Bell, Peter - Strange Epiphanies
Superb introduction to Mr. Bell. Nicely chosen, themed, and affordable (PB).
Amanda alights from the train in Greendale. Her depression worsening, she hopes a break in the country might sweep her dark clouds. Amanda had arrived ere a major village celebration, which she found unwelcome. During the “Resurrection” her anxiety mounts along with her hostility.
He was on a search, a pilgrimage, to find a cairn or marker for one “M. E. F.”.
Marie Emily Farnario, had been a fey creature who came to an unfortunate end on the moors. Like all obsessive hunters, our pilgrim ignores his practical sense and takes greater risks.
Another guilty survivor, another pilgrimage in “The Light Of The World”. From the empty wastes of Cumberland to the fiery heat of Italy, Franklyn seems guided by two ravaged figures.
Most of the protagonists are solitary travelers, and inexperienced, complaining ones at that. The majority of global wanderers are NOT soloists, and I wish writers would abandon this trope.
“A Midsummer Romance In The Carpathians” steers closest to Horror. A tale of hints and feints, suggestion over clarification. This would fit snugly into any Stoker tribute.