The Pan Book of Horror Stories

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Cook pays a visit to the houseboat. It’s a fair bet he won’t be eating any kebabs in the foreseeable future. What we did, pretty much from the time we started telling stories, is we gather around, and someone would tell a story. And whoever heard that story would go someplace else and tell that story, but with their own flourish, right? So the story starts to change already in the first retelling. And then someone else would hear it and they would tell it to somebody else and it would change again, so it’s like this eternal game of telephone. Furnishing lists of choice, from the Women’s Prize to Waterstones Thriller of the Month, Mantle publishes high quality writing and brilliant storytelling with a broad appeal that often features stories of ‘the outsider’ — those unsung heroes and heroines who change things for the better. The early editions of the Pan Book of Horror Stories were notable for their lurid cover art [2] and Van Thal's introduction of stories by new authors alongside classics of the genre. The first edition included works by Peter Fleming, Muriel Spark, Bram Stoker and C. S. Forester. Later volumes featured Ray Bradbury and Lord Dunsany among others. Basil Copper made his debut in fifth volume, with the story "The Spider". [3] The series also published work by Charles Birkin, R. Chetwynd-Hayes and Alex Hamilton. [4] After volume nine, Van Thal placed a heavier reliance on new authors. The series grew in popularity and was the stepping stone for much new talent. [1] In the 1970s, the increasingly violent content of the Pan Books provoked some controversy. [4] In the early 1980s a slow decline in standards was observed. Popularity rose again in the late decade, but a multitude of reprint stories from Stephen King and a severe slide in quality ended the iconic series in 1989. The last book is now a rare collectors item, owing to the small print run it received. A reprint of the initial Pan Book of Horror was published in October 2010, with an introduction by Pan expert Johnny Mains.

urn:oclc:record:1392314528 Foldoutcount 0 Identifier panbookofhorrors0000unse Identifier-ark ark:/13960/s2dgzjj7qhk Invoice 1652 Isbn 9781509860104 With such a weight of contention, any attempt at a list of ‘best’ horror novels is doomed to disagreement. That’s fine. All lists are subjective. We have, however, tried to celebrate the breadth of horror—to highlight those books that establish something about the genre or push it forward into new realms. It’s worth noting that we have confined our choices to novels. Short horror fiction has a parallel ­­but distinct history that would require a survey all of its own. In the run-up to Halloween in October 2018, BBC Radio 4 broadcast Anita Sullivan's reinterpretations of five stories from the 1962 Second Pan Book Of Horror Stories as part of the station's 15 Minute Drama series. [5] Reception and influence [ edit ]One of the things that I do and one of the things that I think a lot of authors do when they’re retelling stories is they’re finding the empty space in the original story and filling it in for themselves. That was me, wanting to answer this question of ‘Why does Hook hate Peter Pan?’ I filled in the space. I don’t think I answered every question, and so there’s still imaginative space in there for the reader to fill in that space for themselves. We are passionate about the range of our publishing - compelling crime and psychological fiction, bestselling international thrillers, prize-winning historical fiction, and market-leading women’s fiction - as well as TikTok stars of the now and tomorrow. Our non-fiction encompasses bestselling narrative non fiction, memoir, business and celebrity autobiography in both the creative and sporting fields. Our strength lies in the range of books we publish and our teams’ commitment to deliver on maximising our sales in each of our markets worldwide. Stanley Ellin - The Speciality Of The House: Laffler introduces his underling Costain to the delights of Shirro's restaurant, the finest men-only meaterie one could ever wish to find, especially when "Lamb Amirstan" is on the menu .... Among the finest non-supernatural lycanthrope stories and a thoroughly ghastly twist just when you think the worst is over. The thing that first attracted me to the books was the lurid cover design that would sometimes thrill, occasionally titillate but usually disgust and intrigue. Combine the strong, vivid cover designs together with stories from new authors as well as classic authors and you had a winning combination.

It really gets into this issues of fandom and ownership and what is the authentic character?” said Henry. “Is there an authentic character or is there space for all of these ideas to exist?” What’s next? Whatever Henry puts her mind, and pen, to next — whether it be a fresh spin on an old tale or something less explicitly connected to our “eternal game of telephone” — I’ll be reading. Kids have to live in an unjust world, too, and they see that unfairness and injustice and, sometimes, horror, whether we adults like it or not. Lost Boyis the story of Jamie beginning to truly process the lifetimes of horror he has witnessed during his time with Peter. Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 2023-01-12 09:30:58 Bookplateleaf 0002 Boxid IA40407813 Camera Sony Alpha-A6300 (Control) Collection_set printdisabled External-identifier Ocr tesseract 5.0.0-1-g862e Ocr_detected_lang en Ocr_detected_lang_conf 1.0000 Ocr_detected_script Latin Ocr_detected_script_conf 0.9892 Ocr_module_version 0.0.15 Ocr_parameters -l eng Old_pallet IA-WL-2000085 Openlibrary_editionIt’s not a YA book. It’s a book that’s written for adults. It goes in the adult section, so I hope that will mitigate some of the concerns, but I have spoken to a few parents who have come up to me at signings and said, ‘I have a 12-year-old who really loves Peter Pan. Would she like this?’ And I’m like, ‘Maybe you want to wait a couple of years.’ It’s a case-by-case basis. Usually I do say that my editor calls it Lord of the Flies meets Peter Pan. If your kids aren’t ready for Lord of the Flies, they’re probably not ready for my book, either.” Putting a spin on an existing story is nothing new. Peter Pan first appeared as a character in the Scottish writer’s 1902 adult novel The Little White Birdbefore getting his own 1904 stage play, dramatized in the 2004 Johnny Depp movie (and current musical) Finding Neverland.After that, Barrie wrote the 1911 novel Peter and Wendy. As a result of reading the more trashy stories in the 1980s I was inspired to read more in the series and this provided exposure to classic authors and their deeper story-telling in the earlier editions. Henry speaks of the collaborative nature of these ongoing myths. In her own storytelling, she often looks for the “imaginative space” in existing stories… I have to hold my hands up and admit to never having heard of the Pan Horror series prior to receiving this, so where better place to start than with the reprint of the book that started it all off. First published in 1959 and edited by Herbert van Thal, the Pan Horror series came to feature many prolific writers of the horror genre and ran till 1989, six years after van Thal’s death.