My Touch Brings Death and Other Stories

John Pelan presents this second volume in his series, compiling pulp fiction by Bruno Fischer, who also wrote under the name Russell Gray. The collection gathers tales originally published in magazines such as Terror Tales, Sinister Stories, and Horror Stories during the late 1930s and early 1940s. Readers will find stories like She-Devil of the Sea from July and August 1938, along with A Corpse Wields the Lash from September and October 1937. Other included works are White Flesh Must Rot, My Touch Brings Death, I Said Yes to Satan, The Singing Corpses, The House that Horror Built, Darlings of the Black Master, The Devil is our Landlord, and Valley of the Red Death. The book serves as a resource for collectors adding Fischer’s work to their libraries. It draws on specific issues from Terror Tales in 1937 and 1938, Sinister Stories in February 1940, Horror Stories in December 1938 and January 1939, and Real Mystery in July 1940. The organization follows the original publication history rather than a thematic grouping. This volume suits readers interested in vintage pulp horror and the specific output of Fischer and Gray. It may not appeal to those seeking modern supernatural fiction or academic analysis of the genre. The text remains focused on the stories themselves without additional commentary. Fans of mid-century American pulp magazines will find this collection valuable for its preservation of obscure titles. The inclusion of Real Mystery alongside Terror Tales highlights the breadth of Fischer’s publication history. Ramble House continues to make these rare texts available to a wider audience through Pelan’s editorial work.