Featuring 32 wonderfully eerie illustrations by legendary cartoonist Gahan Wilson, this fast-paced cult classic is widely considered one of Zelazny’s most inventive and entertaining works. Structured as a series of daily entries spanning the month of October, it has inspired a beloved Halloween tradition! Readers return to the novel every year to enjoy one chapter each night, building toward the climactic events of October 31...

Whenever a full moon falls on All Hallows’ Eve, the conditions are right for a gate to be opened, allowing the Elder Gods to return from the Nether Regions to which they were banished eons ago. Snuff, a remarkably clever guard dog with preternatural abilities, and his master, Jack the Ripper, are Closers—players drawn to the place where the gate may open in order to prevent the Elder Gods’ return. But others intend to open it. These powerful and unscrupulous Openers will stop at nothing to prevail, and the ensuing occult contest will determine the fate of the world.

A Night in the Lonesome October is Roger Zelazny’s ingenious love letter to Gothic horror and iconic Old Hollywood monster movies. This dark fantasy novel gathers familiar figures from classic horror and Victorian literature: Mary Shelley’s tragic Frankenstein’s monster, Bram Stoker’s sinister Count Dracula, H. P. Lovecraft’s eldritch horrors, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s legendary detective Sherlock Holmes, and more. The result is a delightfully strange blend of Lovecraftian horror, supernatural mystery, playful humor, and poetic fantasy—gleefully macabre yet irresistibly charming. Perfect for fans of T. Kingfisher (Ursula Vernon), Terry Pratchett, and Ray Bradbury, as well as readers of humorous Gothic fantasy, supernatural mysteries, classic creature features, and atmospheric Halloween adventures.