Another book from that Mysterious Benefactor: Anderson, Poul. Satan’s World. Doubleday, 1969. First edition hardback, a Fine- copy with slight foxing to front gutter, slight bumping at heel and bend at head, in a Fine-, Mylar-protected dust jacket with slight wear at head and top points. Despite the title, this appears to be straight science… Continue reading Library Addition: Poul Anderson’s Satan’s World
Author: Lawrence Person
Lawrence Person is a science fiction writer living in Austin, Texas. His short fiction has appeared in Asimov's, Analog, Postscripts, Jim Baen's Universe, Fear, and several anthologies. He also edits the Hugo-nominated SF critical magazine Nova Express, and runs the Turkey City Writer's Workshop. His non-fiction has appeared in National Review, Reason, Whole Earth Review, The Freeman, The World & I, Science Fiction Eye, The New York Review of Science Fiction, and Slashdot.org. He owns such a large library (mostly science fiction first editions) he had to buy a two-story house to put it in, and then adopted a golden retriever to drag him out of his house on a regular basis. He also makes a mean batch of salsa.
Halloween Horrors: Local58TV
Kris Straub, the creator of Candle Cove, has a series of creepy mock, late-night found horror UHF TV segments edited together from public domain footage. Here’s one for a weather alert: Here’s an infomercial on “Real Sleep”: Here’s one from earlier this year that asks what AI would look like in the 64K era. More… Continue reading Halloween Horrors: Local58TV
Halloween Horrors: “Go be a ghost somewhere else!”
This is less “Halloween horror” that “Halloween comedy,” namely Dog 1, Creepy Japanese Ghost 0: Get the hell out of my neighborhood! Go be a ghost somewhere else! https://t.co/tg4o4BQKSR — The Figen (@TheFigen_) May 14, 2026
Halloween Horrors: Monsters on Maneuver
The Halloween Season is upon us again. I’m not particularly a fan of the “thinly animated scary story,” but this one stands out quite a bit, as the military details are what make the entire thing more plausible. These feature “pale crawlers.” The first story doesn’t do much for me, but the second, featuring a… Continue reading Halloween Horrors: Monsters on Maneuver
Library Addition: James Blish’s The Seedling Stars
Another Gnome Press first from that Mysterious Benefactor: Blish, James. The Seedling Stars. Gnome Press, 1957. First edition hardback (“First Edition” on copyright page, as per Currey), in the Curry (D) binding (gray cloth, lettered in red), a Fine- copy with slight bend at head and heel and the usual age-darkening of pages for a… Continue reading Library Addition: James Blish’s The Seedling Stars
Library Addition: E. B. Cole’s The Philosophical Corps
Another Gnome Press first from that Mysterious Benefactor: Cole, E. B. The Philosophical Corps. Gnome Press, 1962. First edition hardback, a Fine- copy with slight bumping at head and heel (though far less age darkening to pages that the average later Gnome), in a Fine- dust jacket with a tiny line of smudge on front… Continue reading Library Addition: E. B. Cole’s The Philosophical Corps
Library Addition: Signed First of George Romero and Daniel Kraus’ Pay the Piper
Another limited edition came in from SST: Romero, George A. and Daniel Kraus. Pay the Piper. Short Scary Tales (SST), 2026. First hardback edition, #330 of 500 copies signed by Kraus and illustrator Dirk Berger, a Fine copy in a Fine slipcase, with numbered bookmark and tissue closure stickers laid in. First signed, limited edition… Continue reading Library Addition: Signed First of George Romero and Daniel Kraus’ Pay the Piper
Shoegazer Sunday: Prepare My Glider’s “One Look and I Know I’m Home”
Been a while since since we feature Prepare My Glider, and they just released an EP called “Change” a couple of weeks ago, so here’s a track from it that exhibits a nice ethereal wall of sound.
Library Addition: Arthur Barnes’ Interplanetary Hunter
Another Gnome Press first from that Mysterious Benefactor: Barnes, Arthur K. Interplanetary Hunter. Gnome Press, 1956. First edition (stated) hardback, a Fine- copy with slight crimping at head and trace of foxing to gutters (plus the characteristic age darkening of the pages common to Gnomes of this vintage), in a Very Good-, Mylar-protected dust jacket… Continue reading Library Addition: Arthur Barnes’ Interplanetary Hunter
Library Addition: Hardback First of John Brunner’s The Traveller in Black
Another item from that Mysterious Benefactor. Brunner, John. The Traveller in Black. Severn House, 1979. First hardback edition, a Fine- copy with slight crimping at heel, in a Fine- dust jacket with a trace of wear at heel. Linked stories about a mysterious traveler who can drive back chaos. Supplements a copy of the PBO… Continue reading Library Addition: Hardback First of John Brunner’s The Traveller in Black