originally published Inside SF #3, September 1958
A traveler through Arkham on a dark and stormy night stops off at Castle Drumgool for shelter. He is served drinks and invited to spend the night. The owner has a strange library. Upon being shown to his room, the narrator wigs out.
This is a completely silly but at least amusing little piece, laden with sophomoric but still smile-inducting humor (among the fearsome books owned by the castle's master are Winnie the Pooh and How To Win Friends And Influence People). On the whole the joke is heavy-handed and even contemptuous. Surprising since Carter was such a fanboy...
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