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    Thrills (UK, 1939)   (about)
    A British reprint magazine. Although the number of fantasy stories is small, they dominate the magazine by page length.

    The contents of the second issue are taken from the forecast in #1; it is not certain that it was published.

    • Publishers:
      • Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co., Ltd.; London, England: Thrills.

    Thrills & Chills [#2, 1994] ed. Nancy E. Krulik (Scholastic, Inc., 24pp, 8″ x 10¾″, cover by Sam Viviano)
    Scary Stories And Frightening Fun.
    Details supplied by John Eggeling.
    • 2 · The Eyes of Nostradamus · Ellen Stamper · ar
    • 4 · Zoomers! [Part 2 of 4] · R. L. Stine · sl
    • 8 · You’re the Detective! · Lawrence Treat · pz You’re the Detective! by Lawrence Treat, David R. Godine, 1983
    • 10 · The Horror on Darknight Hill · [uncredited] · cs
    • 12 · Real-Life Haunted Houses · Sarah Gardiner White · ar
    • 15 · Is Your House Haunted? · [uncredited] · ar
    • 16 · The Thrills & Chills Puzzle Corner · [uncredited] · pz
    • 18 · In a Dim Room [Joseph Jorkens] · Lord Dunsany · ss The (London) Evening News July 18 1945
    • 22 · Thriller Chiller Theater · Ellen Stamper · mr
    • 23 · The One-Minute Haunting: Something Was Wrong · Alvin Schwartz · vi More Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark by Alvin Schwartz, HarperCollins, 1986
    • 24 · You’ll Never Get Away! · [uncredited] · ms
    • bc. · The Final Say, Real Sayings from American Tombstones · [uncredited] · pi

    Thrills & Chills [#3, 1994] (24pp, 8″ x 10¾″, cover by Jerry Zimmerman)
    Color front cover (not credited) depicts a werewolf with an electric guitar, wearing ripped pink suit, standing (on a stage?) in front of a huge full moon in rock star pose. Interior heavily illustrated with cartoonish art and some photos.
    Details supplied by Denny Lien.
    • 2 · Fangs for Coming! A Visit with the Real Dracula · [uncredited] · ar
    • 5 · Zoomers! [Part 3 of 4] · R. L. Stine · sl
    • 9 · Thriller Chiller Theater · Ellen Stamper · mr; brief reviews of three old monster movies.
    • 10 · You’re the Detective! · Lawrence Treat · pz You’re the Detective! by Lawrence Treat, David R. Godine, 1983
    • 12 · The Horror on Darknight Hill · [uncredited] · cs
    • 14 · Thrills & Chills Meets Bruce Coville · [uncredited] · iv [Ref. Bruce Coville]
    • 16 · Duffy’s Jacket · Bruce Coville · ss Things That Go Bump in the Night ed. Jane Yolen & Martin H. Greenberg, Harper & Row, 1989
    • 21 · The Thrills & Chills Puzzle Corner · Dona Smith · pz
    • 23 · The One-Minute Haunting: Like Cats’ Eyes · Alvin Schwartz · vi More Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark by Alvin Schwartz, HarperCollins, 1986
    • 24 · You’ll Never Get Away! · [uncredited] · ms; answers to puzzles, ads for other Scholastic horror books, and “coming next month” blurb for THRILLS & CHILLS 4, featuring conclusion of Stine’s serial, another Alving Schwartz story, and articles (?) on UFOs and on gargoyles; cover shown has Dracula, Mummy, Wolfman, and Frankenstein Monster depicted as the American presidental heads on Mt. Rushmore.
    • ibc. · The Final Say: Real Sayings from American Tombstones · Various · ms

    Thrills & Chills [#4, 1994] ed. Nancy E. Krulik (Scholastic, Inc., 24pp, 8″ x 10¾″, cover by Sam Viviano)
    Scary Stories And Frightening Fun.
    Details supplied by John Eggeling.
    • 2 · The Mysteries of UFOs · Sonia W. Black · ar
    • 4 · Visitor from Another Planet · Margaret Ronan, uncredited · ex (r)
      excerpted and reprinted from “True UFO Encounters” in Weird Worlds.
    • 5 · Zoomers! [Part 4 of 4] · R. L. Stine · sl
    • 9 · Thriller Chiller Theater · Ellen Stamper · mr
    • 10 · You’re the Detective! · Lawrence Treat · pz You’re the Detective! by Lawrence Treat, David R. Godine, 1983
    • 12 · Gruesome Gargoyles · [uncredited] · ar
    • 15 · Did You Ever Think… · [uncredited] · pm
    • 16 · The Horror on Darknight Hill · [uncredited] · cs
    • 18 · The Guitarist · Grace Hallworth · vi 1984
    • 21 · The Thrills & Chills Puzzle Corner · [uncredited] · pz
    • 23 · The One-Minute Haunting: Cemetery Soup · Alvin Schwartz · vi More Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark by Alvin Schwartz, HarperCollins, 1986
    • 24 · You’ll Never Get Away! · [uncredited] · ms
    • bc. · The Final Say, Real Sayings from American Tombstones · [uncredited] · pi

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