Leah Moore and John Reppion: Ghost Stories of an Antiquary, Vol. 1

Admired by writers from H.P. Lovecraft to Ruth Rendell, M.R. James is the acknowledged master of the English ghost story. Disdaining gore in favour of atmosphere and suggestion, his enduring tales of are masterpieces of understated horror.

Writers Leah Moore and John Reppion have crafted adaptations of four stories from James’s first collection, Ghost Stories of an Antiquary: “Canon Alberic’s Scrapbook” (illustrated by Aneke), “Lost Hearts” (illustrated by Kit Buss), “The Mezzotint” (illustrated by Fouad Mezher) and “The Ash-Tree” (illustrated by Alisdair Wood).

To mark the release of Ghost Stories of an Antiquary, Vol. 1, Leah Moore and John Reppion will be giving away a bundle of M.R. James goodies to one lucky winner every Friday of this month. Head over to their website or Twitter feeds (@johnreppion & @leahmoore) to find out how you can win not only a copy of the graphic novel but original artwork, an audiobook, a limited-edition poster and more.

Debuting at the Lakes International Comic Art Festival this month, Ghost Stories of an Antiquary, Vol. 1 comprises graphic tales that are at once true to their source and powerfully reimagined for a visual medium. Lovecraft called M.R. James “a literary weird fictionist of the very first rank”. Leah Moore and John Reppion’s latest collection joins our Lovecraft anthologies among the ranks of a growing canon of disturbing, unputdownable graphic adaptations.