Handheld Press presents a new classic short story anthology, combining the supernatural and archaeology. Never before have so many relics from the past caused such delicious and intriguing shivers down the spine. Archaeological historian Amara Thornton of the University of London, and Classical archaeologist Katy Soar from the University of Winchester have curated a selection of twelve outstanding short stories encompassing horror, ghosts, hauntings, and possession, all from archaeological excavation. From a Neolithic rite to Egyptian religion to Roman remains to medieval masonry to some uncanny ceramic tiles in a perfectly ordinary American sun lounge, the relics in these stories are, frankly, horrible. Cover endorsement from well-known UK archaeologist Mike Pitts. Authors include:
· M R James(haunted binoculars), Algernon Blackwood (bestial rites in Wales), Arthur Conan Doyle(Roman ghosts), John Buchan (haunted medieval house), RoseMacaulay (the death caves of the Emperor Tiberius), · ArthurMachen (prehistoric survival), Eleanor Scott (Viking possession), MargeryLawrence (Egyptian death rites), Alan Wace(Macedonian treasure), and Dorothy Quick (the tiles are possessed).
Handheld Press presents a new classic short story anthology, combining the supernatural and archaeology. Archaeological historian Amara Thornton of the University of London, and archaeologist Katy Soar from the University of Winchester have curated stories of horror, ghosts, hauntings, and possession, all from archaeological excavation.
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Ancient remains and ghostly narratives often coincide in the popular imagination, providing fruitful inspiration for chilling tales an insightful introduction placing the stories within their historical context from 19th-century tourism to wartime preoccupations and the evolution of archaeology itself an absorbing and unsettling read. Current Archaeology Even if they dont cause sleepless nights, these stories offer plenty of food for thought about the ways in which survivals from the past have long provided inspiration for all manner of literary unpleasantness. An excellent introductory chapter by the editors discusses key themes and provides important context in common with the sites and relics at the heart of these tales, the stories themselves are very much products of their time. British Archaeology
Contents
Introduction, by Amara Thornton and Katy Soar
1 The Shining Pyramid, by Arthur Machen
2 Through The Veil, by Arthur Conan Doyle
3 The Ape, by E F Benson
4 The Next Heir, by Henrietta Dorothy Everett
5 View From A Hill, by M R James
6 Curse of the Stillborn, by Margery Lawrence
7 The Cure, by Eleanor Scott
8 Ho! The Merry Masons, by John Buchan
9 Cracks of Time, by Dorothy Quick
10 Roman Remains, by Algernon Blackwood
11 Whitewash, by Rose Macaulay
12 The Golden Ring, by Alan Wace
Notes on the text, by Kate Macdonald
Amara Thornton is an archaeological historian at the Institute of Archaeology, University of London. Katy Soar is a lecturer in archaeology at the University of Winchester, UK.
