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Spirits from the Shadows

Lost Tales from Masters of the Macabre
Brief Description
Tony Medawar, the anthologist and lost-story researcher behind HarperCollins' Bodies from the Library anthologies, presents a new collection of forgotten tales plucked from rare periodicals and obscure tomes. Featuring contributions from some of the great names of British and American ghost and horror fiction alongside some... Read More
Format: Hardback
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A new anthology of undeservedly neglected, previously unpublished or never republished short stories from a selection of high-profile and cult-favourite authors from across the spectrum of weird and ghostly fiction.

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Tony Medawar, the anthologist and lost-story researcher behind HarperCollins' Bodies from the Library anthologies, presents a new collection of forgotten tales plucked from rare periodicals and obscure tomes. Featuring contributions from some of the great names of British and American ghost and horror fiction alongside some stellar pieces by lesser lights this volume delivers a freshly exhumed host of revenant tales.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780712355681

Publisher: British Library Publishing

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 18 September 2026

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: British Library Publishing

Illustration: Illustrations

Contributors:

  • Edited by Tony Medawar

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 149.0mm

Height: 210.0mm

Weight: 250g

About the Author

Tony Medawar is an author, editor and researcher, specialising in Golden Age Crime authors such as Agatha Christie and Christianna Brand and writers of the weird and uncanny. He is the anthologist and lost-story researcher behind HarperCollins' Bodies from the Library and Ghosts from the Library anthology series.

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