Description: A Retrospective Collection of Classic Occult and Supernatural Detective Stories by Some of the Field's Greatest and Best-Known Weird Fiction Authors Since the gaslit nights at the end of the nineteenth century, the occult detective has been a beloved and recurring archetype. Mixing the best aspects of the detective tale and weird or supernatural fiction, and capitalizing in part on the massive popularity of Sherlock Holmes, these stories portrayed men and women pitted against surreal and horrifying foes, usually with little to defend them but their own savvy, experience, and know-how.From William Hope Hodgson's Thomas Carnacki, to Seabury Quinn's fearless Frenchman Jules de Grandin, to Jessica Salmonson's Penelope Pettiweather, the occult detective has taken a variety of forms, investigated a wide array of supernatural and otherworldly cases, and entertained generations of readers. This new collection compiles thirty-one all-time classic occult detective stories as it traces the genre's growth from its nineteenth-century origins to the late twentieth century, showcasing the work of acclaimed pioneers of weird tales alongside cult favorites and exciting modern talents.So, step into the shadows, join us on this journey into the dark, and become a fighter of fear . . .CONTENTSIntroduction, Mike AshleyGreen Tea, Joseph Sheridan Le FanuThe Shining Pyramid, Arthur MachenThe Haunted Child, Arabella KenealyThe Mystery of the Felwyn Tunnel, L. T. Meade & Robert EustaceThe Story of Yand Manor House, E. & H. HeronThe Tapping on the Wainscott, Allan UpwardSamaris, Robert W. ChambersThe Whistling Room, William Hope HodgsonThe Woman with the Crooked Nose, Victor RousseauThe Sorcerer of Arjuzanx, Max RittenbergThe Ivory Statue, Sax RohmerThe Stranger, Claude & Alice AskewThe Swaying Vision, Jessie Douglas KerruishThe Sanatorium, F. Tennyson JesseThe Villa on the Borderive Road, Rose Champion de CrespignyThe Room of Fear, Ella ScrymsourThe Seven Fires, Philippa ForestThe Subletting of the Mansion, Dion FortuneThe Jest of Warburg Tantavul, Seabury QuinnThe Soldier, A. M. BurrageThe Horror of the Height, Sydney HorlerThe Mystery of Iniquity, L. Adams BeckThe Thought-Monster, Amelia Reynold LongThe Shut Room, Henry S. WhiteheadDr. Muncing, Exorcist, Gordon MacCreaghThe Case of the Haunted Cathedral, Margery LawrenceThe Shonokins, Manly Wade WellmanThe Dead of Winter Apparition, Joseph Payne BrennanThe Garden of Paris, Eric WilliamsSt. Michael and All Angels, Mark ValentineJeremiah, Jessica Amanda Salmonson

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