Bøker av Tim Jeffreys

One year after the events of Holburn, Gael Drake is playing guitar on a reunion tour for 80s band The Starcreepers. Faced with problems from the start, including faulty amps, a troublesome hand injury, mysterious stage-invaders, and clashes with The Starcreepers' tyrannical frontman, Ash Munroe, Gael expects to be thrown off the tour at any moment.But it turns out this is only the beginning. Events get stranger as the tour rolls on, with supernatural forces and terrible secrets from The Starcreepers' heyday emerging, and Gael losing himself to rock 'n' roll revelry, drink and destruction.After a show in Bristol, he meets up with an old acquaintance that has a terrible secret of their own, and asks for Gael's help in resolving it.Gael must summon all his wits to help his friend, a task that might just end with him being the one who needs saving.

Alfie is given a shot at fame and fortune, but finds that luck comes at a cost. Martha dreams about bringing her dead son back to life. Jez and Stig watch the sex robots being shepherded into the rich man's hotel, and talk about stealing one. Christopher finds a key that opens every lock, and cannot help himself. Will wakes up after a drunken night out and finds himself a stranger in a strange land.Twenty eight stories, twenty eight scenarios that will almost certainly come to an unexpected end. Within these pages are haunting tales of ghosts, accidental deaths that are anything but, cursed objects, magic, mayhem and apocalyptic events. Once read, they will be difficult to forget.

This first omnibus gathers together some of the best weird and wonderful stories published in the first twelve volumes of the Dark Lane Anthology, and the fabulous black and white illustrations that originally accompanied them.Here find deliciously strange tales by some of the best writers working in the field of horror and dark fantasy including Sam Hicks, C.M. Muller, Rhonda Eikamp, Rebecca Lloyd, Edward Ahern, Bill Davidson, Couri Johnson, and many more...beautifully illustrated throughout by the artist Vikki Yeates.

You Will Never Lose Me will take you on a journey to the inner recesses of your soul, where darkness seeks retribution: A man wandering a post-apocalyptic landscape is burdened by valuable memories of the sea. But why should something so enriching to the soul be a burden? A typical English village is overshadowed by an unwelcome presence. What is this village menace and why is Owen Lloyd the only one unaffected by it? An art gallery conservator has a morbid obsession with his paintings. But what image is forming in the painting he restores, and will it be noticed in time? A woman hesitates near a bridge. What prevents her from going under? And will she give in to it? You Will Never Lose Me gathers nineteen of Tim Jeffreys' fabulously nightmarish, darkly humorous, thought-provoking and occasionally moving stories which have appeared in many publications, including Nightscript, Weirdbook and Sanitarium Magazine.

The Dark Lane Anthology series returns with a new compendium of weird and wonderful short stories. Opening with a new unpublished story from the master of low-key weird fiction Charles Wilkinson, and introduced by The Horror Tree columnist F. Charles Murdock; Volume Four also includes fantastic fiction from David S. Golding, K. Dewess, Neil Davies, Andrea Adams, Arthur Davis, Megan Crosbie, Rhoads Brazos, Peter Emmett Naughton, Louis Rakovich, F. Charles Murdock, Damon King, Christopher Fielden, Tim Jeffreys, Tim Turnbull, Ed Ahern and Robert Pope. As if that wasn't enough, some of the stories herein have been lovingly illustrated by Vikki Yeates, Sally Barnett and Andrea Adams.

What do we have here? Dark Lane Anthology Volume Three contains everything readers have come to enjoy in this series. A host of talented writers: including well-established authors and promising newcomers; from the award-winning K.J. Bishop, to masters of quiet horror such as Charles Wilkinson, Rebecca Llloyd, and Deborah Walker. Check. Stories rich and strange: leeches that suck misery, a town plagued by ravens, a motivational speaker whose talks cause suicides, horrific fairground attractions, giant slayers, deals with the devil, and sentient selfie-sticks. Yep. All waiting within these pages. Scares. Shocks. Laughs. Food for thought. Certainly. Dark Lane Anthology Volume Three is a showcase for all kinds of speculative fiction, including science fiction, horror, fantasy and many stories that tip-toe through the margins.

A collection of talented writers from across the globe brings you a set of strange tales designed to electrify the jellied contents of your brainpan. Within these pages you will find dark adult fairy tales, strange creatures glimpsed out of the corner of the eye, unusual artefacts, and adventures that quickly take on the semblance of a fever dream. As benefits the international source of the authors, some of these stories take place in the city, some in the desert, whilst others travel into deepest space or attempt to investigate the darkest recesses of the human mind. There are tales that will cause you to shiver, tales that will make you laugh, and some that will merely make you ponder. With exceptional interior artwork from Vikki Yeates, Sally Barnett, and Martin Greaves, this is one anthology to cherish. It will take pride of place of anyone's bookshelf.