The Loved Dead: And Other Tales »

C. M. Eddy, Jr. is an author best known for his horror and supernatural short stories. He began his career writing for a broad range of pulp fiction genres in the early 1900's, including detective mystery and weird macabre. He is best remembered for his work in Weird Tales magazine. Born in 1896, he died in 1967, living most of his life in Providence, Rhode Island. During his early years he was a friend and confidant to both H. P. Lovecraft and Harry Houdini. He was a member of Lovecraft's inner circle of friends and authors as well as a ghostwriter and investigator for Houdini.

This second collection of C. M. Eddy, Jr.'s thirteen short stories showcases his Weird Tales creations together with a variety of other tales from that era. Taken from the original handwritten manuscripts, they demonstrate the diversity and range that he displayed as an author. The thirteen stories in this volume run the gamut from horror - "The Loved Dead" to detective mystery - "Sign of the Dragon" to the supernatural - "Deaf, Dumb and Blind" to name just a few. Many are reprinted together here for the first time since they graced the pages of the pulp magazines back in the early part of the 20th century.