![]() However, other researchers who have tried to verify his citations find nothing in these sources to back Haining's claims. In two controversial books, 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. ![]() In the Seventies 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 pen names "Ric Alexander" and "Richard Peyton" on a number of crime story anthologies. Haining achieved the position of Editorial Director before becoming a full time writer in the early Seventies. Born in Enfield, Middlesex, he 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. ![]() Peter Alexander Haining (Ap– November 19, 2007) was a British journalist, author and anthologist who lived and worked in Suffolk. ![]()
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