Lighthouse Hauntings Author:Charles G. Waugh (Editor), Martin H. Greenberg (Editor) What is it about lighthouses that stirs the heart and sparks the imagination? Built for strength and permanence, they are nonetheless always vulnerable. We look to them for guidance and reassurance yet never quite lose the feeling of being watched when near them. Their keepers work tirelessly to serve humanity, protecting many hundreds of lives ... more »each year; yet they themselves are isolated from other people. And of course, we are ever aware that these often remote outposts can be unforgiving of human frailties, so inevitably they become the setting for tragedy, and consequently, for spirits that linger at the site of their ruined hopes, their sufferings, and their obsessions. In Lighthouse Hauntings a dozen contemporary authors spin an intriguing mix of supernatural tales around this evocative theme. Some of these never before published stories are just plain creepy, others are mystifying or metaphysical; even heartwarming, but all are vividly memorable.
Contents:
Introduction (Lighthouse Hauntings: 12 Original Tales of the Supernatural) • (2002) • essay by John Helfers
The Nephews (2002) / shortstory by Rick Hautala
It Must Burn (2002) / novelette by Jane Lindskold
The Tourist Who Wasn't There (2002) / novelette by Brendan DuBois
Ghost of a Chance (2002) / shortstory by Ed Gorman
Dread Inlet (2002) / shortstory by Billie Sue Mosiman
The Light in Whale Cove (2002) / novelette by Kristine Kathryn Rusch
And the Sea Shall Claim Them (2002) / shortstory by Matthew J. Costello and Rick Hautala [as by Matt Costello and A. J. Matthews]
Until the Butterflies (2002) / shortstory by Janet Berliner
A Beacon Shall I Shine (2002) / shortstory by Yvonne Navarro
Gone (2002) / novelette by Nina Kiriki Hoffman
Lux et Veritas (2002) / shortstory by Thomas F. Monteleone
Captain Jim's Drunken Dream (2002) / novelette by Gary A. Braunbeck
Contributors (Lighthouse Hauntings: 12 Original Tales of the Supernatural) • (2002) • essay by editor