Illusions of Presence
Lost Christmas Ghost Stories
Seiten
2025
British Library Publishing (Verlag)
978-0-7123-5593-3 (ISBN)
British Library Publishing (Verlag)
978-0-7123-5593-3 (ISBN)
A beautiful collection of forgotten classic ghost stories to bring the eerie into Christmas, from the editor of the run-away Halloweird and ongoing bestseller Celtic Weird, Johnny Mains.
As clanging bells pierce the Winter calm, a bustling throng of spectral visitants is making its approach. The eminent anthologist and seeker of forgotten tales, Johnny Mains, has been scouring the archives of newspapers and periodicals once more to bring you the gift of 'new' supernatural fiction from the Victorian and Edwardian era - the heyday of the classic ghost tale. Packed with ethereal messengers, chain-clanking ghouls, the odd cheery phantom and bundles of suspense, this collection is a welcome offering for any reader of the ghostly and Gothic.
As clanging bells pierce the Winter calm, a bustling throng of spectral visitants is making its approach. The eminent anthologist and seeker of forgotten tales, Johnny Mains, has been scouring the archives of newspapers and periodicals once more to bring you the gift of 'new' supernatural fiction from the Victorian and Edwardian era - the heyday of the classic ghost tale. Packed with ethereal messengers, chain-clanking ghouls, the odd cheery phantom and bundles of suspense, this collection is a welcome offering for any reader of the ghostly and Gothic.
Johnny Mains is an eminent horror anthologist renowned for recovering lost stories from the archives. His books edited for the British Library include Celtic Weird (2022), Scotland the Strange (2023), Halloweird (2024) and The Dead of Summer (2025). His latest books are Bound in Blood (Titan, 2024), The Anthologist's Folly (Ramble House, 2024) and His Beautiful Hands: The Short Fiction of Oscar Cook (Ramble House, 2025).
| Erscheinungsdatum | 18.10.2025 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | British Library Gilded Nightmares ; 21 |
| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 130 x 190 mm |
| Themenwelt | Literatur ► Krimi / Thriller / Horror ► Horror |
| ISBN-10 | 0-7123-5593-6 / 0712355936 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-7123-5593-3 / 9780712355933 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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