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Science Fiction Oddities (var. 1) ed. Groff Conklin (Rapp & Whiting, 1969, 0-85391-082-0, 21/-, x+156pp, hc, an)
Abridged from the Berkley Medallion 1966 edition.

ix · Introduction · Groff Conklin · in Science Fiction Oddities ed. Groff Conklin, Berkley Medallion, 1966

11 · People Soup · Alan Arkin · ss Galaxy Magazine November 1958

19 · What Is This Thing Called Love? · Isaac Asimov · ss Amazing Stories March 1961, as “Playboy and the Slime God”

34 · Callahan and the Wheelies · Stephen Barr · nv The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction August 1960

68 · Mrs. Poppledore’s Id · R. Bretnor · nv The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction February 1952

94 · The Teeth of Despair [Dr. Morris Goldpepper] · Avram Davidson & Sidney Klein · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction May 1961

112 · The Galactic Calabash [Mad Friend] · G. C. Edmondson · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction January 1960

122 · Space-Crime Continuum · H. F. Ellis · ss Punch

128 · The Chessplayers · Charles L. Harness · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction October 1953

143 · What’s the Name of That Town? [Institute for Impure Science] · R. A. Lafferty · ss Galaxy Magazine October 1964

Science Fiction Omnibus ed. Groff Conklin (Berkley, August 1956, G-31, 35¢, 187pp, pb, an)
Stories from Omnibus of Science Fiction (Crown, 1952).

5 · A Subway Named Mobius · A. J. Deutsch · ss Astounding Science Fiction December 1950

22 · The Colour Out of Space [Cthulhu] · H. P. Lovecraft · nv Amazing Stories September 1927

52 · The Star Dummy · Anthony Boucher · ss Fantastic Fall 1952

67 · Homo Sol [Homo Sol] · Isaac Asimov · ss Astounding Science-Fiction September 1940

88 · Kaleidoscope · Ray Bradbury · ss Thrilling Wonder Stories October 1949

98 · Plague · Murray Leinster · nv Astounding Science Fiction February 1944

137 · Test Piece · Eric Frank Russell · ss Other Worlds Science Stories March 1951

155 · Spectator Sport · John D. MacDonald · ss Thrilling Wonder Stories February 1950

161 · The Weapon · Fredric Brown · ss Astounding Science Fiction April 1951

165 · History Lesson · Arthur C. Clarke · ss Startling Stories May 1949

174 · Instinct · Lester del Rey · ss Astounding Science Fiction January 1952

Science Fiction Terror Tales ed. Groff Conklin (Gnome Press, January 1955, LC:55-6842, $3.50, x+262pp, hc, an, cover by Ed Emshwiller)

vii · Introduction · Groff Conklin · in

1 · Punishment Without Crime [Marionettes, Inc.] · Ray Bradbury · ss Other Worlds Science Stories March 1950

12 · Arena · Fredric Brown · nv Astounding Science Fiction June 1944

43 · The Leech · Robert Sheckley · ss Galaxy Science Fiction December 1952, as by Phillips Barbee

62 · Through Channels · Richard Matheson · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction April 1951

69 · Lost Memory · Peter Phillips · ss Galaxy Science Fiction May 1952

83 · Memorial · Theodore Sturgeon · ss Astounding Science Fiction April 1946

99 · Prott · Margaret St. Clair · ss Galaxy Science Fiction January 1953

115 · Flies · Isaac Asimov · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction June 1953

124 · The Microscopic Giants · Paul Ernst · ss Thrilling Wonder Stories October 1936

143 · The Other Inauguration · Anthony Boucher · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction March 1953

158 · Nightmare Brother · Alan E. Nourse · nv Astounding Science Fiction February 1953

184 · Pipeline to Pluto · Murray Leinster · ss Astounding Science Fiction August 1945

197 · Impostor · Philip K. Dick · ss Astounding Science Fiction June 1953

214 · They · Robert A. Heinlein · ss Unknown April 1941

233 · Let Me Live in a House · Chad Oliver · nv Universe Science Fiction #4, March 1954

Science-Fiction Thinking Machines: Robots, Androids, Computers ed. Groff Conklin (Vanguard Press, May 1954, $3.50, xiii+370pp, hc, an)

ix · Introduction · Groff Conklin · in

2 · Automata: I · S. Fowler Wright · ex from “Automata”, Weird Tales September 1929

6 · Moxon’s Master · Ambrose Bierce · ss San Francisco Examiner April 16 1899, as “A Night at Moxon’s”

15 · Robbie [Robots] · Isaac Asimov · ss Super Science Stories September 1940, as “Strange Playfellow”

34 · The Scarab · Raymond Z. Gallun · ss Astounding Stories August 1936

44 · The Mechanical Bride · Fritz Leiber · pl

60 · Virtuoso · Herbert Goldstone · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction February 1953

66 · Automata: II · S. Fowler Wright · ex from “Automata”, Weird Tales September 1929

71 · Boomerang · Eric Frank Russell · ss Fantastic Universe August/September 1953, as “A Great Deal of Power”

86 · The Jester · William Tenn · ss Thrilling Wonder Stories August 1951

102 · R.U.R. · Karel Capek; translated by Paul Selver & Nigel Playfair · pl Doubleday, Page & Co., 1923
translated from the Czech (R.U.R., Aventinum, 1920).

162 · Skirmish · Clifford D. Simak · ss Amazing Stories December 1950, as “Bathe Your Bearings in Blood!”

182 · Soldier Boy · Michael Shaara · nv Galaxy Science Fiction July 1953

203 · Automata: III · S. Fowler Wright · ex from “Automata”, Weird Tales September 1929

207 · Men Are Different · Alan Bloch · vi

210 · Letter to Ellen · Chandler Davis · ss Astounding Science Fiction June 1947

222 · Sculptors of Life · Wallace West · nv Astounding Science-Fiction December 1939

242 · The Golden Egg · Theodore Sturgeon · nv Unknown August 1941

260 · Dead End · Wallace Macfarlane · ss Galaxy Science Fiction January 1952

272 · Answer · Hal Clement · ss Astounding Science Fiction April 1947

293 · Sam Hall · Poul Anderson · nv Astounding Science Fiction August 1953

323 · Dumb Waiter · Walter M. Miller, Jr. · nv Astounding Science Fiction April 1952

359 · Problem for Emmy · Robert Sherman Townes · ss Startling Stories June 1952

369 · Selected List of Tales About Robots, Androids, and Computer · Groff Conklin · bi

Selected Stories from Science Fiction Adventures in Mutation ed. Groff Conklin (Berkley Medallion, June 1965, F1096, 50¢, 174pp, pb, an)
Reprints 14 of the stories from Science-Fiction Adventures in Mutation (Vanguard Press, 1955).

7 · Chain of Command · Stephen Arr · ss Galaxy Science Fiction May 1954

17 · Battle of the Unborn · James Blish · ss Future Combined with Science Fiction Stories May/June 1950

25 · Keep Out · Fredric Brown · ss Amazing Stories March 1954

30 · Limiting Factor · Theodore R. Cogswell · ss Galaxy Science Fiction April 1954

42 · The Lysenko Maze · David Grinnell · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction July 1954

54 · The Patient · E. M. Hull · ss Unknown Worlds October 1943

60 · Cold War [Hogben] · Henry Kuttner (with C. L. Moore) · nv Thrilling Wonder Stories October 1949

86 · Skag with the Queer Head · Murray Leinster · ss Marvel Science Fiction August 1951

105 · Family Resemblance · Alan E. Nourse · ss Astounding Science Fiction April 1953

117 · And Thou Beside Me · Mack Reynolds · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction April 1954

124 · This One’s on Me · Eric Frank Russell · ss Nebula Science Fiction #4, Autumn 1953

132 · The Love of Heaven · Theodore Sturgeon · ss Astounding Science Fiction November 1948

146 · The Conspirators · James White · nv New Worlds Science Fiction #24, June 1954

172 · The Better Choice · S. Fowler Wright · vi Science-Fiction Adventures in Mutation ed. Groff Conklin, Vanguard Press, 1955

Selections from Science-Fiction Thinking Machines ed. Groff Conklin (Bantam, August 1955, I352, 25¢, 183pp, pb, an, cover by Richard Powers)
Given as Science-Fiction Thinking Machines on the cover.

1 · Robbie [Robots] · Isaac Asimov · ss Super Science Stories September 1940, as “Strange Playfellow”

18 · Virtuoso · Herbert Goldstone · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction February 1953

24 · Boomerang · Eric Frank Russell · ss Fantastic Universe August/September 1953, as “A Great Deal of Power”

38 · The Jester · William Tenn · ss Thrilling Wonder Stories August 1951

54 · Skirmish · Clifford Simak · ss Amazing Stories December 1950, as “Bathe Your Bearings in Blood!”

72 · Men Are Different · Alan Bloch · vi Science-Fiction Thinking Machines ed. Groff Conklin, Vanguard Press, 1954

74 · Letter to Ellen · Chandler Davis · ss Astounding Science Fiction June 1947

85 · The Golden Egg · Theodore Sturgeon · nv Unknown August 1941

102 · Dead End · Wallace Macfarlane · ss Galaxy Science Fiction January 1952

113 · Sam Hall · Poul Anderson · nv Astounding Science Fiction August 1953

142 · Dumb Waiter · Walter M. Miller, Jr. · nv Astounding Science Fiction April 1952

176 · Problem for Emmy · Robert Sherman Townes · ss Startling Stories June 1952

Seven Come Infinity ed. Groff Conklin (Fawcett Gold Medal, 1966, d1752, 50¢, 288pp, pb, an, cover by Richard Powers)

v · Preface · Groff Conklin · pr

11 · The Golden Bugs · Clifford D. Simak · nv The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction June 1960

57 · Special Feature · Charles V. De Vet · nv Astounding Science Fiction May 1958

89 · Panic Button · Eric Frank Russell · ss Astounding Science Fiction November 1959

112 · Discontinuity [Joe Williams] · Raymond F. Jones · nv Astounding Science Fiction October 1950

158 · The Corianis Disaster · Murray Leinster · na Science Fiction Stories May 1960

206 · The Servant Problem · William Tenn · nv Galaxy Science Fiction April 1955

239 · Rite of Passage · Chad Oliver · nv Astounding Science Fiction April 1954

17 x Infinity ed. Groff Conklin (Dell, August 1963, 7746, 50¢, 272pp, pb, an)

6 · Introduction · Groff Conklin · in

10 · The Simian Problem · Hollis Alpert · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction July 1960

20 · Strikebreaker · Isaac Asimov · ss Science Fiction Stories January 1957, as “Male Strikebreaker”

35 · Come Into My Cellar · Ray Bradbury · ss Galaxy Magazine October 1962
based on his tv script “Special Delivery,” broadcast on Alfred Hitchcock Presents 11/29/59.

52 · Ms Fnd in a Lbry · Hal Draper · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction December 1961

59 · Cato the Martian · Howard Fast · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction June 1960

72 · The Spaceman Cometh · Henry Gregor Felsen · ss Collier’s November 11 1955

84 · The Machine Stops · E. M. Forster · nv Oxford and Cambridge Review November 1909

118 · Frances Harkins · Richard Goggin · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction December 1952

129 · The Day They Got Boston · Herbert Gold · ss Metronome January 1961

139 · A-W-F, Unlimited · Frank Herbert · nv Galaxy Magazine June 1961

172 · As Easy as A.B.C. · Rudyard Kipling · nv The London Magazine March 1912 (+1)

_ · MacDonough’s Song · Rudyard Kipling · pm The London Magazine April 1912

202 · Silenzia · Alan Nelson · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction September 1953

216 · What to Do Until the Analyst Comes · Frederik Pohl · ss Imagination February 1956, as “Everybody’s Happy but Me!”

229 · Short in the Chest · Idris Seabright · ss Fantastic Universe July 1954

239 · The Last of the Spode · Evelyn Smith · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction June 1953

244 · Never Underestimate… · Theodore Sturgeon · nv If March 1952

263 · Brooklyn Project · William Tenn · ss Planet Stories Fall 1948

Seven Trips Through Time and Space ed. Groff Conklin (Fawcett Gold Medal, 1968, R1924, 60¢, 256pp, pb, an)

1 · Introduction · Groff Conklin · in

6 · Flatlander [Beowulf Shaeffer] · Larry Niven · nv If March 1967

49 · The Crime and the Glory of Commander Suzdal [Instrumentality] · Cordwainer Smith · ss Amazing Stories May 1964

66 · Overproof · Jonathan Blake MacKenzie · nv Analog Science Fiction—Science Fact October 1965

114 · Poor Planet · J. T. McIntosh · nv The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction August 1964

146 · Shamar’s War · Kris Neville · nv Galaxy Magazine February 1964

182 · The Tactful Saboteur [Jorj X. McKie] · Frank Herbert · nv Galaxy Magazine October 1964

213 · Ministry of Disturbance [Empire Era] · H. Beam Piper · nv Astounding Science Fiction December 1958

6 Great Short Novels of Science Fiction ed. Groff Conklin (Dell, 1954, D9, 35¢, 384pp, pb, an)

5 · Introduction · Groff Conklin · in

9 · The Blast · Stuart Cloete · na Collier’s April 12 1947 (+1)

65 · Coventry · Robert A. Heinlein · na Astounding Science-Fiction July 1940

119 · The Other World · Murray Leinster · na Startling Stories November 1949

217 · Barrier · Anthony Boucher · na Astounding Science-Fiction September 1942

275 · Surface Tension [Lavon] · James Blish · nv Galaxy Science Fiction August 1952

324 · Maturity · Theodore Sturgeon · na Astounding Science Fiction February 1947

Six Great Short Science Fiction Novels ed. Groff Conklin (Dell, November 1960, C111, 50¢, 350pp, pb, an)

7 · Introduction · Groff Conklin · in

11 · Galley Slave [Susan Calvin; Robots] · Isaac Asimov · nv Galaxy Science Fiction December 1957

51 · Project Nursemaid · Judith Merril · na The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction October 1955

151 · Final Gentleman · Clifford D. Simak · nv The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction January 1960

197 · Chain Reaction · Algis Budrys · nv Astounding Science Fiction April 1957, as by John A. Sentry

233 · Rule Golden · Damon Knight · na Science Fiction Adventures May 1954

315 · Incommunicado · Katherine MacLean · nv Astounding Science Fiction June 1950

The Smart Set Anthology ed. Groff Conklin & Burton Rascoe--- see under Burton Rascoe.

Strange Adventures in Science Fiction ed. Groff Conklin (Grayson & Grayson, June 1954, 9/6d, 238pp, hc, an)
Stories from Omnibus of Science Fiction (Crown, 1952).

· Introduction · Groff Conklin · in Omnibus of Science Fiction ed. Groff Conklin, Crown, 1952

· Never Underestimate… · Theodore Sturgeon · nv If March 1952

· The Doorbell · David H. Keller, M.D. · ss Wonder Stories June 1934

· The Box · James Blish · nv Thrilling Wonder Stories April 1949

· Catch That Martian · Damon Knight · ss Galaxy Science Fiction March 1952

· Plague · Murray Leinster · nv Astounding Science Fiction February 1944

· Environment · Chester S. Geier · ss Astounding Science Fiction May 1944

· Spectator Sport · John D. MacDonald · ss Thrilling Wonder Stories February 1950

· Recruiting Station · A. E. van Vogt · na Astounding Science-Fiction March 1942

· The Choice · Wayland Hilton-Young · vi Punch March 19 1952

Strange Travels in Science Fiction ed. Groff Conklin (Grayson & Grayson, 1953, 9/6d, 256pp, hc, an)
Stories from Omnibus of Science Fiction (Crown, 1952).

· Introduction · Groff Conklin · in Omnibus of Science Fiction ed. Groff Conklin, Crown, 1952

7 · John Thomas’s Cube · John Leimert · ss The Atlantic Monthly August 1945

17 · A Subway Named Mobius · A. J. Deutsch · ss Astounding Science Fiction December 1950

34 · The Colour Out of Space [Cthulhu] · H. P. Lovecraft · nv Amazing Stories September 1927

65 · The Star Dummy · Anthony Boucher · ss Fantastic Fall 1952

81 · Kaleidoscope · Ray Bradbury · ss Thrilling Wonder Stories October 1949

92 · “Nothing Happens on the Moon” · Paul Ernst · ss Astounding Science-Fiction February 1939

112 · High Threshold [Dr. McEvoy] · Alan E. Nourse · ss Astounding Science Fiction March 1951

126 · The Scarlet Plague · Jack London · na The London Magazine June 1912

179 · A Stone and a Spear · Raymond F. Jones · nv Galaxy Science Fiction December 1950

202 · Manners of the Age · H. B. Fyfe · ss Galaxy Science Fiction March 1952

218 · Pleasant Dreams · Ralph Robin · ss Galaxy Science Fiction October 1951

229 · The Weapon · Fredric Brown · ss Astounding Science Fiction April 1951

233 · Shipshape Home · Richard Matheson · ss Galaxy Science Fiction July 1952

The Supernatural Reader ed. Groff & Lucy Conklin (J.B. Lippincott, 1953, $3.95, 349pp, hc, an)
Anthology of 27 classic weird stories, plus two new. See abridged British paperback edition.

11 · Introduction · Groff & Lucy Conklin · in

19 · The Angel with Purple Hair · Herb Paul · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction December 1950

34 · For the Blood Is the Life · F. Marion Crawford · ss Collier’s December 16 1905

50 · The Stranger · Richard Hughes · ss The Weekly Westminster Gazette May 26 1923

58 · Mrs. Manifold · Stephen Grendon · ss The Girl with the Hungry Eyes, Avon, 1949

71 · Piffingcap · A. E. Coppard · ss Pearson’s Magazine July 1918

82 · Shottle Bop · Theodore Sturgeon · nv Unknown February 1941

109 · Gabriel-Ernest · H. H. Munro · ss The Westminster Gazette May 29 1909, as by Saki

116 · The Lost Room · Fitz-James O’Brien · ss Harper’s New Monthly Magazine September 1858, uncredited.

132 · The Traitor · James S. Hart · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction Fall 1950

147 · Angus MacAuliffe and the Gowden Tooch · Charles R. Tanner · ss Other Worlds Science Stories March 1951

167 · Are You Run-Down, Tired— · Babette Rosmond & Leonard M. Lake · ss Unknown Worlds October 1942, as by Babette Rosmond Lake

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

186 · The Tree’s Wife · Mary Elizabeth Counselman · ss Weird Tales March 1950

198 · The Pavilion · E. Nesbit · ss The Strand Magazine November 1915

215 · Pick-up for Olympus · Edgar Pangborn · vi

218 · The Swap · H. F. Heard · nv The Great Fog and Other Weird Tales by H. F. Heard, Vanguard Press, 1944

235 · The Tombling Day · Ray Bradbury · ss Shenandoah Fall 1952

243 · Minuke · Nigel Kneale · ss Tomato Cain by Nigel Kneale, Collins, 1949

255 · Bird of Prey · John Collier · ss Presenting Moonshine by John Collier, Viking, 1941

264 · The Thing in the Cellar · David H. Keller, M.D. · ss Weird Tales March 1932

271 · Devil’s Henchman · Will F. Jenkins · ss Argosy May 1952

286 · Lost Hearts · M. R. James · ss The Pall Mall Magazine December 1895

296 · Thirteen at Table · Lord Dunsany · ss Tamworth Herald January 4 1913

305 · Lights · Philip M. Fisher, Jr. · ss Argosy Allstory Weekly July 15 1922

316 · The Silver Highway · Harold Lawlor · ss Weird Tales May 1946

332 · The Moonlit Road · Ambrose Bierce · ss Cosmopolitan Magazine January 1907

342 · The Curate’s Friend · E. M. Forster · ss The Pall Mall Magazine October 1907

The Supernatural Reader (var. 1) ed. Groff & Lucy Conklin (WDL Books, 1958, M706, 2/6d, 252pp, pb, an)
Anthology of 19 stories, abridged from the US Lippincott/UK Cassell hardcover editions.

7 · Introduction · Groff & Lucy Conklin · in The Supernatural Reader ed. Groff & Lucy Conklin, Lippincott, 1953

15 · The Angel with Purple Hair · Herb Paul · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction December 1950

32 · For the Blood Is the Life · F. Marion Crawford · ss Collier’s December 16 1905

51 · The Stranger · Richard Hughes · ss The Weekly Westminster Gazette May 26 1923

60 · Piffingcap · A. E. Coppard · ss Pearson’s Magazine July 1918

72 · Gabriel-Ernest · Saki · ss The Westminster Gazette May 29 1909

80 · The Lost Room · Fitz-James O’Brien · ss Harper’s New Monthly Magazine September 1858, uncredited.

99 · The Traitor · James S. Hart · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction Fall 1950

116 · The Tree’s Wife · Mary Elizabeth Counselman · ss Weird Tales March 1950

128 · The Pavilion · E. Nesbit · ss The Strand Magazine November 1915

148 · Pick-up for Olympus · Edgar Pangborn · vi The Supernatural Reader ed. Groff & Lucy Conklin, Lippincott, 1953

152 · The Tombling Day · Ray Bradbury · ss Shenandoah Fall 1952

161 · Minuke · Nigel Kneale · ss Tomato Cain by Nigel Kneale, Collins, 1949

174 · Bird of Prey · John Collier · ss Presenting Moonshine by John Collier, Viking, 1941

184 · The Thing in the Cellar · David H. Keller, M.D. · ss Weird Tales March 1932

192 · Devil’s Henchman · Will F. Jenkins · ss Argosy May 1952

209 · Thirteen at Table · Lord Dunsany · ss Tamworth Herald January 4 1913

220 · Lights · Philip M. Fisher · ss Argosy Allstory Weekly July 15 1922

233 · The Moonlit Road · Ambrose Bierce · ss Cosmopolitan Magazine January 1907

244 · The Curate’s Friend · E. M. Forster · ss The Pall Mall Magazine October 1907

Ten Great Mysteries of Edgar Allan Poe by Edgar Allan Poe ed. Groff Conklin--- see under Edgar Allan Poe.

13 Above the Night ed. Groff Conklin (Dell, October 1965, 8741, 60¢, 286pp, pb, an)

9 · Introduction · Groff Conklin · in

11 · Founding Father · J. F. Bone · na Galaxy Magazine April 1962

65 · Mating Call · Frank Herbert · ss Galaxy Magazine October 1961

82 · Nice Girl with Five Husbands · Fritz Leiber · ss Galaxy Science Fiction April 1951

96 · Prone · Mack Reynolds · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction September 1954

104 · The Education of Tigress McCardle · C. M. Kornbluth · ss Venture Science Fiction July 1957

116 · Now Inhale · Eric Frank Russell · nv Astounding Science Fiction April 1959

145 · The Back of Our Heads · Stephen Barr · nv Galaxy Science Fiction July 1958

189 · Button, Button · Isaac Asimov · ss Startling Stories January 1953

205 · The Deep Down Dragon · Judith Merril · ss Galaxy Magazine August 1961

218 · The Kappa Nu Nexus · Avram Davidson & Morton Klass · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction August 1961

236 · Idiot Solvant · Gordon R. Dickson · ss Analog Science Fact—Science Fiction January 1962

256 · Counter Security · James White · nv The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction February 1963

282 · The Dreistein Case · J. Lincoln Paine · ss Washington Star

13 Great Stories of Science Fiction ed. Groff Conklin (Fawcett Gold Medal, May 1960, S997, 35¢, 192pp, pb, an)

7 · Introduction · Groff Conklin · in

11 · The War Is Over [A.I.D.] · Algis Budrys · ss Astounding Science Fiction February 1957

22 · The Light · Poul Anderson · ss Galaxy Science Fiction March 1957

34 · Compassion Circuit · John Wyndham · ss Sunday Chronicle August 29 1954

45 · Volpla · Wyman Guin · nv Galaxy Science Fiction May 1956

68 · Silence, Please! [Harry Purvis (White Hart)] · Arthur C. Clarke · ss Science Fantasy #2, Winter 1950/1951, as by Charles Willis

81 · Allegory · William T. Powers · ss Astounding Science Fiction April 1953

93 · Soap Opera · Alan Nelson · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction April 1953

105 · Shipping Clerk · William Morrison · ss Galaxy Science Fiction June 1952

121 · Technological Retreat · G. C. Edmondson · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction May 1956

132 · The Analogues [The Analogues] · Damon Knight · ss Astounding Science Fiction January 1952

144 · The Available Data on the Worp Reaction · Lion Miller · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction September 1953

148 · The Skills of Xanadu · Theodore Sturgeon · nv Galaxy Science Fiction July 1956

175 · The Machine · Richard Gehman · ss Collier’s December 14 1946, as “Joe McSween’s Atomic Machine”

Thunder and Roses by Theodore Sturgeon ed. Groff Conklin--- see under Theodore Sturgeon.

A Treasury of Science Fiction (var. 1) ed. Groff Conklin (Berkley, July 1957, G-63, 35¢, 186pp, pb, an)
Reprints 8 stories from the hardback edition (Crown, 1948).

5 · Rescue Party · Arthur C. Clarke · nv Astounding Science Fiction May 1946

34 · Juggernaut · A. E. van Vogt · ss Astounding Science Fiction August 1944

45 · With Folded Hands… [Humanoids] · Jack Williamson · nv Astounding Science Fiction July 1947

94 · The Great Fog · H. F. Heard · ss Harper’s Magazine May 1942

109 · Mimsy Were the Borogoves · Lewis Padgett (by Henry Kuttner & C. L. Moore) · nv Astounding Science-Fiction February 1943

144 · The Ethical Equations · Murray Leinster · ss Astounding Science Fiction June 1945

162 · It’s Great to Be Back! · Robert A. Heinlein · ss The Saturday Evening Post July 26 1947

180 · Loophole · Arthur C. Clarke · ss Astounding Science Fiction April 1946

12 Great Classics of Science Fiction ed. Groff Conklin (Fawcett Gold Medal, December 1963, D1366, 50¢, 192pp, pb, an)

5 · Introduction · Groff Conklin · in

9 · Due Process · Algis Budrys · ss Astounding/Analog Science Fact & Fiction February 1960

27 · Earthmen Bearing Gifts · Fredric Brown · vi Galaxy Magazine June 1960

30 · Things · Zenna Henderson · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction July 1960

38 · The Top · George Sumner Albee · ss Story #3 ed. Whit & Hallie Burnett, A.A. Wyn, 1953

48 · My Object All Sublime · Poul Anderson · ss Galaxy Magazine June 1961

57 · Human Man’s Burden · Robert Sheckley · ss Galaxy Science Fiction September 1956

72 · On the Fourth Planet · J. F. Bone · ss Galaxy Magazine April 1963

89 · The Ballad of Lost C’Mell [Instrumentality] · Cordwainer Smith · nv Galaxy Magazine October 1962

110 · Thirty Days Had September · Robert F. Young · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction October 1957

126 · The Cage · A. Bertram Chandler · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction June 1957

138 · Star-Crossed Lover · William W. Stuart · nv Galaxy Magazine April 1962

157 · Immortality…for Some · J. T. McIntosh · nv Astounding/Analog Science Fact & Fiction March 1960

28 Science Fiction Stories of H.G. Wells by H. G. Wells ed. Groff Conklin--- see under H. G. Wells.

Twisted ed. Groff Conklin (Belmont, May 1962, B50-771, 50¢, 189pp, pb, an)

vii · Introduction · Groff Conklin · in

9 · The Playground · Ray Bradbury · ss The Illustrated Man (var. 1) by Ray Bradbury, Rupert Hart-Davis, 1952

23 · The Other Hand · George Langelaan · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction October 1961

38 · The Thing in the Cellar · David H. Keller, M.D. · ss Weird Tales March 1932

44 · The Diary of a Madman · Guy de Maupassant · ss Allouma and Other Tales by Guy de Maupassant, Holland Pub. Co., 1895
translated from the French (“Un fou”, Le Gaulois, September 2, 1885).

48 · The Upturned Face · Stephen Crane · ss Ainslee’s Magazine March 1900

52 · The Little Man Who Wasn’t Quite · William W. Stuart · nv Galaxy Magazine December 1961

67 · Night Drive · Will F. Jenkins · ss Today’s Woman March 1950

79 · The Song of Marya · Walter M. Miller, Jr. · nv Venture Science Fiction March 1957, as “Vengeance for Nikolai”

98 · Mrs. Manifold · Stephen Grendon · ss The Girl with the Hungry Eyes, Avon, 1949

109 · A Holy Terror · Ambrose Bierce · ss The Wasp December 23 1882

122 · Impulse · Eric Frank Russell · ss Astounding Science-Fiction September 1938

133 · Brenda · Margaret St. Clair · ss Weird Tales March 1954

143 · The Tell-Tale Heart · Edgar Allan Poe · ss The Pioneer January 1843

148 · The Shunned House · H. P. Lovecraft · nv Weird Tales October 1937

172 · The World Well Lost · Theodore Sturgeon · ss Universe Science Fiction #1, June 1953

Twisted (var. 1) ed. Groff Conklin (Horwitz, 1963, PB153, 4/-, 130pp, pb, an)
Anthology of 10 stories, abridged from the Belmont (1962) edition.

· Introduction · Groff Conklin · in Twisted ed. Groff Conklin, Belmont, 1962

· The Playground · Ray Bradbury · ss The Illustrated Man (var. 1) by Ray Bradbury, Rupert Hart-Davis, 1952

· The Other Hand · George Langelaan · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction October 1961

· The Thing in the Cellar · David H. Keller, M.D. · ss Weird Tales March 1932

· The Diary of a Madman · Guy de Maupassant · ss Allouma and Other Tales by Guy de Maupassant, Holland Pub. Co., 1895
translated from the French (“Un fou”, Le Gaulois, September 2, 1885).

· The Upturned Face · Stephen Crane · ss Ainslee’s Magazine March 1900

· The Little Man Who Wasn’t Quite · William W. Stuart · nv Galaxy Magazine December 1961

· Night Drive · Will F. Jenkins · ss Today’s Woman March 1950

· The Song of Marya · Walter M. Miller, Jr. · nv Venture Science Fiction March 1957, as “Vengeance for Nikolai”

· Mrs. Manifold · Stephen Grendon · ss The Girl with the Hungry Eyes, Avon, 1949

· Impulse · Eric Frank Russell · ss Astounding Science-Fiction September 1938

A Way Home by Theodore Sturgeon ed. Groff Conklin--- see under Theodore Sturgeon.

A Way Home (var. 1) by Theodore Sturgeon ed. Groff Conklin--- see under Theodore Sturgeon.

Worlds of When ed. Groff Conklin (Pyramid, May 1962, F-733, 40¢, 159pp, pb, an)

7 · Introductory Note · Groff Conklin · in

9 · Transfusion · Chad Oliver · nv Astounding Science Fiction June 1959

47 · Bullet with His Name · Fritz Leiber · nv Galaxy Science Fiction July 1958

78 · Death and the Senator · Arthur C. Clarke · nv Analog Science Fact—Fiction May 1961

98 · Farmer · Mack Reynolds · nv Galaxy Magazine June 1961

126 · Rations of Tantalus · Margaret St. Clair · nv Fantastic Universe July 1954

The Supernatural Reader ed. Lucy & Groff Conklin--- see under Groff Conklin.

The Supernatural Reader (var. 1) ed. Lucy & Groff Conklin--- see under Groff Conklin.

Thundershowers at Dusk: Gothic Stories by Christopher Conlon (Rock Village Publishing, March 2006, 0-9766356-5-8, $16.00, 113pp, tp, co)
Collection of five stories, two original, of both supernatural and psychological horror.

3 · Awaiting the Swimmer: An Introduction from the Safety of the Shore · Gary A. Braunbeck · in

9 · Thundershowers at Dusk · Christopher Conlon · nv (r)

47 · Ghost in Autumn · Christopher Conlon · ss Masques V ed. J. N. Williamson & Gary A. Braunbeck, Gauntlet Press, 2006

61 · Darkness, and She Was Alone · Christopher Conlon & Edgar Allan Poe · ss Poe’s Lighthouse ed. Christopher Conlon, Cemetery Dance, 2006

71 · Bathing the Bones · Christopher Conlon · ss (r)

79 · The Unfinished Music · Christopher Conlon · ss 2003

Filet of Sohl by Jerry Sohl ed. Christopher Conlon--- see under Jerry Sohl.

He Is Legend: An Anthology Celebrating Richard Matheson ed. Christopher Conlon (Gauntlet Press, February 2009, 978-1-887368-10-0, $60.00, 525pp, hc, oa)

11 · Matheson the Master · Ramsey Campbell · fw

15 · Throttle · Joe Hill & Stephen King · nv; a tale inspired by “Duel”.

55 · Recalled · F. Paul Wilson · nv; a sequel to “The Distributor”.

83 · I Am Legend, Too · Mick Garris · ss; a prequel to I Am Legend.

97 · Two Shots from Fly’s Photo Gallery · John Shirley · nv; a sequel to Somewhere in Time.

127 · The Diary of Louise Carey · Thomas F. Monteleone · ss; a variation on The Shrinking Man.

143 · She Screech Like Me · Michael A. Arnzen · ss; a sequel to “Born of Man and Woman”.

151 · Everything of Beauty Taken from You in This Life Remains Forever · Gary A. Braunbeck · ss; a sequel to “Button, Button”.

159 · The Case of Peggy Ann Lister · John Maclay · ss; a sequel to Someone is Bleeding.

169 · Zachry Revisited · William F. Nolan · ss; a sequel to “The Childres of Noah”.

183 · Comeback · Ed Gorman · ss; a tale inspired by “The Finishing Touches”.

199 · An Island Unto Himself · Barry Hoffman · ss; a variation on “Disappearing Act”.

219 · Venturi · Richard Christian Matheson · ss; a tale inspired by “Legion of Plotters”.

227 · Quarry · Joe R. Lansdale · ss; a sequel to “Prey”.

249 · Return to Hell House · Nancy Collins · na; a prequel to Hell House.

315 · Cloud Rider · Whitley Strieber · nv; a tale inspired by Collected Stories.

369 · Conjure Wife · Richard Matheson & Charles Beaumont · pl; screenplay.

Poe’s Lighthouse: All New Collaborations with Edgar Allan Poe ed. Christopher Conlon (Cemetery Dance Publications, February 2006, 1-58767-128-X, $40.00, 326pp, hc, oa, cover by Alan M. Clark)
This special edition is limited to 1,000 copies. Various authors were given the task to take a little-known, unfinished story fragment written by Edgar Allan Poe near the end of his life and finish it, using Poe’s language, images, and ideas. The version of the fragment used for these stories was compiled by Thomas O. Mabbott and originally published in Notes and Queries (April 25, 1942).
Details taken from online listing.

9 · Introduction · Christopher Conlon · in

15 · Blind Eye · John Shirley & Edgar Allan Poe · ss

31 · The Riches There That Lie: A Midnight Louie Past Life Adventure [Midnight Louie] · Carole Nelson Douglas & Edgar Allan Poe · ss

49 · The Watcher at the Window · Mort Castle & Edgar Allan Poe · ss

65 · A Literary Forgery · George Clayton Johnson & Edgar Allan Poe · ss

71 · So This Guy Walks Into a Lighthouse— · Kage Baker & Edgar Allan Poe · ss

87 · Deep Into the Darkness Peering · Elizabeth Engstrom & Edgar Allan Poe · ss

97 · A Passion for Solitude · Earl Hamner & Edgar Allan Poe · ss

103 · A Muse with Burning Eyes · B. D. Faw, Mike Resnick & Edgar Allan Poe · ss

113 · The Seventh Day · Hilary Tham & Edgar Allan Poe · ss

125 · There Is a Light That Never Goes Out · Nick Mamatas & Edgar Allan Poe · ss

141 · Last Writes · Scott Nicholson & Edgar Allan Poe · ss

155 · The Flames Beneath the Light · Tim Lebbon & Edgar Allan Poe · ss

171 · Fourth Avenue Interlude · Richard A. Lupoff & Edgar Allan Poe · ss
written by Lupoff based on an unfinished fragment (“The Lighthouse”) by Poe.

189 · The Dead Lantern · Michael A. Arnzen & Edgar Allan Poe · ss

201 · Fisherman’s Delight · Gary A. Braunbeck & Edgar Allan Poe · ss

219 · Darkness, and She Was Alone · Christopher Conlon & Edgar Allan Poe · ss

229 · Salamander Scrimshander · Edward Lodi & Edgar Allan Poe · ss

239 · I’ve Been Waiting for You · Barry Hoffman & Edgar Allan Poe · nv

261 · Inside the Iron Maiden · Steve Schlich & Edgar Allan Poe · ss

277 · MS Found in a Minidrive · Rudy Rucker & Edgar Allan Poe · ss

287 · The Tragic Narrative of Arthur Bedford Addison · William F. Nolan & Edgar Allan Poe · ss

299 · The Days of Other Light · Paul Di Filippo & Edgar Allan Poe · ss

315 · A New Interpretation of the Liggerzun Text · Chelsea Quinn Yarbro & Edgar Allan Poe · ss

A Sea of Alone: Poems for Alfred Hitchcock ed. Christopher Conlon (Dark Scribe Press, July 1, 2011, 978-0-981-86323-8, $14.00, 107pp, tp, oa)
Details taken from online listing.

· Introduction · Christopher Conlon · in

· Sestina for Alfred Hitchcock · Sydney Duncan · pm

· Devolution · Michael Louis Calvillo · pm

· Hitchcock’s Circles · Lyn Lifshin · pm

· Bird’s Eye View · S. D. Hintz · pm

· Leytonstone Lad · Steve Vernon · pm

· Far from the Pleasure Garden · Elissa Malcohn · pm

· The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog · Deborah-Anne Tunney · pm

· 39 · Steve Rasnic Tem · pm

· 39 Regrets · Maria Alexander · pm

· The Thirty-Nine Steps · Kurt Newton · pm

· Shadow of a Doubt: Charles Oakley’s Speech · Miles David Moore · pm

· Spellbound at Smith College · Anne Harding Woodworth · pm

· Alfred · G. O. Clark · pm

· Alma · Lyn Lifshin · pm

· Rope Tricks · Craig D. B. Patton · pm

· Vertigo · Deborah-Anne Tunney · pm

· Double Feature at the Pecos Drive-In · Kathi Stafford · pm

· The Wrong Man · Martel Sardina · pm

· Recreation · Lucy A. Snyder · pm

· crop-duster · Andrew J. Wilson · pm

· The Lies of Janet Leigh · Norman Prentiss · pm

· Mother you can watch · John Palisano · pm

· 24 Hour Psycho · Bev Vincent · pm

· At the Cosmic Saloon · Richard A. Lupoff · pm

· Fly on the Wall · Kurt Newton · pm

· Marnie Checks In · Michael A. Arnzen · pm

· Think of a Woman Terrified by Birds, Caged · Lyn Lifshin · pm

· The Birds’ Lullaby · Marge Simon · pm

· Bodega Bay, 2004 · Lisa Morton · pm

· Cross double Cross · Frances Boyle · pm

· Triskaidekaphobia · Gary A. Braunbeck · pm

· Near Window · James Wilson · pm

· Bel Air, 1980 · Deborah-Anne Tunney · pm

· Alma and Alfred · Deborah-Anne Tunney · pm

· Mary Rose · Brian James Freeman · pm

· Hitch Writes to Tippi from the Grave · Lyn Lifshin · pm

· Acceptance Speech · Rich Ristow · pm

· A Sea of Alone · Raychelle Swann · pm

The Viridian Book of Occult Fiction ed. Brendan Connell (Snuggly Books, April 2024, 978-1-64525-141-5, $24.00, 361pp, tp, an)
Anthology of 22 stories from 1824-1917 showcasing the American occult revival.
Details supplied by Mike Ashley.

7 · Introduction · Brendan Connell · in

19 · The Adventure of the German Student · Washington Irving · ss Tales of a Traveller by Geoffrey Crayon & Gent., John Murray, 1824, as by Geoffrey Crayon

26 · Ligeia · Edgar Allan Poe · nv American Museum September 18 1838

45 · The Dream of the Damned · George Lippard · ss The Citizen Soldier 1843

54 · The Eventful Nights of August 20th and 21st · F. C. Ewer · nv The Pioneer September 1854 (+1)

90 · The Lost Room · Fitz-James O’Brien · ss Harper’s New Monthly Magazine September 1858, uncredited.

111 · Lara, an Experience · Paschal Beverly Randolph · ss The Hesperian November 1861

119 · The Life-Magnet · Alvey A. Adee · ss Putnam’s Magazine August 1870

142 · An Inhabitant of Carcosa · Ambrose Bierce · ss San Francisco Newsletter December 25 1886

147 · Among the Dead · James H. Connelly · ss The Path December 1888

152 · The Serpent’s Blood · W. Q. Judge · ss The Path January 1889, as by Bryan Kinnavan

157 · The Sentient Dagger · Julia Campbell Ver Planck · ss The Path September 1890

165 · Xartella · Florence Carpenter Dieudonné · nv 1891

180 · Death—Life · Will L. Garver · ex from Brother of the Third Degree, Borden Publishing Company, 1894

198 · A Monster’s Birth in Spirit · Freeman B. Dowd · ex from The Double Man, Arena Publishing Company, 1895

211 · My Ancient Cat Theosophuz · W. P. Phelon · ss The Hermetist July 1897 (+1)

227 · Within the Temple of Isis · Belle M. Wagner · na 1899

283 · As a Man Thinketh · Marie Saltus · ss The Arena July 1902

294 · The Alchemist’s Wine · Samuel S. Neu · ss The Word October 1906

299 · Sherau, the Paraschites · Justin Sterns · ss The Word November 1908

309 · A Dream of Roses · Blanche Cromartie · vi Rays from the Rose Cross November 1915

311 · Shadows · Alma Newton · ss Shadows by Alma Newton, John Lane, 1921

315 · The Last Hours of a Spy · Max Heindel · ss Rays from the Rose Cross November 1917

329 · About the Authors · [uncredited] · bg

The Zaffre Book of Occult Fiction ed. Brendan Connell (Snuggly Books, March 2023, 978-1-64525-115-6, $24.00, 361pp, tp, an, cover: Staande vrouw met lamp by Mathieu Lauweriks from 1895)
Anthology of 21 stories from 1908-1937 showcasing the occult revival of the British Isles. Third in a series.
Details supplied by Mike Ashley.

7 · Editorial Note · Brendan Connell · in

11 · Rosa Alchemica · W. B. Yeats · ss The Savoy #2, April 1896

33 · The Perfume of Egypt · C. W. Leadbeater · nv The Perfume of Egypt and Other Weird Stories by C. W. Leadbeater, The Theosophist Office, 1911

62 · The Confession of Charles Linkworth · E. F. Benson · ss The Cavalier and the Scrap Book January 13 1912

81 · A Legend of Life · William T. Horton · ss The Occult Review December 1912

85 · The Ghost-Friend · Jack Edwards · ss The Weekly Tale-Teller #190, December 21 1912

104 · The Wings of Horus · Algernon Blackwood · nv The Century Magazine November 1914

129 · The Swaying Vision · Jessie Douglas Kerruish · ss The Weekly Tale-Teller #298, January 16 1915

148 · The Paper Man (A Dream) · Neville Meakin · ss The Occult Review September 1915

159 · When I Was Dead · Prince Immanuel of Jerusalem · nv When I Was Dead by Prince Immanuel of Jerusalem, 1918

186 · The Man Who Killed God · Ralph Shirley · ss The Occult Review February 1920

192 · The Moon-Gazer · D. N. J. · ss The Cambridge Review June 9 1920

209 · The Unfinished Prayer-Mat (A Phantasy) · Ethel Archer · ss The Occult Review September 1921

213 · Mr. Oliver Carmichael · Amyas Northcote · ss In Ghostly Company by Amyas Northcote, The Bodley Head, 1921

233 · Blood Lust [Dr. Taverner] · Dion Fortune · ss The Royal Magazine May 1922

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

267 · Bach’s Fugue in D-Minor · Kenneth Morris · vi The Theosophical Path February 1929

270 · Hell [Dr. James Livingstone] · L. Adams Beck · nv The Openers of the Gate by L. Adams Beck, Cosmopolitan, 1930

297 · Cat Souls. A Recognition · Tom Leon · ss The Seer May 1931

300 · Et in Sempiternum Pereant · Charles Williams · ss The London Mercury December 1935

313 · The Grimoire · Montague Summers · nv The Grimoire and Other Supernatural Stories ed. Montague Summers, Fortune Press, 1936

338 · Mappa Mundi · Mary Butts · ss Last Stories by Mary Butts, Brendin Publishing Company, 1938

355 · About the Authors · [uncredited] · bg

The Zinzolin Book of Occult Fiction ed. Brendan Connell (Snuggly Books, June 2022, 978-1-64525-098-2, $22.00, 328pp, tp, an, cover: Twee figuren met eencirkel met ringen by Mathieu Lauweriks from 1895)
Anthology of 22 stories from 1888-1911 showcasing the occult revival of the British Isles. First in a series.
Details supplied by Mike Ashley.

7 · Introduction · Brendan Connell · in

13 · The Enchanted Woman · Anna Kingsford · ss Dreams and Dream Stories by Anna Kingsford, 1888

18 · Karmic Visions · H. P. Blavatsky · nv Lucifer June 15 1888

37 · Was He Mad? · Charles E. Benham · nv Lucifer November 15 1888 (+1)

55 · Zarina! (A Vision) · Helen Fagg · ss Lucifer March 15 1888

62 · In the Séance Room · Lettice Galbraith · nv New Ghost Stories by Lettice Galbraith, Ward Lock, 1893

81 · The Last Quest · William Sharp · ss Vistas by William Sharp, Moray Press, 1894

86 · The Story of a Star · A. E. · ss The Irish Theosophist August 15 1894

91 · Aut Diabolus Aut Nihil · X. L. · nv Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine October 1888; subtitled “The True Story of a Hallucination”.

133 · The Novel of the White Powder [Mr. Dyson] · Arthur Machen · nv The Three Impostors by Arthur Machen, John Lane, 1895

153 · Xélucha · M. P. Shiel · ss Shapes in the Fire by M. P. Shiel, John Lane, 1896

165 · The Face of the Monk · Robert Hichens · nv Bye-Ways by Robert S. Hichens, Dodd, Mead and Company, 1897

183 · The Stolen Body · H. G. Wells · ss The Strand Magazine November 1898

202 · Transmigration · Dora Sigerson Shorter · ss The Father Confessor by Dora Sigerson Shorter, Ward Lock, 1900

218 · Playing with Fire · Arthur Conan Doyle · ss The Strand Magazine March 1900

234 · Only a Dream · H. Rider Haggard · ss Harry Furniss’s Christmas Annual 1905, as “A Wedding Gift”

242 · A Dialogue of Vision · Florence Farr · ss The Theosophical Review September 1906

251 · A Weird Experience · Zuresta · ss The Occult Review August 1908

256 · How Something Came from Somewhere · Evelyn Underhill · ex from The Column of Dust, Methuen, 1909

266 · The Soul-Hunter · Aleister Crowley · ss The Equinox March 1910

274 · The Three Worms · Edward Storer · nv The Equinox September 1910

308 · The Middle Age · G. M. Irvine · ss In the Valley of Vision by G. M. Irvine, Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent & Co., 1911

321 · About the Authors · [uncredited] · bg

The Best American Mystery Stories 2003 ed. Michael Connelly (Houghton Mifflin, October 2003, 0-618-32966-8, $27.50, 352pp, hc, an)
Anthology of 20 mystery stories from 2002. Series editor Otto Penzler.

ix · Foreword · Otto Penzler · fw

xiii · Introduction · Michael Connelly · in

1 · The Jukebox King · Doug Allyn · nv Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine June 2002

22 · Aardvark to Aztec · Christopher Chambers · ss Washington Square Winter 2002

34 · The Pickpocket · Christopher Cook · ss Measures of Poison ed. Dennis McMillan, Dennis McMillan, 2002

47 · After You’ve Gone · John Peyton Cooke · ss Stranger: Dark Tales of Eerie Encounters ed. Michele Slung, HarperPerennial, 2002

62 · Hostages · James Crumley · ss Measures of Poison ed. Dennis McMillan, Dennis McMillan, 2002

68 · Death on Denial · O’Neil De Noux · ss Flesh & Blood: Dark Desires ed. Max Allan Collins & Jeff Gelb, Mysterious Press, 2002

80 · The Jeweler · Pete Dexter · ss Esquire April 2002

88 · Thug: Signification and the (De)Construction of Self · Tyler Dilts · ss Puerto del Sol Summer 2002

96 · War Can Be Murder · Mike Doogan · nv The Mysterious North ed. Dana Stabenow, Signet, 2002

115 · Richard’s Children · Brendan DuBois · nv Much Ado About Murder ed. Anne Perry, Berkley Prime Crime, 2002

137 · When the Women Come Out to Dance · Elmore Leonard · ss When the Women Come Out to Dance by Elmore Leonard, Morrow, 2002

150 · The Confession · Robert McKee · ss Eureka Literary Magazine Spring 2002

169 · Lavender [Easy Rawlins] · Walter Mosley · na White Orchids by Walter Mosley, Washington Square Press, 2002

199 · The Skull · Joyce Carol Oates · ss Harper’s Magazine May 2002

215 · The Dead Their Eyes Implore Us · George P. Pelecanos · nv Measures of Poison ed. Dennis McMillan, Dennis McMillan, 2002

231 · Sockdolager · Scott Phillips · ss Measures of Poison ed. Dennis McMillan, Dennis McMillan, 2002

250 · The Adventure of the Agitated Actress · Daniel Stashower · ss Murder, My Dear Watson ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Jon Lellenberg & Daniel Stashower, Carroll & Graf, 2002

270 · Home Sweet Home · Hannah Tinti · ss Epoch 2002

289 · Controlled Burn · Scott Wolven · ss Harpur Palate Winter 2002

299 · That One Autumn · Monica Wood · ss Glimmer Train #42, Spring 2002

315 · Contributors’ Notes · [uncredited] · bg

327 · Other Distinguished Mystery Stories of 2002 · [uncredited] · bi

The Blue Religion ed. Michael Connelly (Little Brown, 2008, 0-316-01251-3, $24.99, 374pp, hc, oa)
A Mystery Writers of America Anthology. “new stories about cops, criminals, and the chase”.

· Introduction · Michael Connelly · in

· Skinhead Central · T. Jefferson Parker · ss

· Sack o’ Woe · John Harvey · ss

· The Drought · James O. Born · ss

· Divine Droplets · Paula L. Woods · ss

· Serial Killer · Jon L. Breen · ss

· A Certain Recollection · John Buentello · ss

· A Change in His Heart · Jack Fredrickson · ss

· The Herald · Leslie Glass · ss

· Such a Lucky, Pretty Girl · Persia Walker · ss

· Friday Night Luck · Edward D. Hoch · ss

· The Fool · Laurie R. King · ss

· Burying Mr. Henry · Polly Nelson · ss

· Oaths, Ohana, and Everything · Diana Hansen-Young · ss

· The Price of Love · Peter Robinson · ss

· Contact and Cover · Greg Rucka · ss

· Rule Number One · Bev Vincent · ss

· What a Wonderful World · Paul Guyot · ss

· Winning · Alafair Burke · ss

· Father’s Day · Michael Connelly · ss

In the Shadow of the Master by Edgar Allan Poe ed. Michael Connelly--- see under Edgar Allan Poe.

Murder in Vegas: New Crime Tales of Gambling and Desperation ed. Michael Connelly (Tor, March 2005, 0-7653-0739-1, $24.95, 352pp, hc, oa)
22 new stories by members of the International Association of Crime Writers.

11 · 10,000 Eyes in the Sky · Michael Connelly · in

15 · The Sunshine Tax · James Swain · ss

19 · Passline · S. J. Rozan · ss

31 · Dust Up · Wendy Hornsby · nv

45 · The Kidnapping of Xiang Fei · Michael Collins · ss

63 · Killer Heels Kill Twice as Dead · T. P. Keating · ss

75 · Iggy’s Stuff · J. Madison Davis · ss

87 · A Temporary Crown · Sue Pike · ss

97 · The Gambling Master of Shanghai · Joan Richter · ss

111 · House Rules · Libby Fischer Hellmann · ss

125 · Rolling the Bones · Tom Savage · ss

141 · Oddsmaker · Edward Wellen · ss

161 · The Dope Show · K. J. A. Wishnia · ss

177 · Death of a Whale in the Church of Elvis · Linda Kerslake · ss

195 · Neighbors · John Wessel · ss

213 · The End of the World (As We Know It) · Lise McClendon · ss

227 · Nickels and Dimes · Ronnie Klaskin · ss

243 · Even Gamblers Have to Eat · Ruth Cavin · ss

253 · The Magic Touch · A. B. Robbins · ss

273 · Catnapping · Gay Toltl Kinman · ss

285 · Miscast · Micki Marz · ss

303 · Lightning Rider · Rick Mofina · nv

321 · Grieving Las Vegas · Jeremiah Healy · nv

347 · About the Authors · [uncredited] · bg

Classics Mutilated ed. Jeff Conner (IDW Publishing, October 2010, 978-1-6001-0830-3, $16.99, ix+327pp, tp, oa, cover by Menton3)
Original anthology of 13 mash-up/remix stories, described as “CTRL-ALT-LIT fiction.” Authors include Nancy Collins, John Shirley, and Joe R. Lansdale. Illustrated by Mike Dubisch.

vi · Foreward · Jeff Conner · fw

1 · The Fairest of Them All · Sean Taylor · nv

27 · Anne-droid of Green Gables · Lezli Robyn · nv

49 · Little Women in Black · Louisa May Alcott & Rick Hautala · nv

79 · Death Stopped for Miss Dickinson · Kristine Kathryn Rusch · nv

109 · Twilight of the Gods · Chris Ryall · nv

139 · Pokky Man · Marc Laidlaw · ss

159 · Vicious · Mark Morris · ss

177 · From Hell’s Heart · Nancy Collins · nv

199 · Frankenbilly · John Shirley · nv

221 · The Green Menace · Thomas Tessier · ss

237 · Quoth the Rock Star · Rio Youers · ss

257 · The Happiest Hell on Earth · John Skipp & Cody Goodfellow · nv

289 · Dread Island · Joe R. Lansdale · na IDW Publishing, August 2010

323 · Author Comments · Various · bg

Apex Magazine 2021 ed. Lesley Conner & Jason Sizemore (Apex Publications, December 19, 2022, 978-1-955765-06-0, $27.95, 544pp, tp, an, cover by Marcela Bolívar)
Details taken from online listing.

· Root Rot · Fargo Tbakhi · ss Apex Magazine #121, 2021

· Your Own Undoing · P. H. Lee · ss Apex Magazine #121, 2021

· Love, That Hungry Thing · Cassandra Khaw · ss Apex Magazine #121, 2021

· Mr. Death · Alix E. Harrow · ss Apex Magazine #121, 2021

· The Niddah · Elana Gomel · ss Apex Magazine #121, 2021

· All I Want for Christmas · Charles Payseur · vi Apex Magazine #121, 2021

· Gray Skies, Red Wings, Blue Lips, Black Hearts · Merc Fenn Wolfmoor · ss Apex Magazine #121, 2021

· Barefoot and Midnight · Sheree Renée Thomas · ss Apex Magazine #122, 2021

· The Amazing Exploding Women of the Early Twentieth Century · A. C. Wise · ss Apex Magazine #122, 2021

· Black Box of the Terraworms · Barton Aikman · ss Apex Magazine #122, 2021

· If Those Ragged Feet Won’t Run · Annie Neugebauer · ss Apex Magazine #122, 2021

· A Love That Burns Hot Enough to Last: Deleted Scenes from a Documentary · Sam J. Miller · ss Apex Magazine #122, 2021

· The Life & Death of Mia Fremont: An Interview with a Killer · A. K. Hudson · ss Apex Magazine #123, 2021

· This Is the Moment, or One of Them · Mari Ness · ss Apex Magazine #123, 2021

· Throw Rug · Aurelius Raines, II · ss Apex Magazine #123, 2021

· Mishpokhe and Ash · Sydney Rossman-Reich · ss Apex Magazine #123, 2021

· All This Darkness · Jennifer R. Donohue · ss Apex Magazine #123, 2021

· Demon Fighter Sucks · Katherine Crighton · ss Apex Magazine #123, 2021

· Eilam Is Forever · Beth Dawkins · ss Apex Magazine #124, 2021

· Without Wishes to Bind You · E. Catherine Tobler · ss Apex Magazine #124, 2021

· How to Be Good · R. Gatwood · ss Apex Magazine #124, 2021

· Osu · Kingsley Okpii · ss Apex Magazine #124, 2021

· Survival, After · Nicole J. LeBoeuf · ss Apex Magazine #124, 2021

· What Sisters Take · Kelly Sandoval · ss Apex Magazine #124, 2021

· Cottonmouth · Joelle Wellington · ss Apex Magazine #125, 2021

· Next to Cleanliness · Rose Keating · ss Apex Magazine #125, 2021

· Discontinuity · Jared Millet · ss Apex Magazine #125, 2021

· Candyland · Maggie Slater · ss Apex Magazine #125, 2021

· Gift for the Cutter Man · D. Thomas Minton · ss Apex Magazine #125, 2021

· Wake Up, I Miss You · Rachel Swirsky · ss Apex Magazine #125, 2021

· Security Breach at Sugar Pine Suites · Pamela Rentz · ss Apex Magazine #126, 2021

· Happy Trails · Theodore C. Van Alst, Jr. · ss Apex Magazine #126, 2021

· Marked by Bears · Jessie Loyer · ss Apex Magazine #126, 2021

· Spirits of the Broken Lands · Kevin Wabaunsee · ss Apex Magazine #126, 2021

· When Evening Arrives · Tiffany Morris · ss Apex Magazine #126, 2021

· An Incident at Hellpoint Prime · Norris Black · ss Apex Magazine #126, 2021

· To Seek Himself Again · Marie Croke · ss Apex Magazine #127, 2021

· This Shattered Vessel, Which Holds Only Grief · Izzy Wasserstein · ss Apex Magazine #127, 2021

· In Haskins · Carson Winter · ss Apex Magazine #127, 2021

· Whose Mortal Taste · Erin K. Wagner · ss Apex Magazine #127, 2021

· Hank in the South Dakota Sun · Stephanie Kraner · ss Apex Magazine #127, 2021

· I Call Upon the Night as Witness · Zahra Mukhi · ss Apex Magazine #127, 2021

· Soil of Our Home, Storm of Our Lives · Renan Bernardo · ss Apex Magazine #128, 2021

· Robin’s Last Song · Nina Munteanu · ss Apex Magazine #128, 2021

· Godmother · Cheryl S. Ntumy · ss Apex Magazine #128, 2021

· The Synchronism of Touch · Gabriela Damián Miravete; translated by Sally McCorry · ss Apex Magazine #128, 2021
translated from the Spanish.

· Dreamports · Tlotlo Tsamaase · nv Apex Magazine #128, 2021

· Samsāra in a Teacup · Lavanya Lakshminarayan · ss Apex Magazine #128, 2021

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