Halloweird: Classic Stories from the Season of Samhain

In the flickering candlelight of pitchy Autumn nights, malevolent spirits crowd the gloom and weird, terrible things come to pass. Ever since the days of the druidic Samhain, storytellers have observed the tradition of spinning tall, twisted tales of dark magic, spectral stalkings and unearthly creatures to mark this festival's uniquely frightening aura. Collecting up a haunting haul of tales and a handful of weird seasonal poetry from across the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, this new volume celebrates the riotous weird of the Halloween season through the works of legendary ghost story writers such as Edith Wharton alongside rare literary treats, rediscovered by Johnny Mains and returning to print for the first time since their original publication.

Author: Johnny Mains
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: British Library
Published: 09/02/2025
Series: British Library Hardback Classics
Pages: 320
Weight: 1.85lbs
Size: 8.35h x 5.98w x 1.18d
ISBN: 9780712355025