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The Future Makers ed. Peter Haining (Sidgwick & Jackson, July 1968, 0-283-98040-0, 18/-, 191pp, hc, an)     Also in Science Fiction Special 5. 5 · Introduction · Peter Haining · in 11 · The Weapon Too Dreadful to Use · Isaac Asimov · ss Amazing Stories May 1939 28 · Abreaction · Theodore Sturgeon · ss Weird Tales July 1948 41 · The Piper · Ray Bradbury · ss Thrilling Wonder Stories February 1943 revised from the story of the same name in the Summer 1940 issue of Futuria Fantasia under the pseudonym Ron Reynolds. 57 · The Eternal Now · Murray Leinster · nv Thrilling Wonder Stories Fall 1944 91 · Columbus Was a Dope · Robert A. Heinlein · vi Startling Stories May 1947 96 · Castaway · Arthur C. Clarke · ss Fantasy, The Magazine of Science Fiction April 1947, as by Charles Willis 103 · The Hour of Battle · Robert Sheckley · ss Space Science Fiction September 1953 110 · Equator · Brian W. Aldiss · na New Worlds Science Fiction September 1958 (+1)

The Future Makers (var. 1) ed. Peter Haining (NEL, September 1969, 2516, 5/-, 142pp, pb, an)     Revised from Sidgwick & Jackson 1968. Also in US (Belmont 1971). 7 · Introduction · Peter Haining · in The Future Makers ed. Peter Haining, Sidgwick & Jackson, 1968 9 · The Fourth-Dimensional Demonstrator · Murray Leinster · ss Astounding Stories December 1935 20 · The Weapon Too Dreadful to Use · Isaac Asimov · ss Amazing Stories May 1939 35 · Abreaction · Theodore Sturgeon · ss Weird Tales July 1948 46 · The Piper · Ray Bradbury · ss Thrilling Wonder Stories February 1943 revised from the story of the same name in the Summer 1940 issue of Futuria Fantasia under the pseudonym Ron Reynolds. 60 · Columbus Was a Dope · Robert A. Heinlein · vi Startling Stories May 1947 64 · Castaway · Arthur C. Clarke · ss Fantasy, The Magazine of Science Fiction April 1947, as by Charles Willis 70 · The Hour of Battle · Robert Sheckley · ss Space Science Fiction September 1953 76 · Equator · Brian W. Aldiss · na New Worlds Science Fiction September 1958 (+1)

The Gaston Leroux Bedside Companion by Gaston Leroux ed. Peter Haining--- see under Gaston Leroux.

The Gentlewomen of Evil: An Anthology of Rare Supernatural Stories from the Pens of Victorian Ladies ed. Peter Haining (Robert Hale, May 1967, 25/-, 254pp, hc, an, cover by C. R. Evans)     “An anthology of rare supernatural stories from the pens of the Victorian Ladies.” Includes several illustrative plates from the Victorian era. 13 · Introduction · Peter Haining · in 15 · Transformation · Mary W. Shelley · ss The Keepsake 1831, 1830 32 · The Open Door · Mrs. Oliphant · nv Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine #795, January 1882, uncredited. 72 · The Italian’s Story · Miss Catherine Crowe · nv Ghosts and Family Legends by Mrs. Crowe, T.C. Newby, 1858 89 · The Ghost · Mrs. Henry Wood · ss (r) 100 · The Old Nurse’s Story · Mrs. Gaskell · nv Household Words Christmas 1852, uncredited. 122 · The Phantom Coach · Miss Amelia Edwards · ss All the Year Round Christmas 1864, as “Another Past Lodger Relates His Own Ghost Story”, uncredited. 136 · The Lifted Veil · Mary Ann Evans · nv Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine July 1859, uncredited. 178 · Eveline’s Visitant · Miss Braddon · ss Belgravia January 1867 189 · Sandy the Tinker · Mrs. Riddell · ss London Society Christmas 1880, uncredited. 202 · A Tale of a Gas-Light Ghost · [uncredited] · ss New Christmas Annual 1867, 1866 213 · Eyes of Terror · Mrs. L. T. Meade · nv The Strand Magazine December 1903 236 · At the Dip of the Road · Mrs. Molesworth · ss Lloyd’s Weekly London Newspaper January 1895 243 · The Gorgon’s Head · Miss Gertrude Bacon · ss The Strand Magazine December 1899

The Ghost-Feeler by Edith Wharton ed. Peter Haining--- see under Edith Wharton.

The Ghost Finders: Tales of Some Famous Phantoms ed. Peter Haining (Gollancz, 1978, 0-575-02553-0, £3.95, 192pp, hc, an) 7 · Editor’s Introduction · Peter Haining · in 9 · Ghost Hunt · H. Russell Wakefield · ss Weird Tales March 1948 16 · Wailing Well · M. R. James · ss Mill House Press, 1928 28 · The Banshee and Patrick O’Bannon · Joseph Bishop · ss Weird Tales May 1954 39 · The Kelpie · Manly Wade Wellman · ss Weird Tales July 1936 47 · Miss Cornelius · W. F. Harvey · nv The Beast with Five Fingers by William Fryer Harvey, Dent, 1928 68 · A Ghost of a Head · Elizabeth Wetmore (in error) · ss Chambers’s Edinburgh Journal September 25 1852; although Haining attributes this to Elizabeth Wetmore, this seems unlikely as it was published 9 years before she was born!. 78 · The Phantom Coach · Amelia B. Edwards · ss All the Year Round Christmas 1864, as “Another Past Lodger Relates His Own Ghost Story”, uncredited. 93 · Till Doomsday · Richard Sale · nv Argosy March 9 1940 114 · Pikeman · August Derleth · ss Weird Tales January 1946 123 · The Story of Ming-Y · Lafcadio Hearn · nv Some Chinese Ghosts by Lafcadio Hearn, Roberts Brothers, 1887 136 · A Visitor from Down Under · L. P. Hartley · ss The Ghost Book ed. Cynthia Asquith, Hutchinson, 1926 155 · The Screaming Woman [Green Town] · Ray Bradbury · ss Today May 27 1951 171 · The Indian Spirit Guide · Robert Bloch · ss Weird Tales November 1948

Ghost Movies: Famous Supernatural Films ed. Peter Haining (Severn House, November 23, 1995, 0-7278-4853-4, £15.99, 264pp, hc, an, cover by Derek Colligan)     Anthology of 13 stories by authors connected to famous ghost movies, edited, with a prologue and story introductions by Haining. The Table of Contents lists the stories under the title of the associated film; the introduction to each story lists the film and story title; and the running heads usually list the story title. For simplicity the story titles are used in this listing. 1 · Things That Go Bump on the Screen · Peter Haining · pr 4 · Hallowe’en’s Child · James Herbert · ss Male & Femail October 29 1988; listed in connection with Haunted although it is unrelated. 18 · Night Sequence · J. B. Priestley · nv The Other Place and Other Stories of the Same Sort by J. B. Priestley, Heinemann, 1953; listed in connection with The Old Dark House although it is unrelated. 60 · Sir Tristram Goes West · Eric Keown · ss Punch May 9 1932; basis for The Ghost Goes West. 72 · Topper · Thorne Smith · ex McBride, 1926; chapter XII (abridged); basis for Topper. 90 · Samhain · Dorothy Macardle · ss The Dublin Magazine October 1924; listed in connection with The Uninvited although it is unrelated. 102 · The Extraordinarily Horrible Dummy · Gerald Kersh · ss Penguin Parade #6, 1939; basis for a segment of Dead of Night. 109 · Casting the Runes · M. R. James · nv More Ghost Stories of an Antiquary by Montague Rhodes James & Litt.D., Edward Arnold, 1911; basis for The Night of the Demon. 138 · The Bus · Shirley Jackson · ss The Saturday Evening Post March 27 1965; listed in connection with The Haunting although it is unrelated. 156 · Minuke · Nigel Kneale · ss Tomato Cain by Nigel Kneale, Collins, 1949; listed in connection with The Stone Tape although it is unrelated. 171 · Lucy Comes to Stay · Robert Bloch · ss Weird Tales January 1952; basis for one segment of Asylum. 180 · Don’t Look Now · Daphne du Maurier · na Ladies’ Home Journal December 1970; basis for Don’t Look Now. 238 · Harlequin · John Carpenter · vi The Continent November 1969; listed in connection with Halloween although it is unrelated. 243 · Halley’s Passing · Michael McDowell · ss Rod Serling’s The Twilight Zone Magazine June 1987; listed in connection with Beetlejuice although it is unrelated.

Ghost Movies II: Famous Supernatural Television Programmes ed. Peter Haining (Severn House, May 30, 1996, 0-7278-4966-2, £16.99, 242pp, hc, an, cover by Derek Colligan)     Anthology of 10 stories by authors connected to famous ghost movies or TV programmes, edited, with a prologue and story introductions by Haining. The Table of Contents lists the stories under the title of the associated film or TV series; the introduction to each story lists the film/series and story title; and the running heads usually list the story title. For simplicity the story titles are used in this listing. The cover is Ghost Movies II: More Classics of the Supernatural. 1 · “A Night of Terror-Vision” · Peter Haining · pr 5 · Farthing Hall · Susan Hill · ss Good Housekeeping (UK) December 1992/January 1993, as “Farthing House”; listed in connection with The Woman in Black although it is unrelated. 25 · Room for One More · Bennett Cerf · ss Famous Ghost Stories ed. Bennett Cerf, Modern Library, 1944, as “The Current Crop of Ghost Stories”; listed in connection with Great Ghost Tales, incorrectly listed as Great Ghost Stories, although it is unrelated. 40 · The Listener · Algernon Blackwood · nv The Listener and Other Stories by Algernon Blackwood, Eveleigh Nash, 1907; basis for an episode of Mystery and Imagination on March 30, 1968. 78 · The Stalls of Barchester Cathedral: Materials for a Ghost Story · M. R. James · nv The Contemporary Review April 1910; basis for the first episode of Ghost Story for Christmas on December 24, 1971. 100 · Poor Girl · Elizabeth Taylor · nv The Third Ghost Book ed. Cynthia Asquith, James Barrie, 1955; listed in connection with Haunted although it is unrelated. 126 · The Constable’s Tale · Leon Garfield · ss The Daily Mail December 1993; listed in connection with The Ghost Downstairs although it is unrelated. 138 · Clay · George A. Romero · nv Modern Masters of Horror ed. Frank Coffey, Coward, McCann & Geoghegan, 1981; listed in connection with Tales from the Darkside although it is unrelated. 164 · Terror at London Bridge · William F. Nolan · ar World Tales ed. G. Randal Rau, 1985 World Fantasy Convention, 1985; basis for Bridge Across Time. 192 · Three Miles Up · Elizabeth Jane Howard · nv We Are for the Dark by Elizabeth Jane Howard & Robert Aickman, Cape, 1951; basis for an episode of Ghosts on February 18, 1995. 218 · The Black Pumpkin · Dean Koontz · ss Rod Serling’s The Twilight Zone Magazine December 1986; listed in connection with Phantoms although it is unrelated.

The Ghost Now Standing on Platform One ed. Peter Haining--- see under Richard Peyton.

The Ghost’s Companion ed. Peter Haining (Gollancz, October 1975, 0-575-02039-3, £2.80, 191pp, hc, an)     Fifteen stories inspired by strange events or dreams. Subtitled “Stories of Personal Encounters with the Supernatural”. 9 · Introduction · Peter Haining · in 15 · A School Story · M. R. James · ss More Ghost Stories of an Antiquary by Montague Rhodes James & Litt.D., Edward Arnold, 1911 25 · The Red Lodge · H. R. Wakefield · ss They Return At Evening by H. Russell Wakefield, Phillip Allan, 1928 41 · The Furnished Room · O. Henry · ss The (New York) Sunday World August 14 1904 50 · A Haunted Island · Algernon Blackwood · ss The Pall Mall Magazine April 1899 70 · My Own True Ghost Story · Rudyard Kipling · ss The Week’s News February 25 1888 80 · The Hands of the Karma · Lafcadio Hearn · ss In Ghostly Japan by Lafcadio Hearn, Little, Brown, 1899, as “Ingwa-Banashi” 87 · The Monstrance · Arthur Machen · ss The Angels of Mons by Arthur Machen, Simpkin, Marshall, 1915 94 · Escort · Daphne du Maurier · ss Harper’s Bazaar #2737, May 1940 114 · South Sea Bubble · Hammond Innes · ss Punch Christmas 1973 123 · Hallowe’en for Mr. Faulkner · August Derleth · ss Fantastic Universe November 1959 135 · The Ghost · Richard Hughes · vi A Moment of Time by Richard Hughes, Chatto & Windus, 1926 140 · The Case of the Red-Headed Women [Neils Orsen] · Dennis Wheatley · ss Gunmen, Gallants and Ghosts by Dennis Wheatley, Hutchinson, 1943 154 · Smoke Ghost · Fritz Leiber · ss Unknown Worlds October 1941 174 · Aunt Jezebel’s House · Joan Aiken · ss 183 · Fever Dream · Ray Bradbury · ss Weird Tales September 1948

The Ghost’s Companion (var. 1) ed. Peter Haining (Puffin, 1978, 0-14-031049-5, 60p, 222pp, pb, an, cover by Harry Hants)     Revised from the previous (Gollancz, 1975) edition by substituting a different story by Lafcadio Hearn. 11 · Introduction · Peter Haining · in The Ghost’s Companion ed. Peter Haining, Gollancz, 1975 15 · A School Story · M. R. James · ss More Ghost Stories of an Antiquary by Montague Rhodes James & Litt.D., Edward Arnold, 1911 27 · The Red Lodge · H. R. Wakefield · ss They Return At Evening by H. Russell Wakefield, Phillip Allan, 1928 47 · The Furnished Room · O. Henry · ss The (New York) Sunday World August 14 1904 57 · A Haunted Island · Algernon Blackwood · ss The Pall Mall Magazine April 1899 81 · My Own True Ghost Story · Rudyard Kipling · ss The Week’s News February 25 1888 93 · The Boy Who Drew Cats · Lafcadio Hearn · ss Hasegawa, 1898 99 · The Monstrance · Arthur Machen · ss The Angels of Mons by Arthur Machen, Simpkin, Marshall, 1915 107 · Escort · Daphne du Maurier · ss Harper’s Bazaar #2737, May 1940 131 · South Sea Bubble · Hammond Innes · ss Punch Christmas 1973 143 · Hallowe’en for Mr. Faulkner · August Derleth · ss Fantastic Universe November 1959 157 · The Ghost · Richard Hughes · vi A Moment of Time by Richard Hughes, Chatto & Windus, 1926 163 · The Case of the Red-Headed Women [Neils Orsen] · Dennis Wheatley · ss Gunmen, Gallants and Ghosts by Dennis Wheatley, Hutchinson, 1943 179 · Smoke Ghost · Fritz Leiber · ss Unknown Worlds October 1941 203 · Aunt Jezebel’s House · Joan Aiken · ss The Ghost’s Companion ed. Peter Haining, Gollancz, 1975 213 · Fever Dream · Ray Bradbury · ss Weird Tales September 1948

The Ghost Ship: Stories of the Phantom Flying Dutchman ed. Peter Haining (William Kimber, October 28, 1985, 0-7183-0582-5, £7.95, 206pp, hc, an, cover by Ionicus) 11 · Introduction · Peter Haining · in 17 · Senta · Sir Max Pemberton · ar 1936 32 · The Memoirs of Herr von Schnabelewopski · Heinrich Heine · ex 1836 39 · The Story of the Haunted Ship · Wilhelm Hauff; translated by S. Mendel · ss Tales by Wilhelm Hauff by Wilhelm Hauff, tr. S. Mendel, George Bell & Sons, 1886 translated from the German (“Die Geschichte von dem Gespensterschiff”, Märchen-Almanach auf das Jahr 1826 für Söhne und Töchter gebildeter Stände, 1825). 49 · An Encounter with a Ghost · W. Clark Russell · ss 1895 58 · The True Fate of the Flying Dutchman · George Griffith · ss Pearson’s Weekly July 21 1894 69 · A Primer of Imaginary Geography · James Brander Matthews · ss Scribner’s Magazine December 1894 81 · The Fate of the “Senegambian Queen” · Wardon Allan Curtis · ss The Black Cat November 1900 87 · The Brute · Joseph Conrad · ss The Daily Chronicle December 5 1906 109 · The Haunted “Jarvee” [Thomas Carnacki] · William Hope Hodgson · ss The Premier Magazine #30, March 1929 127 · The Crew of the Flying Dutchman · Henry A. Hering · ss Temple Bar January 1896 142 · The Fringe of Calamity · Victor MacClure · ss The Premier Magazine #106, January 28 1921 155 · The Finish of the Flying Dutchman · C. J. Cutcliffe Hyne · ss Pearson’s Magazine 193? 172 · By the Light of the Lanterns · Pierre MacOrlan; translated by Samuel Putnam · ss European Caravan ed. Samuel Putnam, Maida Castelhun Darnton, George Reavey & J. Bronowski, Brewer, Warren & Putnam, 1931 186 · Train for Flushing · Malcolm Jameson · ss Weird Tales March 1940 200 · And I Only Am Escaped to Tell Thee · Roger Zelazny · vi Rod Serling’s The Twilight Zone Magazine May 1981 204 · The Phantom Ship · Jack Sharkey · vi Playboy 1971

Ghost Tour: An Armchair Journey Through the Supernatural ed. Peter Haining (William Kimber, May 14, 1984, 0-7183-0507-8, £6.95, 190pp, hc, an, cover by Ionicus)     A selection of stories from Haining’s travels around the western hemisphere. 7 · Introduction · Peter Haining · in 11 · A Warning to the Curious · M. R. James · ss The London Mercury August 1925 29 · In the Fog · Dennis Wheatley · ss The (London) Evening News May 29 1953 35 · Mason’s Life · Kingsley Amis · ss The Sunday Times 1972 39 · The Tale of Tod Lopraik · Robert Louis Stevenson · ex from Catriona, 1893; chapter 4. 47 · Skule Skerry [The Runagates Club] · John Buchan · nv Adventure April 15 1928 62 · The Sexton’s Adventure · Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu · ss Dublin University Magazine January 1851, uncredited.; one of the “Ghost Stories of Chapelizod”. 70 · The Banshee · Lord Dunsany · ss The (London) Evening News March 26 1946 76 · The Children of the Pool · Arthur Machen · ss The Children of the Pool and Other Stories by Arthur Machen, Hutchinson, 1936 96 · The Ghost · Richard Hughes · vi A Moment of Time by Richard Hughes, Chatto & Windus, 1926 100 · In Letters of Fire · Gaston Leroux · ss The Strand Magazine June 1908 translated from the French (“L’homme qui a vu le diable”). 119 · The Doppelganger · E. T. A. Hoffmann · ss (r) in Feierstunden, 1821. 132 · The Man on the Bottle · Gustav Meyrink · ss Library of the World’s Best Mystery and Detective Stories: German: Russian: Scandinavian ed. Julian Hawthorne, The Review of Reviews, 1907 translated from the German (“Der Mann auf der Flasche”, Simplicissimus February 22, 1904). 139 · The Ghostly Rental · Henry James · nv Scribner’s Monthly September 1876 173 · Richmond, Late September · Fritz Leiber · ss Fantastic February 1969 187 · The Hour of Ghosts · Ray Bradbury · vi The Saturday Review of Literature October 25 1969

The Ghouls ed. Peter Haining (W.H. Allen, February 1971, 0-491-00027-8, £2.50, 384pp, hc, an)     Anthology of stories behind the classic horror films. US edition published by Stein & Day, May 1971. Later British paperback split into two volumes. 11 · Editor’s Foreword · Peter Haining · fw 13 · Introduction · Vincent Price · in 17 · The Devil in a Convent · Francis Oscar Mann · ss The Devil in a Nunnery by Francis Oscar Mann, Constable, 1914, as “The Devil in a Nunnery” 26 · The Lunatics · Edgar Allan Poe · ss Graham’s Lady’s and Gentleman’s Magazine November 1845, as “The System of Doctor Tarr and Professor Fether” 43 · Puritan Passions · Nathaniel Hawthorne · ss The International Magazine February 1852 (+1), as “Feathertop: A Moralized Legend” 62 · The Phantom of the Opera · Gaston Leroux · ex Mills, 1911 translated from the French (Le Fantome de L’Opera, Pierre Lafitte, 1910). 124 · The Magician · W. Somerset Maugham · ex Heinemann, 1908 137 · Freaks · Tod Robbins · nv Munsey’s Magazine February 1923, as “Spurs” 154 · The Most Dangerous Game · Richard Connell · nv Collier’s January 19 1924 170 · Dracula’s Daughter [Dracula] · Bram Stoker · ss Dracula’s Guest by Bram Stoker, Routledge, 1914, as “Dracula’s Guest” written in 1897 as part of Dracula, this chapter was omitted from the published book for reasons of length. 182 · All That Money Can Buy · Stephen Vincent Benét · ss The Saturday Evening Post October 24 1936, as “The Devil and Daniel Webster” 196 · The Body Snatcher · Robert Louis Stevenson · nv Pall Mall Gazette Christmas 1884 213 · The Beast with Five Fingers · William F. Harvey · nv The Beast with Five Fingers by William Fryer Harvey, Dent, 1928 revised from The New Decameron, Volume the First, B.H. Blackwell, 1919. 238 · The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms · Ray Bradbury · ss The Saturday Evening Post June 23 1951 246 · The Fly · George Langelaan · nv Playboy June 1957 277 · Black Sunday · Nikolai Gogol · nv Mirgorod: Stories by Nikolai Gogol, Knopf, 1929 translated from the Russian (“The Viy”, 1835). 312 · Incident at Owl Creek · Ambrose Bierce · ss San Francisco Examiner July 13 1890, as “An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge” 321 · Monster of Terror [Cthulhu] · H. P. Lovecraft · nv Amazing Stories September 1927, as “The Colour Out of Space” 348 · The Skull · Robert Bloch · nv Weird Tales September 1945, as “The Skull of the Marquis de Sade” 366 · The Oblong Box · Edgar Allan Poe · ss Godey’s Lady’s Book September 1844 377 · Afterword · Christopher Lee · aw 379 · Cast and Credits · [uncredited] · bg

The Ghouls, Book One ed. Peter Haining (Orbit, October 1974, 0-8600-7807-8, 60p, 198pp, pb, an)     First nine stories from The Ghouls (W.H. Allen, 1971). The Introduction and Afterword are reprinted in both volumes. 7 · Editor’s Foreword · Peter Haining · fw The Ghouls ed. Peter Haining, W.H. Allen, 1971 9 · Introduction · Vincent Price · in The Ghouls ed. Peter Haining, W.H. Allen, 1971 13 · The Devil in a Convent · Francis Oscar Mann · ss The Devil in a Nunnery by Francis Oscar Mann, Constable, 1914, as “The Devil in a Nunnery” 22 · The Lunatics · Edgar Allan Poe · ss Graham’s Lady’s and Gentleman’s Magazine November 1845, as “The System of Doctor Tarr and Professor Fether” 39 · Puritan Passions · Nathaniel Hawthorne · ss The International Magazine February 1852 (+1), as “Feathertop: A Moralized Legend” 58 · The Phantom of the Opera · Gaston Leroux · ex Mills, 1911 translated from the French (Le Fantome de L’Opera, Pierre Lafitte, 1910). 121 · The Magician · W. Somerset Maugham · ex Heinemann, 1908 134 · Freaks · Tod Robbins · nv Munsey’s Magazine February 1923, as “Spurs” 151 · The Most Dangerous Game · Richard Connell · nv Collier’s January 19 1924 167 · Dracula’s Daughter [Dracula] · Bram Stoker · ss Dracula’s Guest by Bram Stoker, Routledge, 1914, as “Dracula’s Guest” written in 1897 as part of Dracula, this chapter was omitted from the published book for reasons of length. 179 · All That Money Can Buy · Stephen Vincent Benét · ss The Saturday Evening Post October 24 1936, as “The Devil and Daniel Webster” 195 · Afterword · Christopher Lee · aw The Ghouls ed. Peter Haining, W.H. Allen, 1971 197 · Cast and Credits · [uncredited] · bg The Ghouls ed. Peter Haining, W.H. Allen, 1971

The Ghouls: Book Two ed. Peter Haining (Orbit, October 1974, 0-8600-7808-6, 60p, 201pp, pb, an)     Last nine stories from The Ghouls (W.H. Allen, 1971). The Introduction and Afterword are reprinted in both volumes. 7 · Editor’s Foreword · Peter Haining · fw The Ghouls ed. Peter Haining, W.H. Allen, 1971 9 · Introduction · Vincent Price · in The Ghouls ed. Peter Haining, W.H. Allen, 1971 13 · The Body Snatcher · Robert Louis Stevenson · nv Pall Mall Gazette Christmas 1884 31 · The Beast with Five Fingers · William F. Harvey · nv The Beast with Five Fingers by William Fryer Harvey, Dent, 1928 revised from The New Decameron, Volume the First, B.H. Blackwell, 1919. 56 · The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms · Ray Bradbury · ss The Saturday Evening Post June 23 1951 65 · The Fly · George Langelaan · nv Playboy June 1957 96 · Black Sunday · Nikolai Gogol · nv Mirgorod: Stories by Nikolai Gogol, Knopf, 1929 translated from the Russian (“The Viy”, 1835). 132 · Incident at Owl Creek · Ambrose Bierce · ss San Francisco Examiner July 13 1890, as “An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge” 141 · Monster of Terror [Cthulhu] · H. P. Lovecraft · nv Amazing Stories September 1927, as “The Colour Out of Space” 169 · The Skull · Robert Bloch · nv Weird Tales September 1945, as “The Skull of the Marquis de Sade” 187 · The Oblong Box · Edgar Allan Poe · ss Godey’s Lady’s Book September 1844 198 · Afterword · Christopher Lee · aw The Ghouls ed. Peter Haining, W.H. Allen, 1971 200 · Cast and Credits · [uncredited] · bg The Ghouls ed. Peter Haining, W.H. Allen, 1971

The Graveyard Man ed. Peter Haining--- see under Alfred Hitchcock.

Greasepaint and Ghosts: An Anthology of Strange and Supernatural Stories from the World of Theatre ed. Peter Haining (William Kimber, June 1982, 0-7183-0378-4, £5.95, 219pp, hc, an, cover by Ionicus)     Anthology of ghost stories related to the theatre and written by those with a close association with the stage. 9 · Introduction · Peter Haining · in 13 · The Dressing Room · Elliott O’Donnell · ss 1965 21 · The Trailor Murder Mystery · Abraham Lincoln · ts Quincy, Illinois Whig April 15 1846, as “A Remarkable Case of Arrest for Murder” 29 · The Star Trap · Bram Stoker · ss Snowbound by Bram Stoker, Collier & Co., 1908 41 · The Last Drop · Sarah Bernhardt · ss 1893 46 · The Ghost of the Opera · Gaston Leroux · ex from The Phantom of the Opera, Mills, 1911 translated from the French (Le Fantome de L’Opera, Pierre Lafitte, 1910). 54 · The Cat and the Canary · John Willard · pl 1922 122 · The Triumph of Vice · W. S. Gilbert · ss The Savage Club Papers ed. Andrew Halliday, Tinsley Brothers, 1867 135 · The Voice of —! · John Galsworthy · ss Metropolitan Magazine February 1912 141 · The Demon King · J. B. Priestley · ss The Strand Magazine January 1931 155 · The Spirit of Baker Street · Basil Rathbone · ss 1947 161 · Diplomatic Crisis [Did It Happen?] · Orson Welles · ss The Evening Standard March 18 1955, as “Fifi and the Chilean Truffle” 167 · The Vengeance of Nitocris · Tennessee Williams · ss Weird Tales August 1928, as by Thomas Lanier Williams 180 · Four Ghosts in Hamlet · Fritz Leiber · nv The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction January 1965 216 · Rhythm · Charles Chaplin · ss Script 1938

Great British Tales of Terror: Gothic Stories of Horror and Romance, 1765-1840, Volume I ed. Peter Haining (Gollancz, February 1972, 0-575-01038-X, £2.50, viii+487pp, hc, an) 1 · Introduction · Peter Haining · in · I. Great Britain 11 · Maddalena, or The Fate of the Florentines · Horace Walpole · nv (r) taken from Unpublished Tales, edited by Spencer Walpole, 1902. 32 · Sir Bertrand · Anna Laetitia Barbauld · ss Miscellaneous Pieces in Prose by Anna Laetitia & John Aikin, 1773, as by Anna Laetitia Aikin; given as by Mrs. Anne Letitia Barbauld. this is now regarded as the work of John Aikin though usually attributed to his sister. 37 · The Haunted Chamber · Mrs. Ann Radcliffe · ex from The Mysteries of Udolpho, Robinson, 1794 55 · The Abbey of Clunedale · Dr. Nathan Drake · ss Literary Hours #20, 1804 68 · The Anaconda · Matthew Gregory Lewis · nv Romantic Tales by M. G. Lewis, Longman, Hurst, Rees & Orme, 1808 113 · The Monk of Horror, or The Conclave of Corpses · [uncredited] · ss The Tales of the Crypt, London, 1796 117 · The Nymph of the Fountain · William Beckford (by Johann Karl August Musäus) · nv Tales from the German by Johann Karl August Musäus, John Murray, 1791 the story is really by Johann Karl Musäus but was purportedly translated by Beckford for Popular Tales of the Germans, Murray, 1791. 151 · The Black Spider · [uncredited] · nv ca. 1798 174 · The Water Spectre · Francis Lathom · ss ca. 1810 189 · Secrets of Cabalism, or Ravenstone and Alice of Huntingdon · William Child Green · ss ca. 1819 200 · The Unknown!, or The Knight of the Red Plume · Anne of Swansea · nv Deeds of Olden Times by Anne of Swansea, 1826 227 · The Dance of the Dead · [uncredited] · ss ca. 1810 236 · Leixlip Castle · Charles Maturin · ss The Literary Souvenir, or Cabinet of Poetry and Romance, London, 1825 250 · The Vampyre · Dr. John Polidori · nv The New Monthly Magazine April 1 1819, as by Lord Byron 270 · The Assassins · Percy Bysshe Shelley · uw Posthumous Poems by Percy Bysshe Shelley, John and Henry L. Hunt, 1824 287 · The Dream · Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley · ss The Keepsake 1832, 1831 301 · The Burial · Lord Byron · uw Mazeppa by Lord Byron, John Murray, 1819, as “A Fragment” 308 · A Tale for a Chimney Corner · Leigh Hunt · ss The Indicator December 15 1819 318 · The Spectre Bride · William Harrison Ainsworth · ss Arliss’s Pocket Magazine 1822, as “The Baron’s Bride” 328 · The Dice · Thomas De Quincey · nv The London Magazine August 1823, as “The Magic Dice, an Awful Narrative”, uncredited. 353 · The Astrologer’s Prediction, or The Maniac’s Fate · [uncredited] · ss Legends of Terror, London, 1826 362 · Glenallan · Lord Lytton · nv 1826 383 · The Tale of the Mysterious Mirror · Sir Walter Scott · nv The Keepsake 1829, 1828, as “My Aunt Margaret’s Mirror” by The Author of “Waverley” 408 · The Magic Watch · Raphael · ss The Familiar Astrologer by Raphael, John Bennett, 1833 same as “The Diamond Watch”, Anon., in The Romancist’s and Novelist’s Library. 421 · The Demon of the Hartz, or The Three Charcoal Burners · Thomas Peckett Prest · ss The Calendar of Horrors by Thomas Peckett Prest, London, 1835, uncredited. wrongly attributed to Prest. It is a translation of the anonymous German tale “Waldeck”. see also “The Fortunes of Martin Waldeck”, translated by Sir Walter Scott. 432 · The Devil’s Wager · William Makepeace Thackeray · ss Fraser’s Magazine 1836 443 · The Expedition to Hell · James Hogg · ss Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine May 1827, as “George Dobson’s Expedition to Hell” 453 · The Iron Shroud · William Mudford, uncredited · ss Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine August 1830, as by The Author of “First and Last” 467 · The Ghost and the Bone-Setter [The Purcell Papers] · Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu · ss Dublin University Magazine January 1838, uncredited. 477 · The Tribunal of the Inquisition · G. W. M. Reynolds · ex from Mysteries of the Inquisition (r) wrongly attributed to Reynolds.

Great Irish Detective Stories ed. Peter Haining (Souvenir Press, 1993, 0-285-63146-2, £14.99, 368pp, hc, an)     Anthology of 26 detective stories by Irish writers. 7 · Introduction · Peter Haining · in 11 · 1. Foul Play: Stories of Murder and Death 13 · Events at Drimaghleen · William Trevor · ss Grand Street Winter 1987 30 · The Hand and the Word · Gerald Griffin · nv (r) 56 · The Hanging of Myles Joyce · James Joyce · ar The Critical Writings of James Joyce by James Joyce, The Viking Press, 1964, as “Ireland at the Bar”; the text is slightly restructured in this version. first published in Italian (“L’lrlanda alia sbarra”, Piccolo della Sera of Trieste, September 16, 1907). 58 · Telling · Elizabeth Bowen · ss The Black Cap ed. Cynthia Asquith, Hutchinson, 1927 66 · A Study in White · Nicholas Blake · ss The Strand Magazine February 1949, as “The Snow Line” 80 · Rats · Rearden Conner · ss The Evening Standard April 28 1934 89 · 2. Law Breaking: Cases of Theft and Robbery 91 · The Curse of Kishogue · Samuel Lover · ss (r) 98 · Negative Evidence · Richard Dowling · ss 1888 108 · A Lunatic at Large · George A. Birmingham · ss (r) 120 · The Glass Panel · Eimar O’Duffy · ss Thrills, Crimes and Mysteries, Associated Newspapers, 1935 133 · The Sting · Flann O’Brien · vi (r) 136 · The Informers · Brendan Behan · ex from The Scarperer, as by Emmet Street, The Irish Times 1953, as by Emmet Street 144 · Foxer · Brian Cleeve · ss The Saturday Evening Post December 18 1965 159 · 3. Crime Passionel: Tales of Jealousy and Revenge 161 · Murder at Cobbler’s Hulk · Sean O’Faolain · nv Playboy July 1971 184 · Two Bottles of Relish [Mr. Linley] · Lord Dunsany · ss Time and Tide November 12 1932 (+1) 197 · Girl of My Dreams · Peter Cheyney · ss (r) 212 · All in the Way You Look at It [Gervase Fen] · Edmund Crispin · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine #113, April 1953 222 · In the Train · Frank O’Connor · ss Lovat Dickson’s Magazine June 1935 236 · Maiden’s Leap · Benedict Kiely · nv The New Yorker July 1 1972 259 · 4. The Detectives: Police and Private Investigators 261 · The Law Is the Law · Liam O’Flaherty · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine December 1954 275 · The Vanishing Diamonds [Paul Beck] · M. McDonnell Bodkin · nv Pearson’s Weekly January 23 1897 297 · Justice Evaded [Mervyn Henderson] · Dorothea Conyers · ss The Sovereign Magazine May 1924 310 · East Wind [Insp. Joseph French] · Freeman Wills Crofts · ss The Cornhill Magazine February 1934 326 · Chailey’s Folly · L. A. G. Strong · ss The Evening Standard May 1 1934 337 · Murder in Repose [Sister Fidelma] · Peter Tremayne · nv 359 · Mugging in Harcourt Street · Cathal Ó Sándair; translated by Séamas Ó Coileáin · ss Feasta 1982 364 · Solution to “A Study in White” by Nicholas Blake · [uncredited] · ms (r)

Great Irish Drinking Stories ed. Peter Haining (Barnes & Noble, 2003, hc, an)     Reprint (Souvenir Press 2002) anthology. 11 · Introduction · Peter Haining · in · The Craic’s the Thing: Tales of Revelry 19 · After the Wake · Brendan Behan · ss Points 1950 26 · Irish Rebel · Edna O’Brien · nv The New Yorker October 6 1962, as “Come Into the Drawing Room, Doris” 49 · Gold at Night [Sister Fidelma] · Peter Tremayne · nv 75 · St. Patrick’s Day in the Morning · Robert J. Martin · ss (r) 94 · The Hen Party · Eamonn Sweeney · ex from Waiting for the Healer, Picador, 1997 104 · Teresa’s Wedding · William Trevor · ss (r) 115 · We Are Green! We Are White! · Roddy Doyle · ex from The Van, Secker & Warburg, 1991 · In Finnegan’s Wake: Pub Stories 123 · Grace · James Joyce · nv The Dubliners by James Joyce, Cape, 1914 146 · Ding-Dong · Samuel Beckett · ss More Pricks Than Kicks by Samuel Beckett, Chatto and Windus, 1934 152 · Peter McCabe’s Bargain · Peter Kavanagh · ss The Bell August 1951 157 · The Heat of the Sun · Sean O’Faolain · ss 1966 172 · The Boils of Thomas Gully · Patrick McCabe · ss Mondo Desperado by Patrick McCabe, Picador, 1999 183 · An Unusual Request · Glenn Patterson · ex from The International, Anchor Press, 1999 189 · The First Singles Bar · Malachy McCourt · ss (r) · The Drinks’ Interval: A Round of Dramas 199 · Christy Mahon’s Story · J. M. Synge · ex from The Playboy of the Western World, Maunsel & Co., 1907 207 · Tim Haffigan · Bernard Shaw · ex from John Bull’s Other Island, Archibald & Constable, 1907 215 · The Bull of Bashan · Sean O’Casey · ss Time and Tide December 1933 226 · Thirst · Flann O’Brien · pl (r) 239 · The Diviner · Brian Friel · ss The New Yorker March 31 1962 · Holding the Hour; Drinkers’ Tall Stories 255 · The Geography of an Irish Oath · William Carleton · ss (r) 275 · The Keg of Poteen · Lynn Doyle · ex from Ballygullion, Maunsel & Co., 1908 286 · The Drunkard · Frank O’Connor · ss The New Yorker July 3 1948 298 · The Guinness Goddess · Marian Keyes · ss (r) 308 · The Rocky Road to Dublin · Shane MacGowan · ar from A Drink with Shane Macgowan, 2001 312 · Just Visiting · Bernard MacLaverty · ss (r)

Great Irish Humorous Stories: An Anthology of Laughter and Wit ed. Peter Haining (Souvenir Press, 1995, 0-285-63250-7, £15.99, 333pp, hc, an, cover by Pat McCarthy)     Anthology of humorous Irish stories. 13 · Introduction · Peter Haining · in 17 · 1. Belly Laughs: Ribald Yarns 19 · A Night in Limerick · Roddy Doyle · ex from The Van, 1991 29 · The Kerukopaedia: A Fragment in the Manner of Rabelais · Laurence Sterne · ss 1775 35 · The Invisible Man · Charles Lever · vi (r) 39 · A Rhinoceros, Some Ladies, and a Horse · James Stephens · ss The American Mercury June 1947 51 · Love and Lethe · Samuel Beckett · ss (r) 65 · The Woman Who Married Clark Gable · Seán O’Faoláin · ss The Man Who Invented Sin, Devin-Adair, 1948 73 · A Ball of Malt and Madame Butterfly · Benedict Kiely · nv The Kenyon Review v31 #2, 1969 95 · Phonefun Limited · Bernard MacLaverty · ss (r) 107 · 2. Battles of Wit: Tales of Wordplay 109 · Bob Pentland, or The Gauger Outwitted · William Carleton · ss (r) 119 · The Law of Laughter · John Philpot Curran · vi (r) 123 · The Canterville Ghost · Oscar Wilde · nv Court and Society Review February 23 1887 (+1) 151 · Liquid Assets · Oliver St. John Gogarty · ss 1950 155 · A Day on the Bog · Lord Dunsany · ss Punch December 3 1947, uncredited. 159 · The Martyr’s Crown · Flann O’Brien · ss Stories and Plays by Flann O'Brien, Hart-Davis, MacGibbon, 1973 165 · The Corncrake · Sean O’Casey · ss (r) 173 · I Meet a Sheik · Brendan Behan · vi The Irish Press 1953 177 · Don Doonan’s Wake · Spike Milligan · ss (r) 183 · 3. Figures of Fun: Stories of Parody 185 · The Clan Thomas · David O. Bruadair · ss 1650 193 · Oscar of the Flail · Douglas Hyde · vi The Religious Songs of Connacht by Douglas Hyde, 1906 197 · The First Lord Lieutenant · Percy French · ss (r) 205 · Gas from a Burner · James Joyce · pm 1912 209 · Tale Told in Destiny Bay · Donn Byrne · vi (r) 211 · The Tailor’s ‘Busht’ · Eric Cross · ss (r) 217 · The Saucepan · Lynn Doyle · ss The Strand Magazine November 1917 231 · Tom Geraghty’s Imagination · Donagh MacDonagh · ss Lilliput March 1951 241 · The White Irish Society · Patrick Campbell · vi 1965 245 · 4. Leg Pulls: Satirical Tales 247 · A Modest Proposal · Jonathan Swift · fa S. Harding, 1729, uncredited. 257 · A Tale of a Churn · Francis Mahony · ss (r) 263 · The Gridiron · Samuel Lover · ss Legends and Stories of Ireland by Samuel Lover, W.F. Wakeman, 1832 271 · Lisheen Races, Second-Hand · Edith Somerville & Martin Ross · ss The Badminton Magazine #43, February 1899 287 · Donald Dudley the Bastard Critic · Amanda McKittrick Ros · ss (r) 299 · Principles of Stone-Breaking · Patrick Kavanagh · ar Lilliput June 1948 301 · The Majesty of the Law · Frank O’Connor · ss The Bones of Contention and Other Stories by Frank O'Connor, Macmillan, 1936 311 · The Death of a Scientific Humanist · Brian Friel · ss (r) 323 · Shaybo · Patrick Boyle · ss Evergreen Review #45, February 1967

Great Irish Stories of Childhood ed. Peter Haining (Barnes & Noble, 1998, 0-76070-663-8, 269pp, hc, an, cover: [photo] by Image Bank)     Reprint (Souvenir Press 1997) associational anthology. Associational anthology. 9 · Introduction · Peter Haining · in 13 · 1. The Age of Innocence: Memories of Growing Up 15 · Mankeepers and Mosscheepers · Seamus Heaney · ar (r) 18 · The Death of Peggy Meehan · William Trevor · ss (r) 30 · The First of My Sins · Brian Friel · ss 1965 42 · Red Jam Roll, the Dancer · Brendan Behan · ar (r) 47 · The Trout · Sean O’Faolain · vi Collier’s May 12 1945 51 · The Ring · Bryan MacMahon · ss (r) 57 · Not Liking to Pass the Road Again · Patrick O’Brian · vi (r) 61 · Lady-in-Waiting · Anne McCaffrey · ss Cassandra Rising ed. Alice Laurance, Doubleday, 1978 75 · 2. The Learning Years: Tales of Schooldays 77 · The Face of Evil · Frank O’Connor · ss The New Yorker April 3 1954 89 · The Roads · Padraic Pearse · ss (r) 100 · Mr. Collopy · Flann O’Brien · ss (r) 109 · The Poteen Maker · Michael McLaverty · ss Commonweal October 25 1946 117 · The Mystery Play · Sinéad de Valera · ss (r) 124 · The Parting · Liam O’Flaherty · ss (r) 135 · Weep for Our Pride · James Plunkett · ss (r) 149 · Sister Imelda · Edna O’Brien · nv The New Yorker November 9 1981 171 · 3. The Pains of Youth: Stories of Adolescence 173 · The Living Dead · Roddy Doyle · ss (r) 181 · We Might See Sights! · Julia O’Faolain · ss (r) 193 · Seduction · Neil Jordan · ss (r) 200 · Red Jelly · Eithne Strong · ss (r) 216 · The Way of the White Cow · Peter Tremayne · ss 235 · Belacqua’s Homecoming · Samuel Beckett · vi (r) 239 · Korea · John McGahern · ss (r) 246 · Decision in Belfield · Maeve Binchy · ss (r)

Great Irish Stories of Murder and Mystery ed. Peter Haining (Souvenir Press, 1999, 0-285-63480-1, £8.99, 283pp, tp, an, cover by Ben Warner)     Anthology of 20 short stories of murder and mystery by Irish authors ranging from Brendan Behan to Bob Shaw, each introduced by Peter Haining. 9 · Introduction · Peter Haining · in 13 · 1. Death Sentences: Tales of Killers 15 · The Sniper · Liam O’Flaherty · ss The New Leader January 12 1923 21 · The Death of Stevey Long · Sean O’Faolain · nv 1923 43 · Aftermath · Rearden Conner · ss Lovat Dickson’s Magazine January 1934 48 · The Execution · Brendan Behan · ss 1978 53 · On the Bog · Patrick O’Brian · ss 1974 66 · Trio · Jennifer Johnston · ss 1977 73 · Wesley · Carlo Gebler · ss Fortnight 1993, as “The Driver’s Story” 77 · She · Neil Jordan · vi 1980 81 · 2. Body of Evidence: Cases of Mystery 83 · The Man in the Middle · Nigel Fitzgerald · ss Suspense (UK) March 1960 103 · The Sword of Yung Lo · Maurice Walsh · ss Fantastic March/April 1953 120 · Death · Brian Cleeve · ss The London Mystery Magazine #17, 1953 125 · The Sight · Brian Moore · nv Irish Ghost Stories ed. Joseph Hone, Hamish Hamilton, 1977 145 · Holy Blood [Sister Fidelma] · Peter Tremayne · nv Great Irish Stories of Murder and Mystery ed. Peter Haining, Souvenir Press, 1999 172 · Burden of Proof [Slow Glass] · Bob Shaw · ss Analog Science Fiction—Science Fact May 1967 189 · 3. Malice Domestic: Stories of Vengeance 191 · The Inheritance · Frank Delaney · ss The Mail on Sunday 1996 198 · The Infringement of the Decalogue · Donn Byrne · ss Hearst’s Magazine December 1917 218 · The Flower of Kiltymore · Brian Friel · ss 1966 234 · The Yellow Beret · Mary Lavin · ss The New Yorker November 12 1960 254 · A Bit of Business · William Trevor · ss 1966 268 · The Killing of Mrs Nugent · Patrick McCabe · ex from The Butcher Boy, 1992

Great Irish Stories of the Supernatural ed. Peter Haining (Souvenir Press, October 22, 1992, 0-285-63107-1, £15.99, 378pp, hc, an, cover: [photo] by Barfield Associates)     Anthology of 28 stories of ghosts, faerie, and devilry, by Irish authors including Lord Dunsany, James Joyce, and W.B. Yeats. 7 · Introduction · Peter Haining · in 11 · 1: Ghosts · Peter Haining · si 18 · The Spectre Lovers · Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu · ss Dublin University Magazine January 1851, uncredited. 32 · The Ghosts and the Game of Football · Patrick Kennedy · ss Legendary Fictions of the Irish Celts by Patrick Kennedy, 1866 36 · Hertford O’Donnell’s Warning · Mrs. J. H. Riddell · ss London Society Christmas 1867 58 · Hand in Glove · Elizabeth Bowen · ss The Second Ghost Book ed. Cynthia Asquith, James Barrie, 1952 70 · The End of the Record · Sean O’Faolain · ss The Finest Stories of Sean O’Faolain by Sean O'Faolain, Little, 1957 77 · 2: Hauntings · Peter Haining · si 83 · The Judge’s House · Bram Stoker · nv Holly Leaves December 5 1891 104 · The Servant · Michael MacLiammoir · ss Dublin Evening Herald 108 · Let Me Go · L. A. G. Strong · ss The Strand Magazine December 1946 118 · Autumn Sunshine · William Trevor · nv The New Yorker March 10 1980 139 · Aisling · Peter Tremayne · nv Weirdbook #20, Spring 1985 169 · 3: Faerie · Peter Haining · si 175 · The Carl of the Drab Coat · James Stephens · ss Irish Fairy Tales by James Stephens, Macmillan, 1920 192 · The Curse of the Fires and of the Shadows · William Butler Yeats · ss The National Observer August 5 1893 198 · The Fairy Goose · Liam O’Flaherty · ss The Fairy Goose and Two Other Stories by Liam O'Flaherty, Crosby Gaige, 1927 206 · The Old Faith · Frank O’Connor · ss More Stories by Frank O’Connor by Frank O'Connor, Knopf, 1954 217 · The Science of Mirrors · Catherine Brophy · ss (r) 227 · 4: Leprechauns · Peter Haining · si 233 · Teig O’Kane and the Corpse · translated by Douglas Hyde · ss Legends of Saints and Sinners ed. Douglas Hyde, Talbot Press, 1915 248 · The Haunted Cellar · Thomas Crofton Croker · ss Fairy Legends and Traditions of the South of Ireland by T. Crofton Croker, John Murray, 1825, uncredited. 256 · The Gollan · A. E. Coppard · ss Gollan by A. E. Coppard, self-published, 1929 264 · The Crock of Gold [Joseph Jorkens] · Lord Dunsany · ss The (London) Evening News December 24 1946, as “Fairy Gold” 269 · 5: Devilry · Peter Haining · si 275 · The Three Wishes · William Carleton · nv Traits and Stories of the Irish Peasantry, v1 by William Carleton, 1830 300 · Tale of the Piper · Donn Byrne · vi Destiny Bay by Donn Byrne, Little Brown, 1928 304 · The Devil of a Rider · J. M. Synge · vi (r) 306 · The Devil and the Cat · James Joyce · vi (r) 309 · 6: Revenants · Peter Haining · si 316 · The Brown Man · Gerald Griffin · ss Holland-Tide by Gerald Griffin, 1827 322 · A Play-House in the Waste · George Moore · ss Untilled Field by George Moore, Lippincott, 1903 333 · The Eyes of the Dead · Daniel Corkery · ss Columbia May 1927 345 · The Dogs in the Great Glen · Benedict Kiely · ss The New Yorker October 8 1960 362 · The Green Grave and the Black Grave · Mary Lavin · ss The Atlantic Monthly May 1940

Great Irish Tales of Horror: A Treasury of Fear ed. Peter Haining (Souvenir Press, October 12, 1995, 0-285-63280-9, £15.99, 303pp, hc, an, cover by Douglas Cameron)     Anthology of 24 stories by Irish writers including Bram Stoker, George Bernard Shaw, and Jack Higgins. 9 · Introduction · Peter Haining · in · 1. Lurking Shadows: Stories of Fear 17 · The Morgan Score · Jack Higgins · ex from Solo, William Collins, 1980 31 · The Doomed Sisters · Charles Robert Maturin · ss The Literary Souvenir, or Cabinet of Poetry and Romance, London, 1825, as “Leixlip Castle” 45 · The Child Who Loved a Grave · Fitz-James O’Brien · ss Harper’s New Monthly Magazine April 1861, uncredited. 51 · The Diplomatist’s Story · Shane Leslie · ar Shane Leslie’s Ghost Book by Shane Leslie, Hollis & Carter, 1955 60 · The Portrait of Roisin Dhu · Dorothy Macardle · ss Earth-Bound by Dorothy Macardle, The Harrigan Press, 1924 69 · Danse Macabre · L. A. G. Strong · ss The Strand Magazine December 1949 76 · The Happy Autumn Fields · Elizabeth Bowen · ss The Cornhill Magazine November 1944 93 · Mr. Murphy and the Angel · Brian Cleeve · ss (r) · 2. Wake Not the Dead: Traditional Terror 109 · The Raising of Elvira Tremlett · William Trevor · ss Transatlantic Review #60, June 1977 127 · The Unburied Legs · Gerald Griffin · ss 1827 133 · The Man from Shorrox’ · Bram Stoker · ss The Pall Mall Magazine February 1894 147 · A House Possessed · Sax Rohmer · ss The New Magazine (UK) December 1912 167 · The Miraculous Revenge · George Bernard Shaw · ss Time March 1885 188 · Five Pounds of Flesh · J. M. Synge · ss (r) 194 · The Watcher o’ the Dead · John Guinan · ss The Cornhill Magazine June 1929 206 · The Samhain Feis · Peter Tremayne · nv Halloween Horrors ed. Alan Ryan, Doubleday, 1986 translated from the Irish (“Feis na Samhain”, Feasta, Nov ’84). · 3. To Make the Flesh Creep: Chilling Tales 227 · Fly Away Finger, Fly Away Thumb · Brian Moore · ss The London Mystery Magazine #17, 1953 [Ref. Francis Butterfield] 236 · Footsteps in the Lobby [The Purcell Papers] · Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu · ex from “Passage in the Secret History of an Irish Countess”, anonymously, Dublin University Magazine November 1838, uncredited. 245 · The Cedar Closet · Patrick Lafcadio Hearn · ss The Enquirer March 1 1874 255 · Will · Vincent O’Sullivan · ss The Green Window by Vincent O'Sullivan, Leonard Smithers, 1899 translated from the French (“Le Scarabée Funèbre”, Mercure de France). 262 · The Bride · M. P. Shiel · ss The English Illustrated Magazine May 1902 275 · Encounter at Night · Mary Frances McHugh · ss Thrills, Crimes and Mysteries, Associated Newspapers, 1935 280 · Arachnophobia · Catherine Brophy · ss Dublin University Magazine 19?? 292 · Last Rites · Neil Jordan · ss Night in Tunisia, and Other Stories by Neil Jordan, Writers and Readers Publishing Cooperative, 1979

Great Irish Tales of the Unimaginable: Stories of Fantasy and Myth ed. Peter Haining (Souvenir Press, September 22, 1994, 0-285-63206-X, £14.99, 309pp, hc, an, cover by Charles Bentley)     Anthology of 24 fantasy stories based on Irish myths and legends. 9 · Introduction · Peter Haining · in 15 · I: Gods and Heroes 17 · The Hound of Ulster · Standish James O’Grady · ex from Finn and His Companions, 1892 22 · The Wisdom of the King · W. B. Yeats · ss The Celtic Twilight by W. B. Yeats, Lawrence & Bullen, 1893 29 · The Call of Oisin · Lady Gregory · ex from Gods and Fighting Men, John Murray, 1904 37 · Laughing Stranger · James Stephens · ss Irish Fairy Tales by James Stephens, Macmillan, 1920 44 · Balor and the Wonder-Smith · Ella Young · ss The Dublin Magazine August 1923 61 · The Death of Macha Gold-Hair · Dermot O’Byrne · ss The Irish Review 1917 72 · The Outlaw · Joseph O’Neill · ss The Dublin Magazine 1934 80 · Earth-Bound · Dorothy Macardle · ss The Dublin Magazine December 1923 89 · II: The Romantic Sagas 91 · Flight of Angels · Austin Clarke · ex from The Sun Dances at Easter, 1952 109 · Midir and Etain · Shane Leslie · ss Masquerades by Shane Leslie, John Long, 1924 116 · A Prince in Disguise · Sinead de Valera · ss (r) 122 · Legend for a Painting · Julia O’Faolain · ss (r) 126 · The Kiss · Michael Scott · ss (r) 135 · The Woman Without Mercy · Maurice Walsh · ss The Dublin Magazine 1923 145 · The Bewitching of Fursey · Mervyn Wall · ex from The Unfortunate Fursey, 1946 159 · A Fable · Mary Lavin · ss Tales from Bective Bridge by Mary Lavin, Little, Brown, 1942 171 · III: The Wonder-Quests 173 · The Voyage of Maeldun · translated by P. W. Joyce · nv 1894 adapted from Ancient Book of the Dun Cow (c.1100). 207 · The Hero of Michan · James Joyce · ex from Ulysses, Sylvia Beach, 1922 212 · The Return of Cuchulain · Eimar O’Duffy · ex from King Goshawk and the Birds, 1926 231 · The End of the Rainbow · Lord Dunsany · ex from The Curse of the Wise Woman, Heinemann, 1933; chapters 22-24. 247 · Crotty Shinkwin · A. E. Coppard · ss Golden Cockerel Press, 1932 257 · The Ark of Cashelmore · T. H. White · ex from The Elephant and the Kangaroo, Putnam, 1947 266 · The Devil and Democracy [The Devil] · Brian Cleeve · ss Argosy (UK) October 1966 281 · The Last Warrior Quest · Peter Tremayne · nv

Great Tales of Terror from Europe and America: Gothic Stories of Horror and Romance, 1765-1840, Volume II ed. Peter Haining (Gollancz, November 1972, 0-575-01376-1, £2.50, 489-928pp, hc, an)

Great Tales of Terror from Europe and America: Gothic Stories of Horror and Romance, 1765-1840, Volume II ed. Peter Haining (Penguin, August 1973, 0-14-003719-5, 60p, 506pp, pb, an, cover by Peter Fluck)     Reprint (Gollancz 1972) ghost/horror anthology. 9 · Editor’s Introduction · Peter Haining · in 13 · Germany · Peter Haining · is 15 · The New Melusina · Johann von Goethe · ss (r) translated from the German (Wilhelm Meister’s Wanderjahre, 1795/6). 37 · The Ghost-Seer, or The Apparitionist · J. F. von Schiller · ex Verner and Hood, 1795; part 1 only. translated from the German (Der Geisterseher, Thalia, 1786). 80 · The Harp · Karl Theodor Körner · ss (r) 85 · The Wild Hunstman!, or The Demon’s Skeleton Chase · Gottfried August Bürger · pm (r) 93 · The Bride of the Grave · Johann Ludwig Tieck (error, actually by Ernst Raupach) · nv Popular Tales and Romances of the Northern Nations, Vol. 1, Simpkin, Marshall, 1823, as “Wake Not the Dead”, uncredited. translated from the German (“Lasst die Todten Ruhen: Ein Mährchen”, Minerva: Taschenbuch für das Jahr 1823, Leipzig, 1822). 122 · The Field of Terror · F. H. de la Motte Fouqué · nv Popular Tales and Romances of the Northern Nations, Vol. 3, Simpkin, Marshall, 1823, uncredited. 136 · The Bottle Imp · Johann Karl Musäus (error, actually by Friedrich de la Motte Fouqué) · nv Popular Tales and Romances of the Northern Nations, Vol. 1, Simpkin, Marshall, 1823, uncredited. translated from the German (“Das Galgenmännlein”, 1814). 165 · The Spectre-Barber · Johann Karl August Musäus, uncredited · na Tales from the German by Johann Karl August Musäus, John Murray, 1791 translated from the German (“Stumme Liebe”, 1782). 199 · The Cremona Violin · E. T. A. Hoffmann · ss (r) translated from the German (“Rath Krespel”, 1818). 225 · Fatal Marksman · Johann August Apel · nv (r), as “Der Freischütz, or The Magic Balls” translated from the German (Gespensterbuch, 1810-17). 248 · The Devil’s Ladder · Alois Wilhelm Schreiber · ss (r), uncredited. 256 · The Hall of Blood · Professor von Kramer · ss 1817 265 · France · Peter Haining · is 267 · The Witch of Eye · François Baculard D’Arnaud · ss (r) 284 · The Unholy Compact Abjured · Charles Pigault-Lebrun · ss ca. 1825 289 · The Wandering Jew’s Sentence · Eugène Sue · ex from The Wandering Jew, 1845 297 · The Parricide Punished · [uncredited] · ss Gentlemen and Ladies’ Town and Country Magazine July 1789 first published in French in 1782. 303 · The Rest of Europe · Peter Haining · is 305 · Louise, or The Living Spectre · [uncredited] · ss ca. 1814, as “Marianne” 317 · Jan Schalken’s Three Wishes · [uncredited] · ss ca. 1820 321 · Maredata and Giulio, or The Ocean Spirit · [uncredited] · ss ca. 1826 328 · Valdrwulf, or The Fiend of the Moor · [uncredited] · ss ca. 1828 341 · America · Peter Haining · is 343 · Rip Van Winkle: A Legend · [uncredited] · nv The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent #1, June 23 1819, as by Geoffrey Crayon 360 · Memoirs of Carwin, The Biloquist · Charles Brockden Brown · uw Literary Magazine and American Register November 1803 an unfinished sequel to Wieland, written in 1798. 424 · The Adventure of the German Student · Washington Irving · ss Tales of a Traveller by Geoffrey Crayon & Gent., John Murray, 1824, as by Geoffrey Crayon 431 · The Christmas Banquet · Nathaniel Hawthorne · nv United States Magazine and Democratic Review December 1843 452 · The Strange Guests · Henry Rowe Schoolcraft, uncredited · ss American Antiquities and Discoveries in the West ed. Josiah Priest, 1833, as “The Two Ghosts, or Hospitality Rewarded” 459 · Hugues, the Wer-Wolf · Sutherland Menzies · ss Court Magazine, Monthly Critic, Lady’s Magazine and Museum September 1838 482 · The Possessed One · [uncredited] · ss Baltimore Saturday Visitor 1831 487 · Ben Blower’s Story · Charles Hoffman · ss Graham’s Lady’s and Gentleman’s Magazine August 1842 495 · The Cask of Amontillado [Fortunato] · Edgar Allan Poe · ss Godey’s Lady’s Book November 1846 503 · Shadow: A Parable · Edgar Allan Poe · ss Southern Literary Messenger September 1835

Guaranteed Rest in Peace and Other Macabre Tales ed. Peter Haining--- see under Alfred Hitchcock.

Hallowe’en Hauntings ed. Peter Haining (William Kimber, October 29, 1984, 0-7183-0536-1, £7.50, 221pp, hc, an, cover by Ionicus)     “Stories About the Most Ghostly Night of the Year”. 9 · Introduction · Peter Haining · in 13 · A Hallowe’en Wraith · William Black · ss Harper’s New Monthly Magazine November 1890 37 · Ken’s Mystery · Julian Hawthorne · nv Harper’s New Monthly Magazine November 1883 60 · Cockcrow Inn · Tod Robbins · nv Mystery Magazine March 1 1926 82 · The Oldest Talland · Hugh Walpole · ss The Story-teller February 1917 95 · Et in Sempiternum Pereant · Charles Williams · ss The London Mercury December 1935 107 · All Souls’ · Edith Wharton · nv Ghosts by Edith Wharton, Appleton-Century, 1937 132 · The Vow on Hallowe’en · Dorothy Macardle (error, actually by Lyllian Huntley Harris) · vi Weird Tales May/June/July 1924; erroneously attributed by Haining to Macardle and given as having been published in Eire magazine in 1922. 137 · The Cloak · Robert Bloch · ss Unknown May 1939 154 · The Adventure of the Dead Cat [Ellery Queen] · Ellery Queen · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine #35, October 1946 173 · The Very Old Folk · H. P. Lovecraft · ss Scienti-Snaps Summer 1940 part of a letter to Donald Wandrei, dated 2 Nov 1927, recounting a Hallowe’en dream. 182 · Hallowe’en for Mr. Faulkner · August Derleth · ss Fantastic Universe November 1959 193 · The Candy Skull · Ray Bradbury · ss Dime Mystery Magazine January 1948 212 · The Candle in the Skull · Basil Copper · ss

The Hashish Club: An Anthology of Drug Literature, Volume One: The Founding of the Modern Tradition: From Coleridge to Crowley ed. Peter Haining (Peter Owen, 1975, 0-7206-0303-X, £4.50, 264pp, hc, an)     Anthology of “drug literature” with 19 stories and articles tracing the field from Coleridge to Crowley. 13 · Preface · Brian W. Aldiss · pr 17 · Introduction · Peter Haining · in 23 · I 27 · The Wanderings of Cain · Samuel Coleridge · pp The Poetical Works of S.T. Coleridge by Samuel Taylor Coleridge, William Pickering, 1828 33 · Dream Fugue · Thomas De Quincey · ex from “The English Mail Coach”, Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine October 1849 (+1) 43 · A Tale of the Ragged Mountains · Edgar Allan Poe · ss Godey’s Lady’s Book April 1844 54 · An Extraordinary Adventure in the Shades · James Mangan · ss 1833 68 · The Candlestick Ghost · William Wilkie Collins · ss (r) 81 · II 84 · The Hashish-Eaters’ Club · Théophile Gautier · ss (r) 101 · The Double Room · Charles Baudelaire · pm (r) 105 · Hashish · Gérard de Nerval · ss (r) 115 · The Time of Assassins · Arthur Rimbaud · pp (r) 117 · III 120 · Drugs and the Man · B. L. Putnam Weale · ss The Forbidden Boundary by B. L. Putnam Weale, Macmillan, 1908 134 · The House in Boulevard Thiers · Claude Farrère · ss (r) 142 · Torn Letters · Lafcadio Hearn · pp Harper’s New Monthly Magazine 1888 151 · Finis Coronat Opus · Francis Thompson · ss (r) 165 · A Walk Abroad · James Thomson · ss (r) 173 · IV 176 · A New Artificial Paradise · Havelock Ellis · ar The Contemporary Review 1898 191 · The Adoration of the Magi · W. B. Yeats · ss (r) 198 · The Dying of Francis Donne · Ernest Dowson · ss The Savoy #4, August 1896 208 · A Psychical Invasion [John Silence] · Algernon Blackwood · na John Silence by Algernon Blackwood, Eveleigh Nash, 1908 253 · The Stratagem · Aleister Crowley · nv The Smart Set September 1916

The Hashish Club: An Anthology of Drug Literature, Volume Two: The Psychedelic Era: From Huxley to Lennon ed. Peter Haining (Peter Owen, 1975, 0-7206-0014-6, £3.25, 160pp, hc, an, cover by Keith Cunningham)     Anthology of “drug literature” with 19 stories and articles tracing the field from Aldous Huxley to John Lennon. Each piece and each section has an introduction by Haining. 13 · Introduction · Peter Haining · in 17 · I 20 · The First Third · Neal Cassady · ss (r) 24 · Writing Dreams · Jack Kerouac · ex from Book of Dreams, City Lights Books, 1960 33 · I Am Dying, Meester? · William S. Burroughs · ss (r) 37 · The Great Being · Allen Ginsberg · ss (r) 43 · II 48 · LSD Is Air · Timothy Leary · ar 1968 52 · The Joyous Cosmology · Alan Watts · ex 1962 60 · Good Ole Cagey Cage · William J. Craddock · ex from Be Not Content, Doubleday, 1970 67 · A Trip to Stonesville · Andrew Weil · ex from The Natural Mind, Houghton Mifflin, 1972 75 · III 78 · The Wind at Beni Midar · Paul Bowles · ss (r) 89 · My King · Henri Michaux · ss (r) translated from the French (“Mon Roi”, La Nuit Remue, 1935). 95 · The Blood of a Wig · Terry Southern · ss Evergreen Review #49, October 1967 109 · The Long Book · Alexander Trocchi · ss (r) 125 · IV 130 · Neville Club · John Lennon · ss In His Own Write by John Lennon, Jonathan Cape, 1964 133 · Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas · Hunter S. Thompson · ex Random House, July 7 1972 140 · Fable the Third · Smokestack El Ropo · ss Bedside Reader by Smokestack El Ropo, Straight Arrow, 1972 144 · “A Conscious Tool of the Universe” · Jerry Garcia · ss (r) 151 · Epilogue 152 · A Visionary Prediction · Aldous Huxley · ar Playboy November 1963, as “Hallucinogens: A Philosopher’s Visionary Prediction”