Карл Вагнер: Why Not You and I?

Wagner s second collection contains 11 horror stories, most of which are diverting if not actually horrifying. «Neither Brute Nor Human» is a tale of two writers who make it big, one of whom is really drained by his success, «Into Whose Hands» is an account, with very sinister overtones, of a day in the life of a psychiatrist in a state mental hospital, «Old Loves» makes gentle and not so gentle fun of the fanatic fans of the old Avengers television series, «The Last Wolf» is a sad tale of the future in which people have almost ceased to read, «Sign of the Salamander» is a well-executed pastiche of 1930s pulp magazine hero stories, «Blue Lady, Come Back» is an expert mix of detective story and supernatural story, and «Lacunae» concerns a drug that expands the consciousness a bit beyond its limits.