Books by Reggie Oliver

A series of micro-collections featuring a selection of peculiar tales from the best in horror and speculative fiction.From Black Shuck Books and Reggie Oliver comes Stages of Fear, the twenty-third in the Black Shuck SHADOWS series.

Sinister tales, ghost stories, thrillers and vignettes that reach back as far as the Victorian era, all steeped in the essence of London's urban community, its industrial heritage, the docks, Victoriana, the Blitz and the War. Nine original stories and seven classic reprints that explore the capital's dark underbelly but also celebrate its character and charm.Sixteen stories, one city. Welcome to London as you've never seen her before.Contents:1. Introduction by Ian Whates2. Hunger - Bryony Pearce3. A Street - Arthur Morrison4. A Maze for the Minotaur - Reggie Oliver5. The Phantom Model (A Wapping Romance) - Hume Nisbet6. The Ghost of Cock Lane - Rose Biggin7. The Hand That Rocks The Cradle - Juliet E. McKenna8. Watercress Girl - Henry Mayhew9. Queen Rat - David Rix10. Christopherson - George Gissing11. From The Casebook of Master Wiggins, Esq. - Paul Di Filippo12. Albert And The Engine Of Albion - Terry Grimwood13. In the Tube - E.F. Benson14. A Romance of the Piccadilly Tube - T.G. Jackson15. Blood and Bone - Susan Boulton16. Behind the Shade - Arthur Morrison17. Southall Tantra - Paul StJohn Mackintosh About the Authors

"an absolute riot" - Charles Spencer, Daily Telegraph "A happy marriage between ignominious indignity and sheer dramatic elegance." - Sam Marlowe, The Times "A dotty delight." - Paul Taylor, Independent

The imaginary lines are the things we wish we could say, or had said usually to the opposite sex. Here, they are asides in the dialogue which provide amusing counterpoints to what the characters are really saying to each other. Will Sir Michael get Wanda to go off with him for a weekend frolic? Will Wanda decide who she wants? Will Howard win Wanda or get stuck with Carol? This witty, literate romantic comedy is sure to delight and amuse.3 women, 2 men