The White Hands and Other Weird Tales

This is the first collection of strange stories by contemporary writer Mark Samuels. The themes that thread through these nine accomplished stories are drawn from the great tradition of the twentieth-century weird tale, and they are suffused with a distinctly cosmopolitan, European feel. Mark Samuels writes about the fundamental fears of modern life, especially the effects of isolation and the dislocation that city dwellers can experience in their inhospitable, man-made environment.

H.P. Lovecraft wrote about entities beyond human comprehension that might be summoned from beyond the stars, but did he ever consider that they would feel quite at home in the sodium glare of some run-down inner-city? When one of Samuel’s characters stands alone looking up at the vast, illimitable darkness of space, the reader is forced to wonder if there is much difference between the hopeless emptiness of eternity and the bleak interstices between the concrete and steel of their daily life?

The White Hands was shortlisted for the British Fantasy Awards  in the best Collection category. The title story of The White Hands was also on their shortlist for the best Short Story category.

Limited Edition: this is the first hardcover printing of 350 copies.  Note: the book measures 5 1/4 x 7 1/4 and is much smaller than the later paperback printing.  We only mention that because when we opened the box we expected something larger and don't want you to be disappointed.