Dark Things

Dark Things is an anthology of horror stories edited by August Derleth. It was released in 1971 by Arkham House in an edition of 3,051 copies. It was Derleth's fourth anthology of previously unpublished stories released by Arkham House. A translation in Japanese has also been released.

Contents

Dark Things contains the following tales:

1. "The Funny Farm", by Robert Bloch
2. "The Eyes of Mme. Dupree", by P.H. Booth
3. "'The Peril That Lurks Among Ruins'", by Joseph Payne Brennan
4. "Napier Court", by Ramsey Campbell
5. "Shaggai", by Lin Carter (Cthulhu Mythos tale)
6. "The Dweller in the Tomb", by Lin Carter (Cthulhu Mythos tale)
7. "The House by the Tarn", by Basil Copper
8. "The Knocker at the Portico", by Basil Copper
9. "Lord of the Depths", by David Drake
10. "Omega", by Alice R. Hill
11. "The House in the Oaks", by Robert E. Howard and August Derleth
12. "The Singleton Barrier", by Carl Jacobi
13. "The Case of the Double Husband", by Margery Lawrence
14. "Innsmouth Clay", by H. P. Lovecraft and August Derleth
15. "The Conch Shell", by Brian Lumley
16. "Rising With Surtsey", by Brian Lumley
17. "Company in the Orchard", by Francis May
18. "'Beyondaril'", by John Metcalfe
19. "The Manterfield Inheritance", by Charles Partington
20. "The Storm King", by Emil Petaja
21. "The Elevator", by James Wade
22. "Appointment with Fire", by H. Russell Wakefield
23. "The Rings of the Papaloi", by Donald J. Walsh, Jr.
24. "Requiem for Earth", by Donald Wandrei

References

• Jaffery, Sheldon (1989). The Arkham House Companion. Mercer Island, WA: Starmont House, Inc. pp. 99–100. 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. 48. 
• Joshi, S.T. (1999). Sixty Years of Arkham House: A History and Bibliography. Sauk City, WI: Arkham House. pp. 124–125. ISBN 0-87054-176-5. 
• Nielsen, Leon (2004). Arkham House Books: A Collector's Guide. Jefferson, NC and London: McFarland & Company, Inc. pp. 113–114. ISBN 0-7864-1785-4.