The Shapes of Midnight

by Joseph Payne Brennan

Stay back! The shadow places shelter secrets that are best left undisturbed. Hear me! Or don't. For there are those obsessed with uncovering the witcheries that fester in man's foul heart. There are those who would invoke the awful powers that yet remain in Earth's cursed places. Joseph Payne Brenna is such a one. This is his book. Dare you make it yours? (back cover copy)

Introduction by Stephen King.

Contents:

Diary of a Werewolf
The Corpse of Charlie Rull
Canavan’s Back Yard
The Pavilion
House of Memory
The Willow Platform
Who Was He?
Disappearance
The Horror at Chilton Castle
The Impulse to Kill
The House on Hazel Street
Slime

Genres: Horror, Short Stories, Fiction, Collections, Helicopters, Gothic, Magic

176 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published January 1, 1953

About the author

Joseph Payne Brennan was an American writer of fantasy and horror fiction, and also a poet. Brennan's first professional sale came in December 1940 with the publication of the poem, "When Snow Is Hung", which appeared in the Christian Science Monitor Home Forum, and he continued writing poetry up until the time of his death.

He is the father of Noel-Anne Brennan who has published several fantasy novels.