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Some Like Them Dead ed. Roy Vickers (Hodder & Stoughton, 1960, 15/-, 239pp, hc, an)     A Crime Writers’ Association Anthology. 5 · Introduction · Roy Vickers · in 11 · The Betrayers · Stanley Ellin · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine #115, June 1953 31 · Tall Story [Albert Campion; Charley Luke] · Margery Allingham · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine #125, April 1954 39 · Voyage Into Illusion [Patrick Petrella; Insp. (Supt.) Hazlerigg] · Michael Gilbert · ss Argosy (UK) July 1957 55 · The Man Who Shot Birds [Mr. Pitt] · Mary Fitt · ss The Man Who Shot Birds and Other Tales of Mystery and Detection by Mary Fitt, Macdonald, 1954 71 · The Statement of Jerry Malloy · Anthony Boucher · ss Dangerous Dames ed. Mike Shayne, Dell, 1955 77 · The Most Tattooed Man in the World · Janet Green · ss 1960 93 · The President’s Half Disme [Ellery Queen] · Ellery Queen · nv Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine #39, February 1947, as “The Adventure of the President’s Half Disme” 117 · I Can Find My Way Out [Roderick Alleyn] · Ngaio Marsh · nv Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine #33, August 1946 146 · The Goldfish Button · Anthony Gilbert · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine February 1958 164 · Beware of the Trains [Gervase Fen] · Edmund Crispin · ss Daily Sketch December 1949 177 · The Summer Holiday Murders · Julian Symons · nv The Evening Standard July 25 1960 (+8), as “Murder on Tour” 211 · The Euthanasia of Hilary’s Aunt · Cyril Hare · ss The Evening Standard December 9 1950 216 · The Crocodile Dressing-Case [Department of Dead Ends] · Roy Vickers · nv Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine #64, March 1949, as “The Crocodile Case”

Best Police Stories ed. William Edward Vickers--- see under Roy Vickers.

Crime Writers’ Choice ed. William Edward Vickers--- see under Roy Vickers.

Some Like Them Dead ed. William Edward Vickers--- see under Roy Vickers.

The New Flesh: A Literary Tribute to David Cronenberg ed. Brendan Vidito & Sam Richard--- see under Sam Richard.

Threads of Evidence by Maxwell Vietor--- see under Victor Maxwell.

Pig Iron: Science Fiction ed. Jim Villani & Rose Sayre--- see under Rose Sayre.

The Hair Wreath and Other Stories by Halli Villegas (ChiZine Publications, September 15, 2010, 978-1-926851-02-0, $15.95, 266pp, pb, oc, cover by Erik Mohr)     Original collection of 19 stories, one a reprint. Details taken from online listing. · The Hair Wreath · Halli Villegas · ss In the Dark: Stories from the Supernatural ed. Myna Wallin & Halli Villegas, Tightrope Books, 2006 · D in the Underworld · Halli Villegas · ss · Rites · Halli Villegas · ss · Peach Festival · Halli Villegas · ss · In the Grass · Halli Villegas · ss · The Other Side · Halli Villegas · ss · Dr. Johnson’s Daughter · Halli Villegas · ss · While He Sleeps · Halli Villegas · ss · Neighbours · Halli Villegas · ss · The Beautiful Boy · Halli Villegas · ss · Winter · Halli Villegas · ss · His Ghost · Halli Villegas · ss · Picnic · Halli Villegas · ss · Twenty-First-Century Design · Halli Villegas · ss · The Other Door · Halli Villegas · ss · An Unexpected Thing · Halli Villegas · ss · The Family · Halli Villegas · ss · Meadowdene Estates · Halli Villegas · ss · Salvage · Halli Villegas · ss

Imaginarium 2012: The Best Canadian Speculative Writing ed. Halli Villegas & Sandra Kasturi--- see under Sandra Kasturi.

Sardonic Tales by Villiers de l’Isle-Adam; translated by Hamish Miles (Knopf, 1927, $3.00, 273pp, hc, co)     Derived from Contes cruels (Paris: Levy 1883). · Antonia · Villiers de l’Isle-Adam; translated by Hamish Miles · ss (r) · Apparatus for Chemical Analysis of the Last Breath · Villiers de l’Isle-Adam; translated by Hamish Miles · ss (r) · The Brigands · Villiers de l’Isle-Adam; translated by Hamish Miles · ss (r) · Celestial Advertising · Villiers de l’Isle-Adam; translated by Hamish Miles · ss (r) · The Desire to Be a Man · Villiers de l’Isle-Adam; translated by Hamish Miles · ss translated from the French (“Le désir d’être un homme”, 1882). · Doctor Tristan’s Treatment · Villiers de l’Isle-Adam; translated by Hamish Miles · ss (r) · Duke of Portland · Villiers de l’Isle-Adam; translated by Hamish Miles · ss (r) · Fever of the Mob · Villiers de l’Isle-Adam; translated by Hamish Miles · ss (r) · Finest Dinner in the World · Villiers de l’Isle-Adam; translated by Hamish Miles · ss (r) · Flowers of Darkness · Villiers de l’Isle-Adam; translated by Hamish Miles · ss (r) · Foreboding Ghost · Villiers de l’Isle-Adam; translated by Hamish Miles · ss (r) · Glory Machine · Villiers de l’Isle-Adam; translated by Hamish Miles · ss (r) · Intersignum · Villiers de l’Isle-Adam; translated by Hamish Miles · ss · Maryelle · Villiers de l’Isle-Adam; translated by Hamish Miles · ss (r) · Occult Memories · Villiers de l’Isle-Adam; translated by Hamish Miles · ss · Olympe and Henriette · Villiers de l’Isle-Adam; translated by Hamish Miles · ss (r) · Pair of Soothsayers · Villiers de l’Isle-Adam; translated by Hamish Miles · ss (r) · Queen Ysabeau · Villiers de l’Isle-Adam; translated by Hamish Miles · ss (r) · Secret of the Old Music · Villiers de l’Isle-Adam; translated by Hamish Miles · ss (r) · Sentimentalism · Villiers de l’Isle-Adam; translated by Hamish Miles · ss (r) · Slight Confusion · Villiers de l’Isle-Adam; translated by Hamish Miles · ss (r) · Tragic Tale—a Tragic Teller · Villiers de l’Isle-Adam; translated by Hamish Miles · ss (r) · The Unknown · Villiers de l’Isle-Adam; translated by Hamish Miles · ss (r) · Véra · Villiers de l’Isle-Adam; translated by Hamish Miles · ss (r) · Virginie and Paul · Villiers de l’Isle-Adam; translated by Hamish Miles · ss (r) · Vox Populi · Villiers de l’Isle-Adam; translated by Hamish Miles · ss (r)

Gilead’s Blood by Nik Vincent & Dan Abnett--- see under Dan Abnett.

Gilead’s Curse by Nik Vincent & Dan Abnett--- see under Dan Abnett.

Hammers of Ulric by Nik Vincent, Dan Abnett & James Wallis--- see under Dan Abnett.

The Third Wise Man by Nik Vincent (Black Library, December 13, 2012, ebook, ss) [Warhammer 40,000]     Details taken from online listing.

Warhammer: Gilead’s Blood by Nik Vincent & Dan Abnett--- see under Dan Abnett.

Warhammer: Gilead’s Curse by Nik Vincent & Dan Abnett--- see under Dan Abnett.

Warhammer: Hammers of Ulric by Nik Vincent, Dan Abnett & James Wallis--- see under Dan Abnett.

Words International—The Book ed. Phillip Vine & Jean Shelley--- see under Jean Shelley.

Cyber World: Tales of Humanity’s Tomorrow ed. Joshua Viola & Jason Heller (Hex Publishers, November 2016, 978-0-9964039-1-7, $14.99, 260pp, tp, oa, cover by Aaron Lovett)     Details taken from online listing. 3 · Foreword · Richard Kadrey · fw 7 · Metamorphosis · Joshua Viola · in 13 · Serenade · Isabel Yap · ss 23 · The Mighty Phin [Making Amends] · Nisi Shawl · ss Tor.com June 6 2016 37 · Reactions · Mario Acevedo · ss 47 · The Bees of Kiribati · Warren Hammond · ss 59 · The Rest Between Two Notes · Cat Rambo · ss 69 · The Singularity Is in Your Hair · Matthew Kressel · ss 79 · Panic City · Madeline Ashby · ss 89 · The Faithful Soldier, Prompted · Saladin Ahmed · ss Apex Magazine #18, November 2010 101 · Your Bones Will Not Be Unknown · Alyssa Wong · ss 111 · Staunch · Paul Graham Raven · ss 125 · Other People’s Thoughts · Chinelo Onwualu · ss 133 · wysiomg · Alvaro Zinos-Amaro · ss 141 · We Will Take Care of Our Own · Angie Hodapp · ss 153 · A Song Transmuted [A Song for a New Day] · Sarah Pinsker · ss 163 · It’s Only Words · Keith Ferrell · ss 175 · Small Offerings · Paolo Bacigalupi · ss Fast Forward 1 ed. Lou Anders, Pyr, 2007 185 · Darkout · E. Lily Yu · ss 203 · Visible Damage · Stephen Graham Jones · ss 215 · The Ibex on the Day of Extinction · Minister Faust · ss 231 · How Nothing Happens · Darin Bradley · ss 237 · Afterword · Jason Heller · ar 241 · About the Authors · [uncredited] · ms

Georgetown Haunts and Mysteries ed. Joshua Viola & Jeanne C. Stein--- see under Jeanne C. Stein.

Psi-Wars: Classified Cases of Psychic Phenomena ed. Joshua Viola (Hex Publishers, May 12, 2020, 978-1-73391-777-3, $18.99, 308pp, tp, oa)     Details taken from online listing. · Foreword · Dean Wyant · fw · A Deadly Frame of Mind · John Palisano · in · The Calabrian · Warren Hammond · ss · And When You Tear Us Apart, We Stitch Ourselves Back Together · Betty Rocksteady · ss · Very Surely Do I Not Dream · Matthew Kressel · ss · Cradle to Grave · Angie Hodapp · ss · Psnake Eyes · Keith Ferrell · ss · Protectors of Atlantis · Mario Acevedo · ss · The Jarheads · Sean Eads & Joshua Viola · ss · Under the Lotus · Darin Bradley · ss · The Visions of Perry Godwin · Dean Wyant · ss · To Jump Is to Fall · Stephen Graham Jones · ss · Awake · Gabino Iglesias · ss · Bluebird Killing in the Dead of Night · Gary Jonas · ss · The Talking War · E. Lily Yu · ss

London Tales of Terror ed. Jacquelyn Visick (Fontana, 1972, 0-00-613958-2, 25p, 187pp, pb, an) 7 · Introduction · Jacquelyn Visick · in 9 · Various Temptations · William Sansom · ss Cosmopolitan March 1948, as “The Intruder” 25 · Famous Hauntings 1. St. James’s Palace · Jacquelyn Visick · ar 26 · Confession · Algernon Blackwood · ss The Century Magazine March 1921 45 · Famous London Murders 1. The Overbury Scandal · Jacquelyn Visick · ar 46 · “Happy Birthday, Dear Alexa” · John Keir Cross · ss Best Tales of Terror 2 ed. Edmund Crispin, Faber and Faber, 1965 64 · Famous Hauntings 2. Hampton Court · Jacquelyn Visick · ar 65 · Gone Is Gone · Joan Fleming · ss The Evening Standard April 23 1953 70 · Famous London Murders 2. The Bravo Poisoning Case · Jacquelyn Visick · ar 71 · Time-Fuse · John Metcalfe · ss Judas and Other Stories by John Metcalfe, Constable, 1931 88 · Famous Hauntings 3. Eaton Place · Jacquelyn Visick · ar 89 · A Little Place Off the Edgware Road · Graham Greene · ss Nineteen Stories by Graham Greene, Heinemann, 1947 95 · Famous London Murders 3. The Siege of Sidney Street · Jacquelyn Visick · ar 96 · A Pleasure Shared · Brian Aldiss · ss Rogue December 1962 109 · Famous Hauntings 4. The Tower of London · Jacquelyn Visick · ar 110 · The Old Man · Holloway Horn · ss Great Short Stories of Detection, Mystery, and Horror Vol. 2 ed. Dorothy L. Sayers, Gollancz, 1931 116 · Famous London Murders 4. Jack the Ripper · Jacquelyn Visick · ar 117 · Spooner · Eleanor Farjeon · ss The Second Ghost Book ed. Cynthia Asquith, James Barrie, 1952 129 · Famous Hauntings 5. Ham House · Jacquelyn Visick · ar 130 · Mrs. Manifold · Stephen Grendon · ss The Girl with the Hungry Eyes, Avon, 1949 142 · Famous London Murders 5. “Peter” Crippen · Jacquelyn Visick · ar 144 · Someone in the Lift · L. P. Hartley · ss The Third Ghost Book ed. Cynthia Asquith, James Barrie, 1955 149 · Famous Hauntings 6. Drury Lane · Jacquelyn Visick · ar 150 · The Trial for Murder · Charles Dickens · ss All the Year Round Christmas 1865, as “To Be Taken with a Grain of Salt”, uncredited.; given as by Charles Allston Collins & Charles Dickens. 162 · Famous London Murders 6. Christie of 10 Rillington Place · Jacquelyn Visick · ar 163 · August Heat · W. F. Harvey · ss Midnight House and Other Tales by William Fryer Harvey, J.M. Dent, 1910 168 · Famous Hauntings 7. Richmond Place · Jacquelyn Visick · ar 170 · The Demon Lover · Elizabeth Bowen · ss The Listener November 26 1941 177 · Famous London Murders 7. Adelaide Bartlett · Jacquelyn Visick · ar 178 · Harry · Rosemary Timperley · ss The Third Ghost Book ed. Cynthia Asquith, James Barrie, 1955

Fae Visions of the Mediterranean: An Anthology of Horrors and Wonders of the Sea ed. Valeria Vitale & Djibril al-Ayad--- see under Djibril al-Ayad.

Eight Haunted Stories ed. Robert Vitarelli (Xerox Education Publications, 1973, 95¢, 95pp, pb, oa)     Eight ghost stories for teenage readers, illustrated by William Carroll. 5 · The Prince of Darkness · Tom Clayton · ss 18 · Crosby’s Dream · Tom Clayton · ss 27 · And Then There Was Rhoda · E. J. Zagorski · ss 38 · Weird Willie · Joyce Chalmers Perry · ss 50 · The Cat’s Meow · Grace Justice · ss 60 · Sport and Rusty McGee · Anne E. Schraff · ss 74 · The Old Porter House · Joyce Chalmers Perry · ss 83 · The Shoes of Uncle Antonio · Tom Clayton · ss

The Haunted Spacesuit and Other Science Fiction Stories ed. Robert Vitarelli (American Education Publications, 1970, F101, 60¢, 94pp, pb, an) 5 · Foreword · Robert Vitarelli · fw 7 · The Haunted Spacesuit · Arthur C. Clarke · ss This Week May 11 1958 16 · Mark of the Strange Visitor · Ruth W. Harley · ss (r) 25 · Company for Christmas · Ruth W. Harley · ss (r) 34 · The Samaritan · Richard Harper · ss Boys’ Life February 1963 42 · In the Year--2012 · Ruth W. Harley · ss (r) 52 · Feathered Friend · Arthur C. Clarke · ss Infinity Science Fiction September 1957 58 · Cousin Elmer’s Planet · Ruth W. Harley · ss (r) 67 · Peace Above Earth · Edwin A. Hoey · ss (r) 78 · The Final Summer · Robert Vitarelli · ss (r) 85 · The Case of the Rented Typewriter · Ruth W. Harley · ss (r)