The Screaming Skull and Other Classic Horror Stories ed. Michael Kelahan (Fall River, September 2010, 978-1-4351-2498-1, $7.98, xiv+408pp, hc, an)
Anthology of 30 horror stories. Authors include E. Nesbit, Robert W. Chambers, A. Merritt, and H.P. Lovecraft. This is an instant remainder edition.
- ix · Introduction · Michael Kelahan · in
- 1 · Young Goodman Brown · Nathaniel Hawthorne · ss The New-England Magazine April 1835, as by The Author of “The Gray Champion”
- 13 · The Mask of the Red Death · Edgar Allan Poe · ss Graham’s Lady’s and Gentleman’s Magazine May 1842
- 19 · The Moonstone Mass · Harriet Prescott Spofford · ss Harper’s New Monthly Magazine October 1868, uncredited.
- 32 · Sir Dominick’s Bargain · J. Sheridan Le Fanu · ss All the Year Round July 6 1872, uncredited.
revised from “The Fortunes of Sir Robert Ardagh”, Dublin University Magazine Mar 1838.
- 45 · Was It a Dream? · Guy de Maupassant · ss The Complete Writings of Guy de Maupassant by Guy de Maupassant, The Dunstan Society, 1903
translated from the French (“La morte”, Gil Blas, May 31, 1887).
- 50 · Man-Size in Marble · E. Nesbit · nv Home Chimes December 1887
- 62 · The Death of Halpin Frayser · Ambrose Bierce · ss The Wave December 19 1891
- 75 · Huguenin’s Wife · M. P. Shiel · ss The Pall Mall Magazine April 1895
- 86 · Canon Alberic’s Scrap-Book · M. R. James · ss National Review March 1895, as “The Scrap-Book of Canon Alberic”
- 97 · The Yellow Sign · Robert W. Chambers · nv The King in Yellow by Robert W. Chambers, F. Tennyson Neely, 1895
- 114 · No. 252 Rue M. le Prince · Ralph Adams Cram · nv Black Spirits and White by Ralph Adams Cram, Stone & Kimball, 1895
- 127 · The Striding Place · Gertrude Atherton · ss The Speaker June 20 1896, as “The Twins”
- 133 · Marsyas in Flanders · Vernon Lee · ss For Maurice by Vernon Lee, John Lane, 1927; written 1900.
- 144 · The Monkey’s Paw · W. W. Jacobs · ss Harper’s Monthly Magazine September 1902
- 154 · The White People · Arthur Machen · nv Horlick’s Magazine and Home Journal for Australia, India and the Colonies January 1904
- 186 · The Screaming Skull · F. Marion Crawford · nv Collier’s July 11 1908 (+1)
- 211 · In the Light of the Red Lamp · Maurice Level; translated by Alys Eyre Macklin · ss The Black Mask May 1920
translated from the French (“Sous la lumière rouge”, Le Journal, July 31, 1906).
- 215 · The Willows · Algernon Blackwood · na The Listener and Other Stories by Algernon Blackwood, Eveleigh Nash, 1907
- 256 · The Voice in the Night · William Hope Hodgson · ss The Blue Book Magazine November 1907
- 268 · Thurnley Abbey · Perceval Landon · ss McClure’s Magazine October 1908
- 281 · The Snout · Edward Lucas White · nv Lukundoo by Edward Lucas White, Doran, 1927
- 308 · August Heat · William Fryer Harvey · ss Midnight House and Other Tales by William Fryer Harvey, J.M. Dent, 1910
- 313 · The Grove of Ashtaroth · John Buchan · nv Blackwood’s Magazine June 1910
- 333 · Rooum · Oliver Onions · ss The Fortnightly Review December 1910
- 346 · The Music on the Hill · Saki · ss The Chronicles of Clovis by Saki, John Lane, 1911
- 351 · The People of the Pit · A. Merritt · ss The Third Omnibus of Crime ed. Dorothy L. Sayers, Coward-McCann, 1942
revised from All-Story Weekly, January 5, 1918.
- 365 · Silent, White and Beautiful · Tod Robbins · nv The Smart Set April 1918
- 382 · The Bad Lands · John Metcalfe · ss Land & Water April 15 1920
- 392 · The Horror-Horn · E. F. Benson · ss Hutchinson’s Magazine September 1922
- 403 · The Outsider [Dream Cycle] · H. P. Lovecraft · ss Weird Tales April 1926
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