Here for your reading delectation, are 25 outre tales of crime. Since history has proven that there is nothing unusual or unexpected about the human (or inhuman) drive to break the law, it should come as no surprise that the weird, the strange, the supernatural, and the just plain odd often, in fictional form, manifest themselves allayed to the criminal element. Included are:INTRODUCTION, by Shawn GarrettTHE WINDOW OF HORRORS, by H.L. MenckenTHE FOOTSTEPS ON THE STAIR...

This volume in the Golden Age of Science Fiction series focuses on another author from the 1940s and 1950s: Charles A. Stearns. He published just over three dozen stories, of which 25 were science fiction that appeared in some of the top magazines of the day. Included in this volume are:THE BELLY OF GOR JEETLB-12’s MOON GLOWCOLOR BLINDTHE PLUTO LAMPTHE GRAVE OF SOLON REGHTHE SCAMPERERSTHE MAROONERPASTORAL AFFAIRIf you enjoy t...

This volume of Wildside Press's Golden Age of Science Fiction MEGAPACK® series assembles a second volume of George O. Smith's classic short stories. Here are—“Rat Race”“Alien”“Vocation”“The Answer”“Blind Time”“The Impossible Pirate”“Calling the Empress”“Fine Feathers”“Circle of Confusion”“Identity”“Lost Art”“The Fixer”“The Incredible Invasion”“Trouble Times Two”If you enjoy this volum...

The Second Adventure MEGAPACK® assembles 23 tales (and a poem) of grand adventure. We’ve plundered a wide variety of sources to bring you an assortment of rip-roaring action tales, exotic locales, and even a little romance—spanning many continents and time periods. So hold onto your hat (if you’re wearing one) and get ready for a thrilling read!Included are:THE REBEL, by Frank Belknap Long (poem)PEARL OF GREAT PRICE, by Joseph J. MillardWOLF, by E...

Lawrence Watt-Evans may be best known for his fantasy and science fiction novels, particularly the Ethshar series, but he has published a significant body of short fiction, too, including the Hugo Award-winning "Why I Left Harry's All-Night Hamburgers." This MEGAPACK® collects his fantasy stories -- more than 400 pages of terrific reading! Included are:THE TEMPLE OF LIFEMEHITABEL GOODWINHEART OF STONETHE FINAL CHALLENGEBETH'S UNICORNTHE BRIDE OF B...

The Fanciers & Realizers MEGAPACK® assembles Phyllis Ann Karr's complete series for the first time -- 37 stories and novels, totalling more than 1700 pages of great Steampunk/alternate history reading! Included are:CAGEY WARRINGTON THURSDAYSOMETHING SHADY AT SUNVALE CLINICTHE CYCLOPS KILLERTHE REALIZERS/FANCIERS WORLDTHE STANDARD MURDER MYSTERYVARIETY’S NAMEROSEMARY LOZINSKI LESTRADETHE MONDAY AFTER MURDERWHO MOURNS FOR SILVER...

Sexton Blake is a fictional character, a detective who has been featured in many British comic strips, novels, and dramatic productions since 1893. As the years passed, Blake’s character experienced various permutations. He was originally created to be similar to earlier 19th-century detectives but during the late 1890s, Blake’s authors consciously modeled him on Sherlock Holmes.Sexton Blake adventures were featured in a wide variety of British and international publications (in ma...

Science fiction and crime go hand-in-tentacle, if you’ll pardon the expression. Many of the science fiction field’s greatest writers also wrote mysteries…and vice versa. And sometimes the science fiction stories were mysteries. Our latest MEGAPACK® contains nothing but those blended SF-and-Mystery stories, by some of the greatest writers in the field. Included are:ORIGINS OF GALACTIC LAW, by Edward WellenDragNeuroNet, by John Gregory BetancourtDON'T GET TECHNATAL, by ...

Welcome to The 11th Golden Age of Weird Fiction MEGAPACK®, which features the weird fiction of E. Hoffmann Price. Wildside Press, in association with Mr. Price’s heirs, are dedicated to making the extensive body of work of this pulpsmith extraordinaire accessible once again to the public through our line of MEGAPACK® collections.Included in this volume are 18 more of Price's classic stories from the pages of Weird Tales and other pulp magazines. Here are:SALADIN'S THRONE-RU...

Inspector Hanaud was the first modern detective of the 20th century, appearing first in 1910. He is believed to have been an influence on Agatha Christie's detective, Hercule Poirot. The series consists of 7 novels and stories:At the Villa RoseThe affair at the Semiramis HotelThe House of the ArrowThe Prisoner in the OpalThey Wouldn't Be ChessmenThe House in Lordship LaneThe Ginger King.If you enjoy this ebook, don't forget to searc...

Chester S. Geier (1921-1990) was a U.S. author and editor whose first work, “A Length of Rope” appeared in Unknown in April 1941. Editor Ray Palmer recruited him to write for the Ziff-Davis group of pulp magazines, where he became a frequent contributor to Amazing Stories and Fantastic Adventures, and less frequently to mystery and western pulps. He published under his own name and several pseudonyms, including Guy Archette, Alexander Blade, P F Costello, Warren Kastel, S M Tenneshaw, Gera...

Originally published in WEIRD TALES magazine in the 1930s, here is the complete Doctor Satan series -- fascinating tales about that weird genius of crime who calls himself Doctor Satan. He is no madman, but is as sane as you or I. An immensely rich man, he has turned to crime for the thrill of it, and strikes down those in his path ruthlessly, heartlessly, and thoroughly. He is master of amazing powers that make him the world's weirdest criminal. If you have not yet made the acquaintance o...