The Phantom-Fighter
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The Phantom-Fighter is a collection of supernatural
detective
short stories
by author Seabury Quinn
. It was released in 1966
by Mycroft & Moran
in an edition of 2,022 copies. The stories are about Quinn's detective Jules de Grandin
and were originall published in the magazine Weird Tales
.
Supernatural fiction
Supernatural fiction is a literary genre exploiting or requiring as plot devices or themes some contradictions of the commonplace natural world and materialist assumptions about it....
detective
Detective fiction
Detective fiction is a sub-genre of crime fiction and mystery fiction in which an investigator , either professional or amateur, investigates a crime, often murder.-In ancient literature:...
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 Seabury Quinn
Seabury Quinn
Seabury Grandin Quinn was an American pulp magazine author, most famous for his stories of the occult detective Jules de Grandin, published in Weird Tales.-Biography:...
. It was released in 1966
1966 in literature
The year 1966 in literature involved some significant events and new books.-Events:*February 14 - Dissident writers Yuli Daniel and Andrei Sinyavsky are sentenced to hard labour for "anti-Soviet activity"....
by Mycroft & Moran
Mycroft & Moran
Mycroft & Moran was an imprint of Arkham House publishers and was created in Sauk City, Wisconsin in 1945. The imprint was created to publish weird detective stories and the Solar Pons stories by August Derleth...
in an edition of 2,022 copies. The stories are about Quinn's detective Jules de Grandin
Jules de Grandin
Jules de Grandin is a fictional occult detective created by Seabury Quinn for Weird Tales. Assisted by Dr. Trowbridge , de Grandin fought ghosts, werewolves, satanists in over ninety stories between 1925 and 1951. Jules de Grandin and Dr. Trowbridge lived in Harrisonville, New Jersey...
and were originall published in the magazine 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....
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Contents
The Phantom-Fighter contains the following tales:- "Terror on the Links"
- "The Dead Hand"
- "Children of Ubasti"
- "The Jest of Warburg Tantavul"
- "The Corpse-Master"
- "The Poltergeist"
- "The Wolf of Saint Bonnet"
- "Restless Souls"
- "The Silver Countess"
- "The Doom of the House of Phipps"