DARKNESS, MY OLD FRIEND

John Pelan-- longtime editor at Centipede,Publisher at Midnight House, and overall small press guru, has also written assorted pulpy tales himself over the years, published variously in Del Ray Books, Cemetery Dance, The Urbanite, and so on. DARKNESS, MY OLD FRIEND collects eighteen of his finest, introduced by Ramsey Campbell, and illustrated by Pelan's frequent collaborator Allen Koszowski. Ranging from Holmes-Lovecraft and Noir-Lovecraft mashup pastiches to straight horror and beyond, we think you'll find something for every weird mood here! Trade edition @$34.95  LIMITED EDITION SIGNED SLIPCASE copies -- a few remain in stock.  CONTENTS: INTRODUCTION "Pelan, Prince of Pulp" by Ramsey Campbell The Sailor Home from the Sea – Originally published in The Urbanite, Spring 2001 An Antique Vintage – Originally published by The Gargadillo Press 1999 Old Songs Waken – Originally published in The Urbanite, Fall 1999 Crazy Little Thing Like Love – Originally published in Acquainted With the N