Classic horror, ghost stories and supernatural fiction
Alma Books Ltd The Dream Woman
Book SynopsisWhen Francis Raven is roused from his sleep on the eve of his birthday and confronted by the sight of a woman trying to stab him, he is unsure whether she is real or an apparition. Years later, against the wishes of his mother, he marries Alicia, a woman with a strange resemblance to the mysterious visitor, who ends up attacking him on his birthday, before vanishing from his life. Is Francis's wife a ghost, a demon or a living human being? And will the prophecy of the night-time visitation be fulfilled one day? Originally published in Household Words in 1855 as 'The Ostler', but recast and expanded two decades later, The Dream Woman is a powerfully dark and suspenseful multi-narrative novella from the master of the mystery genre and the author of some of the most enduringly popular novels of the Victorian era.Trade ReviewA master of plot and situation. -- T.S. Eliot
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Alma Books Ltd Devils Elixirs
Book SynopsisFirst published in 1815, The Devil's Elixirs is a macabre masterpiece of German literature, and is essential reading for anyone seeking to understand the Romantic movement, or the genres of fantasy and horror which it spawned.
£9.49
Alma Books Ltd A Christmas Carol
Book SynopsisEbenezer Scrooge is a lonely, miserly old man who hates Christmas, which he dismisses as "humbug". One Christmas Eve, however, he is visited by a series of ghosts who reveal to him the innocence he has lost, the wretchedness of his future and the poverty of the present, which he has so far ignored. This experience teaches Scrooge the true meaning of the holiday and leaves him a transformed man. With its memorable cast of characters such as Scrooge, Bob Cratchit, Tiny Tim and the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Yet to Come, Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol is the most heart-warming of seasonal tales, a timeless classic that continues to enchant readers around the world and a lesson in charity and hopefulness that is as powerful today as when it was first written in 1843.Trade ReviewThe power of [Dickens] is so amazing that the reader at once becomes his captive. -- William Makepeace Thackeray
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Alma Books Ltd Transformation
Book SynopsisHaving frittered away his family’s fortune in Paris, the profligate Guido, driven by his ungovernable passions, is forced out of his native Genoa and harbours plans for revenge. After a mighty storm, he sees a mysterious, misshapen creature approaching from the sea, with whom he makes an infernal bargain to exchange bodies, with momentous consequences. First published in 1831 and here presented with the supernatural stories ‘The Evil Eye’ and ‘The Mortal Immortal’, the chilling Gothic tale ‘Transformation’ is a paragon of the genre by the author of Frankenstein.
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Alma Books Ltd Jettatura
Book SynopsisWhen Paul d'Aspremont travels to Naples to join Alicia Ward, his beautiful fiancee, he is surprised to see her grow pale under his gaze, and to discover that an Italian suitor, Count Altavilla, is trying to win her affections. Soon the strange gestures and whispers of the locals convince him - against his better judgement - that indeed he has the evil eye, and that he must resort to extreme measures if he wants to shield Alicia from its deadly effects. This 1856 novella from the master of fantasy and the supernatural, featuring one of the most hauntingly surreal denouements in nineteenth-century fiction, is a brilliant and witty examination of man's innermost fantasies and fears.Trade Review"An eerie little masterpiece about a rationalist gradually persuaded of the existence of the irrational." - Gilbert Adair
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Alma Books Ltd The Haunted Hotel: Annotated Edition
Book SynopsisAn enigmatic countess is tormented by a dark secret. An English aristocrat, Lord Montbarry, falls ill and dies in a decaying Venetian palazzo. An Italian servant disappears, and his wife receives a note containing one thousand pounds. With the palazzo now transformed into a luxury hotel, and the late Lord Montbarry’s family in residence, these strands begin to come together, yet strange and macabre events are occurring, and the dead seem unable to rest.Trade ReviewWilkie Collins is the finest practitioner of the novel of sensation. * The Daily Telegraph *
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Alma Books Ltd The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym and Other
Book SynopsisThis annotated short-story collection is the perfect companion to Tales of Horror, published by Alma Classics. The two volumes include all the stories by Edgar Allan Poe.The only novel completed by the master of the short-story form, The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym relates the rollicking adventures of a boy from Nantucket as he boards a succession of ships and travels in the farthest regions of the southern hemisphere. On the way, he experiences the hardships and dangers of life at sea, surviving a violent storm, stowing away on a whaling ship and being reduced to the most extreme measures by hunger. The result is a yarn as thrilling as any of Poe''s horror stories.Alongside Pym''s exploits, this collection includes many celebrated tales, such as ''The Cask of Amontillado'', ''The Gold Bug'' and ''Hop-Frog'', as well as Poe''s second, unfinished novel, The Journal of Julius Rodman, all of which bear witness to the narrative genius of one of America''s greatest storytellers.
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Fantom Films Limited The Shadow Over Innsmouth
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Parthian Books The Great God Pan, The Shining Pyramid and The
Book SynopsisAn experiment into the sources of the human brain through the mind of a young woman has gone horribly wrong. She has seen the great god Pan and will die giving birth to a daughter. Twenty years later feted society hostess Helen Vaughan becomes the source of much fevered speculation. Many men are infatuated with her beauty, but great beauty has a price, sometimes you have to pay with the only thing you have left. The Great God Pan was a sensation when first published in 1894. Its author, Arthur Machen, was a struggling unknown writer living in London. He had translated Casanova's memoirs and was living on a small inheritance. He immediately became one of the most talked-about writers of the last years of the nineteenth century, while the publication marked the start of his ongoing influence on modern fantasy and horror. Machen's dark imaginings of the reality behind ancient beliefs feature again in the acclaimed, mesmerising short story 'The White People' and the curious tale 'The Shining Pyramid', also in this volume.Trade Review'One of the greatest horror stories ever written.' Stephen King 'Machen is a genius right enough but I won't take him to bed with me again.' Arthur Conan Doyle 'Arthur Machen...is a mystic, who knew that there exists a threshold which, if it is stepped over, will show us a subtly altered reality.' Clive Barker 'For ability to create an atmosphere of nameless terror I can think of no author living or dead who comes near to him.' Jerome K. JeromeTable of ContentsThe Great God Pan The Shining Pyramid The White People
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Bradwell Books Welsh Celebrity Ghost Stories: Shiver Your Way
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Blue Fox Publishing The Mountains of Madness
Book SynopsisIn 1932, two years after the first Antarctic expedition, a second expedition sets off. Before the expedition leaves, a stranger gives a notebook to the director of the cruise Howard Pym – who is a professor at the University of Miskatonic – asking him to read it before they reach Antarctica. Preoccupied with the voyage ahead, he forgets about it.
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Renard Press Ltd Nightmare Abbey
Book SynopsisNightmare Abbey is a novella by Thomas Love Peacock, first published in 1818, widely considered to be Peacock’s most enduringly popular work. The narrative centres on Christopher Glowry, a miserly widower, his son Scythrop and a host of dismal-sounding servants in his family pile, Nightmare Abbey. Recovering from an ill-fated love affair, Scythrop dreams up various schemes to reform and regenerate the human species, but misanthropy lurks around every corner, and everything changes when a mermaid is spotted and a strange woman appears in his chamber. Although fundamentally a Gothic novel, and rich in allusion – from Pope to Dante, Rossini to Mozart – Nightmare Abbey is, at heart, a satire, as Peacock makes clear in the preface to a later edition, in which he describes the characters – allusions to his friends – as ‘status-quo-ites’, ‘morbid visionaries’, ‘romantic enthusiasts’ and ‘lovers of good dinners’.Trade Review'Every quarter century, like clockwork, there is a Peacock revival.' (Gore Vidal) 'Great mental powers on display in such lightly told tales.' (Christopher Hawtree, The Guardian)Table of ContentsPreface, Nightmare Abbey, Note on the Text, Notes, Extra Material: A Brief Introduction to Thomas Love Peacock, More Information about Thomas Love Peacock
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University of Wales Press The Folklore of Wales: Ghosts
Book SynopsisWales is a land with a vast wealth of ghost stories, including fantastical animals, flickering death omens and unseen things that go bump in the night. Whether these tales are based on true events, or are the creations of active imaginations, is known only to those who have experienced them – but what is certain is that their power to delight and scare us remains undimmed to this day. In The Folklore of Wales: Ghosts, renowned folklorists Delyth Badder and Mark Norman present an intriguing and comprehensive selection of ghostly accounts, illuminating key themes running through them, and giving insights into the history and culture of Wales’s varied regions and communities. With original Welsh texts, many translated into English for the first time, the authors present a wide panorama of stories and first-hand accounts that will be new to even the most seasoned folklore reader. Ranging from the distant past right up to the present day, this collection shines a spotlight on the unique qualities of folkloric ghost beliefs in Wales.Table of ContentsPreface Chapter One: Introduction Chapter Two: Unfinished Business Chapter Three: Ghosts in the Landscape Chapter Four: Spectral Beasts Chapter Five: Holy Ghosts Chapter Six: Poltergeists Chapter Seven: Ladi Wen Chapter Eight: Water Spirits Chapter Nine: Fantastical Ghouls Chapter Ten: Death Omens Glossary Bibliography Diolchiadau/Acknowledgements
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Author Revolution, LLC Soul Legacy
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Flame Tree Publishing Pirates & Ghosts Short Stories
Book SynopsisA powerful new addition to the bestselling Gothic Fantasy series of new writing and classic stories. Buried treasure, greed and envy are powerful forces in the minds of many, but at sea the consequences can be terrifying and deadly. With tales of pirates, deathly fogs and ferocious rocks, these dark tales of the haunted mind, trapped like ghosts at sea, are sure to entertain and enthrall. New, contemporary and notable writers featured are: Christine van Antwerp, Erica Barnes, Brad Carson, Adrian Chamberlin, Margaret Collins, Denzell Cooper, Sophie Elisabeth Francois, Philip Brian Hall, John A. Karr, John Leahy, Kathryn McMahon, Jacob Moger, Jennifer R. Povey, M. Regan, Jeremy A. TeGrotenhuis, Russ Thorne, A.R. Wise, and Nemma Wollenfang. These appear alongside classic stories by authors such as Joseph Conrad, F. Marion Crawford, William Hope Hodgson, W.W. Jacobs and Robert Louis Stevenson.
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Wordsworth Editions Ltd In A Glass Darkly
Book SynopsisWith an Introduction by David Stuart Davies. Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu (1814-1873) was one of the great masters of Victorian of mystery and horror fiction, and can be regarded as the father of the modern ghost story. In a Glass Darkly (1872), one of his most celebrated volumes, purports to be the casebook of Dr Hesselius, a pioneer psychologist. These five tales represent some of Le Fanu's most accomplished work, which rises above the staid conventions of the age. Although drawing on Gothic conventions - the book features both ghosts and vampires - Le Fanu redefined the parameters of supernatural fiction. He had little interest in the crude depiction of other worldly phenomena in order to provide the reader with a pleasurable frisson of fear. Le Fanu concern rather lay in the examination of the results of supernatural experience on the psyche of his protagonist, in this he paved the way for the work of Henry James and M. R. James. This volume is an indispensable cornerstone of modern horror and remains one of the finest collections of unsettling fiction in the language.
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Graphic Arts Books The House on the Borderland
Book SynopsisA house seemingly disconnected in time and space becomes the setting for brutal conflict between the hapless homeowner and a collection of grotesque semi-human creatures in this landmark of fantasy and horror. The House on the Borderland is the account of a man, known only as the recluse, who moves into a remote and shunned house and unwittingly finds himself suspended between worlds, traveling through time, and fighting for his life against a siege of misshapen monstrosities. The author’s sweeping imagination evokes a wide variety of fantastical effects, from eerie intimations of the weird to vivid manifestations of supernatural horror, from fabulous glimpses of otherworldly landscapes to direct combat with non-human assailants of murderous intent. First published in 1908, the novel quickly acquired a reputation as a rare and visionary example of cosmic horror that would influence and draw praise from H.P. Lovecraft, Clark Ashton Smith, Olaf Stapleton and others. As gripping and surreal as a fever dream, The House on the Borderland remains one of the most transporting destinations in literature. With an eye-catching new cover, and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of The House on the Borderland is both modern and readable.
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Arcturus Publishing Ltd The Turn of the Screw
Book SynopsisHow can I retrace today the strange steps of my obsession... The Turn of the Screw tells the tale of an unnamed governess who lives with her two charges in an isolated country house. After living for a while in blissful harmony, the governess begins to spy ghostly apparitions roaming the grounds. She becomes obsessed with these figures that only she can see, and strives to protect the children from their malevolent designs. But the situation soon begins to spiral out of control. This uneasy and sinister novella is a genius work of horror fiction, surrounding the terrors that emerge from everyday life.ABOUT THE SERIES: Arcturus Silhouette Classics are high-quality hardback editions with contemporary cover-designs. Presented with dust jackets and beautiful colour end-papers, the titles in this series make wonderful gifts or collectibles for any classic literature lover.
£999.99
Duckworth Books Home Sweet Hell
Book SynopsisIt's New Year's Eve, and the Rook family are at odds with one another. Unfortunately, not only is their psychic rival Aurora coming to their hometown, but there's another visitor - Death. The newly appointed Replacement Reaper, who is not grim at all, but a very cute Canadian. He's here to end the world - albeit ethically and politely. This time, Armageddon is coming home. Can the family overcome their differences in time to stop the ultimate New Year Countdown? Who is Aurora, really? And, is Death single?Trade Review‘Gabby is one of the funniest writers I know’ Sarah Millican
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British Library Publishing Dead Drunk
Book SynopsisThis new collection offers a (somewhat poisoned) chalice of dark and stormy short fiction, brimming with the weird, the grotesque, the entertaining and the outlandish.
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British Library Publishing Shadows on the Wall
Book SynopsisCollecting the best of the author's strange tales - including 'The White Shawl', which was unpublished during her lifetime - this volume casts a light on an underappreciated contributor to weird fiction and the shadowy corners of a dark imagination.
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HarperCollins Publishers Florence and Giles
Book SynopsisA sinister Gothic tale in the tradition of The Woman in Black and The Fall of the House of Usher1891. In a remote and crumbling New England mansion, 12-year-old orphan Florence is neglected by her guardian uncle and banned from reading. Left to her own devices she devours books in secret and talks to herself - and narrates this, her story - in a unique language of her own invention. By night, she sleepwalks the corridors like one of the old house''s many ghosts and is troubled by a recurrent dream in which a mysterious woman appears to threaten her younger brother Giles. Sometimes Florence doesn''t sleepwalk at all, but simply pretends to so she can roam at will and search the house for clues to her own baffling past.After the sudden violent death of the children''s first governess, a second teacher, Miss Taylor, arrives, and immediately strange phenomena begin to occur. Florence becomes convinced that the new governess is a vengeful and malevolent spirit who means to do Giles harm. AgTrade Review‘Real atmosphere is increasingly rare in novels and here it is in spades…A darkly glamorous tour de force.’Wendy Holden, DAILY MAIL 'Harding rings enough ingenious changes on James's study of perversity to produce his own full-blown Gothic horror tale. The climax of their struggle… is genuinely exciting and shocking.' THE INDEPENDENT ‘Florence and Giles is an elegant literary exercise worked out with the strictness of a fugue: imagine Henry James’s The Turn of the Screw reworked by Edgar Allan Poe…Nothing prepares you for the chillingly ruthless but inevitable finale.’ THE TIMES 'A tight gothic thriller… The climax becomes unbearably tense. Florence feels the horror of her situation "cheese-grating" her soul, which is just how Harding leaves the reader feeling at the end of this creepily suggestive story.' FINANACIAL TIMES ‘Harding’s creepy, ingenious tale slyly wrongfoots the reader, and its deliciously sinister conclusion is the stuff of troubled nights.’ THE LADY ‘Brilliantly creepy’ DAILY MIRROR ‘An intriguing read’ GRAZIA ‘A good, clever, modern take on old-style American gothic; a creepy haunted house tale in which the living are just as eerie as any real or imagined ghouls.’ NEW ZEALAND HERALD ‘a scarily good story, in an arrestingly unusual narrative voice.’ THE OXFORD TIMES
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Penguin Books Ltd The Best of Richard Matheson
Book SynopsisTrade Review"[Matheson is] the author who influenced me most as a writer." -Stephen King"He was a giant, and YOU KNOW HIS STORIES, even if you think you don't."-Neil Gaiman"Richard Matheson's ironic and iconic imagination created seminal science-fiction stories . . . For me, he is in the same category as Bradbury and Asimov." -Steven Spielberg"[I] never met Richard Matheson, but his stories have been life companions. Books are human souls, in analog form. Go read his." -Joe Hill"Perhaps no other author living is as responsible for chilling a generation with tantalizing nightmare visions." -The New York Times"Richard Matheson is one of the great names in American terror fiction.” -The Philadelphia Inquirer"[Matheson has] been an inspiration to me and to so many. He is a legend himself." -Anne Rice"We're all a lot richer to have Richard Matheson." -Dean Koontz"[Matheson is] one of the most important writers of the 20th century." -Ray Bradbury "Matheson’s horror is for grown-ups, those who have lost the easy credulity of the very young . . . He’s an ideal writer to read right now, because — as grown-ups know — we live in unbelievable times." -Terrence Rafferty, New York Times Book Review"Indeed, it's very nearly impossible to overstate the importance of Matheson's contributions to popular culture and our modern perception of horror . . . The Best of Richard Matheson is a fine collection of some of the best short works from one of the great writers of the 20th (or any, really) century." -Pop Matters"One of my favorite writers of all time . . . If you love short stories, he was a master." -Joe R. Lansdale"Richard Matheson was quite simply one of the greatest genre writers of all time. Horror, mystery, suspense, western novels...television, film scripts...He was one for the ages." -Christopher Golden"If all we knew Richard Matheson for was his Twilight Zone episodes, he'd still be a writing legend. But he did so, so much more...It is impossible to overstate how important Richard Matheson is to postwar sci fi, fantasy & horror in prose, TV & film." -Zack Stentz, screenwriter of Thor and X Men: First Class"140 characters can't begin cover what [Richard Matheson] has given the sci fi & horror genre." -Edgar Wright, writer and director of Baby Driver"You could make a strong case for Richard Matheson as the most influential American writer of 'fantastika' between Lovecraft and Stephen King . . . I thought I knew most of Matheson’s short fiction . . . and yet editor LaValle has chosen at least a dozen I can’t remember ever having read." -Michael Dirda, Washington Post"Matheson’s stories never shock viewers with gruesome effects or CGI wondrousness; instead, they worry them at the human level. And they never let a reader go until they’re finished." -Los Angeles Times"Matheson is a master of horror, but moreso a master of incisive prose and skill." -Tor.com"Where Matheson shines is in his depictions of ordinary horror, the way strange goings-on affect everyday people, and his ambiguous endings leave plenty of room for further thought. . . . These chilling page-turners still hold up, serving as an excellent starting point for a new generation of readers.” -Kirkus Reviews"[Matheson's] imagination and mastery of the short form cannot be denied, and this collection demonstrates the indelible influence he had on speculative literature" -Publishers Weekly
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Dover Publications Inc. Wonder and Glory Forever AweInspiring
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Random House USA Inc The Invisible World
Book SynopsisAn eerie and virtuosic debut (Helen Phillips, author of The Need) about a paranormal investigations TV show that loses control of its subject as they investigate a haunted house Eve is a frustrated young artist and the owner of what she believes is a haunted house. Sandra is an overworked producer at Searching for . . . the Invisible World, a paranormal investigations show perpetually on the brink of cancelation. When the show descends upon Eve's home, they’re intent on creating just another staged spectacle. But, unexpectedly, the crew encounters some very real activity—shelves collapse, electronics go haywire, a cameraman disappears in the dead of night. Meanwhile, the show’s teenage ghost hunter Caitlin is caught up in the unexplained events, convinced she’s glimpsing the “other side” and desperate to make contact—even if it means putting the investigation, and herself, in jeopardy.
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Holland Press The Tallest Timbers
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Cambridge University Press Democracy and the American Gothic
Book SynopsisThe American Gothic decentralizes by exposing malaise and reflects the widespread mistrust of the masses. This Element theorizes the democratic and anti-democratic elements of the American Gothic by surveying the conflicted imaginaries of the genre's mainstays, including Charles Brockden Brown, George Lippard, Shirley Jackson, and Stephen King.
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Arcturus Publishing The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Other Stories
Book SynopsisOften called the 'Father of American Literature', Washington Irving was born in New York City in 1783 and is considered to be the first American author to have made a living from writing. His best-known works are the political satire Knickerbocker's History and his collections of wry short stories which include 'The Legend of Sleepy Hollow' and 'Rip Van Winkle'.
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FriesenPress Henri's Last Gift
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Austin Macauley Publishers LLC Scare Record
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Julia Ash The Turning Point
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mrpantomime.com Keterlyn
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Biblioasis The Story of a Disappearance and an Appearance: A
Book SynopsisWorld-renowned illustrator Seth returns with three new Christmas ghost stories for 2020.After receiving word that his Uncle Henry has gone missing, W.R. travels to his town to join in the search, but soon suspects his uncle is already dead. After an unusual encounter with a traveling salesman, W.R. has a nightmare about a terrifying puppet show—and a ghostly clergyman.Trade ReviewPraise for Seth's Christmas Ghost Stories “[This] series of Christmas ghost stories, miniature books chosen and illustrated by the cartoonist Seth … [offers] chills—and charm.”—John Williams, New York Times Book Review “I just bought my set of these and they … are … PERFECT. I hope they do these every year.”—Patton Oswalt “These are beautiful little books … [My family’s] been reading them at home, and we’ve actually put them away so we can re-read them on Christmas Eve.” —Matt Galloway, CBC’s Metro Morning “For Seth, this is really a labour of love.” —Peter Robb, Ottawa Citizen “The two classic Christmas ghost stories that Seth and Biblioasis fashioned last year were a huge success for us. Nifty packaging, striking design—so Seth.” —Ben McNally, Ben McNally Books, Toronto, ON “Seth’s Christmas Ghost Stories series resurrects the legacy of fireside tales at Christmas with these beautifully illustrated editions.”—John Toews, McNally Robinson Booksellers, Winnipeg, MB
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Biblioasis The Morgan Trust: A Ghost Story for Christmas
Book SynopsisWorld-renowned illustrator Seth returns with three new Christmas ghost stories for 2020.Intrigued by a travel guide’s mention of tales of hauntings, Selby Pyle, an “Amateur Psychic Investigator,” sets out for a village deep in the Welsh mountains—where the moss-covered walls of an unfinished Shangri La left behind by a deceased entrepreneur is far from the strangest thing he encounters.Trade ReviewPraise for Seth's Christmas Ghost Stories “[This] series of Christmas ghost stories, miniature books chosen and illustrated by the cartoonist Seth … [offers] chills—and charm.”—John Williams, New York Times Book Review “I just bought my set of these and they … are … PERFECT. I hope they do these every year.”—Patton Oswalt “These are beautiful little books … [My family’s] been reading them at home, and we’ve actually put them away so we can re-read them on Christmas Eve.” —Matt Galloway, CBC’s Metro Morning “For Seth, this is really a labour of love.” —Peter Robb, Ottawa Citizen “The two classic Christmas ghost stories that Seth and Biblioasis fashioned last year were a huge success for us. Nifty packaging, striking design—so Seth.” —Ben McNally, Ben McNally Books, Toronto, ON “Seth’s Christmas Ghost Stories series resurrects the legacy of fireside tales at Christmas with these beautifully illustrated editions.”—John Toews, McNally Robinson Booksellers, Winnipeg, MB
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Fantom Films Limited The Dreams in the Witch House & The Lurking Fear
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Leonaur Ltd The Critic's Selection of Great Ghost Stories:
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Leonaur Ltd The Critic's Selection of Great Ghost Stories:
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Troubador Publishing Wakeful Children: A Collection of Horror and
Book SynopsisWakeful Children is a collection of highly imaginative and inventive short stories. The oak sways gently, a shiver shimmers its way from roots to tip. A branch creaks as if in resistance. A small, fresh leaf strains to curl into life, shows promise for an instant, then withers and dies. A sigh, just beyond human hearing, vibrates the night. All else is still. You will be unwittingly taken on a journey to witness the twisted brutality of Joe Gallows, the weird dream-scape of The Sandman, the ice-cold grasp of The Face of the Gale, the elemental horror of an ancient, evil entity in Devil’s Drop. You will visit some of the residents down a darkly troubled street in Absorption; watched over by a beautiful, malignant presence all the while. These and other tales make Wakeful Children an extremely unusual, compelling and refreshingly different read in this genre. One that will leave you thinking of it long after you have turned the last page...
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Arcturus Publishing Ltd Stories of the Dreamlands
Book SynopsisH.P. Lovecraft was a pioneer of modern horror fiction, his uncanny tales melding haunting gothic prose with colossal fantasy. This collection brings together 25 of his ''Dream Cycle'' tales which take place in an alternate dimension that is visited through dreams. These include: • Polaris • The Case of Charles Dexter Ward • The Color Out of Space • The Outsider • The Cats of UltharLovecraft has inspired countless horror and science fiction writers, including Stephen King, Neil Gaiman and China Miéville, and his storytelling remains enthralling, vivid and terrifying.ABOUT THE SERIES: The Arcturus Classics series brings together high-quality paperback editions of classics works, presented with contemporary graphic cover designs. Together they make a wonderful collection which is perfect for any home library.
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC The New Annotated Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and
Book SynopsisThe definitive edition of Robert Louis Stevenson’s immortal tale of depraved murder and unrelenting horror, introduced by Joe Hill, annotated by Edgar-winner Leslie S. Klinger and illustrated with over 150 colour images. There’s no question that The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is one of the most influential texts of all time. The now-iconic tale, which has confounded and thrilled readers for more than a century, was described by one scholar as the only detective-crime story in which the solution is more terrifying than the problem. This stunning new edition gives the classic tale of depraved murder and unrelenting horror its most complete and illuminating presentation yet. Heavily illustrated with more than 150 full colour images, extensively annotated by Edgar Award winning editor and noted Victorian-literature expert Leslie S. Klinger, and introduced by a compelling and erudite essay from bestselling novelist and short-story writer Joe Hill – this beautiful edition of The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is the ultimate tribute to an enduring classic, combining revelatory and surprising information and in-depth historical context with beautiful illustrations and photographs. Perfect for fans of the Victorian era, mystery fiction, and horror tales. 'This will instantly become the definitive edition of this complex and influential piece of literature.' Publishers WeeklyTrade Review'This will instantly become the definitive edition of this complex and influential piece of literature.' * Publishers Weekly *
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Andrews UK Limited Windsong: A Novel of the Supernatural
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Arcturus Publishing Ltd The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Other Stories
Book SynopsisSet in 1790, ''The Legend of Sleepy Hollow'' tells the tale of superstitious schoolmaster Ichabod Crane who seeks the hand of Katrina, but finds he has a rival for her affections in the form of Brom Bones Van Brunt who likes to play tricks on him. Turned down by Katrina, ''heavy-hearted and crestfallen'' he rides through the autumn night where he encounters a headless horseman in a classic American ghost story that is often referenced today. It''s a companion piece to ''Rip Van Winkle'', which you''ll also find here among many other great short stories from Washington Irving, who was a good friend of Charles Dickens and perhaps the first America author to earn a living from writing. Interestingly, Irving was the man who first popularized the name ''Gotham'' for New York City and he also invented the flying sequence for Santa Claus''s sleigh.ABOUT THE SERIES: The Arcturus Classics series brings together high-quality paperback editions of classics works, presented with contemporary graphic cover designs. Together they make a wonderful collection which is perfect for any home library.
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Alma Books Ltd The Italian: Annotated Edition
Book SynopsisFirst published in 1797, The Italian, with its archetypal villain Schedoni, its intense romance and its sublime depiction of landscape, is the masterpiece of Gothic fiction. Enlisted by the Marchesa di Vivaldi, the perfidious monk Schedoni casts a malevolent presence throughout the book as he tries to thwart the passion of the two young lovers Vincenzo di Vivaldi and Elena di Rosalba. Against the backdrop of the Catholic Inquisition and the unforgettable scenery of the Bay of Naples and the Apennines, The Italian celebrates the heroic struggle of love in the face of malice and deceit.
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Fantom Films Limited The Darker Side of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle: v. 3
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Horrific Tales Publishing Angel Manor
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Blue Fox Publishing The Shadow Over Innsmouth
Book SynopsisRobert Olmstead is on his way from Newburyport to Arkham the cheapest way possible, which, unfortunately, for him, means taking the bus through shadowed Innsmouth. Armed with only his notebook, he intends to study the local architecture and try and understand why this mysterious town is shunned so by its neighbours. However, what starts out as an innocent diversion, quickly descends into darkness and, ultimately, a battle for his sanity and his life.Trade ReviewThe tone of writing and the artwork both express... feelings of fear and terror well. -- David Charles Bitterbaum * The Newest Rant *An unsettling horror comic. -- James Ferguson * HorrorDNA *A really enjoyable and creepy read. -- Alex Thomas * Pipedream Comics *
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Leonaur Ltd The Haunted Dusk Stories: One Novelette & Twelve
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BLKDOG Publishing Shoulders of Giants: The Demon Gatekeeper Book
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