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Echoes of Darkness by M. P. N. Sims & L. H. Maynard--- see under L. H. Maynard.

The Secret Geography of Nightmare by M. P. N. Sims & L. H. Maynard--- see under L. H. Maynard.

Shadows at Midnight: Ten Ghost Stories by M. P. N. Sims & L. H. Maynard--- see under L. H. Maynard.

Shadows at Midnight: Twelve Ghost Stories (var. 1) by M. P. N. Sims & L. H. Maynard--- see under L. H. Maynard.

Darkness Rising, Volume One: Night’s Soft Pains ed. M. P. N. Sims & L. H. Maynard--- see under L. H. Maynard.

Darkness Rising, Volume Two: Hideous Dreams ed. M. P. N. Sims & L. H. Maynard--- see under L. H. Maynard.

Darkness Rising, Volume Three: Secrets of Shadows ed. M. P. N. Sims & L. H. Maynard--- see under L. H. Maynard.

Darkness Rising, Volume Four: Caresses of Nightmare ed. M. P. N. Sims & L. H. Maynard--- see under L. H. Maynard.

Darkness Rising, Volume Five: Black Shroud of Fear ed. M. P. N. Sims & L. H. Maynard--- see under L. H. Maynard.

Darkness Rising, Volume Six: Evil Smiles ed. M. P. N. Sims & L. H. Maynard--- see under L. H. Maynard.

Darkness Rising, Volume Seven: Screaming in Colours ed. M. P. N. Sims & L. H. Maynard--- see under L. H. Maynard.

Darkness Rising 2003 ed. M. P. N. Sims & L. H. Maynard--- see under L. H. Maynard.

Darkness Rising 2005 ed. M. P. N. Sims & L. H. Maynard--- see under L. H. Maynard.

Dead Water ed. Michael P. N. Sims & L. H. Maynard--- see under Maynard Sims.

The Penguin Book of Victorian Women in Crime ed. Michael Sims (Penguin US, 2011, 978-0-14-310621-0, $16.00, 321pp, tp, an)
Eleven stories featuring the era’s great crime-fighting females, plus a few choice female crooks.

· Introduction · Michael Sims · in

· Suggestions for Further Reading · [uncredited] · ms (r)

· The Mysterious Countess [Mrs. Paschal] · W. S. Hayward · nv Revelations of a Lady Detective, George Vickers, 1864, uncredited.

· The Unknown Weapon [Miss Gladden (“G”)] · Andrew Forrester · na The Female Detective by Andrew Forrester, Jr., Ward and Lock, 1864

· Drawn Daggers [Loveday Brooke] · C. L. Pirkis · nv The Ludgate Monthly June 1893

· The Long Arm · Mary E. Wilkins & Joseph Edgar Chamberlin · na Chapman’s Magazine August 1895, as by Mary E. Wilkins

· That Affair Next Door [Ebenezer Gryce; Amelia Butterworth] · Anna Katharine Green · n. 1897

· The Man with the Wild Eyes [Dorcas Dene] · George R. Sims · nv Dorcas Dene, Detective by Geo. R. Sims, F.V. White & Co., 1897

· The Adventure of the Cantankerous Old Lady [Miss Lois Cayley] · Grant Allen · ss The Strand Magazine March 1898

· How He Cut His Stick [Dora Myrl] · M. M’Donnell Bodkin · ss Dora Myrl, the Lady Detective by M. M'Donnell Bodkin, Chatto & Windus, 1900

· The Man Who Cut Off My Hair [Judith Lee] · Richard Marsh · ss The Strand Magazine August 1911

· The Man with Nine Lives [Madelyn Mack] · Hugh C. Weir · nv Miss Madelyn Mack, Detective by Hugh C. Weir, Page, 1914

· The Second Bullet [Violet Strange] · Anna Katharine Green · ss The Golden Slipper and Other Problems for Violet Strange by Anna Katharine Green, Putnam, 1915

Lost Cartographies: Tales of Another Europe by Cyril Simsa (Invocations Press, July 28, 2014, 978-0-9568021-7-0, £8.00, 147pp, tp, oc, cover by John Shire & Cyril Simsa)
Collection of 6 fantasy stories, 4 original.

1 · Introduction · Cyril Simsa · in

6 · Imbibing History · Cyril Simsa · na Darkness Rising 2005 ed. L. H. Maynard & M. P. N. Sims, Prime Books, 2005

62 · Journey’s End · Cyril Simsa · ss

81 · On the Feast of Stephen · Cyril Simsa · ss 2013
originally on The World SF Blog, 22 Jan 2013.

93 · Under the Waves · Cyril Simsa · ss

112 · Poorly Formulated Questions · Cyril Simsa · ss
originally in German webzine InterNova (ed Michael Iwoleit) 5 Jan 2013.

122 · Queen of Sumava · Cyril Simsa · nv

Scandalize My Name by Fiona Sinclair (Geoffrey Bles, 1960, 12/6d, 223pp, hc, n.) [Paul Grainger]

Scandalize My Name by Fiona Sinclair (The British Library, October 4, 2025, 978-0-7123-5547-6, £9.99, 256pp, tp, n.) [Paul Grainger; British Library Crime Classics]
Reprint (Geoffrey Bles 1960) novel. This edition adds an introduction by Martin Edwards and Sinclair’s poem “Bequest”.

· Introduction · Martin Edwards · in

· Bequest · Fiona Sinclair · pm (r)

Agents of Oblivion by Iain Sinclair (Swan River Press, May 2023, 978-1-78380-044-5, €40.00, 198pp, hc, oc)
Limited to 500 numbered copies, signed by both Iain Sinclair and illustrator Dave McKean.

· Code 4: Agents of Oblivion · Iain Sinclair · in

· The Lure of Silence · Iain Sinclair · nv [Ref. Algernon Blackwood]

· House of Flies · Iain Sinclair · nv [Ref. Arthur Machen]

· London Spirit · Iain Sinclair · nv [Ref. J. G. Ballard]

· At the Mountains of Madness · Iain Sinclair · nv [Ref. H. P. Lovecraft]

Slow Chocolate Autopsy: Incidents from the Notorious Career of Norton, Prisoner of London by Iain Sinclair (Phoenix House, November 3, 1997, 1-861-59088-1, £9.99, 193pp, tp, oc, cover by Dave McKean) [Norton, Prisoner of London]
Literary dark fantasy collection about an unstable observer unstable in time, but restricted in space to London - and in event to its darkest deeds. Graphic sections and illustrations by Dave McKean. A hardcover edition (-59087-3, £17.99) was announced but not seen.

1 · The Fifth Man in the Garden [Norton, Prisoner of London] · Iain Sinclair · ss Secret City ed. Jo Fletcher & Stephen Jones, Titan, 1997

14 · The Articulate Head [Norton, Prisoner of London] · Iain Sinclair · ss

30 · Hardball [Norton, Prisoner of London] · Iain Sinclair · ss A Book of Two Halves ed. Nicholas Royle, Gollancz, 1996

44 · The Apotheosis of Lea Bridge Road [Norton, Prisoner of London] · Iain Sinclair · ss

60 · No More Yoga of the Night Club [Norton, Prisoner of London] · Iain Sinclair · ss New Worlds No. 221 ed. Michael Moorcock, Jayde Design, 1996

82 · The Griffin’s Egg [Norton, Prisoner of London] · Iain Sinclair · cs; illustrated by Dave McKean

94 · Careful the Horse’s Bite [Norton, Prisoner of London] · Iain Sinclair · ss

112 · The Double-Death of the Falconer [Norton, Prisoner of London] · Iain Sinclair · cs; illustrated by Dave McKean

132 · Two Gentlemen of Soho [Norton, Prisoner of London] · Iain Sinclair · vi The Edge #5, August/September 1997

144 · Living with Raptors (or, the Missionary Position) [Norton, Prisoner of London] · Iain Sinclair · ss

160 · Scrip. Scribe. Script. [Norton, Prisoner of London] · Iain Sinclair · cs; illustrated by Dave McKean

176 · The Contents of the Kettles [Norton, Prisoner of London] · Iain Sinclair · ss

The Flaw in the Crystal and Other Uncanny Stories by May Sinclair (The British Library, February 18, 2023, 978-0-7123-5477-6, £9.99, 336pp, tp, co, cover by Mauricio Villamayor) [British Library Tales of the Weird] [edited by Mike Ashley]

7 · Introduction · Mike Ashley · in

15 · Where Their Fire Is Not Quenched · May Sinclair · nv The English Review October 1922

40 · The Token · May Sinclair · ss Hutchinson’s Magazine March 1922

54 · The Flaw in the Crystal · May Sinclair · na The English Review September 1912

123 · The Nature of the Evidence · May Sinclair · ss Fortune May 1923

136 · If the Dead Knew · May Sinclair · ss Uncanny Stories by May Sinclair, Hutchinson, 1923

158 · The Victim · May Sinclair · nv The Criterion October 1922

182 · The Finding of the Absolute · May Sinclair · ss Uncanny Stories by May Sinclair, Hutchinson, 1923

202 · The Pictures · May Sinclair · ss The Smart Set September 1913

215 · Portrait of My Uncle · May Sinclair · ss The Century Magazine January 1917

227 · Heaven · May Sinclair · nv Pictorial Review June 1922

257 · The Intercessor · May Sinclair · nv The English Review July 1911

309 · The Villa Désirée · May Sinclair · ss Hutchinson’s Magazine December 1921

322 · Jones’s Karma · May Sinclair · ss The Criterion October 1923

336 · The Mahatma’s Story · May Sinclair · ss English Life October 1924

The Intercessor and Other Stories by May Sinclair (Hutchinson, 1931, 6/-, 222pp, hc, co)

· Heaven · May Sinclair · nv Pictorial Review June 1922

· The Intercessor · May Sinclair · nv The English Review July 1911

· Jone’s Karma · May Sinclair · ss The Criterion October 1923

· The Mahatma’s Story · May Sinclair · ss English Life October 1924

· The Villa Désirée · May Sinclair · ss Hutchinson’s Magazine December 1921

Tales Told by Simpson by May Sinclair (Hutchinson, 1930, hc, co)
Also published by Macmillan in 1930..

· The Bambino · May Sinclair · ss

· Between the Lines · May Sinclair · ss Harper’s Monthly Magazine December 1911

· The Collector · May Sinclair · ss The Century Magazine January 1914

· Compensation · May Sinclair · ss Nash’s Magazine December 1913

· Fame · May Sinclair · na Hutchinson’s Story Magazine January 1920

· The Frewin Affair · May Sinclair · ss (r)

· “Khaki” · May Sinclair · ss

· Lena Wrace · May Sinclair · ss The Dial July 1921

· Miss Tarrant’s Temperament · May Sinclair · nv Harper’s Monthly Magazine August 1911 (+1)

· The Pictures · May Sinclair · ss The Smart Set September 1913

· The Pin-Prick · May Sinclair · ss Harper’s Magazine February 1915

· Portrait of My Uncle · May Sinclair · ss The Century Magazine January 1917

· The “Wrackham Memoirs” · May Sinclair · ss Harper’s Magazine December 1913

Uncanny Stories by May Sinclair (Hutchinson, 1923, 7/-, 247pp, hc, co)

· The Finding of the Absolute · May Sinclair · ss

· The Flaw in the Crystal · May Sinclair · na The English Review September 1912

· If the Dead Knew · May Sinclair · ss

· The Nature of the Evidence · May Sinclair · ss Fortune May 1923

· The Token · May Sinclair · ss Hutchinson’s Magazine March 1922

· The Victim · May Sinclair · nv The Criterion October 1922

· Where Their Fire Is Not Quenched · May Sinclair · nv The English Review October 1922

The Villa Désirée and Other Uncanny Stories by May Sinclair (Ash-Tree Press, December 2008, 978-1-55310-114-7, $49.00, xx + 232pp, hc, co, cover by Jason Zerrillo)
Collection of 17 stories.

· Introduction · Rebeccah Kinnamon Neff · in

· Where Their Fire Is Not Quenched · May Sinclair · nv The English Review October 1922

· The Token · May Sinclair · ss Hutchinson’s Magazine March 1922

· The Flaw in the Crystal · May Sinclair · na The English Review September 1912

· The Nature of the Evidence · May Sinclair · ss Fortune May 1923

· If the Dead Knew · May Sinclair · ss Uncanny Stories by May Sinclair, Hutchinson, 1923

· The Victim · May Sinclair · nv The Criterion October 1922

· The Finding of the Absolute · May Sinclair · ss Uncanny Stories by May Sinclair, Hutchinson, 1923

· “Khaki” · May Sinclair · ss Tales Told by Simpson by May Sinclair, Hutchinson, 1930

· Portrait of My Uncle · May Sinclair · ss The Century Magazine January 1917

· The Pictures · May Sinclair · ss The Smart Set September 1913

· The Pin-Prick · May Sinclair · ss Harper’s Magazine February 1915

· The Bambino · May Sinclair · ss Tales Told by Simpson by May Sinclair, Hutchinson, 1930

· The Mahatma’s Story · May Sinclair · ss English Life October 1924

· Jones’s Karma · May Sinclair · ss The Criterion October 1923

· Heaven · May Sinclair · nv Pictorial Review June 1922

· The Intercessor · May Sinclair · nv The English Review July 1911

· The Villa Désirée · May Sinclair · ss Hutchinson’s Magazine December 1921

Bloch and Bradbury ed. Kurt Singer (Tower, 1969, 43-246, 60¢, 155pp, pb, an)
In England as Fever Dream and Other Fantasies, also with additional filler material as Whispers from Beyond (Peacock Press 1972).

7 · The Shadow from the Steeple [Cthulhu] · Robert Bloch · nv Weird Tales September 1950

29 · The Watchers · Ray Bradbury · ss Weird Tales May 1945

45 · The Grinning Ghoul · Robert Bloch · ss Weird Tales June 1936

56 · Mannikins of Horror · Robert Bloch · ss Weird Tales December 1939

68 · Fever Dream · Ray Bradbury · ss Weird Tales September 1948

75 · The Druidic Doom · Robert Bloch · ss Weird Tales April 1936

95 · The Dead Man · Ray Bradbury · ss Weird Tales July 1945

106 · A Question of Etiquette · Robert Bloch · ss Weird Tales September 1942

118 · The Handler · Ray Bradbury · ss Weird Tales January 1947

128 · The Man Who Cried “Wolf!” · Robert Bloch · nv Weird Tales May 1945

The Day of the Dragon & Other Tales of Terror ed. Kurt Singer (Sphere, 1971, 78522, 25p, 160pp, pb, an)
abridged from Tales of Terror, (W.H. Allen, 1967) along with The House in the Valley.

5 · A Question of Etiquette · Robert Bloch · ss Weird Tales September 1942

18 · The Star Beast · Poul Anderson · nv Super Science Stories September 1950

48 · Secret of the Lightning · H. H. Harmon · ss Fantastic Adventures September 1949

64 · Black Harvest of Moraine · Arthur J. Burks · nv Weird Tales January 1950

97 · The Day of the Dragon · Guy Endore · nv The Blue Book Magazine June 1934

125 · The Thirteenth Floor · Frank Gruber · ss Weird Tales January 1949

142 · The Invisible Invasion · Frederic Arnold Kummer · ss Amazing Stories April 1939

Fever Dream and Other Fantasies ed. Kurt Singer (Sphere, 1970, 157pp, pb, an)
Reprint (Tower 1969 as Bloch and Bradbury) SF anthology.

The First Target Book of Horror ed. Kurt Singer (Target, 1984, 0-426-19852-2, £1.60, 143pp, pb, an)
Stories from Weird Tales of the Supernatural (W.H. Allen 1966), Ghouls and Ghosts (W.H. Allen 1972), and Satanic Omnibus (W.H. Allen 1973).

7 · The Grinning Ghoul · Robert Bloch · ss Weird Tales June 1936

20 · The Bradley Vampire · Roger M. Thomas · ss Weird Tales May 1951

35 · Seven Seconds of Eternity · Robert H. Leitfred · nv Weird Tales September 1940

86 · The Mirror · Mildred Johnson · ss Weird Tales September 1950

100 · Death’s Bouquet · Peter Phillips · ss Weird Tales September 1948

114 · Which’s Witch · Harold Lawlor · ss Weird Tales July 1952

134 · Father’s Vampire · Alvin Taylor & Len J. Moffatt · ss Weird Tales May 1952

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