The Master of the Crabs by Clark Ashton Smith

"The Master of the Crabs" is a Zothique Cycle story by Clark Ashton Smith, first published in the March 1948 edition of Weird Tales. "Strange books, they were, containing the erudition of buried aeons." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

"The Room in the Tower" is a short story by English writer, E. F. Benson, first published in 1912. The story tells of a young man and his recurring nightmare involving a terrifying room in the house of a friend. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

"The Man Who Was Saved" by B. W. Sliney, first appeared in Weird Tales in May 1926. In the story, the sole survivor of a wrecked ship tells of a terrifying encounter with a mysterious sea creature. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

"The White People" is a horror short story by Welsh author Arthur Machen. The tale centres around a young girl's initiation into a supernatural cult. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Robert Grains is an independent author, occultist, and elite aesthete. For the first time ever, a selection of his writings, inspired by nameless powers, is available in English. In addition to classic hair-raisers, a rich cauldron of sophisticated weird fiction stories steeped in metaphysical and arcane allusions is presented to the gentle readers, a collection that will certainly enrich your personal eldritch studies and expedite your descent into madness. Grains' Ossuary of Dreams @ amazon.co.uk: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0C87DFJ7G Grains' Ossuary of Dreams @ amazon.com: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C87DFJ7G Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

"The Return of the Undead" is a short story by Arthur Leeds, first published in the November 1925 edition of Weird Tales. "A hospital vampire–morphine–and a ward full of children." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

"Bells of Oceana" by Arthur J. Burks, was first published in the December 1927 edition of Weird Tales. The story tells of an encounter with something deadly in the uncharted waters of the North Pacific. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

"Take the Z-Train" is a March 1953 Weird Tale by the American author, Allison V. Harding. “A ghostly train that never was, heads for a ghastly destination that couldn’t be..." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

"Death of the Kraken" by American author David H. Keller, first appeared in Weird Tales Magazine in March 1942. The magazine described the tale as follows: “In the Sargasso Sea Are Many Monsters . . . Human Ones!” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

"The Piper from Bhutan" by American author David Bernard, first appeared in Weird Tales Magazine in February 1938. The story tells of an elderly piper from Bhutan, who claims to be able restore vitality to the recently deceased. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices