Peter Haining was a British journalist, author, and anthologist, renowned for his extensive compilations of horror and fantasy short stories. His editorial work delved into the darker corners of imagination, exploring genre boundaries and showcasing a diverse range of talented writers. Beyond his anthologies, Haining also authored non-fiction books on varied subjects, from infamous criminal legends to in-depth studies of popular characters like Doctor Who and Sherlock Holmes. His fascination with the mysterious and unexplained also led to controversial publications that challenged historical narratives and sparked debate.
Anthony Crosland's The Future of Socialism (1956) provided a creed for governments of the centre left. Now Peter Hain revisits this classic text and presents a stimulating political prospectus for today. It should be read by everyone interested in the future of the left.
Painstakingly researched and tapping in to the public's insatiable general interest with the written word, Wrotten English contains curious opening lines, fantastic fictions whose titles are too terrible to be true and some of the most suggestive double entendres committed by those who really should know better!
Over 100 eyewitness accounts of hauntings, from all around the world and right up to the present day.
This volume presents a comprehensive study of the terrible phenomenon of the human flesh eater. Far from being the specialty of obscure tribes in the distant jungles, the cannibals are uncomfortably close to home. The cities of America and Europe, the provinces of revolutionary China, the 'Fatal Shore' of colonized Australia and the open lifeboats of a wrecked ship all yield up grisly tales of forbidden meat. The cases covered in this chilling collection include: Armin Meiwes, the Internet sex cannibal, by his own account the first predator ever to consume a consenting victim; Ed Gein, the original 'Psycho', whose butchery sent a chill through the heart of America; Jeffrey Dahmer, the zombie-obsessed necrophiliac whose killing spree lasted thirteen years; Daniel and Manuela Ruda, vampiric soulmates who swore that they were the tools of the devil; and, Issei Sagawa, the diminutive Japanese student whose obsession with cannibalism found horrible expression in the murder of his only friend
What happened to a stolen hoard of treasure known as 'Rommel's Gold' is one of the most elusive and enduring mysteries of World War II. This work examines the theories of its whereabouts, tracking down the route taken by the missing treasure and reviewing the searches that have taken place.
In the summer of 1941 when the likelihood of an invasion was a daily threat to the people of England, one of the most intriguing and persistent legends of the Second World War was born: that German troops did land on the coast of East Anglia in a prelude to the invasion that was then only weeks, perhaps even days away. It is a legend that has inspired writers such as Graham Greene ("The Lieutenant Died Last"), the filmmaker Alberto Cavalcanti ("Went the Day Well?"), and of course, Jack Higgins, whose 1975 novel "The Eagle Had Landed" was an international bestseller and became a hugely popular film. But all of these stories are fiction. Using recently declassified documents, eyewitness accounts, contemporary reports and newspaper and magazines features, Peter Haining's investigates the story and ultimately provides the solution to an enduring mystery, while at the same time illuminating a particularly fraught period of Britain's wartime history.
An anthology of 20th and 21st century tales by big name writers which is in the best traditions of literary ghost stories.
In 1938, Eric Knight wrote a magazine story about a collie dog, Lassie, which established her as 'the world's favourite dog'; and went on to inspire films, radio, and television shows. This edition contains a selection of film stills, cartoon strips, and book and magazine illustrations. It is useful for collectors, as well dog-lovers.
Thomas the rhymer / trad. --The secret commonwealth / Robert Kirk --Satan's invisible world discovered / George Sinclar --A night in the grave / Sir Walter Scott --The black ferry / John Galt --The brownie of the black haggs / James Hogg --The ghost with the golden casket / Allan Cunningham --The sea-maiden / J.F. Campbell --The doom of soulis / John Mackay Wilson --The house of Eld / Robert Louis Stevenson --The man in the bell / W.E. Aytoun --Red hand / Neil Munro --Through the veil / Sir Arthur Conan Doyle --The outgoing of the tide / John Buchan --The wolves of God / Algernon Blackwood --The clock / Neil M. Gunn --Tam Mackie's trial / Hugh MacDiarmid --The strange meeting / A.J. Cronin --Music when soft voices die--/ John Keir Cross --Sealskin trousers / Eric Linklater --Dead men walk / Alex Hamilton
This title features a collection of terrible titles and awful openings from centuries of novels, newspapers, and magazines.