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Ramsey Campbell

Ramsey Campbell

Ramsey Campbell has written at least 260 books. Their most popular book is The Book of Cthulhu with 19 saves with an average rating of 4.2⭐.

They are best known for writing in the genres Fantasy, Science fiction, and Classics.

dark, mysterious, and tense are their most common moods.

Author Bio

Ramsey Campbell (born in Liverpool) is an English horror fiction writer, editor and critic who has been writing for well over fifty years. Two of his novels have been filmed, both for non-English-speaking markets. - Wikipedia

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The Book of Cthulhu

#1 of 2 in The Book of Cthulhu

The Book of Cthulhu
ByCaitlín R. Kiernan(Contributor),Ramsey Campbell(Contributor)

2011 • 19 Readers • 500 pages • 4.2

Shadows over Innsmouth

#0 of 2 in The Diogenes Club

Shadows over Innsmouth
ByStephen Jones(Editor),H.P. Lovecraft(Contributor)

1994 • 18 Readers • 468 pages • 3.9

Dark Stars

Dark Stars
ByCaroline Kepnes,Ramsey Campbell,+9 more

2022 • 16 Readers • 347 pages • 2.7

The Dark descent

The Dark descent
ByDavid G. Hartwell,Shirley Jackson,+49 more

1987 • 15 Readers • 1,028 pages • 4

Alone with the Horrors

Alone with the Horrors
ByRamsey Campbell

2005 • 15 Readers • 460 pages • 3.5

The Hungry Moon

The Hungry Moon
ByRamsey Campbell

13 Readers • 3

The Sword & Sorcery Anthology

The Sword & Sorcery Anthology
ByJeffrey Ford,Glen Cook,+17 more

2012 • 12 Readers • 480 pages • 3.5

Haunted Legends

Haunted Legends
ByEllen Datlow(Editor),Ekaterina Sedia(Contributor)

2010 • 11 Readers • 347 pages • 3

999: Twenty-Nine Original Tales of Horror and Suspense

999: Twenty-Nine Original Tales of Horror and Suspense
ByStephen King,William Peter Blatty,+25 more

1999 • 11 Readers • 688 pages • 3

Ancient Images

Ancient Images
ByRamsey Campbell

1990 • 10 Readers • 320 pages • 3.5

Incarnate

Incarnate
ByRamsey Campbell

1983 • 10 Readers • 472 pages

The Doll Who Ate His Mother

The Doll Who Ate His Mother
ByRamsey Campbell

9 Readers

The Grin of the Dark

The Grin of the Dark
ByRamsey Campbell

8 Readers • 3

The Searching Dead

#1 of 2 in The Three Births of Daoloth

The Searching Dead
ByRamsey Campbell

2016 • 8 Readers • 271 pages • 3

Shadow Show

Shadow Show
ByDavid Morrell,Margaret Atwood,+23 more

2012 • 8 Readers • 464 pages • 4

The Best of the Best Horror of the Year: Ten Years of Essential Short Horror Fiction

10 The Best Horror of the Year

The Best of the Best Horror of the Year: Ten Years of Essential Short Horror Fiction
ByEllen Datlow(Editor, Contributor),Laird Barron(Contributor)

2018 • 7 Readers • 432 pages • 3.5

Dark Companions

Dark Companions
ByRamsey Campbell

1982 • 7 Readers • 255 pages

Poe's Children: The New Horror

Poe's Children: The New Horror
ByJohn Crowley,Joe Hill,+22 more

2008 • 6 Readers • 534 pages

The Overnight

The Overnight
ByRamsey Campbell

2004 • 6 Readers • 396 pages

Gutted

Gutted
ByClive Barker,Neil Gaiman,+1 more

2016 • 6 Readers • 380 pages • 3

The Penguin Book of Vampire Stories

The Penguin Book of Vampire Stories
ByTanith Lee,Fritz Leiber,+28 more

1987 • 6 Readers • 637 pages • 4

Dark forces

Dark forces
ByKirby McCauley(Editor),Dennis Etchison(Contributor)

1980 • 6 Readers • 553 pages • 3

Shelf Life

Shelf Life
ByGreg Ketter(Editor),Charles de Lint(contributor)

2002 • 5 Readers • 304 pages

The Wise Friend

The Wise Friend
ByRamsey Campbell

2020 • 5 Readers • 256 pages • 5

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Dark Masques
ByJ.N. Williamson,Robert R. McCammon,+33 more

5 Readers • 3.5

The Kind Folk

The Kind Folk
ByRamsey Campbell

2012 • 5 Readers • 224 pages

Out of the Ruins

Out of the Ruins
ByChina Miéville,Emily St. John Mandel,+19 more

2021 • 5 Readers • 320 pages • 3

Cold Print

Cold Print
ByRamsey Campbell

1985 • 5 Readers

The Darkest Part of the Woods

The Darkest Part of the Woods
ByRamsey Campbell

2002 • 5 Readers • 365 pages • 2

The Influence

The Influence
ByRamsey Campbell

1988 • 4 Readers • 338 pages

Nazareth Hill: Gates of Hades

Nazareth Hill: Gates of Hades
ByRamsey Campbell,Daniele Bonfanti(Translator)

1996 • 4 Readers • 384 pages • 5

Solomon Kane

4 Solomon Kane

Solomon Kane
ByRobert E. Howard

2004 • 4 Readers • 290 pages • 5

The Hole in the Moon and Other Tales by Margaret St. Clair

The Hole in the Moon and Other Tales by Margaret St. Clair
ByMargaret St. Clair

2019 • 4 Readers

October Dreams

October Dreams
ByRichard Chizmar(editor),Robert Morrish(editor)

2000 • 4 Readers • 656 pages

The Nameless

The Nameless
ByRamsey Campbell

1981 • 4 Readers • 312 pages • 4

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Demons By Daylight
ByRamsey Campbell

1973 • 4 Readers • 190 pages

Holes for Faces

Holes for Faces
ByRamsey Campbell

2013 • 4 Readers • 258 pages • 2

Dark Screams: Volume One

Dark Screams: Volume One
ByKelley Armstrong,Ramsey Campbell,+3 more

2014 • 3 Readers • 84 pages • 4

The Mammoth Book of Vampires

The Mammoth Book of Vampires
ByClive Barker(Contributor),Hugh B. Cave(Contributor)

1992 • 3 Readers • 629 pages

Bad Seeds: Evil Progeny

Bad Seeds: Evil Progeny
BySteve Berman,Joe R. Lansdale,+27 more

2013 • 3 Readers • 384 pages

Rage Against the Night

Rage Against the Night
ByJonathan Maberry,Scott Nicholson,+6 more

2011 • 3 Readers

Behold!

Behold!
ByDoug Murano,Neil Gaiman,+2 more

2017 • 3 Readers • 404 pages

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The Mammoth Book of Wolf Men
ByStephen Jones,Clive Barker,+24 more

3 Readers

The count of eleven

The count of eleven
ByRamsey Campbell

1992 • 3 Readers • 374 pages

Black Wings: Tales of Lovecraftian Horror

#1 of 6 in Black Wings

Black Wings: Tales of Lovecraftian Horror
ByCaitlín R. Kiernan(Contributor),Mollie L. Burleson(Contributor)

2010 • 3 Readers

The Face That Must Die

The Face That Must Die
ByRamsey Campbell

1979 • 3 Readers • 312 pages

New Tales of the Cthulhu Mythos

New Tales of the Cthulhu Mythos
ByRamsey Campbell(Editor),A.A. Attanasio(Contributor)

1980 • 3 Readers • 257 pages

This Dreaming Isle

This Dreaming Isle
ByAndrew Michael Hurley,Ramsey Campbell,+15 more

2018 • 3 Readers • 317 pages • 4

Midnight Sun

Midnight Sun
ByRamsey Campbell

1992 • 3 Readers • 374 pages

Nowhereville

Nowhereville
ByScott Gable(Editor),Caroline Dombrowski(Editor)

2019 • 3 Readers • 302 pages • 4.5

Ghosts know

Ghosts know
ByRamsey Campbell

3 Readers • 4

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Scared Stiff: Tales of Sex and Death
ByRamsey Campbell

3 Readers

The Mammoth Book of Folk Horror

The Mammoth Book of Folk Horror
ByArthur Machen,Alison Littlewood,+17 more

2021 • 3 Readers • 552 pages

The Mammoth Book of Monsters

The Mammoth Book of Monsters
ByStephen Jones(Editor),David J. Schow(Contributor)

2007 • 2 Readers • 498 pages

Haunted House Short Stories

Haunted House Short Stories
ByRamsey Campbell,John Everson,+41 more

2019 • 2 Readers

The Mammoth Book of Zombies

The Mammoth Book of Zombies
ByClive Barker,Ramsey Campbell,+24 more

1993 • 2 Readers • 512 pages • 3

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The Collected Strange Stories Of Robert Aickman: I
ByRobert Aickman

1999 • 2 Readers • 399 pages

Best New Horror 23

#23 of 21 in The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror

Best New Horror 23
ByStephen Jones(editor),Ramsey Campbell(Contributor)

2012 • 2 Readers • 589 pages • 3

The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror 2010

Kyle Murchison Booth

The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror 2010
BySuzy McKee Charnas,Kelley Armstrong,+38 more

2009 • 2 Readers

Alone With the Horrors: The Great Short Fiction of Ramsey Campbell 1961-1991

Alone With the Horrors: The Great Short Fiction of Ramsey Campbell 1961-1991
ByRamsey Campbell

1993 • 2 Readers

Beware of the Cat

Beware of the Cat
ByH.P. Lovecraft,Ambrose Bierce,+11 more

1972 • 2 Readers • 191 pages

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Where Nightmares Come From
ByEugene Johnson,William F. Nolan,+37 more

2017 • 2 Readers • 366 pages • 5

Secret Story

Secret Story
ByRamsey Campbell

2005 • 2 Readers • 400 pages • 3

Мифы Ктулху

Мифы Ктулху
ByH.P. Lovecraft

1940 • 2 Readers • 752 pages

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Dark Feasts: The World Of Ramsey Campbell
ByRamsey Campbell

2 Readers • 4

The New Lovecraft Circle: Stories

The New Lovecraft Circle: Stories
ByKarl Edward Wagner,Richard L. Tierney,+15 more

1996 • 2 Readers

Curse of the Full Moon: A Werewolf Anthology

Curse of the Full Moon: A Werewolf Anthology
ByJames Lowder(editor),Jonathan Carroll(contributor)

2010 • 2 Readers • 377 pages

Shadows Over Main Street: An Anthology of Small-Town Lovecraftian Terror

Shadows Over Main Street: An Anthology of Small-Town Lovecraftian Terror
ByJosh Malerman,Gary A. Braunbeck,+18 more

2015 • 2 Readers • 282 pages

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The Parasite
ByRamsey Campbell

2 Readers • 4

Cutting Edge

Cutting Edge
ByPeter Straub,Joe Haldeman,+19 more

1986 • 2 Readers • 299 pages

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#2 of 4 in Solomon Kane

Solomon Kane: Skulls in the Stars
ByRobert E. Howard,Ramsey Campbell

1928 • 2 Readers • 173 pages • 5

Obsession

Obsession
ByRamsey Campbell

1985 • 2 Readers • 280 pages

The Year's Best Fantasy: First Annual Collection

The Year's Best Fantasy: First Annual Collection
ByWilliam F. Nolan,Joan Aiken,+33 more

1988 • 2 Readers • 527 pages

The Museum of Horrors

The Museum of Horrors
ByJoyce Carol Oates(Contributor),Dennis Etchison(Editor)

2001 • 2 Readers • 369 pages • 3

Revelations: Horror Writers for Climate Action

Revelations: Horror Writers for Climate Action
BySarah Langan,Gemma Amor,+19 more

2022 • 2 Readers

The Long Lost

The Long Lost
ByRamsey Campbell

1993 • 2 Readers • 439 pages

100 Hair-Raising Little Horror Stories

100 Stories

100 Hair-Raising Little Horror Stories
ByCharles Dickens,Steve Rasnic Tem,+48 more

1993 • 2 Readers • 512 pages • 2

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New Terrors
ByTanith Lee(Contributor),Ramsey Campbell(Editor)

1980 • 2 Readers • 335 pages

The Platform Edge

#6 of 33 in British Library Tales of the Weird

The Platform Edge
ByVictor L. Whitechurch,Zoe Dana Underhill,+16 more

2019 • 2 Readers • 304 pages

Cover 1

A Ghosts & Scholars Book of Folk Horror
ByRosemary Pardoe,Michael Chislet,+17 more

2018 • 2 Readers • 175 pages

Cover 3

Miscreations
ByJosh Malerman,Laird Barron,+20 more

2020 • 2 Readers • 342 pages

Reports from the Deep End: Stories Inspired by J. G. Ballard

Reports from the Deep End: Stories Inspired by J. G. Ballard
ByMaxim Jakubowski(Editor),Rick McGrath(Editor)

2 Readers • 368 pages

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#1 of 3 in Hot Blood

Hot Blood
ByJeff Gelb(Editor/Contributor),Lonn M. Friend(Editor)

1989 • 2 Readers • 3

The Height of the Scream

The Height of the Scream
ByRamsey Campbell

1976 • 2 Readers • 229 pages

Thirteen Days by Sunset Beach

Thirteen Days by Sunset Beach
ByRamsey Campbell

2015 • 2 Readers • 277 pages

Best New Horror 16

#0 of 2 in The Diogenes Club

Best New Horror 16
ByStephen Jones(Editor),Neil Gaiman(Contributor)

2005 • 1 Reader • 610 pages

Best New Horror 18

#0 of 2 in The Diogenes Club

Best New Horror 18
ByStephen Jones(Editor),Al Sarrantonio(Contributor)

2007 • 1 Reader • 512 pages

I miti di Cthulhu

I miti di Cthulhu
ByH.P. Lovecraft

2019 • 1 Reader • 828 pages

The Mammoth Book of Terror

The Mammoth Book of Terror
ByStephen Jones(Editor),Clive Barker(Contributor)

1991 • 1 Reader • 648 pages

The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror, #9

#9 of 21 in The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror

The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror, #9
ByStephen Jones(Editor),David J. Schow(Contributor)

1998 • 1 Reader • 512 pages

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Terrifying Tales to Tell at Night: 10 Scary Stories to Give You Nightmares!
ByStephen Jones(Editor),Ramsey Campbell(Contributor)

2019 • 1 Reader

100 Wicked Little Witch Stories

100 Wicked Little Witch Stories
ByMartin H. Greenberg(editor/contributor),Robert E. Weinberg(Editor)

1995 • 1 Reader • 610 pages

Gothic: The Dark Heart of Film

Gothic: The Dark Heart of Film
ByJames Bell(Editor),Mark Gatiss(Contributor)

2013 • 1 Reader • 160 pages

Vampires, Zombies, Werewolves and Ghosts: 25 Classic Stories of the Supernatural

Vampires, Zombies, Werewolves and Ghosts: 25 Classic Stories of the Supernatural
ByEileen Panetta

2011 • 1 Reader

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Masters of Horror
ByMatt Shaw(Editor),Shaun Hutson(Contributor)

2017 • 1 Reader

The Mammoth Book of Dracula

The Mammoth Book of Dracula
ByBrian Lumley(Contributor),Basil Copper(Contributor)

1997 • 1 Reader • 520 pages

Professor Charlatan Bardot’s Travel Anthology to the Most (Fictional) Haunted Buildings in the Weird, Wild World

Professor Charlatan Bardot’s Travel Anthology to the Most (Fictional) Haunted Buildings in the Weird, Wild World
ByKevin J. Kennedy,Toshiya Kamei(Translator)

2021 • 1 Reader • 452 pages

The Starry Wisdom Library: The Catalogue of the Greatest Occult Book Auction of All Time

The Starry Wisdom Library: The Catalogue of the Greatest Occult Book Auction of All Time
ByNate Pedersen(Editor),Scott David Aniolowski(Contributor)

2014 • 1 Reader • 176 pages

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The Mammoth Book of New Terror
ByStephen Jones(Editor),Brian Lumley(Contributor)

2004 • 1 Reader • 496 pages • 4

Horror 2: Los relatos de Twilight Zone

Horror Martínez Roca

Horror 2: Los relatos de Twilight Zone
ByT.E.D. Klein(Editor),Stephen King(Contributor)

1986 • 1 Reader • 304 pages