Who is this Mark McLaughlin person, and why should you read him? Mark—whom I’ve had the pleasure of publishing for nearly 20 years now—is one of those unique voices in the horror field. He doesn’t tread the safe (or even sane!) path, but goes off in quirky directions, and he’s happy to have company along the way. And while he’s poking around the oddest places, he finds humor in the outrageous and the unsettling. Vampires? Of course. Zombies? Definitely. But these are never quite the monsters you’re expecting. Don’t take my word for it. Here are some other opinions: “In the most devious manner, McLaughlin’s stories achieve a high degree of demonism by perpetuating a sinister ‘humor’ at the gallows of the human comedy.” (Thomas Ligotti) “Listen up. Noel Coward is back. Salvador Dali is back. Dylan Thomas is back. And they’re all rolled into one in the shape of Mark McLaughlin who writes stories that are wonderfully witty, surrealistic and ineffably strange. Absolutely fabulous.... If your palette is jaded, come to the feast that is Mark McLaughlin.” (Simon Clark) “McLaughlin’s tales are laugh-out-loud assaults on consensus reality.” (Paul Di Filippo, ASIMOV’S) “Reading Mark McLaughlin is a little like stepping out of the door of an airplane in mid flight. The view is pretty amazing, but the shock of impact may do you in...gruesome, funny and touching. Top that: anybody....” (TANGENT) So, dig in and enjoy these 28 tales by one of the modern masters of the macabre! Part 1: Cosmic Horrors The House of the Ocelot Queen of the Vultures The Foul One Lives to Destroy Der Fleischbrunnen A Beauty Treatment for Mrs. Hamogeorgakis Toadface Shoggoth Cacciatore Mrs. Dakhamunzu Used Viol, One Previous Owner The Resurrection of Nephren-Ka PART 2: Magic, Monsters, Zombies, And Demons Adroitly Wrapped Why Cosmo Used to Wear a Lab Smock Every Halloween Largesse ZOM BEE MOO VEE Empress of the Living Dead ascloseasthis Scenes from a Foreign Horror Video, with Zombies and Tasteful Nudity Aunt Paloma Diabolical Entities and How to Deal with Them The Disciples of Monidroth PART 3: Tales of the Surreal and the Bizarre The Vainglorious Simulacrum of Mungha Sorcyllamia The Astonishing Secret of the King of the Cats Deck the Halls with Guacamole The Revelations of McDeth The Agony of Claude Bawls Don’t Look in the Little Storage Room Behind the Furnace The Tale of the Cat-Headed Man, the Man-Headed Dog, and the Lady with Rats for Hands Dr. Belmont’s Hiking Buddy If you enjoy this ebook, check out the 400+ other volumes in the MEGAPACK® series, covering not just horror, but science fiction, fantasy, westerns, romance, and many other genres (even nurse novels!). Search your favorite ebook store for "Wildside Press MEGAPACK" to see the complete list of available titles.

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 Garrett THE WINDOW OF HORRORS, by H.L. Mencken THE FOOTSTEPS ON THE STAIRS, by William J. Wintle THE RÔLE OF THE WEIRD, by Tom Worth THE HAUNTED BURGLAR, by W.C. Morrow VALLEY OF THE STORM KING, by Joseph J. Millard THE MAN IN THE MIRROR, by Lillian B. Hunt SATAN’S FACELESS HENCHMEN, by Steve Fisher BAT MAN, by Victor Rousseau DOUBLE IN DEATH, by Gerald Vance CYANIDE AND OLD LACE, by Emil Petaja THE HOUSE OF FIRE, by Robert Moore Williams THE MAN WHO LOST HIS HEAD, by Thomas Burke DEATH’S BRIGHT HALO, by Robert Leslie Bellem FINISHED BY HAND, by H.B. Hickey THE COUNTERFEITER, by Robert Moore Williams THE ADVENTURE OF GOSNELL, by George T. Wetzell MONKEY ON HIS BACK, by Charles V. De Vet AGREE—OR DIE, by Rufus King DEATH OVER CHICAGO, by Robert Moore Williams HOPE CHEST, by Talmage Powell TUNE ME IN, by Fletcher Flora GRAMP, by Charles V. De Vet POISON PEN, by George T. Wetzel YOU KNOW WILLIE, by Theodore R. Cogswell THE ULTIMATE PREY, by Talmage Powell

This volume assembles 9 classic weird fantasies from Greye La Spina, one of the greatest pulp fantasists of the early to mid 20th century. These tales range from 1919 (in The Thrill Book) to 1951 (in Weird Tales) and include some of her most famous tales of vampires, werewolves, psychic detectives, and more. Included are: WOLF OF THE STEPPES THE TORTOISE-SHELL CAT THE REMORSE OF PROFESSOR PANEBIANCO THE SCARF OF THE BELOVED THE LAST CIGARETTE THE SINISTER PAINTING THE ANTIMACASSAR OLD MR. WILEY THE HAUNTED LANDSCAPE If you enjoy this volume of our best-selling MEGAPACK® series, check out the 400+ other volumes, covering fantasy, horror, science fiction, mysteries, westerns, and much, much more. Search your favorite ebook store for "Wildside Press Megapack" to see the current list.

The complete, six-volume Dreadnought Boys series, by Captain Wilbur Lawton. Originally published during the lead-up to World War I, the novels feature the adventures of Ned Strong and his cousin Herc Taylor—two American teenagers who decide to join the U.S. Navy.

Teenager Westy Martin is a Boy Scout who finds friendship and adventure in this classic YA series. This volume collects the first four books in the series, all featuring Westy and his friends as they travel, have adventures, and solve mysteries. Here are: 1. Westy Martin 2. Westy Martin in the Yellowstone 3. Westy Martin in the Rockies 4. Westy Martin on the Santa Fe Trail. If you enjoy this ebook, check out the 400+ other volumes in the best-selling MEGAPACK® series, covering fantasy, science fiction, horror, mysteries, classics, and much, much more!

This collection is meant to supplement the many other collections of Howard material being released. Due to the complex copyright rules in the United States, a substantial body of REH material remains in the public domain -- even as we approach the 90th anniversary of his passing. As a result, many of the stories in this book cannot be republished in the United States without an often-costly license from the current copyright holders. This makes for incomplete collections of public domain works, many of which leave these stories out. Here, then, are six tales of Conan, a Solomon Kane story, a Sailor Steve Costigan story, plus a Western and a horror story: THE PHOENIX ON THE SWORD (Conan) THE SCARLET CITADEL (Conan) THE TOWER OF THE ELEPHANT (Conan) BLACK COLOSSUS (Conan) THE POOL OF THE BLACK ONE (Conan) ROGUES IN THE HOUSE (Conan) SEA CURSE (Steve Costigan) THE FOOTFALLS WITHIN (Solomon Kane) VULTURES’ SANCTUARY (Western) PIGEONS FROM HELL (horror) If you enjoy this volume in Wildside Press's bestselling MEGAPACK® series, check out the 400+ other volumes in the series, covering science fiction, fantasy, horror, mysteries, westerns...and much, much more! Search your favorite online ebook store for "Wildside Press MEGAPACK" to see available titles.

This fine collection of vintage mysteries from the pulp magazines presents 13 tales sure to thrill the armchair detective. Included are: HANDS OF DOOM, by David H. Keller EVIDENCE, by Murray Leinster THE DRUMS OF DEATH, by J. Allan Dunn HAIR OF THE CAT, by Robert Turner HELL’S SIPHON, by George Harmon Coxe DIBBLE DABBLES IN DEATH, by David Wright O’Brien CLOSE TO MY HEART, by Chester S. Geier THE RAG-TAG GIRL, by Norbert Davis MASTER OF FEAR, by Frank Gruber GREEN-EYED VENGEANCE, by Arthur J. Burks A HUNDRED GRAND, by Mort Lansing DEAD MAN’S CHEST, by Norbert Davis $10,000 AN INCH, by Tedd Thomey If you enjoy this volume of our best-selling MEGAPACK® ebook series, check out the rest of the line! We have more than 400 volumes, covering mysteries, westerns, science fiction, romance, classics—and much, much more. Search your favorite ebook store for "Wildside Press Megapack" to see them all.

Keith Laumer emerged as one of the modern masters of science fiction in the 1960s and 1970s, creating such memoriable characters as Retief of the CDT and the Bolos. This collection assembles 21 of his great tales, including stories in both of those series (and one complete novel). Here are: INTRODUCTION: KEITH LAUMER THE FROZEN PLANET [Retief] GAMBLER’S WORLD [Retief] THE YILLIAN WAY [Retief] THE MADMAN FROM EARTH [Retief] RETIEF OF THE RED-TAPE MOUNTAIN [Retief] AIDE MEMOIRE [Retief] CULTURAL EXCHANGE [Retief] THE DESERT AND THE STARS [Retief] SALINE SOLUTION [Retief] MIGHTIEST QORN [Retief] THE GOVERNOR OF GLAVE [Retief] THE KING OF THE CITY THE LONG REMEMBERED THUNDER THE NIGHT OF THE TROLLS [Bolo] THE STAR-SENT KNAVES GREYLORN IT COULD BE ANYTHING A BAD DAY FOR VERMIN END AS A HERO DOORSTEP A TRACE OF MEMORY [novel] If you enjoy this entry in the MEGAPACK® series, check out the 400+ other entries in the series, covering not just science fiction, but mysteries, westerns, fantasy, horror, adventure—and much, much more! Search your favorite ebook store for "Wildside Press MEGAPACK" to see the complete list of available titles.

Our fourth volume of Achmed Abdullah's collected works presents 15 more tales of mystery, adventure, and romance. Includes an introduction by Darrell Schweitzer.

George Valentine Williams (1883–1946) was a British journalist and author of (primarily) mystery and crime fiction. The first of our Valentine Williams Mystery MEGAPACK®s features 10 stories and 2 novels—hours of great reading by this talented author. Included are: DEAD MAN MANOR (novel) THE RED-BEARDED KILLER (short story) THE SINGING KETTLE (short story) THE BLUE USHABTI (short story) THE DOT-AND-CARRY CASE (short story) THE CASE OF THE BLACK “F” (short story) THE STRANGE DISAPPEARANCE OF MISS EDITH MARLESS (short story) DONNA LAURA’S DIAMOND (short story) THE MURDER OF BLANCHE MEDLOE (short story) THE MAN WITH THE TWO LEFT FEET (short story) HOMICIDE AT NORHASSET (short story) SKELETON OUT OF THE CUPBOARD (novel) If you enjoy this volume of our MEGAPACK® series, search your favorite ebook store for "Wildside Press MEGAPACK" to see the complete list...more than 400 collections of new and classic mysteries, thrillers, science fiction, adventure...and much, much more!