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'''Peter Alexander Haining''' (2 April 1940 &ndash; 19 November 2007)<ref name="Locus">{{cite news|title=Deaths: Sidney Coleman, Peter Haining |work=Locus Online |publisher=Locus Publications |date=2007-11-20 |url=http://www.bloglines.com/preview?siteid=440715&itemid=1646 |accessdate=2007-11-21 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20050302031408/http://www.bloglines.com/preview?siteid=440715 |archivedate=2 March 2005 }}</ref><ref name="Guardian">{{cite news | title = Obituary: Peter Haining - Prolific writer and editor who delighted in horror and crime | author = Hawtree, Christopher | work = Guardian Unlimited (UK) | publisher = Guardian News and Media Limited | date = 2007-12-05 | url = http://books.guardian.co.uk/obituaries/story/0,,2221930,00.html | accessdate = 2007-12-27}}</ref> was a [[United Kingdom|British]] [[journalist]], author and [[anthology|anthologist]] who lived and worked in [[Suffolk]].
'''Peter Alexander Haining''' (2 April 1940 &ndash; 19 November 2007)<ref name="Locus">{{cite news|title=Deaths: Sidney Coleman, Peter Haining |work=Locus Online |publisher=Locus Publications |date=2007-11-20 |url=http://www.bloglines.com/preview?siteid=440715&itemid=1646 |access-date=2007-11-21 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050302031408/http://www.bloglines.com/preview?siteid=440715 |archive-date=2 March 2005 }}</ref><ref name="Guardian">{{cite news | title = Obituary: Peter Haining - Prolific writer and editor who delighted in horror and crime | author = Hawtree, Christopher | work = Guardian Unlimited (UK) | date = 2007-12-05 | url = http://books.guardian.co.uk/obituaries/story/0,,2221930,00.html | access-date = 2007-12-27}}</ref> was a British [[journalist]], author and [[anthology|anthologist]] who lived and worked in [[Suffolk]].


== Biography==
== Biography==


Born in [[London Borough of Enfield|Enfield]], [[Middlesex]], Haining 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]] in 1963.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/2007/dec/05/guardianobituaries.booksobituaries|title=Obituary: Peter Haining|first=Christopher|last=Hawtree|date=December 5, 2007|via=www.theguardian.com}}</ref>
Born in [[London Borough of Enfield|Enfield]], [[Middlesex]], Haining 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]] in 1963.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/2007/dec/05/guardianobituaries.booksobituaries|title=Obituary: Peter Haining|first=Christopher|last=Hawtree|date=5 December 2007|work=The Guardian}}</ref> He achieved the position of Editorial Director before becoming a full-time writer in the early 1970s.


Haining achieved the position of Editorial Director before becoming a full-time writer in the early 1970s. 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 [[pseudonym|pen names]] "Ric Alexander" and "Richard Peyton" on a number of crime story anthologies. In the 1970s 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 [[pseudonym|pen names]] "Ric Alexander" and "Richard Peyton" on a number of crime story anthologies. In the 1970s he wrote three novels, including ''The Hero'' (1973), which was optioned for filming.


In two controversial books,<ref name=Haining79>{{cite book
In two controversial books,<ref name=Haining79>{{cite book
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|year=1993
|year=1993
|isbn=1-85283-442-0
|isbn=1-85283-442-0
}}</ref> Haining argued that Sweeney Todd was a real historical figure who committed his crimes around 1800, was tried in December 1801, and was hanged in January 1802. However, other researchers who have tried to verify his citations find nothing in these sources to back Haining's claims.<ref>{{cite press release
}}</ref> Haining argued that [[Sweeney Todd]] was a real historical figure who committed his crimes around 1800, was tried in December 1801, and was hanged in January 1802. However, other researchers who have tried to verify his citations find nothing in these sources to back Haining's claims.<ref>{{cite press release
|title=Man or myth? The making of Sweeney Todd
|title=Man or myth? The making of Sweeney Todd
|publisher=BBC Press Office
|publisher=BBC Press Office
|date=12 August 2005
|date=12 August 2005
|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2005/12_december/08/todd_making.shtml
|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2005/12_december/08/todd_making.shtml
|accessdate=2006-11-15
|access-date=2006-11-15
}}</ref><ref>
}}</ref><ref>
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|first=Oliver
|first=Oliver
|title=Sweeney Todd: fact or fiction?
|title=Sweeney Todd: fact or fiction?
|publisher=The Independent (London)
|work=The Independent
|location=London
|date=3 January 2006
|date=3 January 2006
|url=http://news.independent.co.uk/media/article336235.ece
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|archive-date=5 January 2006
|archive-date=5 January 2006
|accessdate=2006-11-15
|access-date=2006-11-15
}} ([http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_20060103/ai_n15975963 Full text] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080114050639/http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_20060103/ai_n15975963 |date=14 January 2008 }})
}} ([http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_20060103/ai_n15975963 Full text] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080114050639/http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_20060103/ai_n15975963 |date=14 January 2008 }})
</ref><ref>{{cite web
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|publisher=KQED
|publisher=KQED
|year=2001
|year=2001
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}}</ref> Strong reservations have also been expressed regarding the reliability of another of Haining's influential non-fiction works, ''[[The Legend and Bizarre Crimes of Spring Heeled Jack]]''.<ref>Mike Dash, "Spring-heeled Jack," in "Fortean Studies volume 3" (1996), pp. 1-125, ed. Steve Moore, John Brown Publishing</ref>
}}</ref> Strong reservations have also been expressed regarding the reliability of another of Haining's influential non-fiction works, ''[[The Legend and Bizarre Crimes of Spring Heeled Jack]]''.<ref>Mike Dash, "Spring-heeled Jack," in "Fortean Studies volume 3" (1996), pp. 1-125, ed. Steve Moore, John Brown Publishing</ref>


He wrote several reference books on the BBC TV programme ''[[Doctor Who]]'', including the 20th anniversary special ''Doctor Who: A Celebration Two Decades Through Time and Space'' (1983), and also wrote the definitive study of [[Sherlock Holmes]] on the screen, ''The Television Sherlock Holmes'' (1991) and several other television tie-ins featuring famous literary characters, including [[Maigret]], [[Poirot]], [[Dr. Finlay]] and [[James Bond]]. Peter Haining's most recent project was a series of World War Two stories based on extensive research and personal interviews: ''The Jail That Went To Sea'' (2003), ''The Mystery of Rommel's Gold'' (2004), ''Where The Eagle Landed'' (2004), ''The Chianti Raiders'' (2005) and ''The Banzai Hunters'' (2007).
He wrote several reference books on the BBC TV programme ''[[Doctor Who]]'', including the 20th anniversary special ''Doctor Who: A Celebration Two Decades Through Time and Space'' (1983), and also wrote the definitive study of [[Sherlock Holmes]] on the screen, ''The Television Sherlock Holmes'' (1991) and several other television tie-ins featuring famous literary characters, including [[Maigret]], [[Poirot]], [[Dr. Finlay]] and [[James Bond]]. Peter Haining's most recent project was a series of World War Two stories based on extensive research and personal interviews: ''The Jail That Went To Sea'' (2003), ''The Mystery of Rommel's Gold'' (2004), ''Where The Eagle Landed'' (2004), ''The Chianti Raiders'' (2005) and ''The Banzai Hunters'' (2007).


He won the [[British Fantasy Awards]] [[Karl Edward Wagner]] Award in 2001.<ref name="BFA">{{cite web|title=British Fantasy Awards Winners By Year |work=The Locus Index to SF Awards |publisher=Locus Publications |url=http://www.locusmag.com/SFAwards/Db/BfaWinsByYear.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020424072203/http://locusmag.com/SFAwards/Db/BfaWinsByYear.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=24 April 2002 |accessdate=2007-11-21 }}</ref>
He won the [[British Fantasy Awards]] [[Karl Edward Wagner]] Award in 2001.<ref name="BFA">{{cite web|title=British Fantasy Awards Winners By Year |work=The Locus Index to SF Awards |publisher=Locus Publications |url=http://www.locusmag.com/SFAwards/Db/BfaWinsByYear.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020424072203/http://locusmag.com/SFAwards/Db/BfaWinsByYear.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=24 April 2002 |access-date=2007-11-21 }}</ref>


==Partial bibliography==
==Partial bibliography==
Peter Haining contributed to over 170 books, authoring the vast majority, a few of which are listed here.
Peter Haining contributed to over 170 books, editing the vast majority, a few of which are listed here.
*''[[The Freak Show (anthology)|The Freak Show]]'' (1970)
*''[[The Freak Show (anthology)|The Freak Show]]'' (1970)
*{{cite book |editor1-last=Haining |editor1-first=Peter |title=[[The Necromancers: Best of Black Magic and Witchcraft|The Necromancers: The Best of Black Magic And Witchcraft]] |year=1971 |publisher=Hodder and Stoughton |location=London |isbn=9780340125960 }}
*{{cite book |editor1-last=Haining |editor1-first=Peter |title=[[The Necromancers: Best of Black Magic and Witchcraft|The Necromancers: The Best of Black Magic And Witchcraft]] |year=1971 |publisher=Hodder and Stoughton |location=London |isbn=9780340125960 }}
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*''[[M. R. James]] - Book of the Supernatural'' (1979) ({{ISBN|0-572-01048-6}}) Introduction by Sir [[John Betjeman]]. Articles and rare items about MRJ
*''[[M. R. James]] - Book of the Supernatural'' (1979) ({{ISBN|0-572-01048-6}}) Introduction by Sir [[John Betjeman]]. Articles and rare items about MRJ
*''A [[Sherlock Holmes]] Compendium'' (1980)
*''A [[Sherlock Holmes]] Compendium'' (1980)
*''[[The Barbarian Swordsmen]]'' (1981)
*''[[Doctor Who]]: The Key to Time A year by year record'' (1984) ({{ISBN|0-491-03283-8}})
*''[[Doctor Who]]: The Key to Time A year by year record'' (1984) ({{ISBN|0-491-03283-8}})
*{{cite book |editor1-last=Haining |editor1-first=Peter |title=Werewolf: Horror Stories of the Man-Beast |year=1987 |publisher=Severn House Publishers |location=London |isbn=9780727814654 }}
*{{cite book |editor1-last=Haining |editor1-first=Peter |title=Werewolf: Horror Stories of the Man-Beast |year=1987 |publisher=Severn House Publishers |location=London |isbn=9780727814654 }}
*{{cite book|last=Haining|first=Peter |authormask=2 |title=Doctor Who: 25 Glorious Years |date=November 1988 |publisher=[[W.H. Allen]] |location=London |isbn=1-85227-021-7 }}
*{{cite book |last=Haining |first=Peter |author-mask=2 |title=Doctor Who: 25 Glorious Years |date=November 1988 |publisher=[[W. H. Allen & Co.|W. H. Allen]] |location=London |isbn=1-85227-021-7 |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/doctorwho25glori0000hain }}
*''[[Sweeney Todd]]: The Real Story of [[the Demon Barber of Fleet Street]]'' (1993) London: Robson Books
*''[[Sweeney Todd]]: The Real Story of [[the Demon Barber of Fleet Street]]'' (1993) London: Robson Books
*{{cite book |editor1-last=Haining |editor1-first=Peter |editor2-last=Cook |editor2-first=Jean |title=MG Log: A Celebration of the World's Favourite Sports Car |year=1993 |publisher=Souvenir Press |location=London |isbn=0-285-63144-6 }}
*{{cite book |editor1-last=Haining |editor1-first=Peter |editor2-last=Cook |editor2-first=Jean |title=MG Log: A Celebration of the World's Favourite Sports Car |year=1993 |publisher=Souvenir Press |location=London |isbn=0-285-63144-6 }}
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*''The Nine Lives of [[Doctor Who]]'' (1999)
*''The Nine Lives of [[Doctor Who]]'' (1999)


==In popular culture==
==Trivia==
In [[Lucio Fulci]]'s film ''[[Don't Torture a Duckling]]'', at 1:42:32 in the film, one of the characters (Andrea Martelli) is seen reading the book "I Classici della Magia Nera" ("Classics of Black Magic") edited by Peter Haining, which actually belongs to the character Patrizia. This is an Italian translation of Haining's anthology ''The Satanists''.
In [[Lucio Fulci]]'s film ''[[Don't Torture a Duckling]]'', at 1:42:32 in the film, one of the characters (Andrea Martelli) is seen reading the book "I Classici della Magia Nera" ("Classics of Black Magic") edited by Peter Haining, which actually belongs to the character Patrizia. This is an Italian translation of Haining's anthology ''The Satanists''.


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==External links==
==External links==
*[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1573812/Peter-Haining.html Obituary in the Daily Telegraph, 28 December 2007]
*[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1573812/Peter-Haining.html Obituary] in the [[Daily Telegraph]], 28 December 2007
*[https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/peter-haining-anthologist-of-strange-horrid-tales-760724.html Obituary in The Independent, 28 November 2007]
*[https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/peter-haining-anthologist-of-strange-horrid-tales-760724.html Obituary] in [[The Independent]], 28 November 2007
*[http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/authors/Peter_Haining.htm Books by Peter Haining]
*[http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/authors/Peter_Haining.htm Books by Peter Haining] at Fantastic Fiction – with gallery
* {{LCAuth|n79054063|Peter Haining|170|ue}}
* [https://lccn.loc.gov/n86115310 Richard Peyton] at LC, with 3 library catalogue records


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Latest revision as of 17:59, 27 September 2023

Peter Haining
Born(1940-04-02)2 April 1940
Enfield, Middlesex
Died19 November 2007(2007-11-19) (aged 67)
OccupationAuthor

Peter Alexander Haining (2 April 1940 – 19 November 2007)[1][2] was a British journalist, author and anthologist who lived and worked in Suffolk.

Biography[edit]

Born in Enfield, Middlesex, Haining 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 in 1963.[3] He achieved the position of Editorial Director before becoming a full-time writer in the early 1970s.

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. In the 1970s he wrote three novels, including The Hero (1973), which was optioned for filming.

In two controversial books,[4][5] Haining argued that Sweeney Todd was a real historical figure who committed his crimes around 1800, was tried in December 1801, and was hanged in January 1802. However, other researchers who have tried to verify his citations find nothing in these sources to back Haining's claims.[6][7][8] Strong reservations have also been expressed regarding the reliability of another of Haining's influential non-fiction works, The Legend and Bizarre Crimes of Spring Heeled Jack.[9]

He wrote several reference books on the BBC TV programme Doctor Who, including the 20th anniversary special Doctor Who: A Celebration Two Decades Through Time and Space (1983), and also wrote the definitive study of Sherlock Holmes on the screen, The Television Sherlock Holmes (1991) and several other television tie-ins featuring famous literary characters, including Maigret, Poirot, Dr. Finlay and James Bond. Peter Haining's most recent project was a series of World War Two stories based on extensive research and personal interviews: The Jail That Went To Sea (2003), The Mystery of Rommel's Gold (2004), Where The Eagle Landed (2004), The Chianti Raiders (2005) and The Banzai Hunters (2007).

He won the British Fantasy Awards Karl Edward Wagner Award in 2001.[10]

Partial bibliography[edit]

Peter Haining contributed to over 170 books, editing the vast majority, a few of which are listed here.

  • The Freak Show (1970)
  • Haining, Peter, ed. (1971). The Necromancers: The Best of Black Magic And Witchcraft. London: Hodder and Stoughton. ISBN 9780340125960.
  • The Sherlock Holmes Scrapbook (1973) Indispensable for collectors of Sherlockiana
  • The Legend and Bizarre Crimes of Spring Heeled Jack (1977)
  • M. R. James - Book of the Supernatural (1979) (ISBN 0-572-01048-6) Introduction by Sir John Betjeman. Articles and rare items about MRJ
  • A Sherlock Holmes Compendium (1980)
  • The Barbarian Swordsmen (1981)
  • Doctor Who: The Key to Time A year by year record (1984) (ISBN 0-491-03283-8)
  • Haining, Peter, ed. (1987). Werewolf: Horror Stories of the Man-Beast. London: Severn House Publishers. ISBN 9780727814654.
  • —— (November 1988). Doctor Who: 25 Glorious Years. London: W. H. Allen. ISBN 1-85227-021-7.
  • Sweeney Todd: The Real Story of the Demon Barber of Fleet Street (1993) London: Robson Books
  • Haining, Peter; Cook, Jean, eds. (1993). MG Log: A Celebration of the World's Favourite Sports Car. London: Souvenir Press. ISBN 0-285-63144-6.
  • On Call with Doctor Finlay (1994) London: Boxtree Limited
  • London After Midnight (1996)
  • Haining, Peter, ed. (1997). Timescapes: Stories of Time Travel. London: Souvenir Press. ISBN 0285633872.
  • The Nine Lives of Doctor Who (1999)

In popular culture[edit]

In Lucio Fulci's film Don't Torture a Duckling, at 1:42:32 in the film, one of the characters (Andrea Martelli) is seen reading the book "I Classici della Magia Nera" ("Classics of Black Magic") edited by Peter Haining, which actually belongs to the character Patrizia. This is an Italian translation of Haining's anthology The Satanists.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Deaths: Sidney Coleman, Peter Haining". Locus Online. Locus Publications. 20 November 2007. Archived from the original on 2 March 2005. Retrieved 21 November 2007.
  2. ^ Hawtree, Christopher (5 December 2007). "Obituary: Peter Haining - Prolific writer and editor who delighted in horror and crime". Guardian Unlimited (UK). Retrieved 27 December 2007.
  3. ^ Hawtree, Christopher (5 December 2007). "Obituary: Peter Haining". The Guardian.
  4. ^ Haining, Peter (1979). The Mystery and Horrible Murders of Sweeney Todd, The Demon Barber of Fleet Street. F. Muller. ISBN 0-584-10425-1.
  5. ^ Haining, Peter (1993). Sweeney Todd: The real story of the Demon Barber of Fleet Street. Boxtree. ISBN 1-85283-442-0.
  6. ^ "Man or myth? The making of Sweeney Todd" (Press release). BBC Press Office. 12 August 2005. Retrieved 15 November 2006.
  7. ^ Duff, Oliver (3 January 2006). "Sweeney Todd: fact or fiction?". The Independent. London. Archived from the original on 5 January 2006. Retrieved 15 November 2006. (Full text Archived 14 January 2008 at the Wayback Machine)
  8. ^ "True or False?". Sweeney Todd, The Demon Barber of Fleet Street in Concert. KQED. 2001. Retrieved 15 November 2006.
  9. ^ Mike Dash, "Spring-heeled Jack," in "Fortean Studies volume 3" (1996), pp. 1-125, ed. Steve Moore, John Brown Publishing
  10. ^ "British Fantasy Awards Winners By Year". The Locus Index to SF Awards. Locus Publications. Archived from the original on 24 April 2002. Retrieved 21 November 2007.

External links[edit]

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