Fear in the Blood

Tales from the Dark Lineages of the Weird
Through eighteen dark tales bubbling with the ghostly and the occult, Mike Ashley traces the phenomenon of families in which a talent for channelling the Weird passes down the generations, showcasing six lineages whose names echo through the halls of speculative fiction: Dickens, Hawthorne, Le Fanu, Pangborn, Marryat and Aiken.
Timothy followed, in his dream, and saw the ungainly, yet agile creature clamber in through the cat-flap. He could hear the flip-flop as it went up the stairs, and he woke himself, screaming, in a tangle of sheet and blanket.On Sunday night the dream was even worse.Through eighteen dark tales bubbling with the ghostly and the occult, Mike Ashley traces the phenomenon of families in which a talent for channelling the Weird passes down the generations, showcasing six lineages whose names echo through the halls of speculative fiction: Dickens, Hawthorne, Le Fanu, Pangborn, Marryat and Aiken. With a story each from selected members of these families along with introductions on the history of their bloodlines, this collection explores unexpected connections and the strange influences that define us while offering a rare selection of chilling Weird fiction.

Contributor: Mike Ashley (Edited by)

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