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1. "Foreword", by August Derleth
   August Derleth
   August William Derleth was an American writer and anthologist. Though best remembered as the first publisher of the writings of H. P...
   
   
2. "The Crew of the Lancing", by William Hope Hodgson
   William Hope Hodgson
   William Hope Hodgson was an English author. He produced a large body of work, consisting of essays, short fiction, and novels, spanning several overlapping genres including horror, fantastic fiction and science fiction. Early in his writing career he dedicated effort to poetry, although few of his...
   
   
3. "The Last Meeting of Two Old Friends", by H. Russell Wakefield
   H. Russell Wakefield
   Herbert Russell Wakefield was an English short story writer, novelist, publisher, and civil servant chiefly remembered today for his ghost stories.-Life:...
   
   
4. "The Shadow in the Attic", by H. P. Lovecraft
   H. P. Lovecraft
   Howard Phillips Lovecraft --often credited as H.P. Lovecraft — was an American author of horror, fantasy and science fiction, especially the subgenre known as weird fiction....
   
    and August Derleth
   August Derleth
   August William Derleth was an American writer and anthologist. Though best remembered as the first publisher of the writings of H. P...
   
   
5. "The Renegade", by John Metcalfe
   John Metcalfe (writer)
   William John Metcalfe was a teacher, short story writer and novelist.- Biography :John Metcalfe was born in Heacham, Norfolk, England, on October 6, 1891. He graduated from the University of London in 1913, after which he taught in Paris until 1914...
   
   
6. "Told in the Desert", by Clark Ashton Smith
   Clark Ashton Smith
   Clark Ashton Smith was a self-educated American poet, sculptor, painter and author of fantasy, horror and science fiction short stories. He achieved early local recognition, largely through the enthusiasm of George Sterling, for traditional verse in the vein of Swinburne...
   
   
7. "When the Rains Came", by Frank Belknap Long
   Frank Belknap Long
   Frank Belknap Long was a prolific American writer of horror fiction, fantasy, science fiction, poetry, gothic romance, comic books, and non-fiction. Though his writing career spanned seven decades, he is best known for his horror and science fiction short stories, including early contributions to...
   
   
8. "The Blue Flame of Vengeance", by Robert E. Howard
   Robert E. Howard
   Robert Ervin Howard was an American author who wrote pulp fiction in a diverse range of genres. Best known for his character Conan the Barbarian, he is regarded as the father of the sword and sorcery subgenre....
   
    & John Pocsik
9. "Crabgrass", by Jesse Stuart
   Jesse Stuart
   Jesse Hilton Stuart was an American writer who is known for writing short stories, poetry, and novels about Southern Appalachia. Born and raised in Greenup County, Kentucky, Stuart relied heavily on the rural locale of Northeastern Kentucky for his writings. Stuart was named the Poet Laureate of...
   
   
10. "Kincaid's Car", by Carl Jacobi
    Carl Richard Jacobi
    Carl Richard Jacobi was an American author. He wrote short stories in the horror, fantasy, science fiction and crime genres for the pulp magazine market.-Biography:...
    
    
11. "The Patchwork Quilt", by August Derleth
    August Derleth
    August William Derleth was an American writer and anthologist. Though best remembered as the first publisher of the writings of H. P...
    
    
12. "The Black Gondolier", by Fritz Leiber
    Fritz Leiber
    Fritz Reuter Leiber, Jr. was an American writer of fantasy, horror and science fiction. He was also a poet, actor in theatre and films, playwright, expert chess player and a champion fencer. Possibly his greatest chess accomplishment was winning clear first in the 1958 Santa Monica Open.. With...
    
    
13. "The Old Lady's Room", by J. Vernon Shea
14. "The North Knoll", by Joseph Payne Brennan
    Joseph Payne Brennan
    Joseph Payne Brennan was an American writer of fantasy and horror fiction, and also a poet. He lived most of his life in New Haven, Connecticut, and worked at the Yale Library for over 40 years....
    
    
15. "The Huaco of Señor Perez", by Mary Elizabeth Counselman
    Mary Elizabeth Counselman
    Mary Elizabeth Counselman was an American writer of short stories and poetry.- Biography :Mary Elizabeth Counselman was born on November 19, 1911 in Birmingham, AL and began writing poetry as a child. She later moved to Gainesville, Georgia where her father was a faculty member at the Riverside...
    
    
16. "Mr. Alucard", by David A. Johnstone
17. "Casting the Stone", by John Pocsik
18. "Aneanoshian", by Michael Bailey
19. "The Stone on the Island", by J. Ramsey Campbell