"Tenebrous Tales" is the debut short story collection by Christopher Richard Barker. It first appeared in 2010 when it was published by the highly collectible Ex Occidente Press. Although the stories contain strong elements of supernatural horror & psychological trauma they are predominantly works of contemporary fiction. One of the stories, 'The Melancholy Haunting Of Nicholas Parkes', fictionalises the life and death of the cult musician, Nick Drake. Four of the stories were given 'Honourable Mentions' by Ellen Datlow in her annual review of the 2010's best horror fiction. 'The Melancholy Haunting Of Nicholas Parkes' was further nominated for a British Fantasy Award but the author asked that it be withdrawn from the short-list. Elsewhere Christopher Barker published and edited the first two short-story collections by Reggie Oliver under his Haunted River imprint. He has numerous writing credits to his name and as 'Elegant Horrors' is something of an expert on vintage supernatural horror from the 1850-1940 period. He also writes under the name 'Jane Fox' and 'Jonathan Harker'.