The Door Below
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The Door Below is a collection of fantasy and horror
and mystery
short stories
by author Hugh B. Cave
. It was released in 1997
by Fedogan & Bremer
in an edition of 1,100 copies, of which 100 were signed by the author. Many of the stories originally appeared in the magazines Horror Stories
, Spicy Mystery Stories, Detective Fiction Weekly, Terror Tales, Fantasy Tales, Whispers
, Crypt of Cthulhu
, Shudder Stories, Borderland, Phantasm and Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine
.
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 mystery
Mystery fiction
Mystery fiction is a loosely-defined term.1.It is often used as a synonym for detective fiction or crime fiction— in other words a novel or short story in which a detective investigates and solves a crime mystery. Sometimes mystery books are nonfiction...
short stories
Short Stories
Short Stories may refer to:*A plural for Short story*Short Stories , an American pulp magazine published from 1890-1959*Short Stories, a 1954 collection by O. E...
by author Hugh B. Cave
Hugh B. Cave
Hugh Barnett Cave was a prolific writer of pulp fiction who also excelled in other genres.-Life:Born in Chester, England, Hugh B. Cave moved during his childhood with his family to Boston, Massachusetts, following the outbreak of World War I...
. It was released in 1997
1997 in literature
The year 1997 in literature involved some significant events and new books.-Events:*Tom Clancy signs a book deal with Pearson Custom Publishing and Penguin Putnam Inc. , giving him US$50 million for the world-English rights to two new books . A second agreement gives him another US$25 million for a...
by Fedogan & Bremer
Fedogan & Bremer
Fedogan & Bremer is a weird fiction specialty publishing house founded in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1985 by Philip Rahman and Dennis Weiler. The name comes from the nicknames of the two founders when they were in college....
in an edition of 1,100 copies, of which 100 were signed by the author. Many of the stories originally appeared in the magazines Horror Stories
Horror Stories (magazine)
Horror Stories was an American pulp magazine that published tales of the supernatural, horror, and macabre. The first issue was published in January 1935, three years after the weird menace genre had begun with Dime Mystery Magazine. Horror Stories was a sister magazine to Terror Tales, whose first...
, Spicy Mystery Stories, Detective Fiction Weekly, Terror Tales, Fantasy Tales, Whispers
Whispers (Magazine/Anthologies)
Whispers was probably the most widely respected and one of the most ambitious of the new horror and fantasy fiction magazines of the 1970s. It became at least as visible and nearly as influential as a series of mostly original anthologies in the 1980s....
, Crypt of Cthulhu
Crypt of Cthulhu
Crypt of Cthulhu was a fanzine devoted to the writings of H. P. Lovecraft and the Cthulhu Mythos. It was published as part of the Esoteric Order of Dagon mailing lists for a short time, and was formally established in 1981 by Robert M...
, Shudder Stories, Borderland, Phantasm and Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine
Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine
Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine is a monthly digest size fiction magazine specializing in crime and detective fiction. AHMM is named for Alfred Hitchcock, the famed director of suspense films and television.-History:...
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Contents
- Foreword
- The 1930s
- "Imp of Satan"
- "Doom Door"
- "Disturb Not the Dead"
- "Six Were Slain"
- "Servant of Satan"
- The 1940s
- "The Hostage"
- "Beneath the Vapor Veil"
- "The Thirsty Thing"
- "Calavan"
- "The Thing from the Swamp"
- The 1970s
- "From the Lower Deep"
- The 1980s
- "A Place of No Return"
- "The Door Below"
- "After the Funeral"
- "Damballa’s Slough"
- "Just the Two of Us"
- "Damsels for the Damned"
- "Of Time & Space"
- The 1990s
- "Chernick"
- "The Hard-Luck Kid"
- "Another Kind of Enchanted Cottage"
- "Gordie’s Pets"
- "Just Another H.P.L. Horror Story"
- "Don’t Open the Door!"
- "Vanishing Point"