Illusions of Presence - Lost Christmas Ghost Stories Robert Chambers A nameless employee stands outside

A nameless employee stands outside the door to an office

Jérôme Joy

which helped to breathe new life into the artistic idiom of the post-war era by embracing whimsy and spontaneity

Also presented here is an assortment of objects from Spoerri's private collection

with an eerie surrealism running through

Illusions of Presence - Lost Christmas Ghost Stories Robert Chambers A nameless employee stands outsideIllusions of Presence: Lost Christmas Ghost Stories, edited by Johnny Mains 188 page hardback published in 2025 by the British Library ISBN 9780712355933 *** As clanging bells pierce the Winter calm, a bustling throng of spectral visitants is making its approach. The eminent anthologist and seeker of forgotten tales, Johnny Mains, has been scouring the archives of newspapers and periodicals once more to bring you the gift of 'new' supernatural fiction