I was going to rate this solid collection of fantasy stories a 3, but then I read the author's charming afterword in which he humbly explains his goals—to write readable stories—and I had to up it to 4 stars. Not quite as marvelous as Bradbury, not as clever as Collier, but it's good stuff. ( )

Indeholder "Lester del Rey: Introduction: Robert Bloch, The Man Who Wrote Psycho", "Yours Truly, Jack the Ripper", "Enoch", "Catnip", "The Hungry House", "The Man Who Collected Poe", "Mr. Steinway", "The Past Master", "I Like Blondes", "All on a Golden Afternoon", "Broomstick Ride", "Daybroke", "Sleeping Beauty", "Word of Honor", "The World-Timer", "That Hell-Bound Train", "The Funnel of God", "Beelzebub", "The Plot Is the Thing", "How Like a God", "The Movie People", "The Oracle", "The Learning Maze", "Robert Bloch: Author's Afterword: Will the Real Robert Bloch Please Stand Up?".

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