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| Author | Ramsey Campbell |
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| Publisher | Pumpkin Books |
Publication date | 1998 |
| ISBN | 978-1-901-91408-5 |
Ghosts and Grisly Things is a collection of horror stories by English writer Ramsey Campbell, first published by Pumpkin Books in 1998. [1] [2] It contains an introduction by the author.
The book contains the following stories:
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