Back from the DeadThe Legacy of The Pan Book of Horror Stories
The Pan Book of Horror Stories ran for 30 volumes between 1959 and 1989, entertaining and terrifying thousands of readers in equal measure. In this tribute to the classic horror series, award-winning editor and historian Johnny Mains has commissioned new pieces from some of Pan’s most respected authors, printed here alongside selected stories from the original volumes. Originally launched in a limited hardback edition at the 2010 World Horror Convention in Brighton, in 2011 it won the Best Anthology prize at the British Fantasy Awards. Now in paperback, BACK FROM THE DEAD returns with a new lease of life to thrill and inspire a new generation.
Contents:
Foreword (Back from the Dead) essay by Shaun Hutson
Introduction: The Influence of Pan essay by David Sutton
Locked short fiction by Christopher Fowler
Mr. Smythe short fiction by Tony Richards
Acute Rehab short fiction by John Burke
Camera Obscura (1965) novelette by Basil Copper
The True Spirit short fiction by David A. Riley
Angel short fiction by David Bell
A Good Offence short fiction by Myc Harrison
Gallybagger short fiction by Roger Clarke
Spinalonga (1972) short story by John Ware
The Forgotten Island short fiction by Jonathan Cruise
Dreaming the Dark short fiction by J. P. Dixon
The Little Girl Eater (1963) short story by Septimus Dale
Mr. Golden's Haunt short fiction by Christina Kiplinger
The Stare short fiction by John Burke
The Children short fiction by Nicholas Royle
The Moment of Death (1983) short story by Ken Alden
A Caribbean Incident short fiction by Jane Louie
The Waiting Game short story by Craig Herbertson
School Crossing (1976) short story by Francis King
Sounds Familiar short fiction by Harry E. Turner
An Outing with H. short fiction by Conrad Hill
"Lest Ye Should Suffer Nightmares": Herbert Van Thal: A Biography essay by Johnny Mains
Johnny Mains
Johnny Mains is a British Fantasy Award-winning editor and genre researcher. He was Project Editor on the 2010 re-issue of The Pan Book of Horror Stories, created the critically acclaimed series Dead Funny: Horror Stories by Comedians (co-edited with Robin Ince) and has spent the last five years deep in the archives, uncovering ‘lost’ stories by notable authors such as Edith Nesbit, Algernon Blackwood, Oscar Cook and Daphne Du Maurier, among others.
Pan Book of Horror Stories
The Pan Book of Horror Stories was a British paperback series of short horror story anthologies published by Pan Books Ltd. The series ran to thirty volumes, the first published in 1959.
Pan Book of Horror Stories consists of twenty-nine primary books, and includes two additional books that complement the series but are not considered mandatory reads — considered a complete series. The current recommended reading order for the series is provided below.
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