Best of
Horror

1960

The Complete Tales and Poems


Edgar Allan Poe - 1960
    Some of the most notable are:Tales:"The Fall of the House of Usher""The Masque of the Red Death""The Pit and the Pendulum""The Premature Burial""The Purloined Letter""The Tell-Tale Heart"Poems:"Annabel Lee""The Bells""The City in the Sea""A Dream Within a Dream""To Helen""Lenore""The Raven""Ulalume"Other Works:The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket—Poe's only complete novelCollected EssaysAdditional Fan ResourcesAlso included are special features for any Poe enthusiast, including:A list of films and television series, both directly and indirectly inspired by the works of Edgar Allan Poe.A Reading Guide to fictional works that feature the historical Edgar Allan Poe as a character.Links to free, full-length audio recordings of the major poems and short stories in this collection.

Stories from the Twilight Zone


Rod Serling - 1960
    A dimension of splendor, terror and wonder—a shadow land that lies just between the limits of the imagination. Your host and guide is one of the world's best-known storytellers—a modern master of the fantastic... Rod Serling.Here, together for the first time, are nineteen of Serling's most memorable tales from the legendary series. So sit back and enjoy. There's a signpost up ahead. You've just crossed over into... The Twilight Zone.

From the Twilight Zone


Rod Serling - 1960
    The Mighty Casey2. Escape Clause3. Where Is Everybody?4. The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street5. Walking Distance6. The Whole Truth7. The Lonely8. Dust9. The Midnight Sun10. Mr. Dingle, the Strong11. The Odyssey of Flight 3312. The Big, Tall Wish13. The Rip Van Winkle Caper14. The Shelter

What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?


Henry Farrell - 1960
    Now, some fifty years later, they are together and alone. And reality has toppled crazily into eerie fantasy. Blanche now finds she is growing old in the shadow cast by Baby Jane -- and a very sinister shadow it is.

The Abominations of Yondo


Clark Ashton Smith - 1960
    Lovecraft as 'unexcelled by any other writer, dead or living'. They will take you into unearthly realms of fantasy and horror beyond your wildest nightmares...Contents:1. The Nameless Offspring2. The Witchcraft of Ulua3. The Devotee of Evil4. The Epiphany of Death5. A Vintage From Atlantis6. The Abominations of Yondo7. The White Sybil8. The Ice-Demon9. The Voyage of King Euvoran10. The Master of the Crabs11. The Enchantress of Sylaire12. The Dweller in the Gulf13. The Dark Age14. The Third Episode of Vathek15. Chinoiserie16. The Mirror in the Hall of Ebony17. The Passing of Aphrodite

Pleasant Dreams


Robert Bloch - 1960
    It was released in 1960 and was the author's second book published by Arkham House. It was released in an edition of 2,060 copies. The stories originally appeared in several magazines between 1946 and 1958. The collection includes Bloch's 1959 Hugo Award winning story, "That Hell-Bound Train."

The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street: Screenplay


Rod Serling - 1960
    "Maple Street, U.S.A., late summer. A tree-lined little world of front porch gliders, barbecues, the laughter of children, and the bell of an ice cream vendor. At the sound of the roar and the flash of light, it will be precisely 6:43 P.M. on Maple Street... This is Maple Street on a late Saturday afternoon. Maple Street in the last calm and reflective moment - before the monsters came."

Tales to be Told in the Dark


Basil Davenport - 1960
    On Telling Stories • (1953) • Basil DavenportThe Beast with Five Fingers • (1919) • William Fryer HarveyBy One, by Two, and by Three • (1913) • Adrian RossSredni Vashtar • (1910) • SakiThe Two Bottles of Relish • (1932) • Lord DunsanyThe Book • (1930) • Margaret IrwinThus I Refute Beelzy • (1940) • John CollierMujina • (1904) • Lafcadio HearnThe Open Window • (1911) • SakiTwo Anecdotes • (1953) • AnonymousThe Closed Cabinet • (1915) • Anonymous

Night Ride and Other Journeys


Charles Beaumont - 1960
    The stories in this third collection from a master of speculative fiction are at once playful and dark, but each is wonderfully told.Contents include: The Music of the Yellow Brass A Classic Affair The New People Buck Fever The Magic Man Father, Dear Father Perchance to Dream Song for a Lady The Trigger The Guests of Chance (with Chad Oliver) The Love-Master A Death in the Country The Neighbors The Howling Man Night Ride