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    The Uncanny Stories MEGAPACK®: 16 Classic Chillers
    The Uncanny Stories MEGAPACK®: 16 Classic Chillers
    The Uncanny Stories MEGAPACK®: 16 Classic Chillers
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    The Uncanny Stories MEGAPACK®: 16 Classic Chillers

    By Roy Vickers, Margaret Strickland, Lewis Lister and

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    Readers of our "Macabre" and "Ghost Stories" MEGAPACK™ ebook series will surely enjoy this volume, which assembles the complete contents of two early British horror anthologies, Uncanny Stories (1916) and More Uncanny Stories (1918) both of which were assembled from tales originally published in Pearson’s Novel Magazine. Most of the contributors are little known today, but a couple -- including Roy Vickers -- went on to have distinguished careers in the mystery field. Included are:


    THE UNKNOWN QUANTITY, by E. R. Punshon

    THE ARMLESS MAN, by W. G. Litt

    THE TOMTOM CLUE, by Scudamore Jarvis & Cecil Morgan

    THE CASE OF SIR ALISTER MOERAN, by Margaret Strickland

    THE KISS, by M. E. Royce

    THE GOTH, by Roy Vickers

    THE LAST ASCENT, by E. R. Punshon

    THE TERROR BY NIGHT, by Lewis Lister

    THE TRAGEDY AT THE LOUP NOIR, by Gladys Stern

    THE MAILED FOOT, by Hermina Black & Edith Blair-Staples

    THE PIPERS OF MALLORY, by Theo. Douglas

    VISITING ROUNDS, by Michael Kent

    THE JUNGLE, by Paul Eardley

    THE HAUNTED CHESSMEN, by E. R. Punshon

    THE EIGHTH LAMP, by Roy Vickers

    BILL DIXON STANDS, by J. Chapman Andrews


    If you enjoy this book, search your favorite ebook store for "Wildside Press Megapack" to see the more than 170 other entries in the series, covering science fiction, modern authors, mysteries, westerns, classics, adventure stories, and much, much more!

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherWildside Press
    Release dateJan 14, 2015
    ISBN9781479404773
    The Uncanny Stories MEGAPACK®: 16 Classic Chillers

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