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An alien force is attempting to take over the world, employing a cadre of followers to spread an infection that would convert all of humanity into his servants.
The terrifyingly surreal universe of horror master H. P. Lovecraft bleeds into the logical world of Sherlock Holmes, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s champion of rational deduction, in these stories by twenty top horror, mystery, fantasy, and science fiction writers. Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes is among the most famous literary figures of all time. For more than a hundred years, his adventures have stood as imperishable monuments to the ability of human reason to penetrate every mystery, solve every puzzle, and punish every crime. For nearly as long, the macabre tales of H. P. Lovecraft have haunted readers with their nightmarish glimpses into realms of cosmic chaos and undying evil. Bu...
The is the second issue in a journal dedicated to Weird Fiction studies and history.
Sean M'Guire wrote this lost race novel in 1930 when such stories were mired in racism and formula. But BEAST OR MAN? is more in the mold of H. Rider Haggard and addresses deeper themes, and at the same time, providing a rousing romp through Africa. This is the first book from Dancing Tuatara Press, an imprint (DTP) which promises to publish more novels of Sean M'Guire.
Massive amounts of interviews and memoirs about the writers from the Weird Tales era of the 1920s to the 1950s.
"The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown." --H. P. LOVECRAFT, "Supernatural Horror in Literature" Howard Phillips Lovecraft forever changed the face of horror, fantasy, and science fiction with a remarkable series of stories as influential as the works of Poe, Tolkien, and Edgar Rice Burroughs. His chilling mythology established a gateway between the known universe and an ancient dimension of otherworldly terror, whose unspeakable denizens and monstrous landscapes--dread Cthulhu, Yog-Sothoth, the Plateau of Leng, the Mountains of Madness--have earned him a permanent place in the history of the macabre. In Tales of ...
In this novel of Eldritch horror and gourmet cooking, the authors whet your appetite with a delectable trip to the Pacific Northwest in search of the rare Crackjaw Eel. This romp through the woods is flavored with inbred rednecks, sauced with generous helpings of sex and topped with an ending that's sure to have food critics raving the world over. Only those with strong stomachs and a taste for heavy spice should attempt this meal. In Family Tradition, Lee and Pelan show that there are far more terrible things lurking in the rain forests of the Pacific Northwest than amphetamine-crazed rednecks... secrets man was not meant to sample. It's Kitchen Confidential written by Jeffrey Dahmer on aci...
Herbert Asbury was known as the Dean of True Crime but did you know that he wrote some eerie thrillers back in the 20s? Long out of print, the book is brought back with an introduction by John Pelan, who knows his pulp thrillers. With an intriguing cover by Gavin L. O'Keefe, this will make your library of oddball horror even more sinister.
There were so many brilliant authors who wrote for the pulps back in the 30s and 40s. How can you determine which were the better ones? Well, one way is by reading John Pelan's collection of eleven of the best pulp writers, TALES OF TERROR AND TORMENT #1. It's a sampler of what you'll find being republished by Ramble House from the pulp era. Here is what John has selected for you: A Kiss for the Blood Lady by Ralston Shields-Terror Tales January/February 1939 When Satan Walks by Chandler Whipple & Henry Treat Sperry-Terror Tales December 1935 Music for the Lusting Dead by Norvell Page-Dime Mystery Magazine July 1936 Hostage to Pain by Mindret Lord-Dime Mystery Magazine January 1935 House of ...
Long considered a collectors' item by various underground horror cults, this 1932 potboiler probes into the mysteries of life and death in ways other books of its time shied away from. It combines the otherworldly atmosphere of horror with the cold sharpness of a medical thriller. The author, Collin Brooks, was a journalist with many serious, dry books to his name and this, as described in the introduction by John Pelan, is his masterpiece of medical horror.