Smalltown Tales

Iain McCaig

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Titan Books
27 August 2024

Horror & ghost stories; Fantasy

A beautifully illustrated book of ghost stories, written and illustrated by film artist and screenwriter Iain McCaig, depicting daily life in Smalltown, where Lake Wobegon meets Norman Rockwell, with monsters.

Smalltown is a special place, and these 14 illustrated short stories are introductions to the people and creatures who live there. There are the ghosts Frightwood and Po, who we discover on a petrified park bench floating on a rock through space. A girl called Ellie who moves into a house that steals things, including her mum. There's a werewolf love story, and tales of vampires and demons, sirens and sea monsters

and the last man on Earth. These spooky narratives culminate in a glimpse of 'The First War of the Worlds', in which Martian tripods land on Earth 65 billion years before the events in H. G. Wells's novel, and attempt to conquer a world full of dinosaurs.

Written and illustrated by renowned American artist, author and filmmaker Iain McCaig, creator of the iconic designs for Darth Maul and Queen Amidala for the Star Wars franchise, and who has worked on many successful films, such as Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Guardians of the Galaxy, Avengers: Infinity War, and Avengers: Endgame, this is a beguiling, quirky collection that will delight and captivate.

By: Iain McCaig
Imprint: Titan Books
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 203mm, Width: 203mm,
ISBN: 9781803367415
ISBN 10: 1803367415
Pages: 72
Publication Date: 27 August 2024
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Iain McCaig has worked in the entertainment industry for over 40 years. Many of his creations have become pop-culture icons, such as his Star Wars designs for Queen Amidala and Darth Maul. He has created art for many video games and films, among them Terminator 2, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Guardians of the Galaxy, and Avengers: Endgame. In 2021 the Concept Art Association honoured McCaig with a LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT Award. Based in British Colombia, Canada.

Reviews for Smalltown Tales

"""Couldn't stop reading this dreamlike and deliciously dark story collection from the endlessly inventive Iain McCaig. Populated by ghosts, vampires, werewolves and stranger creatures still, Smalltown feels macabre and otherworldly, yet delightfully close to home.” Nick Sagan (Screenwriter for Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Voyager; Author of the Idlewild Trilogy). ""Prepare to be amazed, because everything you read here really happened… or at least, that's what Iain says! From battling vampires in Smalltown to befriending ghosts on distant asteroids, every story in this one-of-a-kind autobiography reveals the extraordinary and wonderful life of Iain McCaig. Iain’s world is a place of endless wonder, and I'm grateful to have this peek inside”. Kerry Conran (Writer/Director of Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow)."