Angels of Darkness ed. Marvin Kaye (SFBC, January 1995, 1-56865-116-3, $10.98, 530pp, hc, an, cover by Larry Lurin)
Anthology of 48 stories about “troubled and troubling” women, 16 original, with an introduction by Paula Volsky. Written by an equal number of male and female authors including Henry James, Robert Bloch, Anne McCaffrey, and Jane Yolen. This is a special Guild America edition, SFBC #03334.
- ix · Preface · Marvin Kaye · pr
- xi · Introduction · Paula Volsky · in
- · Women in Danger
- 3 · The Last Kiss · Maurice Level; translated by Alys Eyre Macklin · ss Crises by Maurice Level, tr. Alys Eyre Macklin, Erskine Macdonald, 1920
translated from the French (“Le baiser dans la nuit”, Le Journal, June 20, 1912).
- 8 · A Bride for the Devil · Stuart Palmer · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction Fall 1949
- 17 · The Unspeakable Betrothal · Robert Bloch · ss Avon Fantasy Reader 9 ed. Donald A. Wollheim, Avon Publishing Co., 1949
- 31 · Am I Insane? · Guy de Maupassant · ss The Complete Writings of Guy de Maupassant by Guy de Maupassant, The Dunstan Society, 1903
translated from the French (“Fou?”, Gil Blas, August 23, 1882 as by Maufrigneuse).
- 34 · Game for Motel Room · Fritz Leiber · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction March 1963
- 44 · Porphyria’s Lover · Robert Browning · pm Monthly Repository January 1836, as “Porphyria”
- 46 · The Peace That Crusheth Understanding · Julia L. Keefer · ss
- 56 · Lovedeath · Marvin Kaye · vi Fantasy Macabre #11, 1988
- 61 · The Countess Kathleen O’Shea · W. B. Yeats · vi (r)
- 65 · Centaurus Changeling · Marion Zimmer Bradley · nv The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction April 1954
- 108 · Snow · C. H. Sherman · ss
- · Dangerous Women
- 115 · Lydia’s Season · Patricia Mullen · ss
- 124 · Spirits · Ivan Turgenev; translated by Constance Garnett · nv 1897; “Phantoms”, 1864.
- 153 · The Mystery of Black Jean · Julian Kilman · ss Weird Tales March 1923
- 163 · Lady Eleanore’s Mantle · Nathaniel Hawthorne · ss United States Magazine and Democratic Review December 1838
- 178 · The Thing at Ghent · Honoré de Balzac; translated by Ellen Marriage · vi 1900
- 180 · The Sisters · Alfred, Lord Tennyson · pm (r)
- 182 · Malevendra’s Pool · Darrell Schweitzer · ss Marion Zimmer Bradley’s Fantasy Magazine Autumn 1989
- 199 · Sylvia · Ira Levin · ss Manhunt April 1955
- 211 · Amour Dure · Vernon Lee · nv Murray’s Magazine January 1887
- 242 · The Were-Wolf · Clemence Housman · nv Atalanta #39, December 1890
- 277 · The River Styx Runs Upstream · Dan Simmons · ss Rod Serling’s The Twilight Zone Magazine April 1982
- · Women Troubled and Troubling
- 293 · Passeur · Robert W. Chambers · ss The English Illustrated Magazine October 1897
- 298 · The Putting the Devil Into Hell · Giovanni Boccaccio · ss from The Decameron, 1886
translated from the Italian (Decamerone, 1353).
- 303 · Lady in the Tower [Tower and the Hive] · Anne McCaffrey · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction April 1959
- 322 · The White Dog · Feodor Sologub; translated by John Cournos · ss The Old House and Other Tales by Feodor Sologub, tr. John Cournos, Martin Secker, 1915
translated from the Russian (“Sobaka”, 1908).
- 328 · The Visit · Carole Buggé · vi
- 331 · The Friends of the Friends · Henry James · nv Chapman’s Magazine May 1896, as “The Way It Came”
- 355 · Past a Year and a Day · Annette Covino · pm
- 357 · Ladies’ Choice · Saralee Kaye · vi
- 360 · The Night People · Edward D. Hoch · ss Saturn Web Detective Story Magazine May 1961
- 368 · Duet · Alexandra Elizabeth Honigsberg · ss
- 387 · The Wooden Damsel · Toby Sanders · ss
- 396 · Love Song from the Stars · Robert Sheckley · ss Weird Tales Winter 1989/1990
- 402 · Diesel Dream · Alan Dean Foster · ss Solved ed. Ed Gorman & Martin H. Greenberg, Carroll & Graf, 1991
- · Distaff Darkness
- 413 · The Strange Voyage of Dr. Morbid · Jessica Amanda Salmonson · ss Deathrealm #23, Spring 1995
- 419 · Bone Wings · Jessica Amanda Salmonson · pm Not One of Us #6, April 1990
- 421 · The Gift · Susan C. Stone · vi
- 425 · Vanishing · Hope Manville · ss
- 435 · A Room with a Vie · Tanith Lee · ss New Terrors 1 ed. Ramsey Campbell, Pan, 1980
- 450 · Babchi’s Drawer · Gina M. Angelone · ss
- 455 · Untitled · Morgan Llywelyn · ss
- 466 · A Child’s Game · Maryellen B. Wanderer · pm
- 468 · The Wake of Reddy · Barbara Gallow · ss
- 472 · The Other Mother · Lisa Tuttle · nv The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction December 1980
- 494 · A Dozen Roses · Jean Paiva · ss
- 507 · Propagation of the Faith · Joan Vander Putten · ss
- 515 · Angelica · Jane Yolen · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction December 1979
- 519 · Walking Aunt Daid · Zenna Henderson · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction July 1955
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