He attended college at Wichita State, where he played football, and later at Columbia. He never stayed long in one place, however, until he settled in North Carolina after World War II. Coming to America as a child, he travelled widely-as far West as Utah, as far East as New York, and a lot of places in between. "synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.īorn in Portuguese West Africa on May 21, 1903, Manly Wade Wellman’s ancestry reached back through the Confederate South to colonial Virginia-with the potent infusion of Gascon French and American Indian.
The very best of Manly Wade Wellman, fully illustrated with over 30 ghoulish drawings by the legendary master of the macabre, Lee Brown Coye. “Bible” Jaeger and his battles with diabolical evil in the Civil War south.Īlso included are such classics as Where Angels Fear., The Witch’s Cat, Dhoh, Come Into My Parlor, The Liers In Wait, Among Those Present, and many more. School For The Unspeakable and Larroes Catch Meddlers- both adapted for the early TV's hair-raising classic, Lights Out.įrogfather and Sin’s Doorway- two early stories that feature John the Balladeer, not included in Who Fears The Devil?Ĭoven and Fearful Rock- Wellman’s two novelettes featuring Sgt. The Devil Is Not Mocked and The Valley Was Still- adapted for TV on Night Gallery and The Twilight Zone respectively. The Undead Soldier- featuring the original ending that Weird Tales considered too horrific to publish. Originally published by the legendary imprint Carcosa, Worse Things Waiting gathers 28 stories and two poems, selected from over 100 stories-the cream of nearly a half-century of fiction taken from the pages of Weird Tales, Unknown, Strange Stories and many other Golden Age pulps. Available again for the first time in 45 years, Shadowridge Press is proud to present Manly Wade Wellman’s WORSE THINGS WAITING, one of the cornerstone short story collections in the fantasy and horror genres.
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