Horrors in Hardcover and Paperback

Pocket Books, 1942

Avon Flare, 1993.

Pan, 1973. 

BFI, 1998.

Pocket Books, 1979.

Random House, 1984.

Ballantine, 1962. A fitting start to Halloween month.

Berkley Medallion, 1968.

To the used bookseller who vandalized his own stock by putting a bar code sticker on the back cover: you are a cretin.

Penguin, 1960. Beautiful illustration on the front, witty author bio on the back. 

Lion Books, 1953. One of my favorite novels of all time. The cover of this edition is ludicrously out of sync with the story, which is a dark satire of university life.

Penguin, 1975.

Jove, 1983.

Arkham House, 1964. Cover art by Frank Utpatel. A persuasive example of how good cover art can be spoiled by bad cover design.

Zebra Books, 1987. Embossed? Oh, you better believe it.

Arkham House, 1971. Back cover boasting the greatest author photo of all time.