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Whispers In The Night
''Whispers in the Night: Stories of the Mysterious & Macabre'' is a collection of Horror fiction, horror, Thriller (genre), suspense and science fiction short stories by author Basil Copper. It was released in 1999 by Fedogan & Bremer in an edition of 1,100 copies of which 100 were numbered and signed by the author and artist. All but three of the stories are original to this collection. The others first appeared in the anthologies ''The Mammoth Book of Frankenstein'', ''The Vampire Omnibus'' and ''Horror for Christmas''. Contents * "Out of the Fog: Recollection", by Stephen Jones (author), Stephen Jones * "Better Dead" * "Reader, I Buried Him!" * "One for the Pot" * "Wish You Were Here" * "In a Darkling Wood" * "The Grass" * "Riding the Chariot" * "Final Destination" * "The Obelisk" * "Out There" * "The Summerhouse" References * * 1999 short story collections Science fiction short story collections Horror short story collections Fedogan & Bremer books {{horror-story-coll ... [...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 i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |