Titan Books have announced some new titles for Hallowe’en, so it must be time to start the Holiday Shopping …
AN ENGLISH GHOST STORY
ISBN: 9781781165584| 10 October 2014 | Original Paperback | 304pp | £7.99
“Compulsory reading…glorious” – NEIL GAIMAN
A dysfunctional British nuclear family seeks a new life away from the big city in the sleepy Somerset countryside. At first their new home, The Hollow, seems to embrace them, creating a rare peace and harmony within the family. When the house turns on them, however, it seems to know just how to hurt them the most – threatening to destroy them from the inside out. A terrifying new tale from acclaimed horror novelist Kim Newman.
ANNO DRACULA: JOHNNY ALUCARD
ISBN: 9781781164228 | 19 September 2014 | Paperback | 512pp | £7.99
Dracula comes to New York…
Fallen from grace and driven from the British Empire in previous instalments, Dracula seems long gone. A relic of the past. Yet, when vampire boy Johnny Alucard descends upon America, stalking the streets of New York and Hollywood, haunting the lives of the rich and famous, from Sid and Nancy to Andy Warhol, Orson Welles, and Francis Ford Coppola, sinking his fangs ever deeper into the zeitgeist of 1980s America, it seems the past might not be dead after all.
THE WOLVES OF LONDON
MARK MORRIS
ISBN: 9781781168660| 24 October 2014 | Original Paperback | 352pp | £7.99
The chilling opening to Mark Morris’ gripping Obsidian Heart trilogy.
nightmarish world of the Wolves of London, a band of unearthly assassins who will stop at nothing to reclaim the heart. As he races to unlock the secrets of the mysterious object, Alex must learn to wield its dark power – or be destroyed by it.
‘Mark Morris is one of the finest horror writers at work today.’ – CLIVE BARKER
BUTTERFLY SKIN
SERGEY KUZENTSOV, TRANS. BY ANDREW BROMFIELD
ISBN: 9781783290246 | 29 September 2014 | Original Paperback | 368pp | £7.99
Butterfly Skin takes readers into the dark depths of contemporary Russia. Teaming socio-political subversion and moral decrepitude,this sinister tale is eerily relevant for our times…
Moscow is plagued with a series of gruesome murders. Ksenia, an ambitious young editor in the news department of a small but influential online newspaper decides to track down the serial killer, devising an elaborate website to entrap him and thereby boost her company’s profile. She soon realises, however, that her obsession with the psychopath reflects something more deeply disturbing: her own unconscious mixture of horror and fascination with the sexual savagery of the murders.
THE PENNY DREADFUL COLLECTION
MARY SHELLEY, BRAM STOKER AND OSCAR WILDE
ISBNs: 9781783293636 / 9781783293643 / 9781783293650
Hardback | £12.99
Titan Books is excited to present a new collection of the most iconic classic horror stories, to celebrate the new hit Showtime series The Penny Dreadful. With new illustrations, this collection provides a great chance for rediscovery. These beautifully repackaged editions of much-beloved (and feared) tales are a great gift for any fan of horror or good literature in general.
ALIEN – THE ARCHIVE
FEATURING NEW INTERVIEWS WITH THE CREATORS, CAST AND CREW
ISBN: 9781783291045| 31st October 2014 | Hardback | 320pp | £35
To celebrate the 35th anniversary of the original film release.
Alien: The Archive is the first complete book of the stunning artwork and photography from all four Alien films. With new interviews with the illustrious creators, cast, and crew – including Ridley Scott, Sigourney Weaver, Jean-Pierre Jeunet, H.R. Giger, Jenette Goldstein, et al – alongside early concept art, storyboards, and extremely rare imagery, prepare to discover a multitude of previously-unknown details about this science fiction milestone. This high-quality, large-format guide is the last word on all things Alien.
ON SET WITH JOHN CARPENTER
KIM GOTTLIEB-WALKER
ISBN: 9781783294688| 24 October 2014 | Hardback | 176pp | £24.99
John Carpenter’s legendary films are some of the most iconic and culturally significant in recent horror/sci-fi film history, including Halloween, Escape From New York and The Thing. Titan Books brings you On Set with John Carpenter; a volume that collects, for the first time ever, photographs that document Carpenter’s finest moments, showcased alongside brand-new and exclusive material.
BOOK OF THE DEAD
THE COMPLETE HISTORY OF ZOMBIE CINEMA
JANE RUSSELL
ISBN: 9781781169254| 17 October 2014 | Updated Paperback | 376pp | £19.99
Zombies have terrified audiences for over a century.
From the earliest chillers such as I Walked with a Zombie to the Brad Pitt-starring blockbuster World War Z, the undead have proved relentlessly popular.
Book of the Dead details the whole morbid history of zombie cinema, now in a completely expanded edition. Covering hundreds of movies from America, Europe, Asia and even the Middle East, Jamie Russell examines zombies’ on-screen evolution from Caribbean bogeymen to flesh-eating corpses and apocalyptic plague carriers.
THE MADNESS OF CTHULHU, VOLUME ONE
EDITED BY S.T. JOSHI, INTRODUCTION BY JONATHAN MABERRY
ISBN: 9781981164525| 24 October 2014 | Hardback | 176pp | £24.99
The first in a series of original, never-before published collections of Lovecraftian horror inspired by H.P. Lovecraft’s masterpiece, At the Mountains of Madness.
Sixteen stories from the likes of Harry Turtledove, Caitlin R. Kiernan and John Shirley.
All but two of the stories are original to this edition, and those reprints are long-lost works by science fiction masters Arthur C. Clarke and Robert Silverberg.
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