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Spectral Book of Horror Stories: Simon Marshall-Jones

And now, a word from our publisher, the delightful Simon Marshal-Jones, on what inspired the genesis of Spectral Press, why and how the Spectral Book of Horror Stories came about, and the future of horror.

1. What inspired you to start up the Spectral Book of Horror series?

Two things: first, my own experiences
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In the wild!!

Lisa has her copies of The Bitterwood Bible and Other Recountings and has kindly sent photos!

I’m soooo happy to know it’s out there and people can start reading it. Steve Jones has his and various reviewers have reported household Bitterwood incursions, too.

I’d love to see readers’ photos of Bitterwood, so if you
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Spectral Book of Horror Stories: Angela Slatter’s The October Widow

Yes, the tiara helps me write

In which I talk to myself, quite legitimately, so the Men in White Coats cannot take me away – although my Significant Other is giving me some strange sideways looks. My Spectral Book of Horror tale is “The October Widow”.

1. Can you remember the first horror story
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Letters to Lovecraft Roster of Contributors

And so here it is at last, the announcement I’ve been sitting on for a while.

Letters to ol’ po-face himself, H P Lovecraft. An anthology from Stone Skin Press, edited by the delightful Jesse Bullington, with stories from luminaries such as Jeffrey Ford, Nick Mamatas, Molly Tanzer, Tim Lebbon, Gemma
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Spectral Book of Horror Stories: Stephen Laws’ The Slista

Mr Stephen Laws is the author of eleven (count ‘em! Eleven!) novels, myriad short stories, and the recently re-released collection The Midnight Man. He’s also a columnist, reviewer and film festival interviewer; his Spectral Book of Horror story is the intriguingly titled “The Slista”.

1. Can you remember the first horror
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Bad Women: Miranda Priestly

My friend and talented newcomer, Linda Brucesmith has nominated Meryl Streep’s Miranda Priestly (Beastly Priestly) from The Devil Wears Prada as her favourite “bad” woman:

There’s no forgetting the wonderfully surnamed Miranda Priestly as Meryl Streep created her in “The Devil Wears Prada.” The character was said to have been modelled on Anna
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Spectral Book of Horror Stories: Brian Hodge’s Cures for a Sickened World

Mr Brian Hodge is so often one of my ToC buddies nowadays that if I don’t see him in said ToC I get a bit nervous and assume he’s met with an unfortunate accident. I am therefore very pleased to find him in The Spectral Book of Horrors and
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Vampires: Then and Now

Over at Dark Matter Zine, the delightful Nalini convened a panel a couple of weeks ago to discuss vampires then and now. There was myself, Jason Nahrung, C J Dee, and Liz Manthos all talking and opining and trying to answer Nalini’s questions in a fulsome fashion.

So, if you’ve got some time
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Review for The Badger Bride

Thanks to Rob Cook for pointing this out to me: a lovely review of “The Badger Bride” (from Strange Tales IV edited by Rosalie Parker of Tartarus Press) by Mr Peter Tennant in the latest Black Static.

Bad Women: Goneril

The delightful and talented Thoraiya Dyer has chosen her favourite “bad” woman: Goneril from King Lear.

So, King Lear is supposed to be all about how shit it is to have ungrateful children. He has three daughters and also a massive head, apparently; he asks them which one loves him the
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