Shadows from a Veiled Creation: Classic Tales of Supernatural Fiction in the Christian Tradition

by Chad Arment (Editor)

Shadows from a Veiled Creation provides a collection of classic supernatural short stories that ranges to the depth of its subject, yet are enjoyable stories to read. What is meant by a Christian tradition? These are stories that were written by authors who recognized that a spiritual and moral landscape exists along with the physical. A Christian perspective notes that while we may encounter the supernatural, and it may bewilder or shock, it is not unbounded or unaccountable to the Creator. God created the visible and the invisible, and rules all within.

A True Relation of the Apparation of One Mrs. Veal..., Daniel Defoe
The Brownie of the Black Haggs, James Hogg
The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, Samuel Taylor Coleridge
The Tapestried Chamber, Sir Walter Scott
The Devil and Tom Walker, Washington Irving
The Cruel Painter, George MacDonald
A Dead Finger, Sabine Baring-Gould
The Gray Man, Sarah Orne Jewett
A Somewhat Improbable Story, G. K. Chesterton
The Perfect Game, G. K. Chesterton
The Green Robe, Robert H. Benson
The Man with the Roller, E. G. Swain
Casting the Runes, M. R. James
The Bowmen, Arthur Machen
The Soldiers’ Rest, Arthur Machen
The Seventh Man, Arthur T. Quiller-Couch
A Gentle Ghost, Mary Wilkins
Passing of a God, Henry S. Whitehead
Et in Sempiternum Pereant, Charles Williams
And more . . .

504 pages, Paperback

First published May 2, 2006

About the author

Two of the first "real" authors I read when I was young were Alistair MacLean and Rex Stout, and those remain favorites. Today, for personal reading, there are several mystery authors I enjoy; for non-fiction, I jump around a bit depending on what I'm interested in. (At the moment, suiseki and dragonflies, go figure.)
In 2004, I self-published my first print-on-demand book, on cryptozoology. Since then, I've added several other of my own titles, a fair number by other authors, and a whole lot of reprints (both public domain and licensed). Titles can be seen at www.coachwhipbooks.com.
I currently live in Ohio.