A Row Of Open Graves: And Nine Other Stories Of A Macabre Persuasion

by Jamie Evans

Here are ten tales of a universe with a door halfway open to somewhere else. Fake ghost hunters, haunted children, thieves on the make, and more, all fill a hotel crumbling into the sea, a pub haunted by tragedy, a graveyard with buried treasure, and other places where that door can no longer quite be closed. Where the unknown reaches out to claim justice, to mark our world as its own, to shift the balance of reality into a darker shade...

Inspired by the golden age of horror short story writing from the 20th century, eerie radio horror shows The Witch's Tale, Lights Out, and Quiet, Please!, and classic anthology series like One Step Beyond and The Twilight Zone, this collection takes you into a haunted world. A world where people and places encounter horrors - sometimes subtle, sometimes brutal - that leave them irrevocably, permanently changed.

152 pages, Kindle Edition

Published February 21, 2025

Reviews

[David Sodergren · Rating 5 out of 5]

If you enjoy quintessentially British ghost stories and weird tales, then do yourself a favour and check out A Row of Open Graves, the debut collection from Jamie Evans. Coming across like a (kinda) modern update of MR James or Tales of the Unexpected, these stories are full of charming oddities and twisted secrets, running through a surprising variety of horror and suspense sub-genres.

To be clear, I did some editing on this collection, but only because I was *such* a fan of the various stories that Jamie had sent me over the years.

[Sarahsbookishthoughts · Rating 5 out of 5]

a solid short story collection that covers a variety of different themes in unique ways. it was well written and each story captivated you from the start, some stories i thought i knew what was going to happen but i definitely did not which i loved! i'll definitely be keeping an eye out for any future releases by the author!

[M · Rating 5 out of 5]

Highly recommended.

Not only does ‘A Row of Open Graves’ (the debut collection from Jamie Evans) feature a wonderful cover, but it also has ten fantastic and very British horror tales to entertain you with.

The stories in this collection are an update on what one would expect when talking about British ghost tales (both literary and the stage adaptations such as the West End hit ‘Ghost Stories’) and wouldn’t be out of place on an episode of Inside Number 9 or any other Pemberton/Shearsmith show.

[Saoirse Chiaragáin · Rating 4 out of 5]

Evans' attention to detail when establishing the worlds of these stories is unmatched. His love for the genre, and indeed, subgenres presented here, is clear in his fidelity to the atmosphere of mid-century British horror. Each story reads like a love letter.