Ramsey Campbell Libri

In questa collana non poteva mancare il miglior scrittore di narrativa Horror, Stephen King, presente con un romanzo breve dedicato a Lovecraft, un autore che ha sempre amato. Parlare di King è superfluo: la sua fama è globale e i suoi lavori sono stati adattati con successo per il cinema, ottenendo consensi sia di pubblico che di critica. Ma non è solo King a rendere omaggio a Lovecraft in questo volume; altri autori di prestigio, come Ted Klein, Ramsey Campbell, Basil Copper e Frank Belknap Long, contribuiscono con i loro scritti a celebrare il grande "Solitario di Providence". Inoltre, il volume include un inedito di Lovecraft, curato da Martin Warnes, che arricchisce ulteriormente l'opera. Questo libro è un'aggiunta unica e insostituibile per gli amanti del Fantastico Orrorifico. L'indice presenta una selezione di racconti che spaziano da "Orrore a Crouch End" di King a "I volti al Pine Dunes" di Campbell, offrendo una panoramica affascinante del genere e dei suoi più importanti esponenti.

Contiene: L'ultima illusione [The last illusion] / Clive Barker -- Bunny non ce l'aveva detto [Bunny didn't tell us] / David J. Schow -- Murgunstrumm / Hugh B. Cave -- L'ultimo turno [The late shift] / Dennis Etchison -- Il Signore Cavallo [The horse lord] / Lisa Tuttle -- Il Saltapicchio [The jumpity-Jim] / R. Chetwynd-Hayes -- I diritti d'autore sono scaduti [Out of copyright] / Ramsey Campbell -- Il fiume dei signi notturni [The river of night's dreaming] / Karl Edward Wagner -- L'esemplare color seppia [Amber print] / Basil Copper -- La Casa del Tempio [The house of the temple] / Brian Lumley -- Gli Jugoslavi [The Yougoslaves] / Robert Bloch -- Il primogenito [Firstborn] / David Campton -- Il dramma nero [The black drama] / Manly Wade Wellman -- Crystal / Charles L. Grant -- Secchielli [Buckets] / F. Paul Wilson -- La testa del satiro [The satyr's head] / David A. Riley -- Rottami [Junk] / Stephen Laws -- Pastone per maiali [Pig's dinner] / Graham Masterton.

Una raccolta di racconti brevi e terrificanti presenta storie su foreste piene di demoni di legno e case infestate dal futuro.

Continuano i Mammoth Book curati da Stephen Jones. Dopo Terrore, Vampiri, Zombi e Lupi Mannari, questa volta il protagonista è Frankenstein. L'antologia inizia con il romanzo originale, il Frankenstein di Mary Shelley e continua con una panoramica dei migliori racconti e romanzi brevi che sull'argomento. I Racconti: Frankenstein, ovvero il Prometeo moderno di Mary W. Shelley Una nuova vita di Ramsey Campbell Il creatore di R. Chetwind-Hayes Meglio morto di Basil Copper La Creatura cerca conforto di Nancy Kilpatrick Gli omini di Robert Bloch El Sueño de la Razón di Daniel Fox Pithecanthropus Rejectus di Manly Wade Wellman In pratica un omicidio di John Brunner L'ultimo treno di Guy N. Smith Il mastino di Frankenstein di Peter Tremayne L'invenzione madre di Graham Masterton L'eredità di Frankenstein di Adrian Cole Comunicazione interrotta di Dennis Etchison Il mostro di Poppi di Lisa Morton Illusione di vita di Karl Edward Wagner Una donna completa di Roberta Lannes Ultima chiamata per i figli dello shock di David J. Schow Chandira di Brian Mooney Il paradiso del collezionista di Kim Newman La tentazione del dottor Stein di Paul J. McAuley Ricevere è meglio di Michael Marshall Smith Punto d'arrivo di David Case Frankenstein di Jo Fletcher

Creature condannate, nelle notti di plenilunio, a subire orripilanti metamorfosi e ad assalir gli esseri umani più indifesi,spesso proprio le persone da loro amate,i licantropi costituiscono la figura più tragica del pantheon orrorifico. Ventitre racconti tradotti per la prima volta in italiano riuniscono, in questa antologia,i nomi più prestigiosi della narrativa fantastica che si sono magistralmente cimentati nella rielaborazione del mito del Lupo Mannaro - rilanciato anche dal Cinema con il film "Wolf",interpretato da Jack Nicholson e da Michelle Pfeiffer - Graham Masterton,Peter Tremayne,Karl Edward Wagner,Ramsey Campbell, Basil Copper con i loro uomini-lupo rievocano in ventitre modi diversi la natura animale che è in ciascuno di noi. Dopo aver letto le storie di questo libro, le notti di luna piena non saranno più le stesse per noi...

Contenuto del volume Introduzione (Introduzione) di Douglas E. Winter Parte prima. Alla corte della Morte Rossa - Il Succhiatore Volante (Racconto lungo, The Night Flyer, 1988) di Stephen King - Una donna a pranzo (Racconto breve, Having a Woman at Lunch, 1988) di Paul Hazel - Bacio di sangue (Racconto, The Blood Kiss, 1988) di Dennis Etchison Parte seconda. Cenere alla cenere - Addio al passato (Racconto, Coming to Grief, 1988) di Clive Barker - Cibo (Racconto, Food, 1988) di Thomas Tessier - Il Grande Dio Pan (Racconto, The Great God Pan, 1988) di M. John Harrison Parte terza. Segreti - L'angoscia è arancione, la follia è blu (Racconto lungo, Orange Is for Anguish, Blue for Insanity, 1988) di David Morrell - Il ginepro (Racconto lungo, The Juniper Tree, 1988) di Peter Straub Parte quarta. Storie dei vivi e dei morti - Raccontami una storia (Racconto, Spinning Tales with the Dead, 1988) di Charles L. Grant - L'ultima avventura di Alice (Racconto, Alice's Last Adventure, 1988) di Thomas Ligotti - Imparerete a conoscermi (Racconto, Next Time You'll Know Me, 1988) di J[ohn] Ramsey Campbell Parte quinta. Le ragioni delle tenebre - La piscina (Racconto, The Pool, 1988) di Whitley Strieber - La nemesi delle tenebre (Romanzo breve, By Reason of Darkness, 1988) di Jack Cady

Barbara Waugh, una donna di successo, nasconde un tragico passato; il marito è morto quando lei era incinta e la figlioletta Angela, sua passati nove anni e, aggrappandosi al Barbara è riuscita a seppellire i ricordi e a crearsi un'esistenza abbastanza tranquilla. Ma un giorno, ai telefono, sente una voce, che le sembra quella di Angela, che la chiama disperatamente. Dapprima pensa che si tratti di uno scherzo crudele, ma il dubbio comincia a tormentarla. Altre misteriose invocazioni d'aiuto la conducono a una villetta col cancello murato; ancora incredula vi penetra. spinta da un inesplicabile presentimento. La casa è deserta, ma Barbara si convince che la figlia è ancora viva, prigioniera di una mostruosa setta di seguaci del male. Da quel momento non ha più pace e, con l'aiuto di Ted Crichton. l'uomo che ama e di cui si fida ciecamente, e di una giovane giornalista che sta conducendo un'inchiesta sulle sette angosciosamente alla ricerca di Angela. La riluttanza iniziale dei personaggi nel l'accetta re la terrificante verità e la successiva rassegnata Impotenza di fronte alle forze del male accentuano il tono realistico di La setta, un romanzo appassionante e insieme sconvolgente che schiude al lettore le porte del mistero e suspense che conferma Ramsey Campbell come il maestro del genere terror.

In una metropoli dei nostri giorni, dove apparentemente la vita scorre secondoi ritmi della vita moderna, si annidano in realtà creature mostruose, uomini con poteri paranormali e sette diaboliche dedite a riti innominabili.

Before I could prevent myself, I jerked up the flashlight beam. What did I see? Not much for long, but far too much. The hands belonged to a shape occupying a solitary dilapidated chair, its substance seemingly derived from the surrounding grime. A soft, insidious sound hinted at the restlessness of this figure, and I had the dreadful thought that it might be trying to breathe. I glimpsed a face—eyes as black and unstable as its lopsided bulk, nostrils dilating, lips sagging into a grimace before struggling to form another expression or speak—before the figure collapsed. This collection features Ramsey Campbell’s recent tales of supernatural horror and psychological disintegration, uncovering disquiet in familiar settings. A Bingo game hides a dark secret, while car number plates convey monstrous messages. A headphone commentary leads a visitor into terror, and remnants of a funfair awaken worse horrors. A modern retelling of a fairy tale is both grim and Grimm, and a beach search brings an unwelcome helper. Childhood memories stir nightmares, and the influence of the first great horror film refuses to fade. Even a Beatles tour contains madness, while brass rubbing stirs spectral forces. Halloween is marked by an apparition, and a bird hide conceals a sinister watcher. The dead letter office communicates with the restless dead, and the passwords we rely on become a source of panic. The collection is illustrated by award-winn

RAMSEY CAMPBELL, PROBABLY, originally published by PS back in 2002 since which time the author has expanded some of the essays, added others and generally tinkered around with the running order . . . as is his wont. Thus the original 140,000-or-so words compiled from Ramsey s non-fiction of three decades have been considerably (and entertainingly) expanded to represent getting on for a full half-a-century of Campbelliana now well in excess of 150,000 words. The subjects range from the perils of authorship to the delights of amateur fiction and film, from drugs to nightmares, from the Highgate Vampire to the Dracula Society s marching song. Friends are remembered and so is Mary Whitehouse. A seminal study of schoolgirl spanking is brought up to date. Many thoughts on the history of horror fiction are included. And, at last, it is revealed why Harlan Ellison® is responsible. May the reader variously laugh, weep, ponder, disagree and turn uneasily in bed. Time for another taster boy, we really do spoil you folks!

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.

“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.

"More than thirty years have passed since the events of The Searching Dead. Now married with a young son, Dominic Sheldrake believes that he and his family are free of the occult influence of Christian Noble. Although Toby is experiencing nocturnal seizures and strange dreams, Dominic and Claudine have found a facility that deals with children suffering from his condition, which appears to be growing widespread. Are their visions simply dreams, or truths few people dare envisage? How may Christian Noble be affecting the world now, and how has his daughter grown up? Soon Dominic will have to confront the figures from his past once more and call on his old friends for aid against forces that may overwhelm them all. As he learns the truth behind Toby's experiences, not just his family is threatened but his assumptions about the world..." -- cover page.

A definitive guide to Viking art by a world expert on the subject This new survey covers all the intricate and beautiful art styles of the so-called “Viking Age.” It ranges in time from the first major Viking expeditions overseas around AD 800 to the establishment of Christianity in Scandinavia some three hundred years later. An opening chapter gives the historical and geographic background. Thematic chapters then describe and discuss the six main Viking art styles, showing how they emerged from and interacted with one another. Delicate metalwork is contrasted with elaborate wood carvings and the famous Gotland “picture stones,” and we move up in scale from the Oseberg ship to decorated weapons and fine jewels. The book’s conclusion looks at the art in relation to Viking mythology and sagas as well as its legacy in later times.

Four young friends, troubled by personal problems, find their wishes horrifyingly granted and twenty-five years later, still haunted by the tragic consequences of their wishes, try to break their pacts with the Devil.

Covers all the art styles of the so-called Viking Age. This work ranges in time from the first major Viking expeditions overseas around AD 800 to the general establishment of Christianity in Scandinavia some 300 years later. It is suitable for all those interested in this vibrant art form and in Norse history.

The present. The cult that has been growing since The Searching Dead now operates openly throughout the world. Their leader, Christian Noble, is almost a century old and inhumanly vital. Dominic Sheldrake joins the cult and learns their secret of travelling through time, but only to be faced with the monstrous future the cult is invoking.

This anthology presents 32 science fiction short stories inspired by the prophetic dystopias of J. G. Ballard, a titan of 20th-century literature. Featuring contributions from notable authors like Will Self, Iain Sinclair, Christopher Fowler, Chris Beckett, and a new Jerry Cornelius story by Michael Moorcock, it pays homage to Ballard’s unique vision of a bewildering and alienating world. Ballard’s works, including Empire of the Sun, Crash, and Cocaine Nights, explore the disjointed nature of contemporary reality and classic dystopias such as The Drowned World and High Rise, leaving an indelible mark on literature. This groundbreaking collection, edited by Maxim Jakubowski and Rick McGrath, showcases the uncanny and uneasy relationship between humanity and the future, reflecting Ballard’s influence on literary and science fiction. The anthology includes stories from a diverse array of authors, such as Jeff Noon, Preston Grassmann, Toby Litt, Christine Poulson, and many more, each offering their interpretation of the themes that Ballard so masterfully explored. Through this compilation, readers are invited to engage with the unsettling visions that define our empires of concrete, seen through the warped lens of Ballard's legacy.

A sucker is still born every minute. In this modern and interconnected world, con-men are lurking everywhere – it's never been easier for them to dupe us, take from us, and infiltrate our lives. One of the world's leading and celebrated experts on con-games takes the reader through the history of cons, how they've been updated to the modern age, how they work, how to spot them, and how to protect yourself from being the victim of one. R. Paul Wilson is a con-man who works for the other side – our side. He has spent a lifetime learning, performing, studying, and teaching about the ins and outs of the con world in order to open up our eyes to the dangers lurking about us – and to show us how not to get taken. Paul has never made a living as a con-man, profiting off of marks – he has used his expertise throughout his life to help people avoid cons. In this fascinating book, Paul takes the reader through the history and developments of the con game, what elements from the past are based on basic human psychology and have stood the test of time, what has been updated for the modern era and how it's getting used in the computer age, the structure of how these cons work, and – most importantly - how to recognize one, protect yourself and your loved ones, and avoid becoming just another sucker.

This book provides a full overview of the archaeology of the Vikings in Scotland, incorporating many results from the recent period of intense fieldwork and excavation.

On a school trip, Dominic begins to suspect his teacher has reasons to be there as secret as they're strange. Meanwhile a neighbour joins a church that puts you in touch with your dead relatives, who prove much harder to get rid of. As Dominic investigates, he can't suspect how much more terrible the link between these mysteries will become.

Modern masters of the macabre bring the dead to life in this specially re-vamped edition of the classic compilation every horror fan will want to sink their teeth into. From an award-winning editor who knows the genre backwards, here is the very best in vampire fiction: from tales of tempting sirens to contemporary serial killers; from the dark origins of fairy tales to a modern reinterpretation of the King of the Undead himself, Count Dracula. This revised edition features over a dozen new stories, including Tina Rath's A Trick of the Dark and Kim Newman's Andy Warhol's Dracula, as well as classic novellas such as Hugh B. Cave's Stragella and Chelsea Quinn Yarbro's Investigating Jericho. There are contributions by Nancy Kilpatrick, Christopher Fowler, Paul Mcauley, Chelsea Quinn Yarbro, Tina Rath, Neil Gaiman, Harlan Ellison and Kim Newman.

A peaceful village in Wiltshire is shattered by a disaster which strikes without reason or explanation, leaving behind a trail of misery and horror. A yawning, bottomless crack spreads through the earth, out of which creeps a fog that resembles no other. Whatever it is, it must be controlled.

An experiment in prophetic dreaming begins to go wrong and is immediately aborted. Many years later hallucinations invade the lives of the original participants and one by one they succumb to a diabolical force that threatens more than their lives. The author has won many horror-fiction awards.

Pestilenze, inondazioni, guerre, tumulto sociale, crimine legato alla droga, leader malvagi, cospirazioni, corruzione e persino visioni di alieni letali: questa straordinaria raccolta di racconti intraprende un'indimenticabile viaggio immaginativo nel terrore e nella trascendenza. Ogni decennio del ventesimo secolo è assegnato a uno dei principali autori di fantasy/horror dell'epoca moderna, che evoca la particolare follia di quel decennio contribuendo a una profezia per il secolo successivo. Decennio dopo decennio, mentre ci si avvicina al millennio, in questi potenti e agghiaccianti racconti, la tensione cresce verso una rivelazione drammatica che è sia un avvertimento profetico che una risposta visionaria per tutta l'umanità. Un evento editoriale singolare, "Revelations" è un'antologia-novela straordinaria di superstar moderne del fantasy e dell'horror.

Patrick's aunt Thelma was an artist whose work turned towards the occult. As an adult he discovers a journal of her explorations, and his son Roy becomes fascinated. His experiences at the sites scare Patrick away, but not Roy. Can he convince his son that his suspicions are real, or will what they've helped to rouse take a new hold on the world?

A Chilling new anthology of all-original tales of horrorIncludes New Stories by:Ray BradburyGraham JoycePeter CrowtherKim NewmanSara DouglassThomas TessierM. John HarrisonGahan WilsonThe anthology market these days is awash with small, themed works focused on very specific markets, like vampire erotica and tales of werewolves, or it features best of the year reprints. It has been years since anyone has dared to bring out a broad-reaching anthology that seeks to define the current state of the genre with all original tales from both masters and hot new writers.

Paul Dunstan is brought back to Fellstones to participate in the village festival. When he grew up he moved away to hide from his adoptive parents and from the influence of the seven ancient stones on the green. As he begins to recall what he fled from, the festival will revive the purpose for which an occultist called down the stones from space...

Barbara Waugh’s daughter Angela is kidnapped and a disfigured body turns up. Grieving, Barbara focuses on her work. Years later, she receives a phone call from Angela. Barbara’s investigations reveal that a brainwashing cult was responsible for the abduction. The more she learns, the less she can trust. Will she succumb to a murderous evil?

Tower of Fear is a lost Karloff and Lugosi film. Researcher Sandy Allan vows to track it down. She learns how haunted the production was and survivors are, and becomes haunted herself. The film contains a secret of Redfield, a titled family. For fertility the Redfield land demands a sacrifice and a band of ideal victims is heading there.

In a bid to rescue his reputation, Alex Grand ghostwrites a memoir of abuse on behalf of a survivor, Carl Batchelor. Carl's account proves to be less than entirely reliable; someone is alive who shouldn't be. As Alex investigates the background of Carl's accusations his grasp of the truth of the book and of his own involvement begins to crumble...

Performing a deft metaphorical evisceration of Sigmund Freud’s classic 1919 essay that delved deeply into the tradition of horror writing, this freshly contemporary collection of literary interpretations reintroduces to the world Freud’s compelling theory of das unheimliche —or, the uncanny. Specifically designed to challenge the creative boundaries of some of the most famed and respected horror writers working today—such as A. S. Byatt, Christopher Priest, Hanif Kureishi, Frank Cottrell Boyce, Matthew Holness, and the indomitable Ramsey Campbell—this anatomically precise experiment encapsulates what the uncanny represents in the 21st century. Masterfully narrated with the benefit of unique perspectives on what exactly it is that goes bump in the night, this chilling modern collective is not only an essential read for fans of horror but also an insightful and intriguing introduction to the greats of the genre at their gruesome best.

It was a freak accident. The man had suddenly stepped into the road, and the brakes had failed. Clare could only steer wildly, the car finally crashing into a tree and on to the kerb. Now her brother Rob was dead, silent in the passenger seat, slumped against the door. He died of massive head injuries. But there was something else, something that at first she couldnt quite grasp, that seemed inexplicable. His right arm was missing. Gone. Someone had taken it.

Charlotte Nolan and her cousins may not have ended up in the jobs they hoped to have when they were teenagers, but they've made their way in life. Charlotte works for a London publisher, Ellen cares for the elderly, Hugh has left teaching to work in a supermarket while his brother Rory is a controversial artist.

Aus dem Inhalt:§Lovecraft: Eine Einführung - Die Kammer im Schloss (The Room in the Castle) - Das Grauen von der Brücke (The Horror from the Bridge) - Der die Schleier zerreißt (The Render of the Veils) - Die Kirche in der High Street (The Church in High Street) - Die Insekten aus Shaggai (The Insects from Shaggai) -§Der Bewohner des Sees (The Inhabitant of the Lake) - Die Mine auf Yuggoth (The Mine on Yuggoth) - Das Testament des Stanley Brooke (The Will of Stanley Brooke) - Das Dunkel naht (Blacked Out) - Das Lied des Strandes (The Voice of the Beach) - Ein unheimlicher Drang (The Tugging)

Der Gründer der #1 Stephen-King-News-Website Lilja’s Library präsentiert eine schaurig-schöne Anthologie von Horrorgeschichten – darunter eine seltene Erzählung von Stephen King selbst, Klassiker von Clive Barker und Edgar Allan Poe sowie eine Novelle von John Ajvide Lindqvist (Let the Right One In).Anlässlich des zwanzigjährigen Jubiläums der umfangreichen Stephen-King-Fanseite »Lilja's Library - The World of Stephen King« ist diese Anthologie die perfekte Lektüre für Horrorfans aller Couleur.Shining in the Dark umfasst Kurzgeschichten von einigen der bekanntesten und talentiertesten Autoren des Genres und enthält eine furchterregende Geschichte, die bisher in keiner anderen Sammlung von Stephen King enthalten war.Zu den Geschichten gehören:»Der blaue Kompressor« von Stephen King»Internet« von Jack Ketchum und P. D. Cacek»Der Roman des Holocaust« von Stewart O’Nan»Aeliana« von Bev Vincent»Pidgin und Theresa« von Clive Barker»Das Ende aller Dinge« von Brian Keene»Totentanz« von Richard Chizmar»Die Verlockung der Flamme« von Kevin Quigley»Der Gefährte« von Ramsey Campbell»Das verräterische Herz« von Edgar Allan Poe»Mutterliebe« von Brian James Freeman»Das Handbuch des Hüters« von John Ajvide Lindqvist

Roman aus dem Englischen, übersetzt von Irene Bonhorst, mit Illustrationen von Jamel Akib. 125 Seiten.

20 neue Geschichten des Schreckens u.a. von Clive Barker, Ray Bradbury, Lisa Morton, Whitley Strieber, F. Paul Wilson, Roberta Lannes, Brian Lumley, Nancy Holder, John Farris, Chelsea Quinn Yarbro, Ramsey Campbell, Gahan Wilson, Rick Pickman, William F. Nolan, David J. Schow, Steve Niles, Richard Laymon. Viele Storysammlungen versprechen sehr viel und halten es nicht – Dark Delicacies™ hält Wort – 20 Leckerbissen des Bösen! 2006 ausgezeichnet mit dem Bram-Stoker-Award als beste Horroranthologie. Deutsche Erstausgabe

Jack Orchard scheint ein normaler Familienvater zu sein - abgesehen vielleicht von seinem übermäßigen Interesse an Numerologie. Als er in ernsthafte Schwierigkeiten gerät, scheinen er und seine Frau kurz davor zu stehen, zusammenzubrechen. Dann erhält er zufällig einen Kettenbrief, der Glück verspricht, doch die Dinge werden noch schlimmer.

Ben Sterling přivádí svou ženu a děti do městečka, v němž vyrůstal. Na okraji rozsáhlého lesa stojí starý dům, který by mohl být splněním všech jejich snů. Avšak zdá se, že se mezi borovicemi cosi shromažďuje a třpytí v ledovém vzduchu.

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.

" Au-dessus d'elle, ses yeux morts la regardaient. " Que s'est-il passé cette nuit-là entre Peter Grace, le fondateur de la secte, et ses disciples ? Que comptait-il faire de l'enfant qu'on lui avait amené ? Nul ne le sait. Car on retrouva le cadavre de Peter, la nuque brisée, et ses disciples s'enfuirent, soulagés qu'il ait emporté son secret dans la tombe. La théorie était pourtant d'une redoutable simplicité : lorsqu'on est capable de quitter son propre corps par projection astrale, on peut aussi pénétrer le corps d'un autre individu, à condition de dominer sa personnalité. Un très jeune enfant, par exemple, est un excellent sujet... " Un tel individu peut-il vraiment mourir ? " se demandait Rose qui se sentait étrangement impliquée dans cette sinistre histoire.

Das Unheimliche von heute findet nicht mehr in alten Schlössen und verfallenen Kirchen statt. Sein Schauplatz sind die Großstädte von heute, die Abbruchhäuser von Birmingham oder Liverpool mit ihren bröckelnden Fassaden und zerfledderten Plakatwänden. Hier wandelt der gewöhnliche Schrecken im Tageslicht, unter dem grauverhangenen Himmel, in den die Schlote der Industrie ihre giftigen Rauchwolken speien, er lauert in den Tunnel der Untergrundbahn und kriecht aus den Schächten der Kanalisation. Und auch bei den Menschen beginnt die dünne Tünche der Zivilisation zu bröckeln, wenn die Vergangenheit zum Leben erwacht.

12 spannende verhalen van evenzovele schrijvers, samengesteld en ingeleid door de master of suspense himself.De titels van de verhalen:Skelet (Ray Bradbury), Dode boodschap (Ramsey Campbell), Het rijk der doden (Alex Hamilton), Een bepaalde hoek van licht (Raylyn Moore), Het aapje (Stephen King), Een zwarte nacht (David Morrell), Doodsliefde (Bill Pronzini), De armen (Steve Rasnic Tem), Shadetree (J. Michael Reaves), Baby-bloed (Alan Ryan), De bloedproef (Henry Slesar) en Popburgers (Lisa Tuttle).