Once again, two obscure horror novels favored by H. P. Lovecraft for their "darkly excellent effects" are reprinted for the first time, in an attractive "flip" format uniform with other volumes in our Lovecraft's Library series, and reminiscent of the Ace doubles of an earlier era. Both novels feature authoritative texts derived from original sources, along with informative introductions by S. T. Joshi. |
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There are things worse than death. There are games so seductively evil, so wondrously vile, no gambler can resist. Amid the shadow-scarred rubble of World War II, Joseph Whitehead dared to challenge the dark champion of life’s ultimate game. Now a millionaire, locked in a terror-shrouded fortress...
The Beetle (1897) tells the story of a fantastical creature, "born of neither god nor man," with supernatural and hypnotic powers, who stalks British politician Paul Lessingham through fin de siecle London in search of vengeance for the defilement of a sacred tomb in Egypt.
Journey to Ixtlan is the third book by Carlos Castaneda, published as a work of non-fiction by Simon & Schuster in 1972. It is about an alleged apprenticeship to the Yaqui "shaman," Don Juan.