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Arkham's Masters of Horror: A 60th Anniversary Anthology Retrospective of the First 30 Years of Arkham House (2000)

by Peter A. Ruber (Editor)

Other authors: Robert Bloch (Contributor), Nelson Bond (Contributor), Ray Bradbury (Contributor), Arthur J. Burks (Contributor), John Ramsey' Campbell (Contributor)16 more, Mary Elizabeth Counselman (Contributor), August Derleth (Contributor), Robert E. Howard (Contributor), Carl Jacobi (Contributor), David H. Keller (Contributor), Greye La Spina (Contributor), Frank Belknap Long (Contributor), H.P. Lovecraft (Contributor), E. Hoffmann Price (Contributor), Seabury Quinn (Contributor), Mark Schorer (Contributor), Clark Ashton Smith (Contributor), Vincent Starrett (Contributor), H. Russell Wakefield (Contributor), Donald Wandrei (Contributor), Henry S. Whitehead (Contributor)

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Some of the writers August Derleth published during his 32 year reign at Arkham House have become legends among collectors and connoisseurs of weird fiction. Others have faded into unfortunate obscurity. Peter Ruber now brings 21 writers to life in detailedbiographical essays that document little-known events through exhaustive research, and their long correspondence with August Derleth. These essays and an extensive introduction provide a rare and sometimes controversial insider's history of Arkham House, in which the editor also challenges some of the myths perpetuated by misinformed critics over the last three decades. With the addition of 21 rare stories and letters (most published here for the first time), the 445 pages of "Arkham"s Masters of Horror" form a book within a book. This unique and important anthology is required reading for everyone who enjoys weird fiction, and is interested in learning more about Arkham House, its founder, and the writers who made the era from 1939 to 1971 one of the most exciting in the history of specialty press publishing. Featured writers include: H.P. Lovecraft, Clark Ashton Smith, Robert Bloch, Henry S. Whitehead, Robert E. Howard, H. Russell Wakefield, Seabury Quinn, Vincent Starrett, E. Hoffmann Price, Carl Jacobi, Donald Wandrei, Ramsey Campbell, and many others.… (more)
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This is a wonderful collection of a variety of weird fiction. The biographies preceding the stories are also very interesting and helpful, but the constant canonization of August Derleth gets old quick. ( )
  cjkarr | Jun 29, 2006 |
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Ruber, Peter A.Editorprimary authorall editionsconfirmed
Bloch, RobertContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Bond, NelsonContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Bradbury, RayContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Burks, Arthur J.Contributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Campbell, John Ramsey'Contributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Counselman, Mary ElizabethContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Derleth, AugustContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Howard, Robert E.Contributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Jacobi, CarlContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Keller, David H.Contributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
La Spina, GreyeContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Long, Frank BelknapContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Lovecraft, H.P.Contributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Price, E. HoffmannContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Quinn, SeaburyContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Schorer, MarkContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Smith, Clark AshtonContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Starrett, VincentContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Wakefield, H. RussellContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Wandrei, DonaldContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Whitehead, Henry S.Contributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
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Some of the writers August Derleth published during his 32 year reign at Arkham House have become legends among collectors and connoisseurs of weird fiction. Others have faded into unfortunate obscurity. Peter Ruber now brings 21 writers to life in detailedbiographical essays that document little-known events through exhaustive research, and their long correspondence with August Derleth. These essays and an extensive introduction provide a rare and sometimes controversial insider's history of Arkham House, in which the editor also challenges some of the myths perpetuated by misinformed critics over the last three decades. With the addition of 21 rare stories and letters (most published here for the first time), the 445 pages of "Arkham"s Masters of Horror" form a book within a book. This unique and important anthology is required reading for everyone who enjoys weird fiction, and is interested in learning more about Arkham House, its founder, and the writers who made the era from 1939 to 1971 one of the most exciting in the history of specialty press publishing. Featured writers include: H.P. Lovecraft, Clark Ashton Smith, Robert Bloch, Henry S. Whitehead, Robert E. Howard, H. Russell Wakefield, Seabury Quinn, Vincent Starrett, E. Hoffmann Price, Carl Jacobi, Donald Wandrei, Ramsey Campbell, and many others.

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