Author | David H. Keller |
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Cover artist | Ronald Clyne |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Genre | Fantasy, horror, science fiction |
Publisher | Pellegrini & Cudahy for Arkham House |
Publication date | 1952 |
Media type | Print (hardback) |
Pages | vii, 322 |
Tales from Underwood is a collection of fantasy, horror and science fiction short stories by American writer David H. Keller. It was released in 1952 and was the author's first collection published in association with Arkham House. It was also the first of only two books published by Pellegrini & Cudahy for Arkham House. It was released in an edition of 3,500 copies.
Most of the stories had originally appeared in the magazines Weird Tales and Amazing Stories .
Tales from Underwood contains the following stories:
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