In the Grip of Terror is an anthology of horror short stories edited by Groff Conklin. It was first published in paperback by Permabooks in 1951.[1]
 Cover of the first edition. | |
| Editor | Groff Conklin |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Horror |
| Publisher | Permabooks |
Publication date | 1951 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (paperback) |
| Pages | xii, 364 |
| OCLC | 01872109 |
| LC Class | PN6071.H727 I5 1951 |
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The book collects twenty-two novellas, novelettes, and short stories by various authors, together with an introduction by the editor. The stories were previously published from 1842-1950 in various magazines.[1]
Contents
edit- "Introduction" by Groff Conklin
- "The Last Kiss" by Maurice Level
- "The Illustrated Man" by Ray Bradbury
- "The Upturned Face" by Stephen Crane
- "The Incredible Elopement of Lord Peter Wimsey" by Dorothy L. Sayers
- "The Horror-Horn" by E. F. Benson
- "Night Drive" by Will F. Jenkins
- "In the Vault" by H. P. Lovecraft
- "The Diary of a Madman" by Guy de Maupassant
- "The Tool" by William F. Harvey
- "Bianca's Hands" by Theodore Sturgeon
- "The Cross of Carl" by Walter Owen
- "Hathor's Pets" by Margaret St. Clair
- "A Terribly Strange Bed" by Wilkie Collins
- "The Well" by W. W. Jacobs
- "Revenge" by Samuel Blas
- "The Pit and the Pendulum" by Edgar Allan Poe
- "Macklin's Little Friend" by H. W. Guernsey
- "The Easter Egg" by H. H. Munro
- "Problem in Murder" by H. L. Gold
- "The Moth" by H. G. Wells
- "A Resumed Identity" by Ambrose Bierce
- "Bubbles" by Wilbur Daniel Steele
Notes
edit- ^ a b In the Grip of Terror title listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
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