For decades, Reece Shearsmith has been collecting terrible and unexpected exhibits from our world and beyond, from the screaming skull of Glamis Castle to the Highgate vampire, via sea devils, the Krampus and a talking mongoose called Gef. Some of them he found, some of them found him, but they all reside here in his museum, carefully stored and waiting for their stories to be told. Through the lens of these items, Reece tells his own story, from a terrifying nighttime visitation on a council estate in Hull, via haunted inns and uncanny creatures that hovered around the edges of the League of Gentlemen, to the benevolent teaspoon poltergeist of the Inside No.<\/p>\n
9 tour. Beautifully illustrated throughout by the author, Things I Took from the Dark is a memoir like no other. You’ll come away knowing the author far better; but the exhibits are quite interested in you too…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
SIGNED HARDBACK PRE-ORDER<\/strong><\/p>\n Signed Hardback Pre-Order | Things I Took from the Dark: The Museum of Me<\/em> by Reece Shearsmith<\/strong><\/p>\n Pre-order a signed hardback copy of Things I Took from the Dark: The Museum of Me<\/em> by Reece Shearsmith, a darkly fascinating and highly personal book from the acclaimed actor, writer and creator known for his distinctive work in horror, comedy and the macabre.<\/p>\n This 384-page hardback includes 46 full-page black and white illustrations by the author, making it a perfect collectible edition for fans of Reece Shearsmith, gothic curiosities, Halloween, ghosts, witchcraft, the occult and unusual memoirs.<\/p>\n Publication date:<\/strong> 8 October 2026. All signed hardback pre-orders will be dispatched as soon as stock arrives.<\/p>\n Secure your signed copy today from an independent UK bookshop. Carefully packaged to ensure it arrives in excellent condition.<\/p>\n For decades, Reece Shearsmith has been collecting terrible and unexpected exhibits from our world and beyond, from the screaming skull of Glamis Castle to the Highgate vampire, via sea devils, the Krampus and a talking mongoose called Gef. Some of them he found, some of them found him, but they all reside here in his museum, carefully stored and waiting for their stories to be told. Through the lens of these items, Reece tells his own story, from a terrifying nighttime visitation on a council estate in Hull, via haunted inns and uncanny creatures that hovered around the edges of the League of Gentlemen, to the benevolent teaspoon poltergeist of the Inside No.<\/p>\n 9 tour. Beautifully illustrated throughout by the author, Things I Took from the Dark is a memoir like no other. You’ll come away knowing the author far better; but the exhibits are quite interested in you too…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":119597,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[142,16428,26102],"product_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-119596","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-general-non-fiction","7":"product_cat-pre-order-carousel","8":"product_cat-signed-and-special-editions","9":"pa_book_author-shearsmith-reece","10":"pa_cover-hardback","12":"first","13":"instock","14":"sold-individually","15":"taxable","16":"shipping-taxable","17":"purchasable","18":"product-type-simple"},"yoast_head":"\n