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For more than 20 years, detectives and criminals found a home in the pages of Thrilling Detective. This edition collects eight vintage pulp novels and stories from the tattered pages of the classic detective pulp from Robert Leslie Bellem, Paul Ernst, G. Wayman Jones, Norman A. Daniels, Henry Kuttner and more . Reset in an easy-to-read font, with new introductions, and including the original illustrations!

Summary: Detailed instructions for making candles by hand, by rolling beeswax around a wick, dipping a wick in wax or pouring wax into a mould. Describes the properties of wax, which waxes to use for each method, and how to decorate finished candles.

Armchair Fiction presents extra large paperback collections of the best in classic horror short stories. "Horror Gems, Vol. Fourteen" has more fright night fodder. If you're one of those people who like to sit around and read scary stories on a dark, dreary, windy, stormy night, then this collection is definitely for you. It's filled with a variety of different terrors-all succulent and done to a turn. For those with a taste for lovely little pets, try Robert Bloch's "The Mandarin Canaries," which will show that cute little birds aren't always as lovable as they seem. Allison V. Harding's "Night of Impossible Shadows" will give new meaning to the old adage, "scared of the dark." If you like a good, toe-tapping tune, you might try listening to Emil Petaja's "Music-Box from Hell," just don't listen too long-or you'll be sorry! Looking for a good horror movie? You need go no further than Henry Kuttner's "Shadow on the Screen," where the horror is more real than you think. Then there's Carl Jacobi's evil deck of cards in "The Devil Deals," which gives new meaning to going "all in." All these and more are waiting for you in this terrific new edition in Armchair Fiction's Horror Gems series. Here's the lineup: THE MANDARIN'S CANARIES By Robert BlochTHE MUSIC-BOX FROM HELL By Emil PetajaNIGHT OF IMPOSSIBLE SHADOWS By Allison V. Harding THE THING IN THE TRUNK By Paul ErnstTHE DEVIL DEALS By Carl JacobiTHE BLACK STONE STATUE By Mary Elizabeth CounselmanTHE SHADOW ON THE SCREEN By Henry KuttnerSIX FLIGHTS TO TERROR By Manly Banister SHONOKIN TOWN By Manly Wade WellmanDUST IN THE HOUSE By David H. KellerCOILS OF THE SILVER SERPENT By Forbes Parkhill

Hounded by creditors and heckled by an uncooperative robot, binge-drinking inventor Galloway Gallegher must solve the mystery of his own machines before his reckless lifestyle catches up with him. Kuttner's five classic "Gallegher" stories present the author at the height of his imaginative genius.

Previously published as Thrilling Detective Pulp Tales Vols. 4-6.For more than 20 years, detectives, villains, murderers and femmes fatale found a home in the pages of Thrilling Detective. This edition collects 21 vintage pulp novels and stories from the tattered pages of the classic detective pulp, with contributions from W.T. Ballard, Robert Leslie Bellem, Benton Braden, Paul Ernst, Henry Kuttner, David X. Manners, C.S. Montanye, G. Wayman Jones and more! Reset in an easy-to-read font, with the full text of the original stories.