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Uncanny Banquet: Great Tales of the Supernatural

3.9/5 ( ratings)

In this outstanding collection of stories of terror and the supernatural, an entirely new generation of readers can now acquaint themselves with the talents that inspired such contemporary writers as Stephen King and Clive Barker. Here too are unjustly neglected modern writers who are faithful to the origins of the genre.

The quality of the stories is underscored by the calibre of the contributors; rare tales from such revered writers as Walter de la Mare and Donald Wandrei stand alongside modern classics by Fritz Leiber, Robert Aickman and Russell Kirk, together with a new story by Ramsey Campbell himself.

But the piece de resistance is a complete and fabulously scarce novel ‘The Hole of the Pit’ by Adrian Ross, originally published in 1914 and now triumphantly brought to light once more. This is a memorable collection in every sense.

CONTENTS
Introduction by Ramsey Campbell
Behind the Stumps by Russell Kirk
A Horizon of Obelisks by Dorothy K. Haynes
The Looney by Alison Prince
The First-Nighter by Norman Normanby
The Hill and the Hole by Fritz Leiber
Ravissante by Robert Aickman
The Lady in Grayby Donald Wandrei
A Mote Walter de la Mare [originally as by Walter Ramal]
McGonagall in the Headby Ramsey Campbell
The Hole of the Pit by Adrian Ross

Language: English

ISBN: 0751507040

ISBN 13: 9780751507041

Uncanny Banquet: Great Tales of the Supernatural

3.9/5 ( ratings)

In this outstanding collection of stories of terror and the supernatural, an entirely new generation of readers can now acquaint themselves with the talents that inspired such contemporary writers as Stephen King and Clive Barker. Here too are unjustly neglected modern writers who are faithful to the origins of the genre.

The quality of the stories is underscored by the calibre of the contributors; rare tales from such revered writers as Walter de la Mare and Donald Wandrei stand alongside modern classics by Fritz Leiber, Robert Aickman and Russell Kirk, together with a new story by Ramsey Campbell himself.

But the piece de resistance is a complete and fabulously scarce novel ‘The Hole of the Pit’ by Adrian Ross, originally published in 1914 and now triumphantly brought to light once more. This is a memorable collection in every sense.

CONTENTS
Introduction by Ramsey Campbell
Behind the Stumps by Russell Kirk
A Horizon of Obelisks by Dorothy K. Haynes
The Looney by Alison Prince
The First-Nighter by Norman Normanby
The Hill and the Hole by Fritz Leiber
Ravissante by Robert Aickman
The Lady in Grayby Donald Wandrei
A Mote Walter de la Mare [originally as by Walter Ramal]
McGonagall in the Headby Ramsey Campbell
The Hole of the Pit by Adrian Ross

Language: English

ISBN: 0751507040

ISBN 13: 9780751507041

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