''Murgunstrumm and Others'' is a collection of horror

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by author Hugh B. Cave. It was released in

1977 Events January * January 8 – Three bombs explode in Moscow within 37 minutes, killing seven. The bombings are attributed to an Armenian separatist group. * January 10 – Mount Nyiragongo erupts in eastern Zaire (now the Democrat ...

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in an edition of 2,578 copies of which the 597 copies, that were pre-ordered, were signed by the author and artist. Many of the stories originally appeared in the magazines ''Strange Tales of Mystery and Terror'', ''

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'', ''Spicy Mystery Stories'', ''Ghost Stories'', ''Thrilling Mysteries'', ''Black Book Detective Magazine'', '' Argosy'', ''

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'', ''

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'' and '' Whispers''. It has since been reissued by

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in trade paperback and hardcover.

Awards

*1978,

World Fantasy Award The World Fantasy Awards are a set of awards given each year for the best fantasy fiction published during the previous calendar year. Organized and overseen by the World Fantasy Convention, the awards are given each year at the eponymous ann ...

, Best Collection/Anthology.

* Foreword * "Murgunstrumm" * "The Watcher in the Green Room" * "The Prophecy" * "The Strange Death of Ivan Gromleigh" * "The Affair of the Clutching Hand" * "The Strange Case of No. 7" * "The Isle of Dark Magic" * "The Whisperers" * "Horror in Wax" * "Prey of the Nightborn" * "Maxon’s Mistress" * "Dead Man’s Belt" * "Boomerang" * "The Crawling Curse" * "Purr of a Cat" * "Tomorrow Is Forever" * "The Ghoul Gallery" * "The Cult of the White Ape" * "The Brotherhood of Blood" * "The Door of Doom" * "The Death Watch" * "The Caverns of Time" * "Many Happy Returns" * "Ladies in Waiting" * "The Grisley Death" * "Stragella"

Reprints

*2004, United States,

, Pub date November, 2004, Paperback, print on demand

Notes

References

* * {{World Fantasy Award Best Collection 1977 short story collections Horror short story collections World Fantasy Award-winning works

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