The Weird Crime MEGAPACK® - 25 Weird Tales of Crime and Mystery

Gerald Vance, W. C. Morrow, Theodore R. Cogswell, Robert Leslie Bellem, H. L. Mencken, Rufus King, William J. Wintle, George T. Wetzell, Charles V. De Vet, Emil Petaja, Thomas Burke, Talmage Powell, Fletcher Flora, Steve Fisher, Victor Rousseau, Robert Moore Williams, H.B. Hickey, Tom Worth, Lillian B. Hunt

Summary

Here for your reading delectation, are 25 outre tales of crime. Since history has proven that there is nothing unusual or unexpected about the human (or inhuman) drive to break the law, it should come as no surprise that the weird, the strange, the supernatural, and the just plain odd often, in fictional form, manifest themselves allayed to the criminal element. Included are:
 
INTRODUCTION, by Shawn GarrettTHE WINDOW OF HORRORS, by H.L. MenckenTHE FOOTSTEPS ON THE STAIRS, by William J. WintleTHE RÔLE OF THE WEIRD, by Tom WorthTHE HAUNTED BURGLAR, by W.C. MorrowVALLEY OF THE STORM KING, by Joseph J. MillardTHE MAN IN THE MIRROR, by Lillian B. HuntSATAN’S FACELESS HENCHMEN, by Steve FisherBAT MAN, by Victor RousseauDOUBLE IN DEATH, by Gerald VanceCYANIDE AND OLD LACE, by Emil PetajaTHE HOUSE OF FIRE, by Robert Moore WilliamsTHE MAN WHO LOST HIS HEAD, by Thomas BurkeDEATH’S BRIGHT HALO, by Robert Leslie BellemFINISHED BY HAND, by H.B. HickeyTHE COUNTERFEITER, by Robert Moore WilliamsTHE ADVENTURE OF GOSNELL, by George T. WetzellMONKEY ON HIS BACK, by Charles V. De VetAGREE—OR DIE, by Rufus KingDEATH OVER CHICAGO, by Robert Moore WilliamsHOPE CHEST, by Talmage PowellTUNE ME IN, by Fletcher FloraGRAMP, by Charles V. De VetPOISON PEN, by George T. WetzelYOU KNOW WILLIE, by Theodore R. CogswellTHE ULTIMATE PREY, by Talmage Powell

Available since: 05/25/2024.

Print length: 533 pages.

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