SUPERNATURAL STORIES No.43

Fear. Stark, gripping, unreasonable fear is one of the primitive, basic human emotions.

Fear. It distorts the mind, destroys the soul, paralyses the body.

Fear? What makes men afraid?

Darkness ... death ... hideous monstrosities ... weird supernatural beings ... what makes you afraid?

Why are we drawn towards the things that terrify us? Horror pulls humanity like a magnet.

Involved in the ghost story we cannot put down we wish the lights were brighter. We long for morning. Was that a footstep? Is that a face peering over your shoulder? What did you see then out of the corner of your eye disappearing just beyond the edge of reality?

If you enjoy weird fantasy you must read Supernatural Stories.

CONTENTS: FACE IN THE DARK - R.L.Fanthorpe, THEY FLEW BY NIGHT - Leo Brett, SWAMP THING - Trebor Thorpe, BLACK ABYSS - Bron Fane, THE FACE AT THE WINDOW - Noel Bertram. Edited by JOHN S MANNING

"The Frozen Tomb", by Leo Brett, is the strange tale of an arctic survey expedition which discovers a peculiar tomb carved from the eternal ice. Can they wake the Sleeper and what will be the consequences?

Pel Torro contributes a stirring yarn of a strange race living on from the dawn of time. In "The Thing From Boulter's Cavern" the reader is introduced to a psychic theory that might well explain the persistent legends of gnomes, trolls and leprechauns.

"Cry in the Night" by Bron Fane tells of a family haunted by the sound of a ruthless enemy who refused to die! It is a sound more animal than human, yet no wild creature was responsible .....

Legends of Vampires have abounded in Transylvania since the Middle Ages. Although the hideous Living Dead are less frequent in English folklore they do occur on rare occasions. "Sleeping Place", by leading Science Fiction and Supernatural author R. Lionel Fanthorpe, S.M.B.I.S. is a literary gem in the best Vampire tradition.

Trebor Thorpe's "Strange Country" is a difficult land to describe. It is further away than the antipodes but nearer than a man's own thoughts .....

A selection of first rate stories especially intended for the connoisseur of the unusual.