The 21st Pan Book of Horror Stories

by Herbert van Thal (Editor)

Explore the dark caverns of the unknown in this collection of unspeakable horror...

'His grey and pink brains oozed from his shattered skull and trickled down his eyeless face...' - The Gibbet Inn, Carl Schiffman.

'He died as the negro's fingers closed over his liver and wrenched it free...' - Flayed, Harry E. Turner.

'The rats were gigantic, as high as three feet and dragged themselves forward with hideous eagerness.' - Graveyard Shift, Stephen King.

Just a taste of the stark terror that awaits you in these fourteen tales of the gruesome and the macabre - so beware of fitful slumber and be sure to awake after the ghouls of the night have carried away your screaming nightmares for ever...

Genres: Horror

174 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published October 10, 1980

About the author

Herbert Maurice van Thal (1904-1983), known as Bertie van Thal, was a British bookseller, publisher, agent, biographer, and anthologist.

Reviews

[Shawn Bourdo · Rating 4 out of 5]

Best parts are the two Stephen King stories. "Graveyard Shift" and "The Mangler" are both favorites of mine from The Night Shift era. I'd like to see "Graveyard Shift" get another shot at a bigger budget film.