Hey folks, I'm sending this mass-forum message to inform you of a new collection from an author that I admire and respect greatly. Truthfully, Ramsey is one of the few authors that can still genuinely scare me. I like that. He also happens to be one of the finest dark fiction writers we have.
Find the information below. Holes for Faces is launching on Tuesday, August 13th on DarkRegions.com, Amazon.com and Amazon Kindle. Signed limited edition hardcover preorders include trade paperback and/or ebook editions.
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Holes For Faces by Ramsey Campbell
Launching Tuesday, August 13th on DarkRegions.com, Amazon.com and Amazon Kindle
One of the most respected living horror writers in the world, Campbell has more awards for his horror tales than any other author, and "is likely to be remembered as the leading horror writer of our generation," according to S.T. Joshi. One of the heirs apparent to early-twentieth-century American author H. P. Lovecraft, Campbell's horror stories are often set in contemporary Merseyside, England, his own hometown, and involve quite ordinary characters. His unsettling, dreamlike prose, however, transforms his work into very effective horror fiction.
Holes for Faces collects many of his best tales from the first decade of this century. An attempt to avoid a haunted house leads into worse danger. The announcements at a railway station deal with stranger things than trains, and is that another railway station in the distance or a different kind of destination? A childhood game becomes a source of terror, and so does a radio quiz show. Even Christmas decorations may not be trusted, and beware of that Advent calendar! A hotel provides amenities you mightn’t welcome, and a visit to a tourist attraction attracts an uninvited follower. A train journey may never end, unless it already has, and a visit to a hospital brings back more than memories. A myth about a horror film has unwanted consequences. There are angels you mightn’t want to see too clearly, if that’s what they are. And you’ll have to decide if it’s better to stay in the dark or see what’s waiting there. You’ll find uncanny dread in these pages, and disquiet and terror, but also poignancy and comedy of paranoia. One theme runs through all the stories: youth and age.
Table of Contents
Passing through Peacehaven
Peep
Getting It Wrong
The Room Beyond
Holes for Faces
The Rounds
The Decorations
The Address
Recently Used
Chucky Comes to Liverpool
With the Angels
Behind the Doors
Holding the Light
The Long Way
Praise for Holes for Faces
"Consider Holes for Faces another textbook by one of our best practitioners, an essential addition to the bookshelves of horror readers and writers alike." -
FEAR NET
"Holes For Faces is a must-read for Ramsey Campbell fans, collecting his best stories from this fledgling century we find ourselves in. And if you’ve not been introduced to Mr. Campbell yet, then I can think of no better place to start." -
The Occult Detective (author Bob Freeman)
"...a superb collection of stories of the strange and the dark that I’m sure fans of the genre will love. I know I did." -
The Horrifically Horrifying Horror Blog
"The title story, “Holes for Faces,” is a tale of sliding realities in which our protagonist sees a very different world around him. He becomes aware of the horrors that no one else can see. These stories reflect Campbell’s ability to take normal and tilt it just far enough to create fear. This could happen to you he reminds us and that is the greatest fear of all." -
Horror Novel Reviews
"...as the reader progresses into the tales, the tension increases as the stories become more sinister and, well, down right creepy in that some of the stories make us question our innermost selves. In reading "Holes For Faces", which I have enjoyed immensely, I discovered that my personal favorites are "Getting It Wrong," "Holes for Faces", and "The Rounds"." -
Widescreen Online Review
Editions
Trade Paperback: In Stock on launch day of Tuesday, August 13th from both DarkRegions.com and Amazon.com.
Ebook: Available on the Amazon Kindle on launch day of Tuesday, August 13th. Available on other ebook platforms after 90 days.
Book Details and Specifications
Author: Ramsey Campbell
Illustrator: Santiago Caruso
Editor: Joe Morey
ISBN-13: 978-1937128449
Page count: 256
Story count: 14
Publication date: 08/13/2013
Deluxe Hardcover pricing: $199 USD
Limited Hardcover pricing: $60 USD
Trade Paperback pricing: $14.95
Ebook pricing: $4.99
About the Author
The Oxford Companion to English Literature describes Ramsey Campbell as "Britain’s most respected living horror writer". He has been given more awards than any other writer in the field, including the Grand Master Award of the World Horror Convention, the Lifetime Achievement Award of the Horror Writers Association and the Living Legend Award of the International Horror Guild. Among his novels are The Face That Must Die, Incarnate, Midnight Sun, The Count of Eleven, Silent Children, The Darkest Part of the Woods, The Overnight, Secret Story, The Grin of the Dark, Thieving Fear, Creatures of the Pool, The Seven Days of Cain, Ghosts Know and The Kind Folk. Forthcoming are The Last Revelation of Gla'aki and The Pretence (both novellas) and Bad Thoughts. His collections include Waking Nightmares, Alone with the Horrors, Ghosts and Grisly Things, Told by the Dead and Just Behind You, and his non-fiction is collected as Ramsey Campbell, Probably. His novels The Nameless and Pact of the Fathers have been filmed in Spain. His regular columns appear in Prism, Dead Reckonings and Video Watchdog. He is the President of the British Fantasy Society and of the Society of Fantastic Films.
Ramsey Campbell lives on Merseyside with his wife Jenny. His pleasures include classical music, good food and wine, and whatever’s in that pipe. His web site is at
www.ramseycampbell.com.
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