Shadows and Silence

Edited by Barbara Roden and Christopher Roden

Dust Jacket illustration by Jason Van Hollander

Limited to 600 copies

ISBN: 1-55310-011-3; x + 343pp; Hardcover; Published Dec 14, 2000

Original Price: C$59.00 / US$45.00 / £28.00

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The Ghost Story, in its many guises, continues to thrive, despite being written off many times over the past half-century, perhaps most notably by H. R. Wakefield, one of the masters of the genre, who wrote in 1961: 'I believe ghost story writing to be a dying art.' Wakefield could not have been more wrong; and the rich legacy of such writers in the genre as Wakefield himself, M. R. James, and Robert Aickman, who were all able to hint at horror rather than spell it out, is apparent in the twenty-five stories in Shadows and Silence. There is horror here in abundance, which clearly demonstrates that the example given has been followed by the present day practitioners whose work appears in this volume.

Of the seventeen stories which appeared in the first Ash-Tree Press anthology, Midnight Never Comes, in 1997, no less than fifteen received honourable mentions in The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror. That success has provided added impetus to ensure that the stories in this volume live up to the quality of their predecessors. The twenty-five stories in Shadows and Silence encompass an even wider range of themes, showcasing the versatility of the supernatural story. The ghost story is alive, well, and ready to face the challenges of the future.

Contents:
  • The Rag-and-Bone Men by Steve Duffy
  • The Last of Mr Benjimen by Rick Kennett
  • Mr Justice Delaney by John Morrow
  • The Fairhaven Phantom Train by Jessica Amanda Salmonson
  • The Man in the Blue Mercedes by Frances Oliver
  • The Graveyard by Donald Tumasonis
  • The Slow Fall of Dust in a Quiet Place by Steve Rasnic Tem
  • Tourist Trap by Barbara Roden
  • The Witness Tree by Steve Burt
  • Frosted Glass by Jane Jakeman
  • Spider by John Pelan
  • The Counsels of Night by Ron Weighell
  • No Strings by Ramsey Campbell
  • The Mummers by Paul Finch
  • Which, Being Translated, Means by Cooper Renner
  • "Excuse Me . . ." by John Whitbourn
  • The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter by Michael Chislett
  • The Other Side of the Bay by Nick Di Martino
  • Wolferton Hall by James Doig
  • Littler by Hugh B. Cave
  • One Over the Twelve by Clive E. Ward
  • The Chapel of Unrest by Steven Volk
  • The Last Reel by David G. Rowlands
  • The Spirit Mirror by Keris McDonald
  • Mr Dark's Carnival by Glen Hirshberg