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Campbell, Ramsey 1946-

Overview
Works:206 works in 489 publications in 14 languages and 23,680 library holdings
Genres:Horror fiction  Mystery fiction  Occult fiction  Horror tales, English  Fantasy fiction  Suspense fiction  Short stories  Domestic fiction  Gothic fiction  Horror tales 
Roles:Actor, Author of introduction, Bibliographic antecedent, Editor, Other, Contributor, Compiler
Classifications:pr6053.a4855, 823.914
Most widely held works by Ramsey Campbell
Midnight sun by Ramsey Campbell( Book )
16 editions published between 1990 and 1995 in 3 languages and held by 954 libraries worldwide
A children's book writer inherits an old house on the edge of a forest and soon begins to sense something gathering in the woods, a presence that he is destined to help emerge into the world.
Ancient images by Ramsey Campbell( Book )
10 editions published between 1989 and 1997 in 4 languages and held by 843 libraries worldwide
The influence by Ramsey Campbell( Book )
13 editions published between 1988 and 2008 in English and Spanish and held by 790 libraries worldwide
A young girl begins to take on the characteristics of her departed grandmother, an evil and oppressive woman.
Nazareth Hill by Ramsey Campbell( Book )
6 editions published between 1997 and 2005 in 3 languages and held by 782 libraries worldwide
A tale of horror and the supernatural set in England. The protagonists are a man and his daughter who move into a refurbished building which used to be an asylum where inmates were regularly tortured. The pair become the target of ghosts and the father goes crazy, turning on the daughter.
Incarnate by Ramsey Campbell( Book )
10 editions published between 1983 and 1994 in English and Spanish and held by 775 libraries worldwide
The darkest part of the woods by Ramsey Campbell( Book )
6 editions published between 2002 and 2011 in English and held by 759 libraries worldwide
The lives and destinies of the Price family become intertwined with the ancient forest of Goodmanswood, from Lennox Price who discovers a hallucinogenic moss, to his grandson's sexual encounter in the heart of the forest.
Silent children by Ramsey Campbell( Book )
5 editions published between 2000 and 2006 in Spanish and English and held by 745 libraries worldwide
A serial killer takes children whom he interprets as being mistreated by their parents and "saves" them by killing them.
Obsession by Ramsey Campbell( Book )
9 editions published between 1985 and 1997 in English and Spanish and held by 741 libraries worldwide
The hungry moon by Ramsey Campbell( Book )
12 editions published between 1946 and 1997 in 3 languages and held by 736 libraries worldwide
The count of eleven by Ramsey Campbell( Book )
8 editions published between 1991 and 1994 in English and German and held by 712 libraries worldwide
The overnight by Ramsey Campbell( Book )
6 editions published between 2004 and 2008 in English and Spanish and held by 689 libraries worldwide
A creepy, sometimes blackly funny account of a haunted bookshop. The Overnight puts a distinctly contemporary spin on the traditional tale of terror.
The one safe place by Ramsey Campbell( Book )
7 editions published between 1995 and 1997 in English and held by 666 libraries worldwide
A hoodlum in Britain attacks an American family living in Manchester and is sent to jail on their evidence. The hoodlum's family decide to revenge themselves on the Americans. A horror story. By the author of The Long Lost.
The grin of the dark by Ramsey Campbell( Book )
6 editions published between 2007 and 2008 in English and held by 663 libraries worldwide
Jumping at an offer to write the biography of a silent-film star, struggling film critic Simon investigates the actor's mysterious disappearance, only to witness bizarre occurrences, from the unusual appearances of a menacing clown to unnatural outbreaks of laughter wherever he goes.
The long lost by Ramsey Campbell( Book )
9 editions published between 1993 and 1996 in English and French and held by 654 libraries worldwide
During a weekend in the country, David and Joelle Owain explore an abandoned village, and discover that its last living inhabitant is distantly related to David. They Owains take Gwendolen into their home, only to have the old woman have a mysterious and deadly impact on their lives.
Alone with the horrors : the great short fiction of Ramsey Campbell, 1961-1991 by Ramsey Campbell( Book )
7 editions published between 1993 and 2005 in English and held by 594 libraries worldwide
A collection of short works written over the course of thirty years is complemented by the writer's personal account of how the stories were written and an assessment of their flaws and merits.
The nameless by Ramsey Campbell( Book )
17 editions published between 1981 and 2007 in 4 languages and held by 553 libraries worldwide
The parasite by Ramsey Campbell( Book )
11 editions published between 1980 and 1993 in 3 languages and held by 553 libraries worldwide
Ghosts and grisly things by Ramsey Campbell( Book )
9 editions published between 1998 and 2002 in English and Undetermined and held by 551 libraries worldwide
Pact of the fathers by Ramsey Campbell( Book )
3 editions published between 2001 and 2005 in English and Spanish and held by 547 libraries worldwide
"Daniella Logan, daughter of the film impresario Teddy Logan, is stunned when he is killed in a drunk-driving accident--and even more stunned when, making a late-night visit to his grave, she finds a group of robed men performing a ritual above the newly turned earth." -- Jacket.
Secret story by Ramsey Campbell( Book )
2 editions published between 2006 and 2007 in English and held by 538 libraries worldwide
Hired to revise a film script that too closely resembles the murder case on which it is based, aspiring writer Dudley Smith hides from his director the truth about his inability to write about heinous acts unless he actually commits them.
 
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Alternative Names

Dreadstone, Carl.

Campbell, J. Ramsey, 1946-
Campbell, Jay 1946-
Campbell, John Ramsey, 1946-
Ramsay, Jay, 1946-
Languages
English (352)
Spanish (57)
French (26)
German (20)
Italian (11)
Japanese (8)
Undetermined (5)
Swedish (4)
Finnish (3)
Dutch (2)
Polish (1)
Greek, Modern [1453- ] (1)
Hebrew (1)
Catalan (1)
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The darkest part of the woodsSilent childrenThe overnightThe one safe placeThe long lostAlone with the horrors : the great short fiction of Ramsey Campbell, 1961-1991The parasiteGhosts and grisly things
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