Tales from Underwood is a collection of fantasy, horror

Horror fiction

Horror fiction also Horror fantasy is a philosophy of literature, which is intended to, or has the capacity to frighten its readers, inducing feelings of horror and terror. It creates an eerie atmosphere. Horror can be either supernatural or non-supernatural...

 and science fiction

Science fiction

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 short stories

Short Stories

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 by author David H. Keller

David H. Keller

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. It was released in 1952

1952 in literature

The year 1952, in literature involved some significant events and new literary publications.-Events:*J. L. Carr takes over as headmaster of Highfields Primary School, Kettering, which will eventually furnish the subject matter for his novel, The Harpole Report.*November 25 - Agatha Christie's play...

 and was the author's first collection published in association with Arkham House

Arkham House

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. 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

Weird Tales

Weird Tales is an American fantasy and horror fiction pulp magazine first published in March 1923. It ceased its original run in September 1954, after 279 issues, but has since been revived. The magazine was set up in Chicago by J. C. Henneberger, an ex-journalist with a taste for the macabre....

and Amazing Stories

Amazing Stories

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Contents

Tales from Underwood contains the following stories:

1. "Introduction"
2. "The Worm"
3. "Revolt of the Pedestrians"
4. "The Yeast Men"
5. "The Ivy War"
6. "The Doorbell"
7. "The Flying Fool"
8. "The Psychoponic Nurse"
9. "A Biological Experiment"
10. "Free as the Air"
11. "The Bridle"
12. "Tiger Cat"
13. "The God Wheel"
14. "The Golden Bough"
15. "The Jelly Fish"
16. "The Opium Eater"
17. "The Thing in the Cellar"
18. "The Moon Artist"
19. "Creation Unforgivable"
20. "The Dead Woman"
21. "The Door"
22. "The Perfumed Garden"
23. "The Literary Corkscrew"
24. "A Piece of Linoleum"