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Title: RAMSEY CAMPBELL AND MODERN HORROR FICTION
By: S. T. Joshi, Ramsey Campbell
Format: Paperback

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ISBN 10: 0853237751
ISBN 13: 9780853237754
Publisher: LIVERPOOL UNIVERSITY PRESS
Pub. date: 7 January, 2001
Series: Liverpool Science Fiction Texts & Studies v. 23
Pages: 190
Description: 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. This work focuses on the Campbell's varied work, from his early tales to the innovative stories collected in "Demons by Daylight: The Doll Who Ate His Mother" (1975) to "Silent Children".
Synopsis: 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.
Illustrations: 1 black & white tables
Publication: UK
Imprint: Liverpool University Press
Returns: Returnable
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