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Post by dem bones on Oct 17, 2008 15:44:11 GMT
Sam Moskowitz - Horrors Unseen (Berkley Medallion, June 1974) William Hope Hodgson - The Ghost Pirates
William Hope Hodgson - The Silent Ship
Frank Norris - The Ship That Saw A Ghost
James Hilton - The Bat King
C. L. Moore - Daemon
Laurence Housman - Mountains Of The Moon
Robert W. Chambers - Passeur
Stephen Crane - A Game Of Chance
Ray Bradbury - Hollerbochen's Dilemma
Blurb: Caution ! Read this book with your back to the wall
Gripping tales of horror. They are now unseen. But tonight they may be unleashed A nautical but nice feel to the first three stories arguably the most notable of which is Hodgson's swashbuckling short novel. James Hilton wrote Goodbye Mr. Chips (a young R. Chetwynd-Hayes reputedly had a bit part in the film!) and he's still a touch sentimental in The Bat King, where, as a journalist, he deliberately drifts away from the tourist party traversing the dangerous Carlsbad Caverns in New Mexico, only to smash his lantern. What happens next? I've forgotten, but will give it a read later to see if it's the story X was recently asking after. The Seabury Quinn and 'W Fenimore' stories apart, I remember enjoying this selection far less than companion volume Horrors Unknown.
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Post by jkdunham on Oct 17, 2008 16:06:00 GMT
...he's still a touch sentimental in The Bat King, where, as a journalist, he deliberately drifts away from the tourist party traversing the dangerous Carlsbad Caverns in New Mexico, only to smash his lantern. What happens next? i've forgotten, but will give it a read later to see if it's the story X was recently asking after. Not that one, Dem. I found the one I was thinking of in Never At Night (Arrow, 1972; first published as More Not At Night, 1961, and originally... why am I telling you this? You know these books better than I do!). The story in question was "The Death Crescents of Koti" by Romeo Poole. |
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Post by dem bones on Oct 17, 2008 17:14:18 GMT
Ooops! and i bleedin' love that one, too!  Well, Mr. X. I think that's all the Norton/ Moskowitz horror collaborations noted bar Ghostly by Gaslight: Fearful Tales of a Lost Era from 1971. If you or any of the other readers can provide details .....? |
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Post by jkdunham on Oct 17, 2008 17:46:25 GMT
Well, Mr. X. I think that's all the Norton/ Moskowitz horror collaborations noted bar Ghostly by Gaslight: Fearful Tales of a Lost Era from 1971. If you or any of the other readers can provide details .....?  Ghostly by Gaslight, Edited by Sam Moskowitz and Alden H. Norton, Pyramid 1971 "11 masterpieces of the macabre, the eerie, the supernatural" The Friend Of Death by Pedro Antonio de Alarcon Who Knows? by Guy de Maupassant The Story Of A Ghost by Violet Hunt The Spider Of Guyana by Erckmann-Chatrian The Moon-Slave by Barry Pain The Spell Of The Sword by Frank Aubrey The Man Who Lived Backwards by Allen Upward The God Pan by Huan Mee The Mystery Of The Bronze Statue by W.B. Sutton Doctor Armstrong by D.L.B.S. The Enchanted City by Hubert Murray |
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Post by stricik on Oct 4, 2023 13:56:03 GMT
I hope these anthologies get their own thread for each. At least 3 anthologies from the Moskowitz-Norton team contain not overused stories, which I really appreciate I want to add here: " Great Untold Stories of Fantasy and Horror"ed. Sam Moskowitz, Alden H. Norton (1969) Pyramid  Hello '"Alabaster Hand"! Sam Moskowitz. Introduction Count Leigh de Hamong (Cheiro). The Hand of Fate, or, A Study of Destiny Cleveland Moffett. The Mysterious Card Norman Douglas. An Unnatural Feud Sarath Kumar Ghosh. Jungli Admi Robert W. Chambers. The Messenger W. C. Morrow. The Monster-Maker Clotilde Graves. The Mother of Turquoise Winston Spencer Churchill. «Man Overboard!» Huan Mee. The Black Statue Wardon Allan Curtis. The Seal of Solomon the Great H. P. Lovecraft. The Dreams in the Witch-House |
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Post by Jojo Lapin X on Oct 4, 2023 14:42:07 GMT
" Great Untold Stories of Fantasy and Horror" "Untold"? |
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Post by stricik on Oct 4, 2023 14:47:26 GMT
" Great Untold Stories of Fantasy and Horror" "Untold"? Which one of us is the Englishman JoJo? "untold terror" - my version is that this is a Lovecraftian connotation. |
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Post by dem bones on Oct 4, 2023 14:48:47 GMT
I hope these anthologies get their own thread for each. At least 3 anthologies from the Moskowitz-Norton team contain not overused stories, which I really appreciate I want to add here: We've individual threads for several of his paperback anthologies. Best place to start is here: Sam Moskowitz |
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Post by stricik on Oct 4, 2023 14:56:17 GMT
I was able to track down these stories in the original magazines after a year of searching and untoldly pleased with this.
Except for Sarath Kumar Ghosh's "Jungli Admi" but it's hardly the highlight.
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Post by Jojo Lapin X on Oct 4, 2023 17:01:51 GMT
Which one of us is the Englishman JoJo? My guess is neither. What do I win? |
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Post by stricik on Oct 4, 2023 17:21:02 GMT
Which one of us is the Englishman JoJo? My guess is neither. What do I win? Freedom |
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Post by 𝘗rincess 𝘵uvstarr on Oct 4, 2023 18:16:04 GMT
My guess is neither. What do I win? Freedom I don't get this. Jojo isn't Scottish. ![]()  ![]() |
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Post by stricik on Oct 4, 2023 18:38:54 GMT
I don't get this. Jojo isn't Scottish. ![]() Is he a continental guy? |
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Post by helrunar on Oct 4, 2023 19:45:03 GMT
I used to own a copy of Great Untold Stories of Fantasy and Horror. It either fell apart or was given to somebody who desired to spend time with it; I truly can't recall.
"Mother of Turquoise" is one story I'd like to read again; it had something to do with Goddess Hathor, if I remember aright.
Great scan!
cheers, Hel.
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Post by stricik on Oct 4, 2023 19:48:59 GMT
"Mother of Turquoise" is one story I'd like to read again; it had something to do with Goddess Hathor, if I remember aright. You can read "Mother of Turquoise" on mobileread.com The collection title is The Eve of Pascua Cheiro's story is interesting because Cheiro wrote it And it’s not bad in itself - an early variation on the theme of body horror. "The Mysterious Card" was a big hit back in the day. A sea of letters from readers asking to solve the riddle |
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