Phantoms Of Venice

Phantoms Of Venice : Anthology

Now in paperback format ...

A reprint of this fine classic anthology of terror.
Read and enjoy the deliciously dark tales within.

— Book Description

Cover artwork by Edward Miller

ISBN : 978-0-9555185-4-6
Paperback : 216x138mm : 240pp

Published September 2007

Ghost and horror stories set in the world's most romantic city.

Phantoms, serial killers, tales of revenge, possession, plague victims and the devil incarnate…Open these pages and join the throng of shades and monsters in the dark heart of Venice!

10 dark tales by masters of the macabre.

The Bridge Of Sighs by Peter Tremayne
Alive In Venice by Cherry Wilder
Rose Nere by Eddy C. Bertin
City In Aspic by Conrad Williams
Facades by Mike Chinn
Last Exit For The Lost by Tim Lebbon
La Serenissima by David A. Sutton
Bride Of The Sea by Anne Gay
Angelo's Bar by Pauline E. Dungate
The Devil's Comedy by Brian Stableford

Edited by David A. Sutton with an foreword by Joel Lane.

“Unease and a vague repulsion are usually mixed with a profound, even obsessive fascination with the city’s shrouded history and buried secrets. Like sex, the streets of Venice inspire both intense joy and severe anxiety. Something in the air, and more especially the water, seems not quite wholesome. The reflections of the ancient buildings in the still water promise entry to a forbidden world.”

Phantoms Of Venice was launched at the 2007 Fantasycon event.

“The reader plunges into some fine storytellers and their tales - with no gimmicks or overdone plots... Stories that twist and turn the reader until the end.” — Cemetery Dance

— About The Editor

David A. Sutton (b. 1947) was recognised for his devotion to and achievement in the genre over many years, with the British Fantasy Society’s ‘Special Award’ in 1994. He has also received the World Fantasy Award, The International Horror Guild Award and twelve British Fantasy Awards since 1978. From producing his own small press magazine, Shadow Fantasy Literature Review and extensive editorial and administrative jobs for the British Fantasy Society and fantasy conventions during the 1970s, he has also been involved in editing and publishing a number of small press publications besides, including the multiple award-winning Fantasy Tales magazine, Dark Horizons and Fantasy Media.

More recently he compiled Voices from Shadow, a small non-fiction anthology celebrating the 20th anniversary of his first genre magazine, and an anthology of new ghost and horror tales, Phantoms of Venice. Earlier fiction anthologies under his editorship include, New Writings in Horror & the Supernatural (two volumes), The Satyr’s Head & Other Tales of Terror, and, jointly edited with Stephen Jones, The Best Horror from Fantasy Tales, The Anthology of Fantasy and the Supernatural, Dark Voices: The Pan Book of Horror Stories (five volumes) and the acclaimed Dark Terrors series from Gollancz.

His short stories have appeared in a number of periodicals and anthologies, including Skeleton Crew, Beyond, Kimota, Best New Horror 2 and 7, Final Shadows, Cold Fear, Taste of Fear, The Mammoth Book of Zombies, The Mammoth Book of Werewolves, The New Lovecraft Circle, Shadows Over Innsmouth, The Merlin Chronicles, Beneath the Ground and When Graveyards Yawn.

He lives in Birmingham from where he regularly rambles through the surrounding hills, woodland, countryside and mud. When not poring over Ordnance Survey maps he is working on a batch of new short stories. His debut collection, from Crowswing, is Clinically Dead & Other Tales of the Supernatural.

Don't forget to check out David's website at : http://uk.geocities.com/david.sutton986@btinternet.com

— About The Artist

Edward Miller is the pseudonym of award-winning British fantasy artist Les Edwards, a professional illustrator for over thirty-five years. He has worked in many fields and areas but is best known for the huge number of book jackets he has produced in the Fantasy, Science Fiction and Horror genres. He is a seven time recipient of the British Fantasy Award for Best Artist, has been nominated for a World Fantasy Award three times, and for a Chesley Award on two occasions. Plus he is an enthusiastic member of the British Fantasy Society.

See the spectacular galleries of artwork at : www.edwardmiller.co.uk and www.lesedwards.com