Someone in the Dark

Item

Title

Someone in the Dark

Creator

Description

A collection of 14 fantasy/horror stories and two novelettes with an introduction by Derleth for Arkham House Press.
Table of contents: When the night and house are still; 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

Date

1941

Publisher

Arkham House Press

annotates

This first Arkham House edition is signed by Derleth.

Format

18.5 cm long, 12.25 cm wide, 2.3 cm tall

Cover Description

Out of darkness and all in black and grey scale, a man holds a candle up, cupping the light with his other hand. He looks alarmed, and demon-like shapes are just visible around him in the dark.

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