In the Seventies he wrote three novels, including The Hero (1973), which was optioned for filming. He edited a large number of anthologies, predominantly of horror and fantasy short stories, wrote non-fiction books on a variety of topics from the Channel Tunnel to Sweeney Todd and also used the pen names “Ric Alexander” and “Richard Peyton” on a number of crime story anthologies. Peter achieved the position of Editorial Director before becoming a full time writer in the early Seventies. He began his career as a reporter in Essex and then moved to London where he worked on a trade magazine before joining the publishing house of New English Library. He is best known to 007 fans as the author of “James Bond: A Celebration” – one of the first books focussing on the cinematic series.Īs well as his 1987 Bond book, he edited numerous fantasy and horror anthologies. Peter Haining wrote and edited so many Fortean and related books, I would imagine that most people reading this notice own at least one of his works.Īnthologist Peter Haining, born 1940, died from a heart attack on November 19, 2007, at the age of 67. “Why doesn’t somebody reprint Peter Haining’s book on Springheel Jack?” is a question Fortean author Robert Schneck asked in 2005.
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