Sam Smith has reviewed Compromising the Truth by Bryn Fortey. He says: “The sign of a good writer: Bryn had me both laughing and in tears, and a couple of times grimacing as I compulsively read on…”
Read Sam’s full review on his blog. Or here.
This review seemed to have passed us by — it appeared earlier this year on Goodreads. Pamela Scott says: “This collection (The Alchemy Press Book of Horrors) contains some of the best horror fiction I’ve read in ages … It’s great to read an anthology where you love every story in it. There tends to be a mixture of brilliant stores, good stories, okay ones and a couple that aren’t so good. I loved every story in this collection. The stories all fit into the ‘horror’ category, more or less. I loved how diverse and different the stories are. There are no two alike. I especially enjoyed Down Along The Backroads by Jenny Barber, Guising by Gary McMahon, Masks by Peter Sutton and The Trade-Up by James Brogden.”
The Alchemy Press Book of Horrors gets a lovely review on the British Fantasy Society’s website. The reviewer, H T Scott, says:
The thing about anthologies is that you get a plethora of diversity, which in my humble opinion is no bad thing. The Alchemy Press book of horrors doesn’t disappoint, with contributions from well-known names such as Ramsey Campbell, Samantha Lee, Mike Chinn, and Peter Sutton, there are also a few authors there that I have never read before. Anthologies are a good way to dip your toes in the shallows of someone’s writing, giving the reader, us, an idea of what to expect.should we want to read more of their work One thing is for sure, Peter Coleborn and Jan Edwards have brought together some very talented people and every story in the book 100% deserves to be included. Unthemed this collection takes the reader to some very dark places.
The full review can be found on the BFS website.
For more information on this book, click here.
Here’s an early peek at the cover for The Alchemy Press Book of Horrors 2, due spring 2020:
Cover art and design by Peter Coleborn. And a reminder of the ToC:
Once again internal artwork by Jim Pitts.
We are delighted to announce the contents for the forthcoming Alchemy Press Book of Horrors 2, the follow up to last year’s acclaimed anthology. Alphabetically:
Once again internal artwork by Jim Pitts.
The Alchemy Press Book of Horrors 2, edited by Peter Coleborn and Jan Edwards, is scheduled for a spring 2020 publication.
The Alchemy Press Book of Horrors is available from Amazon for the remarkably low price of £6.42. Not sure how long it will stay at this level — so get over there quick by clicking here.
Twenty-five tales of horror and the weird, stories that encapsulate the dark, the desolate and the downright creepy. Stories that will send that quiver of anticipation and dread down your spine and stay with you long after the lights have gone out.
Who is Len Binn, a comedian or something worse? What secrets are locked away in Le Trénébreuse? The deadline for what? Who are the little people, the garbage men, the peelers? What lies behind the masks? And what horrors are found down along the backroads?
With stories by Ramsey Campbell, Storm Constantine, Stephen Laws, Samantha Lee, Stan Nicholls, Tony Richards and many, many others.
There’s a rather wonderful review of The Alchemy Press Book of Horrors in the latest issue (number 9) of Phantasmagoria Magazine:
…It is definitely one of the best anthologies I have come across for quite some time and I would highly recommend it… If the stories weren’t enough, the book is also illustrated throughout with finely drawn headers for each of the stories by the talented Jim Pitts, adding that extra touch of quality to this book…
Read the full review here (scroll down the page to read it).
