The Christmas Ghost Stories of Lawrence Gordon Clark

Edited by Tony Ernshaw
Foreword by Mark Gatiss

Between 1971 and 1978, during the Christmas holiday period, the BBC broadcast a series of dramas under the umbrella title of A Ghost Story for Christmas, most based on stories by M. R. James and all directed by Lawrence Gordon Clark. This December, Spectral Press will be publishing its first hybrid/non-fiction book, The Christmas Ghost Stories of Lawrence Gordon Clark, in celebration of those classic short films. It will be edited and introduced by Tony Earnshaw, author of the highly regarded Beating the Devil – The Making of Night of the Demon; feature a Foreword by none other than Mark Gatiss (The League of Gentlemen, Sherlock, First Men in the Moon, the forthcoming The Tractate Middoth); plus all the M. R. James tales from which the dramas were adapted, each prefaced by a new introduction by Clark himself. Additionally, there will also be a reprint of an unfilmed “Count Magnus” script by Basil Copper, as well as other material including unpublished behind-the-scenes photographs.

Contents:

• Foreword by Mark Gatiss
• Introduction by Tony Ernshaw
• Seven short stories by M. R. James:
  The Stalls of Barchester Cathedral
  The Treasure of Abbot Thomas
  A Warning to the Curious
  The Ash Tree
  Lost Hearts
  Casting the Runes
  Count Magnus
  
  In addition, the following are found in the signed Limited edition:
• Exclusive new introductions to each story by Lawrence Gordon Clark
• Count Magnus teleplay by Basil Copper
• Lost Hearts short stage play by Lawrence Gordon Clark
• Filmography, awards, bibliography ?? of Lawrence Gordon Clark by Tony Earnshaw
• Q&A with Lawrence Gordon Clark by Tony Earnshaw

Limtied Edition - Unsigned:  Limited to 100 unsigned hardcover copies

Signed Limited Edition:  Signed slicpased hardback limited to 50 copies (signed by Lawrence Gordon Clark)