Publisher's Synopsis
Armchair Fiction presents extra large paperback collections of the best in classic horror short stories. "Horror Gems, Vol. Fifteen" has more fright night fodder. If you're one of those people who like to sit around and read scary stories on a dark, dreary, windy, stormy night, then this collection is definitely for you. It's filled with a variety of different terrors-all succulent and done to a turn. For those with a taste for lovely little pets, try Robert Bloch's "The Mandarin Canaries," which will show that cute little birds aren't always as lovable as they seem. Allison V. Harding's "Night of Impossible Shadows" will give new meaning to the old adage, "scared of the dark." If you like a good, toe-tapping tune, you might try listening to Emil Petaja's "Music-Box from Hell," just don't listen too long-or you'll be sorry! Looking for a good horror movie? You need go no further than Henry Kuttner's "Shadow on the Screen," where the horror is more real than you think. Then there's Carl Jacobi's evil deck of cards in "The Devil Deals," which gives new meaning to going "all in." All these and more are waiting for you in this terrific new edition in Armchair Fiction's Horror Gems series. Here's the lineup: THE MANDARIN'S CANARIES By Robert Bloch THE MUSIC-BOX FROM HELL By Emil Petaja NIGHT OF IMPOSSIBLE SHADOWS By Allison V. Harding THE THING IN THE TRUNK By Paul Ernst THE DEVIL DEALS By Carl Jacobi THE BLACK STONE STATUE By Mary Elizabeth Counselman THE SHADOW ON THE SCREEN By Henry Kuttner SIX FLIGHTS TO TERROR By Manly Banister SHONOKIN TOWN By Manly Wade Wellman DUST IN THE HOUSE By David H. Keller COILS OF THE SILVER SERPENT By Forbes Parkhill
