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Here Be Daemons
''Here Be Daemons: Tales of Horror and the Uneasy'' is a short story anthology by author Basil Copper. It was published by Robert Hale Publishing in 1978 in literature, 1978. It was Copper's third book published and was reissued in paperback by Sphere Books, 1981. Stories * Old Mrs Cartwright * The Knocker at the Portico * The Way the World Died * The Second Passenger * The Treasure of Our Lady * Justice at the Crossroads * Mrs Van Donk * The Trodes * The Great Vore References * * * * 1980 American novels American gothic novels American mystery novels Robert Hale books {{1970s-gothic-novel-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Basil Copper
Basil Frederick Albert Copper (5 February 1924 – 3 April 2013) was an English writer and former journalist and newspaper editor. Mike Ashley, "Basil Copper", in David Pringle, ed., ''St. James Guide to Horror, Ghost & Gothic Writers.''(London: St. James Press, 1998) (pp. 148-50). Trevor James, "Basil Copper", in ''Twentieth Century Crime and Mystery Writers'', edited by James Vinson and D.L. Kirkpatrick. St. James Press, 1985. (pp. 194-6). He became a full-time writer in 1970. In addition to horror and detective fiction, Copper was perhaps best known for his series of Solar Pons stories continuing the character created as a tribute to Sherlock Holmes by August Derleth. Copper's interests included swimming, gardening, travel, sailing and historic film material. One of England's leading film collectors, his private archive contained almost one thousand titles (at 1977). He founded the Tunbridge Wells Vintage Film Society and often gave talks at various film organisations in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |