Ramsey Campbell je britský autor, ktorého mnohí kritici považujú za jedného z najväčších majstrov hororovej fikcie. Jeho diela sú cenené pre svoju hĺbku a strašidelnú atmosféru, ktorá často pramení z psychologického teroru a znepokojujúcich tém. Campbellova schopnosť vytvárať napätie a skúmať temnejšie stránky ľudskej psychiky z neho robí výnimočného autora v žánri. Budúce generácie ho budú považovať za popredného hororového spisovateľa svojej doby, rovnocenného velikánom ako Lovecraft či Blackwood.
Ben Sterling brings his wife and children to his childhood village, where in a great forest, an old house holds the promise of all their dreams. But among the pines something seems to be gathering, glittering in the icy air. "A masterpiece. . . ."--Kirkus. HC: Tor.
Průřez padesáti lety literárních nočních můr, tedy povídkovým dílem jednoho z nejvýznamnějších současných autorů hororu, pro něž nejsou typické hektolitry krve, kvílení duchů ani hladová monstra.Autorovou doménou je naopak městská i venkovská paranoia, neklid a tíseň, rozklížené vztahy, děsivost cizích míst a neznámých lidí, hrůza každodennosti, nespolehlivost smyslů. Z povídek z let 1964 až 2012, které autor sám vybral pro toto reprezentativní české vydání, dýchá mrazivost moderního života. Díky pronikavému pozorovacímu talentu a schopnosti detekovat děsivé prvky v těch nejbanálnějších situacích se Campbell stal hlasem tiché hrůzy konce dvacátého století, velmistrem žánru, laureátem snad všech hororových ocenění a britskou žánrovou ikonou, o níž však český čtenář dosud z nějakého záhadného důvodu příliš neví.Nechte se odvést do zapadlých uliček anglických měst, do lesů i zchátralých panských sídel, kde vám hlas zkušeného a přesvědčivého vypravěče vysvětlí, co jste ve skutečnosti s úlekem zahlédli koutkem oka, když jste si mysleli, že kolem vás není živé duše.
In a thrilling continuation, the notorious Subway Butcher returns, introducing a new menace known as the Piggyback Man. As the 3:18 train departs, tension escalates, promising a gripping ride filled with suspense and unexpected twists. Prepare for a chilling journey into the dark underbelly of urban life, where danger lurks at every stop.
This companion volume to the complete PS Publishing edition of The Inhabitant of the Lake and Other Unwelcome Tenants collects all of Ramsey Campbell’s remaining Lovecraftian stories that are of less than novel length. It begins with the first tale Campbell wrote immediately after that first Arkham House book, and comes up to date with the novella The Last Revelation of Gla’aki, his recent return to his own Lovecraftian territory, where he rediscovers Lovecraft’s first principles and strips away the accretions of the mythos that developed after Lovecraft’s death.The book includes the first publication anywhere of the first drafts of “Cold Print” and “The Franklyn Paragraphs”, and offers the bonus of “Mushrooms from Merseyside”, all his Lovecraftian tales inhumanly transmuted into limericks. The book also collects his Lovecraftian non-fiction, not least his transcription of an English correspondent’s letters to Lovecraft and a close reading of three Lovecraft tales.Like the companion volume, this book is superbly illustrated by Randy Broecker in the great tradition of Weird Tales.
Featuring "Lost for Words" by Ramsey Campbell, this issue showcases a blend of original stories from both veteran and emerging writers. Darrell Schweitzer and Mark Samuels contribute unique narratives, while Curtis M. Lawson explores a science fiction/horror fusion. Katherine Kerestman delivers a compelling vampirism tale, and other authors like Scott J. Couturier and Geoffrey Reiter provide unsettling glimpses into the strange. Additionally, a classic reprint of Algernon Blackwood's inaugural weird tale enriches the collection.
“An absolute master of modern horror. And a damn fine writer at that” - Guillermo del Toro 1952. On a school trip to France teenager Dominic Sheldrake begins to suspect his teacher Christian Noble has reasons to be there as secret as they're strange. Meanwhile a widowed neighbour joins a church that puts you in touch with your dead relatives, who prove much harder to get rid of. As Dominic and his friends Roberta and Jim investigate, they can’t suspect how much larger and more terrible the link between these mysteries will become. A monstrous discovery beneath a church only hints at terrors that are poised to engulf the world as the trilogy brings us to the present day… FLAME TREE PRESS is the new fiction imprint of Flame Tree Publishing. Launched in 2018 the list brings together brilliant new authors and the more established; the award winners, and exciting, original voices.
Stalin's Gulag at War places the Gulag within the story of the regional wartime mobilization of Western Siberia during the Second World War. The author explores a diverse array of issues, including mass death, informal practices, and the responses of prisoners and personnel to the war.