A haunting compendium of the finest, most thought-provoking, intriguing
and chilling true short stories ever to possess a single volume.

Features five eerie tales relating to Aleister Crowley
Plus one long-forgotten photograph of Crowley painting in his New York studio apartment.

A DIFFERENT KIND OF DARKNESS & OTHER INTRIGUING PARANORMAL EXPERIENCES

Evoked by Richard T. Cole
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A GHOST OF EACH CHAPTER
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A note of caution – Discover the terrible consequences when a middle-aged librarian named Bill dabbled with occult forces far beyond his comprehension and control.
Thelema Revisited, revisited – Omitted from a previous publication (Thelema Revisited), on grounds the experience was just ‘too surreal'. This curious tale narrates a sequence of events best described as ‘initiation on the sun-baked streets of Cefalu, in Sicily '.
Magickal sex with Isis, Osiris and Horus – A strange encounter on a train to London provides an entirely new take on the mysterious occult practice of Sex Magick.
In-A-Gadda-Da-Egga – This reminiscence asks the dreaded question – “What can I do if the Guardian Angel shipped to me is not the one I ordered?” A vindication of Aleister Crowley's ‘Gnosis by repulsion' and a recipe for self-initiation, served on a plate. It really is ‘all in the egg!'
Do what thou wilt – A step by step guide to climbing the sacred mountain.
All I want for Christmas – An eerie encounter in Hastings and a Lotto ticket signed personally by the Great Beast 666.
I had too much to dream last night – An experience illustrating the difficulty of distinguishing between reality and illusion, and the impossibility of differentiating between the two.
Start the world I want to get back on – What did you do today at school, Richard? “Oh, I watched a friend stop the world” - A surreal and unsettling look at deja vu and other things that don't go bump in the night.
A different kind of darkness - How does one explain to police that ‘a man who never existed did not break into your home and, whilst not there, did not steal items you never owned?' Professor Nigel Simpkin inadvertently unleashes an entirely new monster on a, quite literally, unsuspecting world.
I bet Charlie's still in the bathroom – The sordid tale of misplaced retribution by a lecherous spirit with a killer betting system, and a most unsavoury method of settlement.
Any port in a storm – A holiday not ‘from Hell', but rather ‘to Hell', and back again.
Very Improper Pleasure Seekers – This recollection of ‘extreme tourism to the max' illustrates that the lengths certain travel companies go to provide wealthy clients with a ‘once in a lifetime' holiday experience, almost defy belief!
Kissing two birds with one tone – What happened at Mrs Peterson's guest house when two star-crossed young women explore the forbidden pleasures of Sappho - With a light touch of necrophilia on the side?
An accidental murder – Some ghosts, it appears, can become a tad overzealous in the race to secure their debut ‘haunting badge'.
A spirit absent from dinner - Over half the adult population of Britain believe in the existence of ghosts and haunted houses, but only one in fifty actually experiences the paranormal at first hand. This chilling tale explains why.
It's in the other cupboard – A complex, thought-provoking of account of triple-revenge from beyond the grave.
Orestes: A self-portrait of madness - If offered, what would you be prepared to do in return for the life of your dreams, and how far would you go to keep it?
The Dublin Box – What is the infuriating secret of a small, ornamental casket seemingly possessed of a mysterious power to bestow great riches, madness and death?
The band played on – A word of caution to anyone who has ever stood in a muddy field, hoping the concert would never end. Be careful what you wish for and, when in the presence of supernatural delivery boys, keep a close eye on your wallet!
A close encounter of the illuminating kind – Sometimes, what we think we see is not what it appears, even when it cannot possibly be anything else. Beam me up, Scotty!
The greatest ride of all – “Slow is the new fast and down is the new up,” thought funfair ride designer Victor Watkin - A lateral perspective leading to his creation of ‘the greatest ride of all'.