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Author | Galad Elflandsson |
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Illustrator | Randy Broecker |
Cover artist | Randy Broecker |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Genre | Horror |
Publisher | Donald M. Grant, Publisher, Inc. |
Publication date | 1979 |
Media type | Print (hardback) |
Pages | 172 |
ISBN | 0-937986-05-4 |
OCLC | 6531832 |
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