'Henson Heads, rejoice! Of the myriad of pleasures Josh Winning conjures within his stunning novel The Shadow Glass, perhaps my personal darling is the rendering of a complete and hereunto unexplored cinematic fantasia that could easily stand alongside such practical FX classics as The Dark Crystal, Labyrinth and The NeverEnding Story. It stands proud with a VHS copy of its favorite movie held aloft, daring you to say it's not the greatest film ever.' - Edgar Cantero But it never goes cynical, never loses faith. It embraces its referents as a whole: their beauty with their ugliness, the healing power of nostalgia with its potential to poison the present. 'The Shadow Glass is like the old children's movies it worships: sometimes dark, but never heartless gritty yet soulbaring. 'Bringing together an artful blend of nostalgic references, emotionally-wrenching characterisation, and stunning worldbuilding, Josh Winning's 'The Shadow Glass' is a delight of a debut.' - Tori Bovalino

Tipped into a desperate real-world quest to save London from the more nefarious of his father’s creations, Jack teams up with excitable fanboy Toby and spiky studio executive Amelia to navigate the labyrinth of his father’s legacy while conjuring the hero within––and igniting a Shadow Glass resurgence that could, finally, do his father proud. Then, during a freak thunderstorm, the puppets in the attic start talking.

In the wake of Bob’s death, Jack returns to his decaying home, a place creaking with movie memorabilia and painful memories. Now, the film represents everything Jack hated about his father, and he lives with the fear that he’ll end up a failure just like him. But The Shadow Glass flopped on release, deemed too scary for kids and too weird for adults, and Bob became a laughing stock, losing himself to booze and self-pity. Back in the eighties, Bob poured his heart and soul into the creation of his 1986 puppet fantasy The Shadow Glass, a film Jack loved as a child, idolising its fox-like hero Dune. Jobless, jaded and on the “wrong” side of thirty, he’s facing the threat of eviction from his London flat while reeling from the sudden death of his father, one-time film director Bob Corman. Perfect for fans of Henson Company puppet classics such as Labyrinth, Dark Crystal and The Never-Ending Story. A thrilling race against the clock to save the world from fantasy creatures from a cult 80s film.

The shadow glass by josh winning