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Darker Companions ed. Joseph S. Pulver, Sr. & Scott David Aniolowski--- see under Scott David Aniolowski.

The Grimscribe’s Puppets ed. Joseph S. Pulver, Sr. (Miskatonic River Press, July 15, 2013, 978-1-937408-08-4, $25.00, 304pp, hc, oa, cover by Daniele Serra)     Contents incomplete. Details taken from online listing. · The Human Moth · Kaaron Warren · ss · Furnace · Livia Llewellyn · ss · The Secrets of the Universe · Michael Cisco · ss · The Lord Came at Twilight · Daniel Mills · ss · Basement Angels · Joel Lane · ss · No Signal · Darrell Schweitzer · ss · The Xenambulist: A Fable in Four Acts · Robin Spriggs · ss · The Company Town · Nicole Cushing · ss · The Man Who Escaped This Story · Cody Goodfellow · ss · Pieces of Blackness · Michael Kelly · ss · The Blue Star · Eddie M. Angerhuber · ss Nocturnal Products by Eddie M. Angerhuber, Rainfall Books, 2002 · 20 Simple Steps to Ventriloquism · Jon Padgett · ss · The Holiness of Desolation · Robert M. Price · ss · Diamond Dust · Michael Griffin · ss · After the Final · Richard Gavin · ss · Eyes Exchange Bank · Scott Nicolay · nv · By Invisible Hands · Simon Strantzas · ss · Where We Will All Be · Paul Tremblay · ss · Gailestis · Allyson Bird · ss · The Prosthesis · Jeffrey Thomas · ss · Into the Darkness, Fearlessly · John Langan · ss · Oubliette · Gemma Files · nv

The Madness of Dr. Caligari ed. Joseph S. Pulver, Sr. (Fedogan & Bremer, October 31, 2016, 978-1-878252-70-8, $39.95, 365pp, hc, oa, cover by Harry O. Morris)     Original anthology of 22 horror stories by weird fiction authors, inspired by the classic 1920 film about a mad hypnotist. Many stories deal with murder, sex, dreams, madness, and the mutability of reality; some have (debatable) fantasy elements. Authors include Ramsey Campbell, John Langan, and Gemma Files. A limited edition hardcover (-71-5, $125.00) was announced but not seen; a trade paperback edition (72-2, $22.99) scheduled to appear a month after the trade hardcover, also not seen. Details taken from online listing. 1 · A Twisted World of Madness · Joseph S. Pulver, Sr. · in 7 · The Words Between · Ramsey Campbell · ss 24 · Take a Walk in the Night, My Love · Damien Angelica Walters · ss 37 · Confessions of a Medicated Lurker · Rhys Hughes · ss 43 · Conversion · Robert Levy · ss 61 · A Rebellious House · Maura McHugh · ss 78 · The Long Dream · David Nickle · ss 92 · Eyes Looking · Janice Lee · ss 99 · Breathing Black Angels · Richard Gavin · ss 110 · Somnambule · S. P. Miskowski · nv 132 · The Projection Booth · Nathan Carson · ss 146 · The Mayor of Ephemera · Jeffrey Thomas · ss 162 · Et Spiritus Sancti · Nadia Bulkin · ss 176 · Blackstone: A Hollywood Gothic · Orrin Grey · ss 190 · The Ballet of Dr. Caligari · Reggie Oliver · nv 215 · Bellmer’s Bride or, The Game of the Doll · Cody Goodfellow · ss 233 · The Insomniac Who Slept Forever · Michael Griffin · ss 250 · Further Questions for the Somnambulist · Paul Tremblay · ss 260 · The Righteousness of Conical Men · Michael Cisco · nv 284 · That Nature Which Peers Out in Sleep · Molly Tanzer · ss 304 · A Sleeping Life · Daniel Mills · ss 319 · To See, to Be Seen · John Langan · nv 343 · Caligarism · Gemma Files · ss

A Season in Carcosa ed. Joseph S. Pulver, Sr. (Miskatonic River Press, 2013, 978-1-937408-07-7, $25.00, 282pp, hc, oa, cover by Daniele Serra)     Details taken from online listing. 6 · Introduction · Joseph S. Pulver, Sr. · in 9 · My Voice Is Dead · Joel Lane · ss 19 · Beyond the Banks of the River Seine [The King in Yellow] · Simon Strantzas · ss 33 · Movie Night at Phil’s · Don Webb · ss 43 · MS Found in a Chicago Hotel Room · Daniel Mills · ss 57 · it sees me when I’m not looking · Gary McMahon · ss 67 · Finale, Act Two · Ann K. Schwader · pm 69 · Yellow Bird Springs · Kate Gardner · ss 79 · The Theatre and Its Double · Edward Morris · nv 107 · The Hymn of the Hyades · Richard Gavin · ss 117 · Slick Black Bones and Soft Black Stars · Gemma Files · ss 131 · Not Enough Hope · Joseph S. Pulver, Sr. · ss 139 · Whose Hearts Are Pure Gold · Kristin Prevallet · ss 155 · April Dawn · Richard A. Lupoff · ss 167 · King Wolf · Anna Tambour · ss 187 · The White-Face at Dawn · Michael Kelly · ss 195 · Wishing Well · Cody Goodfellow · nv 221 · Sweetums · John Langan · ss 241 · The King in Yellow · Pearce Hansen · ss 251 · D T · Laird Barron · ss 263 · Salvation in Yellow · Robin Spriggs · ss 273 · The Beat Hotel · Allyson Bird · ss

Walk on the Weird Side ed. Joseph S. Pulver, Sr. (LASC Press, August 17, 2017, $20.00, 254pp, tp, oa, cover by Nick Gucker)     NecronomiCon 2017 anthology. Details taken from online listing. 9 · Empire Down · Nadia Bulkin · ss 19 · 140 x 76 (A Tour of Griffith Park) · S. P. Miskowski · ss 25 · A Sound from the Earth · Kristi DeMeester · ss 27 · The Two-Wheel System · Matthew M. Bartlett · ss 35 · Haunted Innsmouth · Ann K. Schwader · pm 37 · Everyone Gathers at Haystack Rock · Michael Griffin · nv 55 · Eidolon Realty, LLC · Craig L. Gidney · ss 61 · As Unbreakable as the World · Farah Rose Smith · ss 69 · The Final Days of Der Zirkus LAvenza · Peter Rawlik · ss 81 · Daemonolatry · Ashley Dioses · pm 82 · A Sea of Snow and Frost · Ashley Dioses · pm 83 · Goodnight Kookaburra · Daniel Braum · ss 95 · Divine Providence · Nathan Carson · ss 99 · A Little Delta of Filth · Jon Padgett · ss 109 · Lambda 580 · Rebecca J. Allred · ss 115 · The Fear Seeker · Alistair Rennie · ss 123 · Night Gaunts, Too (On reading sonnet XX in H.P. Lovecraft’s *Fungi from Yuggoth* cycle) · Starry Wizdom · pm 125 · The Bannister · Rhys Hughes · ss 137 · Eouem Chumkpaa · John Claude Smith · ss 145 · Hollow King · Ashley Dioses · pm 147 · The Loved One (Being Among the Thousand Forms of Nyarlathotep) · Michael Wehunt · ss; illustrated by Michael Bukowski 151 · The Godchildren · Anna Tambour · ss 165 · The Anthroparian Integration Technique · Christopher Slatsky · ss 173 · The Red Gryphon · Scott Thomas · ss 179 · Stolen · Lynda E. Rucker · ss 193 · Release · Tom Lynch · ss 201 · He Opens a Window · Cody Goodfellow · ss 211 · This Is Love · Robert Levy · ss 213 · The Night of Maya · Jayaprakash Satyamurthy · ss 219 · ID · Philip Fracassi · nv 241 · Tomb-Feasters · Ann K. Schwader · pm 243 · Impossible to Feign · Maura McHugh · ss

Philippine Speculative Fiction, Volume 11 ed. Elyss Punsalan, Nikki Alfar & Kate Osias--- see under Nikki Alfar.

The Tree Lord of Imeten by Tom Purdom (Ace Double, February 1966, M-139, 45¢, 152pp, pb, n., cover by John Schoenherr)     Bound in the tête-bêche style with Empire Star by Samuel R. Delany.

Adventures in Discovery ed. Tom Purdom (Doubleday, 1969, 71-84394, $4.95, 182pp, hc, nf)     Collection of science fact articles by famous science fiction authors such as Isaac Asimov and John Brunner. 1 · Introduction · Tom Purdom · in 3 · Search for the Hunter · Poul Anderson · ar 29 · The Discovery of Argon · Isaac Asimov · ar 47 · The Invention of Science · James Blish · ar 63 · Cope vs. Marsh · L. Sprague de Camp · ar 79 · The Long Step · Hal Clement · ar 97 · Dr. Koch and the Oldest Americans · Robert Silverberg · ar 117 · A Process of Deduction · Harry Harrison · ar 127 · The Dream Hunter · John Brunner · ar 147 · The Stormy Path to Weather Control · Ben Bova · ar 165 · The Unfinished Story of Sol-X · Willy Ley · ar

Unnatural Disasters ed. Daniel Pyle (Blood Brothers Publishing, October 31, 2011, 978-0-615-56512-5, $9.99, 168pp, tp, oa)     Details taken from online listing. · 39 Days · Robert J. Duperre · ss · The Meek · Scott Nicholson · ss Extremes 2 ed. Brian A. Hopkins, Lone Wolf Publications, 2001 · Sourdough · Ruth Francisco · ss · Rickman’s Plasma · William Meikle · ss Creature Feature ed. Neil Jackson, Ghostwriter Publications, 2009 · Twist · Daniel Pyle · ss · Wild Release · Keith Gouveia · ss · Whiteout · Danielle Bourdon · ss · Resurrecting Eve · J. A. Titus · ss · Narobrian Afternoon · Robin Morris · ss

Merry-Garden and Other Stories by Q (Methuen & Co., 1907, 307pp, hc, co)     Collection with some crime. 1 · Merry-Garden · Q · na 61 · The Bend of the Road · Q · nv The Illustrated London News November 27 1905 105 · Hi-Spi-Hi! · Q · nv (r) 147 · His Excellency’s Prize-Fight · Q · na (r) 205 · The “Black Joke” · Q · nv (r) 255 · Where the Treasure Is · Q · nv (r) 283 · A Jest of Ambialet · Q · ss Metropolitan Magazine August 1905, as by A. T. Quiller-Couch

As You Wish ed. Donna Quattrone & Virginia M. Mohlere--- see under Virginia M. Mohlere.

The Tragedy of Errors and Others by Ellery Queen (Crippen & Landru, 1999, 1-885941-36-6, $16.00, 222pp, tp, co)     Collection of six stories and a detailed plot synopsis for an unfinished novel, with essays and tributes in recognition of Ellery Queen’s 70th anniversary. 7 · Publisher’s Preface · The Publisher · pr · The Final Queen Novel 9 · The Tragedy of Errors · Ellery Queen · uw 50 · A Letter from Frederic Dannay to Manfred B. Lee · Frederic Dannay · lt (r) · Short Stories 53 · Terror Town · Ellery Queen · nv Argosy August 1956 78 · Uncle from Australia [Ellery Queen] · Ellery Queen · ss The Diners Club Magazine June 1965 82 · The Three Students [The Puzzle Club] · Ellery Queen · ss Playboy March 1971 87 · The Odd Man [The Puzzle Club] · Ellery Queen · ss Playboy June 1971 95 · The Honest Swindler [The Puzzle Club] · Ellery Queen · ss The Saturday Evening Post Summer 1971 99 · The Reindeer Clue [Ellery Queen] · Ellery Queen (ghost written by Edward D. Hoch) · ss The National Inquirer December 23 1975 · Essays and Reminiscences 107 · Ellery Queen · Jon L. Breen · ar [Ref. Frederic Dannay & Manfred B. Lee] 113 · Legacy · Douglas & Richard Dannay · ar [Ref. Frederic Dannay] 117 · The Temple of His Word: Growing Up with Ellery Queen · Rand B. Lee · ar [Ref. Manfred B. Lee] 128 · The Authorship of Three Late Ellery Queen Novels · Douglas & Richard Dannay · ar The Armchair Detective 1990 [Ref. Frederic Dannay & Manfred B. Lee] 130 · Remembering My Hanai Father · Richard A. Smith, M.D. · ar [Ref. Manfred B. Lee] 134 · At Work and Play with Fred Dannay · Francis M. Nevins · ar [Ref. Frederic Dannay] 140 · Fred Dannay and Manny Lee · Hillary Waugh · ar [Ref. Frederic Dannay & Manfred B. Lee] 142 · Tribute to Fred Dannay · James Yaffe · ar [Ref. Frederic Dannay] 147 · Frederic Dannay, BSI · Bill Vande Water · ar [Ref. Frederic Dannay] 151 · The Impossible Mr. Queen · Robert Adey · ar [Ref. Frederic Dannay & Manfred B. Lee] 159 · Ellery Queen—Man of God · Steven Steinbock · ar [Ref. Frederic Dannay & Manfred B. Lee] 165 · We May As Well Continue Being Carrollish: A Bow Before the Queen · Bill Ruehlmann · ar [Ref. Frederic Dannay & Manfred B. Lee] 169 · Twayblade · Catherine Aird · ar [Ref. Frederic Dannay & Manfred B. Lee] 173 · Legacy of an Editor · Janet Hutchings · ar [Ref. Frederic Dannay] 178 · A Tribute · Edward D. Hoch · ar [Ref. Frederic Dannay & Manfred B. Lee] 181 · EQMM · Michael Gilbert · ar [Ref. Frederic Dannay & Manfred B. Lee] 184 · Avoiding Mr. Queen · Peter Lovesey · ar [Ref. Frederic Dannay & Manfred B. Lee] 187 · A Letter from an Archangel · H. R. F. Keating · ar [Ref. Frederic Dannay] 190 · Challenge to the Listener: Ellery Queen on the Air · David S. Siegel · ar [Ref. Frederic Dannay & Manfred B. Lee] 194 · Challenge to the Artist: The Comic Book Stories of Ellery Queen · Mike W. Barr · ar [Ref. Frederic Dannay & Manfred B. Lee] 206 · Ellery Queen—One of the Most Popular Mystery Writers in Japan · Hidetoshi Mori · ar [Ref. Frederic Dannay & Manfred B. Lee] 209 · Queen’s Gambit: The Life and Times of Ellery Queen · Ted Hertel, Jr. · ar [Ref. Frederic Dannay & Manfred B. Lee] 219 · Contributors · [uncredited] · bg (r)