The Other Worlds is an anthology of science fiction, fantasy, and horror edited by Phil Stong.

"John Flanders" is a pen name for the author more wifely known by his other pseudonym of Jean Ray.

"[5] Unknown Worlds's pseudonymous reviewer recommended the anthology as "a lot of book for the money", noting that "it contains a number of good, forceful, entertaining stories.

[6] A reviewer for Thrilling Wonder Stories praised the book, saying "the average tale in this volume is of a very high order" while noting its editor's aversion to "interplanetary yarns".

[7] A reviewer in Future Science Fiction received the anthology quite unfavorably, calling it an "opus malodorous" and complaining that "most of the selections are weird stories of varying mediocrity.