"A striking contribution to the literature of darkness." - Humbert Wolfe "A disturbing study of spiritual domination . . . subtle and terrifying." - Daily Telegraph "Mr. Onions is an inspired writer . . . A poet of prose." - John Betjeman When Peter Byles's father dies shortly before the boy's thirteenth birthday, the young orphan is sent to live at the Victorian Gothic mansion of his father's friend, Dr. Kornelius Voyt. Peter arrives at the dreary house, surprised to find that he sees nothing of the enigmatic Voyt, instead passing his time in lessons with a young German tutor....
"A striking contribution to the literature of darkness." - Humbert Wolfe "A disturbing study of spiritual domination . . . subtle and terrifying....
" P]robably the most distinguished writer of English prose in the novel form at present living. He cannot do other than write beautifully." - Humbert Wolfe "The book abounds in glowing experiences of a world of colour and sensation, minutely imagined. . . . The description of dawn at Kew Gardens is so lovely that the reader will be tempted to endanger his respectability by emulating Judy and climbing the wall." - Times Literary Supplement "Among the few highly important and significant novelists of the day." - The Observer "There is poetry beneath Mr. Fraser's...
" P]robably the most distinguished writer of English prose in the novel form at present living. He cannot do other than write beautifully." - Humbert ...
"In reading it I had several splendid shudders. . . . It is a piece of living literature, not merely an evening's entertainment." - E. B. Osborn, Morning Post "A bang-up ghost-murder-detective story with a background of bleak Northumberland moors, an old house full of haunts, and] a Roman Centurion who appears . . . with death in his wake." - Scribner's Magazine "A well nigh perfect admixture of eerie horror, romance and good detecting." - Saturday Review "Truly a little masterpiece of a book. Reminiscent of Christie at the height of her powers in its...
"In reading it I had several splendid shudders. . . . It is a piece of living literature, not merely an evening's entertainment." - E. B. Osborn, M...
"Dr. Syn's creator cannot but write interestingly. . . . Some of the strange stories are horrible and not for the squeamish." - "Sydney Morning Herald" "These tales of terror and violence are quite nightmarish in their exciting conception." - "Glasgow Evening News" ""Master of the Macabre" is certainly macabre and provides just what you want, if you enjoy reading of 'ghosts and ghoulies, long leggity beasties and things that go bump in the night.'" "The Star" (Sheffield) "It is all very good reading for a windy night, alone in front of an open fireplace." - "Winnipeg Tribune"...
"Dr. Syn's creator cannot but write interestingly. . . . Some of the strange stories are horrible and not for the squeamish." - "Sydney Morning Herald...
" A] very unusual story ...] an interest develops strongly, it increases, and we move on to a climax that is full of excitement. Nothing save the book itself can indicate its peculiar atmosphere and its real merit." - Daily Telegraph "A very exquisite book, written with rare charm and great art." - Manchester Guardian "A book of distinction and charm." - New York Times "There are few contemporary stories of childhood reaching the artistic height of The Spring Song." - Springfield Republican Thirteen-year-old Grif Weston and his siblings,...
" A] very unusual story ...] an interest develops strongly, it increases, and we move on to a climax that is full of excitement. Nothing save the boo...
"It belongs to those short, perfect books that are rarely written in English." - "Evening Standard" " T]his extremely odd performance is indicative of great power." - Gerald Gould, "The Observer" " A] right intriguing comedy and mystery. As entertainment during your insomnia, it is earnestly recommended." - "Milwaukee Journal" " A] perfect masterpiece of hair-raising horror. It may offend some of its readers, but it will not bore them." - "Pittsburgh Post-Gazette" A female killer stalks the streets of London, sleeping with young men before slashing their throats and...
"It belongs to those short, perfect books that are rarely written in English." - "Evening Standard" " T]his extremely odd performance is indicati...
" G]rew upon me with every page, until I came to the dramatic climax . . . often brilliant . . . with] the brilliance of fever, almost of delirium." - "Punch" "It is very shocking . . . Houghton] has proved himself to possess considerable talent." - "Spectator" ""Neighbours" is a novel about ideas concerning life. It is full of dialogue, and good dialogue. It has beautiful moments. It is original." - Arnold Bennett, "Evening Standard" "His novels bring us the finest and most firmly thought-out exposition of the spiritual problem of modern times." - "New York Times" "In...
" G]rew upon me with every page, until I came to the dramatic climax . . . often brilliant . . . with] the brilliance of fever, almost of delirium." ...
"Inventor of a new mythology and weaver of surprising folklore, Lord Dunsany stands dedicated to a strange world of fantastic beauty . . . unexcelled in the sorcery of crystalline singing prose, and supreme in the creation of a gorgeous and languorous world of incandescently exotic vision. No amount of mere description can convey more than a fraction of Lord Dunsany's pervasive charm." - H.P. Lovecraft "There is a seam of memorable beauty running through the whole story." - Seamus Heaney, "The Listener" "This story shows Lord Dunsany at his best. His imagination, and his mellifluous...
"Inventor of a new mythology and weaver of surprising folklore, Lord Dunsany stands dedicated to a strange world of fantastic beauty . . . unexcelled ...
Dark Discoveries - Issue #32 The Occult in Dark Fiction All new Fiction by: Rebecca Cantrell, Mark Valentine, Damien Angelica Walters, Ronald Malfi and Jonathan L. Howard Interviews with: Graham Hancock and C. M. Eddy, Jr Articles on: "Weird Fictionist & Esotericist Arthur Machen" by Mark Valentine" Columns from Yvonne Navarro, Richard Dansky, Robert Morrish, Michael R. Collings, Donald Tyson and so much more
Dark Discoveries - Issue #32 The Occult in Dark Fiction All new Fiction by: Rebecca Cantrell, Mark Valentine, Damien Angelica Walters, Ronald Malfi an...
Dark Discoveries - Issue #32 The Occult in Dark Fiction All new Fiction by: Rebecca Cantrell, Mark Valentine, Damien Angelica Walters, Ronald Malfi and Jonathan L. Howard Interviews with: Graham Hancock and C. M. Eddy, Jr Articles on: "Weird Fictionist & Esotericist Arthur Machen" by Mark Valentine" Columns from Yvonne Navarro, Richard Dansky, Robert Morrish, Michael R. Collings, Donald Tyson and so much more
Dark Discoveries - Issue #32 The Occult in Dark Fiction All new Fiction by: Rebecca Cantrell, Mark Valentine, Damien Angelica Walters, Ronald Malfi an...
