The plot concerns a woman researching an obscure horror film, and since it was written in 1988 this makes it incredibly different to how one might conduct similar research in 2023. I have been reading Campbell since I was a teenager, which was around the time Ancient Images was first published, but for whatever reason this was not a book I came across during my formative years, or any time since. However, mining one of the most outstanding back-catalogues in 20 th century horror fiction for rereleases such as Ancient Images, The Influence (1988) and the much more recent Three Births of Daoloth trilogy is a smart move, hopefully bringing this unique author to a younger generation of readers. As a reader I have particularly enjoyed Campbell’s association with Flame Tree Press as the blend of the old and the new fiction is nicely pitched due to the fact that this author’s current output is so strong he does not need to rely upon past glories. Over the last few years Flame Tree Press has undoubtedly become the new home-from-home for horror legend Ramsey Campbell, who have released a number of both new novels and repackaged a number of his older works, including Ancient Images, which was first published back in 1989.
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