Tartarus Press

14/02/2025

Many thanks to Boyd White for his appreciation of Tartarus Press (and kind words for myself and Rosalie) in the new John Knott catalogue. Knott has an impressive listing of over 120 Tartarus Press books for sale. https://www.jwkbooks.com/catalogs.php

05/02/2025

We are delighted to announce that our next book is "From the Dead: Dark Tales" by Edith Nesbit. The author is principally remembered for her children's books, but there was a dark side to her imagination, and in this volume we have collected twenty-three short stories in which Nesbit explored the macabre and sometimes downright horrific. From the newly collected Gothic ‘A Strange Experience’ (1884) and the classic ‘Man-Size in Marble’ (1887), through to ‘The Detective’ (1920) written almost four decades later, Nesbit turned time and time again to the supernatural. http://tartaruspress.com/nesbit-from-the-dead.html

23/01/2025

A great review for Reggie Oliver's recent short story collection, "This Haunted Heaven" at Oddly Weird Fiction: "What I love the most about his work is that he is not only a master of atmosphere, but also the way in which he brings together past and present, creating a lingering sense of menace and danger. As I usually find while reading his work, his writing is so good that while in the middle of one of these stories, the house could have caught fire and I would have waited to do anything about it until I finished reading."

9781912586608 Tartarus Press, 2024 240 pp hardcover It is not only a true pleasure to have a book published by Tartarus in my hands once a...

13/01/2025

We are pleased to announce the publication of TALES FROM THE COMING WAR by Eric Stener Carlson. This powerful new collection of short stories of from the acclaimed author of The St Perpetuus Club of Buenos Aires, Muladona and Dark Arts. The limited edition hardback has a new, original oil painting on the boards by Joseph Dawson, who also provides 13 new interior illustrations.
http://tartaruspress.com/carlson-tales-from-the-coming-war.html

24/12/2024

Reggie Oliver has received a great review for his recent collection, THIS HAUNTED HEAVEN in the new issue of RUE MORGUE # 222 (JAN-FEB 2025--digital version out now; printed issue is on stands after Jan 3rd): "Oliver’s smooth, eminently readable, and always intriguing prose is marked by the assured touch of a seasoned master."

21/12/2024

Lisa Tuttle has published a great review of Ray's "The Woman Who Fell to Earth" in The Guardian": "The biographer of Robert Aickman and founding member of the Friends of Arthur Machen society has produced a modern, wonderfully strange story that admirers of both those earlier authors should love."

Troll: A Love Story by Johanna Sinisalo; How to Build a Universe that Doesn’t Fall Apart Two Days Later by Philip K Dick; The Woman Who Fell to Earth by RB Russell; Mystery Lights by Lena Valencia

20/12/2024

A great review for Reggie Oliver's latest collection of short stories, "This Haunted Heaven", from Mario Guslandi at Blackgate:

Dark Fiction at its Best: This Haunted Heaven by Reggie Oliver Dark Fiction at its Best: This Haunted Heaven by Reggie Oliver Thursday, December 19, 2024 Mario Guslandi Comments 1 comment This Haunted Heaven (Tartarus Press, October 24, 2024). Cover artist unknown Reggie Oliver is a British actor, p...

14/12/2024

We would now appear to be GSPR compliant, and can continue to legally sell our books to EU customers. Thank you to everyone who sent suggestions and support. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/general-product-safety-regulations-northern-ireland/eu-regulation-2023988-on-general-product-safety-detailed-guidance?fbclid=IwY2xjawHKatxleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHR3WKuBqcQb90OgNF-zLRXl3k5rv8YFLZV8LO_AiklTG725GbAOs9_iaTQ_aem_003O0jCQtCbMwex68T3gWA

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04/12/2024

John O'Donoghue has received a great review for his short story collection "The Servants" at londongrip.co.uk. Maria C McCarthy writes: "The mark of a good short story is when you get to the end, you go back to the beginning to read it again." https://londongrip.co.uk/2024/12/the-servants-and-other-strange-stories/

04/12/2024

Eric Stener Carlson is interviewed in the new online issue of newSpecial (pps.24-25) and gives a great answer to the question "Am I an amateur writer?" -- "Definitely yes – from the Latin 'to love'." If all goes well, there should be a new collection of stories from Eric in 2025. (The photo is of Eric, Ray and Rosalie.) https://newspecial.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/WEB-RNS-MAG-DECEMBRE-2024-JANVIER-2025.pdf

21/11/2024

Mark Valentine's new collection of bookish essays, "The Thunderstorm Collectors", is now reprinted in paperback http://tartaruspress.com/valentine-thunderstorm.html

26/10/2024

The incomparable Michael Dirda recommends Mark Valentine's "The Thunderstorm Collectors" in The Washington Post: "Mark Valentine is quite rightly admired for his captivating personal essays about half-forgotten novels and curious works of nonfiction":

Hitchcock and Lovecraft endure, but there are many contemporary scary stories worth reading, including works by Mark Valentine and Michael Cisco.

18/10/2024

Our recent Selected letters from Robert Aickman to Kirby Mccauley is reviewed in the TLS:

Depending on where your interests lie, Robert Aickman (1914–81) is notable either as co-founder and champion of the Inland Waterways Association, a group

17/10/2024

We have double-checked, and still have copies available. The webpage is fully operational again: http://tartaruspress.com/oliver-this-haunted-heaven.html

16/10/2024

We are delighted to announce the publication of "This Haunted Heaven" by Reggie Oliver, ten strange stories, illustrated by the author. All copies of this edition are signed by the author. http://tartaruspress.com/oliver-this-haunted-heaven.html

07/10/2024

We are down to our last few copies of Dare Segun Falowo's "Caged Ocean Dub" (http://tartaruspress.com/falowo-caged-ocean-dub.html), a book that garnered a large number of very positive reviews, including:

"Falowo’s transporting debut collection combines the fantastical, the spiritual, and the everyday to vivid effect." Publishers Weekly

"Tartarus has simply outdone itself with this collection." Nancy Oakes, Oddly Weird Fiction

"Caged Ocean Dub is a remarkable debut." David Longhorn, Supernatural Tales

"Falowo’s fearless stories are electrifying, terrifying and a joyous reading experience." Rick Kleffel, Narrative Species

". . . an exciting and highly imaginative writer . . . Caged Ocean Dub reminds you of the pleasure of reading, simply reading. . . . Falowo superbly crafts each story’s hook, entrancing and luring you into a dream . . ." Aurealis #159

"I would recommend this short story collection to anyone who is looking for a combination of weirdness, horror and poetry!" British Fantasy Society

07/10/2024

"The Servants and Other Strange Stories" by John O'Donoghue was received another very positive review, this time from "Aurealis", the leading Australian SFF magazine:

"O’Donoghue’s characters are all Irish but stand out from each other by engaging with different facets of Irish culture in unique ways. The standout example is Father Seamus, the main character of ‘The Servants’. A robot who would be a priest, he is a particularly compelling figure as he struggles to gain acceptance from those who doubt that he even has a soul at all. Another is Mike Doyle of ‘The Islanders'... who finds himself lost on a seemingly mythical isle that functions as its own little world, tying into fey-like themes in new and unexpected ways." http://tartaruspress.com/o-donoghue-the-servants.html