A collection of fifteen tales of horror by the award-winning Grand Master of Science Fiction and Fantasy and author of the Lankhmar series.
In Horrible Imaginings, buckle up for a disturbing ride. Meet a mysterious woman in black, a gun with a score to settle, a man who seeks eternal life, a peculiar painting of a dead woman, and more . . .
Assembled from magazine submissions, fanzines, and even âlostâ manuscripts discovered among the authorâs personal papers, this book features two Nebula Award finalists: âHorrible Imaginingsâ and âAnswering Service,â as well as the stories âThe Automatic Pistol,â âCrazy Annaoj,â âThe Hound,â âAlice and the Allergy,â âSkinnyâs Wonderful,â âScream Wolf,â âMysterious Doings in the Metropolitan Museum,â âWhen Brahma Wakes,â âThe Glove,â âThe Girl With the Hungry Eyes,â âWhile Set Fled,â âDiary in the Snow,â and âThe Ghost Light.â
Find out why Fritz Leiber is a must-read for any fan of science fiction, fantasy, or horror. Suspense, surprise, wit, and weirdnessâtheyâre all here for fans both old and new.
Praise for Fritz Leiber
âFor anyone who loves great literature, Fritz Leiber walked on water.â âHarlan Ellison, author of I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream
âA master . . . The prose should be savored.â âLocus
âHigh quality.â âThe New York Times
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