The Second Haunts & Horrors MEGAPACK®: 20 Tales by Modern and Classic Authors Read online

  Table of Contents

  COPYRIGHT INFO

  A NOTE FROM THE PUBLISHER

  The MEGAPACK® Ebook Series

  GARAGE SALE, by Janet Fox

  SOULS OF THE DAMNED, by John D. Swain

  JOHNNY ON THE SPOT, by Frank Belknap Long

  THE HAUNTED CHAIR, by Richard Marsh

  THE UPPER BERTH, by F. Marion Crawford

  A BIT OF THE DARK WORLD, by Fritz Leiber

  THURNLEY ABBEY, by Perceval Landon

  THE ARMLESS MAN, by W. G. Litt

  LIVE EVIL, by Emil Petaja

  THE ANABE GIRLS, by A. R. Morlan

  THE HOUSE ON THE CLIFF, by William J. Wintle

  A LITTLE LIGHT READING, by Robert Reginald

  SECOND NIGHT OUT, by Frank Belknap Long

  LIQUID SKIN, by Gareth Owens

  THERE IS A REAPER…, by Charles V. De Vet

  THE NEW GODS OF THE LOST CHILDREN, by Jason Andrew

  THE WATCHING EYES, by Robert Moore Williams

  THE HAUNT, by Manly Banister

  ON THE ARRIVAL OF THE MACHINE AND ITS MODE OF OPERATION, by Roger Williamson

  SERAPION, by Francis Stevens

  COPYRIGHT INFO

  The Second Haunts & Horrors MEGAPACK® is copyright © 2016 by Wildside Press, LLC. All rights reserved. Cover art copyright © Grandfailure / Fotolia.

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  The MEGAPACK® ebook series name is a trademark of Wildside Press, LLC. All rights reserved.

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  “Garage Sale,” by Janet Fox, was originally published in Rod Serling’s The Twilight Zone Magazine, August 1982.

  “Souls of the Damned,” by John D. Swain, was originally published in Argosy, Nov. 3, 1917.

  “Johnny on the Spot,” by Frank Belknap Long, was originally published in Unknown, December 1939.

  “The Haunted Chair,” by Richard Marsh, was originally published in Between the Dark and the Daylight (1902).

  “The Upper Berth,” by F. Marion Crawford, was originally published in 1894.

  “A Bit of the Dark World, by Fritz Leiber, was originally published in Fantastic Stories of Imagination, February 1962

  “Thurnley Abbey,” by Perceval Landon, was originally published in McClure’s Magazine, 1907.

  “The Armless Man,” by W. G. Litt, was originally published in Uncanny Stories, 1916.

  “Live Evil,” by Emil Petaja, was originally published in Weird Tales, July 1952.

  “The Anabe Girls,” by A. R. Morlan, was originally published in Challenging Destiny #22, April 2006.

  “The House on the Cliff,” by William J. Wintle, was originally published in Ghost Gleams (1921).

  “A Little Light Reading,” by Robert Reginald, was originally published in The San Bernardino County Sun, October 31, 1985; and in revised form in Katydid & Other Critters: Tales of Fantasy and Mystery, by Robert Reginald (Ariadne Press, 2001). This version has been edited. Copyright © 2001, 2016 by Robert Reginald.

  “Second Night Out,” by Frank Belknap Long (also known as “The Black, Dead Thing”) was originally published in Weird Tales, October 1933.

  “Liquid Skin,” by Gareth Owens, was originally published in Quercus One: The West Pier Gazette and Other Stories (2008)

  “There Is a Reaper…,” by Charles V. De Vet, was originally pubished in Imagination Stories of Science and Fantasy, August 1953.

  “The New Gods of the Lost Children,” by Jason Andrew, was originally published in Gods and Monsters, April 2006.

  “The Watching Eyes,” by Robert Moore Williams, was originally published in Fantastic Adventures, May 1948.

  “The Haunt,” by Manly Banister, was originally published in The Nekromanticon, 1950.

  “On the Arrival of the Machine and Its Mode of Operation,” by Roger Williamson, was originally published in 2003. Copyright © 2003 by Roger Williamson. Reprinted by permission of the author.

  “Serapion,” by Francis Stevens, was originally published as a 4-part serial in Argosy, June 19, 1920 through July 10, 1920.

  A NOTE FROM THE PUBLISHER

  Welcome to another wide-ranging collection of dark fantasy and horror stories. From familiar classics to rare pulp stories, from the Victorian era to contemporary tales, there’s something here for every taste.

  Enjoy!

  —John Betancourt

  Publisher, Wildside Press LLC

  www.wildsidepress.com

  ABOUT THE SERIES

  Over the last few years, our MEGAPACK® ebook series has grown to be our most popular endeavor. (Maybe it helps that we sometimes offer them as premiums to our mailing list!) One question we keep getting asked is, “Who’s the editor?”

  The MEGAPACK® ebook series (except where specifically credited) are a group effort. Everyone at Wildside works on them. This includes John Betancourt (me), Carla Coupe, Steve Coupe, Shawn Garrett, Helen McGee, Bonner Menking, Sam Cooper, Helen McGee and many of Wildside’s authors…who often suggest stories to include (and not just their own!)

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