The Garden of Fear and Other Stories is an anthology of fantasy and science fiction stories anonymously edited by William L. Crawford. It was published as A Crawford Publication in 1945 in an edition of 48,000 copies. The H. P. Lovecraft story first appeared in the magazine The Rainbow. The other stories originally appeared in the magazine Marvel Tales.
 Cover of the first edition | |
| Author | edited by William L. Crawford (anonymously) |
|---|---|
| Cover artist | Adri Ames |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Science fiction, fantasy |
| Publisher | A Crawford Publication |
Publication date | 1945 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (paperback) |
| Pages | 79 pp |
| OCLC | 13926556 |
Contents
edit- "The Garden of Fear", by Robert E. Howard
- "The Man with the Hour Glass", by Lloyd Arthur Eshbach
- "Celephais", by H. P. Lovecraft
- "Mars Colonizes", by Miles J. Breuer, M.D.
- "The Golden Bough", by David H. Keller, M.D.
Adaptations
editThe Howard story was adapted by Marvel Comics as a Conan tale in Conan the Barbarian #9 ("The Garden of Fear", Sept 1971) by writer Roy Thomas and artist Barry Smith.
References
edit- Contento, William G. "Index to Science Fiction Anthologies and Collections". Retrieved 2008-04-24.
- Chalker, Jack L.; Mark Owings (1998). The Science-Fantasy Publishers: A Bibliographic History, 1923-1998. Westminster, MD and Baltimore: Mirage Press, Ltd. p. 273.
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