Ужасы и Мистика
14439 кн.
Thomas B. Dewey wrote four novels featuring Singer Batts, bibliophile and hotel owner. Singer prefers the company of his books and an occasional foray into the Lonely Hearts Club world. But he keeps getting embroiled in murders!<P> The Boston Herald called the first book «well paced and lively,» and The Saturday Review called it, «lively, lurid, and outspoken.» Author Dorothy Hughes said: «It's murder and mayhem and hold onto your hats. Amusing and amazing.»<P> And they’re a...
| Автор | Thomas B. Dewey |
Gardner F. Fox (1911-1986) enjoyed a long and successful career writing in many genres. He wrote adventure novels, spy novels, romances, historical novels, fantasy and science fiction, comic books (more than 4,000 of them!) – everything imaginable, in fact, and with a skill and surety that won him a legion of fans and readers worldwide.<P> In the 1960s, at the peak of the sword and sorcery craze, when Robert E. Howard's Conan the Barbarian (and many similar creations) reached the...
| Автор | Gardner F. Fox |
From the publisher's introduction: "I first became aware of John Maclay not as a writer, but as a publisher – of the now-classic «Masques» horror anthology series, edited by the late, great J.N. Williamson, and a number of other books. When the original Masques appeared, I remember looking at the spine and noting that it was published a company called Maclay that I had never heard of before. But that name stuck, and soon I began noting John Maclay's stories in various anthologies and...
| Автор | John Maclay |
Pretty Phyllis Kirk was an interviewer for the Kinkaid Morals Report – the shocker that out-Kinseyed Kinsey. In her possession were secrets about the intimate lives of some very important people. Phyllis didn't live very long…<P> Jason Chase was a private-eye by accident. When Phyllis was discovered beaten to death, he found himself tangling with:<P> WOMPLER, king of the cheesecake racket (with a little blackmail thrown in free)…<P> JULIA, the drunken nymphomaniac who...
| Автор | Marlowe Stephen |
James Holding enjoys a reputation as one of the more prolific contributors to the mystery magazines of the 1960s and 1970s. (Our bibliography shows nearly 200 stories published in Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine, Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine, The Man from U.N.C.L.E. Magazine, etc.) He had series, such as the «Leroy King» stories (which poke gentle fun at «Ellery Queen»). He had standalones. He had mysteries of every sort imaginable – and this volume includes a selection of 24 choice...
| Автор | James Holding |
We present for your reading pleasure a selection of 25 stories by prolific crime & mystery author James Holding. We have named this collection «Conmen & Cutthroats» because Mr. Holding had a penchant for sharp tales involving smart criminals who use their wits to succeed, as well as those whose schemes involve the need for a somewhat more direct approach. Included are:<P> YOU CAN'T BE TOO CAREFUL<BR> A QUESTION OF ETHICS<BR> THE JAPANESE CARD MYSTERY<BR> ...
| Автор | James Holding |
Nictzin Wilstone Dyalhis (1873–1942) was an American chemist and short story writer who specialized in the genres of science fiction and fantasy. He wrote as Nictzin Dyalhis. During his lifetime he attained a measure of celebrity as a writer for the pulp fiction magazine Weird Tales. This volume collects 6 of his stories from Weird Tales, plus one from Argosy. Included are:<P> THE SEA-WITCH<BR> HEART OF ATLANTAN<BR> THE ETERNAL CONFLICT<BR> THE RED WITCH<BR> ...
| Автор | Nictzin Dyalhis |
The Johnston McCulley MEGAPACK™ collects 15 tales of mystery, detection, and adventure by the creator of Zorro – more than 500 pages of great reading. Included are:<P> THE MAN WHO CHANGED ROOMS<BR> DIAMONDS, DIRT, AND DUTY<BR> A CROOK WITHOUT HONOR<BR> PODDIN'S MISTAKE<BR> INITIATING NOGGINS<BR> ETERNAL ASSETS<BR> SLAVE OF MYSTERY<BR> THE OBVIOUS CLUE<BR> RUN TO GROUND<BR> THE ONLY WAY<BR> THE GREAT GREEN...
| Автор | Johnston McCulley |
The Weirdbook Annual returns featuring a Cthulhu Mythos theme. Stories abound featuring our favorite squamish elder god! Full of great fantasy and horror tales! Included this time are:<br> •The Shining Trapezohedron, by Robert M. Price<br> •A Noble Endeavor, by Lucy A. Snyder<br> •Ancient Astronauts, by Cynthia Ward<br> •The Thing in the Pond, by John R. Fultz<br> •Enter The Cobweb Queen, by Adrian Cole<br> •Tricks No Treats, by Paul Dale...
| Автор | Darrell Schweitzer |
Readers of our «Macabre» and «Ghost Stories» MEGAPACK™ ebook series will surely enjoy this volume, which assembles the complete contents of two early British horror anthologies, Uncanny Stories (1916) and More Uncanny Stories (1918) both of which were assembled from tales originally published in Pearson’s Novel Magazine. Most of the contributors are little known today, but a couple – including Roy Vickers – went on to have distinguished careers in the mystery field. Included are:<P> THE...
| Автор | Margaret Strickland |
The Suspense Novel MEGAPACK ™ is the first in what we hope will become a long-running series collecting (obviously enough) novels of suspense. To kick things off, we have selected 4 books we hope you will find interesting and entertaning: CAN A MERMAID KILL? by Thomas B. Dewey An exciting new novel of suspense by the master of murder-mystery! KILL JOY, by Elisabeth Sanxay Holding "Another beautiful study in the subtle and miasmic horror of emotions such as only Mrs. Holding...
| Автор | Fletcher Flora |