Arthur Leo Zagat

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  • Bibliography:
    48 Books
  • First Book:
    January 2004
  • Latest Book:
    August 2024
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Book List in Order: 48 titles

  • Seven Out of Time

  • Dark Yesterday

  • When the Sleepers Woke

    What would you do if you and a handful of other people were the only lucky ones to have survived an apocalyptic nightmare -- and half of your fellow survivors were your sworn enemies? That's the question at the center of Arthur Leo Zagat's tightly pl...

  • The Great Dome on Mercury

    Trapped in the great dome, Darl valiantly defends Earth's outpost against the bird-man of Mars and his horde of pigmy henchmen....

  • Children of Tomorrow

    They roamed the vanished world that yesterday was America. During the last two decades of his life, Zagat wrote short stories prolifically. About 500 pieces appeared in a variety of pulp magazines, including Thrilling Wonder Stories, Argosy, Dime Mys...

  • The Lanson Screen

    The Lanson Screen by Arthur Leo Zagat is a gripping tale of espionage, science, and intrigue that plunges readers into a world where technology can control minds and determine the fate of nations. Dr. Lanson has developed a revolutionary device capab...

  • Summer Camp for Corpses and Other Stories

    SUMMER CAMP FOR CORPSES and Other Stories is a collection of horror tales by Arthur Leo Zagat and introduced by John Pelan. Zagat was one of the most prolific of the pulpsters and these nine stories from the 30s show his mastery of the weird menace f...

  • Man From Hell

    A corpse thrust forth from its grave . . . a bewitching Lolita who steals an artist's soul . . . lovers reincarnated after centuries to resume their forbidden affair . . . a strange coffin aboard a honeymoon cruise . . . . These are but a few of the ...

  • The Hand of Red Finger



  • The Corpse Factory and Other Stories

    Arthur Leo Zagat wrote some of the goriest stories ever written back in the 30s when times were bad for just about everybody. They became known as "weird menace" tales which, as a genre, reached its peak with Zagat. John Pelan tells you all about the...

  • Drink We Deep

    Nestled in the Heidelberg Hills of New York State lies Lake Wankoona. Beneath its tranquil blue surface broods another world, a place inhabited by a race of beings unknown in human history. Impelled by an eerie summons he cannot comprehend, archeolog...

  • Long Road to Tomorrow

    The complete saga of Dikar and The Bunch concludes here. Volume 2 contains the following stories: “Sunrise Tomorrow”: The road to liberty is long and perilous, but Dikar must lead his warrior Bunch down it swiftly -- if America is to see again th...

  • Tomorrow

    The complete saga of Dikar and The Bunch is collected for the first time. Set in a decimated post-invasion United States, Volume 1 contains the following stories: “Tomorrow”: What will they be like -- those Lost Children of Tomorrow, the survivor...

  • Flight of the Silver Eagle

    Atkins fumbled in his pocket with shaking fingers, pushed the paper across the desk to the chief of the Silver Eagle. The red lines on it leered at him again, the ominous design that had pronged him with knowledge of the catastrophe that had overtake...

  • The Short Stories of Arthur L. Zagat

    Arthur Leo Zagat was born February 15th, 1896 in New York City.A graduate of City College, he served in Europe for the US military during World War I. From there he studied at Bordeaux University and then graduated from Fordham Law School.Although no...

  • Horror Stories - Bait for a Monster

    Hoof-beats followed her — even though the thing that made them had been born of womanHorror Stories! The dark companion to Dime Mystery Magazine. Created to showcase stories too horrible for Terror Tales. The third of the triumvirate of fear pu...

  • Terror Tales - Chandler H. Whipple & Hen

    In 1934 a new type of magazine was born. Known by various names — the shudder pulps, mystery-terror magazines, horror-terror magazines — weird menace is the sub-genre term that has survived today. Terror Tales magazine was one of the most...

  • Terror Tales - Corpses For Witch's Mount

    What secret horror was it that forced that group of fear-frozen people to hurl themselves, one by one, into the storm-lashed maw of the canyon far below?...In 1934 a new type of magazine was born. Known by various names — the shudder pulps, mys...

  • Terror Tales - Dead Hands Seek My Bride

    Ever since Sheila, in girlhood, was saved from the monstrous attack of Crazy Charlie, her obsession grew — her obsession that the madman, long dead, was reaching from the grave to take her. When lovely Connie’s severed head was flung from...



  • No Escape from Destiny

    It took a crackpot genius like Parker to appear in a room that he could not enter -- and then prove he was not there!...

  • Walk Softly, Death

    A jail cell held the answer to the murder of Vic’s policeman father, and the price of learning it would be -- Vic’s own life!...

  • Cavern of the Shining Pool

    Jay Silton returned to Earth looking like the 20-year-old he had been when he left aboard the spaceship Luna 30 years ago -- a spaceship that had been lost with all hands aboard.Now Jay had a strange tale to tell of another world in a different unive...

  • The Faceless Men

    In a world run by an authoritarian government and enforced by the Special Police, scientists are kept virtual prisoners, made to run the atomic plants that power the great cities. Secretly, a small number of scientists have been plotting a revolution...

  • Second-Hand Death

    Der Rote Finger! the foreign spy gasped as he came face to face with America's top agent. Ford Duane, a mild mannered bookstore owner is, in truth, the dreaded Red Finger, top agent of P.A.T., hunter and destroyer of foreign spies. Carrying only a st...

  • Terror Tales #1

    Starting in 1934, editor (and publisher) Harry Steeger unveiled Terror Tales: perhaps the flagship magazine in Popular Publications' so-called Weird Menace lineup of titles. Running for almost 50 issues, Terror Tales showcased some of the best suspe...

  • Terror Tales #3

  • Terror Tales #4

    Starting in 1934, editor (and publisher) Harry Steeger unveiled Terror Tales: perhaps the flagship magazine in Popular Publications' so-called Weird Menace lineup of titles. Running for almost 50 issues, Terror Tales showcased some of the best suspen...

  • Terror Tales #5

    Starting in 1934, editor (and publisher) Harry Steeger unveiled Terror Tales: perhaps the flagship magazine in Popular Publications' so-called Weird Menace lineup of titles. Running for almost 50 issues, Terror Tales showcased some of the best suspen...

  • Terror Tales #9

    Starting in 1934, editor (and publisher) Harry Steeger unveiled Terror Tales: perhaps the flagship magazine in Popular Publications' so-called Weird Menace lineup of titles. Running for almost 50 issues, Terror Tales showcased some of the best suspe...



  • The Axeman's Necklace

    The Axeman's Necklace by Arthur Leo Zagat is a spine-chilling mystery that delves into the dark history of a cursed relic. When a gruesome necklace, once belonging to a notorious executioner, resurfaces, it brings death and terror to anyone who d...

  • Congratulations to the Corpse

    Congratulations to the Corpse by Arthur Leo Zagat is a gripping and darkly humorous mystery that will keep you guessing from start to finish. When a seemingly benign congratulatory note is discovered at the scene of a high-profile murder, it sets off...

  • Corpses on Account

    Corpses on Account by Arthur Leo Zagat is a riveting mystery that combines intrigue with dark humor. When a series of inexplicable deaths begin to plague a small town, a sharp-witted detective is drawn into a web of deception and danger. Each corpse ...

  • Corpses Pay Dividends

    Corpses Pay Dividends by Arthur Leo Zagat is a spine-tingling mystery that will have you questioning the value of life and death. When a wealthy businessman is found dead, his fortune seems to become a deadly magnet for those who seek to gain from hi...

  • Death Goes to a Picnic

    Death Goes to a Picnic by Arthur Leo Zagat is a tantalizing blend of mystery and dark humor that will keep you guessing from start to finish. What begins as a seemingly innocent outing turns sinister when a group of friends discovers a body hidden am...

  • The Death-Cloud

    In The Death-Cloud, Arthur Leo Zagat plunges readers into a world gripped by terror as a mysterious, deadly fog creeps across the land, consuming everything in its path. Panic spreads as entire cities fall silent, leaving only whispers of a ghostly m...

  • The Devil's Candlestick

    The Devil's Candlestick by Arthur Leo Zagat is a mesmerizing blend of mystery and supernatural intrigue. When a seemingly innocuous candlestick is discovered in an antique shop, its dark and malevolent origins quickly come to light. The candlesti...

  • Doc. Turner Meets the Angel of Death

    Doc. Turner Meets the Angel of Death by Arthur Leo Zagat is a spine-chilling tale where science meets the supernatural. Dr. Turner, a brilliant and rational physician, is confronted with the impossible when he encounters the Angel of Death -- a figur...

  • Doc. Turner's Death Antidote

    Doc Turner's Death Antidote by Arthur Leo Zagat is a riveting medical mystery that will keep you hooked from start to finish. When a renowned scientist, Dr. Turner, discovers a groundbreaking antidote that could revolutionize medicine, he becomes...

  • Doc. Turner's Death Cue

    Doc. Turner's Death Cue by Arthur Leo Zagat is a gripping tale of suspense and intrigue that will keep you guessing until the final page. When renowned physician Doc Turner receives a cryptic message indicating his imminent death, he is thrust in...



  • Doc. Turner's Murder Medicine

    Doc. Turner's Murder Medicine by Arthur Leo Zagat is a gripping blend of medical mystery and suspense. Dr. Turner, a brilliant but unconventional physician, becomes embroiled in a series of inexplicable deaths linked to his cutting-edge treatment...

  • Doc. Turner's Subway Suicide

    Doc. Turner's Subway Suicide by Arthur Leo Zagat is a gripping mystery that plunges readers into the depths of urban intrigue. When Dr. Turner, a respected physician, is found dead in a subway station, the initial conclusion is suicide. However, ...

  • In This Corner-Kid Death

    In This Corner -- Kid Death by Arthur Leo Zagat is a pulse-pounding crime thriller that throws you into the gritty underworld of boxing and criminal intrigue. When a rising boxing star known as Kid Death becomes embroiled in a dangerous conspiracy, h...

  • The Menace from Andromeda

    In The Menace from Andromeda, Arthur Leo Zagat delivers a gripping intergalactic thriller where Earth faces its most terrifying enemy yet -- a monstrous threat from a distant galaxy. When a deadly alien force emerges from the Andromeda constellation,...

  • Mistress of Horror

    In Mistress of Horror, Arthur Leo Zagat delivers a spine-chilling tale where terror takes a seductive form. The story follows a mysterious woman with a dark allure who holds an entire town in her sinister grip. As strange deaths and eerie occurrences...

  • Morris Street Murder March

    Morris Street Murder March by Arthur Leo Zagat is a gripping detective novel that plunges readers into a maze of intrigue and suspense. When a series of brutal murders rocks the quiet neighborhood of Morris Street, the local police are baffled by the...

  • Murder Marches By

    Murder Marches By by Arthur Leo Zagat is a riveting mystery that combines intrigue with an explosive pace. When a series of brutal murders disrupts a seemingly quiet town, the residents are gripped by fear as a shadowy killer moves through their mids...

  • Torture on Morris Street

    Torture on Morris Street by Arthur Leo Zagat is a spine-chilling crime thriller that delves into the darkest corners of human cruelty. When a series of gruesome crimes occur on the quiet and unassuming Morris Street, the neighborhood is thrown into a...

  • The Witness From Hell

    A mafia thug would never give me a choice that benefits me. Not even a thug I once loved. "The drama, suspense, viciousness, and all around brutality with breathtaking beauty is one for the shelves to be reread.” ............... Reader...

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Arthur Leo Zagat has published 48 books.

Arthur Leo Zagat does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, Mistress of Horror, was published in August 2024.

The first book by Arthur Leo Zagat, Seven Out of Time, was published in January 2004.

No. Arthur Leo Zagat does not write books in series.
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