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Flight of Vengeance by Mary H. Schaub, Andre Norton & P. M. Griffin--- see under Andre Norton.

The Side of Evil #1 ed. Greg Schauer & Danielle Ackley-McPhail--- see under Danielle Ackley-McPhail.

The Side of Good #1 ed. Greg Schauer & Danielle Ackley-McPhail--- see under Danielle Ackley-McPhail.

The Side of Good #1/The Side of Evil #1 ed. Greg Schauer & Danielle Ackley-McPhail--- see under Danielle Ackley-McPhail.

The Stories in Between: A Between Books Anthology ed. Greg Schauer, Jeanne B. Benzel & W. H. Horner--- see under Jeanne B. Benzel.

Riverworld War by Philip José Farmer ed. George H. Scheetz--- see under Philip Jos^e' Farmer.

Designs in Fiction: Revised Edition ed. Elizabeth Scheld (Macmillan, 1968, 28358, 156pp, tp, an)     Each story is followed by sections called Questions for discussion, Vocabulary growth, and For composition. xi · Reading the Short Story · Elizabeth Scheld · in 3 · What Happens in a Story · Elizabeth Scheld · ar 5 · The Sea Devil · Arthur Gordon · ss The Saturday Evening Post April 11 1953 16 · The Sniper · Liam O’Flaherty · ss The New Leader January 12 1923 22 · The Tell-Tale Heart · Edgar Allan Poe · ss The Pioneer January 1843 29 · Hit and Run [Walter Post] · John D. MacDonald · ss Good Housekeeping August 1952 45 · The People in a Story · Elizabeth Scheld · ar 47 · The Secret Life of Walter Mitty · James Thurber · ss The New Yorker March 18 1939 54 · The Tiger’s Heart · Jim Kjelgaard · ss Esquire April 1951 63 · Road to the Isles · Jessamyn West · ss The New Yorker February 21 1948 75 · Luke Baldwin’s Vow · Morley Callaghan · ss The Saturday Evening Post March 15 1947 91 · The Time and Place of a Story · Elizabeth Scheld · ar 93 · Antaeus · Borden Deal · ss Southwest Review Spring 1961 104 · Water Never Hurt a Man · Walter D. Edmonds · ss Harper’s Magazine December 1930 114 · By the Waters of Babylon · Stephen Vincent Benét · ss The Saturday Evening Post July 31 1937, as “The Place of the Gods” 131 · The Idea Behind a Story · Elizabeth Scheld · ar 133 · The Feeling of Power · Isaac Asimov · ss If February 1958 145 · The Parsley Garden · William Saroyan · ss Harper’s Bazaar July 1949 154 · The Piece of String · Guy de Maupassant · ss The Complete Writings of Guy de Maupassant by Guy de Maupassant, The Dunstan Society, 1903, as “The String” translated from the French (“La ficelle”, Le Gaulois, November 25, 1883). 162 · A Visit to Grandmother · William Melvin Kelley · ss (r) 175 · The Sum of the Parts · Elizabeth Scheld · ar 177 · The Lost Brooch · Anton Chekhov · ss (r) 187 · Spring Victory · Jesse Stuart · ss (r) 200 · Molly Morgan · John Steinbeck · ss The Pastures of Heaven by John Steinbeck, Brewer, Warren & Putnam, 1932 218 · One Ordinary Day, with Peanuts · Shirley Jackson · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction January 1955 230 · Two Soldiers · William Faulkner · ss The Saturday Evening Post March 28 1942 247 · About the Authors · [uncredited] · bg 253 · Glossary of Literary Terms · [uncredited] · ms

The Magic of Christmas ed. Christopher Schelling & John W. Silbersack--- see under Anon..

Four Romantic Tales from 19th Century German ed. Helene Scher (Frederick Ungar, 1982, 0-8044-6804-4, $4.95, 114pp, tp, an) vii · Introduction · Helene Scher · in 1 · Blond Eckbert · Ludwig Tieck; translated by Helene Scher · nv (r) 21 · The Story of Honest Casper and Fair Annie · Clemens Brentano; translated by Helene Scher · nv (r) 59 · The Mad Invalid of Fort Ratonneau · Achim von Arnim; translated by Helene Scher · nv (r) translated from the German (“Der tolle Invalide auf dem Fort Ratonneau”, Des Knaben Wunderhorn, 1818). 85 · My Cousin’s Corner Window · E. T. A. Hoffmann; translated by Helene Scher · nv (r)

The Best of Whispers ed. Stuart David Schiff (Borderlands Press, November 1994, 1-880325-11-X, $65.00, 471pp, hc, an, cover by Lee Brown Coye)     Anthology of 23 horror stories from Whispers magazine, seven of them new stories from the unpublished Whispers VII, and an earlier version of “The Golden”, originally planned for the Lucius Shepard issue. Other authors include Ray Bradbury, Karl Edward Wagner, Fritz Leiber, Connie Willis, Melanie Tem, and Roger Zelazny. Includes a preface, “The End”, and an afterword by the editor. 9 · Preface · Stuart David Schiff · pr 11 · Sticks [Cthulhu] · Karl Edward Wagner · nv Whispers March 1974 31 · The Chimney · Ramsey Campbell · ss Whispers ed. Stuart David Schiff, Doubleday, 1977 47 · The Button Molder · Fritz Leiber · nv Whispers October 1979 79 · The Dead Line · Dennis Etchison · ss Whispers October 1979 91 · The Barrow Troll · David Drake · ss Whispers December 1975 101 · At the Bottom of the Garden · David Campton · ss Armada Sci-Fi 1 ed. Richard Davis, Armada, 1975 111 · Paging Dr. Death · S. N. Dyer · ss 127 · Lex Talionis · Russell Kirk · nv Whispers II ed. Stuart David Schiff, Doubleday, 1979 147 · The Francis File · William F. Nolan · ss 155 · The Screaming Woman [Green Town] · Ray Bradbury · ss Today May 27 1951; this version has Bradbury’s preferred ending. 169 · The Bones Wizard · Alan Ryan · ss Whispers December 1984 181 · Dr. Aldrich’s Head · Jerry Sohl · ss 191 · Substitution Trick · Connie Willis · ss Whispers V ed. Stuart David Schiff, Doubleday, 1985 201 · Fingers · Melanie Tem · ss 209 · Where the Snowmen Go · Scott Middleton · ss 217 · One for the Horrors · David Schow · ss Whispers October 1983 227 · From the Lower Deep · Hugh B. Cave · ss Whispers II ed. Stuart David Schiff, Doubleday, 1979 239 · A Fly One · Steve Sneyd · ss Whispers October 1979 245 · Leaks · Steve Rasnic Tem · ss Whispers VI ed. Stuart David Schiff, Doubleday, 1987 259 · The Horses of Lir · Roger Zelazny · ss Whispers III ed. Stuart David Schiff, Doubleday, 1981 271 · I Walk the Night · Whitley Strieber · ss 281 · Beyond Any Measure · Karl Edward Wagner · na Whispers March 1982 327 · The Golden · Lucius Shepard · n. Mark V. Ziesing, 1993; early version. 469 · The End · Stuart David Schiff · aw 471 · Afterword · Stuart David Schiff · aw

Death ed. Stuart David Schiff (Playboy, August 1982, 0-867-21107-5, $2.50, 237pp, pb, oa) 9 · Introduction · Stuart David Schiff · in 11 · Two Bottles of Relish [Mr. Linley] · Lord Dunsany · ss Time and Tide November 12 1932 (+1) 25 · Deathtracks · Dennis Etchison · ss 36 · Always Together · Hugh B. Cave · ss 44 · Toilet Paper Run · Juleen Brantingham · ss 58 · The Green Parrot · Joseph Payne Brennan · ss Weird Tales July 1952 64 · Fragment from a Charred Diary · Davis Grubb · ss 80 · The Scarf · Bernice Balfour · ss 88 · Sentences · Richard Christian Matheson · ss 99 · Prickly · David A. Riley · ss 113 · The Kennel · Maurice Level · ss (r) translated from the French (“Le Chenil”, Le Journal, 1906). 119 · Onawa · Alan Ryan · ss 128 · A Telephone Booth · Wade Kenny · ss 136 · Straw Goat · Ken Wisman · ss 146 · Horrible Imaginings · Fritz Leiber · na 203 · The Blind Spot · Saki · ss The Morning Post March 5 1912, as by H. H. Munro 208 · The Dust · Al Sarrantonio · ss 215 · It Grows on You [Castle Rock] · Stephen King · ss Whispers August 1982 revised from Marshroots, 1975. 226 · The Copper Bowl · George Fielding Eliot · ss Weird Tales December 1928

Mad Scientists ed. Stuart David Schiff (Doubleday, September 1980, 0-385-14906-9, $9.95, x+293pp, hc, an) ix · Introduction · Stuart David Schiff · in 1 · Sardonicus · Ray Russell · nv Playboy January 1961 43 · Heading Home · Ramsey Campbell · ss Whispers October 1978 49 · The Fourth Seal · Karl Edward Wagner · nv Whispers June 1975 75 · The House on Stillcroft Street · Joseph Payne Brennan · ss Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine June 1975 85 · The Strange Island of Dr. Nork · Robert Bloch · nv Weird Tales March 1949 111 · The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar · Edgar Allan Poe · ss American Whig Review December 1845 123 · Conversation Piece · Richard Christian Matheson · ss Whispers II ed. Stuart David Schiff, Doubleday, 1979 133 · Clay · C. Hall Thompson · nv Weird Tales May 1948 161 · Cool Air · H. P. Lovecraft · ss Tales of Magic and Mystery March 1928 173 · Big Game Hunt [Harry Purvis (White Hart)] · Arthur C. Clarke · ss Adventure October 1956, as “The Reckless Ones” 181 · The Doctor’s Heroism · Mathias Philippe Auguste de Villiers de l’Isle-Adam · ss Shocking Tales ed. Robert K. Brunner, A.A. Wyn, 1946 translated from the French (“L’héroïsme du docteur Hallidonhill”, 1883). 187 · Casting the Runes · M. R. James · nv More Ghost Stories of an Antiquary by M. R. James, Arnold, 1911 213 · Sylvester’s Revenge · Vance Aandahl · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction May 1975 221 · The Box · Lee Weinstein · ss Whispers December 1976 229 · The Manuscript of Dr. Arness · Gahan Wilson · ss Playboy August 1966 237 · The Hounds of Tindalos [Cthulhu] · Frank Belknap Long · ss Weird Tales March 1929 255 · The Dead Line · Dennis Etchison · ss Whispers October 1979 269 · At the Bottom of the Garden · David Campton · ss Armada Sci-Fi 1 ed. Richard Davis, Armada, 1975 283 · A Scent of Sarsaparilla · Ray Bradbury · ss Star Science Fiction Stories ed. Frederik Pohl, Ballantine, 1953 293 · About the Authors · [uncredited] · bg

Whispers ed. Stuart David Schiff (Doubleday, August 1977, 0-385-12568-2, $7.95, xii+226pp, hc, an)     A selection of the best stories from Whispers, plus new material. Also in pb (Jove 1979). xi · Introduction · Stuart David Schiff · in 1 · Sticks [Cthulhu] · Karl Edward Wagner · nv Whispers March 1974 21 · The Barrow Troll · David Drake · ss Whispers December 1975 31 · The Glove · Fritz Leiber · ss Whispers June 1975 43 · The Closer of the Way · Robert Bloch · ss 55 · Dark Winner · William F. Nolan · ss Whispers December 1976 62 · Ladies in Waiting · Hugh B. Cave · ss Whispers June 1975 71 · White Moon Rising · Dennis Etchison · ss 86 · Graduation · Richard Christian Matheson · ss Whispers August 1977 99 · Mirror, Mirror · Ray Russell · ss 103 · The House of Cthulhu [Cthulhu] · Brian Lumley · ss Whispers July 1973 115 · Antiquities · John Crowley · ss 123 · A Weather Report from the Top of the Stairs · James Sallis & David Lunde · ss Whispers December 1973 130 · The Scallion Stone · Basil A. Smith · nv 146 · The Inglorious Rise of the Catsmeat Man · Robin Smyth · ss New Writings in Horror and the Supernatural #1 ed. David A. Sutton, Sphere, 1971 153 · The Pawnshop · Charles E. Fritch · ss 160 · Le Miroir · Robert Aickman · ss Whispers August 1977 169 · The Willow Platform · Joseph Payne Brennan · ss Whispers July 1973 184 · The Dakwa [Lee Cobbett] · Manly Wade Wellman · ss 199 · Goat · David Campton · ss New Writings in Horror and the Supernatural #1 ed. David A. Sutton, Sphere, 1971 210 · The Chimney · Ramsey Campbell · ss · Afterword · Stuart David Schiff · aw

Whispers II ed. Stuart David Schiff (Doubleday, 1979, 0-385-14967-0, $8.95, xii+237pp, hc, an)     Also in pb (Jove 1987). xi · Introduction · Stuart David Schiff · in 1 · Undertow [Kane] · Karl Edward Wagner · nv Whispers August 1977 33 · Berryhill · R. A. Lafferty · ss Whispers December 1976 41 · The King’s Shadow Has No Limits [Dr. Eszterhazy] · Avram Davidson · ss Whispers December 1975 51 · Conversation Piece · Richard Christian Matheson · ss 59 · The Stormsong Runner · Jack L. Chalker · ss 69 · They Will Not Hush · James Sallis & David Lunde · ss Whispers July 1974 75 · Lex Talionis · Russell Kirk · nv 97 · Marianne · Joseph Payne Brennan · vi Whispers June 1975 99 · From the Lower Deep · Hugh B. Cave · ss 111 · The Fourth Musketeer · Charles L. Grant · ss 121 · Ghost of a Chance · Ray Russell · vi Whispers October 1978 125 · The Elcar Special · Carl Jacobi · ss 133 · The Box · Lee Weinstein · ss Whispers December 1976 139 · We Have All Been Here Before · Dennis Etchison · ss 151 · Archie and the Scylla of Hades Hole · Ken Wisman · ss 163 · Trill Coster’s Burden [Silver John] · Manly Wade Wellman · ss 175 · Conversation Piece · Ward Moore · vi Whispers October 1978 189 · The Bait [Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser] · Fritz Leiber · vi Whispers December 1973 193 · Above the World · Ramsey Campbell · ss 203 · The Red Leer · David Drake · ss 223 · At the Bottom of the Garden · David Campton · ss Armada Sci-Fi 1 ed. Richard Davis, Armada, 1975 235 · Afterword · Stuart David Schiff · aw

Whispers III ed. Stuart David Schiff (Doubleday, 1981, 0-385-17162-5, $9.95, 181pp, hc, oa) v · Preface · Stuart David Schiff · pr 1 · The Dead Line · Dennis Etchison · ss Whispers October 1979 11 · Heading Home · Ramsey Campbell · ss Whispers October 1978 15 · King Crocodile · David Drake · nv 39 · The Door Below · Hugh B. Cave · ss 54 · Point of Departure · Phyllis Eisenstein · ss 69 · Firstborn · David Campton · ss 81 · The Horses of Lir · Roger Zelazny · ss 92 · Woodland Burial · Frank Belknap Long · ss 98 · The River of Night’s Dreaming [The King in Yellow] · Karl Edward Wagner · nv 128 · Who Nose What Evil · Charles E. Fritch · ss Whispers October 1979 135 · Comb My Hair, Please Comb My Hair · Jean Darling · ss 144 · A Fly One · Steve Sneyd · ss Whispers October 1979 150 · The Button Molder · Fritz Leiber · nv Whispers October 1979 178 · The Final Quest · William F. Nolan · pm 181 · Afterword · Stuart David Schiff · aw