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The Stoker Award-winning chilling anthology of 18 short stories in tribute to Shirley Jackson, a seminal writer of horror and mystery fiction, whose … 3.96. 26 ratings4 reviews. Contains stories by Seabury Quinn, Nictzin Dyalhis, Robert E. Howard, Edmond Hamilton, Clark Ashton Smith, David H. Keller, and Frank Belknap Long. With an introduction by Sam Moskowitz. Selected by Leo Margulies. Contents: 9 · The Forgotten Creator of Weird Tales · Sam Moskowitz · in. Apr 7, 2020 · Weird explores why it is that we crave ...
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