Whitstable by Stephen Volk: press info
Below is the press-release for the forthcoming novella from Stephen Volk, Whitstable: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: CONTROVERSIAL “GHOSTWATCH” WRITER PUBLISHES NOVELLA AS TRIBUTE TO HORROR STAR PETER CUSHING IN HIS CENTENARY YEAR 1971. A middle-aged man, wracked with grief, walks along the beach at Whitstable in Kent. A boy walks approaches him and, taking him for the … Read more
Whitstable: news and pre-orders
As most of you horror aficionados know, 2013 is the centenary of one of the finest actors Britain has ever produced – Peter Cushing. There will be many celebrations to mark the event, and Spectral Press is joining in by publishing a novella, called Whitstable by Stephen Volk, the writer mostly known for his groundbreaking … Read more
The 13 Ghosts of Christmas: format change
Just a short blog this morning, to let you know of a slight change to the physical format of the hardback edition of the first Spectral Christmas Ghost Story Annual aka The 13 Ghosts of Christmas. It will now feature cloth boards in a fetching dark green, foil stamped titles in gold on front and spine, … Read more
The 13 Ghosts of Christmas: the full wraparound cover
This morning Spectral Towers is completely fogbound – a fortuitously appropriate atmosphere in which, we deem, to reveal the eerily beautiful wraparound cover to The 13 Ghosts of Christmas anthology, due to be published this time next month. We think that the combination of Vincent Shaw-Morton’s and Neil Williams’ talents have created yet another winner here. … Read more
The 13 Ghosts of Christmas: Final Table of Contents
We here at Spectral Towers are proud to announce the final complete Table of Contents of Spectral’s first ever Christmas Ghost Story Annual, aka The 13 Ghosts of Christmas: Introduction … Read more
The 13 Ghosts of Christmas: cover reveal
On this cold but sunny Monday morning, let us brighten the start to your week by showing you the stunning artwork that will be gracing the cover to the very first Spectral Christmas Ghost Story Annual, created specifically for it by Vincent Shaw-Morton. Let’s say right here and now that Vincent has captured the exact … Read more
The Thirteen Ghosts of Christmas: pre-orders
Today’s the day when you can pay for your hardback copy of the first edition of the Spectral Christmas Annual, The Thirteen Ghosts of Christmas. The cover will be revealed next week, but trust us on this, it’s going to be an absolute beauty! Here’ s a reminder of the stories to be featured in it: Where … Read more
A Spectral Miscellany
For the first post of the week, we bring you a selection of this, that and the other, including the latest quote, some reviews and a bit of news. Let’s start with that quote, concerning the very first Spectral Visions novella: “Like a jam session between Billy Bragg and H P Lovecraft or a mash-up … Read more
The Nine Deaths of Dr. Valentine: news
Just a heads up to all those who expressed an interest in purchasing a copy of John Llewellyn Probert’s bloodily affectionate and outrageous homage to the films of the late, great Vincent Price, The Nine Deaths of Dr. Valentine – the limited signed hardback edition, with the fantastic JD Busch cover illustrated above, will be available … Read more
Rough Music: a new review from Follow the Thread
So, to start this new week off, here’s a link to a short review of Simon Kurt Unsworth’s chapbook from David Hebblethwaite’s Follow the Thread blog. To find out what he thought of this latest publication from Spectral Press, just click here (it’ s the third one down). The chapbook itself will be sent out … Read more
