on>
COPYRIGHT INFO
The Horror Megapack is copyright © 2011 by Wildside Press LLC. All rights reserved. For more information, contact the publisher.
This is version 1.2, adding several minor corrections from previous editions.
* * * *
“Dagon,” by H.P. Lovecraft, originally appeared in The Vagrant (November, 1917).
“The Children of the Night,” by Robert E. Howard, originally appeared as a 2-part serial in Weird Tales magazine, April-May 1931.
“Mother of Pearl,” by Fitz-James O’Brien, originally appeared in Harper’s Magazine (February, 1860)
“Sometimes You Have to Shout About It,” by Darrell Schweitzer originally appeared in H. P. Lovecraft’s Magazine of Horror #4, copyright © 2006 by Wildside Press. Reprinted by permission of the author.
“The Story of Ming-Y,” by Lafcadio Hearn, originally appeared in Some Chinese Ghosts (1906).
“By Moonlight,” by John Gregory Betancourt originally appeared in I, Vampire, copyright © 1985 by John Gregory Betancourt. Reprinted by permission of the author.
“The Gateway of the Monster,” by William Hope Hodgson originally appeared in Carnacki the Ghost Finder (1913).
“Canon Alberic’s Scrap-Book,” by M.R. James, originally appeared in the National Review (1894).
“The Lost Ghost,” by Mary E. Wilkins Freeman, originally appeared in The Wind in the Rose-Bush and Other Stories of the Supernatural (1903).
“Dracula’s Guest,” by Bram Stoker, originally appeared in Dracula’s Guest and Other Stories (1911).
“The Man Who Found Out,” by Alternon Blackwood, originally appeared in in The Wolves of God and Other Fey Stories (1921).
“Phantas,” by Oliver Onions, was originally published in Widdershins (1911).
“Fear,” by Achmed Abdullah, originally appeared in Detective Story Magazine, February 4, 1919.
“Pennies from Hell,” by Darrell Schweitzer, originally appeared in Night Cry, Spring 1987 issue. Copyright © 1987 by Darrell Schweitzer. Reprinted by permission of the author.
“The Hound,” by H.P. Lovecraft, originally appeared in Weird Tales, February 1924. Copyright © 1924 by the Popular Fiction Publishing Co.
“The Duke of Demolition Goes to Hell,” by John Gregory Betancourt, originally appeared in Return to the Twilight Zone, ed. Carol Serling & Martin H. Greenberg, (DAW, 1994). Copyright © 1994 by John Gregory Betancourt. Reprinted by permission of the author.
“Juke-Box,” by Henry Kuttner, originally appeared in Clash By Night in 1947.
“The Mummy’s Foot,” by Theophile Gautier, was translated into English in 1908 by Lafcadio Hearn.
“Small World,” by William F. Nolan, originally appeared in Fantastic Universe, August 1957.
“The Bell in the Fog,” by Gertrude Atherton, originally appeared in The Bell in the Fog and Other Stories (1905).
A NOTE FROM THE PUBLISHER
Over the last few years, our “Megapack” series of ebook anthologies has proved to be one of our most popular endeavors. (Maybe it helps that we sometimes offer them as premiums to our mailing list!) One question we keep getting asked is, “Who’s the editor?”
The Megapacks (except where specifically credited) are a group effort. Everyone at Wildside works on them. This includes John Betancourt, Carla Coupe, Steve Coupe, Bonner Menking, Colin Azariah-Kribbs, A.E. Warren, and many of Wildside’s authors…who often suggest stories to include (and not just their own!).
A NOTE FOR KINDLE READERS
The Kindle versions of our Megapacks employ active tables of contents for easy navigation…please look for one before writing reviews on Amazon that complain about the lack! (They are sometimes at the ends of ebooks, depending on your reader.)
RECOMMEND A FAVORITE STORY?
Do you know a great classic science fiction story, or have a favorite author whom you believe is perfect for the Megapack series? We’d love your suggestions! You can post them on our message board at http://movies.ning.com/forum (there is an area for Wildside Press comments).
Note: we only consider stories that have already been professionally published. This is not a market for new works.
TYPOS
Unfortunately, as hard as we try, a few typos do slip through. We update our ebooks periodically, so make sure you have the current version (or download a fresh copy if it’s been sitting in your ebook reader for months.) It may have already been updated.
If you spot a new typo, please let us know. We’ll fix it for everyone. You can email the publisher at [email protected] or use the message boards above.
—John Betancourt
Publisher, Wildside Press LLC
www.wildsidepress.com
THE MEGAPACK SERIES
MYSTERY
The Achmed Abdullah Megapack
The Charlie Chan Megapack
The Craig Kennedy Scientific Detective Megapack
The Detective Megapack
The Father Brown Megapack
The Jacques Futrelle Megapack
The Anna Katharine Green Mystery Megapack
The First Mystery Megapack
The Penny Parker Megapack
The Pulp Fiction Megapack
The Raffles Megapack
The Victorian Mystery Megapack
The Wilkie Collins Megapack
GENERAL INTEREST
The Adventure Megapack
The Baseball Megapack
The Christmas Megapack
The Second Christmas Megapack
The Classic American Short Stories Megapack
The Classic Humor Megapack
The Military Megapack
SCIENCE FICTION & FANTASY
The Edward Bellamy Megapack
The First Reginald Bretnor Megapack
The Philip K. Dick Megapack
The Randall Garrett Megapack
The Second Randall Garrett Megapack
The Murray Leinster Megapack
The Second Murray Leinster Megapack
The Martian Megapack
The Andre Norton Megapack
The H. Beam Piper Megapack
The Pulp Fiction Megapack
The Mack Reynolds Megapack
The First Science Fiction Megapack
The Second Science Fiction Megapack
The Third Science Fiction Megapack
The Fourth Science Fiction Megapack
The Fifth Science Fiction Megapack
The Sixth Science Fiction Megapack
The Robert Sheckley Megapack
The Steampunk Megapack
The Time Travel Megapack
The Wizard