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Anyone for Murder? ed. Peter Haining--- see under Alfred Hitchcock.

The Barbarian Swordsmen ed. Peter Haining--- see under Sean Richards.

Behind the Locked Door and Other Strange Tales ed. Peter Haining--- see under Alfred Hitchcock.

The Best Short Stories of Rider Haggard by H. Rider Haggard ed. Peter Haining--- see under H. Rider Haggard.

The Best Supernatural Stories of John Buchan by John Buchan ed. Peter Haining--- see under John Buchan.

The Best Supernatural Stories of Wilkie Collins by Wilkie Collins ed. Peter Haining--- see under Wilkie Collins.

Beyond the Curtain of Dark ed. Peter Haining (Four Square Books, October 1966, 1634, 5/-, 320pp, pb, an) 9 · Introduction · Peter Haining · in 14 · Lizzie Borden Took an Axe · Robert Bloch · ss Weird Tales November 1946 26 · The Snail-Watcher · Patricia Highsmith · ss Gamma #3, 1964 33 · Chickamauga · Ambrose Bierce · ss San Francisco Examiner January 20 1889 39 · At Last, the True Story of Frankenstein [Frankenstein] · Harry Harrison · ss Science Fantasy #76, September 1965 45 · The Horla, or Modern Ghosts · Guy de Maupassant · nv The Complete Writings of Guy de Maupassant by Guy de Maupassant, The Dunstan Society, 1903 translated from the French (“Le Horla”, Gil Blas, October 26, 1886). 68 · Fever Dream · Ray Bradbury · ss Weird Tales September 1948 74 · The Other Celia · Theodore Sturgeon · ss Galaxy Science Fiction March 1957 91 · The Oval Portrait · Edgar Allan Poe · ss Graham’s Lady’s and Gentleman’s Magazine April 1842, as “Life in Death” 94 · The Monster Maker · W. C. Morrow · nv The Argonaut October 15 1887, as “The Surgeon’s Experiment” 110 · Come and Go Mad · Fredric Brown · nv Weird Tales July 1949 148 · The Survivor · H. P. Lovecraft & August Derleth · nv Weird Tales July 1954 written by Derleth from a fragment by Lovecraft. 168 · The Ancestor · H. P. Lovecraft & August Derleth · ss The Survivor and Others by H. P. Lovecraft & August Derleth, Arkham House, 1957 written by Derleth from a fragment by Lovecraft. 182 · The Mortal Immortal · Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley · ss The Keepsake 1834, 1833 195 · Dr. Heidegger’s Experiment · Nathaniel Hawthorne · ss The Knickerbocker January 1837, as “The Fountain of Youth”, uncredited. 204 · By These Presents · Henry Kuttner · ss Fantastic January/February 1953, as “Satan Sends Flowers” 209 · Whosit’s Disease · Henry Slesar · ss Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine October 1962 222 · King Pest · Edgar Allan Poe · ss Southern Literary Messenger September 1835 234 · Mayaya’s Little Green Men · Harold Lawlor · ss Weird Tales November 1946 247 · For the Blood Is the Life · F. Marion Crawford · ss Collier’s December 16 1905 262 · The Human Chair · Edogawa Rampo; translated by James B. Harris · ss Japanese Tales of Mystery and Imagination by Edogawa Rampo, Tuttle, 1956 translated from the Japanese (“Ningen Isu”, 1925). 276 · The Fortunes of Sir Robert Ardagh [The Purcell Papers] · Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu · nv Dublin University Magazine March 1838, uncredited. 298 · Return to the Sabbath · Robert Bloch · ss Weird Tales July 1938 311 · The Will of Luke Carlowe · Clive Pemberton · ss Sketchy Bits February 19 1906 318 · Eyes Do More Than See · Isaac Asimov · vi The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction April 1965

The Black Magic Omnibus ed. Peter Haining (Taplinger, April 1976, 0-8008-0809-6, $10.95, 450pp, hc, an)     UK edition from Robson Books 1976. 3 · Introduction · Peter Haining · in 8 · Prologue · Dennis Wheatley · pr 10 · The Salvation of Faust · Roger Zelazny · vi The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction July 1964 15 · Transgressor’s Way · Doris Pitkin Buck · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction July 1969 24 · Lesandro’s Familiar [Chronicles of the City-States] · August Derleth · ss Weird Tales May 1936 30 · The Liers in Wait · Manly Wade Wellman · ss Weird Tales November 1941 44 · Is the Devil a Gentleman? · Seabury Quinn · nv Weird Tales July 1942 70 · Monsieur Seeks a Wife · Margaret Irwin · nv Nash’s—Pall Mall Magazine December 1934 98 · The Rhythm of the Rats · Eric Frank Russell · ss Weird Tales July 1950 112 · The Magic Potion · Jerome Bixby · ss (r) 120 · The Mirror of Cagliostro · Robert Arthur · nv Fantastic Stories of Imagination June 1963 adapted from Arthur’s TV script “The Prisoner in the Mirror” broadcast on Thriller 5/23/61. 148 · The Dream Circean · Aleister Crowley · ss (r) 164 · The Primate of the Rose · M. P. Shiel · ss Here Comes the Lady by M. P. Shiel, The Richards Press, 1928 179 · Witches’ Hollow · H. P. Lovecraft & August W. Derleth · ss Dark Mind, Dark Heart ed. August Derleth, Arkham House, 1962; given as by Lovecraft alone. written by Derleth from a fragment by Lovecraft. 193 · The Daemon Lover · Shirley Jackson · nv Woman’s Home Companion February 1949, as “The Phantom Lover” 208 · April in Paris · Ursula K. Le Guin · ss Fantastic Stories of Imagination September 1962 220 · Cry Witch! · Fritz Leiber · ss 10 Story Fantasy Spring 1951 233 · Introduction · Peter Haining · si 238 · An Appointment for Candlemas · Robert Graves · ss Punch December 1 1954 243 · Double Hex · Samuel M. Clawson · ss Coven 13 #2, November 1969 250 · In Letters of Fire · Gaston Leroux · ss The Strand Magazine June 1908 translated from the French (“L’homme qui a vu le diable”). 267 · Vampire’s Prey · Hanns Heinz Ewers · ss (r) 280 · The Invoker of the Beast · Feodor Sologub · ss The Old House and Other Tales by Feodor Sologub, tr. John Cournos, Martin Secker, 1915 288 · Night of the Leopard · William Sambrot · nv The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction September 1967 302 · The Circular Ruins · Jorge Luís Borges; translated by James E. Irby · ss Labyrinths by Jorge Luís Borges, New Directions, 1962 translated from the Spanish (“Las ruinas circulares”, Sur, December 1940). 308 · The Wedding Guests · William B. Seabrook · ss (r) 314 · The Power of Every Root · Avram Davidson · nv The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction October 1967 334 · By Appointment Only · Richard Matheson · ss Playboy April 1970 338 · The Witch Doctor of Rosy Ridge · MacKinlay Kantor · ss The Saturday Evening Post April 15 1939 357 · Writer’s Witch · Joan Fleming · ss The London Mystery Magazine #10, June/July 1951 364 · The Power of the Job · Larry M. Harris · nv Astounding Science Fiction May 1959, as “Hex” 390 · Dr. Muncing, Exorcist [Dr. Muncing] · Gordon MacCreagh · nv Strange Tales of Mystery and Terror September 1931 411 · Epilogue · Ray Bradbury · vi The Illustrated Man by Ray Bradbury, Doubleday, 1951

The Black Magic Omnibus: Volume 1 ed. Peter Haining (Orbit, August 1977, 0-8600-7961-9, 80p, 230pp, pb, an)     Horror anthology reprinting the first half of The Black Magic Omnibus (Robson, 1976). 3 · Introduction · Peter Haining · in The Black Magic Omnibus ed. Peter Haining, Taplinger, 1976 8 · Prologue · Dennis Wheatley · pr The Black Magic Omnibus ed. Peter Haining, Taplinger, 1976 10 · The Salvation of Faust · Roger Zelazny · vi The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction July 1964 15 · Transgressor’s Way · Doris Pitkin Buck · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction July 1969 24 · Lesandro’s Familiar [Chronicles of the City-States] · August Derleth · ss Weird Tales May 1936 30 · The Liers in Wait · Manly Wade Wellman · ss Weird Tales November 1941 44 · Is the Devil a Gentleman? · Seabury Quinn · nv Weird Tales July 1942 70 · Monsieur Seeks a Wife · Margaret Irwin · nv Nash’s—Pall Mall Magazine December 1934 98 · The Rhythm of the Rats · Eric Frank Russell · ss Weird Tales July 1950 112 · The Magic Potion · Jerome Bixby · ss (r) 120 · The Mirror of Cagliostro · Robert Arthur · nv Fantastic Stories of Imagination June 1963 adapted from Arthur’s TV script “The Prisoner in the Mirror” broadcast on Thriller 5/23/61. 148 · The Dream Circean · Aleister Crowley · ss (r) 164 · The Primate of the Rose · M. P. Shiel · ss Here Comes the Lady by M. P. Shiel, The Richards Press, 1928 179 · Witches’ Hollow · H. P. Lovecraft & August W. Derleth · ss Dark Mind, Dark Heart ed. August Derleth, Arkham House, 1962; given as by Lovecraft alone. written by Derleth from a fragment by Lovecraft. 193 · The Daemon Lover · Shirley Jackson · nv Woman’s Home Companion February 1949, as “The Phantom Lover” 208 · April in Paris · Ursula K. Le Guin · ss Fantastic Stories of Imagination September 1962 220 · Cry Witch! · Fritz Leiber · ss 10 Story Fantasy Spring 1951

The Black Magic Omnibus: Volume 2 ed. Peter Haining (Orbit, August 1977, 0-8600-7962-7, 70p, 183pp, pb, an)     Horror anthology reprinting the second half of The Black Magic Omnibus (Robson, 1976). 3 · Introduction · Peter Haining · in The Black Magic Omnibus ed. Peter Haining, Taplinger, 1976 8 · An Appointment for Candlemas · Robert Graves · ss Punch December 1 1954 13 · Double Hex · Samuel M. Clawson · ss Coven 13 #2, November 1969 20 · In Letters of Fire · Gaston Leroux · ss The Strand Magazine June 1908 translated from the French (“L’homme qui a vu le diable”). 37 · Vampire’s Prey · Hanns Heinz Ewers · ss (r) 50 · Invoker of the Beast · Feodor Sologub · ss The Old House and Other Tales by Feodor Sologub, tr. John Cournos, Martin Secker, 1915 58 · Night of the Leopard · William Sambrot · nv The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction September 1967 72 · The Circular Ruins · Jorge Luís Borges; translated by James E. Irby · ss Labyrinths by Jorge Luís Borges, New Directions, 1962 translated from the Spanish (“Las ruinas circulares”, Sur, December 1940). 78 · The Wedding Guests · William B. Seabrook · ss (r) 84 · The Power of Every Root · Avram Davidson · nv The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction October 1967 104 · By Appointment Only · Richard Matheson · ss Playboy April 1970 108 · The Witch Doctor of Rosy Ridge · MacKinlay Kantor · ss The Saturday Evening Post April 15 1939 127 · Writer’s Witch · Joan Fleming · ss The London Mystery Magazine #10, June/July 1951 134 · The Power of the Job · Larry M. Harris · nv Astounding Science Fiction May 1959, as “Hex” 160 · Dr. Muncing, Exorcist [Dr. Muncing] · Gordon MacCreagh · nv Strange Tales of Mystery and Terror September 1931 181 · Epilogue · Ray Bradbury · vi The Illustrated Man by Ray Bradbury, Doubleday, 1951

A Book of Learned Nonsense by Edward Lear ed. Peter Haining--- see under Edward Lear.

A Cat Compendium: The Worlds of Louis Wain by Louis Wain ed. Peter Haining--- see under Louis Wain.

Charles Dickens’ Christmas Ghost Stories by Charles Dickens ed. Peter Haining--- see under Charles Dickens.

Christmas Spirits: Ghost Stories of the Festive Season ed. Peter Haining (William Kimber, November 1983, 0-7183-0479-9, £6.95, 192pp, hc, an, cover by Ionicus)     Anthology of 16 Christmas ghost stories. 9 · Introduction · Peter Haining · in 13 · The Goblins Who Stole a Sexton · Charles Dickens · ss The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club by Charles Dickens, Chapman & Hall, 1837, as “The Story of the Goblins Who Stole a Sexton” 25 · The Haunted Man · Ch-r-s D-c-k-n-s · ss 1868 33 · Frights! · George Cruikshank · ss George Cruikshank’s Omnibus Christmas 1841 39 · Thurlow’s Christmas Story · John Kendrick Bangs · ss Harper’s Weekly December 15 1894 54 · Our Ghost Party · Jerome K. Jerome · in Told After Supper by Jerome K. Jerome, Leadenhall Press, 1891, as “Introductory” 71 · The Ghost of Christmas Eve · J. M. Barrie · ss The St. James’s Gazette January 3 1889 75 · The Ghosts of Stukeley Castle · Bret Harte · ss Colonel Starbottle’s Client by Bret Harte, Houghton, 1892 84 · The Irtonwood Ghost · Elinor Glyn · ss Pearson’s Magazine December 1911 105 · The “Lusitania” Waits · Alfred Noyes · ss New-York Tribune December 31 1916 111 · The Festival [Cthulhu] · H. P. Lovecraft · ss Weird Tales January 1925 121 · Grimm’s Ghost · Eden Phillpotts · ss Lloyd’s Story Magazine December 1921 135 · The Christmas Ghost · Stephen Leacock · ss Winnowed Wisdom by Stephen Leacock, New York, 1926 140 · The Story of a Disappearance and an Appearance · M. R. James · nv The Cambridge Review June 4 1913 155 · A Christmas Ghost · A. N. L. Munby · ss The Alabaster Hand and Other Ghost Stories by Alan Noel Latimer Munby, Dennis Dobson, 1949, as “A Christmas Game” 165 · S.O.S. · Algernon Blackwood · ss The Story-teller March 1918 173 · Blind Man’s Hood · John Dickson Carr · ss The Sketch Christmas 1937, as by Carter Dickson

Christopher Lee’s New Chamber of Horrors ed. Peter Haining (Souvenir Press, October 1974, £2.95, 316pp, hc, an) 9 · About Christopher Lee · Peter Haining · pr 11 · Introduction · Christopher Lee · in 15 · The Room in the Tower · E. F. Benson · ss The Pall Mall Magazine January 1912 31 · Count Magnus · M. R. James · ss Ghost-Stories of an Antiquary by Montague Rhodes James & Litt.D., Edward Arnold, 1904 47 · The Transformation · Mary W. Shelley · ss The Keepsake 1831, 1830 68 · The Burial of the Rats · Bram Stoker · nv Dracula’s Guest by Bram Stoker, Routledge, 1914 97 · The Whispering Mummy [Abu Tabah; Kernaby] · Sax Rohmer · ss The Premier Magazine #47, March 1918 118 · The Leather Funnel · Sir Arthur Conan Doyle · ss McClure’s Magazine November 1902 133 · Out of the Earth · Arthur Machen · ss T.P.’s Weekly November 27 1915 142 · The Magician · Lord Dunsany · ss Saturday Review (UK) December 28 1912, as “A Narrow Escape” 146 · The Empty Sleeve · Algernon Blackwood · ss The London Magazine January 1911 165 · The Thing on the Doorstep [Cthulhu] · H. P. Lovecraft · nv Weird Tales January 1937 197 · Return to the Sabbath · Robert Bloch · ss Weird Tales July 1938 215 · Four Ghosts in Hamlet · Fritz Leiber · nv The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction January 1965 257 · The Devil, George, and Rosie · John Collier · nv The Devil and All by John Collier, Nonesuch Press, 1934 281 · The October Game · Ray Bradbury · ss Weird Tales March 1948 291 · A Life for a Life · Dennis Wheatley · ss Nash’s—Pall Mall Magazine November 1935 304 · No Such Thing as a Vampire · Richard Matheson · ss Playboy October 1959

Christopher Lee’s New Chamber of Horrors (var. 1) ed. Peter Haining (Mayflower, November 1976, 12571, 60p, 155pp, pb, an, cover by Les Edwards)     Contains 9 of the 16 stories in the original (Souvenir Press, 1974) edition. 7 · About Christopher Lee · Peter Haining · pr Christopher Lee’s New Chamber of Horrors ed. Peter Haining, Souvenir Press, 1974 9 · Introduction · Christopher Lee · in Christopher Lee’s New Chamber of Horrors ed. Peter Haining, Souvenir Press, 1974 13 · The Room in the Tower · E. F. Benson · ss The Pall Mall Magazine January 1912 28 · Count Magnus · M. R. James · ss Ghost-Stories of an Antiquary by Montague Rhodes James & Litt.D., Edward Arnold, 1904 44 · The Transformation · Mary W. Shelley · ss The Keepsake 1831, 1830 64 · The Burial of the Rats · Bram Stoker · nv Dracula’s Guest by Bram Stoker, Routledge, 1914 92 · The Whispering Mummy [Abu Tabah; Kernaby] · Sax Rohmer · ss The Premier Magazine #47, March 1918 112 · The Leather Funnel · Sir Arthur Conan Doyle · ss McClure’s Magazine November 1902 126 · Out of the Earth · Arthur Machen · ss T.P.’s Weekly November 27 1915 135 · The Magician · Lord Dunsany · ss Saturday Review (UK) December 28 1912, as “A Narrow Escape” 139 · Return to the Sabbath · Robert Bloch · ss Weird Tales July 1938

A Circle of Witches: An Anthology of Victorian Witchcraft Stories ed. Peter Haining (Robert Hale, March 1971, 0-7091-1961-5, £1.80, 235pp, hc, an)     Horror/occult anthology. 11 · Introduction · Peter Haining · in 15 · Part One: Fact 17 · Witchcraft in England · Mrs. E. Lynn Linton · ar Witch Stories by Elizabeth Lynn Linton, Chapman & Hall, 1861 47 · The Witches of Scotland · Mrs. E. Lynn Linton · ar Witch Stories by Elizabeth Lynn Linton, Chapman & Hall, 1861 79 · Irish Witch Tales · Lady Wilde · ar Ancient Legends, Mystic Charms & Superstitions of Ireland by Lady Jane Wilde, Ticknor & Co., 1887 85 · Witchcraft and Wizardry in Wales · Miss Mary Lewes · ex from The Queer Side of Things, Selwyn & Blount, 1923; chapter 6. 103 · Part Two: Fiction 105 · The Magic Ring · Mrs. H. L. · vi (r); dated c.1839. 107 · The Amber Witch · Wilhelm Meinhold; translated by Lady Duff Gordon · ex 1844; this excerpt credited to Lady Duff Gordon alone. translated from the German (Maria Schweidler, die Bernsteinhexe, 1843). 122 · The Witch Spectre · [uncredited] · ss (r) 126 · Possessed by Demons · Catherine Crowe · ss The Night Side of Nature by Catherine Crowe, T.C. Newby, 1848 134 · My Brother’s Ghost Story · Amelia Edwards · ss All the Year Round Christmas 1860, as “untitled (“Mine is my brother’s Ghost Story”)”, uncredited. 147 · The Enchanted Woman · Anna Kingsford · ss Dreams and Dream Stories by Anna Kingsford, 1888 152 · Bound by a Spell · The Hon. Mrs. Greene · ex Cassell, 1885 160 · The Witch of the Marsh · Mrs. Ethel Marriott-Watson (error, actually by H. B. Marriott-Watson) · ss Diogenes of London by H. B. Marriott Watson, Methuen, 1893, as by H. B. Marriott Watson 166 · Ye Lyttle Salem Maide · Pauline Mackie · ex Lamson, Wolffe and Company, 1898 175 · A Witch Burning · Mrs. Baillie Reynolds · ss The Strand Magazine December 1909 188 · A Water Witch · Mrs. H. D. Everett · nv The Death-Mask and Other Ghosts by H. D. Everett, Philip Allan, 1920 206 · The Devil Stone · Beatrice Heron-Maxwell · ss The Pall Mall Magazine January 1895 216 · Black Magic · Jessie Adelaide Middleton · ar (r) 220 · The Satanist · Mrs. Hugh Fraser · ex Hutchinson, 1912