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Artist's Editions : Updated Designs When I first started illustrating and working on the mock-ups I was digitally painting the artwork for The Fisherman . After a while I started to experiment using watercolours and I painted the image of Abe and Dan fishing at the creek. I really liked the image, it had an emotive quality that felt just right for the novel so I decided to paint the whole book traditionally. I have just updated the Artists Edition book designs which of course

Here is the full TOC for our third anthology of new stories inspired by Arthur Machen's masterpiece 'The White People.' We invited some of the leading lights in horror to riff on the theme of 'The Green Book' which is considered by many to be the singular greatest piece of writing in weird fiction. The result is this remarkable collection of stories which will be available to pre-order sometime in May 2026 (exact date TBC) This is our third anthology of new writing following

We are delighted to announce that next year we will be publishing a fine press edition of DRACULA by Bram Stoker. Since childhood my parents took me once a year, every year to Whitby and Robin Hood’s Bay on the Yorkshire Coast, a tradition that has continued now with my family. Whitby Abbey, the Demeter shipwrecked upon the shoreline, and the black hound leaping from the boat to run up the 199 steps to the Abbey, Lucy’s nocturnal wanderings, the coastal graveyard are all insp

We are incredibly excited to announce that we will be publishing a fine press edition of Bram Stoker Award winning novel THE FISHERMAN ...

A few months ago we sent out a questionnaire with our regular newsletter as we wanted very much to give you, our customers and...

Dave McKean in his studio. We are very excited to announce a new title for Winter 2025. Nēpenthé will be publishing a fine press edition...

We are delighted to reveal the contributing authors and stories to be included in our forthcoming anthology on the theme of Witchcraft....

It's hard to believe that Nepenthe Press was launched by Elijah and myself in January 24, just twelve months ago! Since then we haven't...

Hello everyone, as Vicky is now full term with a pregnancy due date of tomorrow I thought I’d take this opportunity to update everyone...

METROPOLIS by Thea Von Harbou : The 100th Anniversary Edition We are delighted to announce that we will be publishing a 100th Anniversary...

We are delighted to announce that in 2025 we will be publishing an illustrated, limited edition of this seminal collection of Strange...

We aim to produce 4-5 titles a year. At Nepenthe we are huge fans of the anthology and intend to produce two a year, focusing on...

Dear customers and subscribers, since pre-orders we have been incredibly busy working on our folk horror anthology Unquiet Slumbers. ...

Eli talks to Zach Harney at The Collectable Book Vault about his Illustration work and what's happening at Nepēnthé Press ! Eli talks...

Today we had a meeting with Roger Gretch at his beautiful craft bindery in West Yorkshire to discuss our lettered edition of POE ! Roger...

Our first anthology Unquiet Slumbers: A Collection of Folk Horror Tales will be available for pre-order on May 1st 2024, further details...

Eli John is the art director for Nēpenthé Press. Working from his studio in the Pendle Forest, Witch Country, Lancashire. This melancholy...

We are delighted to announce that our first title will be POE, The Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe. It will be issued in two states...

A huge thank you to everyone who has sent us a short story, we did not expect to receive so many submissions, at the last count we had...