LIMITED TO 250 COPIES ONLY The Croglin Vampire: England's Earliest Vampire Legend?

 THE CROGLIN VAMPIRE

England's Earliest Vampire Legend?

A limited edition of 250 numbered copies, each with a signed print.

THIS EDITION IS NOW SOLD OUT.

MANY THANKS TO MY CUSTOMERS (MANY WHO ARE NOW REGULARS!) FROM AROUND THE WORLD

PLEASE NOTE THAT COPIES WILL BE SENT OUT BEGINNING THE WEEK OF NOVEMBER 11th

Croglin Vampire painting © Les Edwards

From a remote village in Cumbria, in Northern England, comes the legend of the Croglin vampire, a terrifying tale that begins with a face at the window...

This limited edition chapbook features the full story as it originally appeared in Augustus Hare's The Story of My Life, an in-depth investigation by Geoff Holder, and an illustrated history tracing the legend's historical origins and cultural afterlife. It's all brought together by editor Adam Newell, who lives in the village of Croglin itself, where he has uncovered a few intriguing local folk memories.

Whether you have encountered the Croglin Vampire before, or you're a vampire/folk horror fan new to the legend, this aims to be the definitive source, straight from the place where it all happened...

A strictly limited, never-to-be-reprinted edition of 250 hand-numbered copies for sale.

With a text running over 6,000 words, more than 60 rare historical photos and illustrations, and in-depth research, brought together by editor Adam Newell, who lives in the village of Croglin itself...

With an illustrated history tracing the legend's cultural afterlife in books and art, with a Dracula movie connection and even an appearance by a Swiss heavy metal band.

A5 format, 40pp, printed on uncoated stock, including a cover printed on Tintoretto Gesso paper. 

Featuring a frontispiece illustration by the World Fantasy Award-winning artist Les Edwards.

Each order also includes a signed and numbered print, on heavy laid paper, based on an original linocut by Sharon Gosling.

ORDERING DETAILS AND MORE PHOTOS BELOW

Our previous limited editions have all sold out, so don't miss out on this one...

The Slave Race, featuring Philip K. Dick's first SF tale (not in his Collected Stories), sold out in a matter of days (details here).

Our two Lawrence of Arabia titles (see details here and here), were described by the T. E. Lawrence Society as "a very beautiful publication" and "a valuable piece of ephemera for your collection". 

The Ghost of the Private Theatricals, a newly discovered tale of terror by Mary Shelley, the creator of Frankenstein (details here), was featured in the Times Literary Supplement, and also sold out quickly, with copies going to every continent except Antarctica!

Gods of Darkness, F. Scott Fitzgerald's never-previously-reprinted tale of a Lovecraftian witch cult (yes, you read that right) was an instant sell-out (see here).

The 50th anniversary souvenir An Appointment with The Wicker Man (see here) sold out quickly, as did the limited edition of a horror story by Sharon Gosling, Slow Progress (see here).

No copies remain of At the Door of Darkness, a forgotten episode from Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness, deleted from the published version, and reconstructed from the original manuscript. Details here.

250 numbered copies of Dracula's Forgotten Brides, a heavily illustrated monograph about Dorothy Tree, Geraldine Dvorak and Cornelia Thaw, the actresses who played opposite Bela Lugosi in Dracula (1931), quickly found new homes around the world. Details here.

Finally, a limited edition set of Cormac McCarthy's earliest published short stories sold out in under five hours...

You may be able to find copies of some of the above on the secondary market, where they tend to attract prices markedly higher than the original rrp...

MORE PHOTOS BELOW

ORDERING DETAILS AT THE BOTTOM: KEEP SCROLLING!

TO ORDER THE CROGLIN VAMPIRE
There are 250 numbered copies, first come, first served. There will be no reprint of this edition.
Payment via the buy button below.

A copy with UK P&P is £11.99
A copy with the unavoidably pricey International Airmail P&P is £16.99

IMPORTANT
PLEASE SELECT YOUR LOCATION AND PRICE FROM THE DROP DOWN MENU BELOW.
 
UK CUSTOMERS SELECT
UK P&P: £11.99
 
FOR CUSTOMERS ANYWHERE ELSE IN THE WORLD, CLICK ON THE DROP DOWN MENU AND SELECT 
INTERNATIONAL P&P: £16.99
 
EVERY TIME I PUBLISH ONE OF THESE CHAPBOOKS, I GET INTERNATIONAL CUSTOMERS WHO FAIL TO READ THE ABOVE, AND SELECT UK P&P. I HAVE TO THEN REFUND THEIR PAYMENT, AND EMAIL THEM TO TELL THEM THEIR MISTAKE, AND CHECK WHETHER THEY WANT TO PAY FOR AN INTERNATIONAL P&P COPY. SOMETIMES, IN THE TIME IT TAKES TO DO THIS, THE EDITION SELLS OUT. PLEASE DON'T BE ONE OF THESE PEOPLE!
PLEASE, CHOOSE YOUR REGION FROM THE DROP DOWN MENU...

ALSO, PLEASE CHECK THAT THE DELIVERY ADDRESS ASSOCIATED WITH YOUR PAYPAL ACCOUNT IS YOUR *CURRENT* ADDRESS, AND NOT AN OLD ONE...

THIS EDITION IS NOW SOLD OUT.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

As always with these chapbooks, many people contributed. My thanks to Geoff Holder for permission to include his in-depth investigation (which originally appeared in his excellent book Paranormal Cumbria), and to Les Edwards to use his classic painting of the Croglin Vampire in the perfect place at last. Thanks as always to Sharon Gosling for providing wonderful linocut illustrations, and to Martin Stiff at Amazing15 for his consummate design skills. Thanks to Steve White and Jess Woo for their contributions, inspired by a visit to the area. Thanks to Stephen Jones and Mark Valentine for their continued support.
Finally, a big thank you to our friends and neighbours in the village of Croglin, which is a wonderful place to live, and where nothing evil has come scratching at our window, yet...