Amazon Review of "Tales from the Black Meadow" - "A fine piece of British hauntology"

A fine piece of British hauntology 4 Oct 2013 By Gareth This is a beautiful, compelling book of folklore. What's most haunting about this book is that the stories feel like they've been lingering at the back of your mind all your life. The sparse, propulsive prose gives it this sense of timelesness. This is Britain's past reimagined so vividly that it becomes as real as a memory, albeit one shrouded in speculation, rumour and mystery. A fine piece of hauntology but also good storytelling with lots of twists in the tale. It gets grizzly, absurd and murderous in parts, if you like that kind of thing, which I do.

Amazon Review of "Tales from the Black Meadow" - "Little gem of a book"

Tales from the Black Meadow 3 Oct 2013 By Mervyn Williams `Tales from the Black Meadow', by Chris Lambert, is a little gem of a book which exploits and revels in the concept of `gothic' to the very full. The way the book is structured around a collection of ` would be' sinister stories, and extracts from a fanciful array of macabre sources, is a witty pastiche on more established publications. Such is the brevity of each tale, and the clarity of writing, Chris Lambert provides the reader with no refuge from his ceaseless accounts of the grotesque and inexplicable. Lambert's clear skill in `spooky' narration is accentuated by a clear relish for dark humour and the unexpected. The book is illustrated by some equally haunting and evocative images created by Nigel Wilson. Whether in the schoolroom or by the fireside on a dark cold night, `Tales from the Black Meadow' is an essential short read. Mervyn Williams

Amazon Review of "Tales from the Black Meadow" - "An absolute treat of a book."

5.0 out of 5 stars Send a shiver down your spine........ 24 Sep 2013 By Kerensa Faragher I literally could not put this book down. It will make you gasp, laugh, cry and will send a little shiver down your spine. Although a series of poems and short stories that could be dipped in and out of, I read it from cover to cover in an evening. The wonderful illustrations do this book great justice and my personal favourite, Beyond The Moor, made the hairs on the back of my neck stand up. The Fog House and The Rag and Bone Man were fascinating pieces of macabre literary works. An absolute treat of a book and I, for one, cannot wait to see more from this author.

Amazon Review of "Tales from the Black Meadow" - "I couldn't put it down..."

5.0 out of 5 stars Good old fashioned scary tales... 24 Sep 2013 By Michelle Walsh Although this book of tales can potentially be read in short bursts, I couldn't put it down. At times I went from a shocked gasp to a private giggle in just one paragraph. The unexpected twists and turn of events are delightful and left me thinking about them long after I put the book down. The traditional looking illustrations really set the scene and made me feel that these tales had been recounted and retold over many years and therefore must hold an element of truth, which makes them all the more eerie. I personally shall be watching this author as I can't wait for more.

Amazon Review of "Tales from the Black Meadow" - "Groundbreaking new concept..."

5.0 out of 5 stars
Ground-breaking new concept.,
7 Sep 2013 By MR N H WILSON

This review is from: Tales from the Black Meadow (Paperback) 

Wonderful stories, richly illustrated, which describe strange happenings in and around a fictitious(?) location in a real part of North Yorkshire. Cleverly written to convince you it is recounting established, but rarely spoken of, folklore. There is even a separately available CD with haunting compositions by Kev Oyston and a "documentary" giving added authenticity to the tales. Can be enjoyed by readers of all ages, depending on their ability to deal with creepy material.

Chris Lambert Author Page on Amazon

Check out my Author page on Amazon.

Some fascinating facts on there!

Chris Lambert has been writing since 1991, creating plays for Tilt, Voice, Workswell Productions and his own company Exiled Theatre. He is currently working on his second novel, a time-travelling religious satire. He won the 2012 Reading playwright competition, Off the Block. Chris has been working with Yorkshire musician Kev Oyston on a musical collaboration called "Tales from the Black Meadow" inspired by the strange folk tales surrounding the North York Moors. Chris is also a secondary school Head of Drama and works as a sound artist.

Highlights of his artistic career so far include:

Turning St Mary's Minster into a massive jukebox playing sounds captured from the area.

Mixing fiction, lies and truth in the ghost play "Deadman's Lane" set in the Theale road of the same name.

Recording the "Whispered Hopes" of over a thousand individuals in the creation of a sound installation.

Writing and recording a song about his new moustache for Movember.

Writing and touring the "Official" prequel to "King Lear" - "Edmund Son of Gloucester"

Collaborating with the writer Jonathan Shelley on Shakespearean romp "Kill the Messenger", black supernatural comedy "Vampire Hospital", Poe adaptation "Some words with a Mummy" and portmanteau homage "Detention of Terror".

For more visit the page!

26 Days to Halloween - Today write a review of Tales from the Black Meadow

26 Days to go to Halloween.

Now you've got through your copy of Black Meadow you could have a go at writing a review on Amazon.

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Tales from the Black Meadow Number 2 - By Popularity - Fantasy Short Stories

Let's try to keep it up there.

Exciting times.

Tales from the Black Meadow - Higher in the charts

Starting to now make an impression on the myths and fairy stories charts we see Tales of the Black Meadow holding its own with Tolkien and others at number 53. Nice to see it next to Don Quixote...

Interestingly it is even higher in the fantasy short stories now at number 8.

It will need to stay in the top 100 for a while to get noticed, but this is a great start!

"Tales from the Black Meadow" - Number 25 in the Fantasy Short Story Bestseller list!

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"Tales from the Black Meadow" is available to buy from Amazon.

"Can you tell me, maiden fair

Can you tell me if or where

I shall see my child again

Walk upon the fields of men?

Will she ever stumble back

 From the meadow all a’black?"

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