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A Del Rey® Book Published by The Random House Publishing Group Compilation copyright © 1990 by Arkham House Publishers, Inc. Published in the United States by Del Rey Books, an imprint of The Random House Publishing Group, a division of Random House, Inc., New York, and simultaneously in Canada by Random House of Canada Limited, Toronto. Del Rey is a registered trademark and the Del Rey colophon is a trademark of Random House, Inc. This edition published by arrangement with Arkham House Publishers, Inc. Manufactured in the United States of America First Ballantine Books Edition: October 1998 US $14.95 / $21.00 CAN Cover painting by John Jude Palencar

A chilling collection of stories written and inspired by the Master of Horror Edition notice: A Del Rey® Book Published by The Random House Publishing Group Compilation copyright © 1990 by Arkham House Publishers, Inc. Published in the United States by Del Rey Books, an imprint of The Random House Publishing Group, a division of Random House, Inc., New York, and simultaneously in Canada by Random House of Canada Limited, Toronto. Del Rey is a registered trademark and the Del Rey colophon is a trademark of Random House, Inc. This edition published by arrangement with Arkham House Publishers, Inc. Cover illustration by John Palencar Manufactured in the United States of America First Ballantine Books Edition: October 1998 Back cover: US $14.95 / $21.00 CAN Cover painting by John Jude Palencar