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Echo of a Curse (Paperback)
John Pelan, D. H. Olson; Illustrated by Gavin L. O'Keefe
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R525
Discovery Miles 5 250
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ECHO OF A CURSE is the third novel by the mysterious R.R. Ryan that
Ramble House has published. The first two, Freak Museum and The
Subjugated Beast, are classics of horror and Echo of a Curse
follows closely behind. Ramble House has another R.R. Ryan thriller
slated: Death of a Sadist.
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. But what would happen if Conan
Doyle's peerless detective and his allies were to find themselves
faced with mysteries whose solutions lay not only beyond the grasp
of logic, but of sanity itself.
In this collection of all-new, all-original tales, twenty of
today's most cutting edge writers provide their answers to that
burning question.
"A Study in Emerald" by Neil Gaiman: A gruesome murder exposes a
plot against the Crown, a seditious conspiracy so cunningly wrought
that only one man in all London could have planned it-and only one
man can hope to stop it.
"A Case of Royal Blood" by Steven-Elliot Altman: Sherlock Holmes
and H. G. Wells join forces to protect a princess stalked by a
ghost-or perhaps something far worse than a ghost.
"Art in the Blood" by Brian Stableford: One man's horrific
affliction leads Sherlock Holmes to an ancient curse that threatens
to awaken the crawling chaos slumbering in the blood of all
humankind.
"The Curious Case of Miss Violet Stone" by Poppy Z. Brite and David
Ferguson: A girl who has not eaten in more than three years teaches
Holmes and Watson that sometimes the impossible "cannot" be
eliminated.
"The Horror of the Many Faces" by Tim Lebbon: Dr. Watson witnesses
a maniacal murder in London-and recognizes the villain as none
other than his friend, Mr. Sherlock Holmes.
"With these and fourteen other dark tales of madness, horror, and
deduction, a new and terrible game is afoot.
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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 brand-new stories
by twenty of today's top horror, mystery, fantasy, and science
fiction writers, including:
- Steven-Elliot Altman
- Elizabeth Bear
- Poppy Z. Brite
- Simon Clark
- David Ferguson
- Paul Finch
- Neil Gaiman
- Barbara Hambly
- Caitlin R. Kiernan
- Tim Lebbon
- James Lowder
- Richard A. Lupoff
- F. Gwynplaine McIntyre
- John Pelan
- Steve Perry
- Michael Reaves
- Brian Stableford
- John P. Vourlis
- David Niall Wilson & Patricia Lee Macomber
"From the Hardcover edition."
Written in 1924, this may be the first exotic thriller written by
Edmund Snell, who again takes us into the exotic jungles of Borneo
in THE CRIMSON BUTTERFLY. This novel tells a weird tale of
hypnotism and sorcery, and features a mysterious insect whose sting
is death to man, and whose wings look like pieces of raw beef. It
takes all the wiles and courage of the English officials, the
natives, and a visiting professor and his daughter, to get beyond
the superstition surrounding the Butterfly and to track it to its
lair
Francis James was known for writing novella-length potboilers as
headliners for various pulp magazines back in the 30s and John
Pelan has collected a few of his best. No one could write
preposterous weird menace tales like Francis James and these will
prove it: Mark of the Laughing Death, Dime Mystery Magazine,
November 1936 Monster's Death Song, Terror Tales, December 1935
Slaves of the Midnight Caverns, Dime Mystery Magazine, July 1937
Arms of the Flame Goddess, Dime Mystery Magazine, April 1938 The
Women Who Killed for Satan, Horror Stories June/July 1939 The
Unwelcome Dead, Terror Tales, July 1935 Brides for the Half-Men,
Sinister Stories, February 1940 Merry Christmas from the Dead, Dime
Mystery, January 1937
Arthur Leo Zagat wrote some of the goriest stories ever written
back in the 30s when times were bad for just about everybody. They
became known as "weird menace" tales which, as a genre, reached its
peak with Zagat. John Pelan tells you all about the man and his
time in his introduction. The stories in this collection are: The
Corpse Factory, Dime Mystery Magazine, Mary 1934 A Lodging in Hell,
Horror Stories, February/March 1936 Death Lands a Cargo, Dime
Mystery Magazine, October 1935 Death's Mistress, Dime Mystery
Magazine, September 1934 Madman's Bride, Dime Mystery Magazine,
January 1935 Satan's Bedchamber, Dime Mystery Magazine, August 1936
Soft Blows the Breeze from Hell, Dime Mystery Magazine, December
1937 The Little Walking Corpses, Dime Mystery Magazine, November
1934
Edmund Snell wrote an almost uncountable number of stories for the
pulps, many of them about exotic climes like Borneo. THE BACK OF
BEYOND is considered to be the best -- and the hardest to find --
of his Borneo sagas. In it, real people battle the problems of life
in the wild and untamed, including the native people. This is a
classic of the genre, and a must-have for every serious collector's
library. This edition contains an almost-complete bibliography of
Edmund Snell's novels and novellas, compiled by John Pelan, who
writes the introduction.
SOMEWHERE IN SPACE is Volume One of John pelan's new series of
novellas and stories by C.C. MacApp. It contains ten stories from
the 60s by this traditional SF author who blazed so brilliantly
then died too soon. The stories are: The Mercurymen, Galaxy
Magazine, December 1965 Tulan, Galaxy Magazine, For Every Action,
Amazing Stories3, May 1964 Trees Like Torches, Worlds of Tomorrow,
May 1966 A Pride of Islands, If, May, 1960 The Fortunes of Peace,
If, September 1967 A Flask of Fine Arcturan, Galaxy Magazine,
February 1965 The Drug, Galaxy Magazine, February 1961 All That
Earthly Remains, If, July 1962 Somewhere in Space, Worlds of
Tomorrow, November1964
John Pelan knows what he's talking about when he gets into the
shudder pulps. Last year we came out with SATAN'S SIN HOUSE and
Other Stories, the first volume in the Weird Tales of Wayne Rogers
series and here we have the second volume. John's introduction to
this book tells you even more about Rogers the writer and prepares
you for yet even more volumes in this series. Here are the stories
that await you in volume 2: Daughters of Pain, Dime Mystery
Magazine, November 1934 Killer Blood for Sale, Dime Mystery
Magazine, November 1936 Doom Flowers, Terror Tales, May 1935 Satan
Stole my Face, Horror Stories, February/March 1936 Hell Welcomes
Lonely Wives, Terror Tales March/April 1937 Her Lover from the
Grave, Terror Tales, November 1935 Dead Man's Kiss, Dime Mystery
Magazine, July 1936 Fresh Blood for Golden Cauldrons, Dime Mystery,
September 1934 Her Suitor from Hell, Terror Tales, April 1936 Death
Rocks the Cradle, Horror Stories, February/March 1937 Satan's Love
Bazaar, Terror Tales, July/August 1937
As the Great Depression lingered on, and the situation in Europe
got worse, the readers of America longed for adventure, especially
in far-off, exotic places. And no one could write about such places
more credibly than Edmund Snell. In this series of vignettes,
disguised as short stories, you will find yourself in mortal danger
at every turn from the forces of the unknown. Who knows? Maybe the
Finger of Destiny is pointing at you?
One Dreadful Night presents a mystery that is deftly woven into the
underlying web of supernatural horror. From the moment that a
strange face is glimpsed peering from the window of the laboratory
at "Restormal," the novel builds gradually to a climatic resolution
of sheer terror as the identity of the mysterious woman lurking in
the dim-lit corridors is revealed in a shocking denouement. One
Dreadful Night is part of that small group of novels such as Mark
Hansom's The Beasts of Brahm wherein the elements of the mystery
novel and the supernatural tale are blended seamlessly to create a
genuine thriller that will keep the reader turning pages while
leaving all the lights on
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The Library of Death (Paperback)
Ronald S L Harding; Introduction by John Pelan; Designed by Gavin L. O'Keefe
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R499
Discovery Miles 4 990
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Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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The Library of Death begins at a leisurely pace, and a tone that
seems to set the stage for a light romance. But then Ronald S.L.
Harding deftly builds the mystery and from the moment we learn of
the legend of a headless spectre that purportedly stalks the
grounds and rumors of hereditary vampirism the novel undergoes
another transformation with the light tone of the early chapters
forgotten as horror is piled upon horror . . . So says John Pelan's
introduction to this 1938 horror classic.
A Millennium of Terror This is the complete history of the grim
saga of the house of Harcourt and the fearful doom which for nine
centuries overshadowed it... Running for six parts in the pages of
Dime Mystery Magazine in 1935, this epic has never been reprinted
before. Includes an all-new introduction by John Pelan.
Six-foot-nine and four hundred pounds, GOON is a one-man
gore-machine of the Wrestling Conference. Police captain Philip
Straker isn't a wrestling fan. The bodies pile up like dirty
laundry: sex-obsessed tramps used as playthings by some unspeakable
creature. Straker is determined to solve the rash of rape and
mutilation murders with trimmings that beggar description. Reporter
Melinda Pierce will do anything to find out, by offering herself up
in order to infiltrate the arcane and lust-drenched warrens of
backstage wrestling. This human juggernaut, this masked rack of
guts, muscle, and mayhem... Is Goon just a wrestler gone insane? Or
is he something hideously worse? "A raunchy riot of wraslin',
ringrats, and no-holds-barred-sex. A must for hardcore fans of
over-the-top action, and outrageous thrills." -Lucy Taylor. Seven
Pages of Artwork by noted artist Micah Hayes. Original Cover Art by
Erik Wilson. Our edition completely re-typeset and the author's
preferred edition.
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