The Fourth Pan Book of Horror Stories by Herbert van Thal

Cursed of an insatiable appetite, it devours all living things in its path, getting its first taste of human flesh when wino Henry Hossing sets up camp in the trees. It was a shape of utter darkness, one second a great flopping hood, the next a black viscid pool of living ooze which flowed upon itself, sliding forward with incredible speed.”īlown from the ocean bed by a volcanic eruption, the slime takes up home in Wharton’s Swamp on the outskirts of Clinton Center. Joseph Payne Brennan – Slime ( Weird Tales, March 1953): “A thing of slimy blackness, a thing which had no essential shape, no discernible earthly features. To celebrate his 32nd birthday, Clara throws him a party and, much to her own amazement, dolls herself up for the occasion, getting her hair done, buying a new blouse and even applying a dash of lipstick which is probably not the most advisable course of action in the circumstances, though the creepy undercurrent suggests she had a death wish all along. Despite suspecting him to be the murderer, still she shelters him, finding it all a great adventure and soon they are making arrangements for their wedding. Telling her not to be frightened, he finds himself pouring out a very diluted account of his life story. On impulse, he climbs a ladder and climbs in the open bedroom window of Clara, a plain and lonely woman who’s just been reading about the slayings. Four London prostitutes have been strangled in a week and the known sex-offender has gone to ground. William Sansom – Various Temptations ( Something Terrible, Something Lovely, 1948): Ronald Raikes, 31, is wanted for questioning in connection with the Victoria murders. Amazingly, it works very well in this context.īloch’s story is probably best known from Amicus’s Asylum, with Britt Ekland taking the part of the murderous Ms. The real oddity is Sir Frederick Treves true account of his experiences with John Merrick which is the basis for the movie of the same name. Waddell – The Importance of Remaining ErnestĮlliott O’Donnell – The Haunted Telephone Herbert Van Thal (ed.) – The 4th Pan Book Of Horror Stories (Pan, 1963) Sterehigblert on Cynthia Asquith – The Th…Īrlene deWinter on John Burke – Tales Of…Ĭhristinakiplingerjo… on Herbert Van Thal – Pan H…

The Fourth Pan Book of Horror Stories by Herbert van Thal