Book Preview PRAISE FOR RAMSEY CAMPBELL ‘Britain’s most respected living horror writer’ Oxford Companion to English Literature ‘Easily the best horror writer working in Britain today’ Time Out ‘Campbell is literate in a field which has attracted too many comic-book intellects, cool in a field where too many writers – myself included – tend toward … Read more
Book Preview Campbell, Ramsey – The Parasite Ramsey Campbell is the most respected living horror writer in Britain today. He has received the Bram Stoker Award, the World Fantasy Award three times, and the British Fantasy Award seven times – more awards for horror fiction than any other writer. He was born in Liverpool in … Read more
Book Preview An investigative journalist is in the middle of a publicity tour for his new book when a voice from the past phones him. Someone is killing happily married couples, looking for the right combination of age and attitude, the right sort of family ties. That someone might be the journalist’s brother. An investigative … Read more
Book Preview 00-Grin of the Dark-ccc.qxd:00-Grin of the Dark-ppp.qxd 30/1/08 12:27 Page i ‘Britain’s most respected living horror writer’ Oxford Companion to English Literature ‘Easily the best horror writer working in Britain today’ Time Out ‘Campbell is literate in a field which has attracted too many comic-book intellects, cool in a field where too many … Read more
Book Preview A great many people helped me write this book. I should especially like to thank: Mr. McGrath of the Liverpool City Morgue, who was kind enough to describe the formalities to me the Liverpool Coroner’s Court and its officials for their patience in answering my questions the staff of Liverpool Public Libraries, for … Read more
Book Preview DARKEST PART OF THE WOODS RAMSEY CAMPBELL A TOM Doherty ASSOCIATES BOOK New York Note: If you purchased this book without a cover, you should be aware that this book is stolen property. It was reported as �unsold and destroyed�to the publisher, and neither the author nor the publisher has received any payment … Read more
Book Preview “Over the past two decades, Ramsey Campbell, always strikingly gifted at the evocation of unease, terror, and the uncanny, has been refining himself into our most nuanced, evocative, and profound writer of what is called horror or dark fantasy. Greatly to his credit, Campbell has always relished being described as a horror writer, … Read more
Book Preview As always, Jenny was my first reader and editor. Since I’ve had some fun with Liverpool restaurants in the course of this novel, I think that in fairness I should recommend some of our favourites. These include the Sultan’s Palace (Indian), the Maharaja (South Indian), the Jumbo City (Chinese), La Tasca and Don … Read more
Book Preview Ramsey Campbell SCARED STIFF: TALES OF SEX AND DEATH First published in 2002 Introduction, by Clive Barker, published in 1987 For Jenny a pillow book with all my love The Bare Bones: An Introduction by Clive Barker Dolls The Other Woman Lilith’s The Seductress Stages Loveman’s Comeback Merry May The Limits of Fantasy … Read more
Book Preview Pact of the FathersRamsey CampbellA TOM DOHERTY ASSOCIATES BOOKNEW YORK Pact of the FathersRamsey CampbellA TOM DOHERTY ASSOCIATES BOOKNEW YORK This is a work of fiction. All the characters and events portrayed in this novel are either fictitious or are used fictitiously.PACT OF THE FATHERSCopyright © 2001 byRamsey CampbellAll rights reserved, including the … Read more