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Weird Tales Vol. 1 ed. Peter Haining (Sphere, 1978, 0-7221-4259-5, 85p, 238pp, pb, an, cover by Les Edwards)     Reprints the first half of Weird Tales (Neville Spearman 1976). Given as Weird Tales on the cover and spine. 11 · Introduction · Peter Haining · in Weird Tales ed. Peter Haining, Neville Spearman, 1976; revised. 31 · The Man Who Returned · Edmond Hamilton · ss Weird Tales February 1934; given as by Edmund Hamilton in the Table of Contents. 49 · Black Hound of Death · Robert E. Howard · nv Weird Tales November 1936 80 · The Shuttered House [Sac Prairie] · August Derleth · ss Weird Tales April 1937 96 · Frozen Beauty [Jules de Grandin] · Seabury Quinn · nv Weird Tales February 1938 135 · Haunting Columns · Robert E. Howard · pm Weird Tales February 1938 137 · Beyond the Wall of Sleep · H. P. Lovecraft · ss Pine Cones October 1919 151 · The Garden of Adompha [Zothique] · Clark Ashton Smith · ss Weird Tales April 1938 165 · Cordelia’s Song · Vincent Starrett · pm Weird Tales April 1938; subtitled “From ‘The King in Yellow’”. 166 · The Horns of Elfland · Virgil Finlay · il Weird Tales October 1938 167 · Beyond the Phoenix [Elak of Atlantis] · Henry Kuttner · ss Weird Tales October 1938 193 · The Black Monk · G. G. Pendarves · ss Weird Tales October 1938 203 · Passing of a God [Gerald Canevin] · Henry S. Whitehead · ss Weird Tales January 1931; given as “The Passing of a God” in the Table of Contents. 227 · They Run Again · Leah Bodine Drake · pm Weird Tales June/July 1939 229 · The Eyrie · The Editor · ed Weird Tales May 1939; abridged. _230 · [letter from London, England] · Herbert Vincent Ross · lt Weird Tales May 1939 _231 · [letter from Portland, OR] · Ralph Rayburn Phillips · lt Weird Tales May 1939 _231 · [letter from Chicago, IL] · Caroline Ferber · lt Weird Tales May 1939 _232 · [letter from Eastleigh, England] · C. S. Youd · lt Weird Tales May 1939 _233 · [letter] · E. Hoffmann Price · lt Weird Tales May 1939 _233 · [letter from Wooster, OH] · Charles H. Chandler · lt Weird Tales May 1939 _234 · [letter from Philadelphia, PA] · Robert A. Madle · lt Weird Tales May 1939 _235 · [letter from New York, NY] · Paul N. Nicholaioff · lt Weird Tales May 1939 _235 · [letter from North Adams, MA] · B. M. Reynolds · lt Weird Tales May 1939 _236 · [letter from Kennebunk, ME] · Eleanor Elizabeth B. · lt Weird Tales May 1939 _236 · [letter from San Francisco, CA] · Lester Anderson · lt Weird Tales May 1939 _237 · [letter from London, England] · Basil H. Appleyard · lt Weird Tales May 1939 _237 · [letter from California] · Clark Ashton Smith · lt Weird Tales May 1939 _238 · [letter from New York City, NY] · W. M. Jones · lt Weird Tales May 1939

Weird Tales Vol. 2 ed. Peter Haining (Sphere, 1978, 0-7221-4255-2, 85p, 256pp, pb, an, cover by Les Edwards)     Reprints the second half of Weird Tales (Neville Spearman 1976). Given as More Weird Tales on the cover and spine. 9 · Introduction · Peter Haining · in Weird Tales ed. Peter Haining, Neville Spearman, 1976 27 · The Valley Was Still · Manly Wade Wellman · ss Weird Tales August 1939 43 · It Happened to Me: A Weird Prophecy · Ken Gary · ts Weird Tales May 1940 45 · It Happened to Me: Winter Night · Alice Olsen · ts Weird Tales May 1940 51 · It Happened to Me: San Francisco · Caroline Evans · ts Weird Tales May 1940 55 · Heart of Atlantan · Nictzin Dyalhis · nv Weird Tales September 1940 83 · The Phantom Slayer · Fritz Leiber · ss Weird Tales January 1942 101 · The Eyrie · The Editor · ed Weird Tales July 1942; abridged. _101 · [letter from Kansas City, KS] · Edward Goodell · lt Weird Tales July 1942 _103 · [letter from Poughkeepsie, NY] · Harriet Grossman · lt Weird Tales July 1942 105 · The Beasts of Barsac · Robert Bloch · ss Weird Tales July 1944 129 · Bang! You’re Dead! [Johnny Choir] · Ray Bradbury · ss Weird Tales September 1944 143 · The Eyrie · The Editor · ed Weird Tales July 1945; abridged. _143 · [letter] · Robert Bloch · lt Weird Tales July 1945 147 · Cellmate · Theodore Sturgeon · ss Weird Tales January 1947 161 · The Familiars [Fungi from Yuggoth] · H. P. Lovecraft · pm Driftwind July 1930 163 · The Pigeon-Flyers [Fungi from Yuggoth] · H. P. Lovecraft · pm Beyond the Wall of Sleep by H. P. Lovecraft, Arkham House, 1943 165 · Roman Remains · Algernon Blackwood · ss Weird Tales March 1948 175 · Displaced Person · Eric Frank Russell · vi Weird Tales September 1948 179 · To the Chimera · Clark Ashton Smith · pm Ebony and Crystal by Clark Ashton Smith, Auburn Journal, 1922 181 · From the Vasty Deep · H. Russell Wakefield · ss Weird Tales July 1949 193 · The Shot-Tower Ghost · Mary Elizabeth Counselman · ss Weird Tales September 1949 209 · Take the Z-Train · Allison V. Harding · ss Weird Tales March 1950 219 · The Little Red Owl · Margaret St. Clair · ss Weird Tales July 1951 231 · Ooze · Anthony M. Rud · nv Weird Tales March 1923

Werewolf: Horror Stories of the Man Beast ed. Peter Haining (Severn House, September 1987, 0-7278-1465-6, £9.95, 250pp, hc, an, cover by Trevor Newman) 1 · Introduction · Peter Haining · in 13 · The Lycanthropist · Catherine Crowe · ss Light and Darkness by Catherine Crowe, London, 1850 20 · The Werwolves · Henry Beaugrand · ex The Century Magazine October 1898; reprints only the first 2 parts of the 3 part story. 26 · The Wolves of God · Algernon Blackwood · nv The Wolves of God by Algernon Blackwood & Wilfred Wilson, Cassell & Co., 1921 47 · The Master of the House · Oliver Onions · nv The Painted Face by Oliver Onions, Heinemann, 1929 90 · The Phantom Werewolf · Montague Summers · ex The Werewolf by Montague Summers, Kegan Paul & Trence, 1933 92 · The Wolf Girl · Guy Endore (in error) · ss (r) [Ref. Clemence Housman & Peter Haining] listed as having appeared in Argosy in December 1920, but no such story exists and it is stylistically unlike any of Endore’s work. it seems to be a pulp-styled retelling of a portion of Clemence Housman’s “The Were-Wolf” (Atalanta, December 1890, probably done by Haining himself. 103 · Fortune’s Fool · Seabury Quinn · nv Weird Tales July 1938 136 · Wolfshead [de Montour] · Robert E. Howard · nv Weird Tales April 1926 158 · Beast of the Island · Paul Selonke · ss Strange Stories October 1940 169 · The Refugee · Jane Rice · ss Unknown Worlds October 1943 183 · The Man Who Cried “Wolf!” · Robert Bloch · nv Weird Tales May 1945 210 · I Was a Teenage Werewolf · Ralph Thornton · sa Screen Chills and Macabre Stories v1 #1, 1957, uncredited. 223 · The Point of Thirty Miles · T. H. White · ss (r) 228 · Cry Wolf · Basil Copper · ss Vampires, Werewolves and Other Monsters ed. Roger Elwood, Curtis, 1974 237 · The Demythologised Lycanthrope · James Farlow · ss Analog Science Fiction—Science Fact May 1977

Western Movies: Classic Wild West Films ed. Peter Haining (Severn House, June 26, 1997, 0-7278-5207-8, £17.99, 249pp, hc, an)     Anthology of 12 stories by authors connected to famous western vies, edited, with a prologue and story introductions by Haining. The Table of Contents lists the stories under the title of the associated film; the introduction to each story lists the film and story title; and the running heads usually list the story title. For simplicity the story titles are used in this listing. Each piece has a background introduction by Haining. 1 · The Hollywood Trailblazers · Peter Haining · pr 5 · Three-Ten to Yuma · Elmore Leonard · nv Dime Western Magazine March 1953; basis for Three-Ten to Yuma. 24 · Buckskin [Hopalong Cassidy] · Clarence E. Mulford · ss The Outing Magazine December 1905, as “The Fight at Buckskin”; basis for Hopalong Cassidy. 33 · The Caballero’s Way [The Cisco Kid] · O. Henry · ss Everybody’s Magazine July 1907; basis for The Cisco Kid. 49 · Stage to Lordsburg · Ernest Haycox · ss Collier’s April 10 1937; basis for Stagecoach. 68 · Dust Storm · Max Brand · ss Collier’s April 3 1937; listed in connection with Destry Rides Again although it is unrelated. 86 · The Great Slave · Zane Grey · nv Ladies’ Home Journal December 1920; listed in connection with Western Union although it is unrelated. 107 · Happy-Teeth · Owen Wister · nv Members of the Family by Owen Wister, Macmillan, 1911; listed in connection with The Virginian although it is unrelated. 134 · One Man’s Honor · Jack Schaefer · nv The Kean Land by Jack Schaefer, Andre Deutsch, 1958; listed in connection with Shane although it is unrelated. 156 · The Gift of Cochise · Louis L’Amour · ss Collier’s July 5 1952; basis for Hondo. 175 · The Misfits · Arthur Miller · nv Esquire October 1957; basis for The Misfits. 214 · A Man Called Horse · Dorothy M. Johnson · ss Collier’s January 7 1950; basis for A Man Called Horse. 233 · The Legend of Billy · Larry McMurtry · ss (r); listed in connection with Lonesome Dove although it is unrelated.

Where Nightmares Are ed. Peter Haining (Mayflower, March 1966, 9504, 3/6d, 174pp, pb, an) v · Introduction · Peter Haining · in 11 · Moxon’s Master · Ambrose Bierce · ss San Francisco Examiner April 16 1899, as “A Night at Moxon’s” 19 · The Body Snatcher · Robert Louis Stevenson · nv Pall Mall Gazette Christmas 1884 35 · The Man That Was Used Up · Edgar Allan Poe · ss Burton’s Gentlemen’s Magazine August 1839 43 · Night · Guy de Maupassant · ss (r) translated from the French (“La Nuit”, Gil Blas, June 14, 1887). 47 · Rappaccini’s Daughter [Rappaccini] · Nathaniel Hawthorne · nv United States Magazine and Democratic Review December 1844, as “Writings of Aurépine” 72 · What Was It? [Harry Escott] · Fitz-James O’Brien · ss Harper’s New Monthly Magazine March 1859, uncredited. 83 · The Familiar [Martin Hesselius] · J. Sheridan Le Fanu · nv In a Glass Darkly by J. S. Le Fanu, R. Bentley & Son, 1872 revised from “The Watcher”, Dublin University Magazine, November 1847. 116 · The Trial for Murder · Charles Dickens · ss All the Year Round Christmas 1865, as “To Be Taken with a Grain of Salt”, uncredited. 126 · The Spectre Bridegroom · Washington Irving · ss The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent #4, November 10 1819, as by Geoffrey Crayon 138 · Thrawn Janet · Robert Louis Stevenson · ss The Cornhill Magazine October 1881, as by R. L. S. 147 · The Cask of Amontillado [Fortunato] · Edgar Allan Poe · ss Godey’s Lady’s Book November 1846 153 · An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge · Ambrose Bierce · ss San Francisco Examiner July 13 1890 161 · The White Cat of Drumgunniol · J. Sheridan Le Fanu · ss All the Year Round April 2 1870, uncredited. 171 · Passeur · Robert W. Chambers · ss The English Illustrated Magazine October 1897

The Wild Night Company: Irish Stories of Fantasy and Horror ed. Peter Haining (Gollancz, 1970, 0-575-00431-2, 287pp, hc, an)     Also in pb (Sphere 1971) and as Irish Tales of Terror (Bonanza 1988). 13 · Foreword · Ray Bradbury · fw 17 · Introduction · Peter Haining · in 21 · The Man-Wolf · Giraldus Cambrensis · vi Topographia Hibernica by Giraldus Cambrensis, 1185 24 · Teig O’Kane and the Corpse · translated by Dr. Douglas Hyde · ss Legends of Saints and Sinners ed. Douglas Hyde, Talbot Press, 1915 39 · The Friendly Demon · Daniel Defoe · ss J. Rogers, 1726 43 · The Parricide’s Tale · Charles R. Maturin · ex from Melmoth the Wanderer, Hurst, Robinson, 1820 55 · The Soul Cages · T. Crofton Croker · ss Fairy Legends and Traditions of the South of Ireland: Part II by T. Crofton Croker, John Murray, 1828, uncredited. 69 · Wicked Captain Walshawe · Sheridan Le Fanu · ss Dublin University Magazine April 1864, uncredited. 82 · Legends of Witches, Fairies and Leprechauns · Lady Wilde · gp (r) _82 · The Horned Women · Lady Wilde · vi Ancient Legends, Mystic Charms & Superstitions of Ireland by Lady Jane Wilde, Ticknor & Co., 1887 _85 · The Fairy Race · Lady Wilde · vi Ancient Legends, Mystic Charms & Superstitions of Ireland by Lady Jane Wilde, Ticknor & Co., 1887 _87 · The Leprechauns · Lady Wilde · ss Ancient Legends, Mystic Charms & Superstitions of Ireland by Lady Jane Wilde, Ticknor & Co., 1887 92 · The Canterville Ghost · Oscar Wilde · nv Court and Society Review February 23 1887 (+1) 122 · The Banshee’s Warning · Charlotte Riddell · ss London Society Christmas 1867, as “Hertford O’Donnell’s Warning” 143 · The Legend of Fin M’Coul · William Carleton · ss Traits and Stories of the Irish Peasantry, v1 by William Carleton, 1830 156 · Julia Cahill’s Curse · George Moore · ss Untilled Field by George Moore, Lippincott, 1903 162 · The Crucifixion of the Outcast · W. B. Yeats · ss The National Observer March 24 1894 170 · The Man from Kilsheelan · A. E. Coppard · ss Black Dog and Other Stories by A. E. Coppard, Jonathan Cape, 1923 185 · The Dead Smile · Francis Marion Crawford · nv Ainslee’s Magazine August 1899 208 · Hell Fire · James Joyce · ex from A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, B.W. Huebsch, December 1916 214 · Witch Wood [Joseph Jorkens] · Lord Dunsany · ss The Atlantic Monthly March 1947, as “Jorkens in Witch Wood” 225 · The House Among the Laurels [Thomas Carnacki] · William Hope Hodgson · nv The Idler February 1910 246 · The Coonian Ghost · Shane Leslie · ar Shane Leslie’s Ghost Book by Shane Leslie, Hollis & Carter, 1955 254 · The Haunted Spinney · Elliott O’Donnell · ss The Idler November 1904 265 · The Moon-Bog · H. P. Lovecraft · ss Weird Tales June 1926 274 · The Fairies’ Revenge · Sinead de Valera · ss (r) 280 · A Wild Night in Galway · Ray Bradbury · ss Harper’s Magazine August 1959

The Witchcraft Papers: Contemporary Records of the Witchcraft Hysteria in Essex 1560-1700 ed. Peter Haining (University Books, Inc., 1974, 0-8216-022-5, $7.95, 240pp, hc, an, cover by Joan Walton Mudgett)     Reprint (Robert Hale 1974) legends anthology. 9 · Introduction · Peter Haining · in 19 · Deposition Against a Witch · [uncredited] · ar (r) 23 · The First Witch Trial in England · John Philip · ar 1566 32 · The Memoirs of a Witchcraft Judge · Sir Thomas Smith · ar (r) 36 · The Witchcraft Apprentice · Raphael Holinshed · ar from Chronicles of England, Scotland and Ireland, 1577 39 · Privy Council Report: An Alleged Witchcraft Plot Against Queen Elizabeth · [uncredited] · ar 1580 42 · The Saint Osyth Witch Trial · “W. W.” · ar 1582 65 · The Fables of Witchcraft · Reginald Scot · ar from The Discovery of Witchcraft, 1584 72 · A New Ballad of the Life and Death of Three Chelmsford Witches · [uncredited] · pm 1589 76 · A Dialogue Concerning Witches and Witchcraft · George Gifford · ar 1593 140 · On the Punishment of Witches · Thomas Pickering & William Perkins · ar from A Discourse of the Damned Art of Witchcraft, 1602 154 · How a Witch Served a Fellow in an Alehouse · [uncredited] · ar 1606 157 · A Child Possessed by the Devil · [uncredited] · ar (r) 161 · A Poem of Witchcraft · Sir Francis Hubert · pm (r) 164 · The Witches’ Meeting · Martha Hurrell · ar 1645 167 · The Labours of Satan · [uncredited] · ar 1645 205 · The Discovery of Witchcraft · Matthew Hopkins · ar 1647 216 · An Experiment in Necromancy · Reverend Ralph Josselin · ar 1653 220 · An Essex Cunning Man Exposed · Thomas Ady · ar from A Candle in the Dark, 1656 224 · A Magical Vision · “A Holy Sister” · ar 1673 232 · The Swimming of a Witch · Reverend James Boys · ar 1679

The Witchcraft Reader ed. Peter Haining (Dennis Dobson, June 1969, 25/-, 223pp, hc, an)     Also in pb (Pan 1972). 1 · Introduction · Peter Haining · in 9 · Timothy [Anita] · Keith Roberts · ss sf Impulse September 1966 25 · The Witch · A. E. van Vogt · nv Unknown Worlds February 1943 55 · The Warlock · Fritz Leiber · ss The Saint Mystery Magazine February 1960, as “Schizo Jimmie” 69 · All the Devils in Hell · John Brunner · na Science Fantasy #44, 1960 125 · From Shadowed Places · Richard Matheson · nv The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction October 1960 149 · One Foot and the Grave · Theodore Sturgeon · nv Weird Tales September 1949 195 · Broomstick Ride · Robert Bloch · ss Super-Science Fiction December 1957 207 · The Mad Wizards of Mars · Ray Bradbury · ss Maclean’s September 15 1949