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A celebration of the gothic for during the holiday season, a delightful gift, and a real treat to curl up and read in the long Winter nights.The Christmas Gothic (with thanks to author Marina Favila for the suggestion) is a seasonal celebration of the dark and moody, the ghastly, the ghostly and the magical Christmas short story. New stories from open submissions join the classic tales of Algernon Blackwood, James Joyce, E.F. Benson, Elizabeth Gaskell and more.
The new, contemporary and notable writers featured are: Ramsey Campbell, Donna Cuttress, James Dodds, JG Faherty, Marina Favila, Kevin M. Folliard, John Linwood Grant, K.M. Hazel, Larry Hodges, E.E. King, Jonathan Robbins Leon, Clare Marsh, Marshall J. Moore, Templeton Moss, Jane Nightshade, Marie O’Regan, Katherine Quevedo, M.C. St. John, Lamont A. Turner, Suzanne J. Willis, and Cassondra Windwalker.
Flame Tree Gothic Fantasy, Classic Stories and Epic Tales collections bring together the entire range of myth, folklore and modern short fiction. Highlighting the roots of suspense, supernatural, science fiction and mystery stories, the books in Flame Tree Collections series are beautifully presented, perfect as a gift and offer a lifetime of reading pleasure.
About the author
Jerrold E. Hogle is University Distinguished Professor Emeritus at the University of Arizona. The winner of prestigious research fellowships, he has published extensively on English Romantic literature, literary theory and the Gothic. His books include The Undergrounds of The Phantom of the Opera and The Cambridge Companion to Gothic Fiction.
Summary
The Christmas Gothic Short Story Collection is a seasonal celebration of the dark and moody, the ghastly, the ghostly and the magical Christmas short story. New stories from open submissions join the classic tales of Algernon Blackwood, James Joyce, E.F. Benson, Elizabeth Gaskell and more.
Foreword
A celebration of the gothic for during the holiday season, a delightful gift, and a real treat to curl up and read in the long Winter nights.
