Dark Regions is proud to announce an exciting new imprint Ghost House with the preorder of "They That Dwell in Dark Places and Other Ghost Stories" by Daniel McGachey. Introduction by Charles Black. Embellished with interior illustrations by Julia Helen Jeffrey.
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 men's hearts - stories that delve into the unknown and the uncanny...and in most 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 and clubrooms, or by twilight in libraries and in lonely asylum cells. Here are stories of things that crawl stealthily across moonlit lawns, of legends it is better to remember, and of relics that are best forgotten in the dark, of the malice of objects that are not as inanimate as they might seem, and of ancient tragedies re-enacted before helpless and horrified eyes, stories of phantoms and demons, of those who are haunted by them, and those, like Dr. Lawrence, the antiquarian scholar, who seek them and face them. Here are stories of They That Dwell in Dark Places!
The Ghost House imprint will sport beautiful hard covers bound in red leatherette and gold foil stamped on the front and back cover with a distinctive genre border. The interiors are designed with the traditional supernatural collections of yesteryear with a full color frontispiece and interior illustrations. The second book in the series is "Quill and Candle" by Scott Thomas. A collection of New England ghost stories. All of the Ghost House books will be designed in the same way so that they sit on the shelf in a most beautiful uniformed and identifiable fashion.
Table of Contents
Introduction
The Shadow in the Stacks
The Mound
The Beacon
"Shalt Thou Know My Name?
The Wager
The Crimson Picture
Rags
The Travelling Companion
'And Still those Screams Resound...'
An Unwise Purchase by Dr. H.S. Grace
The Unmasking -
'An Evening of Revel and Revelations'
They That Dwell in Dark Places
Author's Notes: Shedding Light on Dark Places
Advance Praise:
"They That Dwell in Dark Places is written in a traditional manner and is reminiscent of M.R. James and is exceptionally executed. Every story is engaging and suitably chilling and represent one of the finest contemporary collection of ghost stories I have encountered in years. You will not want to miss this collection of "They That Dwell in Dark Places and Other Stories". - Norman Rubenstein, Pod of Horror #53.
