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Clarence Aaron "Tod" Robbins (1888–1949) was an American author of horror and mystery fiction. Robbins attended Washington and Lee University (Lexington, Virginia) and...along with Mark W. Sheafe (1884?—1949) and Thornton Whitney Allen (1890–1944)...wrote the college song "Washington and Lee Swing." Sheafe wrote the tune in 1905, Allen set the music down on paper in 1909 and Robbins provided the words. The completed version was published in 1910.

He authored two short story collections and several novels. His book The Unholy Three (1917) was twice adapted for the screen, a silent version directed by Tod Browning in 1925 and a sound version directed by Jack Conway in 1930. Both adaptations starred Lon Chaney Robbins was also the author of the short story "Spurs", which Browning used as the basis for Freaks (1932), a film which later developed a cult following.

Robbins emigrated to the French Riviera from New York and refused to leave during the Nazi occupation of France. He spent the war in a concentration camp and died in 1949.

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Total Books: 18
Freaks and Fantasies
2013 - Freaks and Fantasies (Hardcover)Paperback
ISBN-13: 9781605430768
ISBN-10: 1605430765
Genres: Literature & Fiction, Science Fiction & Fantasy
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A Carnivale of Horror
2012 - A Carnivale of Horror (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9781848635036
ISBN-10: 1848635036
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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A Carnivale of Horror
2012 - A Carnivale of Horror [signed edition] (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9781848635043
ISBN-10: 1848635044
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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Freaks Or Spurs
2011 - Freaks or Spurs [Fantasy and Horror Classics] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781447403906
ISBN-10: 1447403908
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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Silent White and Beautiful and Other Stories
2009 - Silent White and Beautiful and Other Stories (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781151158451
ISBN-10: 1151158453
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The Unholy Three
2009 - The Unholy Three (Paperback)Paperback
ISBN-13: 9781150052378
ISBN-10: 1150052376
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Red Of Surley A Novel
2009 - Red of Surley a Novel [1919] (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9781120825575
ISBN-10: 1120825571
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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The Scales of Justice and Other Poems
2009 - The Scales of Justice and Other Poems (Paperback)Paperback
ISBN-13: 9781115180894
ISBN-10: 1115180894
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The Scales of Justice and Other Poems
2009 - The Scales of Justice and Other Poems (Paperback)Paperback
ISBN-13: 9781115180849
ISBN-10: 1115180843
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The Scales of Justice and Other Poems
2009 - The Scales of Justice and Other Poems (Paperback)Paperback
ISBN-13: 9781115180863
ISBN-10: 111518086X
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The Scales Of Justice And Other Poems
2009 - The Scales of Justice and Other Poems [1915] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781104505363
ISBN-10: 1104505363
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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The Spirit Of The Town A Novel Presentation In Fiction Form Of The Impulse And Desire Which Mold The Lives Of Men
The Spirit Of The Town A Novel Presentation In Fiction Form Of The Impulse And Desire Which Mold The Lives Of Men
The Unholy Three
2008 - The Unholy Three (Paperback)Paperback
ISBN-13: 9781439215616
ISBN-10: 1439215618
Genres: Literature & Fiction, Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
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Mysterious Martin The Master Of Murder
2008 - Mysterious Martin the Master of Murder (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781605431031
ISBN-10: 1605431036
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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Freaks and Fantasies
2008 - Freaks and Fantasies (Paperback)Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9781605430751
ISBN-10: 1605430757
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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Unholy Tales
Unholy Tales (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9781912586189
ISBN-10: 1912586185
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les eperons
Les Eperons (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9782916136400
ISBN-10: 2916136401
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