Lighthouse Hauntings

Edited by Charles Waugh and Martin Greenberg - Contributions by Ed Gorman; Janet Berliner; Gary A. Braunbeck; Matthew J. Costello; A.J. Matthews; Brendan DuBois; Rick Hautala; Nina Kiriki Hoffman; Jane Lindskold; Thomas F. Monteleone; Billie Sue Mosiman; Yvonne Navarro and Kristine Kathryn Rusch

What is it about lighthouses that stirs the heart and sparks the imagination? Built for strength and permanence, they are nonetheless always vulnerable. We look to them for guidance and reassurance yet never quite lose the feeling of being watched when near them. Their keepers work tirelessly to serve humanity, protecting many hundreds of lives each year; yet they themselves are isolated from other people. And of course, we are ever aware that these often remote outposts can be unforgiving of human frailties, so inevitably they become the setting for tragedy—and consequently—for spirits that linger at the site of their ruined hopes, their sufferings, and their obsessions.

In Lighthouse Hauntings a dozen contemporary authors spin an intriguing mix of supernatural tales around this evocative theme. Some of these never before published stories are just plain creepy, others are mystifying or metaphysical; even heartwarming, but all are vividly memorable.

Lighthouse Hauntings

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Summary

What is it about lighthouses that stirs the heart and sparks the imagination? Built for strength and permanence, they are nonetheless always vulnerable. We look to them for guidance and reassurance yet never quite lose the feeling of being watched when near them. Their keepers work tirelessly to serve humanity, protecting many hundreds of lives each year; yet they themselves are isolated from other people. And of course, we are ever aware that these often remote outposts can be unforgiving of human frailties, so inevitably they become the setting for tragedy—and consequently—for spirits that linger at the site of their ruined hopes, their sufferings, and their obsessions.

In Lighthouse Hauntings a dozen contemporary authors spin an intriguing mix of supernatural tales around this evocative theme. Some of these never before published stories are just plain creepy, others are mystifying or metaphysical; even heartwarming, but all are vividly memorable.

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Down East Books

Pages: 252 • Trim: 5¾ x 8½

978-1-60893-386-0 • Paperback • November 2014 • $15.95 • (£11.95)

978-1-4617-4098-8 • eBook • January 2002 • $14.99 • (£11.95)

Subjects: Fiction / Ghost, Fiction / Occult & Supernatural, Fiction / Sea Stories