccupied with seemingly unsolvable mysteries. 'The Tell-Tale Heart' and 'The Fall of the House of Usher' are frightening stories, while in the 'The Murders in the Rue Morgue' and 'The Mystery of Marie Roget' we find the origins of modern detective fiction. Collectively, these tales represent the best of Edgar Allan Poe's prose work before his premature death in 1849.This beautiful Macmillan Collector's Library edition of Edgar Allan Poe's Tales of Mystery and Imagination features an afterword by Jonty Claypole.Designed to appeal to the booklover, the Macmillan Collector's Library is a series of beautiful gift editions of much loved classic titles. Macmillan Collector's Library are books to love and treasure.
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Alma Books Ltd The Haunted House: Annotated Edition
Book SynopsisHaving moved into an abandoned haunted house, the narrator, undaunted by the warnings of the locals, invites a party of friends over; on Twelfth Night he and his guests gather together, and relate the supernatural experiences they have had. The resulting ghost stories thrill, shock and amuse by turns. For this work, commissioned for his periodical All the Year Round, Dickens enlisted some of the era’s most famous writers, including Elizabeth Gaskell and Wilkie Collins, to collaborate with him on this Victorian supernatural classic.Trade ReviewThe Haunted House is of the utmost significance for anyone interested in exploring the genius of Charles Dickens. -- Peter AckroydTable of ContentsContains: The Mortals in the House by Charles Dickens, The Ghost in the Clock Room by Heshb Stretton, The Ghost in the Double Room by George Augustus Sala, The Ghost in the Picture Room by Adelaide Anne Procter, The Ghost in the Cupboard Room by Wilkie Collins, The Ghost in Master B's Room by Charles Dickens, The Ghost in the Garden Room by Elizabeth Gaskell, The Ghost in the Corner Room by Charles Dickens
£7.59
Alma Books Ltd Fantastic Tales
Book SynopsisO'Brien's few surviving stories give him an important place in the development of American fiction and remain as fresh today as when they first written more thana hundred and fifty years ago.
£8.54
Blue Fox Publishing The Mountains of Madness
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£13.50
Design Studio Press The Dunwich Horror
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£24.00
HarperCollins Focus Frankenstein Pretty Books Painted Editions
Book SynopsisThis frightening classic tale is now available in an exclusive collector''s edition, featuring beautiful cover art from artist Laci Fowler and decorative interior pages, making it ideal for fiction lovers and book collectors alike.Beloved by horror fans across the globe,?Frankenstein?explores the terror of what happens when humanity plays God. This time-honored classic is now available as an exclusive collector''s edition.Whether you''re buying it as a gift or for yourself, this remarkable edition features: A beautiful, high-end hardcover featuring Laci Fowler’s distinctive hand-painted art Embossed cover art and gold foiling Decorative interior pages featuring pull quotes throughout Matching ribbon marker and gold page edges? Part of a 4-volume collection including?The Wonderful Wizard of Oz,?The Great Gatsby, and?The Return of Sher
£17.00
British Library Publishing The Weird Tales of Dorothy K. Haynes
Book SynopsisA new and definitive collected works of neglected master of weird fiction, including never-before-published stories from the author's archive. With introduction by Haynes expert Craig Lamont, and a foreword by Johnny Mains, it features spellbinding Mervyn Peake illustrations, champion of Haynes' writing, from the Library's collections.
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Flame Tree Publishing Lovecraft Mythos New & Classic Collection
Book SynopsisFeaturing new stories specially commissioned for the collection this offering of H.P. Lovecraft's shared universe is a thrilling immersion into the world of Old Ones and the Elder Gods, an ancient race of terrifying beings. In Lovecraft's vision we live in a deep, but fragile illusion, unable to comprehend the ancient beings, such as the Cthulhu who lies dead but dreaming in the submerged city of R'lyeh, waiting to rise then wreak havoc on our realm of existence. Lovecraft used the mythos to create a background to his fiction, and challenged many writer companions to add their own stories. Clark Ashton Smith, Robert E. Howard, Robert Bloch, Frank Belknap Long, Henry Kuttner were amongst the first but over the years many others such as Ramsey Campbell, Lin Carter and August Derleth added their voices to the many mythic cycles, developing themes and new fictional pathways for the town of Arkham, and the creatures Azathoth and Nyarlathotep. The Lovecraft Mythos is fertile ground for any writer of supernatural, horror, fantasy and science fiction, so for this edition we opened our submissions for brand new stories, many published here for the first time, to continue expanding the shared universe. New, contemporary and notable writers featured are: Hal Bodner, Evey Brett, Ramsey Campbell, Helen E. Davis, JG Faherty, Cody Goodfellow, Rachael K. Jones, Scott R. Jones, Caitlín R. Kiernan, Nancy Kilpatrick, N.R. Lambert, Victor LaValle, Thana Niveau, John Possidente, John Llewellyn Probert, Mark Samuels, William Browning Spencer, R.S. Stefoff, Jonathan Thomas, Donald Tyson and Douglas Wynne.
£17.00
Alma Books Ltd The Thousand and One Ghosts
Book SynopsisComing back into town after a hunting expedition, Alexandre Dumas witnesses an incredible scene: a man has come to hand himself in to the mayor after decapitating his wife, terrified by the fact that her severed head spoke to him even after her death. This prompts the guests at a dinner Dumas attends later that evening to exchange stories of death and the supernatural, ranging from accounts of the guillotine during the Terror to tales of vampires and fratricide in the Carpathians. The Thousand and One Ghosts – here presented in its first and only translation into English – is a gloriously macabre work by the celebrated author of The Three Musketeers and The Count of Monte Cristo, which also touches on the serious political issue of capital punishment.Trade ReviewDeserves to have been disinterred and brought back to haunt us. * TLS *
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Flame Tree Publishing Chilling Horror Short Stories
Book SynopsisA deluxe edition of original and classic short stories, packed with monsters, vampires and a host of weird creatures. Tales of shadows and voices in the dark from the likes of H.P. Lovecraft, Edgar Allan Poe, Mary Shelley, Bram Stoker, Nathaniel Hawthorne and William Hope Hodgson are cast with previously unpublished stories by some of the best writers of horror today. New, contemporary and notable writers featured are: DJ Tyrer, Ed Grabianowski, Andrew J. Wilson, Elise Forier Edie, Frank Roger, Gwendolyn Kiste, David A. Elsensohn, Bill Kte'pi, Justin Coates, James Lecky, Eric Esser, John H. Dromey, Kristopher Triana, Michael Bondies, Michael Paul Gonzalez, Glen Damien Campbell, William R.D. Wood, Rebecca J. Allred, and Lucy Taylor. A dazzling collection of the most gripping tales of horror, vividly told.
£17.00
Tor Nightfire Mapping the Interior
Book SynopsisStephen Graham Jones, the New York Times bestselling author of The Only Good Indians, brings readers on a spine-tingling journey through a young boy''s haunted home.Brilliant.The New York TimesTimes have been tough for twelve-year-old Junior, his mom, and especially for his younger brother Dino. When his dad makes a surprise visit late one night, Junior is desperate to make him part of their family again. The only problem is Dad drowned eight years ago. And bringing back the dead always comes at a costWinner of the 2017 Bram Stoker Award for Long Fiction!Also by Stephen Graham Jones:Night of the Mannequins
£11.99
Wordsworth Editions Ltd The Lurking Fear: Collected Short Stories Volume
Book Synopsis‘The thing came abruptly and unannounced; a demon, rat-like, scurrying from pits remote and unimaginable, a hellish panting and stifled grunting, and then from that opening beneath the chimney a burst of multitudinous and leprous life - a loathsome night-spawned flood of organic corruption more devastatingly hideous than the blackest conjurations of mortal madness and morbidity.’ Only the expansive imagination of H.P. Lovecraft could conceive the delicious and spine-tingling horrors you will find within the pages of this unique collection. In addition to such classics as The Picture in the House, The Music of Erich Zann and The Rats in the Walls, this volume contains some fascinating rarities: examples of Lovecraft's earliest weird fiction and material unpublished during his lifetime. H.P. Lovecraft's creation of the Cthulhu Mythos has influenced many modern authors, and still remains at the forefront of supernatural literature.
£6.23
HarperCollins Publishers Whisper Cottage Dont miss the completely
Book SynopsisI couldn''t put it down, read it cover to cover in a day A fabulous chilling thriller.' NetGalley reviewer, ?????A mysterious figure. A whispering community. A deadly secretWhen Stina and Jack move to an old rural cottage, they're hoping for a fresh start. Their new home is run-down compared to their neighbour's, but generous Mrs Barley quickly becomes a friend.Until Stina sees a mysterious figure in the widow's garden, and her happy new life begins to unravel. And when she hears strange noises in the night, she is forced to question if Mrs Barley is what she seems.Why do the other villagers whisper about her? Why is she so eager to help the couple? And what is she hiding in her picture-perfect home?A haunting, twisty story about the power of secrets and rumours, perfect for fans of Ruth Ware's The Turn of the Key and Lucy Atkins's Magpie Lane. Readers are gripped by Whisper Cottage: Unputdownable. I loved it! Had me hooked Great, fast paced mystery.' NetGalley reviewer, ?????Full of twists and turns you just don't see coming Read it in one sitting.' NetGalley reviewer, ?????Super suspenseful book with lots of twists and could it be you moments Keeps the reader guessing until the end.' NetGalley reviewer, ?????Excellent Gripping I raced through it.' NetGalley reviewer, ?????Brilliant! Suspenseful, gripping, compulsive It would make an amazeballs Netflix film (hint, hint)!' NetGalley reviewer, ?????I was shocked to the core and that doesn't happen often! It's one of those stories that you're dying to figure out (but can't!) 5/5, loved it.' NetGalley reviewer, ?????Creepy, claustrophobic and compelling! A beautifully written thriller that kept me glued to my Kindle' Miranda RijksI devoured this book in a couple of sittings because I needed to find out what was going on! Twists and turn to keep the reader enthralled!' NetGalley reviewer, ?????Trade Review‘Creepy, claustrophobic and compelling! A beautifully written thriller that kept me glued to my Kindle’ Miranda Rijks, author of The Visitors ‘Haunting psychological suspense… Will send shivers down your spine’ Alice Hunter, author of The Serial Killer’s Wife “Whisper Cottage was a dark and atmospheric thriller that pulled me in from the very first page.” Stephanie DeCarolis, author of The Guilty Husband 'Chilling and wonderfully atmospheric, with an ending that took me surprise – I couldn’t put it down' Amanda Brittany, author of Her Last Lie
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Alma Books Ltd The Hound of the Baskervilles
Book SynopsisWhen the corpse of Sir Charles Baskerville is found on the grounds of his Dartmoor estate next to a mysterious animal footprint, thoughts turn to a fabled family curse: that of a hellhound set out to avenge a crime committed by one of Sir Charles's ancestors. As the only surviving heir of the Baskervilles is terrified for his safety, Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson are called in to investigate. The most famous novel in Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes cycle, The Hound of the Baskervilles is a masterpiece of terror, suspense and mystery which has enthralled readers young and old since it was first published in 1902.Trade ReviewSherlock Holmes's best remains a classic. The Times"
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Oxford University Press The Oxford Book of English Ghost Stories
Book SynopsisPresents the full range of classic English ghost fiction, including some of the very best and most frightening ghost stories ever written.Trade ReviewAn excellent anthology, full of uncanny pleasures and unsettling tales. Guaranteed to make your flesh crawl. * Waterstones Books Quarterly *
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Penguin Books Ltd White Tears
Book Synopsis''A stunning, audacious new thriller... It will shock you, horrify you, unsettle you, and that''s exactly the point. As brave as it is brutal, it lets nothing and nobody off the hook'' NPR''A book that everyone should be reading right now'' TIME New Yorkers Carter and Seth chop up old music to make it new again, ripping off black culture to line white pockets. They are young, hungry and talented. But one day they stumble on an old blues song - an undiscovered gem just waiting to be found - and land themselves in a heap of trouble.Seeking answers, Seth travels deep into the heart of the old South, accompanied by Carter''s bewitching sister Leonie. But this is America, where ghosts lie uneasy in shallow graves and tugging one loose thread can unravel a bloody history of injustice. And the closer Seth gets to the haunting truth, the more he feels pursued . . .White Tears is a nail-biting ride through the terrifying spectre of Trade ReviewWhite Tears is a book that everyone should be reading right now * TIME Magazine *[A] stunning, audacious, urgent thriller, as challenging as it is terrifying, as brave as it is brutal... It will shock you, horrify you, unsettle you, and that's exactly the point. It lets nothing and nobody off the hook * NPR *Delilloesque -- moody, threatening, and profoundly dark... A story about ghosts, about grievances leaking through the fabric of decades, and about retribution, violence and hatred. At every turn, Kunzru's words concoct a dreamlike world where the past isn't dead and the boundaries of reality flicker at the margins. * Huffington Post *Haunting, doom-drenched, genuinely and viscerally disturbing... Kunzru showcases his trademark exhilarating prose throughout - closing with a conclusion that packs a real punch * Independent *Like Donna Tartt's The Goldfinch... A stunning novel of ideas that becomes a page-turning thriller... During Trump's presidency, reading White Tears feels like a necessary and exhilarating act * Stylist *A disorientating odyssey through decades of American history...Kunzru has always been an assured and intellectually gifted novelist, but I am not sure he has ever before displaying such emotional heft * Daily Telegraph *Visceral horror, pacey storytelling and razor tautness. White Tears is a state-of-the-nation novel that ties pre-Civil Rights barbarism with a contemporary amnesia that parades as post racial America * Evening Standard *Graceful [and] exquisitely attuned * Washington Post *Exquisite... captures a yearning achieved fleetingly in life and more fully in art * i *At its heart is a serious reminder of how too often history robs the powerless of their voices * Daily Mail *Think of it as a socially-aware Goosebumps book for grown-ups * Shortlist *What begins as dude-bro send-up soon spirals into a supernatural revenge fantasy keyed to America's history of racism * Observer *A captivating satire about race and music * The Week, Novel of the Week *Both like a radical revenge fantasia and a stern lesson in radical empathy * Spectator *Kunzru's awareness and discernment have particular value in an America of the moment where nothing less than the country's meaning is at stake... unmoored between the heart that's felt it and the tip of the tongue that awaits the heart's transmission, in search of a promise that's determined to keep itself * The New York Times *A witty, strange and often very moving book * Financial Times *Deep themes on the nature of memory, race and authenticity * The Times *A brave book and often very funny * Sunday Telegraph *[An] excellent ghost story... A mesmerising tale of white guilt and black oppression in America * Evening Standard *A nightmarish page-turner... A disorientating odyssey through American history and a lesson in what happens when art is hijacked for less than noble aims * Daily Telegraph *This rich novel embraces the Deep South, a murder and a wealthy family's dark secret, while riffing on art and authenticity * Mail on Sunday *Full of verve and rhythm, White Tears cleverly skewers ideas about angst surrounding white appropriation of black music * Financial Times *A fast-paced, ambitious, hallucinatory mystery * Publishers Weekly *Publisher's description. Electrifying, subversive and wildly original, White Tears is a ghost story and a love story, a story about lost innocence and historical guilt. This unmissable novel penetrates the heart of a nation's darkness, encountering a suppressed history of greed, envy, revenge and exploitation, and holding a mirror up to the true nature of America today. * Penguin *Compulsively readable, masterly - a tour de force -- Rachel KushnerRiveting from the very first page, I was completely addicted... A literary thriller and a timely, unsparing excavation of the very real spectre of race in America's past and present. White Tears is proof that Kunzru is one of the finest novelists of his generation... -- Mirza WaheedHari Kunzru is an incredibly versatile writer who is alert to the inequalities in the world... Powerful and complex, White Tears is a novel about abuses of wealth and power. Brilliantly orchestrated, unforgettable and devastating -- Bernardine EvaristoHari Kunzru is one of our most important novelists * Independent on Sunday *Kunzru's engagingly wired prose and agile plotting sweep all before them * New Yorker *Marvellous, original and intelligent. Kunzru writes like a master storyteller... There's simply nothing [he] couldn't manage in prose * Literary Review *
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British Library Publishing The Gothic Tales of Sheridan Le Fanu
Book SynopsisAiming to firmly position Sheridan Le Fanu alongside other canonical horror writers published by the British Library, this anthology focuses on some of his lesser-known stories, exploring eight thoroughly Gothic tales of murderous families, dark castles and ghosts whose business with the living remains unfinished.
£14.24
British Library Publishing Randalls Round
Book SynopsisRandalls Round has long been revered by devotees of the weird tale. First published in 1929, its stories of ritualistic folk horror and M. R. James-inspired accounts of ancient forces terrorising humanity are thoroughly deserving of wider recognition.
£9.49
British Library Publishing Playing with Fire
Book SynopsisThis volume collects Doyle's most enduring strange stories - ranging from monster encounters and deadly hauntings to dark tales of mesmerism - and also includes a new introduction along with Doyle's never-before-reprinted essay on his own spiritual experiences, 'Stranger than Fiction'.
£15.29
British Library Publishing The Ghostly Tales of Edith Wharton
Book SynopsisA new edition exploring the works of one of the great ghost story writers, Edith Wharton, aiming to position her firmly amongst the household names published so far in the Gilded Nightmares series. Featuring some of Wharton's essential classics such as 'The Eyes' and 'Afterward' along with less-anthologised masterpieces of the short story form.
£14.24
Quercus Publishing Little Star
Book Synopsis''The new Stephen King. Don''t miss it'' The TimesHe found her as a baby, abandoned in the forest. He saved her life. With her first breath - a perfect, musical note - he realised she was no ordinary child. It was for her own protection that he hid her from the authorities. Was it his fault, what she turned into? Or was that why she was left for dead in the first place? The girl who became a little star. Who became, with her extraordinary powers, the most terrifying thing imaginable.In John Ajvide Lindqvist''s fourth masterpiece, he ratchets up the tension until the story reaches its blood-chilling conclusion. In doing so, he confirms his place as the undisputed new king of horror.''A magician of genre fiction'' IndependentTrade Review'The imagery is so intense you can visualise the torture, and the comparisons so inventive you can picture the unimaginable ... readers will remain gripped' Sci-Fi Now. * Sci-Fi Now *'Excellent. And near unputdownable ... a superbly crafted, deliciously twisted constantly shocking tale' SFX. * SFX *
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Pan Macmillan Castle Barebane
Book SynopsisJoan Aiken was born in Rye, Sussex in 1924, daughter of the American poet Conrad Aiken, and started writing herself at the age of five. Since the 1960s she wrote full time and published over 100 books.Best known for her children's books such as The Wolves of Willoughby Chase and Midnight is a Place, she also wrote extensively for adults and published many contemporary and historical novels, including sequels to novels by Jane Austen. In 1968, she won the Guardian Children's book prize for Whispering Mountain, followed by an Edgar Allan Poe award for Night Fall in 1972, and was awarded an MBE for her services to children's literature in 1999.Joan Aiken died in 2004.
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Austin Macauley Publishers Ashwood
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Arcturus Publishing The Edgar Allan Poe Collection
Book SynopsisEdgar Allan Poe was born in 1809 in Boston, Massachusetts. As the author of The Murders in the Rue Morgue, he is considered to be the father of the detective fiction genre. However, he is also widely known for his poetry, such as "The Raven", which brought him much critical acclaim during his lifetime, but little remuneration, and for his classic horror stories, such as "The Fall of the House of Usher" and "The Masque of the Red Death". The circumstances surrounding his death in 1849 are themselves a mystery because he was delirious when found and was lying in the street. He died four days later in hospital in Baltimore. All the records, including his death certificate, were destroyed. His literary legacy lives on and has influenced countless generations of writers.
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Arcturus Publishing The Classic Horror Collection
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Arcturus Publishing The Ghost Stories of M. R. James
Book SynopsisM. R. James (1862-1936) was an English author and a medievalist scholar. He was the provost of King's College, Cambridge from 1905 to 1918, and of Eton College from 1918 to 1936. He was Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge from 1913-15. Though James's scholarly work is still highly regarded, he is best remembered for his ghost stories, which redefined the genre for the 20th century.
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HarperCollins Focus 31 Days of Spooky
Book SynopsisA vividly illustrated, spine-tingling collection of short stories, 31 Days of Spooky will give you goosebumps all Halloween long!
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Penguin Books Ltd Fear
Book SynopsisPERFECT for fans of Roald Dahl.Think you know Dahl? Think again. Discover a collection of deliciously dark ghost stories for adults, picked by Dahl himself . . . Do you enjoy being scared? Featuring fourteen classic spine-chilling stories chosen by Roald Dahl, these terrible tales of ghostly goings-on will have you shivering with fear as you turn the pages.They include such timeless and haunting stories as Sheridan Le Fanu''s The Ghost of a Hand, Edith Wharton''s Afterward, Cynthia Asquith''s The Corner Shop and Mary Treadgold''s The Telephone. Featuring extraordinary cover art by Charming Baker, whose paintings echo the dark and twisted world of Dahl''s short stories. Roald Dahl reveals even more about the darker side of human nature in seven other centenary editions featuring his own stories: Lust, Madness, Cruelty, Deception, Trickery, Innocence and War.Trade ReviewA collection of deliciously dark ghost stories for adults, picked by Roald Dahl himself . . . Do you enjoy being scared? Featuring fourteen classic spine-chilling stories chosen by Roald Dahl, these terrible tales of ghostly goings-on will have you shivering with fear as you turn the pages. * From the publisher's description *Roald Dahl is one of the few writers I know whose work can accurately be described as addictive * Irish Times *The absolute master of the twist in the tale * Observer *
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John Murray Press Ghosts of Christmas Past
Book SynopsisA present contains a monstrous secret.An uninvited guest haunts a Christmas party.A shadow slips across the floor by firelight.A festive entertainment ends in darkness and screams.Who knows what haunts the night at the dark point of the year? This collection of seasonal chillers looks beneath Christmas cheer to a world of ghosts and horrors, mixing terrifying modern fiction with classic stories by masters of the macabre. From Neil Gaiman and M. R. James to Muriel Spark and E. Nesbit, there are stories here to make the hardiest soul quail - so find a comfy chair, lock the door, ignore the cold breath on your neck and get ready to welcome in the real spirits of Christmas.
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New York Review Books The Frog in the Throat
Book SynopsisIn a small town in Switzerland, Franz—ex-clergyman, ex-husband, current counselor of locals at loose ends— is being haunted by his recently deceased father, Klement. In life, Franz was caught cheating on his wife and defrocked, after which Klement never spoke to him again. In death, Klement visits his son in the form of a frog in the throat, choking him, yes, but also giving voice to an old dairy farmer devoted to the old ways, forever railing against his son and the whole modern mess he represents.The same can be said of this novel, in which these two voices clash, harmonize, and ultimately offer up all the mutual recognition and incomprehension that is family life. A miniature tragicomic masterpiece, Markus Werner’s second novel is as bursting with life as a Dickens novel: not only Franz’s high-strung shenanigans and the father’s settled life among the cattle, but the lives of his sister and brother and the land all around.As in all of Werner’s work, the world looks grim (“I sit around, I drink, I brood, I pat myself down for flaws and find many and each evening I say: Starting tomorrowI’m going to get a grip on myself”) but never less than comic—a view captured marvelously in Michael Hofmann’s vivid translation.
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Vintage Publishing Ghosts
Book SynopsisA high-pitched laugh echoes in an empty church. Servants discover their master dead in his bed, the only sign of disturbance an open window. The coffin of a woman hanged as a witch is found to be empty. A bed that hasn’t been slept in is crumpled and distressed come the morning. A skeletal figure creeps closer and closer to the house where an unsuspecting family lie sleeping. In these chilling tales of the supernatural, M. R. James proves he truly is the master of the ghost story. Selected from the book Ghost Stories by M.R. JamesVINTAGE MINIS: GREAT MINDS. BIG IDEAS. LITTLE BOOKS.A series of short books by the world’s greatest writers on the experiences that make us humanAlso in the Vintage Minis series:Drinking by John CheeverSummer by Laurie LeeFriendship by Rose TremainLove by Jeanette Winterson
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Flame Tree Publishing The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
Book SynopsisA stunning new edition of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and other stories including Rip Van Winkle. Little treasures, the FLAME TREE COLLECTABLE CLASSICS are chosen to create a delightful and timeless home library. Each stunning, gift edition features deluxe cover treatments, ribbon markers, luxury endpapers and gilded edges. The unabridged text is accompanied by a Glossary of Victorian and Literary terms produced for the modern reader. First published in The Sketch Book in 1819–20, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow tells the story of schoolmaster Ichabod Crane, who comes to live in Sleepy Hollow, a Dutch settlement near the Hudson River. It is a place that abounds with local superstitions, including one concerning a headless horseman. Crane’s eye is caught by Katrina van Tassel, the daughter of a wealthy farmer, and he starts to court her. This behaviour provokes the ire of another would-be-suitor, Brom Bones, a renowned village prankster. At a party, Crane confesses his love for Katrina, who rejects him. On his way home, he encounters the ‘horseman’, who hurls his head at Crane. Ichabod Crane is never heard of again. The only traces that remained of him were his horse, saddle, hat and a mysterious shattered pumpkin. What did happen to Ichabod Crane that night, and who was the Headless Horseman?
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Alma Books Ltd The Ghost-Seer
Book SynopsisThe brooding, introverted Count von O— arrives in Venice during the carnival in order to escape from his duties and live incognito. But after encountering an enigmatic Armenian stranger who makes an uncanny pronouncement, a bizarre chain of events unfolds, involving a Jesuit secret society, a ghostly seance and a mysterious Sicilian magician – leading the Count to question his faith and morality. First serialized in 1787–89, this multilayered, fragmentary novel – which gave Friedrich Schiller a platform to expound his Enlightenment ideas on society and religion – has thrilled and engaged lovers of Gothic literature for over two centuries.Trade ReviewFrederick von Schiller was something more than a great author; he was also in an eminent sense a great man; and his works are not more worthy of being studied for their singular force and originality than his moral character for its nobility and aspiring grandeur. -- Thomas De Quincey
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HarperCollins Publishers DRACULA THE UNDEAD
Book SynopsisThe official sequel to Bram Stoker''s classic novel Dracula, written by his direct descendent and endorsed by the Stoker family.The story begins in 1912, twenty-five years after the events described in the original novel. Dr. Jack Seward, now a disgraced morphine addict, hunts vampires across Europe with the help of a mysterious benefactor. Meanwhile, Quincey Harker, the grown son of Jonathan and Mina, leaves law school to pursue a career in stage at London''s famous Lyceum Theatre.The production of Dracula at the Lyceum, directed and produced by Bram Stoker, has recently lost its star. Luckily, Quincey knows how to contact the famed Hungarian actor Basarab, who agrees to take the lead role.Quincey soon discovers that the play features his parents and their former friends as characters, and seems to reveal much about the terrible secrets he''s always suspected them of harbouring. But, before he can confront them, Jonathan Harker is found murdered.The writers were able to access Bram St
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Flame Tree Publishing Edgar Allan Poe Short Stories
Book SynopsisOne of the greatest writers of the gothic fantastic, Poe’s dark, masterful stories inspired a generation of writers. With his macabre twists of fate and fascination with science and invention his work led to the detective stories of Sherlock Holmes, the weird horror of H.P. Lovecraft and the grim, tortured tales of Stephen King.
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Oxford University Press In a Glass Darkly
Book SynopsisTrade Review'In a Glass Darkly, now published in the World Classics series, still makes for uneasy reading late at night.' Moy McCory, The Times MagazineTable of ContentsGreen Tea; The Familiar; Mr Justice Harbottle; The Room in the Dragon Volant; Carmilla
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Flame Tree Publishing Chilling Ghost Short Stories
Book SynopsisA deluxe edition with a chilling selection of original and classic short stories. The new tales, many of them published here for the first time, are written by today's top authors, and they bring a modern twist to the outstanding mix of intrigue that lurks in the furtive imagination of E.F. Benson, Henry James, Wilkie Collins, Washington Irving, Edith Wharton, Oscar Wilde, and so many more within this outstanding collection. New, contemporary and notable writers featured are: Philip Brian Hall, Annette Siketa, Cathy Smith, Amanda C. Davis, Donna Cuttress, James Dorr, Lesa Pascavis Smith, Luke Murphy, Jonathan Balog, Michael Penkas, Raymond Little, Rhiannon Rasmussen, Tim Foley, Trevor Boelter, Vonnie Winslow Crist, Brian Rappatta, M. Regan, Zach Chapman, Kurt Bachard, and Jeff Parsons.
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Penguin Books Ltd The Woman in White
Book SynopsisWilliam Wilkie Collins (8 January 1824 - 23 September 1889) was an English novelist, playwright, and short story writer. His best-known works are The Woman in White (1859), No Name (1862), Armadale (1866), and The Moonstone (1868), considered the first modern English detective novel.
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Orion Publishing Co Frankenstein
Book SynopsisMary Shelley's classic tale of the devastating consequences of playing God joins the SF Masterworks list.NAMED ONE OF THE BBC'S 100 NOVELS THAT SHAPED OUR WORLDTrade ReviewThe first novel of the scientific revolution and, incidentally, the first novel of science fiction -- Brian AldissFrankenstein appeals to something very primal, but it's also about profound things, the very nature of life and death and birth -- Kenneth BranaghHow many fictional characters have made the great leap from literature to mythology; how many creatures of sheer language have stepped from the rhythms of their author's idiosyncratic voices into what might be called a collective cultural consciousness? -- Joyce Carol OatesThe greatest novel of the Romantic movement -- Michael DirdaMary Shelley more than made a name for herself and thrived without a formal education, becoming a trailblazing female writer in a genre still dominated by men today * INDEPENDENT *
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