![]() The elegant and cruel tales of Charles Birkin have been too long unavailable to the modern reader it is hoped that this will be but the first of several volumes collecting his best stories. This present collection was assembled by the author with the assistance of noted editor Mike Ashley and was intended as a retrospective sampling of the author's work. The books are.TANDEM BOOKS:T-2 The Kiss Of Death and other stories (1964). After a lapse of nearly thirty years he returned to the field at the urging of Dennis Wheatly, rapidly turning out remarkably powerful collections that have profoundly influenced the field of modern horror. Lot of seven 'Charles Birkin' vintage British horror paperbacks published by Tandem Books and Panther Books from the 1960's. Stories of cruelty and vengeance, of a body that refuses to be cremated, a deranged performer with one last shocking show, a frozen corpse that may not be dead. His first collection was published in the 1930's as part of the famous Creeps series. In this volume, you will encounter tales of ghosts, haunted houses, witchcraft, vampirism, lycanthropy, and sea monsters. Charles Birkin was the acknowledge master of the conte cruel or psychological horror story. ![]()
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