Doors to Elsewhere

Arkham House! Weird Tales! Leiber! Sturgeon! Moore! Dunsany! Names that conjure much of the history of modern fantasy and horror fiction. Those who haven't encountered them yet have a feast of treats ahead. Mike Barrett has written celebrations of these together with essays on other important writers. This collection is a fine guide for folk who are eager to broaden their reading, and a useful reappraisal for those who think they know the fields.

Contents:

• Introduction by Ramsey Campbell
• Arkham House: Sundry Observations
• Weaver of Weird Tales: Greye La Spina
• Narratives Out of Nightmare: Edward Lucas White
• From Simorgya to Stardock: Fritz Leiber
• Otherworldly Presences: Mary E. Wilkins Freeman
• Screaming Skulls and Dead Smiles: F. Marion Crawford
• Dark and Sinister Shades: Marjorie Bowen
• Mostly in Shadow: Mary Elizabeth Counselman
• Opportune Recitals at Convenient Intervals: Ernest Bramah
• West Indian Frights: Henry S. Whitehead
• The Passion, the Magic, and the Outrageous: Theodore Sturgeon
• A Forgotten Disciple: C. Hall Thompson
• Another Forgotten Disciple: Clifford Ball
• Tales in a Major Key: C.L. Moore
• Shapes and Sounds: M.P. Shiel
• Things of Darkness: G.G. Pendarves
• The Final Resting Place: Lord Dunsany