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Posted By John Reppion on May 13th, 2013

This 60 page A5 booklet collects all John Reppion’s writing for the acclaimed SteamPunk Magazine from 2007 to 2013.

Only 30 SALMAGUNDI copies of this self published  volume will be commercially produced.

Only 10 are offered for sale here (the remaining 20 will be on sale at the upcoming Steampunk Doncaster event).

Price is £5.

P&P is FREE to the UK, £1 to the rest of the world

Booklet will ship no later than 27th of May 2013.… Read the rest

 

On the Banks of the River Jordan

Written by John Reppion
Cover by Meggan Kehrli
Haunted History Series #7
Postscript

Printings: March 2010 (150 copies)
Style: A5, staple-bound pamphlet
Length: 20 page

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Going through my notes I came across a mass of material concerning Princes Park—the Victorian park adjacent to where I live—which I gathered whilst researching my book 800 Years of Haunted Liverpool.

The thing is, even though I managed to include several pages of Toxteth tales in my book, there was so much I couldn’t include due to space restrictions. Much of this remainder data is still “raw”: photocopied newspaper articles, printouts, poorly written notes and the like. My first thought was that it should be possible to work through the data and turn it into something resembling a history of the park, but I must admit that I am already struggling. I’m sure there is an obvious angle, a path winding through these disparate elements that would draw the whole thing together, but I’m afraid I can’t see the wood for the trees at the moment.

Reviews.

“This small volume packs a punch with a surprise ending that will keep you up at night.” – Rebecca MacPherson, March 2010

“Having purchased it along with his ‘Haunted Liverpool’ book – and having visited the park several times when I lived in Liverpool – one can clearly guess the inspiration behind such a classic short horror story in the Lovecraftian tradition.” – Michael Molcher, March 2010

I’m a sucker for horror that blends the real and unreal, blurring the boundaries along the way and this story does it very well indeed.” – Colin Leslie, April 2010

Short yet entirely satisfying and enjoyable, for those of us who love a quick spine chill then this is well worth checking out, a great read.” – James MOMB, May 2010

In an appropriate time and place, reading On the Banks of the River Jordan can make one question their own security in a world filled with the spectres of bygone horrors, just like other great weird stories incorporating history do.” – Grim Blogger, May 2010

This is a beautifully crafted ghost story that blends reality and superstition into a seamless world that so closely resembles the real one that you can only hope the noises outside aren’t as nearby as they seem. “- Charity VanDeberg, June 2010