Why read Damnable Tales?

Book cover of Damnable Tales: A Folk Horror Anthology

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'Wicked witches, bad fairies, and the restless dead be damned, for those who are looking to fill up their folk horror fiction shelves, Damnable Tales is a must-have' Andy Paciorek, Horrified Magazine
'I had to keep pulling myself away from it so I didn't finish it in one sitting .…

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1 author picked Damnable Tales as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Marion Gibson

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This illustrated collection of weird, chilling, quirky stories of ghosts, witches, and occult creatures includes very famous writers such as M.R. James, Edith Nesbit, and Thomas Hardy, as well as less well-known ones like Bernard Capes and John Collier.

I saved up their tales, rationing myself to one per day because they were such a pleasure, each one a neat little parcel of beautifully shivery words.

Being worried about pagan sacrifice and lurking monsters was a lot better than worrying about real stuff, and this horrid, lovely book made me happy.

From Marion's 3 favorite reads in 2023.