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Morgan Library Ghost Stories ed. Inge Dupont & Hope Mayo (Fordham University Press, 1990, 0-8232-1283-1, $24.95, 108pp, hc, oa)     An anthology of seven original ghost stories which originated following an exhibition at The Pierpont Morgan Library of M.R. James’s work on medieval manuscripts. A contest was held for ghost stories connected in some way with the Morgan Library and written in the style of M. R. James. 7 · Introduction · Hope Mayo · in 19 · Old Macgregor: A Tale of Hallowe’en · Rhoda Mansbach · ss 33 · Lily Hodge · Herbert Cahoon · ss 40 · Lex Talionis · J. Rigbie Turner · ss 58 · The Ballad of the Belle · Mark Farrell · ss 65 · The Clergyman’s Bargain · Janet Ing Freeman · ss 80 · Non Furtum Facies · Richard Priest · ss 87 · Slide Lecture · Liran Ludeley · ss 105 · Notes on the Contributors · [uncredited] · bg

The Western Story: Fact, Fiction and Myth ed. Philip Durham & Everett L. Jones (Harcourt, Brace, Jovanovich, 1975, tp, an)     “A distinguished anthology: Five factual essays by such as TR, Hough, and Jack Schaefer; 16 short stories by our best, six mythological evocations.” Note: Only those selections categorized as fiction are listed; however, those items under fact and myth include material by writers of fiction such as Jack Schaefer, Zane Grey. The other pieces consist of academic studies and critical reviews. · Stampede! · Allan Bosworth · ss The Saturday Evening Post December 2 1950 · Wine on the Desert · Max Brand · ss This Week June 7 1936 · The Indian Well · Walter Van Tilburg Clark · ss Accent Spring 1943 · The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky · Stephen Crane · nv McClure’s Magazine February 1898 · The Tin Star · John M. Cunningham · nv Collier’s December 6 1947 · The Trap · Clay Fisher · nv The Oldest Maiden Lady in New Mexico, and Other Stories by Clay Fisher, Macmillan, 1962 · The Scarecrow · Vardis Fisher · ss Frontier and Midland 1934 · Canyon Walls · Zane Grey · na Ladies’ Home Journal October 1930 (+2) · The Guns of William Longley · Donald Hamilton · ss Iron Men and Silver Stars ed. Donald Hamilton, Fawcett, 1967 · Tennessee’s Partner · Bret Harte · ss Overland Monthly October 1869 · Stage to Lordsburg · Ernest Haycox · ss Collier’s April 10 1937 · All Gold Canyon · Jack London · nv The Century Magazine November 1905 · Hopalong Sits In [Hopalong Cassidy] · Clarence Mulford · nv Short Stories January 10 1930 · Top Hand · Luke Short · ss The Saturday Evening Post October 30 1943 · Gun Job · Thomas Thompson · nv Collier’s February 28 1953 · Balaam and Pedro · Owen Wister · ss Harper’s New Monthly Magazine January 1894

Ariel, The Book of Fantasy (v2, 1977) ed. Thomas Durwood--- see under Ariel, The Book of Fantasy v2, 1977.

Ariel, The Book of Fantasy (v3, 1978) ed. Thomas Durwood--- see under Ariel, The Book of Fantasy v3, 1978.

Ariel, The Book of Fantasy (v4, 1978) ed. Thomas Durwood--- see under Ariel, The Book of Fantasy v4, 1978.

Ariel, a fantasy magazine (v1, Autumn 1976) ed. Thomas Durwood--- see under Ariel, A Fantasy Magazine v1, 1976.

Masterpieces of Science Fiction ed. Thomas Durwood & Armand Eisen (Ariel Books, May 1978, 0-345-27620-5, $7.95, 107pp, lp, an)     Voyages Through Time and Space (illustrated). · Introductions · Charles Platt · si 10 · Sunjammer · Arthur C. Clarke · nv Boys’ Life March 1964; illustrated by Philip & Charles Smith 22 · A Sound of Thunder · Ray Bradbury · ss Collier’s June 28 1952; illustrated by Jim Hamill 32 · I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream · Harlan Ellison · ss If March 1967; illustrated by Alexander Heart 42 · Report on the Barnhouse Effect · Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. · ss Collier’s February 11 1950; illustrated by Thomas Blackshear 52 · Misfit · Robert A. Heinlein · nv Astounding Science-Fiction November 1939; illustrated by Charles Smith 66 · Seed Stock · Frank Herbert · ss Analog Science Fiction—Science Fact April 1970; illustrated by Michael Hague 76 · Juggernaut · A. E. van Vogt · ss Astounding Science Fiction August 1944; illustrated by J. DeFrancesco 84 · And the Sea Like Mirrors · Gregory Benford · ss Again, Dangerous Visions ed. Harlan Ellison, Doubleday, 1972; illustrated by Rodney Dale Stevens 96 · Robbie [Robots] · Isaac Asimov · ss Super Science Stories September 1940, as “Strange Playfellow”; illustrated by Tom Gieseke

Tall Short Stories ed. Eric Duthie (Ace Star, 1960, K-113, 50¢, 352pp, pb, an)     Reprint (Simon & Schuster 1959) anthology. 9 · Introduction · Eric Duthie · in · I. The Natural Liar 17 · A.V. Laider · Max Beerbohm · nv The Century Magazine June 1916 37 · A Funny Thing [Uncle Silas] · H. E. Bates · ss The Daily Express February 28 1938 42 · The Open Window · Saki · ss The Westminster Gazette November 18 1911 · II. The Air of Truth 46 · Mrs. Jorkens [Joseph Jorkens] · Lord Dunsany · ss Cosmopolitan October 1930, as “The Mermaid’s Husband” 62 · The Misadventures of a Matrimonial Swindler · Karel Capek; translated by Paul Selver · ss Tales from Two Pockets by Karel Capek, tr. Paul Selver, Faber and Faber, 1932 translated from the Czech (“Príbeh snatkového podvodníka”, 1929). 69 · Entrance Fee · Alexander Woollcott · ss The New Yorker March 1 1930, as “Histoire de France, or Entrance Fee” 72 · Flurry at the Sheep Dog Trial · Eric Knight · ss (r) 77 · Astonished Father · Bernard Glemser · ss (r) 88 · The Woman in the Case · Anton Chekhov · ss (r) 94 · The Contraption · Rhys Davies · ss Printers’ Pie #1, 1950 103 · Song at Twilight · Wolcott Gibbs · ss The New Yorker July 6 1946 108 · The Window · Guy de Maupassant · ss (r) 114 · Idle Tears [Joseph Jorkens] · Lord Dunsany · ss The (London) Evening News February 6 1951 118 · The B.B.I. · A. J. Alan · ss The London Magazine February 1927 · III. The Wolf Strain: A Ferocious Pack 129 · The Troll · T. H. White · ss Gone to Ground, 1935 140 · The Unicorn in the Garden · James Thurber · vi The New Yorker October 21 1939 141 · Fallen Star · John Collier · ss Fancies and Goodnights by John Collier, Doubleday, 1951 153 · Another American Tragedy · John Collier · ss The New Yorker June 1 1940 160 · Earth to Earth · Robert Graves · ss Punch February 1955 165 · On Guard · Evelyn Waugh · ss Maclean’s March 15 1935 175 · Two Bottles of Relish [Mr. Linley] · Lord Dunsany · ss Time and Tide November 12 1932 (+1) · IV. The Hyperbolist 188 · The Great French Duel · Mark Twain · ex (r) from A Tramp Abroad, American Publishing Company, 1880. 195 · Guest of the Redshields · Christina Stead · ss (r) 199 · The Background [Clovis Sangrail] · Saki · ss Leinsters’ Magazine July 1910 202 · Pigs Is Pigs · Ellis Parker Butler · ss American Illustrated Magazine September 1905 211 · A Cross Action [Albert Haddock] · A. P. Herbert · ss Uncommon Law by A. P. Herbert, Methuen, 1935 216 · How the Brigadier Slew the Fox [Brigadier Gerard] · Sir Arthur Conan Doyle · ss The Cosmopolitan December 1899, as “The Crime of the Brigadier” 229 · The Awful Fate of Melpomenus Jones · Stephen Leacock · ss Literary Lapses by Stephen Leacock, Gazette, 1910 231 · Maxim’s at Fifty Thousand Feet · Art Buchwald · ss (r) 235 · The Golden Scilens · Sir John Squire · ss The Grub Street Nights Entertainment by J. C. Squire, Hodder, 1924 · V. Science Fiction Surpassed 247 · The Vanishing Man · Richard Hughes · ss A Moment of Time by Richard Hughes, Chatto & Windus, 1926 250 · No Strings Attached [Marionettes, Inc.] · Ray Bradbury · ss Startling Stories March 1949, as “Marionettes, Inc.” 258 · Elixir of Love · C. S. Forester · ss Bluebook October 1954, as “Macnamara’s Exhilarating Elixir” 266 · Do Insects Think? · Robert Benchley · ss (r) 267 · The Truth About Pyecraft · H. G. Wells · ss The Strand Magazine April 1903 277 · God and the Machine · Nigel Balchin · ss 1951 · VI. Life the Great Tall Story 288 · I’ll Always Call You Schnorrer, My African Explorer · S. J. Perelman · ss (r) 296 · The Extraordinary Cabman · G. K. Chesterton · ss (r) 299 · The Perfect Game · G. K. Chesterton · ss The Daily News August 11 1906 303 · The Rightful Heir · Archibald Marshall · ss (r) 306 · The Bus · Archibald Marshall · ss (r) 309 · The Man with the Heart in the Highlands · William Saroyan · ss The Evening Standard June 19 1937 · VII. Upside Down-Inside Out 317 · The Carmanship of Godfrey Plaste · Stephen Potter · ss (r) 322 · Quigley 873 · Frank Sullivan · ss The New Yorker December 29 1951 328 · The Honest Man and the Devil · Hilaire Belloc · ss (r) 333 · Mr. Havlena’s Verdict · Karel Capek; translated by Paul Selver · ss Tales from Two Pockets by Karel Capek, tr. Paul Selver, Faber and Faber, 1932 translated from the Czech (“Soud pana Havleny”, 1929). 339 · If Grant Had Been Drinking at Appomattox · James Thurber · vi The New Yorker December 6 1930 342 · Love Is a Fallacy · Max Shulman · ss Cosmopolitan June 1951

The Sapphire Goddess by Nictzin Dyalhis (DMR Books, April 2, 2018, $13.00, 388pp, pb, co, cover: The Sapphire Goddess by M. Brundage from Weird Tales February 1934)     Details supplied by Denny Lien. 5 · Introduction · D. M. Ritzlin · in 8 · When the Green Star Waned [Venhez] · Nictzin Dyalhis · nv Weird Tales April 1925 44 · The Eternal Conflict · Nictzin Dyalhis · nv Weird Tales October 1925 97 · He Refused to Stay Dead · Eric Marston & Nictzin Dyalhis · nv Ghost Stories May 1927; given as by Nictzin Dyalhis alone. 121 · The Dark Lore · Nictzin Dyalhis · nv Weird Tales October 1927 166 · The Oath of Hul Jok [Venhez] · Nictzin Dyalhis · nv Weird Tales September 1928 223 · The Red Witch · Nictzin Dyalhis · nv Weird Tales April 1932 264 · The Sapphire Goddess · Nictzin Dyalhis · nv Weird Tales February 1934 308 · The Sea-Witch · Nictzin Dyalhis · nv Weird Tales December 1937 354 · Heart of Atlantan · Nictzin Dyalhis · nv Weird Tales September 1940 bc. · The Sea-Witch · Virgil Finlay · cv Weird Tales December 1937

Gods and Monsters ed. Michael Dyer & Jason Andrew--- see under Jason Andrew.

Asymmetry by Thoraiya Dyer (Twelfth Planet Press, March 2013, 978-0-9872162-7-4, A$18.00, viii+97pp, pb, oc, cover by Amanda Rainey)     Original collection of four stories. Introduction by Nancy Kress. Details taken from online listing. vii · Thoraiya Dyer: Giving Us Ourselves in Exotic Worlds · Nancy Kress · in 1 · After Hours · Thoraiya Dyer · nv 27 · Zadie, Scythe of the West · Thoraiya Dyer · ss 43 · Wish Me Luck · Thoraiya Dyer · nv 65 · Seven Days in Paris · Thoraiya Dyer · nv

Logical Fantasy by John Wyndham ed. David Dyte--- see under John Wyndham.

100 Creepy Little Creature Stories ed. Stefan R. Dziemianowicz, Robert Weinberg & Martin H. Greenberg--- see under Robert Weinberg.

100 Crooked Little Crime Stories ed. Stefan R. Dziemianowicz, Robert Weinberg & Martin H. Greenberg--- see under Robert Weinberg.

100 Dastardly Little Detective Stories ed. Stefan Dziemianowicz, Robert Weinberg & Martin H. Greenberg--- see under Robert Weinberg.

100 Fiendish Little Frightmares ed. Stefan R. Dziemianowicz, Robert E. Weinberg & Martin H. Greenberg (Barnes & Noble, October 1997, 0-7607-0144-X, $7.98, 596pp, hc, an, cover by Lucy Corvino)     Horror anthology of 100 horror stories. Introduction by Dziemianowicz. This is an instant remainder edition. ix · Introduction · Stefan Dziemianowicz · in 1 · 3.47 AM · David Langford · ss The Gruesome Book ed. Ramsey Campbell, Piccolo, 1983 8 · Angry Man · Darrell Schweitzer · ss Fear #16, April 1990 15 · Another House, Another Home · Bruce Boston · ss 1987 20 · The Back of the Mirror · Hugh B. Cave · ss Borderland October 1987 27 · Blood Ghost · John Helfers · ss Phantoms of the Night ed. Richard Gilliam & Martin H. Greenberg, DAW, 1996 34 · The Burned House · Vincent O’Sullivan · ss The Century Magazine October 1916 40 · The Cage · Ray Russell · ss Rogue November 1959, as by Roger Thorne 46 · The Case of Lady Sannox · Sir Arthur Conan Doyle · ss The Idler November 1893 54 · The Cat-Woman · Mary Elizabeth Counselman · ss Weird Tales October 1933 58 · The Champion · Richard Laymon · ss Cavalier October 1978 63 · The Closed Window · A. C. Benson · ss The Hill of Trouble by A. C. Benson, Isbister, 1903 71 · The Clown · Jessica Amanda Salmonson · ss Potboiler Spring/Summer 1985 74 · The Cocomacaque · Carl Jacobi · ss The Arkham Collector #8, Winter 1971 81 · Cold Heart · Peter D. Pautz · ss Shadows 6 ed. Charles L. Grant, Doubleday, 1983 87 · The Dancer in the Flames · David Drake · ss Whispers August 1982 95 · The Dark Beasts · Frank Belknap Long · ss Marvel Tales July/August 1934 102 · Dark Winner · William F. Nolan · ss Whispers December 1976 106 · Daylight Shadows · Arthur J. Burks · ss Weird Tales April 1925 113 · The Devil and Simon Flagg · Arthur Porges · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction August 1954 119 · The Devilet · R. Chetwynd-Hayes · ss The Unbidden by R. Chetwynd-Hayes, Tandem, 1971 125 · The Devil’s Debt · James Platt · ss Tales of the Supernatural by James Platt, Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent, 1894 134 · The Diary of Mr. Poynter · M. R. James · nv A Thin Ghost by M. R. James, Longmans, Green, 1919 142 · Dollburger · Lisa Tuttle · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction February 1973 147 · Down Home · Edward Bryant · ss Obsessions ed. Gary Raisor, Dark Harvest, 1991 153 · Dwindling · David B. Silva · ss Spectrum Stories #1, 1985 160 · Echoes · Lawrence C. Connolly · vi Rod Serling’s The Twilight Zone Magazine January/February 1983 162 · The Eerie Mr. Murphy · Howard Wandrei · ss Esquire November 1937 171 · An Elegy for Mr. Danielson · August Derleth · vi Weird Tales August 1933 176 · Empty Walls · Elizabeth Engstrom · ss Cemetery Dance #24, Summer 1996 181 · An Eye for an Eye, A Tooth for a Tooth · Lawrence Schimel · ss Young Blood ed. Mike Baker, Zebra, 1994 183 · The Festival [Cthulhu] · H. P. Lovecraft · ss Weird Tales January 1925 191 · The Foghorn · Gertrude Atherton · ss Good Housekeeping November 1933 198 · The Garrison · Donald A. Wollheim · ss Magazine of Horror April 1965, as by David Grinnell 203 · Gavon’s Eve · E. F. Benson · ss The Illustrated London News January 13 1906 212 · The Ghastly Priest Doth Reign · Manly Wade Wellman · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction March 1975 220 · The Gorgon · Clark Ashton Smith · ss Weird Tales April 1932 229 · Grandma’s Hobby · Elizabeth Engstrom · ss Nightmare Flower by Elizabeth Engstrom, Tor, 1992 233 · Imperfect Strangers · Joel Lane · ss Transactions of the Doppelgänger Society ed. David Cowperthwaite, The Doppelganger Society, 1990 239 · In Case of Disaster Only · Henry S. Whitehead · ss (r) 247 · In the Hour Before Dawn · Brad Strickland · ss The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction August 1986 251 · Is This a Horror Story? · Scott Edelman · vi Pulphouse: The Hardback Magazine #5, Fall 1989 253 · The Journal of Edward Hargood · D. N. J. · ss The Cambridge Review January 26 1911 258 · Kisses from Auntie · Craig Shaw Gardner · ss Horrors ed. Charles L. Grant, Playboy, 1981 265 · The Last Drop · Nicholas Royle · ss Dark Voices 4 ed. David Sutton & Stephen Jones, Pan, 1992 268 · Left Hand Drive · Christopher Fowler · ss City Jitters by Christopher Fowler, Sphere, 1986 275 · A Legend of Sonora · Hildegarde Hawthorne · vi Harper’s New Monthly Magazine October 1891 277 · Lemon Drops · Donald Burleson · vi Grue #8, 1988 279 · A Man of Discretion (A Tale of Gai Paris) · Richard L. Tierney · ss Etchings & Odysseys #1, 1973 287 · The Man Who Made Friends with Electricity · Fritz Leiber · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction March 1962 295 · The Man with the Roller · E. G. Swain · ss The Peterborough Standard December 23 1911 302 · A Maniac · Maurice Level · vi Hearst’s Magazine March 1920 translated from the French (Les Portes de l’Enfer, 1910). 305 · Midnight House · William Fryer Harvey · ss Midnight House and Other Tales by William F. Harvey, J.M. Dent, 1910 311 · Midnight Promises · Richard T. Chizmar · ss Midnight Promises by Richard T. Chizmar, Gauntlet, 1996 317 · Misadventures in the Skin Trade · Don D’Ammassa · ss Borderlands 4 ed. Elizabeth & Thomas Monteleone, Borderlands Press, 1994 323 · Missed Connection · Ramsey Campbell · ss Night Visions 3 ed. George R. R. Martin, Dark Harvest, 1986 329 · Missing · Poppy Z. Brite · ss The Horror Show Fall 1986 335 · Mistress Marion’s Light · Gertrude Morton · ss (r) 340 · Mrs Vail · Kim Newman · ss The Dedalus Book of Femmes Fatales ed. Brian M. Stableford, Dedalus, 1992 343 · The Mystics of Muelenburg · Thomas Ligotti · ss Crypt of Cthulhu #51, Hallowmas 1987 349 · The Night Gil Rhys First Met His Love · Alan Rodgers · ss Scare Care ed. Graham Masterton, Tor, 1989 356 · A Night in Possum Holler · Ardath Mayhar · ss After Midnight ed. Charles L. Grant, Tor, 1986 361 · The Night Is Freezing Fast · Thomas F. Monteleone · ss Masques II ed. J. N. Williamson, Maclay & Associates, 1987 369 · No Need for Words · R. Chetwynd-Hayes · ss The Night Ghouls by R. Chetwynd-Hayes, Fontana, 1975 376 · Oasis · Brian Hodge · ss The Horror Show Winter 1984 383 · Old Mrs. Cartwright · Basil Copper · ss Not After Nightfall by Basil Copper, Four Square, 1967 389 · The Overcoat · Steve Rasnic Tem · ss Night Visions 1 ed. Alan Ryan, Dark Harvest, 1984 395 · Playing for Keeps · Lawrence Watt-Evans · ss Weird Tales Spring 1991 403 · Proxy · John Metcalfe · ss (r) 410 · The Rose of Knock · Alan Ryan · ss Perpetual Light ed. Alan Ryan, Warner Books, 1982 418 · Sandprint · Norman Partridge · ss Mr. Fox and Other Feral Tales by Norman Partridge, Roadkill Press, 1992 422 · Seasons of Belief · Michael Bishop · ss Shadows 2 ed. Charles L. Grant, Doubleday, 1979 429 · The Shaggy House [God of the Razor] · Joe R. Lansdale · ss The Horror Show Fall 1986 436 · Silted In · Karl Edward Wagner · ss Why Not You and I? by Karl Edward Wagner, Tor, 1987 443 · Sitting in the Corner, Whimpering Quietly · Dennis Etchison · vi Whispers December 1976 446 · Sneakers · Marc Laidlaw · ss Shadows 6 ed. Charles L. Grant, Doubleday, 1983 449 · Someone to Dump On · Terry Lamsley · ss All Hallows #8, February 1995 457 · Something More · Gordon Van Gelder · ss Young Blood ed. Mike Baker, Zebra, 1994 460 · The Spider · Basil Copper · ss The Fifth Pan Book of Horror Stories ed. Herbert van Thal, Pan, 1964 465 · Still Frame · Jack C. Haldeman, II · ss Shadows 7 ed. Charles L. Grant, Doubleday, 1984 472 · The Stranger · Ambrose Bierce · ss Cosmopolitan Magazine February 1909 476 · A Street Was Chosen · Ramsey Campbell · ss Weird Tales Summer 1991 482 · Surrogate · Janet Fox · ss Fears ed. Charles L. Grant, Berkley, 1983 487 · They’re Coming for You · Les Daniels · ss Cutting Edge ed. Dennis Etchison, Doubleday, 1986 492 · Thirst · Bill Pronzini · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction November 1973 497 · To Receive Is Better · Michael Marshall Smith · ss The Mammoth Book of Frankenstein ed. Stephen Jones, Robinson, 1994 502 · Tomorrow Is Forever · Hugh B. Cave · vi Adventure September 1943 505 · Traps · F. Paul Wilson · ss Night Cry Summer 1987 513 · The Traveller · R. H. Benson · ss The Light Invisible by R. H. Benson, Isbister, 1903 520 · The Tuckahoe · Nancy Etchemendy · ss Shadows 8 ed. Charles L. Grant, Doubleday, 1985 528 · Uneasy Lie the Drowned · Donald Wandrei · nv Weird Tales December 1937 533 · The Village Bully · J. Sheridan Le Fanu · ss Dublin University Magazine January 1851, uncredited. 537 · The Visit · William F. Nolan · ss MetaHorror ed. Dennis Etchison, Dell Abyss, 1992 541 · A Week in the Unlife · David J. Schow · ss A Whisper of Blood ed. Ellen Datlow, Morrow, 1991 545 · When the Door Is Shut · ’B’ · ss Magdalene College Magazine June 1912; given as by D.N.J. 550 · Where Does Watson Road Go? · William Relling, Jr. · ss Eldritch Tales #14, 1987 558 · Where Flies Are Born · Douglas Clegg · ss Tekeli-li! #2, Summer 1991 565 · Who Walks at Night · John Maclay · ss The Horror Show Summer 1986 570 · The Winter Ghosts · Tanith Lee · ss Weird Tales Winter 1991/1992 577 · Wish Hound · Pat Murphy · ss Shadows 3 ed. Charles L. Grant, Doubleday, 1980 584 · The Wrong Way · Chet Williamson · ss Skullduggery Summer 1981