Algernon Blackwood

In this glitterring new clothbound edition of the beloved Christmas chiller, the gifts are unwrapped, the feast has been consumed and the fire is well fed – but the ghosts are still hungry. Chill Tidings ushers in a host of ghastly phantoms and otherworldly intruders bent on ruining, or partaking in, the most wonderful time of the year. With classic tales from Algernon Blackwood, Elizabeth Bowen, Charlotte Riddell and L P Hartley, jostling with rare pieces from the sleeping periodicals and literary magazines of the British Library collections, it’s time to open the door and let the real festivities begin. Welcome to this beautiful new edition of the beloved collection of Christmas nightmares that have been scaring readers since 2020. With a new afterword by Tanya Kirk, this book celebrates the timeless tradition of cosying up during the cold winter nights whilst these dark tales send a chill down your spine.

Abandoned farmhouses, cursed barns, and haunted fields are well-established in classic supernatural and horror fiction. Remote rural communities go hand-in-hand with superstitions and ghost lore, where crop fields and orchards that delight in the sunshine turn lonely and grim at dusk. Wide open spaces become boxed with shadows around small fires and lamps, while hidden jealousies and hatreds encourage dark deeds. This collection of rural speculative fiction includes 18 stories written from 1850 to 1929. The stories included in Farming the Darkness: 'The Field of Terror', Friedrich De La Motte Fouqu ; 'O'Reilly's Improvements', Frances Brown; 'The Haunted House', George H. Coomer; 'The Hereditary Barn', Noah Brooks; 'The Hawthorne Farm Mystery', Jeremiah L. M'Carthy; 'The Haunted Orchard', Richard Le Gallienne; 'The Farmhouse on the Hill', Algernon Blackwood; 'The Haunted Cow', Bertram Munn; 'With Intent to Steal', Algernon Blackwood; 'The Scarecrow', Gwendolyn Ranger Wormser; 'In the Barn', Burges Johnson; 'In the Wheat', Maurice Level; 'At the Farmhouse', E. F. Benson; 'Dearth's Farm', Gerald Bullett; 'The Ghost Farm', Susan Andrews Rice; 'At Simmel Acres Farm', Eleanor Scott; 'Browdean Farm', A. M. Burrage; 'Crewe', Walter de la Mare

This hardback compendium includes 17 spine-tingling supernatural tales by an array of classic horror writers, presented in a handsome collectible edition with silver cover embossing and gilded page edges. Penned by the likes of Algernon Blackwood, M. R. James, H. P. Lovecraft, and many more, these terrifying tales are filled with extraordinarily imaginative creations. From werewolves and vampires to unknown demons and ghosts that stalk their victims through the night, the supernatural beings will disturb and enthral readers as they struggle to distinguish between the real villains of the world and the hallucinations of the fragile psyche. Includes: - To Be Read at Dusk by Charles Dickens- A Mother of Monsters by Guy de Maupassant- The Ghostly Rental by Henry James- The Judge's House by Bram Stoker- The Child that Went with the Fairies by Sheridan Le Fanu- A Tale of an Empty House by E. F. Benson Part of the Arcturus Gilded Classics series, this beautiful anthology features silver gilded page edges, foil cover embossing, ivory pages and patterned page edges, making a delightful gift. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Arcturus Gilded Classics series presents luxury gift editions of classics works, printed on opulent ivory paper, featuring hardcover Wibilin binding, foil-embossed cover designs, beautifully designed end-papers and gilded page edges. These make perfect collectibles for lovers of classic literature.

This thrilling anthology of vampire stories features works from some of literature's greatest writers, presented in a stunning hardback edition with sprayed page edges From Edgar Allan Poe and Algernon Blackwood to F. G. Loring and M. R. James, the tales within celebrate the earie and supernatural Including mysterious shadows, haunted rooms and bloodthirsty creatures, this is the ultimate companion for any lover of creepy characters and frightful foes Includes: - Dracula's Guest by Bram Stoker- Ligeia by Edgar Allan Poe - Count Magnus by M R James - The Transfer by Algernon Blackwood- The Tomb of Sarah by F G Loring - Negotium Perambulans by E F Benson Part of the Arcturus Gilded Classics series, this beautiful anthology features silver gilded page edges, foil cover embossing, ivory pages and patterned page edges, making a delightful gift. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Arcturus Gilded Classics series presents luxury gift editions of classics works, printed on opulent ivory paper, featuring hardcover Wibilin binding, foil-embossed cover designs, beautifully designed end-papers and gilded page edges These make perfect collectibles for lovers of classic literature