Three Darklore Sample Articles

Posted by Greg at 12:23, 15 Oct 2009

For those seeking some fascinating reading, I've added three free PDF articles from the latest Darklore release to the Darklore website. On the sample articles page you'll find my Darklore 4 article on the Georgia Guidestones Darklore Volume 4(also posted as a feature article here on TDG, Filip Coppens' article on the megaliths of Göbekli Tepe, and also an article on the 'Flying Saucerers' from the dawn of the UFO era, written by Emps from Cabinet of Wonders.

For more details, see this earlier post. To purchase your own copy of Darklore 4 and read all of the articles, head to Amazon:

Darklore Volume 4 Released

Posted by Greg at 12:51, 27 Sep 2009

I'm very pleased to announce that the latest instalment of our Fortean anthology series, Darklore Volume 4, is now available for sale! Darklore Volume 4Here's the links to purchase from Amazon:

Limited Edition Hardcover (333 copies): Amazon US or Amazon UK

Paperback: Amazon US or Amazon UK

Here's a sampling of the content in the latest release:

  • Greg Taylor looks back on the mythical context of the 'American Stonehenge', the Georgia Guidestones.
  • Robert Bauval surveys the sacred landscape of Ancient Egypt.
  • Blair MacKenzie Blake suggests a shocking new theory on the mystery of Rennes-le-Chateau.
  • Richard Freeman goes in search of Japanese monsters.
  • Nick Redfern reveals the government files investigating animal E.S.P.
  • Filip Coppens takes you on a tour of that most ancient of sites, Göbekli Tepe.
  • Neil Arnold traces the Chupacabras bloodline in 'The Goatsucker Family Tree'.
  • The Emperor digs deep into the history of the Flying Saucerers.
  • Robert Schoch wonders whether psi was used to incite a revolution in Romania.
  • Much more besides, with contributions from Mike Tymn, Nigel Watson, Greg McQueen, John Higgs, Theo Paijmans and John Reppion.

Sample articles from Volume 4 will be available from the Darklore website later in the week. Enjoy!!

Spreading the Woo Further

Posted by Greg at 06:22, 11 Jun 2009

I've just signed up to have our Fortean anthology series Darklore made available via the new Espresso Book Machines which are turning up in various shops and libraries around the world. I'm still yet to sort out final details on markets and pricing, but I'm hoping this will make for easier access to Darklore for readers in Australia and other countries not inhabited by Amazon (in Australia, Angus and Robertson bookstores are supposedly installing them in various retail outlets around the country).

The Espresso Book Machine is a new invention which can print and bind a book in a matter of minutes after downloading the book file. For those that want to check out one of the machines in action, take a look over at Publish Yourself which has video of the entire process.

For those that still prefer Amazon, you can check out all of Daily Grail Publishing's books - including the Darklore series, and books by Jacques Vallee, Paul Devereux and Blair MacKenzie Blake - at our Amazon store. These are the things that keep TDG running; appreciate so much the support readers have given our books over the past couple of years.

Call for Darklore 4 Submissions

Posted by Greg at 09:04, 19 May 2009

The life of a book editor is never dull, and so just weeks after the release of Darklore Volume 3 I'm starting the planning for Darklore Volume 4, aiming at a September release. If you think you've got the perfect Darklore article gestating within your precious noggin, almost ready to jump out onto the pages of our highly-regarded (by intelligent, non-CSICOP-type people anyhow) anthology, then please send me an email. You can do so by putting 'publications' in front of one of those funny '@' symbols, followed by 'dailygrail.com' (sorry for the obfuscation, but spam brings me down). Darklore is really making a name for itself, and so I'm getting a lot of interest from possible contributors, so make sure your idea is GOOD. Alternately, feel free to circulate word about the call for submissions to whomever you think might be interested. Note though that I'll be making my decisions for the line-up at the start of June, aiming at an article deadline of July 31. So get cracking!

For those not lucky enough to have sampled Darklore Volume 3 yet, you can do so by visiting the Darklore website and checking out the free PDFs on offer. Or, if you're not a cheap bastard, why not actually buy a copy and read all the articles? The cool thing is that it helps keep the Daily Grail up and running, as well as helping out all those researchers and writers who contributed. Here's the Amazon links:

I look forward to seeing teh weirdness flood my Inbox!

Previously on TDG:

Darklore Sample Articles

Posted by Greg at 23:13, 24 Apr 2009

As mentioned earlier this week, the third instalment of our anthology Darklore is now available. I promised some sample articles from the new release, which I've just now added to the Darklore website in their original typeset format from the book, as PDF files. They are:

  • My investigation of near-death experiences from before their rise into the public consciousness with Raymond Moody's book Life After Life. It's titled (rather cleverly, if I do say so myself) "Death Before Life After Life".
  • A wonderful examination of strange lights seen in the sky coincident with earthquakes - Geoff Falla's "Shaking Stars".
  • Mike Jay's insightful look at the evolving public perception of cocaine, through the example of the world's most famous fictional detective (and apparently world-class coke-head), Sherlock Holmes, in "Watson...the Needle!"

Note that I've retained links to the sample articles from Volumes 1 and 2 on the website as well, for those that haven't read them yet.

Also: if you missed the eye candy, I also posted earlier this week a bunch of gorgeous desktop wallpapers (in various sizes and formats), based on the cover of Darklore Volume 3.

And, because we would actually be very, very happy if you bought a copy, here's the purchasing options once more:

The feedback on the Darklore series has been really positive, which makes all the hard work worth it. The best thing is I'm pretty sure Darklore Volume 4 will step things up a notch, with the plans currently underway!

(Note: As with Darklore Volume 2, Amazon seem to be sending out unrealistic delivery estimates to some purchasers. It's a book they can source in 24 hours, so I'm not sure what causes this bug in their system. Given previous experience with it though, rest assured the delivery will be much earlier than they are predicting.)

Darklore 3 'Mystic' Wallpaper

Posted by Greg at 12:43, 22 Apr 2009

Yesterday I promised some desktop wallpaper based on Darklore Volume 3. I've created a bunch of different sized versions, both in 4:3 ratio and widescreen - enjoy the eye candy!

4:3 Wallpaper

Widescreen

The central image of the wallpaper was created by (and is copyrighted to) Nik Ainley.