Centipede Press publishes a variety of high quality books. These may be one-off titles, series by certain writers (i.e Fritz Leiber, Frank Herbert, others), or collections in SF, fantasy, and horror genres. One of their series is their “Library of Weird Fiction.” Their latest book in this series is a collection of stories by Carl Jacobi (1908-1997). Jacobi is considered as a minor writer in H.P. Lovecraft’s circle, but is so much more (see this appreciation by D. H. Olson, reprinted in this collection). He published multiple stories in horror/SF magazines such as Weird Tales during the 1920s and 1930s, as well as in mystery magazines. A classmate of Arkham House’s Donald Wandrei, he attended the University of Minnesota in the late 1920s. He published three collections with Arkham House and one with Fedogan & Bremer.
This new collection from Centipede Press is huge. At almost 1,000 pages it’s one of their thickest “Library of Weird Fiction” books, and an instance classic. Upon publication this book is priced at $65, but I’m sure it soon will sell out and you’ll need to pay a premium in a year or more. The book includes an introduction by John Pelan from 2013 (Pelan died in 2021), a brief note from Robert Bloch, and the aforementioned appreciation by D. H. Olson.
