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Making Monsters: A Speculative and Classical Anthology ed. Djibril al-Ayad & Emma Bridges (Futurefire.net Publishing, September 2018, 978-0-9957265-0-5, $12.43, vii+222pp, tp, oa, cover by Robin Kaplan)     Details taken from online listing. vi · Preface · Djibril al-Ayad · pr 1 · Introduction · Emma Bridges · in 5 · Danaë · Megan Arkenberg · ss 17 · The Last Siren Sings · George Lockett · ss 21 · Field Reports from the Department of Monster Resettlement · L. Chan · ss 35 · Calling Homer’s Sirens · Hannah Silverblank · ar 47 · Aeaea on the Seas · Hester J. Rook · ss 57 · To the Gargoyle Army · H. A. Eilander · pm 61 · Water · Danie Ware · ss 73 · Monsters of the World · Margrét Helgadóttir · ar 81 · A Song of Sorrow · Neil James Hudson · ss 93 · Helen of War · Margaret McLeod · pm 95 · The Vigil of Talos · Hûw Steer · ss 107 · The Monster in Your Pocket · Valeria Vitale · ar 119 · A Heart of Stone · Tom Johnstone · ss 129 · The Banshee · Alexandra Grunberg · ss 131 · The Giulia Effect · Barbara Davies · ss 143 · Caught in Medusa’s Gaze · Liz Gloyn · ar 153 · The Eyes Beyond the Hearth · Catherine Baker · ss 163 · Eclipse · Misha Penton · ss 165 · The Origin of the Different · Maria Anastasiadou · ar 177 · Justice Is a Noose · Valentine Wheeler · ss 185 · Siren Song · Barbara E. Hunt · pm 187 · The Tengu’s Tongue · Rachel Bender · ss 197 · Ecological Angst and Encounters with Scary Flesh · Annegret Maerten · ar 207 · When Soldiers Come · Hunter Liguore · ss 213 · Afterword · Mathilde Skoie · aw

New Altars ed. Dawn Albright & Sandra J. Hutchinson (Angelus Press, February 1997, 0-9648653-6-X, $14.95, 231pp, tp, oa)     Original anthology of 19 SF and fantasy stories and two poems about spirituality and religion. Four stories and one poem are reprints. Authors include Nancy Etchemendy, Tom Piccirilli, Darrell Schweitzer, and Mary Turzillo. Introduction by Katherine Kurtz. 7 · Introduction · Katherine Kurtz · in 9 · Brit Lit One · Mary A. Turzillo · pm 11 · A Candle in the Sun · David Niall Wilson · nv Starshore Winter 1990, as by David Niall 29 · The Mourning Keeper · Charles Ardai · ss 37 · Ignis Aer Terra Aqua · Carol D. Page · ss 43 · Want’s Bridge · Nancy Etchemendy · ss 49 · The Book of Permissions · Ellen Brenner · ss 61 · Paindance · Tom Piccirilli · nv Pentacle by Tom Piccirilli, Pirate Writings, 1995 79 · The Sin Eater · Charles Saplak · ss Nightstalker 93 · Learning to Spell · Mark McLaughlin · vi 97 · Blessed Mother · Lisa Costello · ss 107 · A Song for All Seasons · Alexandra Honigsberg · ss 117 · Going to the Mountain · Darrell Schweitzer · nv Monochrome ed. Bryan Cholfin, Broken Mirrors Press, 1990 131 · Gabriel’s Gargoyle · Lorelei Shannon · ss 147 · Flying Suitcases · Deborah Hunt · vi 151 · Touch the Air · Sue Thomason · ss 163 · God 4 a Day · Alan Kirk · ss 173 · Casting the Cards · Kathleen M. Massie-Ferch · ss 183 · The Toxic Baby · Pat York · ss 193 · The Passion of Julian Garcia · Mark Noe · ss 207 · Death Looked Down · Brian Dana Akers · nv; given as by Bryan Dana Akers in the Table of Contents. 231 · Mucusoids · Mary A. Turzillo · pm Tales of the Unanticipated #4, Fall/Winter 1988

Vision Quests ed. Dawn Albright & Sandra J. Hutchinson (Angelus Press, December 1995, 0-9648653-1-9, $9.95, 125pp, tp, oa)     Anthology of seven SF and fantasy tales of shamanism, five original, and one poem. 9 · Introduction · Dawn Albright · in 11 · Visit to the Medicine Man · Mary A. Turzillo · pm 13 · The Turquoise Horse · K. D. Wentworth · ss 27 · A Quantum Shaman for Her Time · Charlee Jacob · ss 39 · The Healer · Susan J. Kroupa · nv L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume X ed. Dave Wolverton, Bridge, 1994 63 · Bloody Knife and Morning Star · David Niall Wilson · ss 77 · Blood Brotherhood · Vol Ranger · ss 87 · Range Wars · Diane de Avalle-Arce · ss 95 · The Year of Storms · Judith Berman · ss Realms of Fantasy February 1995

The Dragon Who Ate His Tail by Ray Bradbury ed. Donn Albright--- see under Ray Bradbury.

Greentown Tinseltown by Ray Bradbury ed. Donn Albright--- see under Ray Bradbury.

It Came from Outer Space by Ray Bradbury ed. Donn Albright--- see under Ray Bradbury.

Match to Flame: The Fictional Path to Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury ed. Donn Albright--- see under Ray Bradbury.

Somewhere a Band Is Playing %%3 by Ray Bradbury ed. Donn Albright--- see under Ray Bradbury.

Mrs. Vargas and the Dead Naturalist by Kathleen J. Alcalá (Calyx Books, May 1992, 0-934971-25-0, $9.95, 170pp, tp, co, cover by Alfredo Arreguin)     Collection of 14 fantasy/magic realism stories, six apparently original, with a preface by the author. xi · Preface · Kathleen J. Alcalá · pr 1 · The Transforming Eye · Kathleen J. Alcalá · ss CALYX v12 #2, 1989/90 17 · Sweetheart · Kathleen J. Alcalá · ss Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine March 1991 29 · Gypsy Lover · Kathleen J. Alcalá · ss 39 · Reflection in the Eye of a Crow · Kathleen J. Alcalá · ss Black Ice v3, 1987 43 · Mrs. Vargas and the Dead Naturalist · Kathleen J. Alcalá · ss The Seattle Review v8 #2, 1985 53 · The Fire of San Marcos · Kathleen J. Alcalá · ss Chiricú v5 #2, 1989 63 · A Pearl in the Desert · Kathleen J. Alcalá · ss 73 · Ghostwriting for the Archbishop · Kathleen J. Alcalá · ss 87 · Reading the Road · Kathleen J. Alcalá · ss 99 · The Canary Singer · Kathleen J. Alcalá · ss 117 · Flora’s Complaint · Kathleen J. Alcalá · ss Tales of Magic Realism by Women ed. Susanna J. Sturgis, Crossing Press, 1991 127 · Taking Inventory · Kathleen J. Alcalá · ss The Daily, U. of Washington February 5 1986 131 · Amalia · Kathleen J. Alcalá · ss Women and Aging, CALYX Books, 1986 143 · La Esmeralda · Kathleen J. Alcalá · nv

Ghostly Companions by Vivien Alcock (Methuen, July 1984, 0-416-49330-0, £5.95, 160pp, hc, oc)     Young-adult fantasy/horror collection. 1 · The Sea Bride · Vivien Alcock · ss 19 · Patchwork · Vivien Alcock · ss 32 · The Strange Companions · Vivien Alcock · ss 43 · Siren Song · Vivien Alcock · ss 49 · A Change of Aunts · Vivien Alcock · ss 61 · The Good-looking Boy · Vivien Alcock · ss 73 · The Whisperer · Vivien Alcock · ss 86 · A Fall of Snow · Vivien Alcock · ss 94 · QWERTYUIOP · Vivien Alcock · ss 109 · The Masquerade · Vivien Alcock · ss

Behind a Mask: The Unknown Thrillers of Louisa May Alcott by Louisa May Alcott (The Hogarth Press, 1985, 0-7012-0638-1, £3.95, xxxviii+277pp, tp, co, cover by Edward Poynter)     Reprint (Morrow 1975) collection. vii · Introduction · Madeleine B. Stern · in xxxv · Letter to Louisa May Alcott from Her Publisher (Aug 11, 1866) · [uncredited] · lt (r) xxxvii · Letter to Louisa May Alcott from Her Publisher (Jan 21, 1865) · [uncredited] · lt (r) 1 · Behind a Mask; or, A Woman’s Power · Louisa May Alcott · n. The Flag of Our Union October 13 1866, as by A. M. Barnard 105 · Pauline’s Passion and Punishment · Louisa May Alcott · nv Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Newspaper January 3 1863 (+1), uncredited. 153 · Mysterious Key, and, What It Opened · Louisa May Alcott · na Elliott, Thomas & Talbot, 1867 209 · The Abbot’s Ghost: or, Maurice Treherne’s Temptation · Louisa May Alcott · na The Flag of Our Union January 5 1867 (+3), as by A. M. Barnard; subtitled “A Christmas Story”.

Louisa May Alcott’s Fairy Tales and Fantasy Stories by Louisa May Alcott (University of Tennessee Press, 1992, 0-87049-752-9, $39.95, 392pp, hc, co)     Collection of 39 stories, edited and with a critical introduction by Daniel Shealy. A trade paperback edition (-758-8, $24.95) bound from the same sheets, is also available. xv · Introduction · Daniel Shealy · in 3 · Flower Fables · Louisa May Alcott · vi Flower Fables by Louisa May Alcott, George W. Briggs and Co., 1855 4 · The Frost King; or, The Power of Love · Louisa May Alcott · ss Flower Fables by Louisa May Alcott, George W. Briggs and Co., 1855 17 · Eva’s Visit to Fairy-Land · Louisa May Alcott · ss Flower Fables by Louisa May Alcott, George W. Briggs and Co., 1855 29 · Lily-Bell and Thistledown · Louisa May Alcott · nv Flower Fables by Louisa May Alcott, George W. Briggs and Co., 1855 51 · Little Bud · Louisa May Alcott · ss Flower Fables by Louisa May Alcott, George W. Briggs and Co., 1855 59 · Little Annie’s Dream; or, The Fairy Flower · Louisa May Alcott · ss Flower Fables by Louisa May Alcott, George W. Briggs and Co., 1855 67 · Ripple, the Water-Spirit · Louisa May Alcott · ss Flower Fables by Louisa May Alcott, George W. Briggs and Co., 1855 79 · The Rose Family · Louisa May Alcott · nv James Redpath, 1864 106 · What the Bells Saw and Said · Louisa May Alcott · ss Saturday Evening Gazette December 21 1867 115 · Shadow-Children · Louisa May Alcott · ss Morning-Glories, and Other Stories by Louisa May Alcott, Horace B. Fuller, 1868 125 · What the Swallows Did · Louisa May Alcott · ss Morning-Glories, and Other Stories by Louisa May Alcott, Horace B. Fuller, 1868 133 · Little Gulliver · Louisa May Alcott · ss Morning-Glories, and Other Stories by Louisa May Alcott, Horace B. Fuller, 1868 141 · The Whale’s Story · Louisa May Alcott · ss Morning-Glories, and Other Stories by Louisa May Alcott, Horace B. Fuller, 1868 148 · A Strange Island · Louisa May Alcott · ss Morning-Glories, and Other Stories by Louisa May Alcott, Horace B. Fuller, 1868 156 · Fancy’s Friend · Louisa May Alcott · ss Morning-Glories, and Other Stories by Louisa May Alcott, Horace B. Fuller, 1868 171 · Madam Cluck, and Her Family · Louisa May Alcott · ss Merry’s Museum August 1869 176 · A Curious Call · Louisa May Alcott · ss Merry’s Museum February 1869 181 · Fairy Pinafores · Louisa May Alcott · ss Aunt Jo’s Scrap-Bag: Cupid and Chow-Chow by Louisa May Alcott, Roberts Brothers, 1874 192 · The Moss People · Louisa May Alcott · ss Aunt Jo’s Scrap-Bag: Cupid and Chow-Chow by Louisa May Alcott, Roberts Brothers, 1874 202 · What Fanny Heard · Louisa May Alcott · ss The Youth’s Companion May 13 1869 206 · A Marine Merry-Making · Louisa May Alcott · ss Merry’s Museum October 1869 215 · The Autobiography of an Omnibus · Louisa May Alcott · ss St. Nicholas October 1874 223 · Rosa’s Tale · Louisa May Alcott · ss Aunt Jo’s Scrap-Bag: Jimmy’s Cruise in the Pinafore by Louisa May Alcott, Roberts Brothers, 1879 233 · What Becomes of the Pins · Louisa May Alcott · ss Aunt Jo’s Scrap-Bag: Jimmy’s Cruise in the Pinafore by Louisa May Alcott, Roberts Brothers, 1879 242 · The Dolls’ Journey from Minnesota to Maine · Louisa May Alcott · ss Aunt Jo’s Scrap-Bag: An Old-Fashioned Thanksgiving by Louisa May Alcott, Roberts Brothers, 1882 255 · A Christmas Dream, and How It Came True · Louisa May Alcott · ss Harper’s Young People December 5 1882 (+1) 268 · The Candy Country · Louisa May Alcott · ss St. Nicholas November 1885 281 · The Skipping Shoes · Louisa May Alcott · ss Lulu’s Library. Vol. 1. A Christmas Dream by Louisa May Alcott, Roberts Brothers, 1886 288 · Cockyloo · Louisa May Alcott · ss Lulu’s Library. Vol. 1. A Christmas Dream by Louisa May Alcott, Roberts Brothers, 1886 294 · Rosy’s Journey · Louisa May Alcott · ss Lulu’s Library. Vol. 1. A Christmas Dream by Louisa May Alcott, Roberts Brothers, 1886 304 · The Fairy Box · Louisa May Alcott · ss Lulu’s Library. Vol. 1. A Christmas Dream by Louisa May Alcott, Roberts Brothers, 1886 311 · The Three Frogs · Louisa May Alcott · ss Lulu’s Library. Vol. 1. A Christmas Dream by Louisa May Alcott, Roberts Brothers, 1886 320 · Sunshine, and Her Brothers and Sisters · Louisa May Alcott · ss Lulu’s Library. Vol. 2. The Frost King by Louisa May Alcott, Roberts Brothers, 1887 324 · The Fairy Spring · Louisa May Alcott · ss Lulu’s Library. Vol. 2. The Frost King by Louisa May Alcott, Roberts Brothers, 1887 334 · Queen Aster · Louisa May Alcott · ss Woman’s Journal February 26 1887, as “A Flower Fable” 339 · The Brownie and the Princess · Louisa May Alcott · ss Lulu’s Library. Vol. 2. The Frost King by Louisa May Alcott, Roberts Brothers, 1887 355 · Mermaids · Louisa May Alcott · ss Lulu’s Library. Vol. 2. The Frost King by Louisa May Alcott, Roberts Brothers, 1887 367 · The Flower’s Story · Louisa May Alcott · ss Lulu’s Library. Vol. 2. The Frost King by Louisa May Alcott, Roberts Brothers, 1887 380 · The Silver Party · Louisa May Alcott · ss Harper’s Young People November 22 1887 389 · Bibliography · [uncredited] · bi

A Whisper in the Dark by Louisa May Alcott (Barnes & Noble, June 1996, 0-7607-0185-7, $9.98, 496pp, hc, co, cover by Jean Beraud) [edited by Stefan Dziemianowicz]     Collection of gothic stories, subtitled “Twelve Thrilling Tales.” Edited by Stefan Dziemianowicz, with an introduction by novelist/editor Susie Mee. This is an instant remainder edition. vii · Foreword · Stefan Dziemianowicz · fw ix · Introduction · Susie Mee · in 1 · A Modern Mephistopheles · Louisa May Alcott · n. 1877 132 · Marion Earle; or, Only an Actress! · Louisa May Alcott · ss 1858 151 · La Jeune; or, Actress and Woman · Louisa May Alcott · ss Frank Leslie’s Chimney Corner April 18 1868 168 · A Pair of Eyes; or, Modern Magic · Louisa May Alcott · nv Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Newspaper October 24 1863 (+1) 198 · The Abbot’s Ghost: or, Maurice Treherne’s Temptation · Louisa May Alcott · na The Flag of Our Union January 5 1867 (+3), as by A. M. Barnard 258 · Perilous Play · Louisa May Alcott · ss Frank Leslie’s Chimney Corner February 3 1869 270 · Love and Self-Love · Louisa May Alcott · ss The Atlantic Monthly March 1860, uncredited. 290 · Ariel: A Legend of the Lighthouse · Louisa May Alcott · nv Frank Leslie’s Chimney Corner July 8 1865 (+1) 328 · A Whisper in the Dark · Louisa May Alcott · nv Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Newspaper June 6 1863 (+1) 365 · V. V.; or, Plots and Counterplots · Louisa May Alcott · na The Flag of Our Union February 4 1865 (+3) 451 · Enigmas · Louisa May Alcott · nv Frank Leslie’s Popular Monthly April 1876 486 · A Laugh and a Look · Louisa May Alcott · ss Frank Leslie’s Chimney Corner July 4 1868

The Heart of Childhood ed. Henry Mills Alden & William Dean Howells--- see under William Dean Howells.

Shapes That Haunt the Dusk ed. Henry Mills Alden & William Dean Howells--- see under William Dean Howells.

Our Haunted Shores: Tales from the Coasts of the British Isles ed. Emily Alder, Jimmy Packham & Joan Passey (The British Library, June 23, 2022, 978-0-7123-5421-9, £9.99, 288pp, tp, an) [British Library Tales of the Weird]     Volume 31 in the series. 7 · Introduction · Emily Alder, Jimmy Packham & Joan Passey · in 15 · The Haunted Beach · Mary Robinson · pm The Morning Post February 28 1800 21 · Two Sonnets · Charlotte Smith · gp (r) _ · On Being Cautioned Against Walking on an Headland Overlooking the Sea, Because It Was Frequented by a Lunatic · Charlotte Smith · pm Elegiac Sonnets by Charlotte Smith, 1784, as “Sonnet: LXX” _ · Sonnet: XLIV · Charlotte Smith · pm Elegiac Sonnets by Charlotte Smith, 1784 25 · Narrative of a Fatal Event · Walter Scott · ss Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine March 1818, as by Tweedside 39 · The Strange Student · [uncredited] · ss Hood’s Magazine and Comic Miscellany February 1844 57 · What Was It? · [uncredited] · ss (r) 75 · One Day at Arle · Frances Hodgson Burnett · ss Scribner’s Monthly September 1872, as by Fannie E. Hodgson 93 · Two Folk Tales · James Bowker · ss (r) 111 · The Last of Squire Ennismore · Charlotte Riddell · ss The Penny Illustrated Paper Christmas 1886 123 · Legends · H. D. Lowry · ss Wreckers and Methodists, and Other Stories by H. D. Lowry, Heinemann, 1893 131 · A Ghost of the Sea · Francis Prevost · nv Temple Bar July 1893 161 · Crooken Sands · Bram Stoker · nv Holly Leaves December 1 1894 189 · The Sea Raiders · H. G. Wells · ss The Weekly Sun Literary Supplement December 6 1896 205 · The Sea Fit · Algernon Blackwood · ss Country Life June 25 1910 223 · Where the Tides Ebb and Flow · Lord Dunsany · ss Saturday Review (UK) May 2 1908, as “The Terrible Dream” 231 · Four Folk Tales · Sophia Morrison · ss (r) 245 · Out of the Earth · Arthur Machen · ss T.P.’s Weekly November 27 1915 257 · The Tale of an Empty House · E. F. Benson · ss Hutchinson’s Magazine June 1925 275 · On the Isle of Blue Men · Robert W. Sneddon · nv Ghost Stories April 1927 307 · Seashore Macabre: A Moment’s Experience · Hugh Walpole · ss All Soul’s Night by Hugh Walpole, Macmillan, 1933 315 · A Coast-Nightmare · Christina Rossetti · pm New Poems by Christina Rossetti by Christina Rossetti, Macmillan and Co., 1896, as “A Nightmare (Fragment)”