From around volume nine there was a stronger focus on fresh talent rather than established authors and provided some much needed exposure for new writing talent. Where did the idea for Lost Boycome from?Henry has an 11-year-old son who was obsessed with the story of Peter Pan when he was five. They would watch the 1953 Disney animated film and read the story over and over again. It’s this empathetic, relationship-driven question that drives the thrust of the Lost Boynarrative, and makes the booka fascinating exploration of boyhood, friendship, and the intersection of the two. A reprint of the initial Pan Book of Horror was published in October 2010, with an introduction by Pan expert Johnny Mains.

Somewhat reluctantly, he decides to put up there for the night. At first, his main cause of concern is that the landlord is eyeless and reminds him of a slug, but there’s also a beautiful girl hanging around and at least she must be harmless … It’s not a YA book. It’s a book that’s written for adults. It goes in the adult section, so I hope that will mitigate some of the concerns, but I have spoken to a few parents who have come up to me at signings and said, ‘I have a 12-year-old who really loves Peter Pan. Would she like this?’ And I’m like, ‘Maybe you want to wait a couple of years.’ It’s a case-by-case basis. Usually I do say that my editor calls it Lord of the Flies meets Peter Pan. If your kids aren’t ready for Lord of the Flies, they’re probably not ready for my book, either.” Putting a spin on an existing story is nothing new. Among the finest non-supernatural lycanthrope stories and a thoroughly ghastly twist just when you think the worst is over. Growing up in the 1970s and ’80s, a series of books featuring collections of short horror stories fed my hunger for interesting horror stories at an affordable price, that series of books was the ‘Pan Book of Horror Stories.’Cook pays a visit to the houseboat. It’s a fair bet he won’t be eating any kebabs in the foreseeable future. I'm hugely indebted to Mr Duncan Ball, who very kindly provided me with scans and contents listings for the volumes I had missing - many thanks to him. Due to his contribution, this is now a complete listing of all thirty volumes.

One of the things I was trying to get at in the book,” said Henry,“is the way groups of boys can be both really brutal with each other in a careless way, but also really tender and how they’ll tend to follow the most charismatic leader. And, obviously, Peter’s a charismatic leader. And so they follow him.”urn:oclc:record:1392314528 Foldoutcount 0 Identifier panbookofhorrors0000unse Identifier-ark ark:/13960/s2dgzjj7qhk Invoice 1652 Isbn 9781509860104 Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 2023-01-12 09:30:58 Bookplateleaf 0002 Boxid IA40407813 Camera Sony Alpha-A6300 (Control) Collection_set printdisabled External-identifier I should not have doubted author Christina Henry, who also successfully added to and commented upon Alice in Wonderland canon with her novels Alice and Red Queen. The characters and world of Peter Pan is in safe hands. The story of Lost Boy. Lost Boyis a gory, gutting retelling, one that would not work without a strong central character we know, like, and understand. Jamie is that character, a nurturing type who looks after the other Lost Boys while Peter plays his games. When the novel begins, he loves Peter best of all. They have been together literally longer than Jamie can remember. He is Peter’s favorite. But, as Jamie begins to become disillusioned by The Island and Peter’s games, all of that changes. The empathy of Lost Boy.

As a result of reading the more trashy stories in the 1980s I was inspired to read more in the series and this provided exposure to classic authors and their deeper story-telling in the earlier editions. All those times I was experiencing Peter Panwith him, I started thinking, why does Captain Hook hate Peter Pan so much?” Henry said. “Why does this adult hate this kid?”It was a question that sparked a novel.“I always say, if there was no Henry, then there would be no Lost Boy.” We are passionate about the range of our publishing - compelling crime and psychological fiction, bestselling international thrillers, prize-winning historical fiction, and market-leading women’s fiction - as well as TikTok stars of the now and tomorrow. Our non-fiction encompasses bestselling narrative non fiction, memoir, business and celebrity autobiography in both the creative and sporting fields. Our strength lies in the range of books we publish and our teams’ commitment to deliver on maximising our sales in each of our markets worldwide. While this book is intended for adults, not children, Henry doesn’t spare the horror because of the characters’ young age. “People talk about kids like they’re really innocent,” said Henry, “but I always say that the reason why Roald Dahl’s books have been so successful for so many years is because Roald Dahl doesn’t pretend that the world is a good place. He believes that bad things happen and bad things happen to kids and that’s present in all of his books: an awareness.”Guy Preston - The Inn: Frank Metheun, stranded on the mist shrouded Cumberland moors, chances upon an early theme pub with an extremely off-putting sign: This was in the nature of a coffin supported by six headless bearers goose-stepping towards a white headstone. Underneath … with grim irony, the legend ‘Ye Journey’s End’”. It really gets into this issues of fandom and ownership and what is the authentic character?” said Henry. “Is there an authentic character or is there space for all of these ideas to exist?” What’s next?

Screaming Terror, published under the Arthur Baker imprint, is a collection from the first three Pan Book of Horror Stories and is also edited by Herbert Van Thal. Our Non-Fiction publishing is going from strength to strength, sharing stories that make a powerful, human connection with their readers. Whatever Henry puts her mind, and pen, to next — whether it be a fresh spin on an old tale or something less explicitly connected to our “eternal game of telephone” — I’ll be reading. All in all this is a great collection of stories, for both the Pan Horror novice who wants to find out how our definitions and attitudes toward what we classify as horror have changed over the years, or for the Pan Horror enthusiast to replace their dog-eared copies of the original book and revisit the early days in the series history.When I started thinking about this book a few years ago, I had originally intended that maybe it would be like a steampunk thing and it would be a little bit more light-hearted,” said Henry. “But, you know, the more I started thinking about it and the more I started writing, the darker it became …I thought the only thing that’s that deep and viscious is a relationship where you used to love the person.” The thing that first attracted me to the books was the lurid cover design that would sometimes thrill, occasionally titillate but usually disgust and intrigue. Combine the strong, vivid cover designs together with stories from new authors as well as classic authors and you had a winning combination. One of the things that I do and one of the things that I think a lot of authors do when they’re retelling stories is they’re finding the empty space in the original story and filling it in for themselves. That was me, wanting to answer this question of ‘Why does Hook hate Peter Pan?’ I filled in the space. I don’t think I answered every question, and so there’s still imaginative space in there for the reader to fill in that space for themselves. The Tempest is one of my favorite Shakespeare plays and I’ve always wondered what happened to Miranda after. And I liked to imagine her older, like who is she now? That’s something I might write someday …I’ve [also] been really toying with a kind of post-apocalyptic Red Riding Hood.