Peter Crowther books

Peter Crowther is a British author, editor, and publisher known for horror, dark fantasy, and science fiction. He founded PS Publishing and has edited over 70 anthologies.

Anthologies

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Destination Unknown 1991 Buy
Borderlands 4 1991 Buy
Coast of Avon 1992 Buy
Touch Wood 1993 Buy
Deathport 1993 Buy
Frankenstein 1993 Buy
Narrow Houses 1993 Buy
Blue Motel 1994 Buy
Tombs 1994 Buy
Werewolves 1995 Buy
Heaven Sent 1995 Buy
Vampire Detectives 1995 Buy
Excalibur 1995 Buy
The Ultimate Alien 1995 Buy
Celebrity Vampires 1995 Buy
Fantastic Alice 1995 Buy
Dante’s Disciples 1996 Buy
Year’s Best Fantasy & Horror: Ninth Annual Collection 1996 Buy
Phantoms of the Night 1996 Buy
White House Horrors 1996 Buy
Fantasy Stories 1996 Buy
Pawn of Chaos 1996 Buy
Free Space 1997 Buy
First Contact 1997 Buy
Tales in Time 1997 Buy
The Mammoth Book of Dracula 1997 Buy
The Fortune Teller 1997 Buy
Elf Magic 1997 Buy
Tales in Space 1998 Buy
Once Upon a Crime 1998 Buy
Alien Pets 1998 Buy
Black Cats and Broken Mirrors 1998 Buy
Scaremongers 2 - Redbrick Eden 1998 Buy
Future Crimes 1999 Buy
Cat Crimes Through Time 1999 Buy
A Dangerous Magic 1999 Buy
Moon Shots 1999 Buy
Alien Abductions 1999 Buy
Taps and Sighs 2000 Buy
Perchance to Dream 2000 Buy
Mardi Gras Madness 2000 Buy
Foursight 2000 Buy
October Dreams 2000 Buy
The World’s Finest Mystery and Crime Stories 2 2000 Buy
Single White Vampire Seeks Same 2001 Buy
Futures 2001 Buy
Infinities 2002 Buy
Mars Probes 2002 Buy
Constellations 2005 Buy
The British Fantasy Society: A Celebration 2006 Buy
Urban Fantastic 2006 Buy
Forbidden Planets 2006 Buy
We Think, Therefore We Are 2008 Buy
Brimstone Turnpike 2008 Buy
The Mammoth Book of Extreme Fantasy 2008 Buy
The Best of Cemetery Dance II 2008 Buy
Dancing with the Dark 2009 Buy
Best New Horror 20 2009 Buy
The Mammoth Book of Mindblowing SF 2009 Buy
Zombie Apocalypse! 2010 Buy
Visitants 2010 Buy
A Book of Horrors 2011 Buy
Epitaphs: The Journal of the New England Horror Writers, Vol. 1 2011 Buy
Unfit for Eden: A Postscripts Anthology 26/27 2011 Buy
The Alchemy Press Book of Ancient Wonders 2012 Buy
Four For Fear 2012 Buy
A Carnivàle of Horror 2012 Buy
Memoryville Blues: A Postscripts Anthology 30/31 2013 Buy
Flotsam Fantastique: The Souvenir Book of World Fantasy Convention 2013 2013 Buy
Mister October, Volume I: An Anthology in Memory of Rick Hautala 2013 Buy
The Time Traveler’s Almanac 2013 Buy
Miseria’s Chorale 2013 Buy
Dark Places, Evil Faces 2017 Buy

Earthling Halloween

Title Published Buy on Amazon
By Wizard Oak 2011 Buy

Forever Twilight Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Darkness Falling 2002 Buy
Windows to the Soul 2009 Buy
Death of Light 2012 Buy

Short Stories/Novellas

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Even Beggars Would Ride 1997 Buy
Front-Page McGuffin & The Greatest Story Never Told 1998 Buy
All We Know Of Heaven 2001 Buy
Cliff Rhodes & The Most Important Journey 2008 Buy
Bernard Boyce Bennington & The American Dream 2008 Buy
Ghosts with Teeth 2011 Buy
The Adventure of the Touch of God 2012 Buy
Thoughtful Breaths 2016 Buy

Short Story Collections

Title Published Buy on Amazon
The Longest Single Note 1994 Buy
Lonesome Roads 1999 Buy
Cities 2003 Buy
Songs of Leaving 2004 Buy
The Spaces Between the Lines 2007 Buy
Jewels in the Dust 2013 Buy
Cold Comforts 2014 Buy
Hornsea Hauntings 2014 Buy
Things I Didn’t Know My Father Knew 2021 Buy

Standalone Novels

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Escardy Gap 1996 Buy
Fugue on a G-String 1998 Buy
The Hand That Feeds 1999 Buy
Gandalph Cohen and the Land at the End of the Working Day 1999 Buy
Our Club Our Rules 2007 Buy

Peter Crowther is a British author, editor, and publisher whose career spans more than three decades in horror, dark fantasy, and science fiction. He began contributing to anthologies in the early 1990s and quickly became one of the most active editors in the field. His own fiction tends toward atmospheric horror and melancholic fantasy, often set in small towns or quiet corners of everyday life where something has gone wrong beneath the surface.

In 1998, Crowther founded PS Publishing, an independent press based in Hornsea, East Yorkshire. The company has grown into one of the most respected small presses in genre fiction, publishing limited edition novellas, collections, and anthologies by major writers. Crowther has won the British Fantasy Award and the World Fantasy Award, and his editorial work alone accounts for more than 70 anthologies. His own fiction, collected in volumes like The Longest Single Note and Jewels in the Dust, has earned him a loyal readership among fans of literary horror and quiet, character-driven dark fiction.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many books has Peter Crowther written?

Peter Crowther has written 99 books across six series.

What was Peter Crowther's first book?

Peter Crowther’s first book is Borderlands 4, published in 1991.

What is PS Publishing?

PS Publishing is an independent press founded by Peter Crowther in 1998 in Hornsea, England. The company specializes in limited edition novellas, short story collections, and anthologies in the horror, fantasy, and science fiction genres. It has published work by authors including Ray Bradbury, Stephen King, and Neil Gaiman, and has won multiple British Fantasy Awards and World Fantasy Awards.

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