Richard Wells is an illustrator and graphic designer and the designer and illustrator of the bestselling anthology Damnable Tales. Primarily working in the television industry, he has provided graphic props for the likes of Poldark, Sherlock, Doctor Who, and the 2020 BBC adaptation of Bram Stoker's Dracula. Outside of his television work, he makes and sells his own darkly folkloric artwork, often lino cut and hand-printed. His recent work includes a series of prints based on the ghost stories of M.R. James. He lives in Walsall, UK.

"A new volume of delightfully unsettling tales by some of the masters of the genre. Richard Wells' woodcut-style illustrations playfully conjure the ancient terrors depicted in dusty seventeenth-century tomes, and their apparent simplicity allows the reader to fill the dark spaces with their own fears." -- Maria J. Pérez Cuervo, founder and editor of Hellebore

"With folk horror, we tread uncertainly, for fear of whispering forests or liminal spaces that could wash the reader away with other ghosts of the sea. We can't turn away, but can find a delicious crackle of fear in turning these pages, in engaging with old fears anew." -- Sinéad Gleeson, author of Hagstone and Constellations

Praise for Damnable Tales:

"Wicked witches, bad fairies, and the restless dead be damned, for those who are looking to fill up their folk horror fiction shelves, Damnable Tales is a must-have." -- Andy Paciorek, Horrified Magazine

"I had to keep pulling myself away from it so I didn't finish it in one sitting . . . An incredible book." -- Annie Kapur, Vocal Media

"An absolute treasure trove for fans of the genre." -- Tom Templar, Astral Noize

Publisher: Unbound

Pub date: 2024-11-12

Length: 352 pages