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The Ghostwritings, Vol. 2 – Wilfred Talman, William Lumley and Robert H. Barlow
H.P. Lovecraft was a “revisionist” i.e. editor and ghostwriter for several other writers during his lifetime. This volume of his ghostwriting centers on his work done for Wilfred Talman, William Lumley, and the man who would become his literary executor, Robert H. Barlow.

The Diabolical Doctor Satan – Doctor Satan, an enormously wealthy man, tired of all the thrills that money can buy, turned to crime and became a cold-blooded monster. He employs both scientific and occult knowledge to commit fiendish and sinister acts of evil, and spectacularly gruesome murders. Ascott Keane, strangest of detectives, with an equal knowledge of science and the occult, battles against him to save society.

Real Ghost Stories –  The Supernatural Experiences of Mr. Flaxman Low.
Flaxman Low is credited with being the first psychic detective of fiction. These twelve stories of his encounters with the abnormal, the occult, and the supernatural, were first published in Pearson’s Magazine in 1898 and 1899.

The Gargoyle – A Novel of Devil Worship – a monstrosity so hideous that he appears to no one in the light, and wears a thick black veil at all times, so that even his own mother will be spared the sight of his frightful countenance.

Origins of the Partnership – The backgrounds and origins of the greatest occult detective team – Dr. de Grandin and Dr. Trowbrige.

The Woman of the Pyramid — Netokris, incarnation of the Goddess Isis, Queen of Egypt, she who kills with the flick of a finger; Menni, governor of the Double Palace; and Berenice the slave girl; a love triangle that will play out over five thousand years.

In these six stories, John Silence, Physician Extraordinary, faces werewolves, devil worship, human sacrifice, haunted houses and a Witch’s Sabbath.

The Werewolf of Ponkert – a merchant traveling home one night is attacked by werewolves and transformed into one. Generations of his family are cursed by this one act.

Carnacki the Ghost Finder – Thomas Carnacki, occult detective, finder of ghosts, demons, and even a few humans pretending to be ghosts.

The Duel of the Sorcerers by Paul Ernst
It is magic in the dark—sorcerer against sorcerer—master against his hell-bound pupil.

After the suicide of Robert E. Howard in 1936, readers were left wanting more stories of swords and sorcery similar to the Conan stories. Henry Kuttner (1915-1958) responded with the Elak of Atlantis stories.

Flames of Vengeance and Other Stories – Three tales from the supernatural casebook of Jules de Grandin, Occult Detective, including Pledged to the Dead, Flames of Vengeance and Incense of Abomination.