Gerald W. Page

A collection of previously unpublished stories, Nameless Places is largely a mediocre affair despite the inclusion of big names like Carl Jacobi, Lin Carter and Ramsey Campbell. Still, a few of the pieces are memorable: "The Real Road to the Church" by English horror surrealist Robert Aickman (an excellent foretaste of his own collection Cold Hand in Mine, published later in 1975); Arthur Byron Cover's eerie "Lifeguard," which could almost be mistaken for Night Shift-era Stephen King; and Robert E. Gilbert's "Walls of Yellow Clay," a fascinating, disquieting study of mental disintegration in the guise of a sci-fi yarn.

Long out of print (like most of the Arkham House catalog), and probably not worth tracking down for the casual horror/sci-fi reader. Tim Kirk's beautiful jacket illustration makes it a desirable item for collectors, however.… (mais)

Introduction by Gerald W. Page; Forever Stand the Stones by Joe Pumilia; And Don't Forget the One Red Rose by Avram Davidson; Christmas Present by Ramsey Campbell; A Question of Guilt by Hal Clement; The House on Stillcroft Street by Joseph Payne Brennen; The Recrudescence of Geoffrey Marvell by G. N. Gabbard; Something Had to Be Done by David Drake; Cottage Tenant by Frank Belknap Long; The Man with the Aura by R. A. Lafferty; White Wolf Calling by C. L. Grant; Lifeguard by Arthur Byron Cover; The Black Captain by H. Warner; The Glove by Fritz Leiber; No Way Home by Brian Lumley; The Lovecraft Controversy--Why? by E. Hoffman Price.… (mais)