Classic horror, ghost stories and supernatural fiction
Sarah Dalton You Are Invited: A Ghost Story
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£15.99
Space Bear Press Escape from the Mansion on the Island of Doctor
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£20.66
Pina Publishing The Maze: Her Rude Awakening
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£11.00
Yap Books Angel Falls
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£21.84
Eva Pohler Books The Hidden Tunnel
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£15.99
Eva Pohler Books The Ghost of Blackfeet Nation
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£15.19
Next Chapter Soaking in Strange Hours: A Tristan Grieves
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£15.19
Aleph Bokforlag Syner i natten: Ett skräckgalleri
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£999.99
Cyprus Library Beyond Death: The Afterlife Series Book 1
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£9.36
Tds Books The Haunted Handbook: Liverpool UK
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£16.14
Independently Published I Reside Here II
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£9.46
Flame Tree Publishing Asian Ghost Short Stories
Book SynopsisAnother deluxe edition of new writing and neglected perspectives. Asian ghosts and supernatural beings – from India to Sri Lanka, China to Korea, Japan to the Philippines – can be both terrifying and comforting. Underpinned by strong cultural beliefs in the cycles of life and ancestor worship, the nature of Asian spirits differs from that of their counterparts in other areas of the world. The possibility is more instinctually accepted that ghosts remain with us, as part of the world, whether we can see them or not. Featured here are all kinds of stories from across East, South and Southeast Asia: classic weird tales by the likes of Pu Songling, Rabindranath Tagore, S Mukerji, Im Bang and Yi Ruk, Lafcadio Hearn and Yei Theodora Ozaki, are complemented by stories by Asian writers of today. An egui (the Chinese version of a 'hungry ghost') is exorcised, a vicious jiangshi (Chinese zombie-like revenant) is encountered in the night, a Bengali shakchunni (the ghost of an unsatisfied bride) poignantly seeks love with devastating effect, a family is haunted by vengeful Korean gwishin, and the iconic Japanese tragedies of Oiwa and O-Kiku are revisited. New, contemporary and notable writers featured are: Joshua Bartolome, Eliza Chan, the late Eugie Foster, T.M. Hurree, Nur Nasreen Ibrahim, Frances Lu-Pai Ippolito, K.P. Kulski, Monte Lin, Usman T. Malik, Samuel Marzioli, Rena Mason, Lena Ng, Ayida Shonibar, Karen Tay, Emily Teng, Yilin Wang, Alda Yuan, Yi Izzy Yu and John Yu Branscum (translating Ji Yun). The Flame Tree Gothic Fantasy, Classic Stories and Epic Tales collections bring together the entire range of myth, folklore and modern short fiction. Highlighting the roots of suspense, supernatural, science fiction and mystery stories, the books in Flame Tree Collections series are beautifully presented, perfect as a gift and offer a lifetime of reading pleasure. Trade Review"[Asian Ghost Stories] is continually creative and absorbing. Highly recommended." -- Black Rose Writing"I will read and re-read again and again. This is a great collection to add to any horror collection and to any reader of great fiction. This is a prize-winning selection." -- The Literary License Podcast
£16.00
Twisted Spoon Press Glorious Nemesis
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£13.77
Orion Publishing Co The Necronomicon
Book SynopsisWIKIPEDIA says: ''H.P. Lovecraft''s reputation has grown tremendously over the decades, and he is now commonly regarded as one of the most important horror writers of the 20th century, exerting an influence that is widespread, though often indirect.''H.P. Lovecraft''s tales of the tentacled Elder God Cthulhu and his pantheon of alien deities were initially written for the pulp magazines of the 1920s and ''30s. These astonishing tales blend elements of horror, science fiction and cosmic terror that are as powerful today as they were when they were first published.This handsome tome collects together the very best of Lovecraft''s tales of terror, including the complete Cthulhu Mythos cycle, just the way they were originally published. It will introduce a whole new generation of readers to Lovecraft''s fiction, as well as being a must-buy for those fans who want all his work in a single, definitive, highly attractive volume.
£22.50
HarperCollins Publishers Inc All of Us Strangers Movie TieIn
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£10.80
Random House Worlds At the Bottom of the Garden
Book SynopsisA murderess becomes the guardian of two very unusual girls in this mesmerizing gothic novel from acclaimed author Camilla Bruce.Clara Woods is a killer?and perfectly fine with it, too. So what if she takes a couple of lives to make her own a little bit better? At the bottom of her garden is a flower bed, long overgrown, where her late husband rests in peace?or so she?s always thought.Then the girls arrive.Lily and Violet are her nieces, recently orphaned after their affluent parents died on an ill-fated anniversary trip. In accordance with their parents? will, the sisters are to go to their closest relative?who happens to be Clara. Despite having no interest in children, Clara agrees to take them, hoping to get her hands on some of the girls? assets?not only to bolster her dwindling fortune but also to establish what she hopes will be her legacy: a line of diamond jewelry.There?s only one problem. Violet can see the dead man at the bottom of the garden. She can see all of Clara?s ghosts . . . and call them back into existence. Soon Clara is plagued by her victims and at war with the gifted girls in her care. Lily and Violet have become a liability?and they know far more than they should.
£14.25
British Library Publishing The Platform Edge
Book SynopsisHowling down the tunnels comes a new collection showcasing the greatest stories of strange happenings on the tracks, many of which are republished here for the first time since their original departure.
£9.49
HarperCollins Publishers The Cross
Book SynopsisWhen an ancient cross is discovered in Eastern Europe it becomes a powerful weapon in the war between the trads and the Vampire Federation – but soon, the world is threatened by its discovery… The cross of Ardaich, feared by vampires, was believed to have been destroyed during the bloody war between the Vampire Federation and the Trads. But its accidental rediscovery could be catastrophic. Detective Joel Solomon can’t forgive VF agent Alex Bishop for making him a vampire. Yet when Federation arch-enemy Gabriel Stone enlists a vicious killer to retrieve the cross, the couple and their human allies become the only defence against pure evil. If the cross is used to gain power by the Übervampyr, the sadistic and primeval race of elite vampires, it isn’t just ordinary vampires like Alex and Joel who will be in danger. Things could be about to turn very nasty for the human race… A high-octane, action-packed adventure that will thrill fans of Charlaine Harris, Blade and The Passage.Trade ReviewPraise for THE CROSS: “Essential reading for those bitten by the vampire craze.’- Closer Book Club Praise for UPRISING: “It's got action . . . it's a thriller . . . more hardcore Underworld action than Twilight angst. This could be the one for you.”- Falcata Times “Dark and dirty . . . returns vampires to their rightful place as the creatures of nightmares.”- Monsters and Critics “Exhilarating . . . [the author] makes his undead realm seem genuine.”- Midwest Book Review ‘Mariani certainly knows how to rack up the tension in this high-octane thriller’Lancashire Evening Post ‘Smart, action-packed thriller…it’s completely addictive.’ Closer Magazine ‘This fast-paced thriller leapt off the page!”Closer Magazine
£12.34
Amazon Digital Services LLC - Kdp La Maldición de la Bruja Negra Edición Especial
£17.38
HarperCollins Publishers Inc Gris Grimlys Frankenstein
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Grimly enlivens the prose while retaining its power to both frighten and engage sympathy for the monster-creator Victor Frankenstein. This is a richly morose nightmare of a book, a primer for young readers on the pleasures and dangers of decadent languidness." -- New York Times Book Review "Grimly's fans have been awaiting this reworking of Shelley's 1818 classic for four years, and they will rejoice in the end result. Readers encountering the story for the first time may find Grimly's images rise to view whenever they think of it." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review) "Grimly proves himself a more adept assembler of parts than his subject proved to be; his product is no monster, but a pastiche of style and substance that will reanimate the original for yet another generation of readers." -- Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books (starred review) "Grimly's unique and twisted style blends perfectly with the material and breathes new life into these characters and situations... Grimly's beautiful and trim version is a great way to immerse a new audience in this important work. -- School Library Journal "Grimly's haunting illustrations dramatically show the range of human emotion connected with Frankenstein and his monster-rage, despair, hurt, lament, and even joy and excitement. Though often dark, Grimly's version has a whimsical quality that will draw teens in and allow them to better access this classic novel." -- Voice of Youth Advocates (VOYA) "Gris has a natural empathy with the disfranchised, the lost. His line work becomes more elegant and precise with each book but it also becomes more and more emotional and expressive. Gris is a fabulist with the soul of a graveyard poet." -- Guillermo del Toro, director of Hellboy and Pan's Labyrinth
£11.69
HarperCollins Publishers Draculas Brethren Collins Chillers
Book SynopsisNeglected vampire classics - including tales by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Louisa May Alcott and others. Selected by Richard Dalby and introduced by Brian J. Frost.Trade ReviewPRAISE FOR DRACULA’S BROOD:‘An anthology of vampire tales, one of the best of its kind. Dalby has done a terrific job in unearthing some very obscure but very very fine stories. This book is a must for any serious vampire enthusiast.’ Vintage Pop Fictions
£12.34
Headline Publishing Group Sour Cherry
Book Synopsis''An extraordinary, hallucinatory accomplishment'' KAREN JOY FOWLER''[A] reminder about what it means to be alive . . . with razor-sharp prose and diction so precise'' MORGAN TALTY''Read it and be changed'' B. PLADEKSomething terrible has happened. In a mysterious apartment filled with ghosts, our unnamed narrator attempts to explain this to her child - how do I talk about this? she wonders. The truth must become something beautiful. We must begin with a fairy tale. And so she begins to construct a beautiful fairy tale for her child - one that begins with a strange baby boy whose nails grow too fast and whose skin smells of soil. As he grows from a boy into a man, a plague seems to follow him everywhere. Tragedy strikes in cycles - and wife after wife, death after death, plague after plague, every woman he touches becomes a ghost. These ghosts call out desperately to our narrator as she tries to explain, in the very real world, exactly what has happened to her. And they all agree on one thing, an inescapable truth about this man, this powerful lord who has loved them and led them each to ruin: If you leave, you die. But if you die, you stay.A debut novel as emotionally poignant as it is fiercely smart, Sour Cherry is an arresting debut examining toxic masculinity through its chorus of women - deconstructing the idea of what makes someone a monster.
£14.39
Sourcebooks The House Next Door
Book SynopsisDarcy Coates is the USA Today bestselling author of Hunted, The Haunting of Ashburn House, Craven Manor, and more than a dozen horror and suspense titles. She lives on the Central Coast of Australia with her family, cats, and a garden full of herbs and vegetables. Darcy loves forests, especially old-growth forests where the trees dwarf anyone who steps between them. Wherever she lives, she tries to have a mountain range close by.
£11.99
Flame Tree Publishing Indian Ghost Stories
Book SynopsisA delightful collection of stories from South Asia, some extending back to early cultures of the Indus river. Include Life’s Secret; The Story of Prince Sobur; The Ghost-Brahman; The Origin of Rubies; The Match-Making Jackal; The Ghost Who Was Afraid of Being Bagged; The Field of Bones; The Boy Who Had a Moon on His Forehead and a Star on His Chin; Why the Fish Laughed; The Demon With the Matted Hair; The Ivory City and Its Fairy Princess; Sun, Moon and Wind Go Out to Dinner. FLAME TREE 451: From myth to mystery, the supernatural to horror, fantasy and science fiction, Flame Tree 451 offers a healthy diet of werewolves and mechanical men, blood-lusty vampires, dastardly villains, mad scientists, secret worlds, lost civilizations and escapist fantasies. Discover a storehouse of tales gathered specifically for the reader of the fantastic.
£8.54
Cambridge University Press The Cambridge Companion to Frankenstein Cambridge Companions to Literature
Book SynopsisThe Cambridge Companion to Frankenstein consists of sixteen original essays on Mary Shelley's novel by leading scholars, providing an invaluable introduction to Frankenstein and its various critical contexts. Theoretically informed but accessibly written, this volume relates Frankenstein to various social, literary, scientific and historical contexts, and outlines how critical theories such as ecocriticism, posthumanism, and queer theory generate new and important discussion in illuminating ways. The volume also explores the cultural afterlife of the novel including its adaptations in various media such as drama, film, television, graphic novels, and literature aimed at children and young adults. Written by an international team of leading experts, the essays provide new insights into the novel and the various critical approaches which can be applied to it. The volume is an essential guide to students and academics who are interested in Frankenstein and who wish to know more about its Trade Review'… an economic and elegantly constructed introduction to this text … a considerable achievement. … it serves as a useful survey of current research on this most rich and most studied of texts. … it will prove a useful addition to any university collection on the humanities.' Keith M. C. O'Sullivan, Reference Reviews'Amid the whirl of bicentennial celebrations of the genesis and first publication of Frankenstein, any tempered reappraisal of the myths surrounding Mary Shelley's novel is welcome, and Andrew Smith's Companion performs this function admirably.' Scott Brewster, Notes and QueriesTable of ContentsIntroduction Andrew Smith; Part I. Historical and Literary Contexts: 1. Frankenstein: its composition and publication Charles E. Robinson; 2. Contextualising sources Lisa Vargo; 3. Romantic contexts Jerrold E. Hogle; 4. The context of the novel Catherine Lanone; 5. Scientific contexts Andrew Smith; 6. Frankenstein's politics Adriana Craciun; Part II. Theories and Forms: 7. The female Gothic Angela Wright; 8. What is queer about Frankenstein? George E. Haggerty; 9. Race and Frankenstein Patrick Brantlinger; 10. Frankenstein and ecocriticism Timothy Morton; 11. The posthuman Andy Mousley; Part III. Adaptations: 12. Dramatic adaptations of Frankenstein Diane Long Hoeveler; 13. Frankenstein and film Mark Jancovich; 14. Literature David Punter; 15. Frankenstein in comics and graphic novels Christopher Murray; 16. Growing up Frankenstein: adaptations for young readers Karen Coats and Farran Norris Sands.
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Random House USA Inc You Should Have Left
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£13.50
Penguin Putnam Inc The Silent Companions
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£15.30
Broadview Press Ltd The Library Window
Book SynopsisIn this Victorian tale, a young woman recuperating at her aunt’s house in a Scottish town is spending a good deal of time looking out at the world through an upstairs window. Across the way is a university library; one of its windows holds particular interest—but the things she sees there at one moment are gone the next. Is what she has seen real, or a figment of her adolescent imagination?In addition to an illuminating introduction, this edition includes a variety of background materials that help to set this extraordinary work of fiction in its literary and historical context.Trade Review“A timely edition of one of the Victorian era’s most brilliant—if hitherto under-read—ghost stories, at once a tale of frustrated romance and a haunting allegory of women’s marginal relation to male-defined spheres of learning and literary authority. Annmarie S. Drury’s introduction and the volume’s supplementary materials usefully situate the story in such relevant contexts as its place in its author’s career, Victorian debates about reading for girls, views on the supernatural, and issues of Scottish national identity.” — Tamar Heller, University of Cincinnati“This valuable edition of Oliphant’s supernatural tale ‘The Library Window’ will be a useful entryway into the work of one of Victorian literature’s most important and, until recently, critically ignored authors. Drury’s excellent introduction offers readers useful information about Oliphant’s career and life, while also situating Oliphant’s extensive oeuvre in the context of Victorian literary debates around women’s writing and professional authorship. … Drury offers useful information and background, without ever dictating readers’ interpretations of the story. This is an excellent edition for the college classroom.” — Elizabeth Meadows, Vanderbilt University“‘The Library Window’ is one of the finest Victorian ghost stories: a compelling mixture of psychological acuity, mystery, and tragic love which is at once a vivid portrait of adolescence and a sophisticated meditation on the experience of haunting. This new edition provides a helpful introduction and notes alongside a range of informative contextual material which situates Oliphant's story in Victorian considerations of the supernatural, women’s health, psychology, and the profession of authorship.” — Nick Freeman, Loughborough University“Margaret Oliphant’s ‘The Library Window’ is one of the most important ghost stories of the late nineteenth century. … This new edition helps to contextualize the story with well-chosen extracts from contemporary texts on the psychology of the adolescent and the social role of the library. …” — Penny Fielding, University of EdinburghTable of Contents Introduction The Library Window In Context from Sir David Brewster, Letters on Natural Magic, Addressed to Sir Walter Scott (1832) from Margaret Oliphant, “Scotland and Her Accusers” (1861) from Margaret Oliphant, “The Sisters Brontë,” in Women Novelists of Queen Victoria’s Reign (1897) from J. E. [Jane Ellen] Panton, A Gentlewoman’s Home: the Whole Art of Building, Furnishing, and Beautifying the Home (1896) [on libraries] from E. J. [Edward John] Tilt, On the Preservation of the Health of Women at the Critical Periods of Life (1851) from G. Stanley Hall, Adolescence: Its Psychology and its Relations to Physiology, Anthropology, Sociology, Sex, Crime, Religion and Education, vol. 2 (1904) from Margaret Oliphant, The Autobiography and Letters of Mrs. M. O. W. Oliphant (1899) Images of Late Victorian Scottish Street Scenes
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Prohyptikon Publishing Inc The Call of Cthulhu
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Caffeine Nights Publishing Incisions - Cut Two: 2: Cut Two
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£11.77
HarperCollins India The Haunting of Delhi City: Tales of the
Book SynopsisDelhi that reveals the presence of the supernatural at every corner-ghosts as real to us in stories as they are in our imagination. Exquisitely chilling, each of these tales holds a piece of the city and its people-especially the ghosts. Oh, these are just stories, you say. But are they? Come, have a read ... if you dare.
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Aurora Metro Publications Dark Tales in Winter: adapted for the stage
Book SynopsisDARK TALES IN WINTER adapted for the stage by Matt Beames & Hannah Torrance A mysterious door that will not close... A haunted railwayman at his lonely post... A chilling presence haunts a quiet household... A black cat reveals a grim secret... A collection of four classic ghost stories by masters of the genre, each newly adapted for the stage. Each tale can be enacted by a single performer and together they make for a chilling evening of ghostly tales. Features: The Open Door by Charlotte Riddell The Signal-Man by Charles Dickens The Shadow by E. Nesbit The Black Cat by Edgar Allen PoeTrade Review"These Dark Tales in Winter have been put together for a thrilling evening of entertainment, certainly a striking contrast to shows typical of the festive period." - What's On.
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Hodder & Stoughton General Division Slade House
Book SynopsisPrepare to be chilled, electrified and entertained - a gem of a novel from 'one of the most brilliantly inventive writers of this, or any country' (Independent).Trade ReviewPainstakingly imagined and crackling with narrative velocity, it's a Dracula for the new millennium, a "Hansel and Gretel" for grownups, a reminder of how much fun fiction can be. -- Anthony Doerr, author of All The Light We Cannot See, winner of the Pulitzer Prize All the intelligence and linguistic dazzle of a David Mitchell novel, but this one will also creep the pants off you ... you won't be able to put this book down. -- Adam Johnson, author of Fortune Smiles and The Orphan Master's Son, Winner of the Pulitzer Prize An eerie haunted-house tale ... a spellbinding chiller about an unnatural greed for life and the arrogance of power. -- Dean Koontz Sharp, fast, flat-out spooky ... a hypnotic read -- Daniel Handler, NYT bestselling author of We Are Pirates and the Lemony Snicket series Mitchell has long been acknowledged as one of the finest - if not the finest - literary minds of his generation; but he's also one of the most suspenseful ... I read in a constant state of terror and joy and could not turn the pages fast enough. -- Joe Hill, NYT bestselling author of NOS4A2 and Horns Fans of The Bone Clocks and Cloud Atlas will recognize the interlocking narrative structure and literary-fantastical bent ... who doesn't want to just drink up all of Mitchell's writing? Library Journal Plants died, milk curdled, and my children went slightly feral as I succumbed to the creepy magic of David Mitchell's Slade House. It's a wildly inventive, chilling, and-for all its other-worldiness-wonderfully human haunted house story. I plan to return to its clutches quite often. Gillian Flynn, author of Gone Girl Prepare to be dazzled. Tatler A ripping little Victorian gothic yarn, and one of which @edgarallenpoe would have been proud. Esquire
£37.50
Chartwell Books Monsters of Myth and Legend Coloring Book
Book SynopsisFeaturing classic, recognizable monsters from timeless stories, this coloring book is ideal for fans of the books, movies, and folklore that inspired it, from Mary Shelley's Frankenstein to Bram Stoker'sDracula to timeless folktales from around the world.
£7.59
British Library Publishing The Dead of Summer
Book SynopsisA unique collection focusing on an important but overlooked stretch of the ritual year, and the surprising wealth of fiction devoted to the uncanny and liminal time of May Day Eve, Walpurgis Night and the Summer Solstice. Featuring stories from classic authors such as E. F. Benson and Joan Aiken along with lost classics from obscure periodicals of
£15.29
Arcturus Publishing The Haunter of the Ring and Other Stories
Book SynopsisRobert E. Howard (1906-1936) was one of America's great short story writers and the creator of the iconic character Conan the Barbarian. He is credited with creating the sword and sorcery genre of fiction and wrote an astonishing number of tales in his tragically short life.
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Arcturus Publishing Dracula
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Fantom Films Limited The Victorian Lady’s Ghostly Anthology
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Arcturus Publishing Ltd Dracula
Book SynopsisThe last I saw of Count Dracula was his kissing his hand to me, with a red light of triumph in his eyes, and with a smile that Judas in hell might be proud of. Dracula is a preeminent work of horror literature, containing one of the best gothic villains of all time. When Jonathan Harker stays with Count Dracula in his crumbling Transylvanian castle, he is greatly unsettled by the man. After enduring a series of bizarre events, Harker realises he is being imprisoned by the Count and barely escapes with his life. Meanwhile, a similarly curious set of circumstances are happening in England: A huge wolf-like creature is seen to leap from the deck of a Russian ship with a mysteriously absent crew; a young woman develops a strange wasting disease and red marks on her throat; a patient at the lunatic asylum experiences increasingly strange delusions. A small band of heroes set to investigate these worrying events, led by Doctor Van Helsing who consults ancient texts to discover the chilling enormity of what they face... 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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Little, Brown Book Group The Witch Who Courted Death
Book SynopsisThis time reinventing witches and ghosts with a much-needed feminist twist, The Witch Who Courted Death is a brand new title from the bestselling author of Who's Afraid?
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Little, Brown Book Group The Witch Who Courted Death A spellbinding read
Book Synopsis*Winner of the Best Fantasy Novel Aurealis Award*''Maria Lewis is a must-read'' Buzzfeed''Pay attention urban fantasy fans - Maria Lewis is a name you''ll want to remember'' One More PageConsidering her status as the world''s most powerful medium, Casper von Klitzing and her twin brother Baristan have lived a pretty normal life - until now. After a horrific incident in her home city of Berlin, orchestrated by the mysterious Oct, Casper is consumed with vengeance towards an enemy she doesn''t understand. But the only other person ever to escape Oct was a witch - and so Casper is soon on her trail. But this witch does not want to be found. Diving headfirst into the supernaturally secretive world of spells, charms and covens, it''s not long before Casper is crossing more than just the line between the living and the dead . . .
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Broadview Press Ltd The Vampyre and Ernestus Berchtold: or the Modern
Book SynopsisIn 1816, John William Polidori travelled to Geneva as Lord Byron’s personal physician. There they met Mary Godwin (later Shelley) and her lover Percy Shelley and decided to while away a wet summer by writing ghost stories. The only two to complete their stories were Mary Shelley, who published Frankenstein in 1818, and Polidori, whose The Vampyre and Ernestus Berchtold were both published in 1819.The Vampyre, based on a discarded idea of Byron’s, is the first portrayal of the alluring vampire figure familiar to readers of Bram Stoker and Anne Rice. Ernestus Berchtold scandalously draws on the rumours of Byron’s affair with his half-sister for a Faustian updating of the myth of Oedipus, which it combines with an account of the struggle of Swiss patriots against the Napoleonic invasion.Along with Polidori’s work, this edition also includes stories read and written by the travellers in the Genevan summer of 1816 and contemporary responses to The Vampyre and Ernestus Berchtold.Trade Review“The Vampyre is back again and in very welcome fashion. The editors, including the world’s ranking expert on Polidori, have provided us with a very useful edition of one of the classic Romantic horror stories, together with an odd but compelling version of a ‘modern Oedipus.’ The latter should interest everyone, since, as Freud contends, the Oedipus story ‘might have been ours.’ The edition makes easily accessible a number of the other texts invoked in and produced by the most famous horror- and ghost-writing contest of all time, including works by Byron and P.B. Shelley. Altogether this is a highly useful volume and a not-so-guilty pleasure.” ― Ian Balfour, York UniversityTable of ContentsAcknowledgementsIntroductionJohn William Polidori: A Brief ChronologyA Note on the TextsThe Vampyre: A TaleErnestus Berchtold; or,The Modern ŒdipusAppendix A: Ghost Stories From Tales of the Dead (1813) “The Family Portraits” “The Death-Bride” Lord Byron, “A Fragment” (1819) P.B. Shelley, “Fragment of a Ghost-Story” (1816) P.B. Shelley, “Journal at Geneva (including Ghost Stories)” (1816) Appendix B: Contemporary Reviews The Vampyre Edinburgh Monthly Review 1 (1819) Monthly Review 89 (May-August 1819) Ernestus Berchtold; or, the Modern Œdipus Edinburgh Monthly Review 4 (1820) European Magazine 76 (1819) Literary Gazette 136 (28 August 1819) Works Cited and Recommended Reading
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Linden Publishing Co Inc In the Midst of the Sea
Book SynopsisTrapped in an isolated old house on Martha?s Vineyard in winter, Diana Barlow is either seeing ghosts or losing her mind ?After an estrangement from her parents, Diana came to Martha?s Vineyard to start a new life with her husband Ford and young daughter Samantha. The beautiful Victorian house that Ford inherited seemed the perfect home for a fresh beginning. But in the winter, when the tourists go home and the island is deserted, Diana is afraid she?s going crazy. Specters of people long dead flicker in and out of her vision. The antique dolls in her house never stay where they?re put. Samantha suddenly has a whole group of imaginary friends who live in the house and tell her terrible things. And Ford is becoming increasingly moody, unpredictable, and violent.While Diana investigates the horrifying history of the house, the past, the present, the living and the dead fatally intertwine, and Diana realizes she and her daughter must escape ? if Ford and the house will let her.
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Anvil Press Publishers Inc Mysterious Dreams of the Dead
Book SynopsisAt the heart of Mysterious Dreams of the Dead is the spiritual search for a father who died in a plane crash north of Lake Superior when his son was fifteen. Mike Shintani decides in his early thirties to address the curious circumstances surrounding his father's death; the senior Shintani's body was never found, and wolves circled the crash site as if guarding the area. The impetus for Mike's search for truth is a diary he found in the basement of his home. It was obviously his father's, but it was written in Japanese. Mike never knew his father could write Japanese. He himself could neither read nor write the language. He was fortunate enough to enlist the help of Naoko Ito, a Japanese grad student at the University of Toronto. It turned out, the book was a dream diary, filled with poetry, descriptions of the surreal, and the story of a love affair with a woman named Chiemi. Chiemi is at the centre of the elder Shintani's dreams, and Naoko, after some time, seemingly disappears into thin air. Both appear as ghosts in dreams. Another great mystery of Mike's life is the behaviour of one of his best friends, Boku Sugiura, who decides one day to rob a bank, in the name of his grandfather and redress for Japanese Canadians. The two strains of the novel come together in Moose Jaw. Mike discovers the truth about his father's life and Boku's uncle (Daniel Sugiura from the Three Pleasures), a protestor in the Moose Jaw stand-off. Through elements of the Japanese ghost story (kwaidan), magic realism, and Buddhist myth, secrets are revealed and explored. The Mysterious Dreams of the Dead is an imaginative examination of the effect of the exile, internment, and dispersal on the third-generation of Japanese Canadians (the Sansei).
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A24 Films LLC Make Sure Youre Around After Youve Gone Ghost Stories
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HarperCollins Publishers The Invisible Eye Tales of Terror by Emile Erckmann and Louis Alexandre Chatrian Collins Chillers
Book SynopsisA collection of the finest supernatural tales by two of the best Victorian writers of weird tales – Erckmann–Chatrian, authors who inspired M. R. James, H. P. Lovecraft, and many others.Trade Review‘I should feel myself ungrateful if I did not pay a tribute to the supernatural tales of Erckmann–Chatrian. The blend of French with German in them, comparable to the French-Irish blend in Le Fanu, has produced some quite first-rate romances of this kind . . . [and] have for years delighted and alarmed me. It is high time that they were made more accessible than they are.’M. R. JAMES ‘A tremendous collection of uncanny tales somewhere between E.T.A. Hoffmann and Borges, they are ingenious and very subtle explorations, a revelation.’DAVID ANNWN JONES, author of Gothic Effigy
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Back Bay Books Golden Girl
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Redhook The Ghosts of Beatrice Bird
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