Ramsey Campbell – Uncanny Banquet

Ramsey Campbell (ed.) – Uncanny Banquet (Warner, 1993: Little Brown, 1992)

Introduction – Ramsey Campbell

Russell Kirk – Behind The Stumps
Dorothy K. Haynes – A Horizon Of Obelisks
Alison Prince – The Loony
Henry Normanby – The First-Nighter
Fritz Leiber – The Hill And The Hole
Robert Aickman – Ravissante
Donald Wandrei – The Lady In Gray
Walter de la Mare – A Mote
Ramsey Campbell – McGonagall In The Head
Adrian Ross – The Hole Of The Pit

“This is a book for people who love tales of the supernatural rather than of gross gruesomeness, or who would like to find out if they do” writes RC in his – too brief – introduction, so it will be interesting to see how it goes down with someone who is partial to both. It’s certainly an extremely eclectic selection. The Loony is from a ‘childrens’ book (Mary Danby’s Nightmares 2, Armada, 1984), The Hole Of The Pit is a ‘lost’, reputedly Jamesian novel first published in 1914, the Wandrei story is from Weird Tales and Campbell’s own effort is bang up to date.

See the Vault of Evil Uncanny Banquet thread