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Book Contents Lists: Page 2011

The Hope Chest (Harlequin, March 2005, 0373836457, $5.99, 400pp, pb, oa)     Original anthology of three related romantic novellas. · Yesterday’s Magic · Jacquie D’Alessandro · na · Today’s Secrets · Julie Kenner · na · Tomorrow’s Promise · Susan Kearney · na

Horror (, 1960, 48pp, tp, oa)     A slim booklet probably produced by ex Cambridge and Oxford students. Stories alternate with authors’ names linked to either University. Undated, but internal evidence suggests late 1950s or early 1960s. 1 · An Argument in Favour of Discipline in Childhood · Peter Arrowsmith · ss 4 · Nightmare · Shaun McCarthy · ss 7 · The Aesthetic Machine · R. G. S. · ss 14 · The Queer Car · Pat Arrowsmith · ss 17 · You’ll Be a Man · Peter Marchant · ss 23 · Some Experiments in the Study of Horror · [uncredited] · ar 28 · The Final Darkness · David Morgan Rees · ss 32 · Any Evening Any Day · John Haycraft · ss 41 · The Christmas Box · Bruce Renton · ss

Horror and Homicide (Checkerbooks, 1949, #5, 15¢, 95pp, pb, an, cover by Bob Schwartz)     Anthology of eight stories selected from Murder for the Millions, ed. Frank Owen (Fell 1946). 3 · Two Sharp Knives · Dashiell Hammett · ss Collier’s January 13 1934 18 · The Vertical Line · Freeman Wills Crofts · ss The Illustrated London News November 20 1935 30 · What, No Butler? · Damon Runyon · ss Collier’s August 5 1933 42 · Eighteen Steps · Vincent Starrett · ss Coffins for Two by Vincent Starrett, Covici-McGee, 1924 45 · Serpent Wind [Bimbashi Baruk] · Sax Rohmer · ss Collier’s November 7 1942 60 · The Second Bottle · James Ronald · ss Liberty August 18 1945 66 · The Turn of the Tide · C. S. Forester · ss The Story-teller May 1936 75 · The Body of a Well-Dressed Woman [Inspector Evans] · Cornell Woolrich · nv Dime Detective Magazine March 1944, as “What the Well-Dressed Corpse Will Wear”

Horror by Lamplight ed. Edel Brosnan, uncredited (Chancellor Press, August 1993, 1-85152-315-4, £4.99, 504pp, hc, an)     Anthology of 42 classic horror stories from Sir Walter Scott to Anne Rice. 1 · Wandering Willie’s Tale · Sir Walter Scott · ex from Redgauntlet, Constable, 1824 15 · The Monk · Matthew Lewis · ex J. Bell, 1796 25 · The White Wolf · Captain Frederick Marryat · ex from The Phantom Ship, Henry Colburn, May 1839 41 · Transformation · Mary Shelley · ss The Keepsake 1831, 1830 54 · The Queen of Spades · Alexander Pushkin · nv (r) translated from the Russian (“Pouschkine”, Biblioteka dlya chteniya, March 1834). 74 · The Blue Room · Prosper Mérimée · ss The Novels, Tales and Letters of Prosper Mérimée by Prosper Mérimée, Frank S. Holby, 1905 translated from the French (“La Chambre Bleue”, L’Indépendance Belge, September 6 & 7, 1871). 84 · Young Goodman Brown · Nathaniel Hawthorne · ss The New-England Magazine April 1835, as by The Author of “The Gray Champion” 94 · The Masque of the Red Death · Edgar Allan Poe · ss Graham’s Lady’s and Gentleman’s Magazine May 1842, as “The Mask of the Red Death: A Fantasy” 99 · The Old Nurse’s Story · Elizabeth Gaskell · nv Household Words Christmas 1852, uncredited. 115 · The Dreamland Bride · Théophile Gautier; translated by Lafcadio Hearn · nv One of Cleopatra’s Nights by Théophile Gautier, tr. Lafcadio Hearn, B. Worthington, 1882, as “Clarimonde” translated from the French (“La Morte Amoureuse”, Chronique de Paris, June 23 & 26, 1836). 130 · Captain Murderer · Charles Dickens · ss All the Year Round September 8 1860 133 · Mr. Justice Harbottle [Martin Hesselius] · Sheridan Le Fanu · nv Belgravia January 1872, as “The Haunted House in Westminster” 157 · A Terribly Strange Bed · William Wilkie Collins · ss Household Words #109, April 24 1852, uncredited. 169 · The Banshee’s Warning · Charlotte Riddell · ss London Society Christmas 1867, as “Hertford O’Donnell’s Warning” 184 · The Bird Woman · Henry Spicer · ss Strange Things Among Us by Henry Spicer, Chapman & Hall, 1863 187 · Eveline’s Visitant · Mary Elizabeth Braddon · ss Belgravia January 1867 195 · A Torture by Hope · Villiers de l’Isle-Adam; translated by M. P. Shiel · ss The Strand Magazine June 1891 translated from the French (“La Torture par l’Espérance”, Nouveaux Contes Cruels, La Librairie Illustrée, 1888). 199 · Barbara of the House of Grebe · Thomas Hardy · nv The Graphic December 1890 223 · The Man and the Snake · Ambrose Bierce · ss San Francisco Examiner June 29 1890 229 · The Romance of Certain Old Clothes · Henry James · ss The Atlantic Monthly February 1868, uncredited. 244 · Ken’s Mystery · Julian Hawthorne · nv Harper’s New Monthly Magazine November 1883 261 · The Squaw · Bram Stoker · ss Holly Leaves December 2 1893 270 · The Wind in the Rose-Bush · Mary E. Wilkins · nv Everybody’s Magazine February 1902 284 · The Golem · Isaac Loeb Peretz · vi A Treasury of Yiddish Stories ed. Hone & Greenberg, Deutsch, 1955 translated from the Yiddish (1893). 285 · Only a Dream · H. Rider Haggard · ss Harry Furniss’s Christmas Annual 1905, as “A Wedding Gift” 291 · Marsyas in Flanders · Vernon Lee · ss For Maurice by Vernon Lee, John Lane, 1927; written 1900. 301 · The Witch of the Marsh · Mrs. Ethel Marriott-Watson (error, actually by H. B. Marriott-Watson) · ss Diogenes of London by H. B. Marriott Watson, Methuen, 1893, as by H. B. Marriott Watson 305 · The Power of Darkness · E. Nesbit · ss The Strand Magazine April 1905 316 · Lot No. 249 · Arthur Conan Doyle · nv Harper’s New Monthly Magazine September 1892 341 · The Yellow Wallpaper · Charlotte Perkins Stetson · ss New England Magazine January 1892, as by Charlotte Perkins Gilman 354 · The Mezzotint · M. R. James · ss Ghost-Stories of an Antiquary by Montague Rhodes James & Litt.D., Edward Arnold, 1904 363 · The Courting of Dinah Shadd · Rudyard Kipling · nv Macmillan’s Magazine March 1890 381 · The Red Room · H. G. Wells · nv The Idler March 1896 388 · Ancient Sorceries [John Silence] · Algernon Blackwood · nv John Silence by Algernon Blackwood, Eveleigh Nash, 1908 423 · The Interlopers · Saki · ss The Bystander January 17 1912 428 · The Ghost Ship · Richard Middleton · ss The Century Magazine April 1912 436 · The Lifting of the Veil · Dermot O’Byrne · ss (r) 443 · The Tarn · Hugh Walpole · ss Success October 1923 454 · A Place of No Return · Hugh B. Cave · ss Fantasy Tales #8, Summer 1981 464 · Yours Truly, Jack the Ripper · Robert Bloch · ss Weird Tales July 1943 480 · Peter and the Wolf · Angela Carter · ss Black Venus by Angela Carter, Chatto & Windus, 1985 an earlier version appeared in Firebird 1, 1982. 488 · Interview with the Vampire [Vampire Chronicles] · Anne Rice · ex Knopf, 1976

Horror Classics ed. Edel Brosnan, uncredited (Chancellor Press, August 1993, 1-85152-312-X, £4.99, 527pp, hc, om)     Omnibus of three classic horror novels. 9 · Dracula [Dracula] · Bram Stoker · n. Constable, 1897 319 · Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus [Frankenstein] · Mary W. Shelley · n. Lackington, Hughes, Harding, Mavor & Jones, 1818, uncredited. 479 · The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde · Robert Louis Stevenson · na Longmans, Green, January 5 1886

The Horror Film (CineBooks, 1989, 0-933997-23-X, $11.95, 335pp, tp, nf)     Non-fiction; reference. A guide to horror films, reviewing over 700 available on videocassette.

Horror Omnibus (Grosset & Dunlap, 1939, $1.00, xxiii+594pp, hc, om)     Reissued by Nelson Doubleday in 1973 as Dracula, by Bram Stoker: Frankenstein, by Mary Shelley. iii · Introduction · [uncredited] · in 1 · Dracula [Dracula] · Bram Stoker · n. Constable, 1897 i · Introduction · [uncredited] · in 356 · Frankenstein [Frankenstein] · Mary W. Shelley · n. Lackington, Hughes, Harding, Mavor & Jones, 1818, uncredited.

Horrors ed. Charles Birkin, uncredited (Philip Allan, 1933, 2/6d, 252pp, hc, oa) 9 · Dr. Browning’s Bus · E. S. Knights · ss 25 · The Ever-Turning Dynamos · Allan Govan · nv 51 · The Doll’s House · Hester Gorst · ss 67 · Special Diet · Charles Lloyd · ss 89 · Meshes of Doom · Neville Kilvington · ss 109 · Unburied Bane · N. Dennett · nv 139 · The Mystery of the Locked Room · Elliott O’Donnell · ss 151 · Doctor Fawcett’s Experiment · Raymond Ferrers Broad · ss 175 · Without a Hitch · Pamela James · ss 199 · Lovers’ Meeting · John Ratho · ss 213 · A Poem and a Bunch of Roses · Charles Lloyd · ss 233 · Dark Séance · George Benwood · ss

Horror Stories ed. Elizabeth Lee, uncredited (Elek Bestseller Library, 1961, 3/6d, 256pp, pb, an)     Retitled The Arrow Book of Horror Stories, Arrow, 1965 pb. 7 · Moonlight Sonata · Alexander Woollcott · ts The New Yorker October 3 1931 10 · The Novel of the Black Seal [Mr. Dyson] · Arthur Machen · na The Three Impostors by Arthur Machen, John Lane, 1895 49 · Mrs. Amworth · E. F. Benson · ss Hutchinson’s Magazine June 1922 64 · The Upper Berth · F. Marion Crawford · nv Unwin’s Annual 1886, 1885 85 · The Dunwich Horror [Cthulhu] · H. P. Lovecraft · nv Weird Tales April 1929 130 · 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). 135 · The Judge’s House · Bram Stoker · nv Holly Leaves December 5 1891 154 · 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 Collins & Charles Dickens. 166 · The Man with a Malady · J. F. Sullivan · ss The Strand Magazine July 1894 178 · Sawney Bean and His Family · [uncredited] · ar Historical and Traditional Tales Connected with the South of Scotland, John Nicholson, 1843 183 · The Squaw · Bram Stoker · ss Holly Leaves December 2 1893 195 · The Hair · A. J. Alan · ss 1926 203 · What Was It? [Harry Escott] · Fitz-James O’Brien · ss Harper’s New Monthly Magazine March 1859, uncredited. 216 · The Cone · H. G. Wells · ss Unicorn September 18 1895 227 · The Screaming Skull · F. Marion Crawford · nv Collier’s July 11 1908 (+1)

Horror Stories (Hamlyn/Octopus, 1987, 0-600-57098-3, £2.99, 191pp, hc, an)     Volume of 18 stories aimed at the younger reader. Revised from Haunting Ghost Stories by Deborah Shine (1980). 9 · The Landlady · Roald Dahl · ss The New Yorker November 28 1959 16 · The Riddle · Walter de la Mare · ss The Monthly Review February 1903 21 · The Monkey’s Paw · W. W. Jacobs · ss Harper’s Monthly Magazine September 1902 32 · Through the Door · Ruth Ainsworth · ss The Phantom Roundabout by Ruth Ainsworth, Andre Deutsch, 1977 45 · Man-Size in Marble · Edith Nesbit · nv Home Chimes December 1887 58 · The Tell-Tale Heart · Edgar Allan Poe · ss The Pioneer January 1843 64 · A Kind of Swan Song · Helen Cresswell · ss Shades of Dark ed. Aidan Chambers, Patrick Hardy, 1984 74 · The Clock Tower Ghost · Gene Kemp · ex Faber and Faber, 1981 83 · The Gorge of the Churels · H. Russell Wakefield · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction October 1951 93 · The Haunted Trailer · Robert Arthur · nv Weird Tales January 1942, as “Death Thumbs a Ride” 111 · The Stranger · Ambrose Bierce · ss Cosmopolitan Magazine February 1909 117 · Bad Company · Walter de la Mare · ss A Beginning and Other Stories by Walter de la Mare, Faber and Faber, 1955 125 · The Yellow Cat · Michael Joseph · ss Hutchinson’s Mystery Story Magazine June 1924 135 · The Well · W. W. Jacobs · ss The Queen June 23 1900 147 · Laura · Saki · ss The Morning Post June 25 1912, as by H. H. Munro 153 · The Swan Child · Joan Aiken · ss A Whisper in the Night by Joan Aiken, Gollancz, 1982 165 · The Brown Hand · Sir Arthur Conan Doyle · ss The Strand Magazine May 1899, as “The Story of the Brown Hand” 180 · The Red Room · H. G. Wells · nv The Idler March 1896

The Horus Heresy: Legacies of Betrayal--- see under Legacies of Betrayal, Black Library, 2014.

Hot Blooded (Jove, September 2004, 0-515-13696-4, $7.99, 392pp, pb, oa)     Original anthology of four erotic vampire and werewolf stories by Christine Feehan, Maggie Shayne, Emma Holly, and Angela Knight. · Dark Hunger [Carpathian] · Christine Feehan · na · Awaiting Moonrise · Maggie Shayne · na · The Night Owl · Emma Holly · na · Seduction’s Gift · Angela Knight · na

Hot Blooded (Berkley Sensation, September 2005, 0-425-20658-0, $14.00, 357pp, tp, oa)     Reprint (Jove 2004) original anthology of four erotic vampire and werewolf stories by Christine Feehan, Maggie Shayne, Emma Holly, and Angela Knight.

Hot for the Holidays (Jove, October 2009, 978-0-515-14700-1, $7.99, 344pp, pb, oa)     Original anthology of four paranormal romance stories by Lora Leigh, Angela Knight, Anya Bast, and Allyson James. 1 · Vampire’s Ball · Angela Knight · na 85 · Little Night Magic · Allyson James · na 165 · Sweet Enchantment · Anya Bast · na 253 · Christmas Kiss · Lora Leigh · na

Hot Spell (Berkley Sensation, November 2005, 0-425-20615-7, $14.00, 394pp, tp, oa)     Anthology of four paranormal romance stories involving demons, vampires, shapeshifters, and more. Authors are Emma Holly, Lora Leigh, Shiloh Walker, and Meljean Brook. 1 · The Countess’s Pleasure · Emma Holly · na 87 · The Breed Next Door · Lora Leigh · na 181 · Falling for Anthony · Meljean Brook · na 303 · The Blood Kiss · Shiloh Walker · na

Hot Spell (Berkley Sensation, November 2006, 0-425-21288-2, $7.99, 333pp, pb, oa)     Reprint (Berkley Sensation 2005) anthology of four paranormal romance stories by Emma Holly, Lora Leigh, Shiloh Walker, and Meljean Brook.

Houston, Houston, Do You Read?/Souls (Tor, August 1989, 0-812-55962-2, $3.50, 92+84pp, pb, an)     Anthology of two Hugo Award-winning novellas. The Tiptree also won the Nebula Award. 1 · Houston, Houston, Do You Read? · James Tiptree, Jr. · na Aurora: Beyond Equality ed. Vonda N. McIntyre & Susan J. Anderson, Fawcett Gold Medal, 1976 1 · Souls · Joanna Russ · na The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction January 1982

Howl for It (Brava, September 2012, 978-0-7582-7344-4, $14.00, 315pp, tp, oa)     Paranormal romance anthology of two novellas by Shelly Laurenston and Cynthia Eden. Details taken from online listing. 1 · Like a Wolf with a Bone [Pack/Pride] · Shelly Laurenston · na 163 · Wed or Dead · Cynthia Eden · na

How Still We See Thee Lie (Worldwide, November 2002, 0-373-26437-2, $6.99, 377pp, pb, oa)     Original anthology of four Christmas novellas. 9 · The Christmas Bonus · Allana Martin · na 97 · A Merry Little Christmas · Tom Mitcheltree · na 193 · Holidays Can Be Murder · Connie Shelton · na 295 · Too Many Santas · Elizabeth Gunn · na

How to Lasso a Cowboy (Jove, 2005, pb, oa)     All stories are set in the Old West, by popular authors of romance fiction. · Tombstone Tess · Emily Carmichael · na · Finding Home · Maureen McKade · na · Coming Home · Patricia Potter · na · Easy on the Heart · Jodi Thomas · na