![]() ![]() Here is Campbell's account from a recent interview: The tale was "The Church in High Street" and the year was 1962.ĭerleth, a seasoned veteran, who also started the writing game at an early age, had some advice for young Ramsey. Arkham House was the premiere horror publisher in the English-speaking world. At the age of sixteen, he sent a Lovecraftian story to August Derleth, the editor and publisher at Arkham House. Ramsey grew up in post-WWII England, an avid reader of fantasy and horror. Of course, the Ryre tales weren't Campbell's first published stories. I was a confirmed fan of Ryre and Ramsey Campbell from then on. My favorite ended up being "The Sustenance of Hoak", followed by "The Mouths of Light". I would later track down the other volumes in the "Swords Against Darkness" series, all but one of which contained more tales of Ryre. The tale itself made an impression on me because, despite obviously being a story in the Howardian S&S mold, it had the horror track dialed way up, moreso than the other stories in S.A.D. Ryre was a barbarian-ish mercenary in the Conan mold, but with subtle differences, just as Ryre's world of Tond differed from the "standard" Hyborian Age. ![]() ![]() Tierney.and Ramsey Campbell.Ĭampbell's tale, "The Changer of Names", featured his S&S hero, Ryre. Within its pages were gripping tales of adventure by Keith Taylor, Tanith Lee, Manly Wade Wellman, Richard L. When I checked out that battered Zebra Books anthology from my hometown library, I was just starting to explore outwards from Robert E. All the way to Swords Against Darkness II. ![]()
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