Beneath the Ground
Edited by Joel Lane.
Contents:
- Introduction by Joel Lane
- The End of a Summer's Day by Ramsey Campbell
- In the Tunnels by Pauline E. Dungate
- Tomb of the Janissaries by David Sutton
- The Empty Room by Tim Lebbon
- Where Once I Did My Love Beguile by John Howard
- Going Underground by Mike McKeown
- Lost and Found by Simon Avery
- Grendel's Lair by Paul Finch
- From the Hearth by D. F. Lewis
- Nights at the Regal by Jason Gould
- Empty Stations by Nicholas Royle
- The Stone Man by Derek Fox
- To Walk in Midnight's Realm by Simon Bestwick
- Contributors Notes
Joel Lane
Joel Lane (1963–2013) was a British novelist, short story writer, poet, critic and anthology editor. He received the British Fantasy Award twice.
Born in Exeter, he was the nephew of tenor saxophonist Ronnie Scott. At the time of his death, Lane lived in south Birmingham, where he worked in health publishing. The latter city frequently provided settings for his fiction.
Although the majority of Lane's short stories can be categorised as horror or dark fantasy, his novels are more overtly mainstream. From Blue to Black (2000) is a portrait of a disturbed rock musician, whilst The Blue Mask (2003) follows the aftermath of a brutal and disfiguring attack.