They That Dwell In Dark Places: and other Ghost Stories

"This is a ghost story about ghost stories. It tells a tale about the telling of tales, and of the need-the absolute necessity-for stories that strike fear into the human heart; stories that delve into the unknown and the uncanny..." And in many of the stories in this collection, the telling of ghostly tales plays a vital part. Here are stories told by firelight in isolated cottages, by lantern-light on storm-lashed beaches, by gaslight in scholars' studies, or by twilight in libraries, and in lonely asylum cells. Here are stories of things that crawl stealthily across moonlit lawns, of legends it would be wise to remember, of relics that are best left forgotten in the dark, and of ancient tragedies re-enacted before helpless and horrified eyes. Here are stories of phantoms and demons, of those who are haunted by them, and those-such as Dr Lawrence, the antiquarian scholar-who seek them and face them. Here are stories of They That Dwell In Dark Places!Originally published in 2009, this revised edition contains a new introductory story, plus two rarely seen tales only previously included in a very limited edition. ...enjoyable, spooky, more individual than the jaded reader of such things might perhaps expect... Rosemary Pardoe: THE GHOSTS & SCHOLARS M.R. JAMES NEWSLETTER If you love well-wrought tales of the supernatural in the mould of (M.R.) James, but with a modern sensibility and knowing cleverness about them, then you could do far worse than to seek out this collection. Peter Tennant: BLACK STATIC: CASE NOTES BLOG They That Dwell in Dark Places...is a collection of traditional and nicely creepy ghost stories... For those who enjoy M. R. James, McGachey's fiction might be your cup of tea. Ellen Datlow: THE BEST HORROR OF THE YEAR: VOLUME TWO For fans of the fiction of M.R. James... very impressive Jamesian pastiches... Stephen Jones: BEST NEW HORROR 24