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Armchair Fiction presents paperback collections of the best in classic horror short stories, complete with many original illustrations. Here it is, the lucky 13th Horror Gems collection, featuring ten tasty terrors to make you tremble. Because of this special occasion, we've decided to treat you to a variety of heavenly horrors, including two all time classics, Clark Ashton Smith's "Return of the Sorcerer" and H. P. Lovecraft's "The Colour out of Space." Along with these two treasures are eight other frightening tales, guaranteed to fill your late night readings with goose bumps. Included here are Allison V. Harding's horror showpiece, "The Damp Man," a tale that will surely have you looking over your shoulder as you walk down dark, lonely streets. Then there are Edmond Hamilton's brilliant ramblings about the pros and cons of returning from the dead in "The Man Who Returned." If you like a well-written pulp story, try Don Wilcox's "The Pit of Death," a savory blend of both horror and sci-fi. And of course, you can always rely on an old pro like Seabury Quinn, who spins a yarn of revenge from both sides of the grave with "Hoodooed." These tales and others will surely keep you hearing mysterious creakings at the far end of your abode-just after the lights go out! Here are all the titles in the order they appear: THE DAMP MAN by Allison V. Harding RETURN OF THE SORCERER y Clark Ashton Smith MADAGASCAR GHOST by David Wright O'Brien INSIDE THE CAR WASH by Gregory Luce THE MAN WHO RETURNED by Edmond Hamilton THE PIT OF DEATH by Don Wilcox THE COLOUR OUT OF SPACE by H. P. Lovecraft HOODOOED by Seabury Quinn THE GREEN PARROT by Joseph Payne Brennan THE SECRET OF GALLOW'S HILL by Paul W. Fairman