The Fear Planet and Other Unusual Destinations
by Robert Bloch

Description:
It's no secret that a hefty helping of Robert Bloch's fiction remains unreprinted or uncollected since its original publication in pulp magazines, digests and anthologies of original stories. What many readers don't know is how good much of this fiction is. These stories run the full gamut of genres for which Bloch wrote--fantasy, horror, science fiction, mystery--and all showcase Bloch's inimitable style. We can't presume to know why Bloch never collected them in his lifetime, even though he sanctioned the reprinting of some in anthologies. Possibly, he felt they didn't fit the scheme of specific books. Regardless, the stories provide interesting snapshots of Bloch's career at the time they were written, and the evolution of story markets where they appeared.

Contents:

Introduction by Stefan Dziemianowicz
Beep No More, My Lady
The Old Switcheroo
Have Tux--Will Travel
Alternate Universe
The End of Science Fiction
Last Laugh
The Tempter
A Lesson for the Teacher
Let's Do It for Love
The Machine That Changed History
The Man Who Walked Through Mirrors
Red Moon Rising
The Black Brain
Murder from the Moon
Secret of the Observatory
Phantom from the Film
The Fear Planet
Grandma Goes to Mars
Queen of the Metal Men
The Tin You Love to Touch