Ghosts & Grisly Things: A New Collection of Short Fiction

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Collected short fiction from the master of terror that "showcase[s] Campbell's gift for a sense of understated, slowly growing menace . . . Ghosts and Grisly Things is grim, grown-up horror" ( The Washington Post ).

Ramsey Campbell's novels have justly won him acclaim as one of the best writers of the age. A three-time winner of the World Fantasy Award and an eight-time winner of the British Fantasy Award, his writing has struck a chord with readers worldwide.

Throughout his career he has also written insightful, terrifying, and disturbing short fiction. G hosts & Grisly Things is a collection of the best of Campbell's short works from the past two decades. This book also features the story "Ra*e," which makes its first appearance in this collection.

"Campbell's short stories continue to shape and expand the vocabulary of horror fiction. This collection . . . conjures nightmares from the most unlikely raw material." — Publishers Weekly (starred review)

"This is Campbell at his best." — Kirkus Reviews

Collected short fiction from the master of terror that "showcase[s] Campbell's gift for a sense of understated, slowly growing menace . . . Ghosts and Grisly Things is grim, grown-up horror" ( The Washington Post ). Ramsey Campbell's novels have justly won him acclaim as one of the best writers ...

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Kim MinSeok
May 20, 2015
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Ramsey Campbell has won more awards than any other living author of horror or dark fantasy, including four World Fantasy Awards, nine British Fantasy Awards, three Bram Stoker Awards, and two International Horror Guild Awards. Critically acclaimed both in the US and in England, Campbell is widely regarded as one of the genre's literary lights for both his short fiction and his novels. His classic novels, such as The Face that Must Die, The Doll Who Ate His Mother, and The Influence, set new standards for horror as literature. His collection, Scared Stiff, virtually established the subgenre of erotic horror.

Ramsey Campbell's works have been published in French, German, Italian, Spanish, Japanese, and several other languages. He has been President of the British Fantasy Society and has edited critically acclaimed anthologies, including Fine Frights. Campbell's best known works in the US are Obsession, Incarnate, Midnight Sun, and Nazareth Hill.

Ramsey Campbell has won more awards than any other living author of horror or dark fantasy, including four World Fantasy Awards, nine British Fantasy Awards, three Bram Stoker Awards, and two International Horror Guild Awards. Critically acclaimed both in the US and in England, Campbell is widely...

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