(Ebook) Strange Relics: Stories of Archaeology and the Supernatural, 1895-1956 by Amara Thornton ISBN 9781912766598, 1912766590

(Ebook) Strange Relics: Stories of Archaeology and the Supernatural, 1895-1956 by Amara Thornton ISBN 9781912766598, 1912766590

Handheld Press presents a new classic short story anthology, combining the supernatural and archaeology. Never before have so many relics from the past caused such delicious and intriguing shivers down the spine.Archaeological historian Amara Thornton of the University of London, and Classical archaeologist Katy Soar from the University of Winchester have curated a selection of twelve outstanding short stories encompassing horror, ghosts, hauntings, and possession, all from archaeological excavation. From a Neolithic rite to Egyptian religion to Roman remains to medieval masonry to some uncanny ceramic tiles in a perfectly ordinary American sun lounge, the relics in these stories are, frankly, horrible.Stories include:The Ape, by E F BensonRoman Remains, by Algernon BlackwoodHo! The Merry Masons, by John BuchanThrough the Veil, by Arthur Conan DoyleView From A Hill, M R JamesCurse of the Stillborn, by Margery LawrenceWhitewash, by Rose MacaulayThe Shining Pyramid, by Arthur MachenCracks of Time, by Dorothy QuickThe Cure, by Eleanor Scott