Description
| Product ID: | 9781846976568 |
| Product Form: | Hardback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Dark Encounters |
| Subtitle: | A Collection of Ghost Stories |
| Authors: | Author: William, CBE Croft Dickinson |
| Page Count: | 224 |
| Subjects: | Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary, Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945), Thriller / suspense fiction, Horror and supernatural fiction, Classic horror and ghost stories, Short stories, Thriller / suspense, Horror & ghost stories, Classic horror & ghost stories, Short stories |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating Dark Encounters is a collection of classic and elegantly unsettling ghost stories first published in 1963. A spine-tingling collection, these tales are set in the brooding landscape of Scotland, with an air of historic authenticity – often referring to real events, objects and people. Tales of suspense for the twilight hour...Dark Encounters is a collection of classic and elegantly unsettling ghost stories. A spine-tingling collection, these tales are set in the brooding landscape of Scotland, with an air of historic authenticity – often referring to real events, objects and people. From a demonic text that leaves its readers strangled to the murderous spectre of a feudal baron, this is a crucial addition to the long and distinguished cannon of Scottish ghost stories.For those who seek out the unnerving, the unknown and the unexplainable, Dark Encounters is guaranteed to raise the hair on the back of your neck.This edition features a rare story – ''The MacGregor Skull'' – which was the last story every written by the author and posthumously serialised in the Scotsman in 1963. |
| Imprint Name: | Polygon An Imprint of Birlinn Limited |
| Publisher Name: | Birlinn General |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2023-10-05 |