The Weird: A Compendium of Strange and Dark Stories ed. Ann & Jeff VanderMeer (Tor, May 8, 2012, 978-0-7653-3360-5, $39.99, xx+1126pp, hc, an, cover by Nic Cheetham)
Reprint (Corvus 2011) anthology of 110 stories by an all-star cast, from literary legends to international bestsellers to Booker Prize winners.
Details taken from online listing.
- xi · Foreweird · Michael Moorcock · fw
- xv · Introduction · Ann & Jeff VanderMeer · in
- 1 · The Other Side · Alfred Kubin; translated by Mike Mitchell · ex
translated from the German (“Die andere Seite”, unpublished).
- 11 · The Screaming Skull · F. Marion Crawford · nv Collier’s July 11 1908 (+1)
- 27 · The Willows · Algernon Blackwood · na The Listener and Other Stories by Algernon Blackwood, Eveleigh Nash, 1907
- 53 · Sredni Vashtar · Saki · ss The Westminster Gazette May 28 1910
- 56 · Casting the Runes · M. R. James · nv More Ghost Stories of an Antiquary by Montague Rhodes James & Litt.D., Edward Arnold, 1911
- 68 · How Nuth Would Have Practised His Art Upon the Gnoles · Lord Dunsany · ss The Sketch February 15 1911
- 71 · The Man in the Bottle · Gustav Meyrink · ss Library of the World’s Best Mystery and Detective Stories: German: Russian: Scandinavian ed. Julian Hawthorne, The Review of Reviews, 1907
translated from the German (“Der Mann auf der Flasche”, Simplicissimus February 22, 1904).
- 75 · The Dissection · Georg Heym; translated by Gio Clairval · ss
translated from the German (“Die Sektion”, Der Dieb, 1913).
- 77 · The Spider · Hanns Heinz Ewers · nv The International December 1915; given as by Hans Heinz Ewers on the story itself.
translated from the German (“Die Spinne”, Die Besessenen, 1908).
- 90 · The Hungry Stones · Rabindranath Tagore; translated by C. F. Andrews · ss The Hungry Stones and Other Stories by Rabindranath Tagore, The Macmillan Company, 1916
translated from the Bengali (“Kshudhita Pashan”, 1895).
- 97 · The Vegetable Man · Luigi Ugolini; translated by Brendan Connell & Anna Connell · ss
translated from the Italian (“L’uomo vegetale”, 1917).
- 101 · The People of the Pit · A. Merritt · nv All-Story Weekly January 5 1918
- 110 · The Hell Screen · Ryūnosuke Akutagawa; translated by Morinaka Akira · ss
translated from the Japanese (“Jigokuhen”, 1918).
- 124 · Unseen—Unfeared · Francis Stevens · ss People’s Favorite Magazine February 10 1919
- 133 · In the Penal Colony · Franz Kafka; translated by Ian Johnston · nv self-published, October 2003
translated from the German (“In der Strafkolonie”, Kurt Wolff Verlag, 1919).
- 148 · The White Wyrak · Stefan Grabiński; translated by Miroslaw Lipinski · ss 100 Creepy Little Creatures ed. Robert Weinberg, Stefan R. Dziemianowicz & Martin H. Greenberg, Barnes & Noble, 1994
translated from the Polish (“Biały Wyrak (Gawęda kominiarska)”, 1921).
- 154 · The Night Wire · H. F. Arnold · ss Weird Tales September 1926
- 159 · The Dunwich Horror [Cthulhu] · H. P. Lovecraft · nv Weird Tales April 1929
- 183 · The Book · Margaret Irwin · ss The London Mercury September 1930
- 192 · The Mainz Psalter · Jean Ray; translated by Lowell Bair · nv Ghouls in My Grave by Jean Ray, Berkley Medallion, 1965; given as translated by Lowell Blair.
translated from the French (“Le psautier de Mayence”, La Revue belge, June 1931).
- 206 · The Shadowy Street · Jean Ray; translated by Lowell Bair · nv Ghouls in My Grave by Jean Ray, Berkley Medallion, 1965; given as translated by Lowell Blair.
translated from the French (“La Ruelle Ténébreuse”, La croisière des ombres, Les Éditions de Belgique, 1932).
- 223 · Genius Loci · Clark Ashton Smith · ss Weird Tales June 1933
- 233 · The Town of Cats · Hagiwara Sakutarō; translated by Jeffrey Angles · ss 2008
translated from the Japanese (“Nekomachi”, 1935).
- 241 · The Tarn · Hugh Walpole · ss Success October 1923
- 248 · Sanatorium Under the Sign of the Hourglass · Bruno Schulz; translated by Celina Wieniewska · ss The New Yorker December 12 1977
translated from the Polish (“Sanatorium Pod Klepsydrą”, 1937).
- 260 · Far Below · Robert Barbour Johnson · ss Weird Tales June/July 1939
- 268 · Smoke Ghost · Fritz Leiber · ss Unknown Worlds October 1941
- 277 · White Rabbits · Leonora Carrington · ss View #9, 1941 (+1)
- 280 · Mimic · Donald A. Wollheim · ss Astonishing Stories December 1942, as by Martin Pearson
- 284 · The Crowd · Ray Bradbury · ss Weird Tales May 1943
- 290 · The Long Sheet · William Sansom · ss Horizon: A Review of Literature and Art October 1941
- 296 · The Aleph · Jorge Luis Borges; translated by Andrew Hurley · ss The Picador Book of Latin American Stories ed. Carlos Fuentes & Julio Ortega, Vintage Books, 1998
translated from the Spanish (“El Aleph”, Sur #131, September 1945).
- 304 · A Child in the Bush of Ghosts · Olympe Bhêly-Quénum · ss (r)
translated from the French (“Promenade dans la forêt”, Liaison d’un été, 1968).
- 311 · The Summer People · Shirley Jackson · ss Charm September 1950
- 319 · The Man Who Sold Rope to the Gnoles · Margaret St. Clair · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction October 1951, as by Idris Seabright
- 322 · The Hungry House · Robert Bloch · nv Imagination April 1951
- 333 · The Complete Gentleman · Amos Tutuola · ss The Palm-Wine Drinkard by Amos Tutuola & ed. George Braziller, Faber and Faber, 1952
- 338 · “It’s a Good Life” · Jerome Bixby · ss Star Science Fiction Stories No. 2 ed. Frederik Pohl, Ballantine, 1953
- 348 · Mister Taylor · Augusto Monterroso; translated by Larry Nolen · ss
translated from the Spanish (“Mister Taylor”, 1954).
- 352 · Axolotl · Julio Cortázar; translated by Gio Clairval · ss
translated from the Spanish (“Axolotl”, 1956).
- 356 · A Woman Seldom Found · William Sansom · ss A Contest of Ladies and Other Stories by William Sansom, Hogarth Press, 1956
- 359 · The Howling Man · Charles Beaumont · ss Rogue November 1959, as by C. B. Lovehill
- 368 · Same Time, Same Place · Mervyn Peake · ss Science Fantasy #60, 1963
- 373 · The Colomber · Dino Buzzati; translated by Gio Clairval · ss
translated from the Italian (“Il colombre”, Corriere della Sera, August 22, 1961).
- 377 · The Other Side of the Mountain · Michel Bernanos; translated by Gio Clairval · na
translated from the French (“La montagne morte de la vie”, Jean-Jacques Pauvert, 1967).
- 406 · The Salamander · Mercè Rodoreda; translated by Martha Tennent · ss
translated from the Spanish (“La salamandra”, La meva Cristina i altres contes, Edicións 62, 1967).
- 411 · The Ghoulbird · Claude Seignolle; translated by Gio Clairval · ss
translated from the French (“Le hupeur”, Les chevaux de la nuit et autres récits cruels, Marabout, 1967).
- 416 · The Sea Was Wet as Wet Could Be · Gahan Wilson · ss Playboy May 1967
- 423 · Don’t Look Now · Daphne du Maurier · na Ladies’ Home Journal December 1970
- 448 · The Hospice · Robert Aickman · nv Cold Hand in Mine by Robert Aickman, Gollancz, 1975
- 467 · It Only Comes Out at Night · Dennis Etchison · ss Frights ed. Kirby McCauley, St. Martin's, 1976
- 474 · The Psychologist Who Wouldn’t Do Awful Things to Rats · James Tiptree, Jr. · nv New Dimensions: Science Fiction: Number 6 ed. Robert Silverberg, Harper & Row, 1976
- 487 · The Beak Doctor · Eric Basso · na Chicago Review 1977
- 518 · My Mother · Jamaica Kincaid · ss At the Bottom of the River by Jamaica Kincaid, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1983
- 521 · Sandkings [Thousand Worlds] · George R. R. Martin · nv Omni August 1979
- 543 · Window · Bob Leman · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction May 1980
- 553 · The Brood · Ramsey Campbell · ss Dark Forces ed. Kirby McCauley, Viking, 1980
- 560 · The Autopsy · Michael Shea · nv The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction December 1980
- 581 · The Belonging Kind · William Gibson & John Shirley · ss Shadows 4 ed. Charles L. Grant, Doubleday, 1981
- 588 · Egnaro · M. John Harrison · nv Winter’s Tales 27 ed. Edward Leeson, Macmillan UK, 1981
- 600 · The Little Dirty Girl · Joanna Russ · nv Elsewhere Vol. II ed. Terri Windling & Mark Alan Arnold, Ace, 1982
- 611 · The New Rays · M. John Harrison · ss Interzone #1, Spring 1982
- 618 · The Discovery of Telenapota · Premendra Mitra; translated by P. Nandy · ss 1984
translated from the Bengali (“Telenapota Abishkar”).
- 623 · Soft · F. Paul Wilson · ss Masques ed. J. N. Williamson, Maclay, 1984
- 630 · Bloodchild · Octavia E. Butler · nv Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine June 1984
- 641 · In the Hills, the Cities · Clive Barker · nv Clive Barker’s Books of Blood, Vol. I by Clive Barker, Sphere, 1984
- 657 · Tainaron: Mail from Another City · Leena Krohn; translated by Hildi Hawkins · ex Prime Books, 2004
translated from the Finnish (Tainaron: Postia toisesta kaupungista, WSOY, 1985).
- 695 · Hogfoot Right and Bird-Hands · Garry Kilworth · ss Other Edens ed. Christopher Evans & Robert Holdstock, Unwin, 1987
- 699 · Shades · Lucius Shepard · nv In the Field of Fire ed. Jeanne Van Buren & Jack M. Dann, Tor, 1987
- 718 · The Function of Dream Sleep · Harlan Ellison · nv Midnight Graffiti #1, June 1988
- 731 · Worlds That Flourish · Ben Okri · ss Stars of the New Curfew by Ben Okri, Secker & Warburg, 1988
- 739 · The Boy in the Tree · Elizabeth Hand · nv Full Spectrum 2 ed. Lou Aronica, Shawna McCarthy, Amy Stout & Patrick LoBrutto, Doubleday Foundation, 1989
- 756 · Family · Joyce Carol Oates · ss Omni December 1989
- 765 · His Mouth Will Taste of Wormwood [Cthulhu] · Poppy Z. Brite · ss Borderlands ed. Thomas F. Monteleone, Avon, 1990
- 772 · The End of the Garden · Michal Ajvaz; translated by James Naughton · ss 1994
translated from the Czech (“Konec Zahrady”, 1991).
- 777 · The Dark · Karen Joy Fowler · nv The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction June 1991
- 787 · Angels in Love · Kathe Koja · ss The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction July 1991
- 792 · The Ice Man · Haruki Murakami; translated by Philip Gabriel · ss Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman by Haruki Murakami, tr. Philip Gabriel & Jay Rubin, Knopf, 2006
translated from the Japanese (“Kōri Otoko”, 1991).
- 798 · Replacements · Lisa Tuttle · nv MetaHorror ed. Dennis Etchison, Dell Abyss, 1992
- 807 · The Diane Arbus Suicide Portfolio · Marc Laidlaw · ss Omni May 1993
- 814 · The Country Doctor · Steven Utley · ss Asimov’s Science Fiction October 1993
- 824 · Last Rites and Resurrections · Martin Simpson · ss The Silver Web #11, Spring/Summer 1994
- 830 · The Ocean and All Its Devices [Cthulhu] · William Browning Spencer · nv Borderlands 4 ed. Elizabeth & Thomas Monteleone, Borderlands Press, 1994
- 841 · The Delicate · Jeffrey Ford · ss Space & Time #83, Spring 1994
- 844 · The Man in the Black Suit · Stephen King · nv The New Yorker October 31 1994
- 857 · The Snow Pavilion · Angela Carter · ss New Stories 4 ed. Elaine Feinstein & Fay Weldon, Hutchinson, 1979
- 867 · The Meat Garden · Craig Padawer · ss 1996
- 876 · The Stiff and the Stile · Stepan Chapman · vi Premonitions #5, 2004
- 878 · Yellow and Red · Tanith Lee · ss Interzone #132, June 1998
- 888 · The Specialist’s Hat · Kelly Link · nv Event Horizon November 15 1998
- 896 · A Redress for Andromeda [Dandridge Cycle] · Caitlín R. Kiernan · ss October Dreams ed. Richard Chizmar & Robert Morrish, Cemetery Dance, 2000
- 903 · The God of Dark Laughter [Cthulhu] · Michael Chabon · ss The New Yorker April 9 2001
- 914 · Details · China Miéville · ss The Children of Cthulhu ed. John Pelan & Benjamin Adams, Del Rey, 2002
- 922 · The Genius of Assassins: Three Dreams of Murder in the First Person · Michael Cisco · nv Leviathan, Volume Three ed. Jeff VanderMeer & Forrest Aguirre, Ministry of Whimsy, 2002
- 938 · Feeders and Eaters · Neil Gaiman · ss Keep Out the Night ed. Stephen Jones, PS Publishing, 2002
originally published in different form in Revolver, 1990.
- 943 · The Cage [Ambergris] · Jeff VanderMeer · nv City of Saints and Madmen (var. 1) by Jeff VanderMeer, Prime Books, 2002
- 963 · The Beautiful Gelreesh · Jeffrey Ford · ss Album Zutique #1 ed. Jeff VanderMeer, Night Shade Books, 2003
- 968 · The Town Manager · Thomas Ligotti · ss Weird Tales September/October 2003
- 975 · The Brotherhood of Mutilation · Brian Evenson · na Earthling Publications, 2003
- 1006 · The White Hands · Mark Samuels · ss The White Hands and Other Weird Tales by Mark Samuels, Tartarus Press, 2003
originally in substantially different form as “Amelia” (Black Tears No. 1, 1993).
- 1016 · Flat Diane · Daniel Abraham · nv The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction October/November 2004
- 1030 · Singing My Sister Down · Margo Lanagan · ss Black Juice by Margo Lanagan, Allen & Unwin Australia, 2004
- 1036 · The People on the Island · T. M. Wright · ss Brutarian #42, 2005
- 1044 · The Forest · Laird Barron · nv Inferno ed. Ellen Datlow, Tor, 2007
- 1062 · The Hide [Summer Country] · Liz Williams · ss Strange Horizons May 7 2007
- 1069 · Dust Enforcer · Reza Negarestani · ex from Cyclonopedia: Complicity with Anonymous Materials, re.press, August 2008
- 1075 · The Familiars · Micaela Morrissette · ss Conjunctions #52, Spring 2009
- 1084 · The Lion’s Den · Steve Duffy · ss Nemonymous #9, 2009, uncredited.
- 1100 · Little Lambs · Stephen Graham Jones · ss 2009
- 1106 · Saving the Gleeful Horse · K. J. Bishop · ss Fantasy Magazine (online) #36, March 2010
- 1113 · Afterweird: The Efficacy of a Worm-Eaten Dictionary · China Miéville · aw
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