The Yellow Booke

Don't you believe that classic horror should be given the same attentive treatment that mainstream literature gets from artists, critics, and publishers? Don't you believe that the world's best supernatural fiction, horror fiction, and weird tales deserve more than a cheap paperback with a scanty bio and a kitschy, photo-shopped cover? Don't you believe that effective, masterful horror literature has the same ability to change and re-contextualize human life? At Oldstyle Tales, we believe that too: we believe that humanity's greatest possibilities can be awakened from our deepest fears, that our brightest dreams shine clearer in the midst of our darkest nightmares, and that elegantly written, emotionally rich horror fiction has the capacity to change lives and inspire living. A compendium of original horror stories (some written in the vein of classic supernaturalists such as M. R. James, J. S. Le Fanu, H. P. Lovecraft, Ambrose Bierce, and William Hope Hodgson, others written to push, test, and redefine the boundaries of the postmodern horror tale) "The Yellow Booke" is an original publication from Oldstyle Tales Press, whose annotated and illustrated critical editions of classic horror have piqued international interest from fans and scholars alike. "The Yellow Booke" contributes to Oldstyle Tales' mission of invigorating interest in the classial past of the horror genre, while inspiring and encouraging those who would participate directly in its future. In these pages you will find mystery, weird fiction, body horror, science fictions, ghost stories, dark fantasies, and other strange tales written by living authors -- some professional, some amateur, and all deeply talented in conveying what M. R. James called "a pleasing terror..." Authors included in this anthology are C. M. MULLER, ROBERT SUBIAGA JR., THOM NEWELL, TARAL WAYNE, JEFF BAKER, MATTHEW E. BANKS, DOUGLAS KEMP, ALLEN J. GITTENS, CHARLES WILKINSON, ASH HARTWELL, M. GRANT KELLERMEYER, and EDWARD MOORE