Elizabeth Walter (1) (1927–2006)
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- 1927
- Overlijdensdatum
- 2006-05-08
- Geslacht
- female
- Nationaliteit
- UK
- Woonplaatsen
- Wales
England - Beroepen
- Editor
Writer - Korte biografie
- Elizabeth Walter (1927 - d. May 8, 2006)[1] was a U.K. writer of short stories in the horror and fantasy genres. She was brought up in the Welsh Border country, and lived in London in later life though with periodic returns to the Wye Valley and the Black Mountains. An editor for a British publishing house,she edited Collins Crime Club titles for more than thirty years, from 1961-1993. Several of her supernatural tales were inspired by travels in other countries, especially Germany. She authored seven short story collections and four novels
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This lady wrote the superbly chilling "In the Mist" as well as the title short story which lent its title to the book. If you are looking for an example of the scary things of the thirties and forties, this book does well as an example.
stories: The Sin Eater / Dearest Clarissa / A Scientific Impossibility / A Question of Time / The Spider / Exorcism
I thoroughly enjoyed these creepy stories, particularly the titular two ("The Sin Eater," about the Welsh folk custom to ensure the peaceful sleep of the dead and "A Scientific Impossibility," about scientists confronted by the supernatural).
The whole time I was reading "Dearest Clarissa" (written in the form of letters from an institutionalized woman to her sister), I experienced deja vu, but I still can't say whether I'd read or heard of this story before. Maybe it was made into a movie or Twilight Zone episode, or merely anthologized elsewhere.
Despite its title, "Exorcism" is actually a comical read. This final story provides a comparatively light and upbeat ending to an otherwise creepy collection.… (meer)
I thoroughly enjoyed these creepy stories, particularly the titular two ("The Sin Eater," about the Welsh folk custom to ensure the peaceful sleep of the dead and "A Scientific Impossibility," about scientists confronted by the supernatural).
The whole time I was reading "Dearest Clarissa" (written in the form of letters from an institutionalized woman to her sister), I experienced deja vu, but I still can't say whether I'd read or heard of this story before. Maybe it was made into a movie or Twilight Zone episode, or merely anthologized elsewhere.
Despite its title, "Exorcism" is actually a comical read. This final story provides a comparatively light and upbeat ending to an otherwise creepy collection.… (meer)
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