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(4.5) | 1 | "This book collects for the first time a variety of Robert Bloch's early stories from Weird Tales and Strange Stories. These stories range from whimsical and maniacal humor to dark and eldritch horrors, " editor Robert Price notes in his introduction. Including the following stories: "The Druidic Doom, " "Fangs of Vengeance, " "Death Is An Elephant, " "A Question of Identity, " "Death Has Five Guesses, " "The Bottomless Pool, " "The Dark Isle, " "Flowers From The Moon, " "He Waits Beneath the Sea, " "Power Druid, " "Be Yourself, " "A Sorcerer Runs for Sheriff, " "Black Bargain, " "A Bottle of Gin, " "Wine of Sabbat, " "Soul Proprietor, " "Satan's Phonograph, " "The Man Who Told the Truth, " "The Night They Crashed the Party, " and "Philtre Tip."… (more) |
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I am pleased to dedicate this collection to my good and faithful friend Chuck Garofalo, on whom more than a little of Robert Bloch's writing spirit rests.  | |
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All Robert Bloch's stories, as unconnected as they may be, are based on the fundamental fact that the word "Yuk" has two meanings. | |
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All he could do was tremble and watch the room swirl and listen to Adrienne's laughter. If only she could understand his motivations, if only she realized he'd acted out of genuine affection! Thornwald knew he had to tell her, so he took a deep breath and opened his mouth. "I love you," he barked. (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.) | |
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▾Book descriptions "This book collects for the first time a variety of Robert Bloch's early stories from Weird Tales and Strange Stories. These stories range from whimsical and maniacal humor to dark and eldritch horrors, " editor Robert Price notes in his introduction. Including the following stories: "The Druidic Doom, " "Fangs of Vengeance, " "Death Is An Elephant, " "A Question of Identity, " "Death Has Five Guesses, " "The Bottomless Pool, " "The Dark Isle, " "Flowers From The Moon, " "He Waits Beneath the Sea, " "Power Druid, " "Be Yourself, " "A Sorcerer Runs for Sheriff, " "Black Bargain, " "A Bottle of Gin, " "Wine of Sabbat, " "Soul Proprietor, " "Satan's Phonograph, " "The Man Who Told the Truth, " "The Night They Crashed the Party, " and "Philtre Tip." ▾Library descriptions No library descriptions found. ▾LibraryThing members' description
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This volume of Robert Bloch's macabre stories is an unexpected treasure for several reasons. It is the first posthumous collection since the author's death in 1994, and it brings together many of his early stories from the legendary pages of Weird Tales and Strange Stories, which have never been anthologized before.
The stories display Bloch's easy narrative command, his sparkling humor and imagination --- and his unerring sense of the horrifying!
In them you will discover the dark secrets of voodoo and vampirism, pagan altars and alter egos, shades of meaning and devouring shadows, including four stories of the Cthulhu Mythos created by H. P. Lovecraft.
From horror to heroic fantasy to science fiction, these long lost classics from Bloch's early pulp fiction writing days are guaranteed to thrill and chill you at every turn of the page. | |
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