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Sometimes Dead: The Collected Ghost Stories of Marni Scofidio
Not all ghosts are dead...
A party séance in London goes horribly wrong...
Join the band on RMS Titanic for one last dance...
A famed writer's side-line is the kind of food pets love best...
A damaged American travels to Wales to discover the meaning of ghosts...
Facing up to reality if you're a celeb can be Hell...
Originally published in magazines and anthologies in four countries, with reprints from Best New Horror and Year's Best Fantasy and Horror, this collection includes previously unpublished stories by the author.
A party séance in London goes horribly wrong...
Join the band on RMS Titanic for one last dance...
A famed writer's side-line is the kind of food pets love best...
A damaged American travels to Wales to discover the meaning of ghosts...
Facing up to reality if you're a celeb can be Hell...
Originally published in magazines and anthologies in four countries, with reprints from Best New Horror and Year's Best Fantasy and Horror, this collection includes previously unpublished stories by the author.
153 pages, Kindle Edition
Published April 27, 2023
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About the author
Marni Scofidio
13 books9 followersMarni Scofidio was born in San Francisco, California, and raised near Buffalo, New York. She has been resident in Britain since 1991. Her modern ghost stories have appeared in semi- and professional magazines and anthologies, including BEST NEW HORROR and YEAR'S BEST FANTASY & HORROR, in four countries. She has been nominated for a British Fantasy Society Award for Short Fiction. She holds a BA (Hons) Design, University of Wales. Scofidio is married to her Welshman and Wicked Stepmother to one stepson. KNUCKLEBONES is her first novel.
Of her work Chet Williamson (ROBERT BLOCH’S PSYCHO: SANITORIUM, MURDER IN CORMYR) wrote: ‘Knucklebones is a brilliant debut novel -- written with a poetic eye, filled with characters that truly live, and a pace that had me barrelling through the last half of the book. For decades, Marni Scofidio has written such incredible short stories that I've long wished for a full novel, and Knucklebones is even better than I dared hope. It's dark, chilling, and delicious, written with a unique and individual style. You'd be a knucklehead to miss it. A marvellous book.’
Bram Stoker Award-winning poet, short-story writer and novelist Mark McLaughlin (co-author of THE ABOMINATIONS OF NEPHREN-KA and THE BLASPHEMY IN THE CANOPIC JAR) also wrote: ‘Marni Scofidio is a world-class writer whose stories have appeared in prestigious “Best Of” horror anthologies. If you consider yourself an aficionado of dark fiction, please do not miss the opportunity to read her new novel, KNUCKLEBONES. Her literary works are exquisite macabre treasures to be cherished.’
Of her work Chet Williamson (ROBERT BLOCH’S PSYCHO: SANITORIUM, MURDER IN CORMYR) wrote: ‘Knucklebones is a brilliant debut novel -- written with a poetic eye, filled with characters that truly live, and a pace that had me barrelling through the last half of the book. For decades, Marni Scofidio has written such incredible short stories that I've long wished for a full novel, and Knucklebones is even better than I dared hope. It's dark, chilling, and delicious, written with a unique and individual style. You'd be a knucklehead to miss it. A marvellous book.’
Bram Stoker Award-winning poet, short-story writer and novelist Mark McLaughlin (co-author of THE ABOMINATIONS OF NEPHREN-KA and THE BLASPHEMY IN THE CANOPIC JAR) also wrote: ‘Marni Scofidio is a world-class writer whose stories have appeared in prestigious “Best Of” horror anthologies. If you consider yourself an aficionado of dark fiction, please do not miss the opportunity to read her new novel, KNUCKLEBONES. Her literary works are exquisite macabre treasures to be cherished.’
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July 18, 2025
Weird tales from a true original
A book of strange, off-the-wall ghost stories and weird tales from a true original. Stories like the heartbreaking 'Unearthed,' the raw and painful 'Outside the Gates,' the sheer oddity of 'Little Woodenhead' and the straight-up chills of tales like 'A Slap In The Face' or 'Last Train to Arnos Grove. Plus 'True Magicians,' a pithy memoir of the late-90s small-press horror scene in London. Strong recommend.
A book of strange, off-the-wall ghost stories and weird tales from a true original. Stories like the heartbreaking 'Unearthed,' the raw and painful 'Outside the Gates,' the sheer oddity of 'Little Woodenhead' and the straight-up chills of tales like 'A Slap In The Face' or 'Last Train to Arnos Grove. Plus 'True Magicians,' a pithy memoir of the late-90s small-press horror scene in London. Strong recommend.
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