TWENTY-TWO REMARKABLE SHORT STORIES

The Mystery of Black Jean JULIAN KILMAN 41

_A story of blood-curdling realism, with a

smashing surprise at the end._

The Grave ORVILLE R. EMERSON 47

_A soul-gripping story of terror._

Hark! The Rattle! JOEL TOWNSLEY ROGERS 53

_An uncommon tale that will cling to your

memory for many a day._

The Ghost Guard BRYAN IRVINE 59

_A “spooky” tale with a grim background._

The Ghoul and the Corpse G. A. WELLS 65

_An amazing yarn of weird adventure in the frozen

North._

Fear DAVID R. SOLOMON 73

_Showing how fear can drive a strong man to the

verge of insanity._

The Place of Madness MERLIN MOORE TAYLOR 89

_What two hours in a prison “solitary” did to a

man._

The Closing Hand FARNSWORTH WRIGHT 98

_A brief story powerfully written._

The Unknown Beast HOWARD ELLIS DAVIS 100

_An unusual tale of a terrifying monster._

The Basket HERBERT J. MANGHAM 106

_A queer little story about San Francisco._

The Accusing Voice MEREDITH DAVIS 110

_The singular experience of Allen Defoe._

The Sequel WALTER SCOTT STORY 119

_A new conclusion to Edgar Allen Poe’s “Cask of

Amontillado.”_

The Weaving Shadows W. H. HOLMES 122

_Chet Burke’s strange adventures in a haunted

house._

Nimba, the Cave Girl R. T. M. SCOTT 131

_An odd, fantastic little story of the Stone

Age._

The Young Man Who Wanted to Die ? ? ? 135

_An anonymous author submits a startling answer

to the question, “What comes after death?”_

The Scarlet Night WILLIAM SANFORD 140

_A tale with an eerie thrill._

The Extraordinary Experiment of Dr. Calgroni

JOSEPH FAUS and JAMES BENNETT WOODING 143

_An eccentric doctor creates a frightful living

thing._

The Return of Paul Slavsky

CAPT. GEORGE WARBURTON LEWIS 150

_A “creepy” tale that ends in a shuddering,

breath-taking way._

The House of Death F. GEORGIA STROUP 156

_The strange secret of a lonely woman._

The Gallows I. W. D. PETERS 161

_An out-of-the-ordinary story._

The Skull HAROLD WARD 164

_A grim tale with a terrifying end._

The Ape-Man JAMES B. M. CLARK, JR. 169

_A Jungle tale that is somehow “different.”_

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