''Colonel Markesan and Less Pleasant People'' is a collection of stories by American authors
August Derleth
August William Derleth (February 24, 1909 – July 4, 1971) was an American writer and anthologist. He was the first book publisher of the writings of H. P. Lovecraft. He made contributions to the Cthulhu Mythos and the Lovecraftian horror, cosmi ...
and
Mark Schorer writing in collaboration. It was released in
1966
Events January
* January 1 – In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa takes over as military ruler of the Central African Republic, ousting President David Dacko.
* January 3 – 1966 Upper Voltan coup d'état: President Maurice Yaméogo i ...
by
Arkham House
Arkham House was an American publishing house specializing in weird fiction. It was founded in Sauk City, Wisconsin, in 1939 by August Derleth and Donald Wandrei to publish hardcover collections of H. P. Lovecraft's best works, which had ...
in an edition of 2,405 copies. The stories were written while the two authors shared a cabin on the
Wisconsin River
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in
Sauk City during the summer of 1931. Most of the stories were published in the magazine ''
Weird Tales
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''. Two of the stories, "Colonel Markesan" and "The Return of Andrew Bentley", were adapted for the ''
Thriller
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'' television series.
Contents
''Colonel Markesan and Less Pleasant People'' contains the following tales:
* "In the Left Wing"
* "Spawn of the Maelstrom"
* "The Carven Image"
* "The Pacer"
* "The Lair of the Star-Spawn"
* "Colonel Markesan"
* "The Return of Andrew Bentley"
* "The Woman at Loon Point"
* "Death Holds the Post"
* "Laughter in the Night"
* "The Vengeance of Aï"
* "Red Hands"
* "They Shall Rise"
* "Eyes of the Serpent"
* "The Horror from the Depths"
* "The Occupant of the Crypt"
* "The House in the Magnolias"
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{{Works of August Derleth
1966 short story collections
Fantasy short story collections
Horror short story collections