News 01:02:2013
There are certain things that are guaranteed to bring big smiles to us here at Spectral Towers and we feature two such events here today. First up is a great review of David Tallerman’s The Way of the Leaves, which has appeared at the Wag the Fox review blog, written by the host himself, Gef Fox. You can … 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
Review and news – 15:01:2013
First up this morning is this review of The 13 Ghosts of Christmas from Riju Ganguly, posted to his Thoughts of a Perceptive Reader blog - the write-up can be accessed by clicking here. NEWS Subscriptions For the very first time since the chapbooks were launched two years ago it looks like they could be reaching the … Read more
Review and news – 14:01:2013
It’s a spookily and eerily quiet winter’s day here at Spectral Towers, a thin blanket of snow having fallen overnight and with the threat of more being added to it hanging in the sky. But it’s okay, as it provides just the right atmosphere for reading the latest review of The 13 Ghosts of Christmas. This … Read more
Subscriptions: get yours now!
Many of our regular subscribers will soon be receiving their last issue of their current subsciption run, and so we encourage them to resubscribe as soon as possible. But we also very much welcome new subscribers as well so, in our latest campaign drive, we would like to offer all NEW subscribers to the critically-acclaimed … Read more
A trio of reviews
So it’s Monday again, and the weather can’t decide whether it wants to be sunny or rainy so it’s flinging both at us. Never mind, at least there are a couple of new reviews of Spectral chapbooks for you to look at: First up is regular reader Riju Ganguly’s assessment of Alison Littlewood’s The Eyes … Read more
The Crow’s Caw sounds out The Eyes of Water
Just a short post this morning, to let you all know about the latest review of Alison Littlewood’s Spectral chapbook. This one has been posted to Jassen Bailey’s The Crow’s Caw and was written by KE Bergdoll – you can see what they thought of it by going here. Don’t forget, too, that you can also … Read more
Subscription news
As some of you might have noticed, there are new subscription rates under the Paypal buttons on the right-hand side of this blog: this is entirely due to the recent (quite ridiculous, in our opinion) Royal Mail increases in postage rates. We have endeavoured to make the rise in prices as minimal as possible, but … Read more
Spectral news 21:05:2012
To start the week off on some positive notes we thought we’d talk about some things going on in the world of Spectral. First, Alison Littlewood’s chapbook The Eyes of Water will be available within the next two to three weeks. It’s a fantastic little tale, inspired by a trip to Mexico and a visit to the … Read more
The Eyes of Water by Alison Littlewood: promo video
Once again, Mark West of Rude Dude Films has put together a short promo video for the next chapbook, Alison Littlewood’s sold out The Eyes of Water, to give you an idea of what it’s all about. It captures perfectly the stunning beauty of the Mexican cenotes in which the story is set – but … Read more
