I Am Stone: The Gothic Weird Tales of R. Murray Gilchrist

‘The first thing my dazed eyes fell upon was the mirror of black glass... She held it so that I might gaze into its depths. And there, with a cry of amazement and fear, I saw the shadow of the Basilisk.’Through odysseys across dreamlike lands, Gothic love affairs haunted by the shadow of death and uncanny episodes from the Peak country, the portrait of a unique writer of the strange tale emerges. With his florid, illustrative style and powerful imagination, R. Murray Gilchrist’s impact on the weird fiction genre is unmistakable – and yet his name fell into obscurity following his death.Exploring tales of annihilation and shattered identities, fatalistic romances, bewildering visions of the sublime and mythological evils preying on the innocent, this new anthology is a journey through an entrancing and influential oeuvre essential for any reader of the weird.

About the Author

R Murray Gilchrist (1867–1917) was a prolific writer, penning twenty-two novels, four regional guide books, and six short story collections mostly from his home in the Peak District. Recognized for his special talent by his contemporaries, his tales are long overdue recognition by today’s readers. Daniel Pietersen is an author of short fiction and critical non-fiction with a particular focus on gothic and weird horror. He is a regular contributor to Sublime Horror and the journal Dead Reckonings, as well as a guest lecturer for the Romancing the Gothic project.

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