IN THE GULFS OF DREAM & OTHER LOVECRAFTIAN TALES
by David Barker & W. H. Pugmire
A-Z Deluxe edition -$99.00
150 signed and numbered hardcover edition – $45.00
Page count: 274
Cover and interior illustrations by Erin Wells
A brand new collection with twenty-six stories! A companion volume to THE REVENANT OF REBECCA PASCAL.
With this new collection from Dark Renaissance Books, David Barker and W. H. Pugmire explore the uncanny realms of Lovecraftian horror, influenced by the fiction of that eldritch master, H. P. Lovecraft. With individual tales by each author, and two extraordinary and lengthy collaborations, the authors prove that the Cthulhu Mythos remains a valid and never-ending source of inspiration. Especially vivid is their depiction of Lovecraft’s Dreamworld, as it is explored in a powerful new novella that will fascinate all lovers of Lovecraftian fiction.
Praise for IN THE GULFS OF DREAM:
“Barker and Pugmire have written another classic tome of Lovecraftian horror, a worthy successor to The Revenant of Rebecca Pascal. The tales are born of ancient and obscure terrors, of unholy and obscene nightmares from the depths of timeless suffering and dread.” Jordan Hofer
THE SEA OF BLOOD
by Reggie Oliver
A new retrospective collection which includes new fiction
Cover art by Santiago Caruso
In THE SEA OF BLOOD Reggie Oliver brings together some of the finest work from his six collections of stories, and some which have not been published before.
A long-dead nun with a fatal gift for prophesy comes to you across a sea of blood…
A television reality show host tries to restore a derelict London Music Hall and accidentally uncovers the true identity of Jack the Ripper…
A great Shakespearean actor is haunted by his former mistress in the shape of an all too affectionate cat…
A terribly strange meeting takes place on a playing field between an officer on leave from the World War I trenches and his former headmaster…
An aristocrat tries to exploit a haunted room at his county seat, but has the tables turned on him by a member of the Royal Family…
A theatrical landlady has her house taken over by a troupe of midgets who will not leave her alone, even after they are dead…
A Pantomime Horse is haunted…
The Devil and the Seven Deadly Sins go on holiday to an English seaside resort and create havoc…
And many other equally strange and terrible events, all told in Oliver’s famously elegant and evocative style.
You are in for a sophisticated ride… Nightmarish, terrifying, dangerous, theatrical, often strangely profound, a ride which will inspire and haunt your mind.
This excellent book will be available in a deluxe hardcover lettered edition and a signed and numbered hardcover edition. Coming this Fall from Dark Renaissance Books!
Winner of the 2012 Children of the Night Award for Best Work of Supernatural Fiction and short listed for numerous other awards.
“I envy anyone who has yet to discover the elegant work of Reggie Oliver.. Some of the most powerful stories.. clearly show him moving beyond genre, addressing human relations with the heartbreaking power of a V. S. Pritchett, or William Trevor. But then he is a comparably brilliant writer. Once you’ve read one story by Reggie Oliver, you’ll want to read them all.” Michael Dirda, Pulitzer Prize Winning Book Critic of The Washing Post
“Reggie Oliver, quite possibly our finest modern writer of spectral tales.” Ramsey Campbell
“…by miles, the best living exponent of the spooky yarn,” Barry Humphries
“Oliver’s ability to create a sense of time and place in every one of these stories is exemplary…As a work of spiritual terror it has few peers…” Jim Rockhill, All Hallows
We are proud to announce that Sweet Poison is on the final ballot for the Bram Stoker Award. There are only 4 deluxe editions left. In celebration of the nomination, Dark Renaissance Books will offer these last deluxe editions at 50% off, and with free usps media shipping!
Bram Stoker Award winner Marge Simon and Nebula Award winner Mary A. Turzillo team up to create a stunning collection of phantastic verse, dark and light.
In musical terminology, a call and response is a succession of two distinct phrases usually played by different musicians, where the second phrase is heard as a direct commentary on or response to the first. Simon and Turzillo accomplish the same effect with their dual poems, such as “The Gods” and “The Gods Fallen”, “Lady M” and “Not About Shakespeare.”
Take a side road into Alice in Wonderland and discover a fiendish White Rabbit in love with the King of Hearts. Ponder what happens to a Lady from Lemuria, and a Plebe of Atlantis. You’ll find science fictional poems such as “The Castaway Bar” and “Foreigner,” dark poems like “This Undead Hand” and “Black Roses,” and some that are unclassifiable. Yet each and every one is a variant of sweet poison.
SHERLOCK HOLMES: THE LONDON TERRORS
Three new Sherlock Holmes novellas! Nine full color illustrations, and nine black and white illustrations!
THE HACKNEY HORROR
The best brains in the country are being hijacked from London – only the brains, the brutalized bodies being discarded after surgery.
The chase to find the perpetrators takes Holmes and Watson to Scotland, and a factory where they discover invaders that have designs not just on London, but the whole planet.
Can Holmes stop the alien schemes in time?
THE LONG SLEEP
Three businessmen have discovered a unique avenue to fame and fortune, but when an unseen force begins to kill them off, Holmes and Watson must uncover the secret of the sarcophagus they have brought out of Persia.
And time is of the essence, for something walks the streets of London, something looking for revenge at having been woken from its long sleep.
THE LOST HUSBAND
The case of a lost husband leads Holmes and Watson into the bowels of the new Underground system, where they uncover a fiendish scheme – the recently deceased are being forced to work as unpaid labor in the tunnels. And soon the walking dead come up into the city itself, spreading mayhem and disease.
Holmes must find the perpetrator of these atrocities, and stop him, before the plague engulfs London.
Praise for William Meikle’s Sherlock Holmes stories:
“For anyone who loves great storytelling and well crafted stories.” Famous Monsters of Filmland
“Meikle writes Holmes and Watson with a warm friendship. Their interaction is reminiscent of the radio series featuring Rathbone as Holmes and Nigel Bruce as the story-telling Watson.” Horrorview
“The plots are well conceived and the narrative style elegant and effective. Baker Street Irregulars should quickly secure a copy – BRITISH FANTASY SOCIETY…a splendid and entertaining diversion.” Black Static #28
The deluxe edition of SHERLOCK HOLMES: THE TERRORS is sold out, and only 11 copies of the signed and numbered hardcover edition remain.
