Ghosts Spooks And Spectres Edited By Charles Molin By Various Authors

The last thirty years have witnessed one of the most fertile periods in the history of children's books. A fascinating reference guide to the world of children's literature, this volume covers every genre from fairy tales to chapbooks; school stories to science fiction; comics to children's hymns

Winner of the British Fantasy Society Award for “Best Anthology” An electrifying horror anthology featuring 19 stories by award-winning heavyweights of the genre—including Bird Box author Josh Malerman and Ramsey Campbell The horror genre’s greatest living practitioners drag our darkest fears, kicking and screaming, into the light . . . In “The Boggle Hole” by Alison Littlewood, an ancient folk tale leads to irrevocable loss. In Josh Malerman’s “The House of the Head”—also seen Shudder’s Creepshow horror series—a dollhouse becomes the focus for an incident both violent and inexplicable. And in “Speaking Still”, Ramsey Campbell suggests that beyond death there may be far worse things waiting than we can ever imagine . . . Numinous, surreal and gut-wrenching, New Fears is a vibrant collection showcasing the very best fiction modern horror has to offer.

"More than forty years ago, J. R. R. Tolkien, in his essay 'On Fairy Stories,' stated the case for the vital role of fantasy in offering us escape from the drabness of the 'real world.' Since then, his words have been borne out by the tremendous popularity and increasing influence of this fascinating genre. 'Dark Imaginings' is both an eloquent demonstration of the power of fantasy and a pioneering illumination of the Gothic style. In these sixteen tales by some of the greatest masters of fantasy fiction--some already acknowledged classics, others remarkable new discoveries--the shadowy hues of the Gothic are blended with the vivid shades of the fantastic to produce effects as uncanny and eerie as any in the realm of letters. Whether the reader is transported into the self-contained worlds of wonder, sent back into the darkest reaches of time, or faced with nightmare horror amid the chillingly familiar landscape of the contemporary scene, one element is constant: Each of these sixteen masterpieces offers an experience as inescapable and unforgettable as a dream of terror come hauntingly true."--Pg. [4] of cover.