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Post by ropardoe on Mar 14, 2017 19:23:12 GMT
Here's the announcement of the new G&S/Sarob Press project from the latest G&S Newsletter:
Now that the Ghosts & Scholars Book of Shadows MRJ prequels/sequels project is complete, I have some good news about the next G&S/Sarob Press collaboration. The Ghosts & Scholars Book of Folk Horror (which will probably be the subtitle, rather than the main title) is set to be published by Sarob late in 2018. The plan is to include reprints of nine or ten of my favourite folk horror stories from G&S in the first half of the book, concentrating particularly on the lesser-known ones. The second half will consist of a roughly equal number of new Jamesian folk horror tales. It's difficult to define what exactly is meant by the term "folk horror", but I especially like Stephen Gray's on his Folk Horror website (www.folkhorror.com/): "Folk horror is a sub-genre of horror fiction... characterised by reference to European, pagan traditions. Stories typically involve standing stone circles, earthworks, elaborate rituals or nature deities. While the genre is not overtly concerned with Christian ideology, frequently used terms such as 'demon' and 'devil' appear to associate folk horror with Christian demonology". Many (most?) of M.R. James's own stories fit within this category, of course, and folk horror in the James tradition covers a fair amount of ground. Everyone is welcome to submit stories for the new section of the book (regardless of whether or not you're also likely to be represented in the reprints section). If in doubt as to whether your idea comes within the scope of the book (e.g. does folk horror really need to have a European setting?), I'd be happy to discuss it with you first. The deadline for submissions is December 31st this year.
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Post by helrunar on Mar 14, 2017 22:30:03 GMT
What an awesome concept for a book! I love it!
cheers, H.
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Post by Swampirella on Mar 14, 2017 22:55:18 GMT
What an awesome concept for a book! I love it! cheers, H. Me too; I can only hope it's "affordably priced"!
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Post by Michael Connolly on Mar 15, 2017 13:00:52 GMT
Here's the announcement of the new G&S/Sarob Press project from the latest G&S Newsletter: Now that the Ghosts & Scholars Book of Shadows MRJ prequels/sequels project is complete, I have some good news about the next G&S/Sarob Press collaboration. The Ghosts & Scholars Book of Folk Horror (which will probably be the subtitle, rather than the main title) is set to be published by Sarob late in 2018. The plan is to include reprints of nine or ten of my favourite folk horror stories from G&S in the first half of the book, concentrating particularly on the lesser-known ones. The second half will consist of a roughly equal number of new Jamesian folk horror tales. It's difficult to define what exactly is meant by the term "folk horror", but I especially like Stephen Gray's on his Folk Horror website (www.folkhorror.com/): "Folk horror is a sub-genre of horror fiction... characterised by reference to European, pagan traditions. Stories typically involve standing stone circles, earthworks, elaborate rituals or nature deities. While the genre is not overtly concerned with Christian ideology, frequently used terms such as 'demon' and 'devil' appear to associate folk horror with Christian demonology". Many (most?) of M.R. James's own stories fit within this category, of course, and folk horror in the James tradition covers a fair amount of ground. Everyone is welcome to submit stories for the new section of the book (regardless of whether or not you're also likely to be represented in the reprints section). If in doubt as to whether your idea comes within the scope of the book (e.g. does folk horror really need to have a European setting?), I'd be happy to discuss it with you first. The deadline for submissions is December 31st this year. For a long time I've had an idea for a suitable story: Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson in "The Adventure of the Stoneground Gargoyle". However, someone else will have to write it!
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Post by ropardoe on Mar 16, 2017 12:07:18 GMT
What an awesome concept for a book! I love it! cheers, H. I thought so. I first got the idea (though I think it was in the back of my mind for some time before) from Robert Macfarlane's superb folk horror article in The Guardian. (http://www.theguardian.com/books/2015/apr/10/eeriness-english-countryside-robert-macfarlane)
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Post by helrunar on Mar 16, 2017 12:44:15 GMT
Thanks, Rosemary, for that link--I am pretty sure I read that story when it was published. I'm on a Folk Horror Revival group on the Book of Face and it has been interesting to read of this new way of writing about work that has charmed and fascinated me for most of my aware life throughout my now nearly six decades in this Earthwalk.
MRJ's work does come up a fair amount in discussions of this new way of thinking about this type of tale. The most frequently referenced, as one would expect, is Night of the Demon and "Casting the Runes," and secondarily, I think, through the Ghost story for Xmas films. But some folks in the online group are just as interested in the literary origins, and some even more so than the filmic extrapolations. Night of the Demon was a favorite film of mine as a child and has remained so ever since. (Yes, I was an unusual child!)
cheers, H.
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Post by Michael Connolly on Mar 16, 2017 13:21:25 GMT
What an awesome concept for a book! I love it! cheers, H. I thought so. I first got the idea (though I think it was in the back of my mind for some time before) from Robert Macfarlane's superb folk horror article in The Guardian. (http://www.theguardian.com/books/2015/apr/10/eeriness-english-countryside-robert-macfarlane) Here's another title for a story. "The Portable Antiquities Scheme", which I heard on the news in relation to gold being found in a piano.
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Post by Michael Connolly on May 13, 2017 12:55:06 GMT
Here's the announcement of the new G&S/Sarob Press project from the latest G&S Newsletter: Now that the Ghosts & Scholars Book of Shadows MRJ prequels/sequels project is complete, I have some good news about the next G&S/Sarob Press collaboration. The Ghosts & Scholars Book of Folk Horror (which will probably be the subtitle, rather than the main title) is set to be published by Sarob late in 2018. The plan is to include reprints of nine or ten of my favourite folk horror stories from G&S in the first half of the book, concentrating particularly on the lesser-known ones. The second half will consist of a roughly equal number of new Jamesian folk horror tales. It's difficult to define what exactly is meant by the term "folk horror", but I especially like Stephen Gray's on his Folk Horror website (www.folkhorror.com/): "Folk horror is a sub-genre of horror fiction... characterised by reference to European, pagan traditions. Stories typically involve standing stone circles, earthworks, elaborate rituals or nature deities. While the genre is not overtly concerned with Christian ideology, frequently used terms such as 'demon' and 'devil' appear to associate folk horror with Christian demonology". Many (most?) of M.R. James's own stories fit within this category, of course, and folk horror in the James tradition covers a fair amount of ground. Everyone is welcome to submit stories for the new section of the book (regardless of whether or not you're also likely to be represented in the reprints section). If in doubt as to whether your idea comes within the scope of the book (e.g. does folk horror really need to have a European setting?), I'd be happy to discuss it with you first. The deadline for submissions is December 31st this year. I read an excellent folk horror story last night, "The Wishing Well" by E.F. Benson. It's got superstition, witchcraft and lust. It was illustrated by Hugh Rankin (signed as Doak) for Weird Tales, July 1929.
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Post by mrhappy on May 14, 2017 1:16:13 GMT
Ghosts & Farmers: Book of Silos?
Whatever the title I will be purchasing this.
Mr. Happy
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Post by ropardoe on May 14, 2017 15:33:32 GMT
Ghosts & Farmers: Book of Silos? Whatever the title I will be purchasing this. Mr. Happy For the discerning Australian reader, may I offer you Bishops and Bunyips (yes, the Haunted Library has published a story about a bunyip!).
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Post by Swampirella on May 14, 2017 15:45:44 GMT
Ghosts & Farmers: Book of Silos? Whatever the title I will be purchasing this. Mr. Happy For the discerning Australian reader, may I offer you Bishops and Bunyips (yes, the Haunted Library has published a story about a bunyip!). Canadian editions: Scythes and Snowmen. If you're in Vancouver where it doesn't get very cold "Rain and Revenants". Just being silly; I have no idea if any of those topics are in the Haunted Library but they certainly should be.
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Post by ropardoe on May 14, 2017 17:06:30 GMT
For the discerning Australian reader, may I offer you Bishops and Bunyips (yes, the Haunted Library has published a story about a bunyip!). Canadian editions: Scythes and Snowmen. If you're in Vancouver where it doesn't get very cold "Rain and Revenants". Just being silly; I have no idea if any of those topics are in the Haunted Library but they certainly should be. There was certainly a G&S story about a spooky snowman: "Mr Cheddock Comes to Tea" by Kate Haynes. Not with a Canadian setting though.
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Post by helrunar on May 14, 2017 18:46:43 GMT
Ro, have you ever read "Mothering Sunday" by John Keir Cross? A snowman is involved.. it's all told in a rather uncanny fashion. A synopsis does absolutely no justice to this one. The tale was published in JKC's Best Black Magic Stories, circa 1960.
Best, H.
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Post by ropardoe on May 15, 2017 8:16:05 GMT
Ro, have you ever read "Mothering Sunday" by John Keir Cross? A snowman is involved.. it's all told in a rather uncanny fashion. A synopsis does absolutely no justice to this one. The tale was published in JKC's Best Black Magic Stories, circa 1960. Best, H. It doesn't ring a bell, though I suspect I have read the book - many, many years ago. Maybe we should start a thread on spooky snowmen (if there isn't one already). Makes a change from scarecrows! Having suggested that, my mind has now gone a complete blank.
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Post by rawlinson on May 15, 2017 23:35:21 GMT
There's a very good snowman story in the Chris Priestley Christmas collection.
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