Strange Epiphanies

Strange Epiphanies by Peter Bell, published by Swan River Press on September 30, 2021, is a collection of stories that delve into the realms of the supernatural and the uncanny. This edition comprises 210 pages and is presented in English. The narratives explore various characters, including a mentally disturbed woman caught in Beltane rituals, a widower drawn to the mystique of Iona, and an alcoholic haunted by local legends on a Scottish isle.
Readers will encounter a range of eerie and thought-provoking scenarios, from a sinister doll revealing family secrets in a small German town to a woman’s grim journey inspired by a Victorian travel-writer’s journal. The stories navigate themes of ghostly encounters, the occult, and the haunting allure of landscapes, inviting readers to reflect on the extraordinary experiences that unfold within the ordinary. Each tale presents a unique perspective on the intersections of reality and the supernatural, making for an intriguing exploration of human emotions and the mysteries of existence.
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A mentally disturbed woman is entrapped by Beltane rituals in the Cumbrian fells; a widower mourning his wife falls beneath the mystic allure of Iona; a quest to the Italian Apennines brings a lonely man to a dread Marian revelation; an alcoholic on a Scottish isle is haunted by a deceased chronicler of local legend; in a small German town a sinister doll discloses truths about a murky family tragedy; an unknown journal by a Victorian travel-writer sends a woman on a grim odyssey to Transylvania; in a childhood holiday paradise a man encounters a demented artist’s terrifying legacy. The protagonists in Peter Bell’s stories confront the awesome, the numinous, the uncanny, the lure of the genius loci, and landscapes undergoing strange epiphanies.
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