Aah we're back! Ramble House is back for 2026 with the website finally updated for HTTPS, and a new book, a reprint of Robert Chamber's classic (or at least halfway so) work of weird horror THE KING IN YELLOW! You can get it here: ramblehouse.com/thekinginyel...

We're still alive! Hopefully I can get a new post up soon!

The other new book from Ramble House is also by Francis Nevins, Judges & Justice & Lawyers & Law: Exploring the Legal Dimensions of Fiction and Film. www.ramblehouse.com/Judges.htm

Ramble House has two new books out! The first is Ellery Queen: The Art of Detection, compiled by Francis Nevins, two-time winner of The Mystery Writers of America's Edgar Award. www.ramblehouse.com/EQ.htm

The Anthologist's Folly is a collection of eldritch horror stories curated by award-winning editor Johnny Mains. It collects stories from Bram Stoker, Algernon Blackwood, Oswell Blakeston, A.J. Alan, and other horror authors. Its page on Ramble House's website: www.ramblehouse.com/Anthologists...

Other work has gotten in the way lately, but we're still around! Expect a new post soon.

A new book from Ramble House, His Beautiful hands: The Short Fiction of Oscar Cook, collected and edited, with great effort, by Johnny Mains! www.ramblehouse.com/HisBeautiful...

Arkham House published mystery and horror writer Richard Lupoff's (RIP 2020) Lovecraft's Book in 1985, but it was a heavily cut down version of a much larger version called Marblehead. Marblehead was lost until 2012 when Ramble House published the complete novel: www.ramblehouse.com/marblehead.htm

[“As he fed the cat with Executive Mansion cutlery, the First Lady asked: “Don’t you think it is shameful for Mr. Lincoln to feed tabby with a gold fork?” Her husband replied: “If the gold fork was good enough for Buchanan I think it is good enough for Tabby” and continued feeding the cat.”]

John Dickson #Carr was a master of what's called the "locked room mystery," in which a detective solves an apparently impossible case. For aficionados of Carr, and those who would like to be, Ramble House publishes James Keirans' The Carr Companion: www.ramblehouse.com/jdccompanion...

In preparation for today’s Super Bowl in New Orleans, state police forced over 100 homeless men and women onto buses under threat of arrest, dumping them in an unheated warehouse. Tents destroyed, belongings lost. Press are barred from the warehouse. The price tag for this cruelty? $17.5 million

Notorious filmmaker Ed Wood, director of some consider the worst movies ever made, was also a writer, and his written works are of a piece with his movies. Muddled Mind by David Hayes is a celebration of his writing, and contains a few of his short stories. www.ramblehouse.com/muddledmind....

Also a reminder that if you are reading good coverage, share/post those links, a lot has shifted and people need to know where to find information

Harry Stephen Keeler is best known for his strange and idiosyncratic mysteries, but for 21 years he edited a magazine called 10-Story Book, "A Magazine for Iconoclasts." In this book published by Ramble House, Chris Mikul collects 35 of its best stories. www.ramblehouse.com/bestof10stor...

R.R. Ryan wrote (according to Karl Wagner of Twilight Zone magazine) three of the greatest horror novels of all time, but is nearly entirely unknown today. Ryan was also, secretly, a woman named Denice Bradley-Ryan writing under her father's name. The story: www.ramblehouse.com/subjugatedbe... 1/4

Ramble House books are so much cheaper if you order directly from www.ramblehouse.com. You can also sign up for a newsletter called The Rambler which has lots of book sales in it.

Delton Prouse is a semi-Robin-Hood: he steals from the rich and gives to charity, but he keeps half for himself. His weapons are pepper spray and a syringe of knock-out drug that he'll use against enemies or friends alike. Read about it in The Crimson Clown: www.ramblehouse.com/crimsonclown...

Mail call! Keeler and his bizarre circus! Lura-Lora, the double-headed girl! Crimes against written clarity! All courtesy of @ramblehouse.bsky.social

"Harry Keeler wrote over 70 novels [...] but thanks to a conspiracy among publishers and Freshman Composition 101 teachers worldwide, he has been totally forgotten by the masses." A To Izzard is a celebration of his work. More info and purchase links: www.ramblehouse.com/atoizzard.htm

Hey, it's Ramble House! The folks I have to blame for my Harry Stephen Keeler appreciation! If you want to be introduced to a writer whose books feature strangulation-via-baby-in-helicopter or detectives who can see the 4th dimension and the like, start here: www.ramblehouse.com/atoizzard.htm

In 1939, the last year of his life, Ernest Vincent Wright wrote Gadsby, a novel about the people of the town of Branton Hills, where he sensed that the young people were growing listless. And he decided to do it without using the letter E. (Which is not even the case of this description.)

It was through Ramble House that many people first found out about Harry Stephen Keeler, certainly the most original (in good and bad senses) mystery writer of all. It can be ordered from Amazon or Lulu, but contact us for a good price: www.ramblehouse.com/Daniel%20Eus...

The Anthony Boucher Chronicles, edited by Francis M. Nevins, contains every review that Boucher wrote as fiction for the San Francisco Chronicle, from 1942 to 1947. It includes an index to every author of the hundreds he reviewed and has explanatory annotations. #AnthonyBoucher

There's a new issue of the Ramble House newsletter, The Rambler out! Information on a compilation of Fender's own writing, a book sale, and more! gem.godaddy.com/p/7b798b1

Keller Memento (_not_ Keeler) is a collection of 25 short stories by Dr David Keller (1880-1966), a physician who worked with “abnormals” in various state mental institutions before he became a full-time author in the 1920s. Its page on Ramble House's site: www.ramblehouse.com/kellermement...

Hi, we're Ramble House! We're a small press (two people) who specialize in weird, pulp and out-of-print titles. We helped spread the word about Harry Stephen Keeler! Check out the catalog on our home page: www.ramblehouse.com Somehow, we have a Wikipedia page! en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramble_...

A particularly popular title of ours is Researching American-Made Toy Soldiers, by Richard O'Brien. He became an expert in the field and had numerous articles on the subject published, that are very hard to find now in 270 pages. More info: www.ramblehouse.com/researching....

Helmon Hobersteed, Chief of Homicide, gets a call about the death of a woman in a steam cabinet. He finds her head sticking out the top of a steam cabinet and her toes below—but nothing in between. It’s a novel only Harry Stephen Keeler could have written! Lulu link: www.lulu.com/shop/harry-s...

Ramble House publishes over 500 books! We're really excited to highlight some of our gallery over the coming months. Even if you're not interested in buying any of them, you might find something it's interesting just to know about!

First published in 1894, BARON VERDIGRIS is often referenced due to its having had a frontispiece illustration by Aubrey Beardsley. But this singular novella, a curious amalgam of parodies based on a time-travelling theme, deserves a reappraisal in the 21st century. ramblehouse.com/Baron%20Verd...

Sex Life of a Cop: Sergeant Jim Thorn and his partner Hal Dempsey serve the Dobbsville Police Force with a lot of energy and enthusiasm…as long as it involves engaging in sexual relations with as many women as possible! (NSFW) On Lulu, $22: www.lulu.com/shop/oscar-p...

I'm John Harris (@rodneylives here), I'm setting up this Bluesky on behalf of Ramble House Books with the permission of its owner Fender Tucker. Hello everyone!