Dr. Acula's Thrilling Tales of the Uncanny [Paperback]

Forrest J Ackerman (Compiler), Lynne Rock (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 30, 2004

The founding editor of Famous Monsters of Filmland brings chills and thrills to a new generation of readers. Dr. Acula has resurrected some very creepy stories from the darkest past and the chilling present, just for you! You'll find horrors that almost defy description "In Amundsen's Tent" by John Leahy. We've got dead people dancing ("Death, I Want to Dance," Arthur Banks) plodding ("The Dead Walk Softly," Sewell Peaslee Wright), just wandering around ("The Dead Woman," Dr. David H. Keller), and even partying the entire night away (in "Bal Macabre," by Gustav Meyrink). Dead lovers travel across thousands of years in "The Curse of Amen-Ra," by Victor Rousseau. You'll meet bad guys in "Design for Doom," by Eli Colter and Hannes Bok's "The Evil Doll." Oh, and be sure to "respect" the "old man" or you'll end up like the nasty brothers in "The Fifth Candle," by Cyril Mand. Ghosts abound in Terri E. Merritt-Pinckard's "The Hate," and "The Electric Executioner," by Adolphe de Castro, and the joke's on the pranksters in Cleve Cartmill's "Oscar." Be careful what you wish for or you'll end up like the poor fool in Chester Geier's "A Length of Rope." Amelia Reynolds Long's story, "The Thought Monster," is our only tale that became a Hollywood film. Max Landis is here with his great and slightly nutty short, "After The End." Finally, in the Lovecraftian genre, we offer the fantastic, terrifying tale from Francis Flagg, "The Distortion Out Of Space."

Editorial Reviews

From the Author

Brush your hair with epoxy resin before reading this creepy collection, otherwise you are liable to lose it when your hair stands on end --Dr. Acula. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

About the Author

Forrest J Ackerman is founding editor of the original Horror, Fantasy, and Sci-Fi publication: Famous Monsters of Filmland. He is a writer, agent, actor, and known the world over as a premier Hollywood Historian and collector of movie memorabilia. He is also a preternatural punster, as demon-strated in his fear-wording introductions to each uncanny tale in this book. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 284 pages
• Publisher: Sense of Wonder (June 30, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0918736307
• ISBN-13: 978-0918736307
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.2 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,049,467 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)