The shop: Jacques’s Emporium, hidden amongst the icy alleyways of Victorian London, hoarding its shadowy secrets against the winter snow.
The man: Basil Jenkins, collector of intriguing objects, who becomes fascinated by his newest purchase – an exquisite chessboard.
The journal: written by the mysterious Reginald Perigar, recording the ferocious chess matches he played throughout history.
The contest: black versus white, living versus dead, as Jenkins fights to save himself from becoming a pawn in Perigar’s endgame…
The Journal of Reginald Perigar is a chilling short story for the dark months. From the author of the nightmarish ‘A Gathering of Ghosts’ and modern horrors ‘The Cage’ and ‘Beneath The Boards’.
