Note: 21 stories with introduction by Dashiell Hammett Several notices in US newspapers mention 20 stories, but there are 21. Hammett selected the stories as the judge of public nominations. (quote) The John Day Company is willing to pay $10 to any bookseller, literary editor or other person who suggests a story read in any English or American periodical which may be found acceptable for inclusion in "Creeps by Night", a collection of chills and thrills planned for September publication. Dashiell Hammett will be the judge of eligibility and no story will be used which already has appeared in book form. It is preferred that they should have been printed in periodicals not more than three years old. -- (end quote) New York Herald Tribune 1931-05-22 p19, "Literary Notes" -- The New York Times -05-31 pBR11, "Books and Authors", provides much the same information, and deadline June 15 for receipt of nominations. "It is to be a collection of strange and weird tales, by authors of any nationality. ... older stories may, in exceptional cases, be chosen if they are particularly chilling or thrilling."