The Apparition Phase

First edition (publ. Heinemann)

The Apparition Phase is a ghost story novel by Will Maclean that was published in hardback on October 29, 2020 and paperback on October 14, 2021.

Background

The author included a piecemeal short story scattered throughout one thousand signed copies of the book.[1][2]

Plot

In the early 1970s, Tim and Abi, a pair of precocious twins obsessed with macabre subjects, fake a ghost photograph in order to scare a schoolmate, Janice Tupp. The prank succeeds beyond their expectations, and Janice faints in class at school, cutting her head. Terrified that they'll get into trouble, Tim and Abi invite Janice to their home and show her how the picture was faked. Janice, however, insists they have, in fact, taken a real photo of a ghost, "Or will have done, soon." The second half of the book follows the adolescent Tim, a few years later, as he joins a group of other teenagers in a psychic experiment at an old house in Suffolk.[3]

Reception

The Guardian called it "the perfect novel for our phantom present."[4]

The Sublime Horror called it "a pitch-perfect evocation of the haunted 1970s."[5]

The Caffeinated Reader gave it a 4.5 out 5 Cup review.[6]

Awards

The novel was shortlisted for the 2021 McKitterick Prize.[7] It won the Dracula Society's Children of the Night Award.[8]

References

  1. ^ Haysom, Sam (November 27, 2020). "Author hides short story in 1000 copies of his book, Twitter turns detective". Mashable. Retrieved June 30, 2022.
  2. ^ Yeomans, Emma. "Mystery novel's hidden words add up to a secret short story". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved June 30, 2022.
  3. ^ "Book Brief: A thriller from Claire Allan and a spine-tingler by Will Maclean". independent. 30 January 2021. Retrieved June 30, 2022.
  4. ^ "The Apparition Phase by Will Maclean review – unleashing ghosts". the Guardian. October 28, 2020.
  5. ^ "The Apparition Phase by Will Maclean review – a pitch-perfect evocation of the haunted 1970s". Sublime Horror. 2020-11-08. Retrieved 2023-12-24.
  6. ^ "The Apparition Phase Review". The Caffeinated Reader. 2020-10-28. Retrieved 2023-12-24.
  7. ^ ""The transformative power of the written word" - announcing the 2021 SoA Awards shortlists". societyofauthors.org. Retrieved June 30, 2022.
  8. ^ "The Children of the Night Award". www.thedraculasociety.org.uk.


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