Synopses & Reviews
What unspeakable horror glimpsed in the basement of a private library in West Yorkshire drove a man to madness and an early grave? What led to an underground echo chamber in a Manchester recording studio being sealed up for good? In 2009 Jeremy Dyson was contacted by a journalist wanting help bringing together accounts of true life ghost stories from across the British Isles. The Haunted Book chronicles the journey Dyson, formerly a hardened skeptic, went on to uncover the truth behind these tales.
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"Dyson nestles in the little vacant chink between Roald Dahl and Borges." —Observer
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"The Haunted Book sets out not merely to entertain, but to embody a creeping menace in the text itself... Open if you dare." —The Independent on Sunday
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"Darkly surreal humour... seemingly innocent scenarios that veer into deep weirdness." —Daily Express
Synopsis
A bewitching, layered collection of terrifying "true-life" horror stories
What unspeakable horror glimpsed in the basement of a private library in West Yorkshire drove a man to madness and an early grave? What led to an underground echo chamber in a Manchester recording studio being sealed up for good? What creature walks the endless sands of Lancashire's Fleetwood
Bay, and what connects it to an unmanned craft washed ashore in Port Elizabeth, nearly 6,000 miles away? Jeremy Dyson was contacted by a journalist wanting help bringing together accounts of true life ghost stories from across the British Isles. This book chronicles the journey that Dyson, formerly a hardened skeptic, went on to uncover the truth behind these tales.
About the Author
Jeremy Dyson is best known as the cocreator of the BAFTA award-winning comedy series The League of Gentlemen. He is the author of three works of fiction, including Never Trust a Rabbit.