This is another collection of short stories from renowned early 20th century writer C. M. Eddy, Jr.The stories included represent the diverse style and imagination of the author. The palette of plots range from a caveman tale to thrilling scientific experiments and twisted ghost stories among others.The title story was written in 1919, it was considered too gruesome to be published at that time. It finally found a home at Weird Tales Magazine, which presented it in its one year anniversary issue in 1924. It caused such an uproar because of it's content that the Richmond (Indiana) Parent Teachers Association filed an injunction to ban further publication of Weird Tales Magazine. The ensuing publicity and subsequent sales helped to keep the floudering magazine financially afloat.
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This is another collection of short stories from renowned early 20th century writer C. M. Eddy, Jr.The stories included represent the diverse style and imagination of the author. The palette of plots range from a caveman tale to thrilling scientific experiments and twisted ghost stories among others.The title story was written in 1919, it was considered too gruesome to be published at that time. It finally found a home at Weird Tales Magazine, which presented it in its one year anniversary issue in 1924. It caused such an uproar because of it's content that the Richmond (Indiana) Parent Teachers Association filed an injunction to ban further publication of Weird Tales Magazine. The ensuing publicity and subsequent sales helped to keep the floudering magazine financially afloat.