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Horror & Ghost Stories Books
Rebellion Publishing Ltd. Dracula: Rise of the Beast
Book SynopsisGenesis of a MonsterVlad III Drăcula. A warleader in a warlike time: brilliant, charismatic, pious. But what became of him? What drove him to become a creature of darkness—Bram Stoker’s cruel, ambitious “Un-Dead”—and what use did he make of this power, through the centuries?More than a hundred years after the monster’s death, the descendants of the survivors piece together the story—dusty old manuscripts, court reports from the Holy Roman Empire at its height, stories of the Szgany Roma who once served the monster—trying to understand. Because the nightmare is far from over...Five incredible fantasy authors come together to reveal a side to literature’s greatest monster you’ve never seen before.Table of Contents Prologue The Souls of Those Gone Astray From the Path, Bogi Takács Noblesse Oblige, Adrian Tchaikovsky A Stake Too Far, Melina Benini Children of the Night, Emil Minchev The Women, Caren Gussoff Sumption
£9.49
Rebellion The Complete Caballistics Inc.
Book SynopsisDURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR A DEPARTMENT WAS FORMED WITHIN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE TO COMBAT NAZI OCCULT WARFARE.In the 21st century, however, it has long outlived its usefulness and its funding is scrapped. Enter reclusive millionaire rock star Ethan Kostabi, who has brought up its employees and, together with a handful of freelance ghosthunters, constructed a brand new outfit - Caballistics, Inc.But the forces of the supernatural are not the only enemies that this disparate group have to tackle, for within the heart of Caballistics Inc. are dangerous secrets that threaten to tear the organisation apart…Written by Gordon Rennie (Absalom) and illustrated by Dom Reardon, this twisted tale of supernatural horror has finally been collected in a single complete volume, ready to disturb readers old and new alike.
£18.99
Rebellion Publishing Ltd. Devlin Waugh: Blood Debt
Book SynopsisIn these new adventures of Devlin Waugh, written by Rory McConville (Judge Dredd) and Aleš Kot (Secret Avengers, Days of Hate) and drawn by Mike Dowling (Ichabod Azrael, Judge Anderson), mutagenic nightmare spores, the search for his missing brother, and a dashing new boyfriend, all combine to create thrilling tales of the camp vamp.Trade Review"Ales Kot new to Devlin seems to be channelling Grant Morrison’s The Filth with a story that delights in the obscene the disgusting and the outrageous." – Comics the Gathering"So wonderfully bizarrely decadently wonderful... drawing you in with a combination of superb characterisation and stellar plotting... and being Devlin Waugh not a small amount of spectacular smut." – Comicon.com"
£15.29
Rebellion Publishing Ltd. Hope Volume Two: Hope... Under Fire
Book SynopsisThe second volume of the supernatural noir thriller!In an alternate 1940s USA, WWII is over - but in this world, victory was secured with occult means. Now, magic is a part of everyday life, its practitioners commonplace.Mallory Hope is one such skilled operative, though calling on the dark arts takes its toll on the user. He’s also a private investigator, hired for all manner of down ‘n’ dirty jobs.Now his services have taken him to New York at the behest of his old army colleague, Alberto Modi, who has tried to use black magic for his own nefarious ends and to become the foremost gangster in the Big Apple. A gritty detective tale from Guy Adams and Jimmy Broxton that blends classic Hollywood noir with the supernatural!"[Adams and Broxton] don’t disappoint... the story sucks you in and dares you to keep reading even as you dread what may happen... I can’t recommend this book highly enough." - Comics Crusaders"grabbed me right away" - Multiversity"In Hope, Jimmy Broxton draws a chilling horror noir that combines occult symbolism with Hollywood glamor." - Doom RocketTrade Review"Glitzy, Gritty Decadence" - Comic Crusaders * Comic Crusaders *"Adams and Broxton make a hell of a team" - Multiversity Comics * Multiversity Comics *In “Hope,” Jimmy Broxton draws a chilling horror noir that combines occult symbolism with Hollywood glamor." - Doom Rocket * Doom Rocket *
£9.49
Rebellion Publishing Ltd. Fortress of the Dead
Book SynopsisHitler is gone. Plan Z is defeated. But the Dead still walk.Jun is a deadhunter – and a damn good one. For her, patrolling Northern Italy with Sergeant Josiah and his elite squad, eradicating zombies and searching for survivors is nothing new.When the squad encounters a group of refugees being relentlessly pursued by the Dead, they uncover a new threat: a secret Alpine Redoubt stuffed with SS and Hitler Youth, who have seemingly gained control over the Dead.The race is on: neutralise the Nazi menace, destroy the secret base, and stem the tide of Dead – or lose Europe to an unstoppable zombie army.World War Two is over, but the Dead War is just beginning...
£8.54
Rebellion Publishing Ltd. Fortress of the Dead
Book SynopsisHitler is gone. Plan Z is defeated. But the Dead still walk.Jun is a deadhunter – and a damn good one. For her, patrolling Northern Italy with Sergeant Josiah and his elite squad, eradicating zombies and searching for survivors is nothing new.When the squad encounters a group of refugees being relentlessly pursued by the Dead, they uncover a new threat: a secret Alpine Redoubt stuffed with SS and Hitler Youth, who have seemingly gained control over the Dead.The race is on: neutralise the Nazi menace, destroy the secret base, and stem the tide of Dead – or lose Europe to an unstoppable zombie army.World War Two is over, but the Dead War is just beginning...
£8.54
Rebellion Publishing Ltd. Spec Ops Z
Book SynopsisWhen Vadim Scorlenski and his elite Spetznaz squad are sent to New York at the height of the Cold War, they’re told it’s a ‘training exercise.’ They discover, too late, that the ‘practice’ chemical weapon they’re carrying is all too real. They go to their deaths......and awaken to a city overwhelmed by the walking dead, even now spreading across the globe. Somehow holding onto their identities amid the mindless monsters, Scorlenski and his squad of zombie commandos set out to return to Russia.Someone’s going to pay.Spec ops Z is a handsome re-issue of the high-octane military-SF, Special Purposes: First Strike Weapon (2017).Trade Review"Spec Ops Z provides continuous action and zombies." -- Aurealis * Aurealis *
£8.99
Rebellion Publishing Ltd. A Broken Darkness
Book SynopsisIt’s been a year and a half since the Anomaly, when They tried to force Their way into the world from the shapeless void.Nick Prasad is piecing his life together, and has joined the secretive Ssarati Society to help monitor threats to humanity – including his former friend Johnny.Right on cue, the unveiling of Johnny’s latest experiment sees a fresh incursion of Them, leaving her protesting her innocence even as the two of them are thrown together to fight the darkness once more…Trade Review"With a strong sense of adventure and an engaging prose style, A Broken Darkness is a worthy, enjoyable entry to the sprawling genre of cosmic fiction." * Aurealis *
£8.54
Rebellion Publishing Ltd. The Liar of Red Valley
Book SynopsisDon’t trust the Liar.Do not cross the King.Never, ever go in the River.In Red Valley, California, you follow the rules if you want to stay alive. But they won’t be enough to protect Sadie now that she’s become the Liar, the keeper of the town’s many secrets. Friendships are hard-won here, and it isn’t safe to make enemies.And though the Liar has power — power to remake the world, with just a little blood—what Sadie really needs is answers: Why is the town’s sheriff after her? What does the King want from her? And what is the real purpose of the Liar of Red Valley?Trade Review "Chilling monsters, excellent interiority, and shocking twists" -- Publishers Weekly * Publishers Weekly *"If you like stories of ordinary (and, okay, a little bit extraordinary) people up against supernatural forces, then The Liar of Red Valley comes heartily recommended." * Starburst Magazine *"Thoroughly engrossing and with relentless pace, The Liar of Red Valley takes the reader through unexpected plot twists and false turns towards a surprising and dramatic endgame." -- Apple Books * Apple Books *"A ferocious page-turner that elicits genuine chills" -- SFX Magazine * SFX *"Goodwater is one of [the genre's] finest modern exponents" -- Simon Ings, The Times -- Simon Ings * The Times *"The Liar of Red Valley has everything — a little town hiding secrets, an exciting story and creepy creatures galore." -- Lavie Tidhar, The Washington Post * The Washington Post *
£14.99
Titan Books Ltd Charlotte Markham and the House of Darkling
Book SynopsisFeisty young governess Charlotte Markham discovers a dark alternate world called The Ending, the place for things that cannot die, in which the deceased mother of the two boys under her care has been waiting. She invites them into the ominous House of Darkling, a wondrous, dangerous place filled with enchantment, mystery and strange creatures that are not quite human...
£6.39
Titan Books Ltd The Madness of Cthulhu Anthology (Volume One)
Book SynopsisSixteen stories inspired by the 20th century’s great master of horror, H.P. Lovecraft, and his acknowledged masterpiece, At the Mountains of Madness, in which an expedition to the desolation of Antarctica discovers evidence of an ancient ruin built by horrific creatures at first thought long-dead, until death strikes the group. All but two of the stories are original to this edition, and those reprints are long-lost works by science fiction masters Arthur C. Clarke and Robert Silverberg.Trade Review"These authors assembled in The Madness of Cthulhu give credit to a writer whose angst has reverberated into the present; these stories are a dark reminder of the cosmos we cannot ignore." - Rain Taxi "A fusion of Antarctic adventure, science fiction, and early-modern horror, it not only offers chilling passages with an escalating sense of dread and isolation, but also constructs a world horrifying in its implications about mankind." - Black Gate
£8.54
Titan Lifes Lottery
Book SynopsisA brand new edition of Life''s Lottery - an exciting speculative fiction novel that invites the reader to assume the role of the protagonist!A role-playing novel that reveals how small decisions can have monumental consequences. If you choose the right possibilities you may live a long happy life, or be immensely rich, or powerful, or win the lottery. If you make other choices you may become a murderer, die young, make every mistake possible, or make no impression on life at all. The choice is yours.
£8.54
Titan Books Ltd An English Ghost Story
Book SynopsisA dysfunctional British nuclear family seek a new life away from the big city in the sleepy Somerset countryside. At first their new home, The Hollow, seems to embrace them, creating a rare peace and harmony within the family. But when the house turns on them, it seems to know just how to hurt them the most—threatening to destroy them from the inside out. A stand-alone novel from acclaimed author Kim Newman.
£7.59
Titan Anno Dracula
Book SynopsisIt is 1888 and Queen Victoria has remarried, taking as her new consort Vlad Tepes, the Wallachian Prince infamously known as Count Dracula. Peppered with familiar characters from Victorian history and fiction, the novel follows vampire Geneviève Dieudonné and Charles Beauregard of the Diogenes Club as they strive to solve the mystery of the Ripper murders. Anno Dracula is a rich and panoramic tale, combining horror, politics, mystery and romance to create a unique and compelling alternate history. Acclaimed novelist Kim Newman explores the darkest depths of a reinvented Victorian London.
£7.59
Titan Books Ltd Anno Dracula - Dracula Cha Cha Cha
Book SynopsisWritten by award-winning novelist and movie critic Kim Newman, this is a brand-new edition, with additional never-before-seen novella, of the popular third installment of the Anno Dracula series.Rome 1959 and Count Dracula is about to marry the Moldavian Princess Asa Vajda. Journalist Kate Reed flies into the city to visit the ailing Charles Beauregard and his vampire companion Geneviève. She finds herself caught up in the mystery of the Crimson Executioner who is bloodily dispatching vampire elders in the city. She is on his trail, as is the undead British secret agent, Bond.
£8.54
Titan Books Ltd Seal Team 666 Age of Blood
Book SynopsisWhen a senator's daughter is kidnapped by a mysterious group with ties to the supernatural, it's clearly a job for SEAL Team 666. They soon discover links to the Zeta Cartel, a newly discovered temple beneath Mexico City. As an insidious force operating inside the team threatens to derail the mission, Triple Six is the world's only hope to stop the return of the Age of Blood.
£7.59
Titan Books Ltd Deadbeat
Book SynopsisMax and Tom are old, old friends, who used to be actors. In a churchyard one night they see men loading a coffin into the back of a van. But, why take a full coffin away from a graveyard and, more importantly, why is the occupant still breathing? Tom and Max are on the case.
£7.59
Titan Books Ltd Coldbrook
Book SynopsisColdbrook is a secret laboratory located deep in Appalachian Mountains. Its scientists had achieved the impossible: a gateway to a new world. Theirs was to be the greatest discovery in the history of mankind, but they had no idea what they were about to unleash. With their breakthrough comes disease and now it is out and ravaging the human population. The only hope is a cure and the only cure is genetic resistance: an uninfected person amongst the billions dead. In the chaos of destruction there is only one person that can save the human race. But will they find her in time?Trade Review"Coldbrook is a good read with nicely developed characters and some really great action sequences...t’s a zombie apocalypse for sci-fi fans." - Bricks of the Dead"Tim Lebbon takes a fascinating science fiction approach to the zombie apocalypse that reinvigorates the genre with a sense of originality." - Drunken Zombie"Coldbrook is like Stargate meets The Walking Dead and I absolutely recommend this one to anybody who likes sci-fi and/or zombies and/or likes to have the crap scared out of them. There is absolutely no way that I could give Coldbrook any less than FIVE of FIVE zombie heads. I’d give it six if I had a graphic for it." - Zombie Book Blog "Great potential for a movie." - Paper Droids"If you’re looking for a unique sci-fi thriller take on the zombie apocalypse, you should definitely check out Coldbrook." - Fiction Addict "Tim Lebbon is an author I will follow gladly after his superb accomplishment in Coldbrook. I love zombie apocalypses and was pleasantly surprised at Lebbon’s twists and emotionally impacting story." - Adventures in SciFi Publishing"There is no debate that Tim Lebbon is a talented writer. His imagination paints the pages of Coldbrook like priceless art and his descriptive writing style delivers provocative characters, innovative settings and situational catastrophes in highly-detailed prose." - Examiner"Tim Lebbon, in COLDBROOK, has created a terrific zombie story with a fascinating twist, with very human characters, and he’s not afraid to slip very poignant moments among the copious action and nearly unrelenting terror.COLDBROOK is like an awesome lovechild of Stargate and Robert McCammon’s SWAN SONG, with maybe a little dash of 28 Days Later thrown in, but while it reminded me of those films (and book), it’s a distinct, unique, and absorbing work unto itself, one the author can be very, very proud of. Horror fans, thriller fans, and even those of you who love those terrifying books about hot zones and disease hunters will find much to love about this book." - SF Signal "An exciting, thought-provoking novel that will definitely appeal to zombie fans but should also do well with fans of hard SF and technothrillers, too." - Booklist Review “The mixture of mysteries and high tension action makes this a tough novel to put down all the way through to a dark but mostly satisfying conclusion. I highly recommend Coldbrook to anyone looking for a fast paced but intelligent disaster thriller with terrific zombie action. Coldbrook has real substance to chew on which should be just as satisfying to most readers as chewing on brains is to zombies.” – Rat Race Refuge “an incredibly cool, parallel-universe thriller zombie apocalypse novel. Trust me” - Barnes & Noble SFF blog
£13.46
Benediction Classics A Christmas Carol - The Original Manuscript - with Original Illustrations
£16.70
Benediction Classics A Christmas Carol - The Original Manuscript - with Original Illustrations
£9.93
Benediction Classics The Phantom 'Rickshaw and Other Ghost Stories
£16.70
Benediction Classics Collected Supernatural Stories
£9.93
Benediction Classics The Power of Darkness and Other Chilling Tales
£14.76
Benediction Classics Flaxman Low, Occult Psychologist - Collected Stories
£8.97
Benediction Classics A Christmas Carol - The Original Manuscript in Original Size - with Original Illustrations
£39.99
Benediction Classics The Robert Chambers Collection: Volume I. The King in Yellow and Other Works
£25.40
Poetry Wales Press Sugar Hall
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£18.84
Poetry Wales Press Sugar Hall
Book SynopsisEaster 1955: As Britain waits for its last hanging, Dieter Sugar finds a boy in the grounds of mouldering Sugar Hall, while his mother, Lilia, battles with her own ghosts. Haunting tale by Tiffany Murray.
£8.54
Poetry Wales Press Let a Sleeping Witch Lie
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£9.49
Big Finish Productions Ltd Panic
Book Synopsis"The further into the antique shop she explored, the darker it seemed to get, until Lela couldn't see the walls at all..." Lela Quick is a busy woman. She's got essays to mark, journals to edit, books to write...But every night she is tormented by the same dream: a nightmare of pursuit through a dark forest, the air filled with haunting music. A chance meeting with Quentin Collins, the enigmatic owner of Pandemonium Antiques, adds to her growing sense of unease. Soon both their lives are in danger - if they can't escape the panic...A self-contained horror story with a sting in the tail. The Dark Shadows story continues in this hour-long audio drama, based on the classic ABC-TV series. Actors from the series reprise their various roles from across three centuries of Dark Shadows history in an all new story, with specially composed music and cinematic sound design. The first Dark Shadows release from Big Finish since the hugely popular Dark Shadows - Bloodlust 13-part serial! CAST: David Selby (Quentin Collins), Susan Sullivan (Lela Quick), Michael Shon (Tom Cunningham), John Askew (Robin Goodman), Alexandra Donnachie (Holly Arbour), Daniel Collard (Father Robert Burgess).
£7.02
Big Finish Productions Ltd The Confessions of Dorian Gray Series 4
Book SynopsisInspired by Oscar Wilde's classic story of hedonism and corruption, The Confessions of Dorian Gray imagines a world where Dorian Gray was real, and his friendship with Oscar Wilde once spawned the notorious novel. NOTE: THE CONFESSIONS OF DORIAN GRAY CONTAINS ADULT MATERIAL AND IS NOT SUITABLE FOR YOUNGER LISTENERS.
£15.29
Legenda The Living Death of Modernity: Balzac,
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£76.00
Fantom Films Limited The Ghost Stories of Charles Dickens: Volume 3
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£14.27
Fantom Films Limited Classic Tales of Horror: Volume 2
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£16.31
Fantom Films Limited The Vampyre and Other Short Gothic Tales
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£14.27
Fantom Films Limited At the Mountains of Madness
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£11.89
Fantom Films Limited The Shadow Over Innsmouth
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£11.87
Fantom Films Limited The Victorian Lady’s Ghostly Anthology
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£14.27
Fantom Films Limited Herbert West – Reanimator & The Colour Out of
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£14.03
Fantom Films Limited The Dreams in the Witch House & The Lurking Fear
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£14.03
Evertype Drakulo kaj La Gasto de Drakulo: Dracula and
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£21.80
Quercus Publishing Hello and Goodbye: Hello Mr Bones / Goodbye Mr
Book SynopsisWelcome to Hello and Goodbye: two dark tales from two deceased narrators - bottled-lightning treats that will make you gasp, gurn, shiver and squirm. HELLO MR BONES: two damaged souls have, thanks to each other's love, turned their lives around. But as London's weather takes a turn for the worse, so do their fates, when raw evil runs riot the night of the impossible hurricane. GOODBYE MR RAT: an IRA bomber watches over his ex-lover as she takes his ashes back to his rural hometown. This girl from northern Indiana may not be ready for rural Ireland, yet the townsfolk of Iron Valley certainly have plans for her...Stark, blackly humorous and compressed to the point of detonation; McCabe writes like M. R. James took a dread wrong turning on an Irish country road.Trade Review'Exuberant and witty ... Deserves to rekindle his former glories' The Times. * The Times *'McCabe is a master ... Stark, fierce, and wonderful' Guardian. * Guardian *'Sees the master of the Irish gothic genre return to his best form' Observer. * Observer *Table of ContentsHello Mr Bones. Goodbye Mr Rat.
£15.29
Quercus Publishing Hello and Goodbye: Hello Mr Bones / Goodbye Mr
Book SynopsisWelcome to Hello and Goodbye: two dark tales from two deceased narrators - bottled-lightning treats that will make you gasp, gurn, shiver and squirm. HELLO MR BONES: two damaged souls have, thanks to each other's love, turned their lives around. But as London's weather takes a turn for the worse, so do their fates, when raw evil runs riot the night of the impossible hurricane. GOODBYE MR RAT: an IRA bomber watches over his ex-lover as she takes his ashes back to his rural hometown. This girl from northern Indiana may not be ready for rural Ireland, yet the townsfolk of Iron Valley certainly have plans for her...Stark, blackly humorous and compressed to the point of detonation; McCabe writes like M. R. James took a dread wrong turning on an Irish country road.Trade Review'Exuberant and witty ... Deserves to rekindle his former glories' The Times. * The Times *'McCabe is a master ... Stark, fierce, and wonderful' Guardian. * Guardian *'Sees the master of the Irish gothic genre return to his best form' Observer. * Observer *Table of ContentsHello Mr Bones. Goodbye Mr Rat.
£9.99
Quercus Publishing Fearie Tales: Books of Horror
Book SynopsisNeil Gaiman, Joanne Harris and other bestsellers re-imagine famous fairy tales in this wonderfully rich, scary anthology, illustrated by Oscar-winning Lord of the Rings artist Alan Lee. Following in the grand tradition of the Brothers Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm, some of today's finest writers have created their own brand-new fairy tales - but with a decidedly dark twist. Fearie Tales is a fantastical mix of spellbinding retellings of 'Cinderella', 'Rapunzel', 'Hansel and Gretel' and 'Rumpelstiltskin', amongst others, with unsettling tales inspired by other childhood classics, all interspersed with the sources of their inspiration: the timeless stories first collected by the Brothers Grimm.Edited by Stephen Jones, Britain's best-known anthologist of dark tales, and illustrated by Oscar-winning artist Alan Lee, who also provided the magnificent cover, with stories by Neil Gaiman; Joanne Harris; Garth Nix; John Ajvide Lindqvist; Markus Heitz; Michael Marshall Smith; Angela Slatter; Robert Shearman; Christopher Fowler; Ramsey Campbell; Peter Crowther; Brian Hodge; Brian Lumley; Reggie Oliver and Tanith Lee.But be warned: this stunning volume of frightening fables is definitely not suitable for children!Trade ReviewFearie Tales has the edge here, mainly because it proved so refreshing and authentic, reflecting the true intention of the original storytellers, after decades of sugarcoated Disney fare. * The Stylist Book Wars *The best spooky fiction: Close the curtains, pull up a chair, open a book - and prepare to be pleasantly scared * The Metro *Authentically terrifying . . . The whole is gorgeous, the hardback from paper to font is a treasure to hold, even before we see Alan Lee's magnificent drawings * ScienceFic *This is one absolutely beautiful collection. A must-have. * Terror-Tree *Marvellous: each story is great in its own way and together they just work remarkably well to bring thrills and nightmares. All of them are terrifying and mesmerising at the same time. The illustrations by Alan Lee are incredible. Read it if you dare and see if you can keep your lights off during the night. 10 stars! -- Marc Aplin * Fantasy-Faction *Stephen Jones remains at the top of the tree as one of the world's premier anthologists * Crime Time *A collection of definitely-not-for-kids fairy tales twisted and retold by an amazing list of authors * Bibliosanctum *This is an impressive one: horror yarns inspired by the fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm. Add in a splendid cover illustration and superb pieces of interior art by Alan Lee and you have the makings of a great anthology * British Fantasy Society *Moving, shocking, funny, pretty essential * Concatenation *I've dipped in and out, read half the book in one go, re-read, and mulled over. The stories are tense, creepy, twisted, sad, and horrible in varying proportions * Andthenireadabook *Takes the retold fairy tale sub-genre, already claimed and used exquisitely in fantasy and dark fantasy fiction, deep into horror territory * Ellen Datlow, Best Horror of the Year *Satisfyingly creepy and viscerally horrific -- Luna Centifanti * Times Higher Education, Books Of The Year *This book provides a double dose of delight to fans of fear-fraught fiction. Firstly, there is Alan Lee's captivating and delightfully mordant artwork which adorns the covers, endpapers and interiors, and then there are the stories themselves, which are compelling, intriguing, and unsettling in equal measure . . . Added together with Jo Fletcher Books' impeccable design and production values, and you have a book that you will treasure for years to come. * Illustrators *With Fearie Tales, noted horror anthologist Stephen Jones sets out to return the form to its roots. Using the original tales collected in the early 19th Century by the Brothers Grimm as inspiration, Jones presents a collection of modern-day fairy tales designed to frighten and unsettle, and written by some of the foremost practitioners of horror and dark fantasy currently working in their respective fields . . . This is a must for horror aficionados everywhere, and doubly so for anyone with a penchant for fairy tales in particular. The usual high production values from Jo Fletcher mean this is a book that you'll want to have displayed on your shelf, and that's just the icing on the cake. Dark, disturbing but most of all: wonderful. -- Matt Craig * Reader Dad *'For a goosebump-raising story, look no further than the beautifully illustrated Fearie Tales . . . All the time-honoured horror themes are here -- Russell Williams * Metro *Table of ContentsIntroduction: Don't Scare the Children - Stephen Jones. The Wilful Child. Find My Name - Ramsey Campbell. The Singing Bone. Down to a Sunless Sea - Neil Gaiman. Rapunzel. Open Your Windows, Golden Hair - Tanith Lee. The Hare's Bride. Crossing the Line - Garth Nix. Hansel and Gretel. Peckish - Robert Shearman. The Three Little Men in the Wood. Look Inside - Michael Marshall Smith. The Story of a Youth Who Went Forth to Learn What Fear Was. Fraulein Fearnot - Markus Heitz. Cinderella. The Ash-Boy - Christopher Fowler. The Elves #1. The Changeling - Brian Lumley. The Nixie of the Mill-Pond. The Silken Drum - Reggie Oliver. The Robber Bridegroom. By the Weeping Gate - Angela Slatter. Frau Trude. Anything to Me is Sweeter, Than to Cross Shock-Headed Peter - Brian Hodge. The Elves #2. The Artemis Line - Peter Crowther. The Old Woman in the Wood. The Silken People - Joanne Harris. Rumpelstiltskin. Come Unto Me - John Ajvide Lindqvist. The Shroud.
£11.69
Quercus Publishing Prayer
Book SynopsisA chilling modern horror story in which the source of the horror is totally unexpected - and utterly terrifying. Special Agent Gil Martins investigates domestic terrorism for the Houston FBI. Once a religious man, now his job makes him question the existence of a God who could allow the violence he sees every day. Gil is asked to investigate a series of unexplained deaths of victims known for their liberal views. When a woman tells Gil that these men have been killed by prayer, he questions her sanity. Yet the evidence mounts that there might be something in what she says, even more so when Gil finds that his own life is on the line.Trade ReviewA cracking thriller ... the story unfolds at a white-knuckle pace with a sense of the unknown that is genuinely disturbing * The Times *A high-concept novel tackled in unabashed fashion * Independent *Gripping * Sunday Mirror *Tantalisingly creepy ... genuinely scary ... satisfyingly malign * Observer *'A cracking thriller ... the story unfolds at a white-knuckle pace with a sense of the unknown that is genuinely disturbing' The Times. * The Times *'A high-concept novel tackled in unabashed fashion' Independent. * Independent *'Gripping' Sunday Mirror. * Sunday Mirror *'Tantalisingly creepy ... genuinely scary ... satisfyingly malign' Observer. * Observer *
£9.49
Quercus Publishing Horrorology: Books of Horror
Book SynopsisCurated by award-winning editor Stephen Jones and illustrated by bestselling writer and artist Clive Barker, author of THE BOOKS OF BLOOD, welcome to HORROROLOGY: 'a dozen bone-chilling tales by modern masters' (Barry Forshaw, Independent).'Stephen Jones knows horror . . . he's become one of the best guides to its shifting landscape' says Kirkus, and in HORROROLOGY, a follow-up to the bestselling A BOOK OF HORRORS, he has enticed terrifying storytellers including Clive Barker (THE SCARLET GOSPELS), Joanne Harris (A POCKETFUL OF CROWS), Kim Newman (ANNO DRACULA), Muriel Gray (THE TRICKSTER) and Michael Marshall Smith (HANNAH GREEN AND HER UNFEASIBLY MUNDANE EXISTENCE), amongst many others. A dozen all-new stories from some of the best talents in the field, they present 'a gamut of fear and sombre wonders demonstrating how horror writing can be both entertaining and challenging' (Maxim Jakubowski, Lovereading). Be warned: you are about to discover the true meanings of fear!Trade ReviewStephen Jones safeguards and protects our fictions * NEIL GAIMAN, bestselling author of AMERICAN GODS *I probably wouldn't have any kind of career at all without Stephen Jones * JOE HILL, bestselling author of THE FIREMAN *One of the finest horror editors in the world. What makes this selection of stories particularly enticing is that, while all are unique and engaging, they still manage to offer that coalescence that one looks for when reading an anthology -- Andy Burns * Rue Morgue *Collection of superior horror stories . . . and the best stories are among the finest of those I have read recently -- Peter Tennant * Black Static *For those who enjoy the more eerie, thoughtful and developed horror stories over usual gory, messy and shocking style . . . some remarkable stories . . . I was both impressed and overwhelmed by the depth of content here * Always Trust In Books *Twelve words. Twelve stories. One grimoire of horror that's well worth cracking open * Andy Burns, RUE MORGUE *A dozen bone-chilling tales by modern masters * Barry Forshaw, Independent *Brings together some of the more diverse voice from the horror writing community . . .a highly readable and accessible collection of spooky stories that will stay with the reader for days . . . Horrorology is the book to give the horror fan in your life . . . it's simply that good. 9/10 * Starburst *All-new stories from some of the best talents in the field . . . all demonstrating how horror writing can be both entertaining and challenging * Maxim Jakubowski, Lovereading *Stephen Jones knows horror . . . he's become one of the best guides to its shifting landscape * Kirkus *A thing of beauty . . . a celebration of all things horror . . . a cohesive view into contemporary horror literature * Upcoming4.me *A whole heap of talent within . . . you'll enjoy this fearful experience * Falcata Times *Stephen Jones is one of the most reliable figures in horror literature today. Jones' involvement in a project is almost a guarantee that the project is going to be worth your time. * Starburst on Stephen Jones *
£12.34
Canongate Books The Last Werewolf
Book SynopsisYOU'RE THE LAST. I'M SORRY. THE END IS COMING.For two centuries Jacob Marlowe has wandered the world, enslaved by his lunatic appetites and tormented by the memory of his first and most monstrous crime. Now, the last of his kind, he knows he can't go on. But as Jake counts down to his demise, a violent murder and an extraordinary meeting plunge him straight back into the desperate pursuit of life.Trade ReviewLike an updated version of Dracula, only for werewolves, and as rewritten by Bret Easton Ellis. * * Guardian * *Playfully brainy... wry, world-weary Jake Marlowe would make a fabulous dinner companion. Just not during a full moon -- Justin Cronin, author of The Passage * * New York Times * *Loaded with beautifully constructed lunatic ravings ... A sublime study in literary elegance. It is bloody (and) brilliant. * * Independent on Sunday * *A magnificent novel. A brutal, indignant, lunatic howl. A sexy, blood-spattered page-turner, beautifully crafted and full of genuine suspense, that tears the thorax out of the horror genre to create something that stands rapturous and majestic and entirely on its own. -- NICK CAVE
£9.49
Pushkin Press The Paris Mysteries
Book SynopsisAn apartment on the rue Morgue turned into a charnel house; the corpse of a shopgirl dragged from the Seine; a high-stakes game of political blackmail-three mysteries that have enthralled the whole of Paris, and baffled the city's police. The brilliant Chevalier Auguste Dupin investigates - can he find the solution where so many others before him have failed? These three stories from the pen of Edgar Allan Poe are some of the most influential ever written, widely praised and credited with inventing the detective genre. This edition contains: 'The Murders in the Rue Morgue', 'The Mystery of Marie Rogêt' and 'The Purloined Letter'.Trade Review"A perfect winter evening read... 5/5 stars." — New Books Magazine"Each [of Poe's detective stories] is a root from which a whole literature has developed... Where was the detective story until Poe breathed the breath of life into it?" -- Arthur Conan Doyle "He wasn't just a mystery/suspense writer. He was the first." -- Stephen King "What a strange, though enormously talented writer, that Edgar Poe!" -- Fyodor Dostoevsky
£11.69