The Library

I still do not have any of the Heron editions. I have just about any other edition of other books:first editions, Arrow paperbacks, Lymington Editions, Hutchinson Century, etc. I don't think you could find a better deal than what you got on those. I can spend ten bucks on a single paperback edition ...

I too have read Richard Cavendish's book, The Black Arts, and I agree with you completely. It seems that Cavendish is a bit less sensationalistic, making it a more reliable source of information. Quite a fascinating read, as well. I've long been interested in the occult, which is largely what drew m...

I was just curious if anybody else here has ever read Rollo Ahmed's The Black Art, not only because of the introduction by DW himself, but also the fact that the book exists almost entirely due to the success of The Devil Rides Out. I've had a paperback edition of it for some time now, but just rece...

You hit the nail right on the head. Once I read They Used Dark Forces, I thought Hutchinson was being a bit misleading. "Was Hitler a Satanist?" Well, I didn't meet the guy, but I don't think so and I am pretty sure he ain't in that book, either. But I think, as you said, they wanted to ca...

You're absolutely correct about The Irish Witch. The black magic element in that book is a mere subplot. I wonder if he just added it just to have another occult book. They Used Dark Forces is the other that bugs me a bit in that regard. I enjoyed it, but with the exception of one scene, there is no...

This is slightly off-topic, but related to the comments about the grouping of various titles, such as including some of the De Richleau novels under the black magic heading. It has always bugged me that The Ka of Gifford Hillary is always included in that group since it is not a black magic story. I...

I was wondering if anybody else's copy of the Classic Black Magic collection has the spine printing upside down or if my copy is just messed up. I also noticed while reading The Devil Rides Out that there seem to be a number of errors in the text (the wrong letter or no space where there should be o...

Thanks, it doesn't seem there are many people in the U.S. who even know Wheatley ever existed. There's a paperback of Rape in Venice at a used bookstore near my apartment (there were two, but I bought one, which was one of a handful of his books I bought at a store in town) and that exact copy has b...

Hello all, Just wanted to introduce myself. I have actually been visiting this site for a number of years, going all the way back to before Mr. Rothwell passed. I don't know why I waited so long to join the board, but I did. The first Wheatley book I read was The Haunting of Toby Jugg, which was one...