All Hallows' Read: Solaris can give you the Hallowe'en heebie jeebies

Hallowe'en, All Hallows' Eve, Samhain - whatever festival you're donning the costumes for tonight, Solaris has the perfect terrifying tomes to accompany your spooky celebrations. From haunted houses to horror-filled council estates, make sure your Hallowe'en goes with a bump by picking up one of these chilling titles:

House of Fear
An Anthology of Haunted House Stories

Editor Jonathan Oliver and Solaris bring horror home with a fresh collection of haunted house stories by some of the finest writers working in the horror genre, including Joe R. Lansdale, Sarah Pinborough, Lisa Tuttle, Christopher Priest, Adam L. G. Nevill, Christopher Fowler, Paul Meloy and more.
£7.99 352 pages

Available through Amazon.co.uk

Redlaw

Solaris and New York Times bestselling author James Lovegrove unveils a very different kind of vampire novel – one where they live among us, abhorred, marginalised, despised. The job of policing the ‘Sunless’ falls Captain John Redlaw - London's most feared and respected Sunless Housing and Disclosure Executive officer. But when the vampires start rioting in their ghettoes, and angry humans respond with violence of their own, even Redlaw may not be able to keep the peace.

£7.99 416 pages

Available through Amazon.co.uk

The Concrete Grove

Book One of the Concrete Grove Trilogy

The Concrete Grove is a place where all your nightmares become real. Think of dark urban streets where crime, debt and violence are not the only things to fear. Picture a housing project that is a gateway to somewhere else, a realm where ghosts and monsters stir hungrily in the shadows...

£7.99/$7.99 432 pages

Available through Amazon.co.uk, Amazon.com

Regicide

Carl stumbles across part of a map to an unknown town and is determined to find the city. But if he ever finds himself in the streets on his map, will they turn out to be the land of his dreams or the world of his worst nightmares?

$7.99/£7.99 384 pages

Available through Amazon.co.uk, Amazon.com

Loss of Separation

Commercial pilot Paul Roan has survived a plane crash and cheated death. But terrible dreams of a crippled black airliner screaming through the night, its pitted engines streaked with carbon and blood makes him fear the jet – and its terrible cargo – is coming back for him.

£7.99/$7.99 448 pages

Available through Amazon.co.uk, Amazon.com

Free books, you say? Also, Jon Oliver Interviewed

Hey all,

So, do you like free books?

What kind of question is that? Who the hell doesn't like free books?

Well, if you haven't already bought last year's top-notch underground-themed horror anthology End of the Line, edited by Mr. Jon Oliver, now may be your chance to get your hands on a free copy (or hell, even if you have, it could always be a Christmas gift for someone, right?).

The tenth issue of Haunted magazine (cover pictured below) comes with a free copy of the book for the first nine hundred buyers.

It's available at literally dozens of WHSmith outlets all around the country, from Aberdeen to Worcester. Check it out...

And while you're admiring your handsome new free copy of "a collection of innovative and disturbing stories on a classic horror theme," (Pornokitsch) don't throw away that glossy, glossy magazine just yet! Oh, no!

Quite apart from an engaging, informed, varied and bang-up-to-the-minute journal of ghosts, ghost-hunters and the paranormal in the UK, you get to read the thoughts of the anthology's editor, Solaris Editor-in-Chief Jonathan Oliver, on ghost stories and horror. Which is, I am sure you'll agree, a treat at the best of times.




Enjoy.

Cheers,

David

House of Fear Launch!

On Tuesday the 27th of September, something scary will be haunting Foyles book shop on Charing Cross Road, London... us! The writers and editors of the upcoming House of Fear anthology of haunted house stories will be celebrating its launch and we'd like you to join us.

You can RSVP and spot who'll be there at the public facebook page, but don't forget to reserve your free ticket through the Foyles website!

House of Fear is an anthology of haunted house stories featuring terrifying tales by nineteen scribes of terror: Lisa Tuttle, Stephen Volk, Terry Lamsley, Adam L.G. Nevill, Weston Ochse, Rebecca Levene, Garry Kilworth, Chaz Brenchley, Robert Shearman, Nina Allan, Christopher Fowler, Sarah Pinborough, Paul Meloy, Christopher Priest, Jonathan Green, Nicholas Royle, Eric Brown, Tim Lebbon and Joe R. Lansdale.

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Greetings from your editor

Good Morning All

I post so rarely here, that you can almost consider this my Christmas address. If you picture me on my throne of obsidian, surrounded by the blackened and shattered bones of authors who have displeased me, then you'll get the general picture. Just add tinsel.

Anyway, as you may well have heard we are delighted and honoured to announce that in 2012 we will be publishing a novel by Christopher Fowler called Hell Train.



This wonderful cover, by the way, is by Mr Graham Humphreys himself, artist behind such classic movie posters as The Evil Dead and A Nightmare on Elm Street. I've been a fan of Chris's work for a long time, so I'm thrilled to bits to be working with him on this project.

In other news, I have recently completed the line-up for my next horror anthology, House of Fear, which will feature stories on the theme of the haunted house. I'm delighted to be able to announce the following as contributing to this collection: Joe R. Lansdale, Stephen Volk, Nicholas Royle, Robert Shearman, Terry Lamsley, Sarah Pinborough, Tim Lebbon, Rebecca Levene, Paul Meloy, Christopher Priest, Adam L. G. Nevill, Eric Brown, Jonathan Green, Nina Allan, Chaz Brenchley, Stephen Volk, Gary Kilworth, Weston Ochse, Lisa Tuttle and Christopher Fowler.

I love a good ghost story and judging by the manuscripts I've had in so far, this anthology is going to deliver the chills. Again, I give you the cover by our brilliant designer Luke Preece:



This has been my first full year as the Solaris editor-in-chief and I've loved every moment. It's a real delight to work with such a talented stable of authors, while seeking out new voices in genre. I'm also indebted to my team of David, Jenni and Ben who help keep things rolling. I'm hoping to have more exciting news for you on commissions in the near future. In the meantime, why not tell us what have been your Solaris highlights of the year?

Have a splendid Christmas all.

Jon
(editor-in-chief)