29th January 2012
     Our latest blog post has news regarding the wonderful 19th century French stereoscopic 'diableries', with a link to some hi-resolution images of them in their lit and unlit state. We have additionally added Marcus Behmer to our 'decadent illustrators' section.

OUR LATEST BOOK

'DELICATE TOXINS'
(A Collection of Strange Tales)
     

ISBN: 978-0-9542953-6-3  (339 pages)
350 numbered copies (with free extras only available via this website)
Cost for the U.K. is £30.00 incl. postage.
Cost elsewhere is £35.00 which includes airmail postage and packing.

     Edited by John Hirschhorn-Smith this is an anthology of all new tales taking the life, work and cultural milieu of Hanns Heinz Ewers as their inspiration.


'Delicate Toxins' signed, stamped bookplate and title page.
(Click on the image for a larger version.)


      The contents are:

  •       Introduction - John Hirschhorn-Smith
  •       'A Pallid Devil Bearing Cypress' - Richard Gavin
  •       'Salmacis' - Stephen J. Clark
  •       'Crossing The Sea Of Night' - Mark Howard Jones
  •       'Mathilde' - Ray Russell
  •       'Dogs' - rj krijnen-kemp
  •       'Tlaloc' - Angela Caperton
  •       'Magicians And Moonlight' - Katherine Haynes
  •      'Lotte Of The Black Piglet' - Colin Insole
  •       'The Unrest At Aachen' - Mark Valentine
  •       'The Naked Goddess' - Daniel Mills
  •       'Singing Blood' - Reggie Oliver
  •       'The Devil In The Box' - Orrin Grey
  •       'The Rites of Pentecost' - Peter Bell
  •       'Endor' - Michael Chislett
  •       'Masks' -  Mark Samuels
  •       'White Roses, Bloody Silk' - Thana Niveau
  •       'The Filature' - Adam S. Cantwell
  •       'Holzwege' - D. P. Watt

      'Delicate Toxins' stands in its own right as a collection of writings by some of the most interesting authors in the field of 'strange stories' but is also complementary to Side Real Press' ongoing programme of Ewers re-issues.

     Printed in black with red titles and initial letters throughout.

    The cover is printed in three colours directly onto the book cloth and is uniform in design with Side Real Press' previous volumes 'Nachtmahr' and 'Alraune'.

    In addition, individuals who order directly from the Press will receive a tipped in bookplate based on the cover design, dedicated to whosoever the buyer wishes, signed by John Hirschhorn-Smith and stamped with the Side Real logo.
    This extra will NOT be available elsewhere!


Peter Tennant of 'Black Static' cited 'Delicate Toxins' as the best anthology of 2011 "with stories that worked individually and yet played well against each other, an intoxicating air of decadence wafting through the enterprise"; and one of the stories, 'The Naked Goddess' by Daniel Mills, received honourable mention in the 'best short story' category. It was also reviewed by him in December 2011s issue of 'Black Static' magazine available here.

It was also reviewed in issue 20 of 'Supenatural Tales'. Buy a copy of that here.

Another online review by Mario Guslandi can be read  here.


ALSO AVAILABLE


PHANTOMS AT THE PHIL


Buy both for £25.00 including all airmail postage costs worldwide

Since 2004, Phantoms at the Phil has become a now-traditional opportunity to hear new ghost stories read by their authors in the atmospheric surroundings of Newcastle's extraordinary private library, the Literary and Philosophical Society. Although guests have on occasion been invited to participate, the classic line-up is Chaz Brenchley, Sean O'Brien and Gail-Nina Anderson.

From 2004-2007 three volumes were issued by Side Real Press, in Conjunction with Northern Gothic. The first two ‘Proceedings’ have the added bonus of CD recordings from the events. The third volume of ‘Proceedings’ marked the end of the book series, though the live readings continue.






Phantoms at the Phil - The Second Proceedings
ISBN: 0-9542953-2-3
300 numbered copies w. double CD recording.
Cost ANYWHERE is £18.50 which includes airmail postage and packing.


The stories are:
  • It Follows Therefore by Sean O'Brien
  • The Chapel of St Thomas by Gail-Nina Anderson
  • The Deadly Space Between by Chaz Brenchley
  • The Midwife's Assistant by Ann Cleeves
  • Seeing Things by Simon Morden
  • The Dead Reckoning by Carol McGuigan



     
    Phantoms at the Phil - The Third Proceedings

    ISBN: 0-9542953-3-1
    300 numbered copies. (No CD recording)
    Cost ANYWHERE is £18.50 which includes airmail postage and packing.

    The stories are:
    • The Cricket Match at Green Lock by Sean O'Brien
    • The Parasol by Gail-Nina Anderson
    • Summer's Lease by Chaz Brenchley
    • In the Silence Room by Sean O'Brien
    • A Garland with Gloves by Gail-Nina Anderson
    • The House of Mechanical Pain by Chaz Brenchley



         
    FORTHCOMING

          Our next Ewers book proper will be 'The Sorcerers Apprentice'. This will be a straight reprint of the John Day version. Ewers was very unhappy with the initial translation by  Ludwig Lewisohn  (who is credited with it) and went through it himself "line by line" to correct it before publication. "The result was that hardly a line of Mr. L.L.'s translation was left! so he surely didn't deserve the honour of having his name mentioned"- (Letter from H.H.E. to John Day publishers 12th May 1927). Needless to say, the Side Real edition will also contain extra material, including a fascinating (100 page +) new find. More details to follow.
      
          Joe Bandel is working towards a new edition of Hanns Ewers 'Vampir'. There is thought to be a substantial amount of missing text from the only previous translation due to censorship by person(s) unknown. As you might imagine this restoration is some time away. Side Real Press is proud and privileged to be working in conjunction with this talented and dedicated translator to present this very strange novel in a full, and thus definitive, edition.

          There are also some other (non Ewers) projects in progress. It is expected that one may see the light of day late this year.
       There are also some other (non Ewers) projects in progress.
       There are also some other (non Ewers) projects in progress.
     OUT OF PRINT


    Collected Ghost Stories by 
    Mrs Molesworth
    (2002)

    ISBN: 0-9542953-0-7.
    300 numbered copies.

    Contents:
    Introduction (by by J.N. Smith), Lady Farquhars Old Lady, Witnessed By Two. Unexplained, The Rippling Train, The Shadow In The Moonlight, The Man With The Cough, At The Dip In The Road, Not Exactly A Ghost Story, Old Gervais, A Strange Messenger and A Ghost Of The Pampas by Bevil Molesworth. 







       Phantoms at the Phil
      (2005)


      ISBN: 0954295315
      300 numbered copies w. CD recording.

      Contents: 
      The Custodian by Sean O'Brien, 
      The Dust Jacket by Gail-Nina Anderson,
      Another Chart of the Silences by Chaz Brenchley









        Hanns Heinz Ewers
        'Nachtmahr - Strange Tales'
        (2009)


        ISBN: 798-0-9542953-4-9
        350 numbered copies

        Contents (*=newly translated):

        Introduction by J. N. Hirschhorn-Smith 
        Carnival In Cadiz*
        The Dead Jew*
        John Hamilton Llewellyn's End
        Gentlemen of the Bar*
        The Tophar Bride*
        The Typhoid Mary*
        The Spider
        Fairyland
        From The Diary Of An Orange Tree
        The Death of Baron Jesus Maria von Friedel*
        Mamoloi
        Edgar Allan Poe



          Hanns Heinz Ewers
          'Alraune'
          (2010)

          ISBN: 798-0-9542953-6-3
          350 numbered copies.

          Contents:

          An extra presentation 1929 frontispiece drawing by Mahlon Blaine
          'The Root of Evil; Hanns Heinz Ewers and 'Alraune'' by Mark Samuels
          'Alraunes' Allure' by Tyler Davis
           'Translating 'Alraune'' by Joe E. Bandel
           'Galeotto' - a previously untranslated poem by Hanns Ewers - Translated by Joe E. Bandel
          'Alraune' fully restored version translated by Joe E. Bandel
          All the Mahlon Blaine llustrations/title pieces etc from the John day Edition 1929
          Illustrations - from the original 1911 German edition - by Ilna Wunderwald Ewers
              
            HOW TO ORDER

            ON-LINE:

            Side Real Press accepts PAYPAL. (Please enter Siderealpress@hotmail.com as the recipient's email)

            BY POST:

            Payment by cheque or money order must be in £s sterling only and payable to  
            J. N. Smith.

            Cash in US$ and UK£ is acceptable, though sent entirely at your own risk.

            For those wishing to pay in U.S. dollars, please convert the price from U.K. pounds into U.S. dollars at the current exchange rate.


            CONTACT

            SIDE REAL PRESS, 34 Normanton Terrace, Newcastle Upon Tyne. 
            NE4 6PP. ENGLAND U.K.