They’re here!!!
We don’t normally blog twice a day but we just had to in this instance: the hardbacks of Whitstable have arrived!! Here’s the relieved publisher with a copy in his hands…
Whitstable: a video and a new review
We here at Spectral are glad to report that Stephen Volk’s Spectral novella Whitstable has been doing exceptionally well in both the hardback and paperback editions, making it on course to be the most successful Spectral publication yet. If, however, any of you out there have been dithering as to whether to buy the book or … Read more
Whitstable news
It is with great pleasure that we can announce that the limited signed and numbered hardback edition of Stephen Volk’s Whitstable is now SOLD OUT – however, never fear, the paperback edition is freely available and can be purchased below (the book will be here in a couple of weeks and as soon as we have … Read more
New reviews – 30:04:2013
A bumper selection of review to browse through today, so let’s get down to it straightaway with the first one: This one is the latest for Stephen Volk’s Whitstable, courtesy of The Zone – thanks to Tom Johnstone for the write-up! You’ll find it right here. PLEASE NOTE: there are now just THREE copies of the limited … Read more
Interview with Stephen Volk at Fangoria.com
What better way to start off the week than with a fantastic in-depth interview with Stephen Volk, the author of Whitstable, conducted by Sean Hogan (Hallowe’en Sessions, Lie Still, The Devil’s Business) and posted to the website of one of the most popular and respected of genre magazines, Fangoria.com. This really is a wonderfully insightful interview, looking at the reasons … Read more
New review – 25:04:2013
Here’s yet another new review of Whitstable, this time courtesy of Sanatarium magazine and reviewer Rob Salem, who gave it a 95% rating. With the kind permission of the magazine, we reproduce it here in full: “With Whitstable, author Stephen Volk has successfully woven a tragic love story into the horror genre. The protagonist, perhaps one of the … Read more
New reviews – 24:04:2013
Two more reviews have reached us, one each for Stephen Volk’s Whitstable and Paul Kane’s Creakers. Taking the Whitstable one first, this one is from Literary Mayhem and has been written by Peter Schwotzer – you can find that one here. Also, you can now purchase the paperback edition of the book from the Spectral Shop (first option … Read more
Review and news – 23:04:2013
To kick proceedings off on this sunny Tuesday morning, here’s a new review of Whitstable written by Gef Fox of the Wag the Fox review blog – as usual, just click on the link here to find out what he said. NEWS It is with great pleasure that we can announce that orders for the paperback edition of … Read more
Reviews and news – 22:04:2103
To start the week off, here’s a new, short review of Paul Kane’s Spectral chapbook Creakers - this one is from Theresa Derwin and has been posted to her Terror Tree blog. You can read what Theresa thought of it here. NEWS This month’s issue of Fortean Times (#301 – cover above), the magazine that brings to light all … Read more
Whitstable book launch
Spectral is very proud to announce that Stephen Volk’s Whitstable novella will launched in… WHITSTABLE MUSEUM, WHITSTABLE, KENT on 25th May 2013 between 5pm & 6:30pm, as a part of the Whit Lit Festival – a very fitting place in which to do so. There will be a Q&A session with Stephen, and afterwards there will … Read more
