by Basil Copper
Edited by Stephen Jones
Illustrated by Dave Carson, Les Edwards, Bob Eggleton, Allen Koszowski and Randy Broecker
(a) PS Publishing, UK • hc • £35.00
ISBN: 978-1-848630-68-0
(b) PS Publishing, UK • hc (Signed Slipcased Set limited to 200 copies) • £100.00
ISBN: 978-1-848630-69-7
Cover by Stephen E. Fabian
(c) as DARKNESS, MIST & SHADOW: THE COLLECTED MACABRE TALES OF BASIL COPPER VOLUME TWO
Drugstore Indian Press, UK (2013) • tp • £9.99
ISBN 978-1-848636-34-7
(2nd printing, 2014 • £9.99)
Cover by Stephen E. Fabian
[Note: This volume includes the final eight stories in the original Volume One and the first eight stories in the original Volume Two.]
(c) as DARKNESS, MIST & SHADOW: THE COLLECTED MACABRE TALES OF BASIL COPPER VOLUME THREE
Drugstore Indian Press, UK (2013) • tp • £9.99
ISBN 978-1-848636-35-4
(2nd printing, 2014 • £9.99)
[Note: This volume adds an 'Introduction' by Christopher Fowler and 'An Interview with Basil Copper' by Johnny Mains,
and includes the remaining twenty-three stories in the original Volume Two.]
Cover by Stephen E. Fabian
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Collected together for the first time in two handsomely produced volumes from PS Publishing are all the
supernatural and macabre short stories and novellas of legendary British writer Basil Copper. Drawn
from numerous collections, anthologies and magazines as varied as the award-winning Dark Terrors
series, rare and collectible compilations edited by Stephen Jones and Peter Haining, and the
author's own highly-prized books from Fedogan & Bremer, these two extensive collections contain
more than four decades' worth of weird fiction from one of the genre's most renowned
practitioners. In this second volume you will find such classics of the macabre
as 'The Candle in the Skull' (read over Hallowe'en on BBC Radio 4), 'Better Dead' the acclaimed
Lovecraftian novella 'Beyond the Reef', 'Bright Blades Gleaming', 'Ill Met by Daylight', and
the first printing of the author's preferred version of his final published short story, 'Voices
in the Water'. With an critical Introduction by broadcaster Kim Newman, volume
two of Darkness, Mist and Shadow: The Collected Macabre Tales of Basil Copper also contains
original illustrations by Randy Broecker, Dave Carson, Les Edwards, Bob Eggleton and Allen
Koszowski, along with a stunning cover painting by Stephen E. Fabian.
| INTRODUCTION |
Kim Newman |
| THE CANDLE IN THE SKULL |
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| WISH YOU WERE HERE |
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| BETTER DEAD |
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| BEYOND THE REEF |
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| DEATH OF A DEMI-GOD |
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| READER, I BURIED HIM! |
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| BRIGHT BLADES GLEAMING |
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| WHEN GREEK MEETS GREEK |
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| LINE ENGAGED |
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| ONE FOR THE POT |
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| IN A DARKLING WOOD |
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| THE GRASS |
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| RIDING THE CHARIOT |
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| FINAL DESTINATION |
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| THE OBELISK |
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| OUT THERE |
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| THE SUMMERHOUSE |
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| AS THE CROW FLIES |
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| POETIC JUSTICE |
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| ILL MET BY DAYLIGHT |
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| CHARING CROSS-DOVER-CHARING CROSS |
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| THERE LIES THE DANGER . . . |
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| QUEEN BEE |
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| DEATH OF A NOBODY |
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| REFLECTIONS |
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| THE WHITE TRAIN |
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| HUNTED BY WOLVES |
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| STORM OVER STROMJOLLY |
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| THE SILVER SALAMANDER |
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| VOICES IN THE WATER |
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Reviews
"Every now and then a book is published which defines the horror genre. A book which transcends normal publishing to become a landmark. PS Publishing's mammoth collection of Basil Copper's short stories is just such an occasion."
—TALES FROM THE BLACK ABYSS, April 21, 2010
"A considered purchase, yes, but a purchase that will reward you with every story you read. If you are a fan of Basil Copper—these books are a welcome addition to any collection and if you are discovering Basil Copper for the first time, what are you waiting for? Buy the books now before they become extremely sought after collectibles."
—Johnny Mains
ALL THINGS HORROR, April 2010
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