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Tales from the Unknown ed. Kurt Singer (W.H. Allen, 1970, 319pp, hc, an)     Anthology of weird and occult stories, most purported to be true. Many seem to have been selected from “true confession” magazines. Reprinted by White Lion, 1976 (0-7274-0059-2) from which details taken. Selection later used in the Target Book of Horror series. 7 · Introduction · Kurt Singer · in 9 · The Haunted and the Haunters; or, The House and the Brain · Lord Lytton · nv Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine August 1859, uncredited.; original version. 35 · Psychic Alert Saved Film Star · Frank Stevens · ar (r) 41 · The “Ouanga” Charm · W. B. Seabrook · ss (r) 61 · The Green Jewel of Death · Princess Catherine Radziwill · ar Liberty July 31 1926 69 · The Phantom Coach · Amelia B. Edwards · ss All the Year Round Christmas 1864, as “Another Past Lodger Relates His Own Ghost Story”, uncredited.; erroneously by-lined Elmer B. Edwards. 83 · Ghosts Come to Hell · Pat Scholer · ss (r) 93 · Wages of Envy · Mark Bartholomeusz · nv (r) 117 · I Am a Psychic Detective · Horace Leaf · gp (r) _117 · I Am a Psychic Detective · Horace Leaf · ar Liberty March 18 1939 _124 · The Old Lady of Battersea · Horace Leaf · ar Liberty March 25 1939 _131 · A Full House · Horace Leaf · ar Liberty April 1 1939 _137 · The Incubus · Horace Leaf · ar Liberty April 8 1939 143 · The Man They Couldn’t Hang · Judge Marcus Kavanagh · ar Liberty June 27 1931 153 · White Lady of the Hohenzollerns · Ida Clyde Clark · ss (r) 165 · The Shadow and the Flash · Jack London · ss The Bookman June 1903 179 · In the Footsteps of Svengali · Kurt Singer · ar (r) 209 · Ghostly Steppes · Princess Marina Chavchavadze · ar (r) 219 · Murderous Night on Pinaki Atoll · Wilmon Menard · ar (r) 231 · A Publisher’s Strange Experience · Kurt Singer · ar (r) 235 · The Mountain of Devil Worshippers · W. B. Seabrook · ar (r) 257 · Psychic Experiences of Famous People · Ida Clyde Clark · ar (r) 273 · The Specter Bridegroom · Washington Irving · ss The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent #4, November 10 1819, as by Geoffrey Crayon 287 · Witchcraft the Religion · Raymond Buckland · ar (r) 299 · The Truth About Voodoo · Harry Sauberli · ar (r) 311 · I Walked on Fire · Wilmon Menard · ar (r)

Tales of Terror ed. Kurt Singer (W.H. Allen, 1967, 30/-, 255pp, hc, an)     UK pb split as The House in the Valley and The Day of the Dragon. 7 · Introduction · Kurt Singer · in 9 · The Handler · Ray Bradbury · ss Weird Tales January 1947 18 · The Frightened Planet · Sidney Austen · ss Amazing Stories October 1948 32 · The House in the Valley · August Derleth · nv Weird Tales July 1953 58 · Repayment · Seabury Quinn · ss Weird Tales January 1943 68 · We, the Invisible · Frank Belknap Long · ss Thrilling Wonder Stories February 1938 89 · Death Went That Way · Allison V. Harding · ss Weird Tales November 1943 101 · A Question of Etiquette · Robert Bloch · ss Weird Tales September 1942 112 · Dream-Dust from Mars · Manly Wade Wellman · ss Thrilling Wonder Stories February 1938 133 · The Star Beast · Poul Anderson · nv Super Science Stories September 1950 159 · Secret of the Lightning · H. H. Harmon · ss Fantastic Adventures September 1949 173 · Black Harvest of Moraine · Arthur J. Burks · nv Weird Tales January 1950 201 · The Day of the Dragon · Guy Endore · nv The Blue Book Magazine June 1934 225 · The Thirteenth Floor · Frank Gruber · ss Weird Tales January 1949 240 · The Invisible Invasion · Frederic Arnold Kummer · ss Amazing Stories April 1939

Tales of the Macabre ed. Kurt Singer (New English Library, December 1969, 2594, 5/-, 125pp, pb, an)     A selection from earlier Singer anthologies with most stories drawn from Weird Tales. · Introduction · Kurt Singer · in 9 · The Atoms of God · Ray Bradbury · fw 11 · The Final Hour · Chester S. Geier · ss Weird Tales January 1947 18 · Water’s Edge · Robert Bloch · ss Michael Shayne Mystery Magazine September 1956 34 · Birthmark [Carmichael] · Seabury Quinn · nv Weird Tales September 1941 56 · Death’s Bouquet · Peter Phillips · ss Weird Tales September 1948 67 · The Odyssey of Flight 33 · Rod Serling · sa More Stories from the Twilight Zone by Rod Serling, Bantam, 1961 adapted from Serling’s teleplay, broadcast February 24, 1961. 86 · The Devil’s Lottery · Mary Elizabeth Counselman · ss Weird Tales September 1948 96 · Compliments of Spectro · August W. Derleth · ss Weird Tales November 1941 103 · The Ubiquitous Professor Karr · Stanton A. Coblentz · ss Weird Tales July 1949 118 · The Cuckoo Clock · David Eynon · ss Weird Tales May 1951

Tales of the Uncanny ed. Kurt Singer (W.H. Allen, 1968, 0-491-00002-2, 30/-, 286pp, hc, an)     Mixture of classic and pulp horror stories with most selected from the Magazine of Horror. UK pb split as The Oblong Box and The Plague of the Living Dead. 9 · Almost Immortal · Austin Hall · nv All-Story Weekly October 7 1916 50 · The Leaden Ring · S. Baring-Gould · ss A Book of Ghosts by Sabine Baring-Gould, Methuen, 1904 63 · The Oblong Box · Edgar Allan Poe · ss Godey’s Lady’s Book September 1844 74 · The Plague of the Living Dead · A. Hyatt Verrill · nv Amazing Stories April 1927 108 · The Mask · Robert W. Chambers · nv The King in Yellow by Robert W. Chambers, F. Tennyson Neely, 1895 123 · The Affair at 7 Rue de M— · John Steinbeck · ss Harper’s Bazaar April 1955 130 · The Ghostly Rental · Henry James · nv Scribner’s Monthly September 1876 160 · Dr. Heidegger’s Experiment · Nathaniel Hawthorne · ss The Knickerbocker January 1837, as “The Fountain of Youth”, uncredited. 169 · Lazarus · Leonid Andreyeff · ss Current Literature May 1907 translated from the Russian (“Eleazar”, 1906). 187 · Under the Hau Tree · Katherine Yates · ss Weird Tales November 1925 196 · The Strange Ride of Morrowbie Jukes · Rudyard Kipling · nv Quartette Christmas 1885 215 · The Abyss [Cthulhu] · Robert A. W. Lowndes · ss Stirring Science Stories February 1941 223 · The Voice · Ella Banks; as told to Nell Kay · ss Ghost Stories July 1928, as “Our Haunted Taxi Ride”; given as by Nell Kay. 240 · Fever Dream · Ray Bradbury · ss Weird Tales September 1948 246 · Spawn of the Green Abyss [Cthulhu] · C. Hall Thompson · nv Weird Tales November 1946

They Are Possessed: Masterpieces of Exorcism ed. Kurt Singer (W.H. Allen, November 1976, 0-491-01857-6, £4.95, 246pp, hc, an)     Anthology of occult and black magic items dealing primarily with possession. About 50:50 fiction and non-fiction. 1 · Exorcism in a Convent · Reverend Carl Vogl · ar (r) 36 · Six Feet of Willow-Green · Carroll K. Michener · ss Weird Tales April 1923 47 · The Curse of Hamid · Ann Taylor · ss (r) 67 · Demons by the Dozen · Reverend Johannes Greber · ex from Communication with the Spirit World of God (r) 81 · The Devil and Sharon Tate · Michael Ballantine · ar (r) 93 · At the End of the Corridor · Evangeline Walton · ss Weird Tales May 1950 107 · The Exorcist—New York Style · Kurt & Jane Singer · ar (r) 117 · The Hand of Glory [Jules de Grandin] · Seabury Quinn · nv Weird Tales July 1933 152 · The Original Black Mass · Stephan A. Hoeller · ar (r) 163 · Satan and Dr. Janet · Pierre Janet · ar (r) 174 · Glad Ghosts · D. H. Lawrence · nv The Dial July 1926 (+1) 216 · Portrait in Moonlight · Carl Jacobi · ss Weird Tales November 1947 230 · The Amherst Mystery · R. S. Lambert · ar (r)

The Third Target Book of Horror ed. Kurt Singer (Target, 1985, 0-426-20154-X, £1.60, 142pp, pb, an)     Stories from Tales from the Unknown (W.H. Allen 1970), Ghouls and Ghosts (W.H. Allen 1972), Satanic Omnibus (W.H. Allen 1973), Gothic Horror Book (W.H. Allen 1974), and They Are Posessed (W.H. Allen 1976). 7 · A Terribly Strange Bed · Wilkie Collins · ss Household Words #109, April 24 1852, uncredited. 20 · Psychic Alert Saved Film Star · Frank Stevens · ar (r) 27 · The Dark Star · G. G. Pendarves · nv Weird Tales March 1937 62 · Portrait in Moonlight · Carl Jacobi · ss Weird Tales November 1947 77 · The Ghost Ship · Richard Middleton · ss The Century Magazine April 1912 88 · I Am a Psychic Detective · Horace Leaf · gp (r) _ · I Am a Psychic Detective · Horace Leaf · ar Liberty March 18 1939 _ · The Old Lady of Battersea · Horace Leaf · ar Liberty March 25 1939 _ · A Full House · Horace Leaf · ar Liberty April 1 1939 _ · The Incubus · Horace Leaf · ar Liberty April 8 1939 117 · The Cloth of Madness · Seabury Quinn · nv Young’s Magazine January 1920

Weird Tales of the Supernatural ed. Kurt Singer (W.H. Allen, 1966, 30/-, 352pp, hc, an) 7 · Seven Seconds of Eternity · Robert H. Leitfred · nv Weird Tales September 1940 48 · The Mystery of Uncle Alfred · Mindret Lord · ss Weird Tales November 1941 60 · The Rhythm of the Rats · Eric Frank Russell · ss Weird Tales July 1950 74 · The Bradley Vampire · Roger M. Thomas · ss Weird Tales May 1951 86 · Legal Rites · Isaac Asimov & James MacCreigh · nv Weird Tales September 1950 113 · The Grinning Ghoul · Robert Bloch · ss Weird Tales June 1936 123 · And Give Us Yesterday · Seabury Quinn · ss Weird Tales January 1948 138 · The Keeper of the Key [Laban Shrewsbury] · August Derleth · nv Weird Tales May 1951 171 · Potts’ Triumph · August Derleth · ss Weird Tales September 1950 180 · Twilight of the Gods · Edmond Hamilton · nv Weird Tales July 1948 214 · Two Face · Frank Belknap Long · ss Weird Tales March 1950 231 · Green Brothers Take Over · Maria Moravsky · ss Weird Tales January 1948 248 · The Mirror · Mildred Johnson · ss Weird Tales September 1950 259 · The Vengeance of Nitocris · Tennessee Williams · ss Weird Tales August 1928, as by Thomas Lanier Williams 271 · The Life-After-Death of Mr. Thaddeus Warde · Robert Barbour Johnson · ss Magazine of Horror November 1964 287 · The Valley of the Gods · Edmond Hamilton · nv Weird Tales May 1946 313 · The Antimacassar · Greye La Spina · ss Weird Tales May 1949 326 · The Valley of the Undead · Helen Weinbaum · ss Weird Tales September 1940 342 · Mannikins of Horror · Robert Bloch · ss Weird Tales December 1939

Whispers from Beyond ed. Kurt Singer (Peacock Press, 1972, $1.00, 80pp, quarto, an)     A large-format booklet issued anonymously, though a total reprint (with new filler material) of Bloch and Bradbury (Tower, 1969). Details taken from online listing. 5 · The Shadow from the Steeple [Cthulhu] · Robert Bloch · nv Weird Tales September 1950 13 · The Angry Ghost of Shakespeare · [uncredited] · ms 15 · The Watchers · Ray Bradbury · ss Weird Tales May 1945 21 · Fever Dream · Ray Bradbury · ss Weird Tales September 1948 24 · Houdini’s Story of a Call from the Dead · [uncredited] · ms 25 · The Druidic Doom · Robert Bloch · ss Weird Tales April 1936 33 · The Handler · Ray Bradbury · ss Weird Tales January 1947 37 · The Man Who Cried “Wolf!” · Robert Bloch · nv Weird Tales May 1945 47 · The Dead Man · Ray Bradbury · ss Weird Tales July 1945 51 · Mannikins of Horror · Robert Bloch · ss Weird Tales December 1939 55 · Mark Twain’s Dream of Death · [uncredited] · ms 57 · The Grinning Ghoul · Robert Bloch · ss Weird Tales June 1936 61 · Men Who Wouldn’t Stay Dead · [uncredited] · ms 64 · A Question of Etiquette · Robert Bloch · ss Weird Tales September 1942 68 · Gangway for Ghosts · [uncredited] · ms 69 · Noel Coward’s Personal Blithe Spirit · Jane Sherrod Singer · ar 73 · The Ghost of Cambridge University · [uncredited] · ms 77 · Ghosts of Cape Town Castle · [uncredited] · ms

World’s Greatest Spy Stories ed. Kurt Singer (W.H. Allen, 1954, hc, an)     See also The Secret Agent’s Badge of Courage. · The Spy School in Leningrad · Jan Valtin · ar Out of the Night by Jan Valtin, Alliance Book Corporation, 1941 · Belgrade, 1926 · Eric Ambler · ex from A Mask for Dimitrios, Hodder & Stoughton, 1939 · The $7,500 Typewriter I Built for Alger Hiss · Martin Tytell; as told to Harry Kursh · ar True #183, August 1952 · I Was a Red Spy in Korea · Serge Molonkev · ar Pic Magazine 1952 · A Man’s Foes · Pearl S. Buck · nv This Week December 22 1940 (+1), as “Iron” · The Informer · Joseph Conrad · ss Harper’s Monthly Magazine December 1906 · Guilty Without Trial · Victoria Wolff · ar · The Secret Agent’s Badge of Courage · Ernest Hemingway · ar

The Berkley Showcase Vol. 5 ed. Melissa Singer & Victoria Schochet--- see under Victoria Schochet.

Air Fish ed. Richard Singer & Joy Oestreicher--- see under Joy Oestreicher.

Born to Give/Swap Club/Wild in Bed by Ron Singer, Dirk Malloy & Barry N. Malzberg--- see under Mel Johnson.

Sex on the Sand/Kiss and Run/Odd Girl by Sally M. Singer, Lawrence Block & Barry N. Malzberg--- see under Sheldon Lord.

Angels’ Flight by Nalini Singh (Berkley Sensation, March 2012, 978-0-425-24681-8, $7.99, 345pp, pb, co, cover by Tony Mauro)     Collection of four paranormal romance stories, one original, in the Guild Hunter series. 1 · Angels’ Pawn [Guild Hunter] · Nalini Singh · na Berkley, 2009 57 · Angels’ Judgment [Guild Hunter] · Nalini Singh · na Must Love Hellhounds, Berkley, 2009 133 · Angel’s Wolf [Guild Hunter] · Nalini Singh · na Angels of Darkness, Berkley Sensation, 2011 217 · Angels’ Dance [Guild Hunter] · Nalini Singh · na Angels’ Flight by Nalini Singh, Berkley, 2012

Wild Invitation: A Psy-Changeling Collection by Nalini Singh (Gollancz, March 14, 2013, 978-0-575-11276-6, £7.99, 336pp, tp, co, cover by Craig Fraser)     Simultaneous with US (Berkley) edition. 1 · Beat of Temptation [Psy-Changeling] · Nalini Singh · na An Enchanted Season, Berkley Sensation, 2007 81 · Stroke of Enticement [Psy-Changeling] · Nalini Singh · na The Magical Christmas Cat, Berkley Sensation, 2008 155 · Declaration of Courtship [Psy-Changeling] · Nalini Singh · na 253 · Texture of Intimacy [Psy-Changeling] · Nalini Singh · na

Ambiguity Machines and Other Stories by Vandana Singh (Small Beer Press, February 2018, 978-1-61873-143-2, $16.00, 320pp, tp, co, cover by Paul & Prosper Henry)     Details taken from online listing. 1 · With Fate Conspire · Vandana Singh · nv Solaris Rising 2 ed. Ian Whates, Solaris, 2013 25 · A Handful of Rice · Vandana Singh · nv Steampunk Revolution ed. Ann VanderMeer, Tachyon, 2012 53 · Peripeteia · Vandana Singh · ss End of the Road ed. Jonathan Oliver, Solaris, 2013 67 · Lifepod · Vandana Singh · ss Foundation #100, Summer 2007 81 · Oblivion: A Journey · Vandana Singh · nv Clockwork Phoenix ed. Mike Allen, Norilana Books, 2008 107 · Somadeva: A Sky River Sutra [Somadeva] · Vandana Singh · ss Strange Horizons March 29 2010 123 · Are You Sannata3159? · Vandana Singh · nv The Company He Keeps ed. Peter Crowther & Nick Gevers, PS Publishing, 2010 145 · Indra’s Web · Vandana Singh · ss TRSF: The Best New Science Fiction ed. Stephen Cass, Technology Review, 2011 155 · Ruminations in an Alien Tongue · Vandana Singh · ss Lightspeed #23, April 2012 173 · Sailing the Antarsa · Vandana Singh · nv The Other Half of the Sky ed. Athena Andreadis & Kay T. Holt, Candlemark & Gleam, 2013 213 · Cry of the Kharchal · Vandana Singh · nv Clarkesworld #83, August 2013 235 · Wake-Rider · Vandana Singh · ss Lightspeed #55, December 2014 249 · Ambiguity Machines: An Examination · Vandana Singh · nv Tor.com April 29 2015 271 · Requiem · Vandana Singh · na

The Woman Who Thought She Was a Planet and Other Stories by Vandana Singh (Zubaan Books, January 2008, 978-8-189884-04-8, Rs275, 206pp, tp, co)     Collection of ten stories, two original, plus essay “A Speculative Manifesto”. The author’s first collection. Published in collaboration by Penguin India and Zubaan, an imprint of Indian Feminist Press Kali for Women. 1 · Hunger · Vandana Singh · ss Interfictions ed. Delia Sherman & Theodora Goss, Interstitial Arts Foundation, 2007 19 · Delhi · Vandana Singh · ss So Long Been Dreaming ed. Nalo Hopkinson & Uppinder Mehan, Arsenal Pulp, 2004 39 · The Woman Who Thought She Was a Planet · Vandana Singh · ss Trampoline ed. Kelly Link, Small Beer Press, 2003 55 · Infinities · Vandana Singh · nv 89 · Thirst · Vandana Singh · ss The Third Alternative #40, Winter 2004/2005 109 · Conservation Laws · Vandana Singh · nv 130 · Three Tales from Sky River: Myths for a Starfaring Age · Vandana Singh · ss Strange Horizons January 5 2004; illustrated by Naomi Nowak 139 · The Tetrahedron · Vandana Singh · nv InterNova #1, Spring 2005 168 · The Wife · Vandana Singh · ss Polyphony, Volume 3 ed. Deborah Layne & Jay Lake, Wheatland Press, 2003 180 · The Room on the Roof · Vandana Singh · nv Polyphony, Volume 1 ed. Deborah Layne & Jay Lake, Wheatland Press, 2002 200 · A Speculative Manifesto · Vandana Singh · es 204 · Acknowledgemants · Various · ms

In Storage by Sarah Singleton, Ian Whates, Chaz Brenchley, Hal Duncan, Andrew Hook, Ian Watson, Andy West, Heather Bradshaw, Neil K. Bond & Cardinal Cox--- see under Ian Whates.

Antepenult by W. Gregory Stewart ed. Bobbi Sinha--- see under W. Gregory Stewart.

The Conspiracy Unmasked by David C. Kopaska-Merkel ed. Bobbi Sinha--- see under David C. Kopaska-Merkel.

The 1995 SPGA Showcase ed. Bobbi Sinha-Morey & David G. Barnett--- see under David G. Barnett.

The Dedalus Book of Finnish Fantasy ed. Johanna Sinisalo (Dedalus, January 4, 2006, 1-903517-29-X, £9.99, 337pp, tp, oa, cover by Hugo Simberg)     Original collection of 27 vignettes, excerpts and short stories published in Finland between 1870 and 2003. Translated by David Hackston. 7 · Introduction · Johanna Sinisalo · in 11 · Wolf Bride · Aino Kallas; translated by David Hackston · ex translated from the Finnish (Sudenmorsian, 1928). 35 · The Legend of the Pale Maiden · Aleksis Kivi; translated by David Hackston · ss translated from the Finnish (“Tarina kalveasta immestä”, Seitsemän veljestä, 1870). 41 · Island of the Setting Sun · Mika Waltari; translated by David Hackston · ss translated from the Finnish (“Auringonlaskun saari” as by Kristian Korppi, Kuolleen silmät, 1926). 59 · The Great Yellow Storm · Bo Carpelan; translated by David Hackston · ss translated from the Finnish (“Stormen” in Jag minns att jag drömde, 1979). 65 · Boman · Pentti Holappa; translated by David Hackston · nv translated from the Finnish (Muodonmuutoksia, 1959). 101 · Shopping · Tove Jansson; translated by David Hackston · ss translated from the Finnish (Resa med lätt bagage, 1987). 109 · Congress · Erno Paasilinna; translated by David Hackston · ss translated from the Finnish (“Kongressi”, Alamaisen kyyneleet, 1970). 116 · Good Heavens! · Arto Paasilinna; translated by David Hackston · ex translated from the Finnish (Herranen aika!, 1980). 128 · The Slave Breeder · Juhani Peltonen; translated by David Hackston · ss translated from the Finnish (“Orjien kasvattaja”, Vedenalainen melodia, 1965). 141 · Transit · Johanna Sinisalo; translated by David Hackston · ss translated from the Finnish (Ensimmäinen yhteys, 1988). 160 · The Monster · Satu Waltari; translated by David Hackston · ss translated from the Finnish (“Hirviö”, Hämärän matkamiehet, 1964). 182 · A Diseased Man · Boris Hurtta; translated by David Hackston · ss translated from the Finnish (“Tautimies”, Portti, 2001). 195 · Chronicles of a State · Olli Jalonen; translated by David Hackston · ss translated from the Finnish (“Koon aikakirjat”, Värjättyä rakkautta, 2003). 219 · A Zoo from the Heavens · Pasi Jääskeläinen; translated by David Hackston · ss translated from the Finnish (“Taivaalta pudonnut eläintarha”, Missä junat kääntyvät, 2000). 239 · Datura and Pereat Mundus (extracts) · Leena Krohn; translated by David Hackston · gp _239 · The Lord of Sounds · Leena Krohn; translated by David Hackston · ex translated from the Finnish (Datura, 2001). _242 · The Trepanist · Leena Krohn; translated by David Hackston · ex translated from the Finnish (Datura, 2001). _247 · A Finger to the Lips · Leena Krohn; translated by David Hackston · ex translated from the Finnish (Datura, 2001). _251 · The Ice Cream Man · Leena Krohn; translated by David Hackston · ex translated from the Finnish (Pereat Mundus, 1998). _258 · Three Prose Poems · Markku Paasonen; translated by David Hackston · gp _258 · Despilfar · Markku Paasonen; translated by David Hackston · vi translated from the Finnish (Voittokulku, 2001). _259 · Punishment · Markku Paasonen; translated by David Hackston · vi translated from the Finnish (Voittokulku, 2001). _260 · Final Assignment · Markku Paasonen; translated by David Hackston · vi translated from the Finnish (Voittokulku, 2001). 262 · The Golden Apple · Sari Peltoniemi; translated by David Hackston · ss translated from the Finnish (“Kultainen omena”, Portti, 2003). 283 · Desk · Jouko Sirola; translated by David Hackston · ss translated from the Finnish (“Kirjoituspöytä”, Käveltävä takaperin, 2003). 293 · Blueberries / Explorer · Jyrki Vainonen; translated by David Hackston · gp _293 · Blueberries · Jyrki Vainonen; translated by David Hackston · ss translated from the Finnish (“Mustikoita”, Luutarha, 2001). _306 · Explorer · Jyrki Vainonen; translated by David Hackston · ss translated from the Finnish (“Tutkimusmatkailija”, Tutkimusmatkailija ja muita tarinoita, 1999). 320 · Black Train / Basement, Man and Wife · Maarit Verronen; translated by David Hackston · gp _320 · Black Train · Maarit Verronen; translated by David Hackston · ss translated from the Finnish (“Musta juna”, Kulkureita ja unohtajia, 1996). _328 · Basement, Man and Wife · Maarit Verronen; translated by David Hackston · ss translated from the Finnish (“Kellarimies ja vaimo”, Kulkureita ja unohtajia, 1996).

Giants at the End of the World: A Showcase of Finnish Weird ed. Johanna Sinisalo & Toni Jerrman--- see under Toni Jerrman.

Dark and Stormy Nights by Bradley H. Sinor (Yard Dog Press, May 2001, 1-893687-18-X, $5.00, 65pp, ph, co, cover by Laura J. Underwood)     Chapbook collection of five stories, two original. 1 · Everything and Nothing · Bradley H. Sinor · ss 11 · Foggy Night [Merovingen Nights] · Bradley H. Sinor · ss Divine Right ed. C. J. Cherryh, DAW, 1989 21 · Wheels within Wheels [Merovingen Nights] · Bradley H. Sinor · ss Flood Tide ed. C. J. Cherryh, DAW, 1990 31 · Lost Song [Merovingen Nights] · Bradley H. Sinor · nv Endgame ed. C. J. Cherryh, DAW, 1991 43 · The Adventure of the Other Detective [Sherlock Holmes] · Bradley H. Sinor · nv

In the Shadows by Bradley H. Sinor (Yard Dog Press, August 2002, 1-893687-32-5, $6.00, 64pp, ph, co, cover by Tania Mears)     Chapbook collection of six stories. 7 · Introduction · Bradley H. Sinor · in 9 · Oaths · Bradley H. Sinor · ss The Time of the Vampires ed. P. N. Elrod & Martin H. Greenberg, DAW, 1996 23 · Hunt · Bradley H. Sinor · vi Horrors! 365 Scary Stories ed. Stefan Dziemianowicz, Robert Weinberg & Martin H. Greenberg, Barnes & Noble, 1998 27 · A Small Matter · Bradley H. Sinor · vi Yard Dog, the Magazine November/December 1999 29 · Central Park [Merlin] · Bradley H. Sinor · ss Merlin ed. Martin H. Greenberg, DAW, 1999 39 · Fireflies · Bradley H. Sinor · ss Single White Vampire Seeks Same ed. Martin H. Greenberg & Brittiany A. Koren, DAW, 2001 49 · Final Score · Bradley H. Sinor · nv Warrior Fantastic ed. Martin H. Greenberg & John Helfers, DAW, 2000

Fantastic Stories by Andrey Sinyavsky--- see under Abram Tertz.

The Icicle and Other Stories by Andrey Sinyavsky--- see under Abram Tertz.

Asleep in Armageddon ed. Michael Sissons (Panther, June 1962, 1379, 2/6d, 189pp, pb, an) 7 · Asleep in Armageddon · Ray Bradbury · ss Planet Stories Winter 1948 18 · The Weapon · Fredric Brown · ss Astounding Science Fiction April 1951 21 · Not Final! · Isaac Asimov · ss Astounding Science-Fiction October 1941 35 · Home There’s No Returning · Henry Kuttner & C. L. Moore · nv No Boundaries by Henry Kuttner & C. L. Moore, Ballantine, 1955; given as by Moore alone. 57 · This Star Shall Be Free · Murray Leinster · nv Super Science Stories November 1949 71 · The Scarlet Plague · Jack London · na The London Magazine June 1912 108 · Enchanted Village · A. E. van Vogt · ss Other Worlds Science Stories July 1950 120 · Crucifixus Etiam · Walter M. Miller, Jr. · nv Astounding Science Fiction February 1953 136 · Being · Richard Matheson · nv If August 1954 162 · Camouflage · Henry Kuttner · nv Astounding Science Fiction September 1945, as by Lewis Padgett

In the Dead of Night ed. Michael Sissons (Gibbs & Phillips, 1961, 13/6d, 191pp, hc, an)     Also in pb (Panther 1962). 9 · The Hunger · Charles Beaumont · ss Playboy April 1955 24 · The Grey Ones · J. B. Priestley · nv Lilliput April/May 1953 41 · The Master · Nigel Balchin · ss 1951 47 · Lady Without Appetite · John Gloag · ss Take One a Week by John Gloag, Chantry Publications, 1950 58 · Mr. Loveday’s Little Outing · Evelyn Waugh · ss Nash’s—Pall Mall Magazine May 1935, as “Mr. Crutwell’s Outing” 66 · The Small Assassin · Ray Bradbury · nv Dime Mystery Magazine November 1946 84 · Little Memento · John Collier · ss The New Yorker September 17 1938 89 · Blue Murder · Wilbur Daniel Steele · nv Harper’s Magazine October 1925 111 · The Portrait · Margery Sharp · ss 1960 123 · Cast the First Shadow · Marc Brandel · ss Cosmopolitan May 1953 129 · Dearth’s Farm · Gerald Bullett · ss The Street of the Eye by Gerald Bullett, John Lane, 1923 140 · The Curt Little Mouth in the Brain · James P. Webb · ss 1960 148 · The Proof · John Moore · ss Tiger, Tiger by John Moore, Collins, 1953 155 · Crickets · Richard Matheson · ss Shock—The Magazine of Terrifying Tales May 1960 162 · A Story of Don Juan · V. S. Pritchett · ss Argosy (UK) September 1941 167 · The Book · Margaret Irwin · ss The London Mercury September 1930 183 · The Turn of the Tide · C. S. Forester · ss The Story-teller May 1936

The Masque of the Red Death ed. Michael Sissons (Gibbs & Phillips, October 1964, 192pp, hc, an)     Published simultaneously in pb (Panther 1964). 9 · The Masque of the Red Death · Edgar Allan Poe · ss Graham’s Lady’s and Gentleman’s Magazine May 1842, as “The Mask of the Red Death: A Fantasy” 15 · The Other Place · J. B. Priestley · nv The Other Place and Other Stories of the Same Sort by J. B. Priestley, Heinemann, 1953 39 · Child’s Play · William Link & Richard Levinson · ss Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine January 1959 50 · The Whole Town’s Sleeping [Green Town] · Ray Bradbury · ss McCall’s September 1950 65 · What Was It? [Harry Escott] · Fitz-James O’Brien · ss Harper’s New Monthly Magazine March 1859, uncredited. 78 · Silver Circus · A. E. Coppard · ss Harper’s Magazine February 1927 89 · Kiss Me Again, Stranger · Daphne du Maurier · nv The Apple Tree by Daphne du Maurier, Gollancz, 1952 113 · The Smoking Leg · John Metcalfe · ss The London Mercury May 1925 126 · Silent Snow, Secret Snow · Conrad Aiken · nv The Virginia Quarterly Review October 1932 143 · The Children of Noah · Richard Matheson · ss Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine March 1957 160 · The Earlier Service · Margaret Irwin · ss Lovat Dickson’s Magazine December 1933, as “In Church” 175 · The Man Who Didn’t Ask Why · C. S. Forester · vi 1957 178 · Sealskin Trousers · Eric Linklater · ss The Sealskin Trousers and Other Stories by Eric Linklater, Hart-Davis, 1947

The Best American Short Stories 2020 ed. Curtis Sittenfeld & Heidi Pitlor (Mariner Books, November 3, 2020, hc, an)     Details taken from online listing. ix · Foreword · Heidi Pitlor · fw xiii · Introduction · Elizabeth Strout · in 1 · Godmother Tea · Selena Anderson · ss Oxford American #106, Fall 2019 19 · The Apartment · T. C. Boyle · ss McSweeney’s #56, 2019 37 · A Faithful but Melancholy Account of Several Barbarities Lately Committed · Jason Brown · ss The Sewanee Review Spring 2019 54 · Sibling Rivalry · Michael Byers · ss Lady Churchill’s Rosebud Wristlet #40, December 2019 78 · The Nanny · Emma Cline · ss The Paris Review #231, Winter 2019 94 · Halloween · Marian Crotty · ss Crazyhorse #96, 2019 109 · Something Street · Carolyn Ferrell · ss Story #5, Summer 2019 133 · This Is Pleasure · Mary Gaitskill · na New Yorker Novella July 8 2019 168 · In the Event · Meng Jin · ss The Threepenny Review #159, Fall 2019 188 · The Children · Andrea Lee · ss The New Yorker June 10/June 17 2019 202 · Rubberdust · Sarah Thankam Mathews · ss The Kenyon Review January/February 2019 209 · It’s Not You · Elizabeth McCracken · ss Zoetrope: All-Story Fall 2019 222 · Liberté · Scott Nadelson · ss Chicago Story Quarterly #29, 2019 232 · Howl Palace · Leigh Newman · ss The Paris Review #230, Fall 2019 249 · The Nine-Tailed Fox Explains · Jane Pek · ss Witness Spring 2019 260 · The Hands of Dirty Children · Alejandro Puyana · ss American Short Fiction #68, 2019 273 · Octopus VII · Anna Reeser · ss Fourteen Hills #25, 2019 289 · Enlightenment · William Pei Shih · ss The Virginia Quarterly Review Summer 2019 308 · Kennedy · Kevin Wilson · ss Subtropics Spring/Summer 2019 329 · The Special World · Tiphanie Yanique · ss Georgia Review Winter 2019 349 · Contributors’ Notes · [uncredited] · bg 365 · Other Distinguished Stories of 2019 · [uncredited] · bi 369 · Editorial Addresses of American and Canadian Magazines Publishing Short Stories · [uncredited] · ms

Aegri Somnia ed. Jason Sizemore & Gill Ainsworth (Apex Publications, December 2006, 0-9788676-2-9, $14.95, 189pp, tp, oa, cover by Michael Bielaczyc)     Original anthology of 12 horror stories on a theme of nightmares. Authors include Christopher Rowe, Scott Nicholson, Lavie Tidhar, and Cherie Priest. 8 · Nightmares of Mankind · Jason Sizemore · in 10 · YY · Jennifer Pelland · ss 27 · The League of Last Girls · Christopher Rowe · ss 38 · All Praise to the Dreamer · Nancy Fulda · ss 45 · Nothing of Me · Eugie Foster · ss 65 · Heal Thyself · Scott Nicholson · ss 75 · On the Shoulders of Giants · Bryn Sparks · ss 91 · Dream Takers · Rhonda Eudaly · ss 102 · Letters from Weirdside · Lavie Tidhar · ss 115 · Wishbones · Cherie Priest · ss 134 · All Becomes as Wormwood · Angeline Hawkes · ss 153 · Well of the Waters · Mari Adkins · ss 162 · Mens Rea · Steven Savile · nv

Apex Magazine 2015 Sampler ed. Jason Sizemore (Apex Publications, February 11, 2016, 978-1-937009-39-7, $12.95, 148pp, tp, an, cover by Matt Davis)     Details taken from online listing. · Pocosin · Ursula Vernon · ss Apex Magazine #68, January 2015 · Remembery Day · Sarah Pinsker · ss Apex Magazine #72, May 2015 · Multo · Samuel Marzioli · ss Apex Magazine #68, January 2015 · Inhabiting Your Skin · Mari Ness · ss Apex Magazine #73, June 2015 · She Gave Her Heart, He Took Her Marrow · Sam Fleming · ss Apex Magazine #79, December 2015 · It Is Healing, It Is Never Whole · Sunny Moraine · ss Apex Magazine #75, August 2015

Apex Magazine 2021 ed. Jason Sizemore & Lesley Conner--- see under Lesley Conner.

Best of Apex Magazine: Volume 1 ed. Jason Sizemore & Lesley Conner--- see under Lesley Conner.

Dark Futures ed. Jason Sizemore (Dark Quest Books, September 1, 2010, 978-0-9826197-2-8, $14.95, 268pp, tp, oa)     Details taken from online listing. · Black Hole Sun · Alethea Kontis & Kelli Owen · ss · For Restful Death I Cry · Geoffrey Girard · ss · Tasting Green Grass · Elaine Blose · ss · Endangered · Robby Sparks · ss · Nostalgia · Gene O’Neill · ss · Beautiful Girl · Angeline Hawkes · ss · Father’s Flesh, Mother’s Blood · Aliette de Bodard · ss · Terra Tango 3 · James Reilly · ss · Love Kills · Gill Ainsworth · ss · Memories of Hope City · Maggie Jamison · ss · Do You Want That in Blonde, Brunette, or Auburn? · Glenn Lewis Gillette · ss · A Marketing Proposal · Sara M. Harvey · ss · The Monstery of the Seven Hands · Natania Barron · ss · A Futile Gesture Toward Truth · Paul Jessup · ss · Hydraulic · Ekaterina Sedia · ss Spicy Slipstream Stories ed. Nick Mamatas & Jay Lake, Lethe Press, 2008 · Alien Spaces · Deb Taber · ss · A Stone Cast Into Stillness · Maurice Broaddus · ss · Personal Jesus · Jennifer Pelland · ss · Meat World · Michele Lee · ss

Descended from Darkness: Apex Magazine Vol. I ed. Jason Sizemore & Gill Ainsworth--- see under Gill Ainsworth.

Descended from Darkness: Volume II ed. Jason Sizemore (Apex Publications, December 2010, 978-0-9845535-7-0, $15.95, 308pp, tp, an, cover by Justin Stewart)     Contains 27 stories published in Apex Magazine from July 1, 2009 through June 30th, 2010. Also known as The Book of Apex: Volume 2 of Apex Magazine. Details taken from online listing. · Ghost Technology from the Sun · Paul Jessup · ss Postscripts #12, Autumn 2007 · She Called Me Sweetie · Glenn Lewis Gillette · ss Apex Magazine #1, July 2009 · …That Has Such People in It · Jennifer Pelland · ss Apex Magazine #1, July 2009 · Kenny 149 · Brad Becraft · ss Apex Magazine #2, August 2009 · Pimp My Airship [United States of Albion] · Maurice Broaddus · ss Apex Magazine #2, August 2009 · Fungal Gardens · Ekaterina Sedia · ss Apex Magazine #3, September 2009 · Advertising at the End of the World · Keffy R. M. Kehrli · ss Apex Magazine #3, September 2009 · A Poor Man’s Roses · Alethea Kontis · ss Apex Magazine #4, October 2009 · To Dream of Stars: An Astronomer’s Lament · Peter M. Ball · ss Apex Magazine #4, October 2009 · The Bride Replete · Mary Robinette Kowal · nv Apex Magazine #10, March 2010 · Beyond the Garden Close · Mary Robinette Kowal · ss Apex Magazine #10, March 2010 · Dying with Her Cheer Pants On [Fighting Pumpkins] · Seanan McGuire · ss Apex Magazine #11, April 2010 · Seafoam · Mark Henry · ss Apex Magazine #11, April 2010 · The Last Stand of the Ant Maker · Paul Jessup · ss Apex Magazine #12, May 2010 · Laika’s Dream · Holly Hight · ss Apex Magazine #13, June 2010 · Sol Asleep · Naomi Libicki · ss Apex Magazine #13, June 2010 · Artifact · Peter Atwood · ss Apex Magazine #14, July 2010 · Shrödinger’s Pussy · Terra LeMay · ss Apex Magazine #14, July 2010 · The Lady or the Tiger · J. M. McDermott · ss Apex Magazine #8, February 2010 · Overclocking · James L. Sutter · ss Apex Magazine #6, December 2009 · Benjamin Schneider’s Little Greys · Nir Yaniv; translated by Lavie Tidhar · ss Apex Magazine #5, November 2009 translated from the Hebrew. · After the Fire · Aliette de Bodard · ss Apex Magazine #5, November 2009 · 59 Beads · Rochita Loenen-Ruiz · ss Apex Magazine #6, December 2009 · Wondrous Days · Genevieve Valentine · ss Apex Magazine #7, January 2010 · White Christmas · James F. Reilly · ss Apex Magazine #7, January 2010 · p.a. chic · Tobias Amadon Bengelsdorf · ss Apex Magazine #8, February 2010 · City of Refuge · Jerry Gordon · ss Apex Magazine #12, May 2010

Do Not Go Quietly: An Anthology of Defiance in Victory ed. Jason Sizemore & Lesley Conner--- see under Lesley Conner.

Gratia Placenti: For the Sake of Pleasing ed. Jason Sizemore & Gill Ainsworth (Apex Publications, December 2007, 978-0-9788676-5-2, $15.95, 193pp, tp, oa, cover by Paul Bielaczyc)     Original anthology of 13 horror stories exploring what can happen when people will do anything to get what they want. Authors include David Niall Wilson, Geoffrey Girard, and Bev Vincent. 8 · For the Sake of Pleasing · Jason Sizemore · in 10 · Translatio · Geoffrey Girard · ss 24 · Follow the Canary · Athena Workman · ss 44 · Crasher · Debbie Kuhn · ss 58 · Some Glue Never Dries · David Niall Wilson · ss 68 · The Cutting Room · Shane Jiraiya Cummings · ss 78 · Bright Red Razors · Teri Jacobs · ss 86 · Party Makers · Adrienne Jones · ss 102 · Them’s Good Eats · J. A. Konrath · ss 112 · Something Wet · James Reilly · ss 130 · Popup Killer · Bev Vincent · ss 144 · Only Spirits Cry · R. Thomas Riley · nv 168 · The Listening · Neil Ayres · ss 180 · Tomorrow and Tomorrow · Mary Robinette Kowal · ss

Robotic Ambitions ed. Jason Sizemore & Lesley Conner--- see under Lesley Conner.

The Zombie Feed Volume 1 ed. Jason Sizemore (TZF Press/Apex Books, 2011, 978-0-9821596-4-4, $14.95, 255pp, tp, oa, cover by Michael Bielaczyc)     Details taken from online listing. 1 · Not Dead · B. J. Burrow · ss 13 · Tomorrow’s Precious Lambs · Monica Valentinelli · ss 27 · Cold Comfort · Nathaniel Tapley · ss 45 · This Final December Day · Lee Thompson · ss 61 · Broken Bough · Daniel I. Russell · ss originally appeared in the audio download Pseudopod #199, June 18, 2010. 71 · The Sickness Unto Death · Brandon Alspaugh · nv 95 · A Shepherd of the Valley · Maggie Slater · nv 117 · The Twenty-Three Second Anomaly · Ray Wallace · ss 121 · The Last Generation · Joe Nazare · nv 145 · Bitten · Eugene Johnson · ss 153 · Lifeboat · Simon McCaffery · nv 179 · Rabid Raccoons · Kristin Dearborn · ss 197 · Zombies on the Moon · Andrew Clark Porter · ss 203 · The Fare · Lucien Soulban · ss 217 · What’s Next? · Elaine Blose · ss 223 · Goddamn Electric · K. Allen Wood · ss 241 · Hipsters in Love · Danger Slater · ss

Dracula: Authoritative Text, Contexts, Reviews and Reactions, Dramatic and Film Variations, Criticism. ed. David J. Skal & Nina Auerbach--- see under Nina Auerbach.

The Evil Image: Two Centuries of Gothic Short Fiction and Poetry ed. Patricia L. Skarda & Nora Crow Jaffe (NAL Meridian, 1981, 0-452-00636-8, $8.95, 479pp, tp, an) xi · General Introduction · Patricia L. Skarda & Nora Crow Jaffe · in xxv · Critical Studies of the Gothic · [uncredited] · bi 2 · The Apparition of Mrs. Veal · Daniel Defoe · ar B. Bragg, 1706, as “A True Relation of the Apparition of One Mrs. Veal the Next Day After Her Death to One Mrs. Bargrave at Canterbury the 8th of September, 1705”, uncredited. 11 · On the Pleasures Derived from Objects of Terror; with Sir Bertrand, a Fragment · Dr. John Aikin & Anna Laetitia Aikin Barbauld · ss Miscellaneous Pieces in Prose by Anna Laetitia & John Aikin, 1773 18 · The Snow-Fiend · Ann Radcliffe · pm Gaston de Blondeville by Anne Radcliffe, Henry Colburn, 1826 20 · December’s Eve, Abroad · Ann Radcliffe · pm 1826 21 · December’s Eve, At Home · Ann Radcliffe · pm 1826 23 · A Receipt for Writing a Novel · Mary Alcock · pm Poems by Mary Alcock, 1799 27 · Alonzo the Brave and Fair Imogine · Matthew Gregory Lewis · pm 1796 29 · Giles Jollup the Grave, and Brown Sally Green · Matthew Gregory Lewis · pm 1801 35 · “Christabel” · Samuel Taylor Coleridge · pm Christabel/Kubla Khan/The Pains of Sleep by Samuel Taylor Coleridge, John Murray, 1816 55 · Manfred: A Dramatic Poem · Lord George Gordon Byron · pm John Murray, 1817 94 · The Vampyre; a Tale · Dr. John William Polidori · nv The New Monthly Magazine April 1 1819, as by Lord Byron 110 · A Fragment of a Novel · Lord George Gordon Byron · uw Mazeppa by Lord Byron, John Murray, 1819 117 · Transformation · Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley · ss The Keepsake 1831, 1830 133 · Isabella; or, The Pot of Basil · John Keats · pm Lamia, Isabella, the Eve of St. Agnes, and Other Poems by John Keats, Taylor and Hessey, 1820 153 · Wandering Willie’s Tale · Sir Walter Scott · ex from Redgauntlet, Constable, 1824 169 · The Spectre Bridegroom · Washington Irving · ss The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent #4, November 10 1819, as by Geoffrey Crayon 182 · The Fall of the House of Usher · Edgar Allan Poe · nv Burton’s Gentlemen’s Magazine September 1839 199 · Young Goodman Brown · Nathaniel Hawthorne · ss The New-England Magazine April 1835, as by The Author of “The Gray Champion” 212 · Rochester’s Song to Jane Eyre · Charlotte Brontë · pm from Jane Eyre, Smith, Elder, 1847 214 · Retrospection · Charlotte Brontë · pm (r); written 1835. 214 · R. Alcona to J. Brenzaida · Emily Brontë · pm Poems by Emily Brontë, 1846; written Mar 3, 1845. 215 · No Coward Soul Is Mine · Emily Brontë · pm Poems by Emily Brontë, 1846 218 · The Signalman · Charles Dickens · ss All the Year Round Christmas 1866, as “No. 1 Branch Line. The Signalman” 231 · Sister Helen · Dante Gabriel Rossetti · pm The Dusseldorf Artists Album ed. Mary Howitt, Treubner & Co., 1854 240 · Goblin Market · Christina Georgina Rossetti · pm The Goblin Market and Other Poems by Christina Rossetti, 1862; dated 1859. 256 · Green Tea [Martin Hesselius] · Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu · nv All the Year Round October 23 1869 (+3), uncredited. 285 · Perilous Play · Louisa May Alcott · ss Frank Leslie’s Chimney Corner February 3 1869 298 · The Ghostly Rental · Henry James · nv Scribner’s Monthly September 1876 326 · The Stolen Child · William Butler Yeats · pm The Irish Monthly December 1886 331 · Markheim · Robert Louis Stevenson · ss Unwin’s Annual 1886, 1885 346 · The Darkling Thrush · Thomas Hardy · pm The Graphic December 29 1900, as “By the Century’s Deathbed” 347 · A Wasted Illness · Thomas Hardy · pm Poems of the Past and Present by Thomas Hardy, Harper & Bros., 1901 350 · The Monster · Stephen Crane · na Harper’s New Monthly Magazine August 1898 400 · The Mezzotint · M. R. James · ss Ghost-Stories of an Antiquary by Montague Rhodes James & Litt.D., Edward Arnold, 1904 411 · Arabesque: The Mouse · A. E. Coppard · ss Adam and Eve and Pinch Me by A. E. Coppard, Golden Cockerel Press, 1921 419 · A Rose for Emily · William Faulkner · ss The Forum April 1930 429 · Clytie · Eudora Welty · ss The Southern Review Summer 1941 442 · The River · Flannery O’Connor · ss The Sewanee Review #3, Summer 1953 458 · Briar Rose (Sleeping Beauty) · Anne Sexton · pm Transformations by Anne Sexton, Houghton Mifflin, 1971 465 · Suffer the Little Children · Stephen King · ss Cavalier February 1972 476 · Suggestions for Further Reading in the Gothic Tradition · [uncredited] · ms

Tesseracts4 ed. Michael Skeet & Lorna Toolis--- see under Lorna Toolis.

A Red Skeleton in Your Closet: Ghost Stories Gay and Grim ed. Red Skelton (Grosset & Dunlap, 1965, LC:65-21855, $4.95, 224pp, hc, an)     Selection of grim and humorous ghost stories and poems by a popular comedian of his day. Probably ghost-edited or assisted by Robert Arthur. 5 · Of Course I Believe in Ghosts · Red Skelton · in 11 · The Spook Upon the Stair · Andrew McCullen · pm 15 · My Displaced Ghosts · John West · ss 29 · In a Dim Room [Joseph Jorkens] · Lord Dunsany · ss The (London) Evening News July 18 1945 35 · The Wonderful Cat of Cobbie Bean · Barbee Oliver Carleton · nv Jack and Jill by Barbee Oliver Carleton, 1956 51 · Little Orphan Annie · James Whitcomb Riley · pm Indianapolis Journal November 15 1885, as “The Elf-Child” 55 · To Starch a Spook · Andrew Benedict · ss 69 · The Open Window · Saki · ss The Westminster Gazette November 18 1911 75 · The Moor’s Legacy · Washington Irving · ss The Alhambra by Washington Irving, Colburn & Bentley, 1832, as “Legend of the Moor’s Legacy” by Geoffrey Crayon 91 · Nine Little Goblins · James Whitcomb Riley · pm Puck February 22 1882, as “Nightmare” 95 · The Ghost Ship · Richard Middleton · ss The Century Magazine April 1912 105 · The Boy Who Drew Cats · Lafcadio Hearn · ss Hasegawa, 1898 111 · The Haunted Trailer · Robert Arthur · nv Weird Tales January 1942, as “Death Thumbs a Ride” 129 · The Superstitious Ghost · Arthur Guiterman · pm The Mirthful Lyre by Arthur Guiterman, Harper & Brothers, 1918 133 · O Ugly Bird! [Silver John] · Manly Wade Wellman · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction December 1951 149 · The Canterville Ghost · Oscar Wilde · nv Court and Society Review February 23 1887 (+1) 173 · He Walked by Day · Julius Long · ss Weird Tales June 1934 181 · When the Night Wind Howls · W. S. Gilbert · pm (r) 185 · Mr. Whitcomb’s Genie · Walter R. Brooks · nv The Saturday Evening Post December 15 1945 203 · The Water Ghost · John Kendrick Bangs · ss Harper’s Weekly June 27 1891 213 · The Faithful Ghost · Jerome K. Jerome · ss Told After Supper by Jerome K. Jerome, The Leadenhall Press, 1891, as “Johnson and Emily or the Faithful Ghost” 216 · The Ruined Home · Jerome K. Jerome · ss The Wave February 21 1891, as “A Haunted Mill” 219 · The Ghost of the Blue Chamber · Jerome K. Jerome · ss Told After Supper by Jerome K. Jerome, The Leadenhall Press, 1891

Red Skelton’s Favorite Ghost Stories ed. Red Skelton (Tempo Books, 1968, T-182, 75¢, 187pp, pb, an)     Abridged edition of A Red Skeleton In Your Closet (1965). 5 · Of Course I Believe in Ghosts · Red Skelton · in A Red Skeleton in Your Closet ed. Red Skelton, Grosset & Dunlap, 1965 13 · The Spook Upon the Stair · Andrew McCullen · pm A Red Skeleton in Your Closet ed. Red Skelton, Grosset & Dunlap, 1965 15 · In a Dim Room [Joseph Jorkens] · Lord Dunsany · ss The (London) Evening News July 18 1945 21 · Little Orphan Annie · James Whitcomb Riley · pm Indianapolis Journal November 15 1885, as “The Elf-Child” 23 · To Starch a Spook · Andrew Benedict · ss A Red Skeleton in Your Closet ed. Red Skelton, Grosset & Dunlap, 1965 41 · The Moor’s Legacy · Washington Irving · ss The Alhambra by Washington Irving, Colburn & Bentley, 1832, as “Legend of the Moor’s Legacy” by Geoffrey Crayon 61 · Nine Little Goblins · James Whitcomb Riley · pm Puck February 22 1882, as “Nightmare” 63 · The Ghost Ship · Richard Middleton · ss The Century Magazine April 1912 75 · The Boy Who Drew Cats · Lafcadio Hearn · ss Hasegawa, 1898 79 · The Haunted Trailer · Robert Arthur · nv Weird Tales January 1942, as “Death Thumbs a Ride” 99 · The Superstitious Ghost · Arthur Guiterman · pm The Mirthful Lyre by Arthur Guiterman, Harper & Brothers, 1918 101 · O Ugly Bird! [Silver John] · Manly Wade Wellman · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction December 1951 119 · The Canterville Ghost · Oscar Wilde · nv Court and Society Review February 23 1887 (+1) 151 · He Walked by Day · Julius Long · ss Weird Tales June 1934 159 · When the Night Wind Howls · W. S. Gilbert · pm (r) 161 · The Water Ghost · John Kendrick Bangs · ss Harper’s Weekly June 27 1891 171 · The Faithful Ghost · Jerome K. Jerome · ss Told After Supper by Jerome K. Jerome, The Leadenhall Press, 1891, as “Johnson and Emily or the Faithful Ghost” 175 · The Ruined Home · Jerome K. Jerome · ss The Wave February 21 1891, as “A Haunted Mill” 179 · The Ghost of the Blue Chamber · Jerome K. Jerome · ss Told After Supper by Jerome K. Jerome, The Leadenhall Press, 1891

Monsieur Zenith the Albino by Anthony Skene (Savoy, October 24, 2001, 0-86130-109-9, £20.00, xxxvi+250pp, hc, n., cover by John Coulthart) [Monsieur Zenith the Albino]     Reprint (Sampson Low 1936 as Monsieur Zenith) fantastic crime thriller. ix · Monsieur Zenith · Jack Adrian · in xxi · The Serbian Count: The Prince of Ruins · Michael Moorcock · fw xxxiii · The Zenith Letter · Anthony Skene · ms

Bloody York ed. David Skene-Melvin (Simon & Pierre, 1996, 0-88924-273-9, 216pp, tp, an)     Tales of mayhem, murder and mystery in a celebration of the romance and excitement of a great city. 6 · Preface · David Skene-Melvin · pr 7 · Introduction · David Skene-Melvin · in 29 · The Gerrard Street Mystery · John Dent · nv The Gerrard Street Mystery and Other Weird Tales by John Charles Dent, Rose, 1886 51 · A Slippery Customer · Robert Barr · ss The Face and the Mask by Robert Barr, Hutchinson, 1894 63 · Sherlock Holmes’ Great Canadian Adventure [Sherlock Holmes] · Jack Batten & Michael Bliss · ss Weekend Magazine May 28 1977, as “The Adventure of the Annexationist Conspiracy”; annotated by Trevor S. Raymond. 87 · The Tattooed Man · Vincent Starrett · ss Saucy Stories October 1919 99 · Sharper Than a Serpent’s Tooth · Maureen Jennings · ss 109 · The Cure · Eric Wright · ss Fingerprints ed. Beverley Beetham-Endersby, Irwin, 1984 119 · The Greenhouse Dogs · James Powell · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine June 1989 131 · Shaving with Occam’s Razor · Rosemary Aubert · ss 139 · Bombed · Peter Sellers · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine June 1994 155 · This Town Ain’t Big Enough [Victory “Vicki” Nelson] · Tanya Huff · nv Vampire Detectives ed. Martin H. Greenberg, DAW, 1995 175 · Lost in the Mail · Robert J. Sawyer · ss TransVersions #3, 1995 187 · The Map · Andrew Weiner · ss Northern Frights ed. Don Hutchison, Mosaic Press, 1992 199 · Biographical Notes About the Authors · [uncredited] · bg 213 · Crime Novels set in Toronto · [uncredited] · bi

Crime in a Cold-Climate: An Anthology of Classic Canadian Crime ed. David Skene-Melvin (Simon & Pierre, 1994, 0-88924-260-7, 286pp, tp, an)     Anthology of 14 stories and four poems by Canadian writers. 7 · Preface · David Skene-Melvin · pr 8 · Introduction · David Skene-Melvin · in 17 · The Gerrard Street Mystery · John Dent · nv The Gerrard Street Mystery and Other Weird Tales by John Charles Dent, Rose, 1886 41 · The Episode of the Mexican Seer [Colonel Clay] · Grant Allen · ss The Strand Magazine June 1896 57 · The Absent-Minded Coterie [Eugène Valmont] · Robert Barr · nv The Saturday Evening Post May 13 1905 68 · The Adventures of Sherlaw Kombs · Robert Barr · ss The Idler May 1892, as “Detective Stories Gone Wrong: The Adventures of Sherlaw Kombs” by Luke Sharp [Ref. Arthur Conan Doyle] 79 · Bulldog Carney [Bulldog Carney] · William Fraser · nv MacLean’s April 1919 107 · Wild Oats · William Fraser · ss Red Meekins by William Fraser, Doran, 1921 119 · The Riders of the Plains · Pauline Johnson · pm Flint and feather by E. Pauline Johnson, Musson, 1912 125 · The Lean Man · Roger Pocock · ss Toronto World 1887 139 · The Shooting of Dan McGrew · Robert W. Service · pm Songs of a Sourdough by Robert W. Service, Briggs, 1907 145 · Clancy of the Mounted Police · Robert W. Service · pm Ballads of a Cheechako by Robert W. Service, Briggs, 1909 151 · Running Out of Pay-Dirt [Witter Kerfoot, Insomniac] · Arthur Stringer · ss The Man Who Couldn’t Sleep by Arthur Stringer, Bobbs-Merrill, 1919 169 · The Blackmailers [Barney Cook] · Harvey O’Higgins · nv The Adventures of Detective Barney by Harvey J. O'Higgins, Century (US), 1915 187 · The Marshall Murder [John Duff] · Harvey O’Higgins · ss The Red Book Magazine March 1925, as “The Burton Murder” 205 · Shanley’s Luck [Hill Division] · Frank L. Packard · ss The Popular Magazine December 15 1910 224 · The Builder · Frank L. Packard · ss On the Iron at Big Cloud by Frank L. Packard, Crowell, 1911 240 · The Legacy Hounds [Madame Rosika Storey] · Hulbert Footner · nv Argosy Allstory Weekly September 18 1926 263 · The Squad of One · Robert Stead · pm Why Don’t They Cheer? Poems by Robert Stead, T. Fisher Unwin, 1918 269 · The Crushed Pearl [Aurelius “Secret Service” Smith] · R. T. M. Scott · ss The American Magazine January 1926

Crime Where the Nights Are Long ed. David Skene-Melvin (Simon & Pierre, 1999, 0-88924-281-X, tp, an)     Canadian Stories of Crime, Adventure, and Terror from the Golden Age of Storytelling. 7 · Introduction · David Skene-Melvin · in 15 · Bombay Duck [Aurelius “Secret Service” Smith] · R. T. M. Scott · ss Collier’s August 6 1927 33 · The Clasp of Rank · S. Carleton · ss The Thrill Book April 1 1919 53 · The Crime at Big Tree Portage [November Joe] · Hesketh Prichard · nv Pearson’s Magazine July 1912 77 · The Eyes of Sebastien · Alan Sullivan · ss The Popular Magazine January 20 1925 95 · The Flood [Pretty Pierre] · Sir Gilbert Parker · ss The National Observer May 7 1892 105 · The Gold Wolf [Bulldog Carney] · W. A. Fraser · nv The Popular Magazine May 20 1919 135 · A Tale of the Grand Jardin · W. H. Blake · ss Brown Waters and Other Sketches by William H. Blake, Toronto, 1915 145 · The Windigo · W. H. Drummond · pm Johnny Courteau and Other Poems by William Henry Drummond, New York, 1901 155 · When Wires Are Down · Lillian Beynon Thomas · ss The Thrill Book September 1 1919

Crossing the Line: Canadian Mysteries with a Fantastic Twist ed. David Skene-Melvin & Robert J. Sawyer--- see under Robert J. Sawyer.

Investigating Women ed. David Skene-Melvin (Simon & Pierre, 1995, 0-88924-269-0, 289pp, tp, an)     Anthology of female detectives by Canadian writers. 7 · Preface · David Skene-Melvin · pr 8 · Investigating Investigating Women, a Historical Survey · David Skene-Melvin · ar 51 · The Adventure of the Cantankerous Old Lady [Miss Lois Cayley] · Grant Allen · ss The Strand Magazine March 1898 71 · Jennie Learns About the Diamonds of the Princess [Jennie Baxter] · Robert Barr · ex from Jennie Baxter Journalist, Frederick A. Stokes, 1899; chapter 4. 78 · Jennie Meets a Great Detective [Jennie Baxter] · Robert Barr · ex from Jennie Baxter Journalist, Frederick A. Stokes, 1899; chapter 5. 82 · Jennie Solves the Diamond Mystery [Jennie Baxter] · Robert Barr · ex from Jennie Baxter Journalist, Frederick A. Stokes, 1899; chapter 6. 93 · The Legacy Hounds [Madame Rosika Storey] · Hulbert Footner · nv Argosy Allstory Weekly September 18 1926 115 · Nelvana of the Northern Lights and the Ice-Beam · Adrian Dingle · cs Triumph Comics #23, 1944 127 · Jessie [Kate Delafield] · Katherine V. Forrest · nv Dreams and Swords by Katherine V. Forrest, Naiad, 1987 153 · Mistake in Hitzungsee [Eve Adam] · Josef Skvorecký; translated by Kaca Polackova Henley · nv Sins for Father Knox by Josef Skvorecký, tr. Kaca Polackova Henley, Lester & Orpen Dennys, 1988 translated from the Czech. 181 · The Mouse in the Matress · Medora Sale · ss Criminal Shorts ed. Eric Wright & Howard Engel, Macmillan Canada, 1992 193 · This Town Ain’t Big Enough [Victory “Vicki” Nelson] · Tanya Huff · nv Vampire Detectives ed. Martin H. Greenberg, DAW, 1995 215 · Things Remembered · Marisa De Franceschi · ss 225 · Book Logic · Maurice Gagnon · ss 239 · The Seaway Incident [Deirdre O’Hara] · Maurice Gagnon · ss 253 · The Verdict [Catherine Edison] · Margaret Haffner · ss 263 · Dark Reunion · Joan Hall Hovey · ss 277 · How Does Your Garden Grow? [Rosalie Cairns] · Betsy Struthers · ss · Bibliography · David Skene-Melvin · bi

Secret Tales of the Arctic Trails ed. David Skene-Melvin (Simon & Pierre, 1997, 0-88924-277-1, hc, an)     Stories of crime and adventure in Canada’s far north. 7 · Introduction · David Skene-Melvin · in 13 · Rigged to Blow · John Ballem · ss 33 · The Faraway People · John Buchan · nv Good Housekeeping (UK) July 1941 47 · The Ragtime Kid Checks Out [Jenny Melrose] · Rose DeShaw · ss The Storyteller Summer 1996 63 · Too Dead the Phalarope [Jenny Melrose] · Rose DeShaw · ss 81 · Blue Boots · Carol Newhouse · ss 89 · Luck · Marjorie Pickthall · ss The Pall Mall Magazine September 1913 103 · The Dark Elf Master of Crack of Doom [Acting Sergeant Maynard Bullock] · James Powell · nv Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine December 1983 125 · Bush Fever · Peter Sellers · ss Cold Blood III ed. Peter Sellers, Mosaic Press, 1990, as by Jack Paris 137 · The Shooting of Dan McGrew · Robert W. Service · pm Songs of a Sourdough by Robert W. Service, Briggs, 1907 143 · One of a Kind · Eric Wright · ss 151 · Appendix · Bio-bibliographical Information About the Authors · [uncredited] · bg · Crime Novels by Canadian Writers Set in the Far North · [uncredited] · bi

As Green As Emeraude by Margo Skinner (Dawn Heron Press, 1990, 0-939790-04-1, $15.00, 88pp, tp, co)     Collection of fantasy poetry with an introduction by Fritz Leiber. This is a limited edition of 500 copies, signed by Skinner and Leiber. xi · Introduction · Fritz Leiber · in 3 · An Old Play · Margo Skinner · pm (r) 5 · Morning Thoughts · Margo Skinner · pm (r) 5 · Challenge · Margo Skinner · pm (r) 6 · The Silent Fountain · Margo Skinner · pm (r) 7 · Earth Bound · Margo Skinner · pm As Green As Emeraude by Margo Skinner, Dawn Heron Press, 1990 9 · Poets Are Always Drinkers of Wine · Margo Skinner · pm (r) 10 · I Can Sing Like a Bird · Margo Skinner · pm (r) 11 · The Dancer · Margo Skinner · pm (r) 13 · To Jennie Milberg, a Poet · Margo Skinner · pm (r) 14 · God and the Cat · Margo Skinner · pm As Green As Emeraude by Margo Skinner, Dawn Heron Press, 1990 15 · To Aphrodite · Margo Skinner · pm (r) 16 · Song · Margo Skinner · pm (r) 17 · To a Fantasy Writer Friend · Margo Skinner · pm (r) 19 · Gifts of Time · Margo Skinner · pm (r) 20 · To My Teacher · Margo Skinner · pm (r) 22 · Spock · Margo Skinner · pm (r) 23 · To Desa · Margo Skinner · pm (r) 24 · [untitled poem] · Margo Skinner · pm (r) 25 · Unity and Diversity · Margo Skinner · pm (r) 27 · Friday · Margo Skinner · pm (r) 27 · Haiku-Liku · Margo Skinner · pm (r) 28 · Difference · Margo Skinner · pm (r) 29 · To an Atlantean Poet · Margo Skinner · pm Songs and Sonnets Atlantean by Donald S. Fryer, Arkham House, 1971 30 · The Tree · Margo Skinner · pm (r) 31 · To R.L. · Margo Skinner · pm (r) 32 · Woman Is · Margo Skinner · pm (r) 33 · At an Indian Wedding · Margo Skinner · pm (r) 34 · Haiku · Margo Skinner · pm (r) 35 · To Robots--A Protest · Margo Skinner · pm (r) 37 · Voyaging · Margo Skinner · pm (r) 38 · A Sinister of Siamese · Margo Skinner · pm As Green As Emeraude by Margo Skinner, Dawn Heron Press, 1990 39 · In the News · Margo Skinner · pm (r) 40 · The Polar Bear · Margo Skinner · pm As Green As Emeraude by Margo Skinner, Dawn Heron Press, 1990 41 · The Shark · Margo Skinner · pm Fantasy Newsletter June 1981 42 · Pele · Margo Skinner · pm (r) 44 · Lullaby for a Cat Names Fatima · Margo Skinner · pm As Green As Emeraude by Margo Skinner, Dawn Heron Press, 1990 45 · The Shadow · Margo Skinner · pm (r) 46 · The Pangolin · Margo Skinner & Jane Snow · pm Tales of the Unanticipated #6, Fall/Winter 1989 47 · The Snake · Margo Skinner · pm (r) 48 · Now · Margo Skinner · pm (r) 49 · To Three Beloved Teachers · Margo Skinner · pm (r) 51 · Block · Margo Skinner · pm (r) 52 · To Sister Mary · Margo Skinner · pm (r) 54 · Jealousy · Margo Skinner · pm (r) 55 · To Cathy Powell · Margo Skinner · pm (r) 56 · Four A.M. · Margo Skinner · pm (r) 57 · To the Violent · Margo Skinner · pm (r) 58 · Flower Girl · Margo Skinner · pm (r) 58 · Summer and Winter · Margo Skinner · pm (r) 59 · For Jean Cocteau’s “Orpheus” · Margo Skinner · pm (r) 60 · To Deepak · Margo Skinner · pm (r) 61 · Love · Margo Skinner · pm (r) 62 · At Mahabalypuram I & II · Margo Skinner · pm (r) 63 · Vishnu · Margo Skinner · pm (r) 64 · New Frontiers · Margo Skinner · pm (r) 65 · The Sea Takes Back Its Own? · Margo Skinner · pm (r) 67 · Night Passage · Margo Skinner · pm (r) 68 · Death at Sea · Margo Skinner · pm (r) 71 · Tule Lake Sequence · Margo Skinner · pm (r) 81 · Creation · Margo Skinner · pm (r) 85 · Afterword and Notes · Donald Sidney-Fryer · aw