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Disciples of Cthulhu II: Blasphemous Tales of the Followers ed. Edward P. Berglund (Chaosium, May 2003, 1-56882-143-3, $13.95, xiv+219pp, tp, oa, cover by Harry Fassl)     Original anthology of 13 Lovecraftian stories, two reprints (one revised). Authors include A.A. Attanasio, Robert M. Price, and Brad Strickland. Berglund’s introduction discusses the spread of the Cthulhu Mythos to the Internet. x111 · Editor’s Preface · Edward P. Berglund · pr 1 · The Bookseller’s Second Wife [Cthulhu] · Walter C. DeBill, Jr. · nv 32 · Eldritch [Cthulhu] · Brad Linaweaver & Fred Olen Ray · nv 53 · The Web [Cthulhu] · Gary Myers · ss 60 · Passing Through [Cthulhu] · Robert Weinberg · ss 73 · The Idol [Cthulhu] · Scott David Aniolowski · ss Tales Out of Innsmouth ed. Robert M. Price, Chaosium, 1999 90 · Time in the Hourless House [Cthulhu] · A. A. Attanasio · ss 95 · Special Order [Cthulhu] · Henry Lee Forrest · nv 121 · Lujan’s Trunk [Cthulhu] · Donald R. Burleson · ss 135 · The San Francisco Treat [Cthulhu] · C. J. Henderson · ss 141 · Acute Spiritual Fear [Cthulhu] · Robert M. Price · nv 172 · The Eldridge Collection [Cthulhu] · Will Murray · nv 194 · An Arkham Home Companion [Cthulhu] · Brad Strickland · ss 198 · The Last Temptation of Ricky Perez [Cthulhu] · Benjamin Adams · ss 215 · About the Contributors · [uncredited] · bg

The Disciples of Cthulhu (var. 1) ed. Edward P. Berglund (Chaosium, March 1996, 1-56882-054-2, $10.95, 258pp, tp, an, cover by H. E. Fassl)     Revised (DAW 1976) anthology of nine stories, one original; this edition has a new preface by Edward P. Berglund, and new illustrations by Earl Geier. The Ramsey Campbell and Brian Lumley stories have been slightly revised. Dropped from this edition are stories by Lin Carter and Joseph Payne Brennan; new to this edition are stories by A.A. Attanasio and Robert M. Price (the one original). vi · Preface to the Revised Edition · Edward P. Berglund · pr viii · Preface to the Original Edition · Edward P. Berglund · fw The Disciples of Cthulhu ed. Edward P. Berglund, DAW, 1976, as “Editor’s Foreword” x · Introduction · Robert Bloch · in 1 · The Fairground Horror [Cthulhu] · Brian Lumley · nv The Disciples of Cthulhu ed. Edward P. Berglund, DAW, 1976; revised. 35 · The Silence of Erika Zann [Cthulhu] · James Wade · ss The Disciples of Cthulhu ed. Edward P. Berglund, DAW, 1976 45 · All-Eye [Cthulhu] · Bob Van Laerhoven · ss The Disciples of Cthulhu ed. Edward P. Berglund, DAW, 1976 57 · The Tugging [Severn Valley] · Ramsey Campbell · nv The Disciples of Cthulhu ed. Edward P. Berglund, DAW, 1976; revised. 83 · Where Yidhra Walks [Cthulhu] · Walter C. DeBill, Jr. · nv The Disciples of Cthulhu ed. Edward P. Berglund, DAW, 1976 111 · Glimpses [Cthulhu] · A. A. Attanasio · nv Nameless Places ed. Gerald W. Page, Arkham House, 1975 140 · Dope War of the Black Tong [Cthulhu] · Robert M. Price · nv 167 · Darkness, My Name Is [Cthulhu] · Eddy C. Bertin · nv The Disciples of Cthulhu ed. Edward P. Berglund, DAW, 1976 214 · The Terror from the Depths [Cthulhu] · Fritz Leiber · na The Disciples of Cthulhu ed. Edward P. Berglund, DAW, 1976

Looking Far West: The Search for the American West in History, Myth, and Literature ed. Frank Bergon & Zeese Papanikolas (Mentor, 1978, 476pp, hc, an)     An academic collection of historical/literary excerpts from many sources, including such Western authors as Zane Grey, Mari Sandoz, Crane, Steinbeck, Larry McMurtry, etc. No discernible pulp material. This contains over two hundred short excerpts of various sorts, almost all from nonfiction texts. (There are a couple dozen poems.) Aside from some Native creation myths and a couple of tall tales reprinted from nonfiction sources, only “fiction” items are listed. 121 · The Prairie · James Fenimore Cooper · ex (r) from novel of same name. 233 · Paradise as a Police State [Sherlock Holmes] · Sir Arthur Conan Doyle · ex from A Study in Scarlet, Beeton’s Christmas Annual 1887 246 · When You Call Me That, Smile! · Owen Wister · ex Macmillan US, 1902 from The Virginian. 262 · The Luck of Roaring Camp · Bret Harte · ex Overland Monthly August 1868 288 · The Finished Product: The Virginian · Owen Wister · ex Macmillan US, 1902 from The Virginian. 314 · The Disinterested Killer, Bill Harrigan · Jorge Luis Borges · ss (r) from A Universal History of Infamy. 326 · Settling Down · Zane Grey · ex (r) from Raiders of Spanish Peaks. 328 · Carrion Spring · Wallace Stegner · nv Esquire October 1962 352 · Facing the Great Unknown · O. E. Rölvaag · ex (r) from Giants in the Earth. 353 · A First Crop · O. E. Rölvaag · ex (r) from Giants in the Earth. 361 · Democracy on the Sodhouse Frontier · Hamlin Garland · ex (r) from “Among the Corn-Rows” in Main-Travelled Roads. 378 · The Railroad Squeezes the Farmers · Frank Norris · ex (r) from The Octopus. 405 · Wobbly Mythology · John Dos Passos · ex (r) from Nineteen Nineteen. 418 · The Last Trek · John Steinbeck · ex (r) from The Grapes of Wrath. 428 · Wild West Week in Cheyenne · Jack Kerouac · ex (r) from On the Road. 438 · A Lot of Cowboys · Judith Rascoe · nv The Atlantic Monthly November 1970 473 · San Narciso, California · Thomas Pynchon · ex from The Crying of Lot 49, J.B. Lippincott, June 1966

The Avenging Chance and Other Mysteries from Roger Sheringham’s Casebook by Anthony Berkeley (Crippen & Landru, February 2004, 1-932009-17-5, $19.00, 188pp, tp, co, cover by Gail Cross) [Roger Sheringham] [edited by Tony Medawar & Arthur Robinson]     Collection of eight stories. Also in limited hc edition (-16-7). 7 · The Master of the Final Twist · Tony Medawar & Arthur Robinson · in 23 · Concerning Roger Sheringham [Roger Sheringham] · Anthony Berkeley · ar Dead Mrs. Stratton by Anthony Berkeley, Doubleday, 1933 27 · The Avenging Chance [Roger Sheringham] · Anthony Berkeley · ss Pearson’s Magazine September 1929 51 · Perfect Alibi [Roger Sheringham] · Anthony Berkeley · ss The Evening Standard March 11 1953 revised from “The Story of the Perfect Alibi” (Radio Times, August 1, 1930). 57 · The Mystery of Horne’s Copse · Anthony Berkeley · nv Home and Country January 1931 (+11) 93 · Unsound Mind · Anthony Berkeley · ss Time and Tide October 14 1933 (+1) 107 · White Butterfly [Roger Sheringham] · Anthony Berkeley · ss The Evening Standard August 28 1936 121 · The Wrong Jar [Roger Sheringham] · Anthony Berkeley · nv 1929 139 · Double Bluff [Roger Sheringham] · Anthony Berkeley · ss The Roger Sheringham Stories by Anthony Berkeley, Carnacki, 1994 155 · Mr. Bearstowe Says… [Roger Sheringham] · Anthony Berkeley · ss The Saturday Book #3, 1943 · Appendices 177 · Why Do I Write Detective Stories? · Anthony Berkeley · ar (r) 179 · The Body’s Upstairs · A. B. Cox · ss London Opinion 183 · A Checklist of the Sheringham and Moresby Mysteries in Anthony Berkeley Cox · Tony Medawar & Arthur Robinson · bi (r)

Jumping Jenny by Anthony Berkeley (Hodder & Stoughton, 1933, hc, n.) [Roger Sheringham]

Jumping Jenny by Anthony Berkeley (The British Library, January 10, 2022, 978-0-7123-5470-7, £8.99, 256pp, tp, no) [Roger Sheringham; British Library Crime Classics]     Reprint (Hodder 1933) mystery novel.

Murder in the Basement by Anthony Berkeley (Hodder & Stoughton, 1932, hc, n.) [Roger Sheringham]

Murder in the Basement by Anthony Berkeley (The British Library, November 10, 2021, 978-0-7123-5394-6, £8.99, 256pp, tp, no) [Roger Sheringham; British Library Crime Classics]     Reprint (Hodder 1932) mystery novel.

The Poisoned Chocolates Case by Anthony Berkeley (Collins, 1929, hc, n.) [Roger Sheringham; Ambrose Chitterwick]

The Poisoned Chocolates Case by Anthony Berkeley (The British Library, October 2016, 978-0-7123-5653-4, £8.99, 267pp, tp, no) [Roger Sheringham; Ambrose Chitterwick; British Library Crime Classics]     Reprint (Collins 1929) mystery novel.

David Copperfield’s Beyond Imagination ed. Janet Berliner, David Copperfield & Martin H. Greenberg--- see under David Copperfield.

David Copperfield’s Tales of the Impossible ed. Janet Berliner, David Copperfield & Martin H. Greenberg--- see under David Copperfield.

Desire Burn: Women’s Stories from the Dark Side of Passion ed. Janet Berliner, Uwe Luserke & Martin H. Greenberg (Carroll & Graf, October 1995, 0-7867-0259-1, $9.95, 260pp, tp, an)     Anthology of 22 erotic horror stories, seven original. The all-female authors include Lisa Mason, Marina Fitch, Poppy Z. Brite, Nancy Holder, and Martha Soukup. There is an introduction by Janet Berliner, who is also the only editor credited on the cover. ix · Introduction · Janet Berliner Gluckman · in 3 · Castoff · Janet Berliner Gluckman · vi Shayol #7, 1985 6 · The Arbitrary Placement of Walls · Martha Soukup · ss Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine April 1992 22 · Having Keith · Martha Soukup · ss Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine June 1988 33 · The Other Woman · Lois Tilton · ss Masques IV ed. J. N. Williamson, Maclay, 1991 40 · Woodworker · Nancy Kilpatrick · ss Nøctulpa 1994 47 · Near-Flesh · Katherine Dunn · ss The Ultimate Frankenstein ed. Byron Preiss, David Keller, Megan Miller & John Gregory Betancourt, Dell, 1991 61 · Letter, Lover · Joyce Carol Oates · ss Where Is Here? by Joyce Carol Oates, Ecco Press, 1992 66 · Do I Dare to Ask Your Name? · Esther M. Friesner · ss Pulphouse: The Hardback Magazine #5, Fall 1989 74 · Remnants · Deidra Cox · ss Dead of Night #10, Fall 1994 81 · Patent Pending · Jan Barrette · ss 92 · The Lonely Heart · Dawn Dunn · ss Bizarre Sex and Other Crimes of Passion #2, 1993 100 · The Sixth Sentinel · Poppy Z. Brite · nv Borderlands 3 ed. Thomas F. Monteleone, Borderlands Press, 1993 117 · The Banks of the River · Marina Fitch · ss 133 · Wife of Fifty Years · Melanie Tem · ss 142 · Windowsitting · Lucy Taylor · nv The Flesh Artist by Lucy Taylor, Silver Salamander Press, 1994 162 · Felicitas · Lisa Mason · ss 181 · Johnny Canada · T. Diane Slatton · ss 193 · Mime Games · P. D. Cacek · ss Pulphouse: A Fiction Magazine #19, 1995 203 · The Midwife · Cynthia Ward · ss 216 · Heat · Nancy Holder · ss 225 · Salon Satin · Carolyn Banks · ss I Shudder at Your Touch ed. Michele Slung, Roc, 1991 233 · A Touch of the Old Lilith · Nina Kiriki Hoffman · nv Women of Darkness II ed. Kathryn Ptacek, Tor, 1990 254 · About the Authors · [uncredited] · bg

Peter S. Beagle’s Immortal Unicorn ed. Janet Berliner, Peter S. Beagle & Martin H. Greenberg--- see under Peter S. Beagle.

Peter S. Beagle’s Immortal Unicorn Vol. 1 ed. Janet Berliner, Peter S. Beagle & Martin H. Greenberg--- see under Peter S. Beagle.

The Pocket Book of Dog Stories ed. Harold Berman (Pocket Books, December 1942, 187, 25¢, 234pp, pb, an, cover by Hoffman)     Details supplied by Kenneth R. Johnson. ix · Introduction · MacKinlay Kantor · in 1 · Moses · Walter D. Edmonds · nv The Atlantic Monthly August 1938 22 · Garm—A Hostage · Rudyard Kipling · nv The Saturday Evening Post December 23 1899 42 · Verdun Belle · Alexander Woollcott · ts Collier’s October 22 1927 50 · The Shape of Fear · Ben Ames Williams · nv The Saturday Evening Post August 22 1931 72 · Portrait of a Gentleman · Gladys B. Taber · ss Pictorial Review March 1935 79 · Setter and Terrier · Preston Quadland · ss Harper’s Magazine March 1939 88 · The Whistle · Hugh Walpole · ss All Soul’s Night by Hugh Walpole, Macmillan, 1933 105 · “The Better I Like Dogs” · Albert Payson Terhune · es Bumps, Harper, 1927 118 · Being a Public Character · Don Marquis · ss The American Magazine September 1917 131 · A Dog’s Nervous System · E. B. White · es (r) 135 · The Training of a Dog · E. B. White · es (r) 140 · Obituary · E. B. White · ms The New Yorker 142 · Snapshot of a Dog · James Thurber · hu The New Yorker March 9 1935 147 · Brought to Earth · Leslie Field · ss The Bookman February 1924 158 · The Biscuit Eater · James Street · nv The Saturday Evening Post May 13 1939 179 · Autumn Music · Corey Ford & Alastair MacBain · nv Collier’s October 23 1937 200 · A Pair of Lovers · Elsie Singmaster · ss Scribner’s Magazine November 1915 212 · Brag Dog · Vereen Bell · nv The Saturday Evening Post November 18 1939

Demon Lovers ed. Lucy Berman (Tandem Books, 1970, 4260-3842-8, 5/-, 192pp, pb, an) 7 · Introduction · Lucy Berman · in 9 · Akin to Love · Christianna Brand · ss Rogue April 1963 19 · Toussel’s Pale Bride · W. B. Seabrook · ex from The Magic Island, Harcourt Brace & World, 1929; a slightly shorter version of “…Dead Men Working in the Cane Fields”. 26 · Formula for Calling up the Dead · W. B. Seabrook · ex from The Magic Island, Harcourt Brace & World, 1929 27 · Ligeia · Edgar Allan Poe · nv American Museum September 18 1838 51 · The Examination of Elizabeth Weed of Great Catworth, Widow · John Davenport · ex The Witches of Huntingdon, 1646 53 · The Moon-Slave · Barry Pain · ss Stories in the Dark by Barry Pain, Grant Richards, 1901 61 · Ballad of a Were-wolf · Graham R. Tomson · pm (r) 63 · For the Blood Is the Life · F. Marion Crawford · ss Collier’s December 16 1905 87 · How Love Came to Professor Guildea · Robert Hichens · na Pearson’s Magazine October 1897, as “The Man Who Was Beloved” 153 · Madam Lucifer · Richard Garnett · ss The Twilight of the Gods by Richard Garnett, Unwin, 1888 161 · The Phantom-Wooer · Thomas Lovell Beddoes · pm from Death’s Jest-Book, William Pickering, 1850 162 · Schalken the Painter · Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu · nv Ghost Stories and Tales of Mystery by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu, James McGlashan, 1851 revised from “Strange Event in the Life of Schalken the Painter” (Dublin University Magazine May 1839).

Bad Seeds: Evil Progeny ed. Steve Berman (Prime Books, June 25, 2013, 978-1-60701-393-8, $15.95, 368pp, tp, an, cover by Myriam Moreno & Samantha Thiele)     Anthology of 27 horror stories, five original, about wicked children. Authors include Lisa Tuttle, Stephen King, Peter Straub, and Cassandra Clare & Holly Black. Details taken from online listing. · Introduction · Steve Berman · in · If Damon Comes [Oxrun Station] · Charles Grant · ss The Year’s Best Horror Stories: Series VI ed. Gerald W. Page, DAW, 1978 · Treats · Norman Partridge · ss The Blood Review October 1990 · The Family · Halli Villegas · ss Hair Wreath and Other Stories by Halli Villegas, ChiZine Publications, 2010 · The Horse Lord · Lisa Tuttle · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction June 1977 · My Name Is Leejun · John Schoffstall · ss · Princess of the Night · Michael Kelly · vi Undertow and Other Laments by Michael Kelly, Dark Regions Press, 2009 · Duck Hunt · Joe R. Lansdale · ss After Midnight ed. Charles L. Grant, Tor, 1986 · The Choir · Joel Lane · ss · Children of the Corn · Stephen King · nv Penthouse March 1977 · Yellowjacket Summer · Robert McCammon · ss Rod Serling’s The Twilight Zone Magazine October 1986 · The Stuff That Goes On in Their Heads · Michael Marshall Smith · ss Swallowed by the Cracks ed. Bill Breedlove & John Everson, Dark Arts Books, 2011, as “What Goes On in Their Heads” · Second Grade · Charles Antin · ss Unstuck #1, 2011 · Respects · Ramsey Campbell · ss British Invasion ed. Christopher Golden, Tim Lebbon & James A. Moore, Cemetery Dance Publications, 2009 · Melanie Klein Said · Robert McVey · ss · Gaslight · Jeffrey Ford · ss · Endless Encore · Will Ludwigsen · ss In Search of and Others by Will Ludwigsen, Lethe Press, 2013 originally appeared in the audio download The Drabblecast #244, May 25, 2012. · Cockroach · Dale Bailey · nv The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction December 1998 · By the Mark · Gemma Files · ss The Worm in Every Heart by Gemma Files, Prime Books, 2004 · The Disappearance of James H___ · Hal Duncan · ss Strange Horizons June 13 2005 · I Was a Teenage Slasher Victim · Stephen Graham Jones · ss · Blue Rose [Blue Rose] · Peter Straub · na Underwood-Miller, 1985 · Making Friends · Gary Raisor · vi The Horror Show Summer 1985 · You Deserve · Alex Jeffers · ss · The Queen of Knives · Georgina Bruce · ss · The Naughty List · Christine Morgan · ss · The Perfect Dinner Party · Cassandra Clare & Holly Black · ss Teeth ed. Ellen Datlow & Terri Windling, Harper, 2011 · Make Believe · Michael Reaves · ss The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction March/April 2010