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Spectre 3 ed. Richard Davis (Abelard Schuman UK, 1976, 0-200-72450-9, £2.95, vi+138pp, hc, oa)     A collection of ghost stories aimed at the young adult reader. iv · Introduction · Richard Davis · in 1 · Heritage · Tim Stout · nv 30 · What Happened in the Mine · Guy Weiner · ss 45 · Secret Worship [John Silence] · Algernon Blackwood · nv John Silence by Algernon Blackwood, Eveleigh Nash, 1908 84 · The Woman in the Green Dress · Joyce Marsh · ss 98 · I’m Sorry, Mrs. Baxter · David Campton · ss 115 · Lord Dunwilliam and the Cwn Annwn · R. Chetwynd-Hayes · nv Welsh Tales of Terror ed. R. Chetwynd-Hayes, Fontana, 1973

Spectre 4 ed. Richard Davis (Abelard Schuman UK, 1977, 0-200-72513-0, £3.50, x+145pp, hc, oa)     A collection of ghost stories aimed at the young adult reader. · Introduction · Richard Davis · in 1 · The Understudies · Julia Birley · nv 22 · Free for Dinner · Tim Stout · ss 40 · The Ghost of Cottfield Village · Robin Smyth · ss 53 · Sea Change · Samantha Lee · ss 61 · The Skulls in the Belfry · Pamela Cleaver · ss 75 · Lamia · Paul Dorrell · ss 87 · The Boy with the Short Haircut · Robin Smyth · ss 103 · The Master of Blas Gwynedd · Joyce Marsh · ss 114 · Scriveners Inn · Guy Weiner · ss 123 · The House by the Tarn · Basil Copper · ss Dark Things ed. August Derleth, Arkham House, 1971 139 · Magic Carpet · T. E. D. Klein · ss Myrddin #3, 1976

Tandem Horror 2 ed. Richard Davis (Universal-Tandem, 1968, T198, 3/6d, 192pp, pb, oa) 7 · Introduction · Richard Davis · in 10 · Working for Miss Arethusa · Angus James · ss 24 · The Dooley Street Centre-Forward · Robin Smyth · ss 32 · Reply Guaranteed · J. Ramsey Campbell · ss 48 · Ice in their Laughter · Rosemary Timperley · ss 68 · Dead on His Feet · Julia Birley · ss 83 · The Forgiver · Walter Harris · ss Penthouse (UK) March 1966 89 · The Inheritance · Simon Pilkington · ss 108 · I’m Not Mad Yet · Elizabeth Fancett · ss 117 · From Our Special Correspondent · D. E. Piper · ss 138 · The Stocking · J. Ramsey Campbell · ss 148 · The Lady by the Stream · Richard Davis · ss 169 · Voices in the Night · Rosemary Timperley · ss 184 · The Last Bus · Michel Parry · ss

Tandem Horror 3 ed. Richard Davis (Universal-Tandem, 1969, 4260-3762-6, 5/-, 190pp, pb, oa) 9 · Introduction · Richard Davis · in 13 · The Snowman · Dennis Piper · ss 32 · The Tourists · John Burke · ss 50 · What Happened to Sally? · Rosemary Timperley · ss 69 · The Sick Room · Richard Davis · nv 98 · Cyril · J. Ramsey Campbell · ss 110 · Sawdust Caeser · Julia Birley · ss 130 · Alderman Stratton’s Fancy · David Campton · ss 147 · Takeover Bid · Audrey Johnson · ss 163 · Museum Piece · Elizabeth M. Fancett · ss

The Year’s Best Horror Stories No. 1 ed. Richard Davis (Sphere, May 1971, 28592, 25p, 189pp, pb, an) 7 · Double Whammy · Robert Bloch · ss Fantastic February 1970 19 · The Sister City [Cthulhu] · Brian Lumley · ss Tales of the Cthulhu Mythos ed. August Derleth, Arkham House, 1969 33 · When Morning Comes · Elizabeth Fancett · ss The Fifth Ghost Book ed. Rosemary Timperley, Barrie & Rockliff, 1969 51 · Prey · Richard Matheson · ss Playboy April 1969 63 · Winter · Kit Reed · ss Winter’s Tales 15 ed. A. D. Maclean, Macmillan, 1969 71 · Lucifer! · E. C. Tubb · ss Vision of Tomorrow November 1969 83 · I Wonder What He Wanted · Eddy C. Bertin · ss translated from the Dutch (“Ik zou wel eens willen weten wat hij wou”); first appeared in Spanish (Las Mejores Historias de Fantasmas, 1970). 93 · Problem Child · Peter Oldale · ss Vision of Tomorrow June 1970 101 · The Scar · Ramsey Campbell · ss Startling Mystery Stories Summer 1969 117 · Warp · Ralph Norton · ss Mayfair v3 #9, 1968 131 · The Hate · Terri E. Pinckard · ss Witchcraft & Sorcery #5, January/February 1971 137 · A Quiet Game · Celia Fremlin · ss Argosy (UK) April 1970 145 · After Nightfall · David A. Riley · ss revised from Weird Window #1 ’70. 155 · Death’s Door · Robert McNear · nv Playboy March 1969

The Year’s Best Horror Stories No. 2 ed. Richard Davis (Sphere, 1972, 28606, 30p, 160pp, pb, an) 9 · Preface · Richard Davis · pr 11 · Foreword · Christopher Lee · fw 13 · Thirst · Gerald W. Page · nv Witchcraft & Sorcery #7, 1972 52 · David’s Worm · Brian Lumley · ss Pulp 1971 60 · The Price of a Demon · Gary Brandner · ss Witchcraft & Sorcery #7, 1972 72 · The Knocker at the Portico · Basil Copper · ss Dark Things ed. August Derleth, Arkham House, 1971 84 · The Throwaway Man · Steve Chapman · vi Weirdbook #3, 1970 87 · The Woman with the Mauve Face · Rosemary Timperley · ss (r) 91 · Shadows of the Living · Ronald Blythe · ss The Sixth Ghost Book ed. Rosemary Timperley, Barrie & Rockliff, 1970 111 · The Animal Fair · Robert Bloch · ss Playboy May 1971 124 · Napier Court · Ramsey Campbell · ss Dark Things ed. August Derleth, Arkham House, 1971 139 · Haunts of the Very Rich · T. K. Brown, III · nv Playboy May 1971

The Year’s Best Horror Stories No. 3 ed. Richard Davis (Sphere, 1973, 0-7221-2861-4, 30p, 173pp, pb, an) 7 · Introduction · Richard Davis · in 9 · Pages from a Young Girl’s Journal · Robert Aickman · nv The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction February 1973 46 · The Long-Term Residents · Kit Pedler · ss The Seventh Ghost Book ed. Rosemary Timperley, Barrie & Rockliff, 1971 60 · Mirror from Antiquity · Susanna Bates · vi Weirdbook #5, 1972 62 · Like Two White Spiders · Eddy C. Bertin · ss translated from the Dutch (“Als twee grote witte spinnen”, De achtjaarlijkse god, Bruna, 1971). 73 · The Old Horns · Ramsey Campbell · ss Demons by Daylight by Ramsey Campbell, Arkham House, 1973 82 · Haggopian · Brian Lumley · nv The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction June 1973 107 · The Recompensing of Albano Pizar · Basil Copper · ss 124 · The Were-Creature · Kenneth Pembrooke · ss Witchcraft & Sorcery #5, January/February 1971 129 · The Events at Poroth Farm · T. E. D. Klein · na From Beyond the Dark Gateway #2, 1972

The Year’s Best Horror Stories, No. 1 ed. Richard Davis (DAW, July 1972, UQ1013, 95¢, 174pp, pb, an)     Reprint (Sphere 1971 as The Year’s Best Horror Stories No. 1) ghost/horror anthology. First US edition. First of series which continued in US after British edition dropped.

The Year’s Best Horror Stories: Series II ed. Richard Davis (DAW, July 1974, UY1119, $1.25, 207pp, pb, an, cover by Hans Arnold)     Stories from the Sphere U.K. volumes 2 and 3. 7 · Foreword · Christopher Lee · fw The Year’s Best Horror Stories No. 2 ed. Richard Davis, Sphere, 1972; revised. 11 · David’s Worm · Brian Lumley · ss Pulp 1971 21 · The Price of a Demon · Gary Brandner · ss Witchcraft & Sorcery #7, 1972 33 · The Knocker at the Portico · Basil Copper · ss Dark Things ed. August Derleth, Arkham House, 1971 47 · The Animal Fair · Robert Bloch · ss Playboy May 1971 61 · Napier Court · Ramsey Campbell · ss Dark Things ed. August Derleth, Arkham House, 1971 77 · Haunts of the Very Rich · T. K. Brown, III · nv Playboy May 1971 99 · The Long-Term Residents · Kit Pedler · ss The Seventh Ghost Book ed. Rosemary Timperley, Barrie & Rockliff, 1971 113 · Like Two White Spiders · Eddy C. Bertin · ss The Year’s Best Horror Stories No. 3 ed. Richard Davis, Sphere, 1973 translated from the Dutch (“Als twee grote witte spinnen”, De achtjaarlijkse god, Bruna, 1971). 125 · The Old Horns · Ramsey Campbell · ss Demons by Daylight by Ramsey Campbell, Arkham House, 1973 135 · Haggopian · Brian Lumley · nv The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction June 1973 161 · The Events at Poroth Farm · T. E. D. Klein · na From Beyond the Dark Gateway #2, 1972

The Year’s Best Horror Stories: Series III ed. Richard Davis (DAW, June 1975, UY1180, $1.25, 173pp, pb, an, cover by Michael Whelan)     Published in the UK as The First Orbit Book of Horror (Orbit 1976). 9 · Introduction · Richard Davis · in 11 · The Whimper of Whipped Dogs · Harlan Ellison · ss Bad Moon Rising ed. Thomas M. Disch, Harper & Row, 1973 28 · The Man in the Underpass · Ramsey Campbell · ss 39 · S.F. · T. E. D. Klein · ss 56 · Uncle Vlad · Clive Sinclair · ss Transatlantic Review #46/47, Summer 1973 68 · Judas Story · Brian M. Stableford · ss 86 · The House of Cthulhu [Cthulhu] · Brian Lumley · ss Whispers July 1973 98 · Satanesque · Allan Weiss · ss The Literary Magazine of Fantasy and Terror v1 #6, 1974 109 · Burger Creature · Steve Chapman · ss Orbit 12 ed. Damon Knight, Putnam, 1973 117 · Wake Up Dead · Tim Stout · ss 134 · Forget-Me-Not · Bernard Taylor · nv 152 · Halloween Story · Gregory Fitz Gerald · ss; this is given as from Balthus, 1973, but the last issue of Balthus was #4 in 1972. 164 · Big, Wide, Wonderful World · Charles E. Fritch · vi The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction March 1958 168 · The Taste of Your Love · Eddy C. Bertin · ss translated from the Dutch (“De smaak van jouw liefde”, De achtjaarlijkse god, Bruna, 1971).

The Man Who Could Not Lose by Richard Harding Davis (Charles Scribner’s Sons, September 1911, 254pp, hc, co) 1 · The Man Who Could Not Lose · Richard Harding Davis · nv Collier’s August 20 1910 (+1) 67 · My Buried Treasure · Richard Harding Davis · nv 101 · The Consul · Richard Harding Davis · nv Scribner’s Magazine December 1910 139 · The Nature Faker · Richard Harding Davis · nv Collier’s December 10 1910 163 · The Lost House · Richard Harding Davis · nv The London Magazine July 1911

The Man Who Could Not Lose (var. 1) by Richard Harding Davis (Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1916, vii+365pp, hc, co)     Expanded from the 1911 edition by the addition of three stories. v · Richard Harding Davis · Leonard Wood · ob [Ref. Richard Harding Davis] 1 · The Man Who Could Not Lose · Richard Harding Davis · nv Collier’s August 20 1910 (+1) 62 · My Buried Treasure · Richard Harding Davis · nv The Man Who Could Not Lose by Richard Harding Davis, Charles Scribner's Sons, 1911 93 · The Consul · Richard Harding Davis · nv Scribner’s Magazine December 1910 128 · The Nature Faker · Richard Harding Davis · nv Collier’s December 10 1910 149 · Billy and the Big Stick · Richard Harding Davis · nv Metropolitan May 1914 186 · The Frame-Up · Richard Harding Davis · nv Metropolitan August 1915 223 · The Lost House · Richard Harding Davis · nv The London Magazine July 1911 312 · The Log of the “Jolly Polly” · Richard Harding Davis · nv Metropolitan October 1915

Waltzing with the Dead by Russell Davis (Wildside Press, January 2004, 1-59224-615-X, $22.95, 239pp, hc, co)     Collection of 14 stories (four original) and four poems (three original). Introduction by Ed Gorman. This is a print-on-demand edition. 9 · Introduction · Ed Gorman · in · Part One—Sacrifices 13 · Sacrifices · Russell Davis · pm New Amazons ed. Margaret Weis & Martin H. Greenberg, DAW, 2000 15 · Monster · Russell Davis · ss 23 · One Tree Hill · Russell Davis · ss Warrior Princesses ed. Elizabeth Ann Scarborough & Martin H. Greenberg, DAW, 1998 33 · Omega Time · Russell Davis · ss Sol’s Children ed. Jean Rabe & Martin H. Greenberg, DAW, 2002 41 · Seven Year Itch · Russell Davis · ss · Part Two—Of Memories 55 · Of Memories · Russell Davis · pm 57 · The Sleepers · Russell Davis · ss 77 · A Kiss of Fire · Russell Davis · ss 83 · The Death of Winston Foster · Russell Davis · ss Future Crimes ed. Martin H. Greenberg & John Helfers, DAW, 1999 · Part Three—Traveler 99 · Traveler · Russell Davis · pm 101 · The Morality of Feeling Good · Russell Davis · ss HEAT, Volume 1, Foggy Windows Books, 2001, as by Christopher Tracy 115 · The End of Summer · Russell Davis · nv Merlin ed. Martin H. Greenberg, DAW, 1999 141 · Father of Shadow, Son of Light · Russell Davis · ss Knight Fantastic ed. Martin H. Greenberg & John Helfers, DAW, 2002 159 · The Body Clock · Russell Davis · nv Alien Abductions ed. Martin H. Greenberg & John Helfers, DAW, 1999 · Part Four—Waltzing with the Dead 185 · Waltzing with the Dead · Russell Davis · pm 187 · Across Hickman’s Bridge to Home · Russell Davis · ss Civil War Fantastic ed. Martin H. Greenberg, DAW, 2000 199 · Author’s Note · Russell Davis · ms (r) 201 · Dead Tired · Russell Davis · ss Black Cats and Broken Mirrors ed. Martin H. Greenberg & John Helfers, DAW, 1998 213 · A Kiss at Midnight · Russell Davis · nv Single White Vampire Seeks Same ed. Martin H. Greenberg & Brittiany A. Koren, DAW, 2001

Ghost Towns ed. Russell Davis & Martin H. Greenberg--- see under Martin H. Greenberg.

Lost Trails ed. Russell Davis & Martin H. Greenberg--- see under Martin H. Greenberg.

Transformers Legends ed. Russell Davis--- see under David Cian.

Lone Star Sleuths: An Anthology of Texas Crime Fiction ed. Steven L. Davis, Bill Cunningham & Rollo K. Newsom--- see under Bill Cunningham.

The Best of South African Science Fiction, Volume 1 ed. Tony Davis (Science Fiction South Africa, 1981, 109pp, pb, an, cover: The Blockhouse by Doc Robinson)     Anthology of a dozen stories selected from the annual competitions organised by Science Fiction South Africa from 1971 to 1980. The pages are unnumbered; page numbers have been added to show lengths of stories. 1 · Intro · Tony Davis · in 3 · A Piece of Rope · W. G. Lipsett · ss Probe #49, August 1981; illustrated by Doc Robinson 15 · Mtaki · Elaine Mommsen · ss Probe #49, August 1981 21 · Rebirth · Claude Nunes · ss (r) 31 · Moving On · Eric Grossman · ss Probe #45, August 1980 37 · Colour Prejudice · Norman Cutler · ss (r); illustrated by Doc Robinson 47 · Organic Motoring · C. J. M. Northam · ss Probe #40, May 1979 53 · The Blockhouse · Elaine Mommsen · ss Probe #41, August 1979 59 · Landscape with Prisms · Peter Wilhelm · ss Probe #41, August 1979 67 · Information Classified · Wessel Ebersohn · ss Probe #46, November 1980 77 · Please Insert ID-Card · Tex Cooper · ss Probe #44, May 1980; illustrated by Doc Robinson; given as “ID-Card” in the Table of Contents. 83 · The Killing Grounds · Robin Peter Matthews · ss Probe #42, November 1979 87 · Landfall · Christopher Backeberg · ss Probe #45, August 1980; given as by Christopher Backeburg. 97 · A Brief History of Science Fiction South Africa · Simon Scott · ar 99 · Banned Science Fiction Books in South Africa · Tony Davis · ar