The Mammoth Book of Modern Ghost Stories by Peter Haining Paperback Book

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An anthology of 20th and 21st century tales by big name writers which is in the best traditions of literary ghost stories.

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Over 25 short story masterpieces from writers such as Louis de Bernieres and Ian Rankin - modern literary tales to chill the blood.This spine-chilling new anthology of 20th and 21st century tales by big name writers is in the best traditions of literary ghost stories. It is just a little over a hundred years ago that the most famous literary ghost story, The Turn of the Screw by Henry James, was published and in the intervening years a great many other distinguished writers have tried their hand at this popular genre - some basing their fictional tales on real supernatural experiences of their own.

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Over 25 short stories from writer such as Ian Rankin, Louis de Bernieres, Martin Amis and P.G. Wodehouse. These are all 20th and 21st century chillers, continuing the literary tradition which began with Henry James's The Turn Of The Screw.

Author Biography

Peter Haining is a leading authority on horror fiction, with a particular emphasis on early Gothic and on the classic English ghost story. He has edited a large number of horror, crime and fantasy anthologies published over the past three decades.

Review

A first rate list of contributors... Hair raising!' Time Out 'All we need say is buy it. - Starlog

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Over 25 short story masterpieces from writers such as Louis de Bernieres and Ian Rankin - modern literary tales to chill the blood. This spine-chilling new anthology of 20th and 21st century tales by big name writers is in the best traditions of literary ghost stories. It is just a little over a hundred years ago that the most famous literary ghost story, The Turn of the Screw by Henry James, was published and in the intervening years a great many other distinguished writers have tried their hand at this popular genre - some basing their fictional tales on real supernatural experiences of their own.

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A first rate list of contributors... Hair raising!' Time Out 'All we need say is buy it. - Starlog

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An anthology of 20th and 21st century tales by big name writers which is in the best traditions of literary ghost stories.

Details ISBN1845294769 Year 2007 ISBN-10 1845294769 ISBN-13 9781845294762 Format Paperback Imprint Robinson Publishing Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Edited by Peter Haining DEWEY 823.087330809 Birth 1940 Author Peter Haining Media Book Publisher Little, Brown Book Group Pages 608 Publication Date 2007-09-27 Audience General/Trade UK Release Date 2007-09-27 Series Mammoth Books NZ Release Date 2009-07-19 AU Release Date 2009-07-19 We've got this

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