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If you're new to Valancourt Books, our catalog of nearly 500 titles may seem overwhelming. Where to start? Try one of these collections, hand picked by Valancourt's editorial staff, including a mix of our most popular titles and the editors' favorite backlist titles, available now at a substantial discount. (Sorry, no substitutions please.)
Valancourt Horror Starter Pack (10 books)
A selection of ten perennially popular titles from our horror catalogue, featuring a mix of classics from the 1970s and '80s, plus the first volume in our acclaimed Valancourt Book of Horror Stories series.
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Contents include:
The Valancourt Book of Horror Stories: Volume One
Black Easter (1968) by James Blish
Burnt Offerings (1973) by Robert Marasco
The Auctioneer (1975) by Joan Samson
Elizabeth (1976) by Ken Greenhall
Sweetheart, Sweetheart (1977) by Bernard Taylor
The Elementals (1981) by Michael McDowell
In a Lonely Place (1983) by Karl Edward Wagner

Antique Dust (1989) by Robert Westall

The Dead Hours of Night (2021) by Lisa Tuttle



World Horror Collection (10 books)
A complete set of our nine international releases to date, including a mix of classics and contemporary horror.  List price $187.90, bundle price $139 (save 25%!)
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Intimations of Death (1910, Belgium)
The Lake of the Dead (1942, Norway)
The Coming of Joachim Stiller (1960, Belgium)
The Tenant (1964, France)
Swedish Cults (2009, Sweden)
The Valancourt Book of World Horror Stories, volume 1 (2020)
The Valancourt Book of World Horror Stories, volume 2 (2022)
The Black Maybe (2022, Hungary)
A Different Darkness (2022, Italy)
The Secret Life of Insects (2023, Mexico)
Valancourt Classics Starter Pack (10 books)
Featuring ten books from our Literary and LGBT-interest catalogues, many of them with horror or supernatural themes, these are some of our finest classics.  List price $174.90, special offer price $119.99 (save over 30%).
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Contents include:
The Valancourt Book of Victorian Christmas Ghost Stories: Volume One
I Am Jonathan Scrivener (1930) by Claude Houghton
The Cook (1965) by Harry Kressing
The Witch and the Priest (1956) by Hilda Lewis
Benighted (1927) by J. B. Priestley
In a Shallow Grave (1975) by James Purdy
Feathers of Death (1959) by Simon Raven
Uncle Stephen (1931) by Forrest Reid
In the Eyes of Mr Fury (1989) by Philip Ridley

Orchard of the Dead by Stefan Grabinski



Valancourt Core Collection (50 books; US only)
Fifty key titles from across the Valancourt catalogue, featuring classics of horror, science fiction, LGBT literature, international & literary fiction, and more. Curated by the Valancourt editorial staff to include our most critically acclaimed and popular titles, along with hidden gems from our backlist that might otherwise be overlooked, this is the best way to start building your Valancourt library at a very affordable price. List price approx. $900, special offer price $599 (only $11.98 per book, US customers only). Due to rights restrictions, this package is available only in the U.S.  Shipping will be via UPS Ground: No P. O. Boxes.  Orders from non-U.S. addresses or P.O. Boxes will be cancelled and refunded. Credit card processing fees of approximately $15 are non-refundable on all cancellations. Any questions, please ask *before* ordering.
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Only available for customers in the US
Contents include:
​The Valancourt Book of Victorian Christmas Ghost Stories: Volume One
The Valancourt Book of Horror Stories: Volumes 1 & 2
The Valancourt Book of World Horror Stories: Volume 1
The Birds (1936) by Frank Baker
Look Down in Mercy (1951) by Walter Baxter
The Hunger (1957) by Charles Beaumont
Room at the Top (1957) by John Braine
I Want What I Want (1966) by Geoff Brown
The Monster Club (1976) by R. Chetwynd-Hayes
The Blackmailer (1958) by Isabel Colegate
The Other Passenger (1944) by John Keir Cross
Foreign Affairs (1973) by Hugh Fleetwood
Towards the End of the Morning (1967) by Michael Frayn
The Leather Boys (1961) by Gillian Freeman
Ratman's Notebooks (1968) by Stephen Gilbert
Elizabeth (1976) by Ken Greenhall
The Cormorant (1986) by Stephen Gregory
The Travelling Grave (1948) by L.P. Hartley
The Feast of Bacchus (1907) by Ernest G. Henham
I Am Jonathan Scrivener (1930) by Claude Houghton
The Black Cloud (1957) by Fred Hoyle
Nightshade and Damnations (1968) by Gerald Kersh
Never Again (1947) by Francis King
The Book of Life (1960) by C.H.B. Kitchin
The Cook (1965) by Harry Kressing
The Coming of Joachim Stiller (1960) by Hubert Lampo
The Witch and the Priest (1956) by Hilda Lewis
Burnt Offerings (1973) by Robert Marasco
The Servant (1948) by Robin Maugham
The Elementals (1981) by Michael McDowell
Eltonsbrody (1960) by Edgar Mittelholzer
Sea of Glass (1955) by Dennis Parry
The Affirmation (1981) by Christopher Priest
Benighted (1927) by J.B. Priestley
Bright Day (1946) by J.B. Priestley
In a Shallow Grave (1976) by James Purdy
The Feathers of Death (1959) by Simon Raven
Brian Westby (1934) by Forrest Reid
Uncle Stephen (1931) by Forrest Reid
In the Eyes of Mr Fury (1989) by Philip Ridley
Devil in the Darkness (1978) by Archie Roy
The Auctioneer (1975) by Joan Samson
Intimations of Death (1910) by Felix Timmermans
A Winter in the Hills (1970) by John Wain
The Unfortunate Fursey (1946) by Mervyn Wall
The Killer and the Slain (1942) by Hugh Walpole
Billy Liar (1959) by Keith Waterhouse
Antique Dust (1989) by Robert Westall
The Philosopher's Stone (1969) by Colin Wilson

"We owe a debt of gratitude to the publisher Valancourt, whose aim is to resurrect some neglected works of literature, especially those incorporating a supernatural strand, and make them available to a new readership." 
- Times Literary Supplement

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