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The Flying Sorcerers: More Comic Tales of Fantasy ed. Peter Haining (Souvenir Press, August 1997, 0-285-63388-0, £16.99, 267pp, hc, an, cover by Josh Kirby)     Humorous fantasy anthology, with an overall introduction, and individual story introductions by Haining. 9 · Introduction · Peter Haining · in 11 · 1. Hordes of the Things: Comic Fantasies 13 · Turntables of the Night · Terry Pratchett · ss Hidden Turnings ed. Diana Wynne Jones, Methuen, 1989 23 · A Slice of Life [Mr. Mulliner] · P. G. Wodehouse · ss The Strand Magazine August 1926 37 · The Better Mousetrap [Gavagan’s Bar] · L. Sprague de Camp & Fletcher Pratt · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction December 1950 47 · Sam Small’s Better Half [Sam Small] · Eric Knight · ss Maclean’s June 1 1940 62 · Danse Macabre · Mervyn Peake · ss Science Fantasy #61, 1963 72 · The Shoddy Lands · C. S. Lewis · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction February 1956 80 · Harrison Bergeron · Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction October 1961 87 · Possible to Rue · Piers Anthony · ss Fantastic Stories of Imagination April 1963 93 · 2. Deadly Nightshapes: Tales of the Supernatural 95 · The Right Side · John Collier · ss The Devil and All by John Collier, Nonesuch Press, 1934 100 · Nasty · Fredric Brown · vi Playboy April 1959 103 · The Gripes of Wraith [Squaredeal Sam McGhee] · Nelson S. Bond · ss The Blue Book Magazine August 1946 114 · The Roaches · Thomas M. Disch · ss Escapade October 1965 125 · The Lady of the House of Love · Angela Carter · nv The Iowa Review Summer/Fall 1979 142 · The Stone Thing: A Tale of Strange Parts · Michael Moorcock · ss Triode October 1974 146 · The Shrink and the Mink · Robert Bloch · ss Hustler December 1983, as “The Shrink and the Nympho” 159 · Ah, Sweet Mystery of Life · Roald Dahl · ss The New York Times September 14 1974 167 · 3. Vacant Space: Stories of Science Fiction 169 · The Man in Asbestos: An Allegory of the Future · Stephen Leacock · ss Nonsense Novels by Stephen Leacock, Lane, 1911 180 · Female of the Species · John Wyndham · nv The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction January 1953, as “Perfect Creature” revised from “The Perfect Creature,” Tales of Wonder #1 ’37, as by John Beynon. 202 · A Good Shellacking · Stanislaw Lem · ss The Cyberiad by Stanislaw Lem, Seabury Press, 1974 208 · From Gustible’s Planet [Instrumentality] · Cordwainer Smith · ss If July 1962 215 · Specialist · Robert Sheckley · ss Galaxy Science Fiction May 1953 230 · The Adventure of the Martian Moons [Sam Space] · William F. Nolan · ss The Flying Sorcerers ed. Peter Haining, Souvenir Press, 1997 246 · The Golden Years of the Stainless Steel Rat [Slippery Jim (James Bolivar) diGriz] · Harry Harrison · ss Stainless Steel Visions by Harry Harrison, Tor, 1993 261 · No Morning After · Arthur C. Clarke · ss Time to Come ed. August Derleth, Farrar, Straus & Young, 1954

The Frankenstein File ed. Peter Haining (NEL, October 1977, 450-03305-8, £3.50, 127pp, lp, an)     A large-format glossy illustrated volume illustrating the Frankenstein factor in fiction. 6 · The World of Frankenstein · Peter Haining · in 8 · How I Created Frankenstein · Mary Shelley · ar 1831 introduction taken from the 1831 edition of Frankenstein. 15 · [letter] · Mary Shelley · lt (r) letter to Leigh Hunt on the stage production of Presumption; or, The Fate of Frankenstein in September 1823. 16 · The Old Tower of Frankenstein · [uncredited] · ss Lloyd’s Weekly London Newspaper 1847 translated from the German (c. 1812). 18 · Bringing the Dead Alive! · [uncredited] · ar The Terrific Register, Sherwood, Jones, and Co., 1825 20 · The Real Castle Frankenstein · Ron Haydock · ar (r) 24 · The Frankenstein Movies · [uncredited] · ar (r) 34 · Universal’s Classic Frankenstein · Forrest J Ackerman · nv (r) adapted by Ackerman from the original 1931 screenplay by Garrett Ford and Francis Faragoh. 52 · The Life of a Monster · Boris Karloff · ar 1968 58 · Boris Karloff—The King of Horror Films · Ron Haydock · ar (r) 66 · Demons of the Film Colony · Theodore Le Berthon · ts Weird Tales October 1932 72 · My Funny Frankenstein · Denis Gifford · ar (r) 76 · Peter Cushing—Dr. Frankenstein I Presume? · Donald Glut · ar (r) 82 · Dr. Frankenstein and I · Peter Cushing · ar (r) 86 · Frankenstein, Dracula and Me · Christopher Lee · ar (r) 94 · The Monster Maker · W. C. Morrow · nv The Argonaut October 15 1887, as “The Surgeon’s Experiment” 106 · Mannikins of Horror · Robert Bloch · ss Weird Tales December 1939 116 · At Last, the True Story of Frankenstein [Frankenstein] · Harry Harrison · ss Science Fantasy #76, September 1965 124 · Sixty Five Years of Frankenstein on the Screen · [uncredited] · bi

The Frankenstein Omnibus ed. Peter Haining (Orion, March 31, 1994, 1-85797-551-0, £9.99, viii+647pp, tp, an)     Anthology of 32 stories and articles tracing the development of the Frankenstein theme in fiction, with an introduction and notes to every story by Haining. A hardcover edition (-550-2, £15.99) was announced but not seen. 1 · Introduction · Peter Haining · in (r) 4 · The Creature Lives! · Mary W. Shelley · ex from Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus, anonymously, Lackington, Hughes, Harding, Mavor & Jones, 1818, uncredited. 9 · I: The Prototypes 11 · The Reanimated Man · Mary W. Shelley · ss Yesterday and To-day by Cyrus Redding, T. Cautley Newby, 1863, as “Story of Mr. Dodsworth”; written 1826. 21 · The Mummy · Jane Webb · ex from The Mummy! A Tale of the Twenty-Second Century, Henry Colburn, 1827 39 · The New Frankenstein · William Maginn · ss Fraser’s Magazine January 1837 55 · The Bell-Tower · Herman Melville · ss Putnam’s Monthly August 1855, uncredited. 69 · The Vivisector · Sir Ronald Ross · ss 1881 83 · The Future Eve · Villiers de l’Isle-Adam; translated by Florence Crewe-Jones · n. Argosy Allstory Weekly December 18 1926 (+5); this translation is heavily edited and abridged. translated from the French (L’Eve Future, 1886). 197 · The Incubated Girl · Fred T. Jane · ex Tower, 1896 213 · The Surgeon’s Experiment · W. C. Morrow · nv The Argonaut October 15 1887 229 · Some Experiments with a Head · Dick Donovan · ss (r) 239 · The New Frankenstein · E. E. Kellett · nv A Corner in Sleep and Other Impossibilities by E. E. Kellett, Jarrold & Sons, 1900 262 · The Man Who Made a Man · Harle Oren Cummins · ss Minneapolis Journal March 25 1901 267 · Frankenstein II · Leonard Merrick · ss The Strand Magazine (US) November 1904 277 · The Composite Brain · Robert S. Carr · ss Weird Tales March 1925 287 · Demons of the Film Colony · Theodore Le Berthon · ts Weird Tales October 1932 295 · II: The Films 297 · Frankenstein; or, The Man and the Monster! · H. M. Milner · pl 1823; credited by Haining as the original 1823 stage adaptation, although that was called Presumption, or the Fate of Frankenstein and is not attributed to Milner. 320 · Frankenstein: The Man Who Made a Monster · Garrett Fort & Francis Faragoh · sa 1931; original scenario for the 1931 film adaptation. 340 · The Bride of Frankenstein · Guy Preston · nv Pearson’s Weekly September 28 1935 (+2); credited here to John L. Balderston & William Hurlbut who wrote the original screenplay. 368 · Heirs or the Workshop of Filthy Creation · Robert Muller; adapted by Brian Hayles · nv Supernatural ed. Robert Muller, Fontana, 1977; narrative version of an episode from the BBC TV ‘Supernatural’ series. 389 · The Dead Man · Fritz Leiber · nv Weird Tales November 1950 415 · The Curse of Frankenstein · Jimmy Sangster · sa 1957 adaptation of the script for the 1957 film. 476 · Herbert West—Reanimator · H. P. Lovecraft · gp (r), as “Grewsome Tales” _478 · From the Dark · H. P. Lovecraft · ss Home Brew February 1922 _482 · The Plague Demon · H. P. Lovecraft · ss Home Brew March 1922 _486 · Six Shots by Moonlight · H. P. Lovecraft · ss Home Brew April 1922 _491 · The Scream of the Dead · H. P. Lovecraft · ss Home Brew May 1922 _495 · The Horror from the Shadows · H. P. Lovecraft · ss Home Brew June 1922 _499 · The Tomb-Legions · H. P. Lovecraft · ss Home Brew July 1922 504 · Transformation · Mary W. Shelley · ss The Keepsake 1831, 1830 521 · III: The Archetypes 523 · The Golem · Gustav Meyrink; translated by Madge Pemberton · ex Houghton Mifflin, 1928 translated from the German (Der Golem, 1914). 535 · Death of a Professor · Michael Hervey · ss 1946 543 · Frankenstein—Unlimited · H. A. Highstone · ss Astounding Stories December 1936 555 · It · Theodore Sturgeon · nv Unknown August 1940 578 · Wednesday’s Child · William Tenn · ss Fantastic Universe January 1956 597 · Dial “F” for Frankenstein · Arthur C. Clarke · ss Playboy January 1965 605 · The Plot Is the Thing · Robert Bloch · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction July 1966 612 · Fortitude · Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. · pl Playboy September 1968 629 · Summertime Was Nearly Over · Brian W. Aldiss · ss The Ultimate Frankenstein ed. Byron Preiss, David Keller, Megan Miller & John Gregory Betancourt, Dell, 1991 640 · At Last, the True Story of Frankenstein [Frankenstein] · Harry Harrison · ss Science Fantasy #76, September 1965

The Freak Show ed. Peter Haining (Rapp & Whiting, March 19, 1970, 85391-146-0, £1.60, 256pp, hc, an)     Anthology about larger-than-life people or freakish happenings. 11 · The Truth about the Bearded Lady · Peter Haining · in (r) 15 · The Magician · Daniel Defoe · ss A System of Magic by Daniel Defoe, 1726 31 · Hop-Frog · Edgar Allan Poe · ss The Flag of Our Union March 17 1849 41 · Spurs · Tod Robbins · nv Munsey’s Magazine February 1923 59 · The Ampoi Giant · Clark Ashton Smith · ss The Arkham Sampler Spring 1949, as “The Root of Ampoi” 75 · The Dwarf · Ray Bradbury · ss Fantastic January/February 1954 89 · The Gnarly Man · L. Sprague de Camp · nv Unknown June 1939 111 · The Gay Deceiver · Mildred Clingerman · ss A Cupful of Space by Mildred Clingerman, Ballantine, 1961 121 · The Rabbit Prince · Davis Grubb · ss Woman’s Home Companion June 1949 133 · Beidenbauer’s Flea · Stanley Ellin · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine February 1960 143 · The Power of the Puppets · Fritz Leiber · nv Thrilling Mystery January 1942 165 · The Rising Man · Joseph Payne Brennan · ss Nine Horrors and a Dream by Joseph Payne Brennan, Arkham House, 1958, as “Levitation” 171 · Jizzle · John Wyndham · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction February 1952 revised from Collier’s Jan 8 ’49, as by John Beynon. 183 · Carousel · August Derleth · ss Fantastic Adventures April 1945 193 · Heads You Win… [Aesop Abercrombie] · Esther Carlson · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction April 1953 203 · Girl from Mars · Robert Bloch · ss Fantastic Adventures March 1950 211 · At Last, the True Story of Frankenstein [Frankenstein] · Harry Harrison · ss Science Fantasy #76, September 1965 219 · Mutants for Sale · Eric Frank Russell · ss Nebula Science Fiction #4, Autumn 1953, as “This One’s on Me” 227 · Horrer Howce · Margaret St. Clair · ss Galaxy Science Fiction July 1956 239 · Big Sam Was My Friend · Harlan Ellison · ss Science Fiction Adventures March 1958 253 · After the Fair · Dylan Thomas · ss The New English Weekly March 15 1934

The Future Makers ed. Peter Haining (Sidgwick & Jackson, July 1968, 0-283-98040-0, 18/-, 191pp, hc, an)     Also in Science Fiction Special 5. 5 · Introduction · Peter Haining · in 11 · The Weapon Too Dreadful to Use · Isaac Asimov · ss Amazing Stories May 1939 28 · Abreaction · Theodore Sturgeon · ss Weird Tales July 1948 41 · The Piper · Ray Bradbury · ss Thrilling Wonder Stories February 1943 revised from the story of the same name in the Summer 1940 issue of Futuria Fantasia under the pseudonym Ron Reynolds. 57 · The Eternal Now · Murray Leinster · nv Thrilling Wonder Stories Fall 1944 91 · Columbus Was a Dope · Robert A. Heinlein · vi Startling Stories May 1947 96 · Castaway · Arthur C. Clarke · ss Fantasy, The Magazine of Science Fiction April 1947, as by Charles Willis 103 · The Hour of Battle · Robert Sheckley · ss Space Science Fiction September 1953 110 · Equator · Brian W. Aldiss · na New Worlds Science Fiction September 1958 (+1)

The Future Makers (var. 1) ed. Peter Haining (NEL, September 1969, 2516, 5/-, 142pp, pb, an)     Revised from Sidgwick & Jackson 1968. Also in US (Belmont 1971). 7 · Introduction · Peter Haining · in The Future Makers ed. Peter Haining, Sidgwick & Jackson, 1968 9 · The Fourth-Dimensional Demonstrator · Murray Leinster · ss Astounding Stories December 1935 20 · The Weapon Too Dreadful to Use · Isaac Asimov · ss Amazing Stories May 1939 35 · Abreaction · Theodore Sturgeon · ss Weird Tales July 1948 46 · The Piper · Ray Bradbury · ss Thrilling Wonder Stories February 1943 revised from the story of the same name in the Summer 1940 issue of Futuria Fantasia under the pseudonym Ron Reynolds. 60 · Columbus Was a Dope · Robert A. Heinlein · vi Startling Stories May 1947 64 · Castaway · Arthur C. Clarke · ss Fantasy, The Magazine of Science Fiction April 1947, as by Charles Willis 70 · The Hour of Battle · Robert Sheckley · ss Space Science Fiction September 1953 76 · Equator · Brian W. Aldiss · na New Worlds Science Fiction September 1958 (+1)

The Gaston Leroux Bedside Companion by Gaston Leroux ed. Peter Haining--- see under Gaston Leroux.

The Gentlewomen of Evil: An Anthology of Rare Supernatural Stories from the Pens of Victorian Ladies ed. Peter Haining (Robert Hale, May 1967, 25/-, 254pp, hc, an, cover by C. R. Evans)     “An anthology of rare supernatural stories from the pens of the Victorian Ladies.” Includes several illustrative plates from the Victorian era. 13 · Introduction · Peter Haining · in 15 · Transformation · Mary W. Shelley · ss The Keepsake 1831, 1830 32 · The Open Door · Mrs. Oliphant · nv Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine January 1882 72 · The Italian’s Story · Miss Catherine Crowe · nv Ghosts and Family Legends by Mrs. Crowe, T.C. Newby, 1858 89 · The Ghost · Mrs. Henry Wood · ss (r) 100 · The Old Nurse’s Story · Mrs. Gaskell · nv Household Words Christmas 1852, uncredited. 122 · The Phantom Coach · Miss Amelia Edwards · ss All the Year Round Christmas 1864, as “Another Past Lodger Relates His Own Ghost Story”, uncredited. 136 · The Lifted Veil · Mary Ann Evans · nv Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine July 1859, uncredited. 178 · Eveline’s Visitant · Miss Braddon · ss Belgravia January 1867 189 · Sandy the Tinker · Mrs. Riddell · ss London Society Christmas 1880, uncredited. 202 · A Tale of a Gas-Light Ghost · [uncredited] · ss New Christmas Annual 1867, 1866 213 · Eyes of Terror · Mrs. L. T. Meade · nv The Strand Magazine December 1903 236 · At the Dip of the Road · Mrs. Molesworth · ss Lloyd’s Weekly London Newspaper January 1895 243 · The Gorgon’s Head · Miss Gertrude Bacon · ss The Strand Magazine December 1899

The Ghost Finders: Tales of Some Famous Phantoms ed. Peter Haining (Gollancz, 1978, 0-575-02553-0, £3.95, 192pp, hc, an) 7 · Editor’s Introduction · Peter Haining · in 9 · Ghost Hunt · H. Russell Wakefield · ss Weird Tales March 1948 16 · Wailing Well · M. R. James · ss Mill House Press, 1928 28 · The Banshee and Patrick O’Bannon · Joseph Bishop · ss Weird Tales May 1954 39 · The Kelpie · Manly Wade Wellman · ss Weird Tales July 1936 47 · Miss Cornelius · W. F. Harvey · nv The Beast with Five Fingers by William Fryer Harvey, J.M. Dent, 1928 68 · A Ghost of a Head · Elizabeth Wetmore (in error) · ss Chambers’s Edinburgh Journal September 25 1852; although Haining attributes this to Elizabeth Wetmore, this seems unlikely as it was published 9 years before she was born!. 78 · The Phantom Coach · Amelia B. Edwards · ss All the Year Round Christmas 1864, as “Another Past Lodger Relates His Own Ghost Story”, uncredited. 93 · Till Doomsday · Richard Sale · nv Argosy March 9 1940 114 · Pikeman · August Derleth · ss Weird Tales January 1946 123 · The Story of Ming-Y · Lafcadio Hearn · nv Some Chinese Ghosts by Lafcadio Hearn, Roberts Bros., 1887 136 · A Visitor from Down Under · L. P. Hartley · ss The Ghost Book ed. Cynthia Asquith, Hutchinson, 1926 155 · The Screaming Woman [Green Town] · Ray Bradbury · ss Today May 27 1951 171 · The Indian Spirit Guide · Robert Bloch · ss Weird Tales November 1948