Contents:1 · Honeymoon in Hell · nv Galaxy Nov ’50 36 · Too Far · vi F&SF Sep ’55 38 · Man of Distinction · ss Thrilling Wonder Stories Feb ’51 47 · Millennium · vi F&SF Mar ’55 49 · The Dome · ss Thrilling Wonder Stories Aug ’51 58 · Blood · vi F&SF Feb ’55 60 · Hall of Mirrors · ss Galaxy Dec ’53 67 · Experiment · vi Galaxy Feb ’54; Two Timer, gp 69 · The Last Martian · ss Galaxy Oct ’50 78 · Sentry · vi Galaxy Feb ’54; Two Timer, gp 80 · Mouse · ss Thrilling Wonder Stories Jun ’49 91 · Naturally · vi Beyond Fantasy Fiction Sep ’54; Double Whammy, gp 93 · Voodoo · vi Beyond Fantasy Fiction Sep ’54; Double Whammy, gp 95 · “Arena” · nv Astounding Jun ’44 124 · Keep Out · ss Amazing Mar ’54 128 · First Time Machine · vi EQMM Sep ’55; Killers Three, gp 130 · And the Gods Laughed · ss Planet Stories Spr ’44 144 · The Weapon · ss Astounding Apr ’51 148 · A Word from Our Sponsor · ss Other Worlds Sep ’51 164 · Rustle of Wings · ss F&SF Aug ’53 170 · Imagine · pp F&SF May ’55

    But when for the first time in Doc's long criminal career, his shot doesn't hit the mark, everything begins to fall apart. And Doc begins to realize that the perfect bank robbery isn't complete without the perfect getaway to back it up.THE GETAWAY is the classic story of a bank robbery gone horribly wrong, where the smallest mistakes have catastrophic consequences, and shifting loyalties lead to betrayals and chaos. The basis for the classic Steve McQueen film of the same name, as well as a 1994 remake with Alec Baldwin, Thompson's novel set the bar for every heist story that followed--but as Thompson's proved time and again, nobody's ever done it better than the master.

    Dover's final official act is to ordain Springer and send him off to serve as pastor of an all-Black church in Jacksonville, Florida. Springer soon becomes entangled in the city's growing civil rights movement . . . and with the church deacon's earthy young wife, Merita. The Washington post calls this darkly humorous novel by Charles Willeford, one of the great crime writers of the 20th century, "his masterpiece." This new edition is introduced by James Sallis and contains Willeford's previously unpublished play based on the novel.

    Original Title The Lurking Fear• Arthur Jermyn• Cool Air• Pickman's Model• The Call of Cthulhu • The Colour Out of Space • The Hound • The Lurking Fear • The Moon-Bog • The Nameless City • The Shunned House • The Unnamable Cover Illustration: Richard Powers

    In my circle of semi-Beatnik Southern California street racers, for instance, his novels were were read and re-read until the paper covers literally disintegrated. He was one of the few adult writers (Jack Kerouac was the obvious other) who understood the full desperation and elation of our punched-to-the-metal generation. At the same time, this tough ex-Marine undoubtedly saved thousands of lives with his forensically sobering descriptions of the Friday night carnage on the crossroads of small Midwest towns. In American cultural history, Felsen was to the 1950s as L. Frank Baum (Wizard of Oz) was to the 1900s." Mike Davis Professor Creative Writing U.C. Riverside So far, Raccoon Forks had been a lucky school. Its fads had been noisy, out-landish, expensive, silly; its leaders noble, flighty, and irritating. But it had been spared the destructive, damaging crazes that had seized students in other high schools. Indeed, the addiction to drag-racing gaudy cars was almost something to be thankful for. And yet, the current fad was doomed from the day "Outlaw" Galt transferred to Raccoon Forks. He not only usurped Mike Revere's position as the "best boy with the best car," and also the girl who went with it, but set off a struggle for prestige and leadership that was fought with cars. Racing gave way to recklessness and "heroes" were measured by the depth of their road wounds. Where would the new fad end? That question troubled the principal of Raccoon Forks High. But how to regain his leadership and the affections of his girl was all that mattered to Mike Revere. He'd find a way. . . With Crash Club, Henry Gregor Felsen proves again, as he did with "Hot Rod" and "Street Rod," that he not only understands teen agers and their problems but can also write a story guaranteed to keep their eyes glued to it from start to finish. Felsen's children, Dan Felsen and Holly Felsen Welch, have republished these favorites for the fans who loved them as teens and for new generations, as well.

    

    LovecraftThe Graveyard Reader by Theodore Sturgeon

    – A lady is found dead in her bed, the apparent victim of a murder the coroner proves could not possibly have occurred. – A merman found by fishermen off the coast of Brighton in 1745 will reveal the truth behind one of the most terrible events of the 20th century. – A desperate man makes an ill-advised bargain with a man in black – An extraordinarily horrible dummy exercises a frightful control over his terrified ventriloquist – A condemned murderer lives again through the eyes of an innocent child . . . These are the plots of just a few of the brilliant tales you will find in this volume as you enter the bizarre world of master storyteller Gerald Kersh. With a focus on Kersh's science fiction, fantasy, and horror stories, On an Odd Note (1958) contains thirteen of his best. This first-ever reprint features a new introduction by Nick Mamatas. Contains the following stories: Seed of Destruction, Frozen Beauty, Reflections in a Tablespoon, The Crewel Needle, The Sympathetic Souse, The Queen of Pig Island, Prophet Without Honor, The Beggars’ Stone, The Extraordinarily Horrible Dummy, The Brighton Monster, Fantasy of a Hunted Man, The Gentleman All in Black, and The Eye.CONTEMPORARY REVIEWS“Gerald Kersh had a wild imagination matched by a vivid, near-hallucinatory style. Many of his concepts are so original that they blur the distinction between fantasy, science fiction, mystery, and horror, but the cumulative impact of his short stories is horrific in the extreme.” – Penguin Encyclopedia of Horror and the Supernatural“Kersh tells a story, as such, rather better than anybody else.” – Pamela Hansford Johnson, Daily Telegraph

    Big in America's Cartel of Crime.

    Mystery and murder in a Beatnik bar.

    It was a long time since he'd looked into eyes like those. They were savage and lonely and carried a message of death that even the rifle and low slung gun couldn't match."No," the bounty hunter said softly. "Just paying a call." And old Novak was amazed to see humor in the gray eyes and a smile touch the grim mouth.

    

    A revealing look into the snake pit known as the Ad Agency. How and why Madison Avenue has replaced Hollywood as the great exponent of The Casting Couch. Makes for a yarn you won't soon forget. His choice of three women, plus a million bucks. That was the delightful prospect facing Blacky. He had parlayed a little nerve and a lot of sex appeal into access to those quiz questions. The rest ought to be easy. He had already sampled the girls. Sleek Lois Winchester, love-hungry daughter of the quiz program sponsor. Grace Piney, who had wheedled an inside job for Blacky in return for his caresses. Little blue-eyed Sarah, blonde and innocent as cornsilk, who would enter as a contestant, make the right responses.

    

    The story of 24-year-old movie idol Johnny Preston told through a series of interviews with the men and women who seduced him.