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Emperor of Elam and Other Stories by H. G. Dwight (Doubleday, Page & Company, 1920, $2.00, ix+387pp, hc, co)     “Note that at least two of the stories have been completely recast, while not one of them has been left ununtouched in its earliest state.” 3 · Like Michael · H. G. Dwight · ss The Century Magazine September 1916 32 · Henrietta Stackpole, Rediviva · H. G. Dwight · ss Scribner’s Magazine June 1904 52 · The Pagan · H. G. Dwight · ss The Outlook August 12 1905 82 · White Bombazine · H. G. Dwight · ss 108 · Unto the Day · H. G. Dwight · ss The Bookman June 1904 131 · Mrs. Derwall and the Higher Life · H. G. Dwight · ss The Smart Set April 1906, as “The Undoing of Mrs. Derwall” 151 · The Bathers · H. G. Dwight · ss Scribner’s Magazine December 1903 172 · Retarded Bombs · H. G. Dwight · ss Associated Sunday Magazine March 27 1904, as “Martha Waring’s Elopement” 191 · Susannah and the Elder · H. G. Dwight · ss The Smart Set April 1905 221 · The Emerald of Tamerlane · H. G. Dwight & John Taylor · ss The Century Magazine June 1918 252 · Studio Smoke · H. G. Dwight · ss The Bookman November 1905 266 · Behind the Door · H. G. Dwight · ss Short Stories January 1908, as “Castello Montughi” 290 · The Bald Spot · H. G. Dwight · ss Sunset: The Pacific Monthly May 1909 306 · The Emperor of Elam · H. G. Dwight · nv The Century Magazine July 1917

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

The Loved Dead and Other Tales by C. M. Eddy, Jr. ed. Jim Dyer--- see under C. M. Eddy, Jr..

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 original version appeared in Statement Magazine, Los Angeles State College, 1966. 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

100 Hilarious Little Howlers ed. Stefan Dziemianowicz, Robert Weinberg & Martin H. Greenberg (Barnes & Noble, October 1999, 0-7607-1385-5, $7.98, 483pp, hc, an, cover by Lucy Corvino)     Associational anthology of 100 humor stories, three original, with introduction by Dziemianowicz. Authors include C.M. Kornbluth, Gahan Wilson, Bob Shaw, and Ramsey Campbell. This is an instant remainder edition. ix · Introduction · Stefan Dziemianowicz · in 1 · Absent-Mindedness in a Parish Choir · Thomas Hardy · vi Harper’s New Monthly Magazine May 1891 3 · The Advent on Channel Twelve · C. M. Kornbluth · vi Star Science Fiction Stories No. 4 ed. Frederik Pohl, Ballantine, 1958 6 · The Adventures of Shamrock Jolnes [Shamrock Jolnes] · O. Henry · ss The (New York) Sunday World February 7 1904 11 · After You, Montague · Howard Wandrei · vi The Arkham Collector #9, Spring 1971 13 · Agamemnon’s Career · Lucretia P. Hale · ss (r) 20 · All Moon-Beasts Amorphous and Mephitic · Peter Cannon · ss Crypt of Cthulhu #90, Lammas 1995 25 · At Arms with Morpheus · O. Henry · ss Ainslee’s Magazine October 1903, as by S. H. Peters 29 · Believing in the Twentieth Century · Darrell Schweitzer · ss Terra Incognita #1, Winter 1996/1997 38 · The Belle of Vallejo · W. L. Alden · vi (r) 40 · Boots · Anton Chekhov · ss (r) 44 · Broker’s Loan · Donald Wandrei · vi 1930 47 · The Captain’s Story · Mark Twain · ss Merry Tales by Mark Twain, Charles L. Webster, 1892 51 · The Case of Jack the Clipper, or A Fimbulwinter’s Tale · David Langford · ss Interzone #126, December 1997 57 · Chalk Talk · Edward Wellen · vi The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction March 1973 60 · A Change of Lifestyle · Joe & Karen Lansdale · vi Rod Serling’s The Twilight Zone Magazine November/December 1984 63 · Chasing the Ugly Dog · Tom Piccirilli · ss 1993 67 · Christmas Afternoon · Robert C. Benchley · vi (r) 70 · Christmas Eve in the Blue Chamber · Jerome K. Jerome · ss Told After Supper by Jerome K. Jerome, Leadenhall Press, 1891 77 · Cinderella · Ring Lardner · vi Hearst’s International August 1923 80 · The Cleft · Gahan Wilson · ss The Cleft and Other Odd Tales by Gahan Wilson, Tor, 1998 83 · Deflation 2001 · Bob Shaw · vi Amazing Science Fiction Stories September 1972 86 · Dentondagon! · Don Webb · vi Alternate Hilarities #4, 1993 88 · Detection Perfection · Tim Lebbon · ss 96 · Diddling Considered as One of the Exact Sciences · Edgar Allan Poe · ar Philadelphia Saturday Courier October 14 1843, as “Raising the Wind; or, Diddling Considered as One of the Exact Sciences” 105 · A Difficult Subject · Jane Rice · ss Charm September 1948 109 · The Dog That Spoke French · Vincent Starrett · vi Chicago Sunday Tribune October 1 1944 111 · The Drawing-Room Bureau · E. F. Benson · ss The Woman at Home December 1915 119 · The Egg · Sherwood Anderson · ss The Dial March 1920, as “The Triumph of the Egg” 128 · The Errors of Santa Claus · Stephen Leacock · ss Frenzied Fiction by Stephen Leacock, Lane, 1918 132 · The Final Apprentice · Steve Rasnic Tem · ss Betcha Can’t Read Just One ed. Alan Dean Foster & Martin H. Greenberg, Ace, 1993 141 · Forgetful Charlie · Hugh B. Cave · ss Leatherneck 1957 145 · Gandhi at the Bat · Chet Williamson · ss The New Yorker June 20 1983 149 · Getting Enough · Chet Williamson · ss Playboy March 1987 153 · Great-Aunt Ella and the Stanley Steamer · Jane Rice · ss Charm September 1946 159 · Gremlin · Karl Edward Wagner · ss Beyond Fantasy & Science Fiction #1, April/May 1995 164 · The Grilling of Loren Ellery · Jack London · ss (r) 169 · The Hand That Feeds · John Maclay · ss Bloodreams January 1992 172 · The Hapless Bachelors · E. F. Benson · ss Pearson’s Magazine March 1921 183 · Hearing Aid · David Langford · ss Practical Computing October 1982 191 · The Helping Hand · Robert Sheckley · vi Rod Serling’s The Twilight Zone Magazine April 1981 192 · The Hexer · Howard Wandrei · ss Unknown June 1939, as by H. W. Guernsey 204 · His First Day at Editing · Eugene Field · ss (r) 209 · His First Operation · Sir Arthur Conan Doyle · ss Round the Red Lamp by A. Conan Doyle, Methuen, 1894 215 · If at First You Don’t Succeed, to Hell with It! · Charles E. Fritch · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction August 1972 220 · An Imperfect Conflagration · Ambrose Bierce · vi The Wasp March 27 1886 223 · In Mid-Atlantic · W. W. Jacobs · ss To-Day November 17 1894 229 · The Independent Fiend · Gordon Linzner · ss Bringing Down the Moon ed. Jani Anderson, Space & Time, 1985 236 · Interlude in a Laboratory · Steve Rasnic Tem · vi Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine August 3 1981 237 · Kitty Answers · William Dean Howells · ss (r) 243 · The Legend of Scotland · Lewis Carroll · ss (r) 249 · The Life of Anybody · Robert Sheckley · vi Is That What People Do? by Robert Sheckley, Holt Rinehart & Winston, 1984 251 · A Little Joke · Sir Anthony Hope Hawkins · ss Sport Royal and Other Stories by Anthony Hope, Innes, 1893, as by Anthony Hope 255 · Little Red in the Hood · Linda Addison · vi Tomorrow November 1996 256 · The Lot’s Wife Caper · Edward D. Hoch · ss Ellery Queen’s Anthology #25, Spring/Summer 1973, as by R. L. Stevens 263 · Luck · Mark Twain · ss Harper’s New Monthly Magazine August 1891 267 · Lynx-Hunting [Whilomville] · Stephen Crane · ss Harper’s New Monthly Magazine September 1899 272 · Malice Aforethought · Donald A. Wollheim · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction November 1952, as by David Grinnell 277 · Mirror, Mirror · Tina & Tony Rath · ss Weird Tales Winter 1992/1993 282 · Miss Crump’s Song · Augustus Baldwin Longstreet · ss (r) 286 · Miss Rennsdale Accepts · Booth Tarkington · ss (r) 292 · Monologue in Baker Street · Vincent Starrett · vi Chicago Sunday Tribune December 3 1950, as “Dr. Watson’s Mind Read by Master” 293 · Monster Tales: Return of the Jumbo Shrimp · Les Daniels · vi Necon Stories ed. Necon Committee, Three Bobs Press, 1990 294 · Moti Guj—Mutineer · Rudyard Kipling · ss Life’s Handicap by Rudyard Kipling, Macmillan, 1891 301 · Mrs. Joseph Porter · Charles Dickens · ss The Monthly Magazine January 1834, uncredited. 310 · Not Just Another Saint Paddy’s Day · Ben P. Indick · vi 1993 313 · Nothing but the Best · Brian McNaughton · vi Masques IV ed. J. N. Williamson, Maclay, 1991 316 · Novelty and Romance: A Broken Spell · Lewis Carroll · ss (r) 323 · Oil of Dog · Ambrose Bierce · ss Oakland Daily Evening Tribune October 11 1890, as “The Oil of a Dog” 327 · The Old, Old Story of How Five Men Went Fishing · Stephen Leacock · ss Frenzied Fiction by Stephen Leacock, Lane, 1918 333 · Our New Bedstead · Frederick Swartout Cozzens · ss (r) 337 · Papa’s Planet · William F. Nolan · ss Playboy April 1968 341 · Paranoid Fantasy #1 · Lawrence Watt-Evans · vi The American Atheist 1975 343 · Patrons · Jessica Amanda Salmonson · vi Space and Time #30, May 1975 345 · The Perfumed Garden · David H. Keller · ss The Gorgon v2 #4, 1948 352 · Personality Problem · Joe R. Lansdale · vi Rod Serling’s The Twilight Zone Magazine January/February 1983 353 · A Piece of Red Calico · Frank R. Stockton · vi Scribner’s Monthly February 1876, as by Andrew Scoggin 358 · Pig · Rudyard Kipling · ss (r) 364 · Project Hush · William Tenn · ss Galaxy Science Fiction February 1954 370 · Rheumatism Movement Cure · Robert Jones Burdette · vi (r) 373 · The Saga of Lizzie Borden · Jane Rice · vi Charm March 1946 376 · Santa’s Tenth Reindeer · Gordon Van Gelder · ss 100 Great Fantasy Short Short Stories ed. Isaac Asimov, Terry Carr & Martin H. Greenberg, Doubleday, 1984 379 · The Second Coming of a First Husband [Judge William Pitman Priest (Old Judge Priest)] · Irvin S. Cobb · ss Snake Doctor and Other Stories by Irvin S. Cobb, George H. Doran, 1923 387 · The Social Life of the Newt · Robert Benchley · ar Vanity Fair (US) December 1919 391 · “Sorry, But We Only Offer That Course in the Fall” · William Relling, Jr. · ss The Infinite Man by William Relling, Jr., Scream/Press, 1989 394 · Speak · Henry Slesar · vi The Diners Club Magazine 1965 396 · The Stalled Ox · Saki · ss The Morning Post, as by H. H. Munro 400 · The Stampeding of Lady Bastable [Clovis Sangrail] · Saki · vi The Daily Mail November 5 1910, as “A Modern Boy” 403 · The Stout Gentleman [Bracebridge] · Washington Irving · ss Bracebridge Hall by Washington Irving, John Murray, 1822; subtitled “A Stage Coach Romance”. 412 · Sweet Violence · Morris Hershman · vi Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine February 1967, as by Arnold English 413 · A Tale of Wet Days · Irvin S. Cobb · ss (r) 420 · Tempest in a Tub · J. M. Bailey · vi (r) 422 · Truman Capote’s Trilby: The Facts · Garry Kilworth · ss Back Brain Recluse #15, Spring 1990 430 · Two Dead Guys Walkin’ Around Eatin’ People · John R. Platt · ss 1997 437 · Upon My Soul · Jack Ritchie · ss The Diners Club Magazine January 1965 440 · The Vigil · W. W. Jacobs · ss The Strand Magazine September 1912 449 · When a Felon Needs a Friend · Morris Hershman · ss Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine February 1958, as by Arnold English 456 · With Nott in the Terrible Targa · William F. Nolan · ss 464 · Witch Hunt · Lawrence Schimel · vi 466 · The Worst Fog of the Year · Ramsey Campbell · ss Dark Horizons #31, 1990 472 · X-ing a Paragrab · Edgar Allan Poe · ss 1849