Topic: Peter Haining - Summoned From The Tomb (Read 172 times)
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Peter Haining - Summoned From The Tomb « Thread Started on Dec 2, 2008, 9:58pm »
Peter Haining (ed) - Summoned From The Tomb (Sidgwick & Jackson, 1973: originally Digit, 1966)
Introduction - Peter Haining
Washington Irving - Guests From Gibbet Island Edgar Allan Poe - Hop-Frog J. S. Le Fanu - The Bully Of Chapelizod Alexander Pushkin - The Coffin-Maker Bram Stoker - The Judges House Jules Verne - The Ordeal Of Dr. Trifulgas Ambrose Bierce - A Watcher By The Dead Thomas Mann - The Wardrobe M. R. James - There Was A Man Dwelt By A Churchyard Algernon Blackwood - The Goblin’s Collection H. P. Lovecraft - Beyond The Wall Of Sleep August Derleth - The Whippoorwills In The Hills Edogawa Rampo - The Caterpillar Basil Copper - The Academy Of Pain Robert Bloch - Floral Tribute Ray Bradbury - The Scythe
As with many of the early Hainings, this one falls into the “nice to have” as opposed to the “indispensable” category. The original Summoned From The Tomb (Digit, 1966) was, according to Haining “my first professionally compiled collection (I had prior to it edited one anthology of classic horror stories but this had been before I became fully involved in the world of publishing)”. Writing in 1973, Haining reflects in his introduction:
“Finally, let me add that in revising this volume I have added to it one or two stories from another subsequent collection of mine, Legends For The Dark, which is similarly out of print and while not in my opinion being worthy of reissue itself, did contain some gems which should not suffer because of the dross they appeared with”
Actually, he reprinted five stories from Legends …, namely, those by Verne, Lovecraft, Copper, Bloch and Bradbury. But it’s the alleged “dross” we’re all interested in, so here’s the roll of shame:
Arthur Porges - Solomon’s Demon Robert Sheckley - The Altar August Derleth - Here, Daemos! Wesley Rosenquest - The Secret Of The Vault Edward D. Ludwig - A Night With Hecate
From the first, I set myself against "literature"; the story was the thing, and no amount of style could persuade me to select a story that lacked genuine, unadulterated horror. For those who wanted something high-brow there was plenty.
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Re: Peter Haining - Summoned From The Tomb « Reply #2 on Feb 19, 2009, 9:40am »
Great question. I'm only surprised Mr. Haining wasn't picked up on his silly mistake more often.
Well, it's taken until just before dawn but I eventually managed to establish contact with the disembodied spirit of Peter Haining via the Ouija board. He would like you to know that he chose Summoned From The Tomb as the title for this collection of ghost and horror stories because "I liked it. Of course, this was very early in my career and little did I realise the inclusion of Hop Frog in a collection bearing that name would so deeply traumatise someone on a message board forty years later. I apologise for all the distress caused by my thoughtlessness and would be most grateful were you to forgive me this oversight so I may at last rest in peace."
What a relief to have that one settled after all this time.
From the first, I set myself against "literature"; the story was the thing, and no amount of style could persuade me to select a story that lacked genuine, unadulterated horror. For those who wanted something high-brow there was plenty.
Re: Peter Haining - Summoned From The Tomb « Reply #3 on Feb 19, 2009, 10:33am »
Stil, its almost a sily a mistake as having Stocton's "Repulsive force" story in a colection called "A watch by the dead", having tales by Poe, Hawthorne and Gaskell, among others.A comical proto science fiction story which has nothing of the horrible or disqueting about it at all? Sure, it'll fit right in.
Though I dont mind it, as it's quite a fair tale, and even if it's more on the side of Poe's sorry excuse of "humour" unlike things like "Lionising" or "The man who was used it", it had some horrible streak to it.
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Re: Peter Haining - Summoned From The Tomb « Reply #4 on Oct 22, 2009, 11:41am »
Peter Haining (ed) - Summoned From The Tomb (Digit, 1966)
Introduction - Peter Haining
Robert Bloch - Hell On Earth Washington Irving - Guests From Gibbet Island Bram Stoker - The Judges House J. S. Le Fanu - The Bully Of Chapelizod Ivar Jorgensen - The Curse Alexander Pushkin - The Coffin-Maker Clive Pemberton - "Purple Eyes" Ambrose Bierce - A Watcher By The Dead August Derleth - The Whippoorwills In The Hills Edgar Allan Poe - Hop-Frog
Relieved friend Milan ( interzone site coming any day now) of the "Screaming Shuddering Spine-chilling TEN horror classics by the great masters of suspense" original this morning and was pleased to find three stories hadn't made the much expanded hardback and i don't think i've seen Hell On Earth (Weird Tales, March 1942) anyplace else. Groovy graveyard cover artwork to.
From the first, I set myself against "literature"; the story was the thing, and no amount of style could persuade me to select a story that lacked genuine, unadulterated horror. For those who wanted something high-brow there was plenty.
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