Her short stories have been picked for a number of year’s best anthologies and she has won the Shirley Jackson Award for Short Fiction.ĭan Coxon’s non-fiction anthology Writing the Uncanny (co-edited with Richard V. Elwood, along with the forthcoming The Other Lives of Miss Emily White.

Her other titles include Mistletoe, The Hidden People, The Crow Garden and The Unquiet House.

Of her second book, Dead Relatives, the Guardian said, ‘This short story collection confirms the author’s reputation in the field of literary horror.’Īlison Littlewood’s first book, A Cold Season, was selected for the Richard and Judy Book Club. Lucie McKnight Hardy’s debut novel, Water Shall Refuse Them, was published by Dead Ink Books in 2019. His most recent work includes the Obsidian Heart trilogy (Titan Books), a 30th anniversary short story collection, Warts And All (PS Publishing), and, as editor, the anthologies After Sundown, Beyond the Veil and Close To Midnight (Flame Tree Press). Discussing everything from the Gothic tradition to the current resurgence in horror fiction, and the lasting appeal of ghost stories, the panel will attempt to answer the question: why do we love being scared? Featuring Mark Morris, Alison Littlewood, Lucie McKnight Hardy and Dan Coxon.Īward-winning writer and editor Mark Morris has around forty books and a dozen audio dramas to his name. From Bram Stoker to Stephen King, as a society we have always been attracted to scary stories.

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