Spectral Press Line-up 2014
We here at Spectral Towers love planning ahead, and so we are excited to announce the provisional publication line-up for next year – in other words, this is what we hope to put out, but these things are subject to change. It looks like 2014 is going to be another splendid year for the imprint … Read more
Creakers by Paul Kane
The latest Spectral chapbook, Volume IX in the series, will be available around the middle of this month – but you’ll be wanting to know the low-down on this little story, won’t you? Here it is, then: “You can never go back… not that Ray Johnson wants to. But when his mother passes away, he’s … 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
300th post: subscription and slipcase offer
Yes, we’ve reached a bit of a milestone here on the Spectral blog – 300 posts in just over two years! To celebrate the fact we have decided to put together a fantastic deal aimed at new subscribers – a combined subscription/slipcase offer. Yes, if you are a new subscriber, you will not only get … Read more
Spectral chapbook slipcases
As a special service to our readers and subscribers, we are now offering a way to keep those precious issues of the chapbooks pristine – with the new Spectral chapbook slipcases. Each one of these sturdy artefacts will hold eight A5 size chapbooks, will be covered in black Wibalin buckram cloth and have the Spectral … Read more
Spectral Press: 2012 retrospective
It’s hard to know where to start when it comes to describing the year Spectral has had. 2011, the imprint’s very first year, was great in itself, and we here at Spectral Towers couldn’t have foreseen how the press would have been taken to the hearts of genre and book lovers everywhere around the globe. … Read more
Season’s Greetings from Spectral!
We would like to wish all our customers, past, present & future, the most joyful of Christmases and a Peaceful and Fulfilling New Year! We will be back soon, with some new and exciting projects! Watch out for our end of year assessment blog coming very soon! Simon & Liz Marshall-Jones PS: All the copies of The … 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
Spectral Press: 2013 line-up
Monday morning again – and what better way to cheer everyone up than to tell you about what we have in store for you next year! So, gird those loins, and prepare yourself for some marvellous goodies coming your way from Spectral in 2013: As you already know, we’ll be continuing to publish the quarterly … Read more
