Life Everlasting and Other Tales of Science, Fantasy, and Horror

by David H. Keller, Sam Moskowitz, Will Sykora

Book by Keller, David Henry

Genres: Science Fiction

395 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1947

About the author

David Henry Keller was a Doctor and a Lieut. Col., U.S.A., ret.

David Henry Keller (1880–1966) was most often published as David H. Keller, MD, but also known by the pseudonyms Monk Smith, Matthew Smith, Amy Worth, Henry Cecil, Cecilia Henry, and Jacobus Hubelaire. He was a writer for pulp magazines in the mid-twentieth century who wrote science fiction, fantasy and horror.

Reviews

[Bill Borre]

The Thing in the Cellar is also printed in the Big Book of the Masters of Horror

[Lostaccount · Rating 5 out of 5]

In Life Everlasting, the title story, protag invents a panacea with which he intends to "cure" society; also has the side effect of prolonging life. Story a little dry in places, dark little twist regarding protag's son, but ending was rubbish.
Boneless Horror is probably the best in this collection.
The Thing in the cellar, and The Dead woman, both good twists on old tropes.
Keller wasn't a great writer of prose but there's no doubting he came up with some fantastic ideas.