In a career that lasted thirteen years before his death in 1967, Charles Beaumont wrote tales of horror, suspense, and wonder that appeared in magazines including Playboy, Esquire, The Saturday Evening Post, Mystery Digest, and The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction.

This collection of short fiction contains forty-two stories. Eighteen of these stories are selected and prefaced by authors including Ray Bradbury, Richard Matheson, Robert Bloch, Harlan Ellison, William F. Nolan, George Clayton Johnson, Ray Russell, Jerry Sohl, Dennis Etchison, and Douglas Heyes. This volume includes a biographical introduction by editor Roger Anker, artwork by David Ho, and a foreword by Christopher Beaumont.