Witchcraft, Magic & The Supernatural (Octopus, 1974)

Witchcraft, Magic & The Supernatural (Octopus, 1974)

Douglas Hill – The Supernatural At Work
Tessa Clarke – Devils, Demons & Evil Spirits
Pat Williams – The Practice Of Magic & Witchcraft
Tessa Clarke – The Forces Of Nature
Frank Smyth – Ritual & Ceremony
Frank Smyth – Magic In The Modern World

Further Reading
Acknowledgements
Index

John Fowles – The Magus

John Fowles – The Magus  (Dell, 1979: originally 1963)

Back cover endorsements:

“Shocking … A work of genius” – St. Louis Despatch

“Fascinating. From the black of death and dark arts to the warm, clear tones of flesh and love and a sunny Greek island … a beautiful, broadloom magic carpet.” – Detroit News

“Colossal. All the inventiveness and brilliance that characterized THE COLLECTOR .. magnificently written … hard to stop reading.” – New York Review of Books

“Always — and frighteningly — believable. Wit and, wisdom interwoven in a complex drama which climaxes with a Sade-like sexual fantasy that outdoes the master.” – Playboy

“A sumptuous firework exhibition  … brilliant.” – The New York Times Book Review

John Fowles, Magus, Dell, paperback, novel, Vault Of Evil, de Sade, black sorcery, Black Death,

Robert Neill – Witchfire At Lammas

Robert Neill – Witchfire At Lammas (Arrow, 1979)

 

Blurb
1715. Queen Anne is dead and the German King George reigns over England. Throughout the country, Jacobite support is stirring and in a village at the foot of the Pennines, loyalty to the ‘true King across the water’ is strong.

Into a community seething with superstition and mistrust comes young Celia Bancroft, well-bred, educated and talented. But her mysterious talents lie in the dark realms of witchcraft, amulets and incantations.

At a time when unrest and the lust for blood run high, the forces of white and black magic begin a power struggle that culminates in a chilling and macabre climax.

better shove something new up …

BACK FROM THE DEAD (AGAIN)

It seems like AGES since i had anything to stick up – been busy on Vault because we’re so happening – so here’s a mixed bag of witchy bits and bobs, a few album covers (for no other reason than they’re two of my favourites) , a rare glimpse of lesbian dracula in action, a sneak prieview of Gregory Pendennis’s forthcoming best seller … followed by what must surely be the most boring cover for a witchcraft paperback i have ever set disbelieving eyes on.

for your pleasure, as ever

love

gloomy sundae XXX