{"product_id":"fighters-of-fear-occult-detective-stories","title":"Fighters of Fear: Occult Detective Stories","description":"A Retrospective Collection of Classic Occult and Supernatural Detective Stories by Some of the Field’s Greatest and Best-Known Weird Fiction Authors\n\nSince the gaslit nights at the end of the nineteenth century, the occult detective has been a beloved and recurring archetype. Mixing the best aspects of the detective tale and weird or supernatural fiction, and capitalizing in part on the massive popularity of Sherlock Holmes, these stories portrayed men and women pitted against surreal and horrifying foes, usually with little to defend them but their own savvy, experience, and know-how.\n\nFrom William Hope Hodgson’s Thomas Carnacki, to Seabury Quinn’s fearless Frenchman Jules de Grandin, to Jessica Salmonson’s Penelope Pettiweather, the occult detective has taken a variety of forms, investigated a wide array of supernatural and otherworldly cases, and entertained generations of readers. This new collection compiles thirty-one all-time classic occult detective stories as it traces the genre’s growth from its nineteenth-century origins to the late twentieth century, showcasing the work of acclaimed pioneers of weird tales alongside cult favorites and exciting modern talents.\n\nSo, step into the shadows, join us on this journey into the dark, and become a fighter of fear . . .\n\nCONTENTS\nIntroduction, Mike Ashley\nGreen Tea, Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu\nThe Shining Pyramid, Arthur Machen\nThe Haunted Child, Arabella Kenealy\nThe Mystery of the Felwyn Tunnel, L. T. Meade \u0026amp; Robert Eustace\nThe Story of Yand Manor House, E. \u0026amp; H. Heron\nThe Tapping on the Wainscott, Allan Upward\nSamaris, Robert W. Chambers\nThe Whistling Room, William Hope Hodgson\nThe Woman with the Crooked Nose, Victor Rousseau\nThe Sorcerer of Arjuzanx, Max Rittenberg\nThe Ivory Statue, Sax Rohmer\nThe Stranger, Claude \u0026amp; Alice Askew\nThe Swaying Vision, Jessie Douglas Kerruish\nThe Sanatorium, F. Tennyson Jesse\nThe Villa on the Borderive Road, Rose Champion de Crespigny\nThe Room of Fear, Ella Scrymsour\nThe Seven Fires, Philippa Forest\nThe Subletting of the Mansion, Dion Fortune\nThe Jest of Warburg Tantavul, Seabury Quinn\nThe Soldier, A. M. Burrage\nThe Horror of the Height, Sydney Horler\nThe Mystery of Iniquity, L. Adams Beck\nThe Thought-Monster, Amelia Reynold Long\nThe Shut Room, Henry S. Whitehead\nDr. Muncing, Exorcist, Gordon MacCreagh\nThe Case of the Haunted Cathedral, Margery Lawrence\nThe Shonokins, Manly Wade Wellman\nThe Dead of Winter Apparition, Joseph Payne Brennan\nThe Garden of Paris, Eric Williams\nSt. Michael and All Angels, Mark Valentine\nJeremiah, Jessica Amanda Salmonson\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 1945863528\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.1945863528.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Gently used with minimal wear on the corners and cover. A few pages may contain light highlighting or writing, but the text remains fully legible. Dust jacket may be missing, and supplemental materials like CDs or codes may not be included. May be ex-library with library markings. Ships promptly!  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41500326264890,"sku":"DBV.1945863528.G","price":16.83,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/1945863528-0.jpg?v=1783060631","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/fighters-of-fear-occult-detective-stories","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}