CONTENTS: ALEXANDER PUSHKIN 1. The Queen of Spades ALGERNON BLACKWOOD: 2. Confession 3. S. O. S. 4. The Wings of Horus ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE 5. B. 24 ARTHUR O. FRIEL: 6. The Spider 7. The Vulture ARTHUR QUILLER-COUCH: 8. Statement of Gabriel Foot, Highwayman 9. The Affair of Bleakirk-on-Sands 10. The Countess of Bellarmine ARTHUR STRINGER: 11. The Adolescence of Number Eighty-Seven 12. The Button Thief 13. The Wire-Tappers ARTHUR TRAIN: 14. Extradition 15. The Baron de Ville 16. The Golden To...

In "Call of the Caribbean," H. A. Lamb intricately weaves a tapestry of the Caribbean's rich cultural and historical landscape through the eyes of its vibrant inhabitants. This novel blends lyrical prose with a vivid narrative style, capturing the spirits and struggles of those navigating through a post-colonial milieu. With its evocative descriptions and dynamic dialogue, Lamb immerses the reader in the realm of folklore, identity, and resilience, contextualizing the Caribbean experience ...

In "Alamut," H. A. Lamb intricately weaves historical narrative and philosophical inquiry against the backdrop of the 11th-century Persian fortress of Alamut. The novel explores themes of existentialism and the nature of power through the lens of the enigmatic Hashashin order, illuminating their radical motivations and the socio-political tumult of their era. Lamb's prose is rich and evocative, with a narrative style that balances lyrical beauty with intellectual rigor, inviting readers to...

CONTENTS:ALGERNON BLACKWOODConfessionARTHUR B. REEVE2. The Beauty MaskARTHUR CONAN DOYLE3 to 14. The Adventures of Sherlock HolmesARTHUR QUILLER-COUCH15. The Affair of Bleakirk-on-SandsARTHUR STANWOOD PIER16. The Best FriendARTHUR STRINGER17. The Adolescence of Number Eighty-Seven18. The Bell19. The Benevolence of Montana Bill20. The Button ThiefBARRY PAIN

We love ghost stories here at Wildside Press—witness the fact that we have now now reached our eighth volume in this series. Very few other genres are so versatile and enduring as tales of the supernatural. Ghosts can (and have) appeared in literature for thousands of years, in all countries and continents (and times past, present, and future) throughout the world. But the Victorian era particularly seemed to embrace ghost stories, and that’s when Christmas ghost tales became not just a st...

CONTENTS: PHILIP K. DICK 1. Adjustment Team PHILIP K. DICK 2. The Crystal Crypt PHILIP K. DICK 3. The Golden Man PHILIP K. DICK 4. The Hanging Stranger WILKIE COLLINS 5. The Angler's Story Of The Lady Of Glenwith Grange RAFAEL SABATINI 6. The Fool's Love Story RAFAEL SABATINI 7. The Prize O.HENRY 8. The Phonograph and the Graft MAX PEMBERTON 9. A Miracle of Bells MAX PEMBERTON 10. The Risen Dead MAX PEMBERTON 11. The Wolf of Cismon MAX PEMBERTON 12. Treasure of White Creek 13. B. 24 EDGAR ...

“Geoff St. Reynard” was the pseudonym used by Robert Wilson Krepps (1919-1980) for most of his science fiction and fantasy pulp work—he published adventure tales and mainstream stories in higher-paying “slick” magazines like The Saturday Evening Post, which tended to look down on the pulps and avoid stories by their “hack” writers.This volume collects 3 of his novels and two shorter works. Included are:BEWARE, THE USURPERS!BEYOND THE FEARFUL FORESTTHE...

Collected here are 20 tales of darkest crime and criminals, by some of the foremost mystery writers of the pulp era. Included are:THE ART OF MURDER, by Norman A. DanielsSEX MURDER IN CAMERON, by Michael FessierHOT-MOTOR HOMICIDE, by Norman Ober“GIVE ME A BREAK,” by Norman StruberEAR-WITNESS, by Maurice BeamTHE GENTLEST OF THE BROTHERS, by David AlexanderAUTHOR’S ADVENTURE, by Upton SinclairONE WAY BRIDGE, by Phil HinerONE DRIN...

The "Vampire Tales" is the biggest, hungriest, undeadliest collection of vampire stories ever assembled. Dark, stormy, and delicious, once it sinks its teeth into you there's no escape. Vampires! Whether imagined by Bram Stoker or Anne Rice, they are part of the human lexicon and as old as blood itself. They are your neighbors, your friends, and they are always lurking. Now we have compiled the darkest, the scariest, and by far the most evil collection of vampire stories ever, with over 80...

If you were looking for the Holy Bible of the horror anthologies, consider yourself lucky, because you just found it! Cosmic horror, supernatural events, ghost stories, weird fiction, mystical fantasies, occult narratives, this book plunges you into dark domains and brings you face to face with surreal monstrosities. This box set includes all the seven volumes of the collection.

Stephen Wasylyk (1922-1996) was a prolific author for both Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine and Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine, penning more than 175 mysteries. He only published short stories during a career than spanned four decades.CONSOLATION PRIZELESSON FOR A PROTEN DOLLAR$ A WEEKTHE MAN WHO DESERVED TO DIEJIGSAW PUZZLEGAME PLANMUSICIANS DON’T KILL EACH OTHERTHE ALLEYANOMALIESMATERNAL INSTINCTBRIGHT PAIN...

Here is a selection of tales that fit the "pulp crime" theme to perfection. They feature private investigators, police officers, and even everyday men and women pushed into extraordinary situations. From lowly bars to city streets to suburbia, no place is safe from the pulp crime writer -- and here are crimes galore, by some of the top magazine writers of the 20th century! Included are 25 great tales:MURDER ON HER MIND, by Rufus KingPAPER CAPER, by James HoldingMIND O...