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Handheld Press presents a new classic short story anthology, combining the supernatural and archaeology. Archaeological historian Amara Thornton of the University of London, and archaeologist Katy Soar from the University of Winchester have curated stories of horror, ghosts, hauntings, and possession, all from archaeological excavation.
List of contents
The stories in Strange Relics are:
- ‘The Ape’, by E F Benson (at his command)
- ‘Roman Remains’, by Algernon Blackwood (bestial rites in Wales)
- ‘Ho! The Merry Masons’, by John Buchan (a haunted medieval house)
- ‘Through the Veil’, by Arthur Conan Doyle (Roman ghosts)
- ‘View From A Hill’, M R James (beastly binoculars)
- ‘Curse of the Stillborn’, by Margery Lawrence (Egyptian death rites)
- ‘Whitewash’, by Rose Macaulay (the death caves of the Emperor)
- ‘The Shining Pyramid’, by Arthur Machen (prehistoric survival)
- ‘Cracks of Time’, by Dorothy Quick (the tiles are possessed)
- ‘The Cure’, by Eleanor Scott (Viking rituals)
- ‘The Next Heir’ by H D Everett (inherit at peril)
- ‘The Golden Ring’ by Alan J B Wace (Mycenaean treasure)
About the author
Amara Thornton is an archaeological historian at the Institute of Archaeology, University of London. Katy Soar is a lecturer in archaeology at the University of Winchester, UK.
Summary
Handheld Press presents a new classic short story anthology, combining the supernatural and archaeology. Archaeological historian Amara Thornton of the University of London, and archaeologist Katy Soar from the University of Winchester have curated stories of horror, ghosts, hauntings, and possession, all from archaeological excavation.
