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The Pocket Book of Dog Stories ed. Harold Berman (Pocket Books, December 1942, 187, 25¢, 234pp, pb, an, cover by Hoffman)
Details supplied by Kenneth R. Johnson.

ix · Introduction · MacKinlay Kantor · in

1 · Moses · Walter D. Edmonds · nv The Atlantic Monthly August 1938

22 · Garm—A Hostage · Rudyard Kipling · nv The Saturday Evening Post December 23 1899

42 · Verdun Belle · Alexander Woollcott · ts Collier’s October 22 1927

50 · The Shape of Fear · Ben Ames Williams · nv The Saturday Evening Post August 22 1931

72 · Portrait of a Gentleman · Gladys B. Taber · ss Pictorial Review March 1935

79 · Setter and Terrier · Preston Quadland · ss Harper’s Magazine March 1939

88 · The Whistle · Hugh Walpole · ss All Soul’s Night by Hugh Walpole, Macmillan, 1933

105 · “The Better I Like Dogs” · Albert Payson Terhune · es Bumps, Harper, 1927

118 · Being a Public Character · Don Marquis · ss The American Magazine September 1917

131 · A Dog’s Nervous System · E. B. White · es (r)

135 · The Training of a Dog · E. B. White · es (r)

140 · Obituary · E. B. White · ms The New Yorker

142 · Snapshot of a Dog · James Thurber · hu The New Yorker March 9 1935

147 · Brought to Earth · Leslie Field · ss The Bookman February 1924

158 · The Biscuit Eater · James Street · nv The Saturday Evening Post May 13 1939

179 · Autumn Music · Corey Ford & Alastair MacBain · nv Collier’s October 23 1937

200 · A Pair of Lovers · Elsie Singmaster · ss Scribner’s Magazine November 1915

212 · Brag Dog · Vereen Bell · nv The Saturday Evening Post November 18 1939

Demon Lovers ed. Lucy Berman (Tandem Books, 1970, 4260-3842-8, 5/-, 192pp, pb, an)

7 · Introduction · Lucy Berman · in

9 · Akin to Love · Christianna Brand · ss Rogue April 1963

19 · Toussel’s Pale Bride · W. B. Seabrook · ex from The Magic Island, Harcourt Brace & World, 1929; a slightly shorter version of “…Dead Men Working in the Cane Fields”.

26 · Formula for Calling up the Dead · W. B. Seabrook · ex from The Magic Island, Harcourt Brace & World, 1929

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

51 · The Examination of Elizabeth Weed of Great Catworth, Widow · John Davenport · ex The Witches of Huntingdon, 1646

53 · The Moon-Slave · Barry Pain · ss Stories in the Dark by Barry Pain, Grant Richards, 1901

61 · Ballad of a Were-wolf · Graham R. Tomson · pm (r)

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

87 · How Love Came to Professor Guildea · Robert Hichens · na Pearson’s Magazine October 1897, as “The Man Who Was Beloved”

153 · Madam Lucifer · Richard Garnett · ss The Twilight of the Gods by Richard Garnett, Unwin, 1888

161 · The Phantom-Wooer · Thomas Lovell Beddoes · pm from Death’s Jest-Book, William Pickering, 1850

162 · Schalken the Painter · Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu · nv Ghost Stories and Tales of Mystery by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu, James McGlashan, 1851
revised from “Strange Event in the Life of Schalken the Painter” (Dublin University Magazine May 1939).

Bad Seeds: Evil Progeny ed. Steve Berman (Prime Books, June 25, 2013, 978-1-60701-393-8, $15.95, 368pp, tp, an, cover by Myriam Moreno & Samantha Thiele)
Anthology of 27 horror stories, five original, about wicked children. Authors include Lisa Tuttle, Stephen King, Peter Straub, and Cassandra Clare & Holly Black.
Details taken from online listing.

· Introduction · Steve Berman · in

· If Damon Comes [Oxrun Station] · Charles Grant · ss The Year’s Best Horror Stories: Series VI ed. Gerald W. Page, DAW, 1978

· Treats · Norman Partridge · ss The Blood Review October 1990

· The Family · Halli Villegas · ss Hair Wreath and Other Stories by Halli Villegas, ChiZine Publications, 2010

· The Horse Lord · Lisa Tuttle · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction June 1977

· My Name Is Leejun · John Schoffstall · ss

· Princess of the Night · Michael Kelly · vi Undertow and Other Laments by Michael Kelly, Dark Regions Press, 2009

· Duck Hunt · Joe R. Lansdale · ss After Midnight ed. Charles L. Grant, Tor, 1986

· The Choir · Joel Lane · ss

· Children of the Corn · Stephen King · nv Penthouse March 1977

· Yellowjacket Summer · Robert McCammon · ss Rod Serling’s The Twilight Zone Magazine October 1986

· The Stuff That Goes On in Their Heads · Michael Marshall Smith · ss Swallowed by the Cracks ed. Bill Breedlove & John Everson, Dark Arts Books, 2011

· Second Grade · Charles Antin · ss Unstuck #1, 2011

· Respects · Ramsey Campbell · ss British Invasion ed. Christopher Golden, Tim Lebbon & James A. Moore, Cemetery Dance Publications, 2009

· Melanie Klein Said · Robert McVey · ss

· Gaslight · Jeffrey Ford · ss

· Endless Encore · Will Ludwigsen · ss In Search of and Others by Will Ludwigsen, Lethe Press, 2013
originally appeared in the audio download The Drabblecast #244, May 25, 2012.

· Cockroach · Dale Bailey · nv The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction December 1998

· By the Mark · Gemma Files · ss The Worm in Every Heart by Gemma Files, Prime Books, 2004

· The Disappearance of James H___ · Hal Duncan · ss Strange Horizons June 13 2005

· I Was a Teenage Slasher Victim · Stephen Graham Jones · ss

· Blue Rose [Blue Rose] · Peter Straub · na Underwood-Miller, 1985

· Making Friends · Gary Raisor · vi The Horror Show Summer 1985

· You Deserve · Alex Jeffers · ss

· The Queen of Knives · Georgina Bruce · ss

· The Naughty List · Christine Morgan · ss

· The Perfect Dinner Party · Cassandra Clare & Holly Black · ss Teeth ed. Ellen Datlow & Terri Windling, Harper, 2011

· Make Believe · Michael Reaves · ss The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction March/April 2010

Daughters of Frankenstein: Lesbian Mad Scientists ed. Steve Berman (Lethe Press, August 5, 2015, 978-1-59021-360-5, $30.00, 286pp, hc, oa, cover by Ben Baldwin)
Original anthology of 19 stories inspired by Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. Introduction by Connie Wilkins. Authors include Jess Nevins, Melissa Scott, and Gemma Files.
Details taken from online listing.

1 · Introduction · Connie Wilkins · in

3 · From Alexander Pope to Splice · Jess Nevins · ar io9 April 21 2011

13 · Infusion of Waking Dreams · Aynjel Kaye · ss

31 · Doubt the Sun · Faith Mudge · ss

49 · Meddling Kids · Tracy Canfield · ss

59 · Eldritch Brown Houses · Claire Humphrey · ss

67 · The Moorehead Maze Experiment · Tim Lieder · ss

85 · The Eggshell Curtain · Romie Stott · ss Lit Fall 2013

101 · Poor Girl · Traci Castleberry · ss

121 · Bank Job Blues · Melissa Scott · ss

139 · The Long Trip Home [River City] · A. J. Fitzwater · ss

159 · Imaginary Beauties: A Lurid Melodrama · Gemma Files · ss Kelp Queen Press, 2008

179 · Riveter · Sean Eads · ss

193 · A Shallow Grave of Orange Peel and Eggshells · Thoraiya Dyer · ss

203 · Alraune · Orrin Grey · ss

211 · Preserving the Integrity of the Feminine Mystique · Christine Morgan · ss

231 · Hypatia and Her Sisters · Amy Griswold · ss

245 · The Lady of the House of Mirrors · Rafaela F. Ferraz · ss

261 · The Ice Weasels of Trebizond · Mr. & Mrs. Brenchley · ss

281 · Love in the Time of Markov Processes · Megan Arkenberg · ss

Handsome Devil: Stories of Sin and Seduction ed. Steve Berman (Prime Books, February 4, 2014, 978-1-60701-425-6, $15.95, 329pp, tp, oa)
Original anthology of 25 stories, ten reprints (one revised), of infernal seduction by incubi, the devil, etc. Authors include Nick Mamatas, Pat Cadigan, and Tanith Lee.
Details taken from online listing.

· Lilac Season · Claire Humphrey · ss

· A Spoonful of Salt · Nicole M. Taylor · ss Beneath Ceaseless Skies #79, October 6 2011

· Man in Blue Overcoat · Silvia Moreno-Garcia · ss

· This Is Not a Love Story · Nicole Kornher-Stace · pm Goblin Fruit Summer 2009

· The White Prince · Orrin Grey · ss

· Pira · Brad Strickland · ss The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction August 1985

· The Cure · Caren Gussoff · ss

· Unveiled · J. Daniel Stone · ss

· The Wedding Guest · Steve Chapman · ss

· A Shot of Fireball · Carrie Laben · ss

· Catherine and the Satyr · Theodora Goss · ss Strange Horizons October 1 2007

· The Queen and the Cambion · Richard Bowes · ss The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction March/April 2012

· Sleep of Reason · Halli Villegas · ss

· The Love of the Emperor Is Divine · Tom Cardamone · ss

· Please Do Me: An Oral History · Nick Mamatas · ss

· The Queen of Them All · Ed Kurtz · ss

· Her Sweet Solace · J. T. Glover · ss Beneath the Surface ed. Tim Deal, Shroud Publishing, 2008

· Tears for Lilu · Martin Rose · ss

· Cain · Tanith Lee · nv Dying for It ed. Gardner Dozois, HarperPrism, 1997

· Given to the Sea · E. L. Kemper · ss

· The Oily Man · Alex Jeffers · nv

· Dirty · Stephen Pope · ss

· Winter · Michelle Sagara · ss Deals with the Devil ed. Mike Resnick, Martin H. Greenberg & Loren D. Estleman, DAW, 1994

· Prince of Flowers · Elizabeth Hand · ss Rod Serling’s The Twilight Zone Magazine February 1988

· It Was the Heat · Pat Cadigan · ss Tropical Chills ed. Tim Sullivan, Avon, 1988

Heiresses of Russ 2011: The Year’s Best Lesbian Speculative Fiction ed. Steve Berman & JoSelle Vanderhooft--- see under JoSelle Vanderhooft.

Heiresses of Russ 2012: The Year’s Best Lesbian Speculative Fiction ed. Steve Berman & Connie Wilkins--- see under Connie Wilkins.

Heiresses of Russ 2013: The Year’s Best Lesbian Speculative Fiction ed. Steve Berman & Tenea D. Johnson--- see under Tenea D. Johnson.

Heiresses of Russ 2014: The Year’s Best Lesbian Speculative Fiction ed. Steve Berman & Melissa Scott--- see under Melissa Scott.

Heiresses of Russ 2015: The Year’s Best Lesbian Speculative Fiction ed. Steve Berman & Jean Roberta--- see under Jean Roberta.

Heiresses of Russ 2016: The Year’s Best Lesbian Speculative Fiction ed. Steve Berman & A. M. Dellamonica--- see under A. M. Dellamonica.

Shades of Blue and Gray: Ghosts of the Civil War ed. Steve Berman (Prime Books, September 11, 2013, 978-1-60701-403-4, $15.95, 357pp, tp, oa, cover by Sherin Nicole)
Original anthology of 22 stories, eight reprints, about ghosts from the American Civil War. Authors with new stories include Nick Mamatas, Melissa Scott, and Laird Barron. E-book also available.
Details taken from online listing.

· Introduction · Steve Berman · in

· Raw Recruits · Will Ludwigsen · ss Outer Darkness #29, Spring 2004

· The Swell of the Cicadas · Tenea D. Johnson · ss

· Bad Penny · Carrie Laben · ss

· Spectral Drums · Devin Poore · ss

· An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge · Ambrose Bierce · ss San Francisco Examiner July 13 1890

· Ten Thousand Miles · Connie Wilkins · ss

· No More Amongst the Cities of the Earth · Christopher M. Cevasco · ss

· The Country House · Jameson Currier · ss The Haunted Heart by Jameson Currier, Lethe Press, 2009

· An Unclean Thing · Cindy Potts · ss

· The Blank Flag of Arthur Kerry · Kristopher Reisz · ss

· Three Silent Things · John F. D. Taff · ss Cemetery Dance #20, Spring 1994

· Across Hickman’s Bridge to Home · Russell Davis · ss Civil War Fantastic ed. Martin H. Greenberg, DAW, 2000

· Mistress · Jennifer R. Povey · ss

· Tommy Cleburne · Jeff Mann · ss

· The Overseer · Albert E. Cowdrey · na The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction March 2008

· Red Animal · Ed Kurtz · ss

· Proving Up · Caren Gussoff · ss

· Vermont Muster · Nick Mamatas · ss

· Like Quicksilver for Gold · Chaz Brenchley · ss

· The Beatification of Custer Poe · Laird Barron · ss

· The Arabella · Melissa Scott · ss

· The Third Nation · Lee Hoffman · nv Confederacy of the Dead ed. Richard Gilliam, Martin H. Greenberg & Edward E. Kramer, Roc, 1993

The Touch of the Sea ed. Steve Berman (Lethe Press, May 15, 2012, 978-1-59021-208-0, $15.00, xii+183pp, tp, oa, cover by Jared Pallesen)
Original anthology of 11 gay fantasy sea stories. Authors include Chaz Brenchley, Joel Lane, and Jeff Mann. This is a print-on-demand edition.
Details taken from online listing.

ix · Introduction · Steve Berman · in

1 · Time and Tide · Nathan Burgoine · ss

15 · The Calm Tonight · Matthew A. Merendo · ss

27 · The Bloated Woman · Jonathan Harper · ss

43 · The Stone of Sacrifice · Jeff Mann · nv

63 · Air Tears · Damon Shaw · vi

67 · The Grief of Seagulls · Joel Lane · ss

73 · Ban’s Dream of the Sea · Alex Jeffers · ss

91 · Night of the Sea Beast · Brandon Cracraft · nv

115 · Wave Boys · Vincent Kovar · nv

135 · Out to Sea · John Howard · ss

147 · Keep the Aspidochelone Floating · Chaz Brenchley · nv

Where Thy Dark Eye Glances: Queering Edgar Allan Poe ed. Steve Berman (Lethe Press, July 2013, 978-1-59021-334-6, $20.00, xi+310pp, tp, oa, cover by Niki Smith)
Original anthology of 21 stories and five poems offering queer takes on the life and works of Poe. Authors include Christopher Barzak, Nick Mamatas, and Tansy Rayner Roberts. This is a print-on-demand edition.
Details taken from online listing.

ix · Introduction · Steve Berman · in

3 · The City and the Stranger · Seth Cadin · ss

19 · Matthew Brady, The Gallery of Illustrious Americans · Daniel Nathan Terry · ss

21 · Poetaster · Steve Berman · ss

31 · The House · Ed Madden · ss

35 · The House of the Resonate Heart · L. A. Fields · ss

41 · The Raven and Her Victory · Tansy Rayner Roberts · ss

49 · Corvidae · Peter Dubé · ss

61 · The Man Who Was · Ray Cluley · nv

83 · Gwendolyn · Máiréad Casey · ss

89 · Telltale · Claire London · nv

115 · The Lord’s Great Jest · Satyrus Phil Bucato · ss

129 · His Hideous Heart · Kyle S. Johnson · ss

137 · Variations of Figures Upon the Wall · Silvia Moreno-Garcia · ss

145 · For the Applause of Shadows · Christopher Barzak · ss

161 · By That Sweet Word Alone · Heather Lojo · ss

163 · Two Men in a Bedchamber, as Observed by the Ghost of the Girl in the Oval Portrait · Terra LeMay · ss

169 · Midnight at the Feet of the Caryatides · Cory Skerry · ss

189 · Surrounded by Death · Ronna Magy · ss

191 · The Bells · Chip Livingston · ss

193 · The Demon and the Dove · Collin Kelley · ss

195 · The Death of Beautiful Men · Jeff Mann · ss

199 · Eureka! · Nick Mamatas · ss

211 · Seven Days of Poe · Richard Bowes · nv

233 · The Chicken Farmer and His Boy: A Metaphysical History · John Mantooth · nv

265 · A Portrait in India Ink by Harry Clarke · Alex Jeffers · ss

285 · Lacuna · Matt Cheney · nv

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