Someone in the Dark
Fantasy, horror | |
Publisher | Arkham House |
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Publication date | 1941 |
Publication place | United States |
Published in English | none |
Media type | Print (hardback) |
Pages | 335 |
Someone in the Dark is a collection of
However, more than twenty years later, in 1967, Derleth listed Someone in the Dark in an Arkham House bulletin with this announcement: "We have acquired a small stock of this title, Derleth's first collection of macabre tales, published in 1941. They will be sold at $5.00 the copy to patrons interested in acquiring the book..." Derleth was being disingenuous in suggesting these 'unearthed' copies were the 1941 edition. The additional 300 copies were printed in offset by Hunter Publishing Co. in
The 1965 edition is scarce. While it is not generally considered an official Arkham House publication, it is considered an essential acquisition for Arkham House completists.
A paperback reprint was issued by Jove Books in 1978.[1]
Contents
Someone in the Dark contains the following tales:
- "When the Night and House "
- "Glory Hand"
- "Compliments of Spectro"
- "A Gift for Uncle Herman"
- "McGovern's Obsession"
- "Three Gentlemen in Black"
- "Muggridge's Aunt"
- "Bramwell's Guardian"
- "Joliper's Gift"
- "Altimer's Amulet"
- "The Shuttered House"
- "The Sheraton Mirror"
- "The Wind from the River"
- "The Telephone in the Library"
- "The Panelled Room"
- "The Return of Hastur"
- "The Sandwin Compact"
Reception
References
- ISBN 0-87054-176-5.
- ^ E. F. Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction, Kent State University Press, 1983 (p.149)
- New York Times Book Review, October 5, 1941, p.32, 34
- ^ "Book Review", Thrilling Wonder Stories, April 1942, p.13
Sources
- ISBN 1-55742-005-X.
- Chalker, Jack L.; Mark Owings (1998). The Science-Fantasy Publishers: A Bibliographic History, 1923-1998. Westminster, MD and Baltimore: Mirage Press, Ltd. p. 26.
- Nielsen, Leon (2004). Arkham House Books: A Collector's Guide. Jefferson, NC and London: McFarland & Company, Inc. pp. 47–48. ISBN 0-7864-1785-4.