Dark Detectives anthology features stories from Neil Gaiman, Clive Barker

By John Freeman on February 24, 2015

Dark Detectives, a 480-page, stand-alone collection of 18 tales of supernatural detective fiction will be released by Titan Books next month (17th March 2015), featuring stories from Neil Gaiman, Clive Barker, Kim Newman, Brian Lumley and Manly Wade Wellman and more.

Each tale features a supernatural sleuth whose mission it is to save the world from the forces of darkness such as Neil Gaiman’s Lawrence Talbot, Kim Newman’s eight-part story “Seven Stars” (pitting the Diogenes Club against an occult object with the power to ultimately annihilate mankind) and Clive Barker’s Harry D’Amour.

Each of these stories features supernatural detectives who specialize in protecting the world from the forces of darkness and are sure to captivate the imagination of fantasy and crime readers alike.

The anthology is edited by London-based Stephen Jones, a leading expert on horror and a prolific editor. He is the winner of three World Fantasy Awards, four Horror Writers Association Bram Stoker Awards and three International Horror Guild Awards as well as being a 20-time recipient of the British Fantasy Award and a Hugo Award nominee. A former television producer/director and genre movie publicist and consultant (the first three Hellraiser movies, Nightbreed etc.), he has written and edited more than 135 books, including The Art of Horror, Horrorology: The Lexicon of Fear, the Zombie Apocalypse! series and the annual Best New Horror series.

• Dark Detectives is on sale from 20th March 2015 from all good bookshops and online stores

John Freeman

The founder of downthetubes, which he established in 1998. John works as a comics and magazine editor, writer, and on promotional work for the Lakes International Comic Art Festival. He is currently editor of Star Trek Explorer, published by Titan – his third tour of duty on the title originally titled Star Trek Magazine.

Working in British comics publishing since the 1980s, his credits include editor of titles such as Doctor Who Magazine, Babylon 5 Magazine, and more. He also edited the comics anthology STRIP Magazine and edited several audio comics for ROK Comics. He has also edited several comic collections, including volumes of “Charley’s War” and “Dan Dare”.

He’s the writer of “Pilgrim: Secrets and Lies” for B7 Comics; “Crucible”, a creator-owned project with 2000AD artist Smuzz; and “Death Duty” and “Skow Dogs” with Dave Hailwood.