Oswell Blakeston (1907–1985), though one of the great British masters of short horror and supernatural fiction, has never before had these tales collected. Here, for the first time, the bulk of his output in the genre is brought together, including numerous extremely hard to find pieces. Added to this are two appendices, the subject of which is the artist and occultist Austin Osman Spare (1886-1956), who Blakeston was closely associated with.
Standard hardcover edition of 250 copies, thread-stitched and lithographically printed in Italy on a fine 140 g/m Italian rough ivory paper with raspberry-colored 170 g/m Sirio endpapers. The cover is printed on snow-colored Fedrigoni Tela, with a dustjacket printed on a 250 g/m sesame-colored felt-marked kraft paper.
Limited to 250 copies. 248 pages.
ISBN-13: 978-1-64525-172-9
Size, unbound: 165mm x 240mm
Printed in Italy, 2025
Contents:
A Note on the Texts / 7
The Crack / 11
The Fear From the Lake / 35
Sluice Gates / 43
Superintendent Deering Puts a Question / 51
Adventure Without Asking / 59
The House Opposite / 75
The Mysterious Fluid / 81
The Hut / 93
Superintendent Deering’s Dilemma / 105
Death for the Gander / 115
The Disappearance / 121
The Flying Worm / 131
The Grim Case of Mrs. John / 143
The Count / 161
Borderlines / 171
The Solution / 185
The Secret of the Graves / 193
Appendices
Appendix I—An Initiate Speaks / 233
Appendix II—Magicians in London: A Recollection / 241
