Ancient Tracks

Ancient Tracks contains nine stories all featuring intrepid folklorist and adventurer Artemis Whitlock as she delves into strange folk customs and weird and supernatural goings-on in 1920s England.

These are stories firmly in the M.R. Jamesian tradition with a great sense of place and time (so Jamesian that Rosemary Pardoe, renowned M.R. James expert and head-honcho at Ghosts & Scholars, almost insisted on providing a rather original introduction… alongside Josh… a sort of question and answer that tells us a lot about Josh and his inspirations).

Artemis Whitlock is a super creation and a fabulously original character and, alongside five previously published tales (at least three of which will be ‘new’ to most), are four all new Whitlock adventures.

If you’re looking for really well-written Jamesian folk horror tales then Ancient Tracks will most definitely be for you. A roaring log fire, slippers, and something rather special to hand in a large glass are, of course, entirely optional.

Stories: “Windlestraw*”, “Beating the Bounds” “He in the Tree”, “An Indefinite Kingdom”, “A Crooked Path”, “Waters Painted Red*”, “St Ulfhaugh”, “Via Maris*” & “Brinley Wood*” (*previously unpublished)