The Apes of Wrath

From the jungles of Tarzan to outer space and beyond, the apes in these remarkable tales boldly go where humans dare not. Provocative and fantastical, this clever anthology delves into the cultural fascination with—and dread of—humanity's simian cousins. In "Evil Robot Monkey," a disgruntled chimp receives an implant that makes him more cunning than his cohort and humans alike; and a murder mystery unravels with the discovery of a hair that does not appear quite human in the classic Poe tale, "Murders in the Rue Morgue." Merging steampunk with slapstick, "The Ape-Box Affair" has a not-so-ordinary orangutan landing on Earth in a spherical flying ship—where he is promptly mistaken for an alien; and Joe R. Lansdale has King Kong setting a terrible example with booze and Barbie dolls in "Godzilla's Twelve-Step Program." Intertwining beloved classics with inventive new writings, this collection explores the lighter and darker sides of these furry primates and holds a mirror to man's deepest anxieties and desires.

Foreword by Rupert Wyatt, director of *Rise of the Planet of the Apes*

Introduction by Richard Klaw, editor

Fiction

"Tarzan's First Love" by Edgar Rice Burroughs

"Quidquid volueris" by Gustave Flaubert

"A Report to an Academy" by Franz Kafka

"Her Furry Face" by Leigh Kennedy

"Evil Robot Monkey" by Mary Robinette Kowal

"Godzilla's 12 Step Program" by Joe R. Lansdale

"Rachel in Love" by Pat Murphy

"Murders in the Rue Morgue" by Edgar Allen Poe

"The Maze of Maâl Dweb" by Clark Ashton Smith

"Deviation From A Theme" by Steven Utley

"Dr. Hudson's Secret Gorilla" by Howard Waldrop

"The Cult of the White Ape" by Hugh B. Cave

"The Apes and the Two Travelers" by Aesop

“After King Kong Fell” by Philip Jose Farmer

"The Ape Box Affair" by James Blaylock

"Faded Roses" by Karen Joy Fowler

"Red Shadows" by Robert E. Howard

Nonfiction

"The Four-Color Ape" by Scott Cupp

"Apes in Literature" by Jess Nevins

"Gorilla of Your Dreams: A Brief History of Simian Cinema" by Rick Klaw

"The Men in the Monkey Suit" by Mark Finn