Ramsey Campbell and Modern Horror Fiction
Distributed for Liverpool University Press
190 pages
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6 x 9
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© 2001
Ramsey Campbell is one of the world’s leading writers of supernatural stories, although he has received far less attention than other practitioners of the genre. Joshi focuses in a thematic rather than chronological approach on the whole of Campbell’s rich and varied work, from his early tales to the powerfully innovative stories collected in Demons by Daylight. The Doll Who Ate His Mother (1975) to Silent Children (1999) are also examined in detail. Throughout this book, the author places Campbell’s oeuvre within the context of contemporary horror literature.
Contents
Abbreviations
Preface
My Roots Exhumed, by Ramsey Campbell
I. Biography and Overview
II. The Lovecraftian Fiction
III. The Demons by Daylight Period
IV. The Transformation of Supernaturalism
V. Dreams and Reality
VI. Horrors of the City
VII. Paranoia
VIII. The Child as Victim and Villain
IX. Miscellaneous Writings
Conclusion
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Preface
My Roots Exhumed, by Ramsey Campbell
I. Biography and Overview
II. The Lovecraftian Fiction
III. The Demons by Daylight Period
IV. The Transformation of Supernaturalism
V. Dreams and Reality
VI. Horrors of the City
VII. Paranoia
VIII. The Child as Victim and Villain
IX. Miscellaneous Writings
Conclusion
Notes
Bibliography
Index
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