Ramsey Campbell

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The first book devoted to acclaimed horror writer Ramsey Campbell in two decades.

Despite a massive output and numerous accolades over a long career, contemporary British writer Ramsey Campbell has never been accorded anything like the wide critical recognition given to his peer Stephen King. This volume establishes Campbells unique style (a haunted self-consciousness about the act of writing itself) as well as his distinctive remediation of the Gothic tradition: religiously agnostic, politically liberal, and ethically humane. Here, Campbells work is read alongside trends in postmodernist and post-humanist thought, compared explicitly to Kings, and his significant contribution to Gothic studies and contemporary literature is brought into the light.

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"In Ramsey Campbell, O'Sullivan has crafted an authoritative and fascinating study of this vital but neglected figure in Gothic literature. Through rigorous research and meticulous analysis of rarely discussed works, this important and engaging book delivers compelling insights into Campbell's style and themes, elevating him to his rightful place as a titan of modern British horror." -- "Dr Simon Brown, Kingston University, London, author of Screening Stephen King: Adaptation and the Horror Genre in Film and Television (2018)"

Author Bio

Keith M. C. O'Sullivan is senior rare books librarian at the University of Aberdeen, Scotland.