’At Last, an Authoritative Compendium to (Fictional) Haunted Buildings for the Delight and Exploration of Reader-Travelers Around the Globe.’
For nearly forty years, renowned paranormal investigator Professor Charlatan Bardot has examined, documented, and acquired stories of haunted buildings around the world. Partnered with leading anthologist Eric J. Guignard, and gifted artists Steve Lines and James Gabb, the greatest of Charlatan’s discoveries are made available now in this comprehensive travel anthology!
From the Philippines’ tragic Ame-Soeur Clothing Factory, to Sweden’s reverent Fish Church; from Tanzania’s vengeful Unguja Restaurant, to Canada’s cursed Crow Island Lighthouse, Charlatan Bardot presents a lifetime of experience and insight into paranormal architecture.
27 feature stories and 36 tiny tales are included of haunted temples, diners, hotels, shops, hospitals, outposts, theaters, and other building types, along with maps, travel notes, illustrations, and more, all designed to provide an immersive experience for veteran travelers and armchair ghost hunters alike!
Enter Professor Charlatan Bardot’s Travel Anthology to the Most (Fictional) Haunted Buildings in the Weird, Wild World and explore the strange and curious locales of the globe and of your imagination.
Innehållsförteckning
Preface by Eric J. Guignard
Introduction by Charlatan Bardot
FEATURE ENTRIES:
Europe:
’Oh Man’s Land’ by Natalia Theodoridou (Greece)
’Fish Tale’ by Eugenia Triantafyllou (Sweden)
’Still Hungry’ by Ramsey Campbell (England)
’In Our Season’ by Tamara Jerée (Iceland)
’Que Vagi Bé’ by S. Qiouyi Lu (Spain)
Asia:
’Soul Sisters’ by Michelle Tang (Philippines)
’Fools Rush In’ by Nadia Bulkin (Indonesia)
’Blood Memories’ by Weston Ochse (Afghanistan)
’Where Do Broken Dreams Go?’ by Andrew Hook (Kazakhstan)
’Above Aimi’ by Thersa Matsuura (Japan)
Australia and Greater Oceania:
’Tidemarks’ by Octavia Cade (New Zealand)
’The Five Sisters’ by Terry Dowling (Australia)
’Warp and Weft’ by Kaaron Warren (Australia)
Africa:
’A Taste of Unguja’ by Eugen Bacon (Tanzania)
’The Case of the Moaning Marquee’ Suyi Davies Okungbowa (Nigeria)
’A Tour of the Ramses’ by Jackson Kuhl (Egypt)
’The Brother’ by Makena Onjerika (Kenya)
’The Biophilic-Designed Haunting’ by Tlotlo Tsamaase (Botswana)
United States and Canada:
’The Last Booth’ by Jeffrey Ford (USA, New York)
’The Lighthouse’ by D.R. Smith (Canada)
’Bluster’ by Norman Prentiss (USA, Montana)
’The Gulch’ by Lisa Morton (USA, California)
’Dead Car’ by Joe R. Lansdale (USA, Texas)
Latin America and Caribbean
’The Haunting of the Plaza de la Beneficencia Pinkberry’ by Gabriela Santiago (Puerto Rico)
’Juan Clemente’s Well’ by H. Pueyo (Argentina)
’Xtabai’ by Jo Kaplan (Belize)
’Into the River’ by Clara Madrigano (Brazil)
TINY TALES:
Europe:
’English Martyrs Underground Station’ (England)
’Ghost Stop’ (Russia)
’The Northern Lights Experience’ (Iceland)
’The House of Strawberries’ (Italy)
’The Caretaker’s Hut’ (Scotland)
’End of the Road’ (Wales)
’Soaking in Roman Rejuvenation’ (Serbia)
Asia:
’Al Mutaqadimah’ (Lebanon)
’Café Tanuki’ (Japan)
’The Hidden Temple of Nakhon Sawan’ (Thailand)
’A Series of Occurrences at Lhasa Hotel’ (China)
’Tamarind Candy’ (India)
’One Day at Recess in the Convent of the Blessed Mother on Victoria Street’ (Singapore)
Australia and Greater Oceania:
’Ingraham’s Bookstore’ (Australia)
’Tiki Godfather’ (French Polynesia)
’The Wishing Well’ (Australia)
’The Fairy Door’ (Australia)
’The Martha Hotel: Suite 101’ (New Zealand)
Africa:
’Patiko’ by Dilman Dila (Uganda)
’The Bridge With No Middle’ (South Sudan)
’Ghost Roads of the Oude Kimberleys’ (South Africa)
’Boss Madam Kadungure’s Extra-Deluxe Import and Export International Ltd’ (Zimbabwe)
’The Soccer Fields of Abete, Iwaya’ (Nigeria)
’House of Mouths’ (Niger)
United States and Canada:
’The Norge Theater’ (USA, Virginia)
’Hitchhiker’ (USA, Louisiana)
’A Shining Vacation’ (USA, Oregon)
’The Cold House’ (Canada)
’Vanport Raceway’ (USA, Oregon)
’Greenbelt Bus Shelter’ (Canada)
Latin America and Caribbean:
’Lopinot Plantation’ (Trinidad and Tobago)
’Last News’ (Brazil)
’Cuarto Frio (Cold Room)’ (Mexico)
’Harkon Tavern’ (Jamaica)
’The Door Ajar’ (Cuba)
’Colonia del Sacramento’s Little Tailoring Shop’ (Uruguay)
AND ADDITIONAL MATERIAL!
Om författaren
ERIC J. GUIGNARD is a writer and editor of dark and speculative fiction, operating from the shadowy outskirts of Los Angeles, where he also runs the small press, Dark Moon Books. He’s twice won the Bram Stoker Award, won the Shirley Jackson Award, and been a finalist for the World Fantasy Award and International Thriller Writers Award. He has over one hundred stories and non-fiction author credits appearing in publications around the world. As editor, Eric’s published multiple fiction anthologies, including his most recent, PROFESSOR CHARLATAN BARDOT’S TRAVEL ANTHOLOGY TO THE MOST (FICTIONAL) HAUNTED BUILDINGS IN THE WEIRD, WILD WORLD and A WORLD OF HORROR, each a showcase of international horror short fiction. His latest books are LAST CASE AT A BAGGAGE AUCTION and the short story collection THAT WHICH GROWS WILD: 16 TALES OF DARK FICTION (Cemetery Dance). Outside the glamorous and jet-setting world of indie fiction, Eric’s a technical writer and college professor, and he stumbles home each day to a wife, children, dogs, and a terrarium filled with mischievous beetles. Visit Eric at: www.ericjguignard.com, his blog: ericjguignard.blogspot.com, or Twitter: @ericjguignard.