"This book collects for the first time a variety of Robert Bloch's early stories from Weird Tales and Strange Stories. These stories range from whimsical and maniacal humor to dark and eldritch horrors, " editor Robert Price notes in his introduction. Including the following stories: "The Druidic Doom, " "Fangs of Vengeance, " "Death Is An Elephant, " "A Question of Identity, " "Death Has Five Guesses, " "The Bottomless Pool, " "The Dark Isle, " "Flowers From The Moon, " "He Waits Beneath the Sea, " "Power Druid, " "Be Yourself, " "A Sorcerer Runs for Sheriff, " "Black Bargain, " "A Bottle of Gin, " "Wine of Sabbat, " "Soul Proprietor, " "Satan's Phonograph, " "The Man Who Told the Truth, " "The Night They Crashed the Party, " and "Philtre Tip."