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Kate Prichard

Hesketh Prichard

Short Stories & Anthologies

Ash-Tree Press

Published 15 January 2006; Limited to 500 copiesJacket art by Jason Van Hollander.'Where grow pines and firs amain,Under stars, sans heat or rain,Chief of Hammand, 'ware thy Bane!'For generations, the Hammand family has lived under the shadow of a deadly curse. It will sleep for a time, only to burst into deadly life when conditions are right; and if it does not kill its victims outright, it will leave them with such terrible, unspeakable memories of the event that they go mad with the knowledge of it. No one knows the origin of the curse, or what shape it takes, or when it will strike again; but it seems to be directed at the head of the family, and centred in an area near the Hammand estate known as the Shaw, under the shadow of a chalk carving called the Monstrous Man.When Swanhild Hammand receives news that 'The Monster's in the Shaw!' and realises that her old brother Oliver is not yet home, she fears the worst. Although Oliver survives the attack physically, Swanhild realises that the danger is not yet past, so she enlists the aid of Miss Luna Bartendale, who is 'the greatest hand at hunting down ghosts and anything supernatural that was ever known.' Together they attempt to trace the origin and nature of the Hammand curse; a search which takes in a secret room, racial memory, Theosophy, the Black Arts, a haunted barrow, and Norse mythology, before bringing the protagonists face to face with the Undying Monster itself.First published in 1922, The Undying Monster is a thrilling tale of mystery, adventure, and horror, which provided the archetype for the Hollywood werewolf movie. In his introduction to this edition, Jack Adrian discusses the strange, sad fate of the novel and its author, while two contemporary appendices provide a fascinating look at Jessie Douglas Kerruish and the novel's initial reception.

The Undying Monster: A Tale of the Fifth Dimension

Jessie Douglas Kerruish

Genre Fiction

A Natural Body and a Spiritual Body: Some Worcestershire Encounters with the Supernatural

Leatherbarrow, J. S.

Nine Ghosts

R. H. Malden

Originally published in a 500 copy edition by Ash-Tree Press, Terry Lamsley's Conference with the Dead has long remained almost unobtainable.A nominee for the World Fantasy Award, and winner of the International Horror Guild Award, this chilling collection of ghost stories set in England has remained out of print for far too long.Skyhorse Publishing, under our Night Shade and Talos imprints, is proud to publish a broad range of titles for readers interested in science fiction (space opera, time travel, hard SF, alien invasion, near-future dystopia), fantasy (grimdark, sword and sorcery, contemporary urban fantasy, steampunk, alternative history), and horror (zombies, vampires, and the occult and supernatural), and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller, a national bestseller, or a Hugo or Nebula award-winner, we are committed to publishing quality books from a diverse group of authors.

Conference with the Dead

Terry Lamsley

Contemporary

<p>David G. Rowlands has been writing ghost stories for the British small press for many years, and his supernatural fiction has won him a large following. Several of his tales have been published in anthologies of supernatural stories, including the Year's Best Horror series edited by the late Karl Edward Wagner. David has written several ghost stories continuing the adventures of E.G. Swain's Mr Batchel, Vicar of Stoneground, the most haunted parish in England. These are included in this collection, which reprints more than thirty of David's tales, and contains several new stories written for this edition. The cover illustration is by Douglas Walters. An Ash-Tree Press Limited Edition.</p>

The Executor and Other Ghost Stories

Rowlands, David G.

<p>Jeremy Brett's portrayal of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's famous detective is widely recognised as the best yet seen. Before his untimely death in 1995, Brett had made the part his own, all the time battling against the manic depression which had plagued him for many years. Bending the Willow' examines how this brilliant actor channelled the demons of his debilitating illness into his iridescent portrayal of Sherlock Holmes. In this fascinating and perceptive study, David Stuart Davies draws on the many conversations he had with Jeremy Brett and key people involved with the Granada Television series and the stage play The Secret of Sherlock Holmes'. The result is the first detailed assessment of all of Jeremy Brett's performances as Sherlock Holmes. Fully illustrated with more than fifty photographs, some never before published, Bending the Willow' is an important addition to the libraries of Sherlock Holmes followers, and Jeremy Brett fans alike.</p>

Bending the Willow Jeremy Brett

DAVIES, DAVID STUART

This is the second of Ash-Tree Press's series of the collected supernatural fiction of A.M. Burrage, who has long been one of the most popular ghost story writers of the century. This volume contains all thirteen tales from Burrage's first collection, 1927's Some Ghost Stories'. Also included are a further thirteen stories, none of which have been published in book form before. Two of the stories feature Derek Scarfe, the man who made haunted houses his hobby', while ten chronicle the adventures of the occult detective Francis Chard. There is also a 10,000-word novella, The House by the Crossroads', set at the time of the Crimean War. The volume is introduced by Jack Adrian, and features a cover illustration by Douglas Walters. An Ash-Tree Press Limited Edition.

The occult files of Francis Chard: Some ghost stories

Burrage, A.M.

Burrage, Alfred McLelland

First published in 1921, In Ghostly Company' is the only work of  fiction by Amyas Northcote, a contemporary of M.R. James at Eton. It is  a must for any lover of classic English ghost stories, and is one of  the strongest collections of tales to be published during the golden  age' of ghost stories. Among the thirteen tales are such classics as  Brickett Bottom', in which a nameless horror haunts a peaceful English  country garden, and The Late Mrs Fowke', in which a timid cleric  realises that his wife is dabbling in devil- worship. This volume  contains an introduction by Richard Dalby, who provides the fullest  account to date of the author's life, and an afterword by Jack Adrian,  who writes that this book is a prime collection, and one that ought to  have been critically celebrated over the years'. The jacket  illustration is by Deborah McMillion-Nering. An Ash-Tree Press Limited  Edition.

In Ghostly Company

Amyas Northcote

When Under the Crust' was self-published in 1993, few people outside the ghost story world in England heard about the book; but those who managed to obtain a copy were incredibly enthusiastic about this bright new talent in the field. Few people were more enthusiastic than Ramsey Campbell, who helped to bring it to the attention of the late Karl Edward Wagner, thus ensuring that it was nominated for an amazing three World Fantasy Awards, winning the award for Best Novella. Since then the book has been virtually unobtainable, and Ash-Tree Press is proud to be publishing it as a companion volume to 1996's Conference With the Dead'. As with the earlier book, there is a stunning wraparound dustjacket design by Douglas Walters, and the author has provided an introduction describing the book's genesis. An Ash-Tree Press Limited Edition.

Under the Crust: Supernatural Tales of Buxton

Lamsley, Terry

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