{"product_id":"fighters-of-fear-occult-detective-stories-9781945863547","title":"Fighters of Fear: Occult Detective Stories","description":"\u003cb\u003eA Retrospective Collection of Classic Occult and Supernatural Detective Stories by Some of the Field's Greatest and Best-Known Weird Fiction Authors\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Since 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e From 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e So, step into the shadows, join us on this journey into the dark, and become a fighter of fear . . . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eCONTENTS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Introduction, \u003ci\u003eMike Ashley\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Green Tea, \u003ci\u003eJoseph Sheridan Le Fanu\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The Shining Pyramid, \u003ci\u003eArthur Machen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The Haunted Child, \u003ci\u003eArabella Kenealy \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The Mystery of the Felwyn Tunnel, \u003ci\u003eL. T. Meade \u0026amp; Robert Eustace \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The Story of Yand Manor House, \u003ci\u003eE. \u0026amp; H. Heron \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The Tapping on the Wainscott, \u003ci\u003eAllan Upward \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Samaris, \u003ci\u003eRobert W. Chambers\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The Whistling Room, \u003ci\u003eWilliam Hope Hodgson \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The Woman with the Crooked Nose, \u003ci\u003eVictor Rousseau \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The Sorcerer of Arjuzanx, \u003ci\u003eMax Rittenberg \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The Ivory Statue, \u003ci\u003eSax Rohmer \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The Stranger, \u003ci\u003eClaude \u0026amp; Alice Askew \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The Swaying Vision, \u003ci\u003eJessie Douglas Kerruish\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The Sanatorium, \u003ci\u003eF. Tennyson Jesse \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The Villa on the Borderive Road, \u003ci\u003eRose Champion de Crespigny\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The Room of Fear, \u003ci\u003eElla Scrymsour\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The Seven Fires, \u003ci\u003ePhilippa Forest\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The Subletting of the Mansion, \u003ci\u003eDion Fortune \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The Jest of Warburg Tantavul, \u003ci\u003eSeabury Quinn \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The Soldier, \u003ci\u003eA. M. Burrage \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The Horror of the Height, \u003ci\u003eSydney Horler \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The Mystery of Iniquity, \u003ci\u003eL. Adams Beck \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The Thought-Monster, \u003ci\u003eAmelia Reynold Long\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The Shut Room, \u003ci\u003eHenry S. Whitehead\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Dr. Muncing, Exorcist, \u003ci\u003eGordon MacCreagh \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The Case of the Haunted Cathedral, \u003ci\u003eMargery Lawrence\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The Shonokins, \u003ci\u003eManly Wade Wellman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The Dead of Winter Apparition, \u003ci\u003eJoseph Payne Brennan \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The Garden of Paris, \u003ci\u003eEric Williams \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e St. Michael and All Angels, \u003ci\u003eMark Valentine \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Jeremiah, \u003ci\u003eJessica Amanda Salmonson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Talos\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/28\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781945863547\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 624\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 1.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/09\/2019\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Mike Ashley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36672172753052,"sku":"9781945863547","price":16.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_c533cb3b-25d0-47df-b5f7-d2553881f2fa.jpg?v=1603927120","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/fighters-of-fear-occult-detective-stories-9781945863547","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}