Someone in the Dark

For the Michael Jackson song of the same name, see Thriller (album).

Someone in the Dark is a collection of fantasy and horror short stories by author August Derleth. It was released in 1941 and was the second book published by Arkham House. 1,115 copies were printed. An additional 300 copies were printed by Hunter Publishing Co. in Winston-Salem, NC in 1965.

Contents

Someone in the Dark contains the following tales:

1. "When the Night and House "
2. "Glory Hand"
3. "Compliments of Spectro"
4. "A Gift for Uncle Herman"
5. "McGovern's Obsession"
6. "Three Gentlemen in Black"
7. "Muggridge's Aunt"
8. "Bramwell's Guardian"
9. "Joliper's Gift"
10. "Altimer's Amulet"
11. "The Shuttered House"
12. "The Sheraton Mirror"
13. "The Wind from the River"
14. "The Telephone in the Library"
15. "The Panelled Room"
16. "The Return of Hastur"
17. "The Sandwin Compact"

Reprints

• New York: Jove/HBJ, 1978.

References

• Jaffery, Sheldon (1989). The Arkham House Companion. Mercer Island, WA: Starmont House, Inc.. pp. 2–4. ISBN 1-55742-005-X. 
• Chalker, Jack L.; Mark Owings (1998). The Science-Fantasy Publishers: A Bibliographic History, 1923-1998. Westminster, MD and Baltimore: Mirage Press, Ltd,. p. 26. 
• Joshi, S.T. (1999). Sixty Years of Arkham House: A History and Bibliography. Sauk City, WI: Arkham House. pp. 22–23. ISBN 0-87054-176-5. 
• Nielsen, Leon (2004). Arkham House Books: A Collector's Guide. Jefferson, NC and London: McFarland & Company, Inc.. pp. 47–48. ISBN 0-7864-1785-4.