Described as “compulsory reading” by respected author Neil Gaiman, Kim Newman’s novel AN ENGLISH GHOST STORY is to be published in paperback on 10th October 2014, with a RRP of £7.99.
A dysfunctional British nuclear family seeks a new life away from the big city in the sleepy Somerset countryside. At first their new home, The Hollow, seems to embrace them, creating a rare peace and harmony within the family. When the house turns on them, however, it seems to know just how to hurt them the most – threatening to destroy them from the inside out.
From his beginnings writing short stories for magazines, to writing numerous acclaimed supernatural and horror novels – including the co-authoring of books with Neil Gaiman – Kim Newman has long impressed audiences with his creative brilliance. Forever reasserting himself in our cultural consciousness as a reviewer, guest, and creator of shows on BBC Radios 2, 3 and 4, as well as channels BBC 1, 2 and 4, Kim is also a wellknown
and respected film critic. He writes regularly for Empire and contributes to The Guardian, The Times , Time Out , amongst others. He has won the Bram Stoker Award, the International Horror Guild Award, British Fantasy and British Science Fiction awards, and has been nominated for the Hugo and World Fantasy Awards. A literary luminary, Kim has written numerous bestsellers, including the recognised classic Anno Dracula series, the Diogenes Club series, Jago, The Quorum, Life’s Lottery, Professor Moriarty: The Hound of the D’Urbevilles , as well as non-fiction titles on the history of cinema.
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