Books published by publisher Ramble House

It all started with a murder 20 years earlier. A ragpicker was found in a closet, stabbed in the back with a jewelled dagger-through an ace of spades! There's a reward for the solution to this old murder and Bill Chattuck, driver for MacWhorter's Motorized Circus, must get that reward-and prove the legitimacy of his girl, Melody-or they'll never get married! But first, there's the matter of that rare copy of Beowulf with a secret coded message in it, and the windingest road in the world, Old Twistibus, standing between Bill and happiness. It's a crazy contretemps only Harry Stephen Keeler could unravel.

John Pelan knows his weird menace and horror authors and in this remarkable volume he has collected eleven of the most outrageous and representative tales from the pulps. It's a sampler of what Ramble House has been offering since we teamed up with John and he tells you all about it in his entertaining introduction. Are you ready for the likes of: A Kiss for the Blood Lady by Ralston Shields—Terror Tales January/February 1939 When Satan Walks by Chandler Whipple & Henry Treat Sperry—Terror Tales De-cember 1935 Music for the Lusting Dead by Norvell Page—Dime Mystery Magazine July 1936 Hostage to Pain by Mindret Lord—Dime Mystery Magazine January 1935 House of the Mummy Men by Edith & Ejler Jacobson—Terror Tales March/April 1939 Passion Flower by Wyatt Blassingame—Terror Tales September/October 1936 Merry Christmas from the Dead by Francis James—Dime Mystery Magazine Decem-ber 1937 House of the Restless Dead Dead by Hugh B. Cave—Dime Mystery Magazine May 1935 Girls for the Spider Men by Arthur Leo Zagat—Terror Tales September/October 1938 Parade of the Tiny Killers by Nat Schachner—Terror Tales January/February 1939 Priestess of Shame by Arthur J. Burks—Dime Mystery Magazine July 1935

Once again Detective-Inspector Lancelot Carolus Smith is caught up in a three-fold mystery involving a family that is being threatened by a mysterious voice-and murder! At least the murderer has the tact to announce each murder in advance by sending a short, typed note warning everyone to stay away from the crime scene. But the murders continue and even the confident inspector is worried. After all, there are beautiful daughters in danger-and there's evidence that the murderer may be using a form of voodoo to taunt his victims. Norman Berrow is known for his atmospheric thrillers of yesteryear and Ramble House is proud to be reprinting all 20 of the novels he wrote.

LADY MECHANTE was written in 1909 by Gelett Burgess as an experimental book and even in 2011 it would be considered unique. Burgess designed each page and because of its exceptional beauty Ramble House has elected to publish it as a facsimile book. So what you get is the exact printing that was featured in the 1909 edition. As for the story, Richard A. Lupoff describes the setting in his introduction and it's as mysterious as the book itself. Every serious collector of beautiful books needs LADY MECHANTE in his library.

Gregory George Gordon Green - or Gees as he prefers to be called - doesn't want to follow in his father's military footsteps; he wants to be a detective and solve cases "from mumps to murder" as his billboard reads. Whether he's tracking Communists, werewolves, ghosts or ghouls, Gees and his loyal secretary root out evil wherever it lurks - and have a great time doing it. The Gees mysteries are: Gees' First Case (1936) Nightmare Farm (1937) Grey Shapes (1937) The Kleinert Case (1938) Her Ways Are Death (1938) Maker of Shadows (1938) The Ninth Life (1939) The Glass Too Many (1940) Jack Mann is the pseudonym of E. Charles Vivian (1882-1947), a well-known British writer who introduced Harry Stephen Keeler to his British publishers.

There were so many brilliant authors who wrote for the pulps back in the 30s and 40s. How can you determine which were the better ones? Well, one way is by reading John Pelan's collection of eleven of the best pulp writers, TALES OF TERROR AND TORMENT #1. It's a sampler of what you'll find being republished by Ramble House from the pulp era. Here is what John has selected for you: A Kiss for the Blood Lady by Ralston Shields-Terror Tales January/February 1939 When Satan Walks by Chandler Whipple & Henry Treat Sperry-Terror Tales December 1935 Music for the Lusting Dead by Norvell Page-Dime Mystery Magazine July 1936 Hostage to Pain by Mindret Lord-Dime Mystery Magazine January 1935 House of the Mummy Men by Edith & Ejler Jacobson-Terror Tales March/April 1939 Passion Flower by Wyatt Blassingame-Terror Tales September/October 1936 Merry Christmas from the Dead by Francis James-Dime Mystery Magazine December 1937 House of the Restless Dead Dead by Hugh B. Cave-Dime Mystery Magazine May 1935 Girls for the Spider Men by Arthur Leo Zagat-Terror Tales September/October 1938 Parade of the Tiny Killers by Nat Schachner-Terror Tales January/February 1939 Priestess of Shame by Arthur J. Burks-Dime Mystery Magazine July 1935