Famous Fantastic Mysteries: 30 Great Tales of Fantasy and Horror from the Classic Pulp Magazines Famous Fantastic Mysteries & Fantastic Novels

Just a quick breakdown based on the table of contents;

1. Behind the Curtain by Francis Stevens 4/5
2. Pegasus by Henry Kuttner 3/5
3.The Face in the Abyss by A. Merritt 4/5
4. Fungus Isle by Philip M. Fisher 4/5
5. John Ovington Returns by Max Brand 4/5
6. Fishhead by Irvin S. Cobb 4/5
7. The Outcast by E.F. Benson 3/5
8. The Yellow Sign by Robert W. Chambers 5/5
9.The Derelict by William Hope Hodgson 5/5
10. The Novel of the White Powder by Arthur Machen 5/5
11. The Highwayman by Lord Dunsany 5/5
12. Daemon by C. L Moore 4/5
13. The Burial of the Rats by Bram Stoker 3/5
14.The Day of the Deepies by Murray Leinster 2/5
15. The Horror of the Heights by Arthur Conan Doyle 4/5
16. The Lonesome Place by August Derleth 4/5
17. The Shadow and the Flash by show more Jack London 4/5
18. That Low by Theodore Sturgeon 3/5
19. The Human Angle by William Tenn 4/5
20. The Toys of Fate by Tod Robbins 4/5
21. The Counter Charm by Margaret St. Clair 4/5
22. Guardian Angel by Authur C. Clarke 4/5
23. Mimic Donald A. Wollheim 5/5
24. The Music of Erich Zann by H. P. Lovecraft 4/5
25. The Dancing Partner by Jerome Lucas White 5/5
26. Lukundoo by Edward Lucas White 3/5
27. The Man Who Collected Poe by Robert Bloch 5/5
28. Thus I Refute Beelzy by John Collier 4/5
29. Homecoming by Ray Bradbury 4/5
30. Worms of the Earth by Robert E. Howard 4/5

Overall a pretty damn good collection of later pulp-era stuff. Not everyone was an absolute gem, but a lot of them were stories I hadn't read before that I ended up liking a lot, and there were some big-name classics in the mix as well. show less