Die Geister, die ich rief: 10 geisterhafte Kurzgeschichten

by Robert Arthur, Irv Docktor (illustrator)

Ein Geist greift einen Mann an und ein Radioreporter für Gruselhörspiele verschwindet spurlos. Einen dickköpfigen Onkel trifft der Blitz. In welcher Geschichte geht es um eine alte Glocke, die Tote zurück ins Leben holt? Wo geht es um spezielle Briefmarken und seltsame Bewohner? Ein Band mit zehn kuriosen und spannenden Kurzgeschichten des US-amerikanischen Autors Robert Arthur! Der berühmte Erfinder von Die drei ??? schrieb sie im Jahr 1963. Schaurig-skurrile Abenteuer in einer Neuübersetzung aus dem Englischen. Die Handlungen der extra gruseligen Geschichten sind zeitlos und Bis heute spukt es hier auf jeder Seite!
Für Liebhaber der Detektive aus Rocky Beach und Gruselfans ab 14 Jahren ist die Neuübersetzung der Geschichten aus dem Englischen ein Muss

192 pages, Kindle Edition

Published September 23, 2024

About the author

Robert Arthur (1909-1969) was a versatile mystery writer born November 10, 1909, on Corregidor Island, where his father served as a U.S. Army officer. He is best known as the creator of The Three Investigators, a mystery book series for young people, but he began his career writing for the pulps, and later worked in both radio and television. He studied at William and Mary College for two years before earning a B.A. in English and an M.A. in Journalism from the University of Michigan. In 1931, he moved to New York City, where he wrote mysteries, fantasies, and horror stories for magazines like Weird Tales, Amazing Stories, Detective Fiction Weekly, and Black Mask throughout the 1930s.

Later, with David Kogan, he co-created and produced The Mysterious Traveler radio show (1944-1952), earning a 1953 Edgar Award. He and Kogan also won an Edgar, in 1950, for Murder By Experts. In 1959, Arthur relocated to Hollywood, scripting for The Twilight Zone and serving as story editor and writer for Alfred Hitchcock Presents, while ghost-editing numerous "Alfred Hitchcock" anthologies for adults and children.

In 1963, Arthur settled in Cape May, New Jersey, where he created The Three Investigators series with The Secret of Terror Castle (1964). He wrote ten novels in the series before his death in Philadelphia on May 2, 1969. The 43-title series, continued after his death by writers-for-hire working for Random House, was published in over twenty-five languages and thirty countries. (Originally branded as "Alfred Hitchcock and The Three Investigators", Random House dropped the Hitchcock name from the series after Hitchcock's death.)

In June of 2024, Hollow Tree Press reissued Robert Arthur's original ten novels as a sixtieth anniversary edition. Those editions have end notes written by his daughter and son-in-law, Elizabeth Arthur and Steven Bauer, and Hollow Tree Press is also publishing a twenty-six book New Three Investigators series written by Arthur and Bauer.

Reviews

[helene · Rating 3 out of 5]

Ich liebe die Art, wie Robert Arthur es schafft, Spuck in einer Geschichte zu fesseln. Alle 10 Kurzgeschichten fand ich super, manche natürlich trotzdem besser als andere, meine Favoriten sind: "Glauben Sie an Geister" und "Unsichtbare Schritte". Ich kann es jedem Drei ???- Fan, der schon in den Büchern von Arthur den Spuk mag, aber auch generell Freunden des Spuks diese Kurzgeschichtensammlung ans Herz legen, sie ist wunderbar kreativ und auch gruselig!