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y separately published work icon Lighthouses : An Anthology of Dark Tales anthology   short story   horror  
Issue Details: First known date: 2015... 2015 Lighthouses : An Anthology of Dark Tales
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'Black Beacon Books presents an anthology of dark tales about lighthouses and beacons. This unique book offers you, the most daring of readers, fourteen original stories of horror, mystery, suspense, and adventure. Within these pages lurk monsters from the depths of the seas and the far reaches of the cosmos. There are murders to solve, hauntings to investigate, and loved ones to be rescued. There are tales of hidden treasure, timeless curses, and ancient orders. Seafarers face ferocious storms while families fall apart and lighthouse keepers lose their sanity. The storm is coming, so batten down the hatches and let Lighthouses guide you into the darkness.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

Notes

  • Contents indexed selectively.

    Also includes the short story 'The Tower' by British horror writer B.T. Joy.

Contents

* Contents derived from the Windsor, Windsor - Kedron area, Brisbane - North East, Brisbane, Queensland,:Black Beacon Books , 2015 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Light House, Dark House, Greg Chapman , single work short story (p. 7-16)
Scrimshaw, Duncan Richardson , single work short story (p. 17-32)
Horror at Hollow Head, Cameron Trost , single work short story horror (p. 33-58)
Psychopomp, Mark McAuliffe , single work short story horror (p. 59-88)
Trepidation, Danielle Birch , single work short story (p. 89-105)
Cloak of Madness, Matthew Wilson , single work short story horror (p. 106-116)
The Cape, B. Michael Radburn , single work short story (p. 117-128)
The Last Keeper, Linda Brucesmith , single work short story

'Australia's most powerful lighthouse sits on a salt-dusted headland at Cape Byron, on the mainland's easternmost tip. Since 1901, its silver beam has been beloved by the wild things living on the headland and in the waters of the bay, and by the people of the town itself. When the lighthouse decides it can no longer relate to the ships which now pass without ever visiting the once busy little port, it switches itself off... and issues the townsfolk with an ultimatum.'

Source: Author's blurb.

 (p. 129-147)
In Search of Jimmy, David Dolan , single work short story (p. 148-179)
Into the Light, Alice Godwin , single work short story (p. 180-220)
The Crystal Lighthouse, Sam Muller , single work short story (p. 221-255)
To Keep the Lamp Alight, Steve Cameron , single work short story (p. 256-273)
Will O' the Wisp, Deborah Sheldon , single work short story (p. 295-)
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