Horrible Imaginings: Stories

By: Fritz Leiber

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Synopsis: A collection of fifteen tales of horror by the award-winning Grand Master of Science Fiction and Fantasy and author of the Lankhmar series. In Horrible Imaginings, buckle up for a disturbing ride. Meet a mysterious woman in black, a gun with a score to settle, a man who seeks eternal life, a peculiar painting of a dead woman, and more . . . Assembled from magazine submissions, fanzines, and even &“lost&” manuscripts discovered among the author&’s personal papers, this book features two Nebula Award finalists: &“Horrible Imaginings&” and &“Answering Service,&” as well as the stories &“The Automatic Pistol,&” &“Crazy Annaoj,&” &“The Hound,&” &“Alice and the Allergy,&” &“Skinny&’s Wonderful,&” &“Scream Wolf,&” &“Mysterious Doings in the Metropolitan Museum,&” &“When Brahma Wakes,&” &“The Glove,&” &“The Girl With the Hungry Eyes,&” &“While Set Fled,&” &“Diary in the Snow,&” and &“The Ghost Light.&” Find out why Fritz Leiber is a must-read for any fan of science fiction, fantasy, or horror. Suspense, surprise, wit, and weirdness—they&’re all here for fans both old and new.Praise for Fritz Leiber &“For anyone who loves great literature, Fritz Leiber walked on water.&” —Harlan Ellison, author of I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream &“A master . . . The prose should be savored.&” —Locus &“High quality.&” —The New York Times