Books by Peter Haining

A discussion of Atlantis, Stonehenge, Bigfoot, UFOs, and other enigmas and their possible explanations is complemented by extracts from major works on the subjects covered and a selection of engravings and photographs.

Combines a selection of M.R. James' stories about the supernatural with essays on his life and writings and the history of ghost fiction.

A anthology featuring ten seasonal ghost stories written by Dickens includes "The Signal Man," "The Haunted Man and the Ghost's Bargain," "The Haunted House," and A Christmas Carol, complete with the original line drawings.

Collects short stories of weird supernatural occurrences, the horrifying appearances of ghosts, and men haunted by strange spirits.

Collects short stories of weird supernatural occurrences, the horrifying appearances of ghosts, and men haunted by strange spirits.

Alphabetical entries provide brief background information about ghosts, apparitions, phantom armies, ouija boards, authors of ghost stories, exorcism, and ghost hunters.

In this entertaining and enlightening collection of quotations, Peter Haining has distilled the writings of generations about the erotic power struggle in which men and women have served as tempter or tempted, The Essential Seducer is a compendium of the calculated pursuit of sexual conquest which, we are told, compares to frequenting 'a circulating library in which we seldom ask twice for the same volume', As Oscar Wilde observes, it is ironic that 'Young Men want to be faithful and are not; old men want to be faithless and cannot.'

Read and loved by millions, these masters of wit entertain readers with hilarious stories that explore the fantasy of flying under your own steam. Contributors include Terry Pratchett, Roald Dahl, Arthur C. Clarke, Piers Anthony, Angela C. Carter, C.S. Lewis, P.G. Wodehouse, and Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.

Collects and comments on drawings, paintings, engravings, and sometimes convincing photographs of ghosts and other apparitional figures.

Traces the career of Goldie Hawn from television's Laugh-In to her most recent film, Protocol, and includes a glimpse of her personal life.

Nathaniel Hawthorne, Lord Byron and Johann Goethe are among the contributors to this anthology of macabre tales.

Many of Ireland's greatest writers have drawn on their childhood memories to create stories that evoke, with startling vividness, the world of their youth -- whether in a rural village or among crowded city streets. This collection of stories, exploring the years of innocence, the pains and pleasures of school days, and the struggles of adolescence, is written by such revered writers as Seamus Heaney, Roddy Doyle, Flann O'Brien, William Trevor, Bryan MacMahon, Samuel Beckett, Neil Jordan, Sean O'Faolain, Maeve Binchy, Brendan Behan, and many more. Together, these stories make a wonderful blend of warm nostalgia.

Dickens was fascinated by crime. Murders, especially, fascinated him, and the skills of the detectives engaged in solving them. Peter Haining casts his net wide in this collection of twelve stories that embody that fascination. He is justified too, in his emphasis on their influence on crime fiction and detective stories of the past century. As a coda to Dickens' tales, M. R. James' intriguing story The Edwin Drood Syndicate subjects the mystery of Dickens' last and most enigmatic novel to detailed scrutiny, entertainingly dissecting it until every permutation of the plot is examined.

The future of Earth depends on a small band of soldiers and scientists who form the last line of defense against an invasion by aliens, the Echoes, who are fighting an interplanetary war against another alien species, the nDs. The "Invasion: Earth" Companion gives us the background, characters, and plot elements of this new multimillion dollar international television series. It provides a look at the actors and creators, as well as a detailed look at the science behind the fiction -- the sophisticated special effects -- and includes full-color production photographs throughout.

Twenty-two tales from Ireland include accounts of leprechauns, banchees, and witches as well as the macabre.

Famous humorists take on the rich topic of knights and heraldry, in a collection that includes contributions from Woody Allen, Mark Twain, G. K. Chesterton, Philip K. Dick, Donald E. Westlake, Tom Sharpe, A. A. Milne, Ray Bradbury, Robert Bloch, L. Frank Baum, and other notable authors. Original.

The life, films, and cinematic contributions of Charlie Chaplin are viewed in a collection of essays and articles by friends and colleagues including Max Sennett, Groucho Marx, Mary Pickford, Graham Greene, and Candice Bergen.

Legends and folklore of Ireland, from banshees to leprechauns, are depicted through drawings and stories.

Gathers humorous stories by the famous British librettist who collaborated with composer, Arthur Sullivan.

Selections by leading writers and magicians provide an exploration into the mystery and marvels of the occult world.

More than forty tales encompass such plots as vengeful spirits set on causing harm to innocent people, kindly specters reaching out to the world of the living, and erotic ghosts participating in sinister seductions, in an anthology that features pieces by such contributors as Stephen King, Bram Stoker, and Ruth Rendell.

A short-story collection consisting of some of the less well-known works of Bram Stoker, the world famous author of "Dracula".

Mary Shelley, Edgar Allan Poe, and Isaac Asimov are among the writers represented in this collection of horror fiction spanning one hundred and fifty years.

Gathers horror stories that were used as the basis for films, including works by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Bram Stoker, H.G. Wells, and Ray Bradbury.

This collection of mummy yarns features short stories by Edgar Allan Poe, Sax Rohmer, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Robert Bloch, Ray Bradbury, and Harry Houdini.

Gathers book illustrations, magazine covers, and comic strip drawings to trace the development of British and American detective stories since Edgar Allen Poe invented the genre.

Poe, Bierce, Stoker, Christie, and Bradbury are among the popular authors represented in this collection of eighteenth-nineteenthand twentieth-century horror tales.

Stories tell of haunted houses, ghostly visitors, vengeful spirits, ghost hunters, apparitions, and a mysterious threat.

Chronicles the star's rise from hometown beauty queen to actress and her struggle to overcome her sex symbol personna and gain recognition for abilities as a serious actress and entertainer.

Selections by Lady Conan Doyle, Wyndham Lewis, Christopher Morley, and others attest to the enduring popularity of the famed detective.

The Battle of Britain would not have been the same without the performance fighter known as the Spitfire. Much like the P-51 Mustang used by the allies, this plane was the workhorse of British forces during WWII. Recounted here are the stories of some of the great flying aces of the war, men like Douglas Bader and Richard Hillary, and a host of other enthusiasts. From an account of its creation to details of the plane's specifications, this book is a tribute to one of the most famous aircraft of all time. This new paperback edition marks the 60th anniversary of the death of R. J. Mitchell, the creator of the Spitfire.

Zombies and other unsavory agents of the undead sleepwalk through this collection of horror stories about those who live in the shadowland between life and death.

A collection of stories depicting humankind's darker side includes works by Clive Barker, H.P. Lovecraft, John Dickson Carr, Angela Carter, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, and Ruth Rendell.

A collection of tales of fantasy, horor, and the supernatural by past and present masters of the genre, including Bram Stoker, H.P. Lovecraft, Edgar Allen Poe, Ray Bradbury, and Stephen King.

This is a spellbinding collection of tales from the 20th century, featuring a story from E. Nesbit, whose writings inspired a young girl to pen her own tales of magic and sign them with only initials-J. K. Rowling. Also included are wizard stories from such diverse writers as Philip Pullman, Jacqueline Wilson, Roald Dahl, and Diana Wynne Jones.

This first-time collection showcases the Wizards of Odd--the masters of science fiction and fantasy at their quirky, comical best. Included are: a rare short story set in the world of "Hitchhiker's Guide" by Douglas Adams, a never-before-anthologized work by Terry Pratchett, unexpected offerings from such luminaries as Arthur C. Clarke, Ray Bradbury, Kurt Vonnigut, Jr. and Ursula K. LeGuin, and much, much more.