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Valentine Picture Story Library ed. Lara Maiklem (Prion, February 4, 2008, 978-1-853-75645-0, £12.99, 399pp, hc, an) 5 · Introduction · Steve Holland · in 6 · Livin’ Lovin’ Doll · [uncredited] · cs Valentine Picture Story Library #20, March 1961; illustrated by R. G. Casarrubio 72 · What Do You Want? · [uncredited] · cs Valentine Picture Story Library #15, January 1961; illustrated by R. G. Casarrubio 138 · You Made Me Love You · [uncredited] · cs Valentine Picture Story Library #22, April 1961; illustrated by R. Santos 204 · Treat Me Nice · [uncredited] · cs Valentine Picture Story Library #26, June 1961; illustrated by Jesus Blasco 270 · Say It with Music · [uncredited] · cs Valentine Picture Story Library #17, February 1961; illustrated by Jesus Blasco 336 · No Turning Back · [uncredited] · cs Valentine Picture Story Library #16, January 1961; illustrated by Jose Carlos

The Darkest of Nights by Charles Eric Maine (Hodder & Stoughton, 1962, 254pp, hc, n.)     SF novel.

The Darkest of Nights by Charles Eric Maine (The British Library, February 14, 2019, 978-0-7123-5218-5, £8.99, 317pp, tp, n., cover by Chesley Bonestell) [British Library Science Fiction Classics]     Reprint (Hodder 1962) SF novel.

The Tide Went Out by Charles Eric Maine (Hodder & Stoughton, 1958, 190pp, hc, n.)     SF novel.

The Tide Went Out by Charles Eric Maine (The British Library, January 25, 2019, 978-0-7123-5237-6, £8.99, 236pp, tp, n., cover by David A. Hardy) [British Library Science Fiction Classics]     Reprint (Hodder 1958) SF novel.

Ex Cathedra by Rebecca Maines (Twilight Tales, June 2006, 0-9779856-0-1, $12.00, 165pp, tp, co)     Collection of 11 stories, four original. Three were originally written as by Pamela D. Hodgson. 9 · Sarah, Who Speaks to the Lord · Rebecca Maines · ss Daughter of Dangerous Dames ed. Tina L. Jens, 11th Hour Productions, 2000 20 · Plowshares · Rebecca Maines · ss Marion Zimmer Bradley’s Sword and Sorceress XXI ed. Diana L. Paxson, DAW, 2004 33 · The Age of Maturity · Rebecca Maines · ss Blood Muse ed. Esther M. Friesner & Martin H. Greenberg, Donald I. Fine, 1995, as by Pamela D. Hodgson 47 · Things Left Undone · Rebecca Maines · ss 67 · They Still Play the Blues in Chicago · Rebecca Maines · ss 74 · The Next Ted Williams · Rebecca Maines · ss www.maines.org 2002 87 · Lockdown · Rebecca Maines · ss 99 · Returned Mail from EALTGELD · Rebecca Maines · ss Dangerous Dames ed. Tina L. Jens, 11th Hour Productions, 1998, as by Pamela D. Hodgson 111 · Liquidation · Rebecca Maines · ss MarsDust 2004 127 · PRAVI · Rebecca Maines · ss 147 · The Canterbury Path · Rebecca Maines · ss The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction August 1995, as by Pamela D. Hodgson 167 · About the Author · [uncredited] · bg

Robert Bloch: Appreciations of the Master ed. Ricia Mainhardt & Richard Matheson--- see under Richard Matheson.

Superheroes ed. Ricia Mainhardt & John Varley--- see under John Varley.

Frightfully Cosy and Mild Stories for Nervous Types by Johnny Mains (Shadow Publishing, September 25, 2012, 978-0-9539032-5-2, £7.99, 173pp, tp, oc, cover by Richard Sampson)     Details taken from online listing. 1 · Foreword · Johnny Mains · fw 3 · The Song of the Syrinx, and Other Callings: An Intro to Johnny Mains’ “Difficult Second Collection” · Stephen Volk · in 7 · Aldeburgh · Johnny Mains · ss Terror Tales of East Anglia ed. Paul Finch, Gray Friar Press, 2012 25 · Mrs. Claus and the Immaculate Conception · Johnny Mains · nv 47 · Cure · Johnny Mains · ss 53 · The Tip Run · Johnny Mains · ss 59 · Head Soup · Johnny Mains · ss The Aklonomicon ed. Ivan McCann & Joseph S. Pulver, Sr., Aklo Press, 2012 69 · Dead Forest Air · Johnny Mains · ss 81 · The Rookery · Johnny Mains · ss Bite Sized Horror ed. Johnny Mains, Obverse Books, 2011; revised. 91 · Prim Suspect · Johnny Mains · nv 113 · The Jacket · Johnny Mains · ss Alt-Dead ed. Peter Mark May, Hersham Horror Books, 2011 123 · “I Wish” · Johnny Mains · ss 133 · George V · Johnny Mains · ss Voices from the Past ed. Lee Harris & Scott Harrison, H&H Books, 2011 139 · The Were-Dwarf · Johnny Mains · nv 169 · Author’s Mumbles · Johnny Mains · aw

Back from the Dead: The Legacy of The Pan Book of Horror Stories ed. Johnny Mains (Noose & Gibbet Publishing, March 2010, 978-0-9564884-0-4, £20.00, 524pp, hc, oa) · Foreword · Shaun Hutson · fw · The Influence of Pan · David A. Sutton · in · Locked · Christopher Fowler · ss · Mr. Smythe · Tony Richards · ss · Acute Rehab · John Burke · ss · Camera Obscura · Basil Copper · nv The Sixth Pan Book of Horror Stories ed. Herbert van Thal, Pan, 1965 · The True Spirit · David A. Riley · ss · Angel · Jack Wainer · ss · A Good Offence · Myc Harrison · ss · Gallybagger · Roger Clarke · ss · Spinalonga · John Ware · ss The 13th Pan Book of Horror Stories ed. Herbert van Thal, Pan, 1972 · The Forgotten Island · Jonathan Cruise · ss · Dreaming the Dark · J. P. Dixon · ss · The Little Girl Eater · Septimus Dale · ss The Fourth Pan Book of Horror Stories ed. Herbert van Thal, Pan, 1963 · Mr. Golden’s Haunt · Christina Kiplinger · ss · The Stare · John Burke · ss · The Children · Nicholas Royle · ss · The Moment of Death · Ken Alden · ss The 24th Pan Book of Horror Stories ed. Herbert van Thal, Pan, 1983 · A Caribbean Incident · Jane Louie · ss · The Waiting Game · Craig Herbertson · ss · School Crossing · Francis King · ss The 20th Pan Book of Horror Stories ed. Herbert van Thal, Pan, 1979 · Sounds Familiar · Harry E. Turner · ss · An Outing with H. · Conrad Hill · ss · “Lest Ye Should Suffer Nightmares”: Herbert Van Thal: A Biography · Johnny Mains · bg [Ref. Herbert Van Thal]

Best British Horror 2014 ed. Johnny Mains (Salt Publishing, April 15, 2014, 978-1-907773-64-8, £9.99, 432pp, tp, an)     Details taken from online listing. · Doll Re Mi · Tanith Lee · nv Nightmare #8, May 2013 · When Charlie Sleeps · Laura Mauro · ss Black Static #37, November/December 2013 · Exploding Raphaelesque Heads · Ian Hunter · ss The Tenth Black Book of Horror ed. Charles Black, Mortbury Press, 2013 · The Bloody Tower · Anna Taborska · ss Terror Tales of London ed. Paul Finch, Gray Friar Press, 2013 · Behind the Doors · Ramsey Campbell · nv Memoryville Blues ed. Peter Crowther & Nick Gevers, PS Publishing, 2013 · The Secondary Host · John Llewellyn Probert · ss Exotic Gothic 5, Volume II ed. Danel Olson, PS Publishing, 2013 · The Garscube Creative Writing Group · Muriel Gray · ss The Burning Circus ed. Johnny Mains, British Fantasy Society, 2013 · Biofeedback · Gary Fry · ss Shades of Nothingness by Gary Fry, PS Publishing, 2013 · Doll Hands · Adam Nevill · nv The Burning Circus ed. Johnny Mains, British Fantasy Society, 2013 · Guinea Pig Girl · Thana Niveau · nv The Tenth Black Book of Horror ed. Charles Black, Mortbury Press, 2013 · Touch Me with Your Cold, Hard Fingers · Elizabeth Stott · ss Nightjar Press, June 2013 · Dad Dancing · Kate Farrell · ss The Tenth Black Book of Horror ed. Charles Black, Mortbury Press, 2013 · The Arse-Licker · Stephen Volk · ss Anatomy of Death (In Five Sleazy Pieces) ed. Mark West, Hersham Horror Books, 2013 · Laudate Dominum (for Many Voices) · D. P. Watt · ss Shadows & Tall Trees #5, Summer 2013 · Someone to Watch Over You · Marie O’Regan · ss Terror Tales of London ed. Paul Finch, Gray Friar Press, 2013 · Namesake · V. H. Leslie · ss Black Static #36, September/October 2013 · Come Into My Parlour · Reggie Oliver · ss Dark World ed. Timothy Parker Russell, Tartarus Press, 2013 · The Red Door · Mark Morris · ss Terror Tales of London ed. Paul Finch, Gray Friar Press, 2013 · Author of the Death · Michael Marshall Smith · ss Everything You Need by Michael Marshall Smith, Earthling Publications, 2013 · The Magician Kelso Dennett · Stephen Volk · ss Terror Tales of the Seaside ed. Paul Finch, Gray Friar Press, 2013 · That Tiny Flutter of the Heart I Used to Call Love · Robert Shearman · ss Psycho-Mania! ed. Stephen Jones, Robinson, 2013

Best British Horror 2015 ed. Johnny Mains (Salt Publishing, May 25, 2015, 978-1-78463-028-7, £9.99, 335pp, tp, an, cover by vithib)     Details taken from online listing. ix · Introduction · Johnny Mains · in 1 · Quarry Hogs · Jane Jakeman · nv Supernatural Tales #27, Autumn 2014 24 · Random Flight · Rosalie Parker · ss Terror Tales of Yorkshire ed. Paul Finch, Gray Friar Press, 2014 34 · Shaddertown · Conrad Williams · ss Shadows & Tall Trees #6, Spring 2014 50 · Learning the Language · John Llewellyn Probert · ss Terror Tales of Wales ed. Paul Finch, Gray Friar Press, 2014 65 · A Spider Remember · Sara Pascoe · ss Dead Funny ed. Robin Ince & Johnny Mains, Salt Publishing, 2014 70 · Eastmouth · Alison Moore · ss The Spectral Book of Horror Stories ed. Mark Morris, Spectral Press, 2014 78 · The Reunion · Rebecca Lloyd · ss Mercy and Other Stories by Rebecca Lloyd, Tartarus Press, 2014 96 · The Third Time · Helen Grant · nv The Ghosts and Scholars Book of Shadows: Vol 2 ed. Rosemary Pardoe, Sarob Press, 2014 129 · Drowning in Air · Andrew Hook · ss Strange Tales Volume IV ed. Rosalie Parker, Tartarus Press, 2014 140 · Alistair · Mark Samuels · ss Written in Darkness by Mark Samuels, Egaeus Press, 2014 150 · In the Year of Omens · Helen Marshall · ss Fearful Symmetries ed. Ellen Datlow, ChiZine Publications, 2014 167 · Apple Pie and Sulphur · Christopher Harman · nv Shadows & Tall Trees #6, Spring 2014 195 · On Ilkley Moor · Alison Littlewood · ss Terror Tales of Yorkshire ed. Paul Finch, Gray Friar Press, 2014 211 · The Broken and the Unmade · Steven J. Dines · nv Black Static #39, March/April 2014 234 · Only Bleeding · Gary McMahon · ss Horror Uncut ed. Tom Johnstone & Joel Lane, Gray Friar Press, 2014 242 · Night Porter · R. B. Russell · ss Shadows & Tall Trees #6, Spring 2014 258 · Something Sinister in Sunlight · Lisa Tuttle · ss The Spectral Book of Horror Stories ed. Mark Morris, Spectral Press, 2014 274 · The Night Run · Simon Kurt Unsworth · ss Noir ed. Ian Whates, NewCon Press, 2014, as “The Private Ambulance” 281 · The Rising Tide · Priya Sharma · ss Terror Tales of Wales ed. Paul Finch, Gray Friar Press, 2014 299 · The Slista · Stephen Laws · ss The Spectral Book of Horror Stories ed. Mark Morris, Spectral Press, 2014 303 · Dog · Reece Shearsmith · ss Dead Funny ed. Robin Ince & Johnny Mains, Salt Publishing, 2014 315 · Remembering Graham Joyce · Sue Joyce · ob [Ref. Graham Joyce] 316 · Under the Pylon · Graham Joyce · ss Darklands 2 ed. Nicholas Royle, Egerton Press, 1992

Best British Horror 2018 ed. Johnny Mains (NewCon Press, October 23, 2018, 978-1-910935-96-5, £12.99, 253pp, tp, an, cover by Daniele Serra)     Also available in a hardback edition (-95-8, £24.99), limited to 60 numbered, signed, copies. Details taken from online listing. 7 · Introduction · Johnny Mains · in 9 · Paymon’s Trio · Colette de Curzon · ss Nightjar Press, June 2017 19 · Love and Death · Reggie Oliver · ss The Scarlet Soul ed. Mark Valentine, Swan River Press, 2017 37 · In the Light of St. Ives · Ray Cluley · ss Terror Tales of Cornwall ed. Paul Finch, Telos Publishing, 2017 53 · The Book of Dreems · Georgina Bruce · ss Black Static #61, November/December 2017 65 · The Affair · James Everington · ss Nightscript III ed. C. M. Muller, Chthonic Matter, 2017 75 · Fragments of a Broken Doll · Cate Gardner · ss Dark Satanic Mills ed. Steve J. Shaw, Black Shuck Books, 2017 81 · The Lies We Tell · Charlotte Bond · nv Dark Satanic Mills ed. Steve J. Shaw, Black Shuck Books, 2017 97 · Ting-a-Ling-a-Ling [Dr. C. G. Lawrence] · Daniel McGachey · nv The Ghosts & Scholars M.R. James Newsletter #32, October 2017 127 · Tools of the Trade · Paul Finch · nv Dark Satanic Mills ed. Steve J. Shaw, Black Shuck Books, 2017 153 · Departures · A. K. Benedict · ss New Fears ed. Mark Morris, Titan, 2017 167 · The Taste of Her · Mark West · ss Things We Leave Behind by Mark West, Dark Minds Press, 2017 175 · Sun Dogs · Laura Mauro · ss Shadows & Tall Trees v7, 2017 193 · Dispossession · Nicholas Royle · ss Shadows & Tall Trees v7, 2017 199 · Shell Baby · V. H. Leslie · ss Shadows & Tall Trees v7, 2017 217 · The Unwish · Claire Dean · ss Nightjar Press, November 2017 227 · A Day with the Delusionists · Reggie Oliver · ss Holidays from Hell by Reggie Oliver, Tartarus Press, 2017 235 · We Who Sing Beneath the Ground · Mark Morris · ss Terror Tales of Cornwall ed. Paul Finch, Telos Publishing, 2017

Bite Sized Horror ed. Johnny Mains (Obverse Books, June 30, 2011, 978-0-9565605-6-8, £9.99, 96pp, tp, oa)     Details taken from online listing. · The Brighton Redemption · Reggie Oliver · ss · The Between · Paul Kane · ss · His Pale Blue Eyes · David A. Riley · ss · The Unquiet Bones · Marie O’Regan · ss · The Rookery · Johnny Mains · ss · The Carbon Heart · Conrad Williams · ss

The Burning Circus: BFS Horror 1 ed. Johnny Mains (The British Fantasy Society, October 2013, 121pp, hc, oa, cover by David Whitlam)     Anthology of original horror stories, distributed free to members of the British Fantasy Society. · Editor’s Note · Johnny Mains · fw 1 · Introduction · Ramsey Campbell · in 5 · Doll Hands · Adam Nevill · nv 25 · Death Walks En Pointe · Thana Niveau · ss 41 · The Burning Circus · Angela Slatter · ss 49 · Where Is Uncle Phillip? · Alex Hamilton · ss 59 · The Queen in the Yellow Wallpaper · Lynda E. Rucker · nv 73 · The Peter Lorre Fan Club · Stephen Volk · nv 93 · The Garscube Creative Writing Group · Muriel Gray · ss 105 · The Sixteenth Step · Rob Shearman · ss

Celtic Weird: Tales of Wicked Folklore and Dark Mythology ed. Johnny Mains (British Library Publishing, November 10, 2022, 978-0-7123-5432-5, £16.99, 288pp, hc, an) [British Library Gilded Nightmares]     Details taken from Table of Contents. vii · Introduction · Johnny Mains · in xi · A Note from the Publisher · [uncredited] · ms · Scotland 3 · The Milk-White Doo · Elizabeth W. Grierson · ss Scottish Fairy Book by Elizabeth W. Grierson, T. Fisher Unwin, 1910 11 · The Cure · Dorothy K. Haynes · ss The Tenth Pan Book of Horror Stories ed. Herbert van Thal, Pan, 1969 19 · The Fetch · Robert Aickman · nv New Tales of Terror ed. Hugh Lamb, Magnum, 1980 · Ireland 67 · The Death Spancel · Katharine Tynan · ss The Wave May 2 1896 75 · The Seeker of Souls · Jasper John · ss Sinister Stories by Jasper John, Henry Walker, 1930 87 · The Green Grave and the Black Grave · Mary Lavin · ss The Atlantic Monthly May 1940 · Brittany 107 · The Other Side · Count Stanislaus Eric Stenbock · ss The Spirit Lamp June 6 1893; subtitled “A Breton Legend”. 121 · Kerfol · Edith Wharton · nv Scribner’s Magazine March 1916 147 · Celui-Là · Eleanor Scott · ss Randalls Round by Eleanor Scott, E. Benn, 1929 · Isle of Man 169 · Outwitting the Devil · Bill Billy · ss Manx Tales, S.K. Broadbent, 1899 177 · The Black Dog of Colby Glen · Billy Pheric · ss Manx Tales, S.K. Broadbent, 1899 183 · The Tarroo-Ushtey · Nigel Kneale · ss Tomato Cain by Nigel Kneale, Collins, 1949 · Wales 197 · The Knight of the Blood-Red Plume · Anne of Swansea · nv Deeds of Olden Times by Anne of Swansea, 1826, as “The Unknown!, or The Knight of the Red Plume” 227 · The Gift of Tongues · Arthur Machen · ss T.P.’s Weekly December 3 1927 235 · Mermaid Beach · Leslie Vardre · ss London Mystery Selection #55, December 1962 · Cornwall 245 · All Souls’ Night · A. L. Rowse · ss West Country Stories by A. L. Rowse, Macmillan, 1945 261 · Shepherd, Show Me… · Rosalind Wade · ss Unlikely Ghosts ed. James Turner, Cassell, 1967 283 · The Green Steps · Frank Baker · ss One and All ed. Denys Val Baker, Museum Press, 1951 · Gaelic 303 · MacPhie’s Black Dog · Donald Cameron · ss The Scottish Celtic Review March 1881 translated from the Gaelic (“Cù Dubh Mhic-a-Phì”). 311 · The Butterfly’s Wedding · Eachann MacPhaidein · ss The Celtic Review October 16 1905 translated from the Gaelic (“Pòsadh An Dealan-dè”, Uirsgenlan Gaidhealach, 1905). 317 · The Loch at the Back of the World · Reverend Lauchlan MacLean Watt · ss The Celtic Review July 1906

Dead Funny: Horror Stories by Comedians ed. Johnny Mains & Robin Ince--- see under Robin Ince.

The Dead of Summer: Strange Tales of May Eve & Midsummer ed. Johnny Mains (British Library Publishing, April 24, 2025, 978-0-7123-5528-5, £16.99, xiv+303pp, hc, an, cover by Mag Ruhig) [British Library Gilded Nightmares]     Details supplied by Mike Ashley. vii · The Weird Is Icumen In · Johnny Mains · in 1 · The First of May; or Wallburga’s Night · Caroline Pichler; translated by R. P. Gillies · na German Stories Selected from the Works of Hoffmann, De La Motte Fouqué, Pichler, Kruse, and Others ed. R. P. Gillies, William Blackwood & Sons, 1826, uncredited. translated from the German (“Die Wallpurgisnacht”, Sämmtliche Werke von Caroline Pichler, 1823). 43 · The Suitable Surroundings · Ambrose Bierce · ss San Francisco Examiner July 14 1889 55 · A Midsummer Night’s Marriage · J. Meade Falkner · nv National Review August 1896 83 · The Looking-Glass · Walter de la Mare · ss The Riddle and Other Stories by Walter de la Mare, Selwyn & Blount, 1923 97 · Midsummer at Stonehenge · F. Britten Austin · nv The Saturday Evening Post March 13 1926 125 · The Black Stone [Cthulhu] · Robert E. Howard · nv Weird Tales November 1931 147 · The Withered Heart · G. G. Pendarves · nv Weird Tales November 1939 175 · May Day Eve · Nick Joaquin · ss Philippines Free Press December 13 1947 189 · The Sale of Midsummer · Joan Aiken · ss The Sixth Ghost Book ed. Rosemary Timperley, Barrie & Jenkins, 1970 201 · Night on Roughtor · Donald R. Rawe · ss Haunted Cornwall ed. Denys Val Baker, William Kimber, 1973 221 · Where Phantoms Stir · Mary Williams · ss Where Phantoms Stir by Mary Williams, William Kimber, 1976 237 · Foxgloves · Susan Price · nv 13 Again ed. A. Finnis, Scholastic UK, 1995 255 · The Midsummer Emissary · Minagawa Hiroko; translated by Ginny Tapley Takemori · nv Kaiki: Uncanny Tales from Japan, Vol. 3 ed. Higashi Masao, Kurodahan Press, 2020 translated from the Japanese (“Fumizuki no Shisha”, Shosetsu Subaru, July 1996). 281 · Heaven on Earth · Jenn Ashworth · nv Midsummer Eve ed. Steve J. Shaw, Black Shuck Books, 2021, as “Midsummer Eve”

Halloweird: Classic Stories from the Season of Samhain ed. Johnny Mains (British Library Publishing, October 10, 2024, 978-0-7123-5502-5, £16.99, xvi+299pp, hc, an, cover by Mag Ruhig) [British Library Gilded Nightmares]     Details taken from online listing. vii · A Brief History of Early Halloween · Johnny Mains · in 3 · Hallowe’en · John Mayne · pm Ruddiman’s Weekly Magazine November 1780 9 · Halloween · Robert Burns · pm Poems, Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect by Robert Burns, John Wilson, 1786 21 · Hallowe’en: Or a Tale of Terror · Revi · pm Belfast Commercial Chronicle November 18 1807 25 · ’Twas the Night of All Hallows · Geraldine · pm The Brooklyn Daily Eagle October 31 1865 33 · Vermudyn’s Fate · R. Fryer · ss Chambers’s Journal August 23 1884 (+1) 53 · Out of the Night · Elizabeth Phipps Train · ss Peterson’s Magazine November 1889 71 · The Face in the Glass · Letitia Virginia Douglas · ss Godey’s Lady’s Book October 1891 85 · ’Struther Kannock’s Halloween · Edgar L. Wakeman · ss New Haven Daily Morning Journal and Courier October 27 1894 105 · The Phantom Ride: A Hallowe’en Ghost Story · Lyllian Huntley · ss Sunny South October 27 1901 115 · The Vow on Hallowe’en · Lyllian Huntley Harris · vi Weird Tales May/June/July 1924 121 · The Banshee’s Halloween [Darby O’Gill] · Herminie Templeton Kavanagh · ss McClure’s Magazine May 1903, as by Herminie Templeton 145 · The Graveyard · Alphonse Courlander · ss The Sketch March 6 1907 155 · All Souls’ Night · Eleanor Fitzgerald · ss The New Ross Standard October 29 1909 163 · The Sword · Rachel Swete Macnamara · ss The Sketch November 28 1917 171 · Cock-Crow Inn · Tod Robbins · nv Mystery Magazine March 1 1926 195 · When Hell Laughed · Flavia Richardson · ss Hutchinson’s Mystery Story Magazine January 1926 207 · All Souls’ · Edith Wharton · nv Ghosts by Edith Wharton, Appleton-Century, 1937 235 · Moonlight—Starlight · Virginia Layefsky · ss Ladies’ Home Journal October 1959 249 · The New House · Elizabeth Walter · nv Snowfall and Other Chilling Events by Elizabeth Walter, Harvill Press, 1965 283 · The Grove · Mary Williams · ss Chill Company by Mary Williams, Kimber, 1976

Illusions of Presence: Lost Christmas Ghost Stories ed. Johnny Mains (British Library Publishing, October 16, 2025, 978-0-7123-5593-3, £16.99, xix+234pp, hc, an, cover by Mag Ruhig) [British Library Gilded Nightmares]     Details supplied by Mike Ashley. vii · Christmas Ghosts and the Stories They’ve Told · Johnny Mains · in 3 · In Deadly Peril · John Pendleton · ss The Belfast Weekly News December 24 1887 21 · The Ghost at the Red Farm · Mabel Collins · ss Gravesend & Northfleet Standard December 17 1892 37 · The Child Who Had Everything But— · John Kendrick Bangs · ss Lippincott’s Magazine December 1911 51 · The Haunted Vicarage · Emeric Hulme-Beaman · nv Manilla Express Christmas Supplement December 24 1903 77 · Nights of Terror · E. J. Thomas · ss The Adelaide Express and Telegraph July 28 1913 93 · The Ghost of Moor Hall · M. E. Murray · ss The Herald (Tamworth) December 26 1925 103 · “The Malignant Thing” · Vincent Cornier · ss The Mackay Daily Mercury December 22 1928 111 · The Spectre Bridegroom · Mrs. Gordon Smythies · ss The Tasmanian News December 23 1884 129 · A Christmas Ghost Story · Bessie May Tobin-Montague · ss Modern Culture December 1901 145 · The Ghost of Appledore Pool, or the Iron Chest at the Barnstaple Bar · J. Y. T. · ss The North Devon Herald December 28 1893 161 · The Lady of the Mistletoe · Mary Hall · ss The Pittsburgh Gazette December 7 1902 171 · The Ghost of Cheldon Court · May Wynne · ss The Chronicle (Adelaide) December 13 1924 183 · That Terrible Dentist · [uncredited] · ss London Society Christmas 1880 201 · Claus and Defect · William J. Koen · ss The Boston College Stylus December 1927 213 · Shadows of Evil or, The Fatal Dream · [uncredited] · ss The New Monthly Magazine January 1871

Scotland the Strange: Weird Tales from Storied Lands ed. Johnny Mains (British Library Publishing, November 2, 2023, 978-0-7123-5454-7, £16.99, 304pp, hc, an) [British Library Gilded Nightmares]     Details taken from Table of Contents. vii · Introduction · Johnny Mains · in xi · A Note from the Publisher · [uncredited] · ms 1 · The Hunt of Eildon · James Hogg · nv The Brownie of Bodsbeck by James Hogg, Wm. Blackwood, 1818 55 · The Murder Hole · Catherine Sinclair · ss Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine February 1829, uncredited. 65 · The Doom of Soulis · John Mackay Wilson · ss Tales of the Borders 1834 · The Seven Lights · John Mackay Wilson · ss Tales of the Borders 1834 93 · The Devil of Glenluce · Eliza Lynn Linton · ss Witch Stories by Elizabeth Lynn Linton, Chapman & Hall, 1861 105 · The Cavern of Steenfoll: A Scottish Legend · 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 Höhle von Steenfoll: Eine schottländische Sage”, 1827). 121 · Ticonderoga · Robert Louis Stevenson · ss Scribner’s Magazine December 1887 135 · “Death to the Head That Wears No Hair!” · David Grant · ss Scotch Stories by David Grant, E.& S. Livingstone, 1888 145 · The Ghosts of Craig-Aulnaic · [uncredited] · ss Folk-Lore and Legends: Scotland, W. W. Gibbings, 1889 153 · The Stag-Haunted Stream · Mrs. Campbell of Dunstaffnage · ss Waifs and Strays of Celtic Tradition ed. Lord Archibald Campbell, David Nutt, 1889 157 · The Two Sisters and the Curse · translated by Rev. John Gregorson Campbell · ss Clan Traditions and Popular Tales of the Western Highlands and Islands by Rev. John Gregorson Campbell, David Nutt, 1895 165 · The Outgoing of the Tide · John Buchan · nv The Atlantic Monthly January 1902 187 · Assipattle and the Mester Stoorworm · Elizabeth W. Grierson · ss Scottish Fairy Book by Elizabeth W. Grierson, T. Fisher Unwin, 1910 205 · Black-Haired John of Lewis, Sailor · translated by Rev. James MacDougall · ss Folk Tales and Fairy Lore by Rev. James MacDougall, John Grant, 1910 217 · The Moor · Neil M. Gunn · ss Hidden Doors by Neil M. Gunn, Porpoise, 1929 231 · Good Bairns · Dorothy K. Haynes · ss Thou Shalt Not Suffer a Witch by Dorothy K. Haynes, Methuen, 1949 243 · The Lass with the Delicate Air · Eileen Bigland · ss The Second Ghost Book ed. Cynthia Asquith, James Barrie, 1952 261 · The Inheritance · Simon Pilkington · ss Tandem Horror 2 ed. Richard Davis, Tandem, 1968 283 · The Curse of Mathair Nan Uisgeachan · Angus Wolfe Murray · nv Prevailing Spirits ed. Giles Gordon, Hamish Hamilton, 1976

The Screaming Book of Horror ed. Johnny Mains (Screaming Dreams, October 2012, 978-1-906652-15-9, £20.00, 336pp, hc, oa, cover by Steve Upham)     Details taken from online listing. 1 · Introduction · Johnny Mains · in 5 · Christenings Can Be Dangerous · John Llewellyn Probert · ss 17 · Larva · John Brunner · nv 39 · The Swarm · Alison Littlewood · ss 51 · Natural Selection · Robin Ince · ss 57 · One of the Family · Bernard Taylor · ss 77 · “Cut!” · Anna Taborska · ss 93 · The Christmas Toys · Paul Finch · ss 113 · The Quixote Candidate · Rhys Hughes · ss 129 · Helping Mummy · Kate Farrell · ss 139 · The City of Plenty · Alex Miles · ss Glory and Splendour by Alex Miles, Karōshi Books, 2012 149 · The Iron Cross · Craig Herbertson · nv 173 · Sometimes You Think You Are Alone · Alison Moore · ss 179 · Bird Doll · Claire Massey · ss 187 · What Shall We Do About Barker? · Reginald Oliver · ss 205 · Old Grudge Ender · David A. Riley · nv 227 · Jack and Jill · Steve Rasnic Tem · ss 233 · The Blackshore Dreamer [Dr. Caspian and Bronwen] · John Burke · nv 263 · Imagination · Christopher Fowler · nv 285 · The Baby Trap · Janine-Langley Wood · ss 295 · The Tip Run · Johnny Mains · ss Frightfully Cosy and Mild Stories for Nervous Types by Johnny Mains, Shadow Publishing, 2012 301 · Dementia · Charlie Higson · ss

Build My Gallows High by Daniel Mainwaring--- see under Geoffrey Homes.

Favourite Scary Stories from Graveside Al ed. Alan Maitland (Viking Penguin Canada, 1996, 0-670-86863-9, C$29.99, 302pp, hc, an, cover by Stephen Snider)     Anthology of 23 stories. xi · Introduction · Alan Maitland · in 1 · A Rose for Emily · William Faulkner · ss The Forum April 1930 14 · Fear · Walter de la Mare · pm (r) 15 · Which? · Walter de la Mare · pm (r) 17 · Kiss Me Again, Stranger · Daphne du Maurier · nv The Apple Tree by Daphne du Maurier, Gollancz, 1952 43 · The Fork in the Graveyard · Traditional (by Julie V. Watson) · ss Ghost Stories and Legends of Prince Edward Island by Julie V. Watson, Hounslow Press, 1988 47 · Silent Snow, Secret Snow · Conrad Aiken · nv The Virginia Quarterly Review October 1932 67 · Gabriel-Ernest · Saki · ss The Westminster Gazette May 29 1909 77 · The Trial for Murder · Charles Dickens · ss All the Year Round Christmas 1865, as “To Be Taken with a Grain of Salt”, uncredited. 91 · The Snail-Watcher · Patricia Highsmith · ss Gamma #3, 1964 101 · Thou Shalt Not Suffer a Witch… · Dorothy K. Haynes · ss At Close of Eve ed. Jeremy Scott, Jarrolds, 1947 117 · The Tomb of Sarah · F. G. Loring · ss The Pall Mall Magazine December 1900 133 · The Hollow of the Three Hills · Nathaniel Hawthorne · ss The Salem Gazette November 12 1830, uncredited. 139 · The Walker of the Snow · Charles Dawson Shanly · pm The Atlantic Monthly May 1859, uncredited. 143 · The Body-Snatcher · Robert Louis Stevenson · nv Pall Mall Gazette Christmas 1884 165 · Angeline, or the Haunted House · Émile Zola; translated by Clive Smith · ss The Penguin Book of Ghost Stories ed. J. A. Cuddon, Penguin, 1984 179 · The Pedler · Duncan Campbell Scott · ss (r) 185 · The Master of Rampling Gate · Anne Rice · nv Redbook February 1984 215 · Blue Beard · Charles Perrault · ss (r) translated from the French (“La Barbe Bleue”, Histoires ou Contes du temps passé, Paris, 1697). 223 · The Terror of Blue John Gap · Arthur Conan Doyle · ss The Strand Magazine August 1910 243 · Man from the South · Roald Dahl · ss Collier’s September 4 1948, as “Collector’s Item” 257 · The Girl at the Gate · Lucy Maud Montgomery · ss National Magazine August 1906 263 · The Boarded Window · Ambrose Bierce · ss San Francisco Examiner April 12 1891 269 · Confession · Algernon Blackwood · ss The Century Magazine March 1921 291 · The Cask of Amontillado [Fortunato] · Edgar Allan Poe · ss Godey’s Lady’s Book November 1846

Angel Maker by Sara Maitland (Holt, August 1996, 0-8050-4412-4, $25.00, 340pp, hc, co, cover by Cathleen Toelke)     Collection of 30 literary stories, many derived from myth and fairy tales. 1 · Angel Maker · Sara Maitland · ss A Book of Spells by Sara Maitland, Michael Joseph, 1987 11 · Siren Song · Sara Maitland · ss (r) 21 · Flower Garden · Sara Maitland · ss A Book of Spells by Sara Maitland, Michael Joseph, 1987 35 · The Lady Artemis · Sara Maitland · ss (r) 47 · Lullaby for My Dyke and Her Cat · Sara Maitland · ss A Book of Spells by Sara Maitland, Michael Joseph, 1987 57 · Conquistador · Sara Maitland · ss Bananas #13, January/February 1979 69 · The Burning Times · Sara Maitland · ss Telling Tales by Sara Maitland, Journeyman Press, 1983 81 · An Edwardian Tableau · Sara Maitland · ss (r) 91 · An Un-Romance · Sara Maitland · ss (r) 101 · Forceps Delivery · Sara Maitland · ss (r) 111 · Fag Hags: A Field Guide · Sara Maitland · ss (r) 119 · The Tale of the Beautiful Princess Kalito · Sara Maitland · ss (r) 131 · Maybe a Love Poem for My Friend · Sara Maitland · pm A Book of Spells by Sara Maitland, Michael Joseph, 1987 133 · Heart Throb · Sara Maitland · ss Passion Fruit by Sara Maitland, Winterson, Pandora, 1986 145 · Daphne · Sara Maitland · ss (r) 155 · The Loveliness of the Long-Distance Runner · Sara Maitland · ss (r) 165 · Better Safe than Sorry · Sara Maitland · ss (r) 171 · The Eighth Planet · Sara Maitland · ss A Book of Spells by Sara Maitland, Michael Joseph, 1987 183 · Triptych · Sara Maitland · ss A Book of Spells by Sara Maitland, Michael Joseph, 1987 203 · Apple Picking · Sara Maitland · ss (r) 221 · The Wicked Stepmother’s Lament · Sara Maitland · ss More Tales I Tell My Mother by Sara Maitland, Journeyman, 1987 229 · Cassandra · Sara Maitland · ss (r) 241 · The Tale of the Valiant Demoiselle · Sara Maitland · nv A Book of Spells by Sara Maitland, Michael Joseph, 1987 267 · Seal-Self · Sara Maitland · ss A Book of Spells by Sara Maitland, Michael Joseph, 1987 279 · Blessed Are Those Who Mourn · Sara Maitland · ss Bananas #7, Spring 1977 291 · Andromeda · Sara Maitland · ss Bananas #5, Summer 1976 301 · Dragon Dreams · Sara Maitland · ss (r) 311 · A Fall from Grace · Sara Maitland · ss Weddings and Funerals ed. La Tourette & Sara Maitland, Latourette/Maitland, Brilliance, 1984 323 · True North · Sara Maitland · ss (r) 331 · “Let Us Now Praise Unknown Women and Our Mothers Who Begat Us” · Sara Maitland · ss Stepping Out by Sara Maitland, Oosthuizen, 1986

A Book of Spells by Sara Maitland (Michael Joseph, September 1987, 0-7181-2755-2, £9.95, 174pp, hc, oc, cover by Lesley Craig)     Collection of short stories (mainly original) about magic. 1 · Angel Maker · Sara Maitland · ss 11 · The Eighth Planet · Sara Maitland · ss 23 · Seal-Self · Sara Maitland · ss 33 · Heart Throb · Sara Maitland · ss Passion Fruit by Sara Maitland, Winterson, Pandora, 1986 45 · Maybe a Love Poem for My Friend · Sara Maitland · pm 47 · The Tale of the Valiant Demoiselle · Sara Maitland · nv 73 · Promises · Sara Maitland · ss 83 · Miss Manning’s Angelic Moment · Sara Maitland · ss 91 · Lullaby for My Dyke and Her Cat · Sara Maitland · ss 101 · Triptych · Sara Maitland · ss 121 · Flower Garden · Sara Maitland · ss 135 · A Fall from Grace · Sara Maitland · ss Weddings and Funerals ed. La Tourette & Sara Maitland, Latourette/Maitland, Brilliance, 1984 147 · The Wicked Stepmother’s Lament · Sara Maitland · ss More Tales I Tell My Mother by Sara Maitland, Journeyman, 1987 155 · “Let Us Now Praise Unknown Women and Our Mothers Who Begat Us” · Sara Maitland · ss Stepping Out by Sara Maitland, Oosthuizen, 1986 165 · Particles of a Wave · Sara Maitland · aw More Tales I Tell My Mother by Sara Maitland, Journeyman, 1987

The Rushdie File ed. Sara Maitland & Lisa Appignanesi--- see under Lisa Appignanesi.

Calling the Wind ed. Clarence Major (HarperPerennial, 1993, 0-06-018337-3, $30.00, 622pp, hc, an)     Twentieth-Century African-American Short Stories. Details supplied by Kenneth R. Johnson. xiii · Introduction · Clarence Major · in 1 · The Goophered Grapevine · Charles Chesnutt · ss The Atlantic Monthly August 1887 12 · The Ingrate · Paul Laurence Dunbar · ss The Strength of Gideon and Other Stories by Paul Laurence Dunbar, Dodd, Mead & Co., 1900 18 · Mary Elizabeth · Jessie Fauset · ss The Crisis December 1919 25 · Esther · Jean Toomer · ss Modern Review January 1923 30 · The Hands: A Story · Marita Bonner · ss Opportunity: A Journal of Negro Life #32, August 1925 34 · Sanctuary · Nella Larsen · ss The Forum January 1930 39 · Truant · Claude McKay · ss 1932 50 · A Summer Tragedy · Arna Bontemps · ss Opportunity: A Journal of Negro Life June 1933 58 · Miss Cynthie · Rudolph Fisher · ss Story #13, June 1933 69 · The Gilded Six-Bits · Zora Neale Hurston · ss Story #14, August 1933 79 · Headwaiter · Chester Himes · ss Opportunity: A Journal of Negro Life March 1939, as “Salute to the Passing” 94 · Bright and Morning Star · Richard Wright · nv New Masses May 10 1938 123 · Jack in the Pot · Dorothy West · ss New York Daily News 1940 135 · Flying Home · Ralph Ellison · ss Cross Section 1944 ed. Edward Seaver, L.B. Fischer, 1944 151 · Who’s Passing for Who? · Langston Hughes · ss Laughing to Keep from Crying by Langston Hughes, Henry Holt and Company, 1952 155 · The Only Man on Liberty Street · William Melvin Kelley · ss 1956 163 · Come Out of the Wilderness · James Baldwin · ss Mademoiselle March 1959 182 · Has Anybody Seen Miss Dora Dean? · Ann Petry · ss The New Yorker October 25 1958 196 · Mother Dear and Daddy · Junius Edwards · ss 1962 205 · Blues for Pablo · John Stewart · ss 1962 220 · Son in the Afternoon · John A. Williams · ss The Angry Black ed. John A. Williams, Lancer, 1962 226 · What’s Your Problem? · Robert Boles · ss The New Yorker October 17 1964 232 · The Distributors · Henry Dumas · ss 1964 242 · Wade · Rosa Guy · ss from Bird at My Window, J.B. Lippincott, 1966 251 · Key to the City · Diane Oliver · ss Red Clay Reader #2, 1965 261 · The Alternative · LeRoi Jones · ss Transatlantic Review #18, Spring 1965; given as by LeRoi Jones & Amiri Baraka. 275 · To Da-Duh, in Memoriam · Paule Marshall · ss 1967 284 · A New Day · Charles Wright · ss The Best Short Stories by Negro Writers ed. Langston Hughes, Little, Brown, 1967 289 · Night and the Loves of Joe Dicostanzo · Samuel R. Delany · ss Alchemy and Academe ed. Anne McCaffrey, Doubleday, 1970 305 · The Lookout · Cyrus Colter · ss The University of Kansas City Review 1961 311 · A Long Day in November · Ernest J. Gaines · nv Story Summer 1964 348 · The Lesson · Toni Cade Bambara · ss Redbook January 1973 355 · The Story of a Scar · James Alan McPherson · ss The Atlantic Monthly December 1973 366 · Soldiers · Ellease Southerland · vi Black World June 1973 370 · Roselily · Alice Walker · ss In Love and Trouble by Alice Walker, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1973 374 · White Rat · Gayl Jones · ss White Rat by Gayl Jones, Random House, 1977 381 · Loimos · Edgar Nkose White · ss The Liberator v9 #12, 389 · The Education of Mingo · Charles Johnson · nv Mother Jones August 1977 399 · Scat · Clarence Major · ss 1979 405 · Now Is the Time · Cecil M. Brown · ss Black Scholar v12, 1981 421 · Damballah · John Edgar Wideman · ss Damballah by John Edgar Wideman, Avon, 1981 428 · Kiswana Browne · Gloria Naylor · ex from The Women of Brewster Place, Viking, 1982 438 · “Recitatif” · Toni Morrison · ss Confirmation ed. Amiri & Amina Baraka, Morrow, 1983 454 · Girl · Jamaica Kincaid · vi The New Yorker June 26 1978 456 · Chitterling · Henry Van Dyke · ss The Available Press/PEN Short Story Collection, Ballantine, 1985 466 · Jesus and Fat Tuesday · Colleen J. McElroy · ss 1987 480 · The World of Rosie Polk · Ann Allen Shockley · ss Black American Literature Forum 1987 498 · Mali Is Very Dangerous · Reginald McKnight · ss Massachusetts Review Summer 1986 508 · Her Mother’s Prayers on Fire · Don Belton · ss Black American Literature Forum Summer 1989 517 · Wings of the Dove · Hal Bennett · ss Black American Literature Forum Summer 1989 524 · Zazoo · Larry Duplechan · ss Black American Literature Forum Summer 1989 534 · Guess Who’s Coming to Seder · Trey Ellis · ss Black American Literature Forum Summer 1989 539 · Top of the Game · John McCluskey, Jr. · ss Black American Literature Forum Summer 1989 552 · Going to Meet Aaron · Richard Perry · ss 1989 558 · Willie Bea and Jaybird · Tina McElroy Ansa · ss Callaloo Winter 1991 566 · Screen Memory · Michelle Cliff · ss Bodies of Water by Michelle Cliff, Dutton, 1990 578 · Age Would Be That Does · Percival Everett · ss Callaloo v13, 1990 584 · Going for the Moon · Al Young · ss A Gathering of Flowers by Joyce Carol Thomas, HarperCollins, 1990 597 · Quilting on the Rebound · Terry McMillan · ss Voices Louder Than Words ed. William Shore, Random House, 1991

Universal Language, or, The Airlocked Room Mystery by Tim Major (NewCon Press, April 13, 2021, 978-1-912950-85-0, £9.99, 162pp, tp, na, cover by Ian Whates)     Also available in a hardback edition (-84-3, £19.99), limited to 60 numbered, signed, copies. Volume one in the “NP Novella” series. Details taken from online listing.

The Dragon and the Stars ed. Derwin Mak & Eric Choi (DAW, May 2010, 978-0-7564-0618-9, $7.99, 312pp, pb, oa)     Original anthology of 18 stories drawing on Chinese culture. Authors include William F. Wu, Brenda Clough, and Eugie Foster. Introduction by Tess Gerritsen; afterword by the editors. 1 · Introduction · Tess Gerritsen · in 3 · The Character of the Hound [Ao Tienwei] · Tony Pi · ss 22 · The Fortunes of Mrs. Yu · Charles Tan · ss 30 · Goin’ Down to Anglotown · William F. Wu · ss 47 · The Polar Bear Carries the Mail · Derwin Mak · nv 68 · Lips of Ash · Emery Huang · ss 88 · The Man on the Moon · Crystal Gail Shangkuan Koo · ss 99 · Across the Sea · Emily Mah · ss 115 · Mortal Clay, Stone Heart · Eugie Foster · ss 135 · Dancers with Red Shoes · Melissa Yuan-Innes · ss 147 · Intelligent Truth · Shelly Li · nv 169 · Bargains · Gabriela Lee · ss 185 · Threes · E. L. Chen · ss 205 · The Son of Heaven · Eric Choi · nv 228 · Shadow City · Susan Ee · ss 248 · The Water Weapon · Brenda W. Clough · ss 258 · The Right to Eat Decent Food · Urania Fung · ss 266 · Papa and Mama · Wen Y. Phua · ss 282 · Beidou · Ken Liu · ss 300 · Afterword · Derwin Mak & Eric Choi · aw 302 · About the Authors · [uncredited] · bg

Where the Stars Rise ed. Derwin Mak & Lucas K. Law--- see under Lucas K. Law.

The Garden of TNT by William J. Makin (Black Dog Books, March 31, 2015, 978-1-884449-57-4, $24.95, 550pp, tp, co, cover by Herbert Morton Stoops) [Paul Rodgers (The Red Wolf of Arabia)]     Details taken from Table of Contents. 7 · The Man Behind the Wolf · Mike Ashley · in 13 · The Woman of Antioch [Paul Rodgers (The Red Wolf of Arabia)] · William J. Makin · ss Pearson’s Magazine November 1932, as “A King Goes By” 36 · The Desert of the Singing Sands [Paul Rodgers (The Red Wolf of Arabia)] · William J. Makin · nv Pearson’s Magazine December 1932, as “The Man Who Sold Beds” 54 · The Dhow That Sailed to Nowhere [Paul Rodgers (The Red Wolf of Arabia)] · William J. Makin · nv Pearson’s Magazine January 1933 81 · Miracle in the Desert [Paul Rodgers (The Red Wolf of Arabia)] · William J. Makin · nv The Blue Book Magazine February 1933 116 · The Secret of Zogra Island [Paul Rodgers (The Red Wolf of Arabia)] · William J. Makin · ss Pearson’s Magazine February 1933, as “The Three-Four Flash” 128 · The Three Dead Camels [Paul Rodgers (The Red Wolf of Arabia)] · William J. Makin · nv Pearson’s Magazine April 1933 147 · Thirteen Men [Paul Rodgers (The Red Wolf of Arabia)] · William J. Makin · ss Pearson’s Magazine March 1933, as “Thirteen Men at the Opera” 161 · It Happened in Port Said [Paul Rodgers (The Red Wolf of Arabia)] · William J. Makin · nv The Blue Book Magazine June 1933 181 · The Jerusalem Express [Paul Rodgers (The Red Wolf of Arabia)] · William J. Makin · ss The Blue Book Magazine December 1933 196 · The Gold Ship [Paul Rodgers (The Red Wolf of Arabia)] · William J. Makin · ss The Blue Book Magazine February 1934 208 · The Garden of T.N.T. [Paul Rodgers (The Red Wolf of Arabia)] · William J. Makin · ss The Blue Book Magazine March 1934 223 · The Drums of Omdurman [Paul Rodgers (The Red Wolf of Arabia)] · William J. Makin · ss The Blue Book Magazine April 1934 243 · Red Sea Pearls [Paul Rodgers (The Red Wolf of Arabia)] · William J. Makin · ss The Blue Book Magazine August 1934 261 · Death in the Desert [Paul Rodgers (The Red Wolf of Arabia)] · William J. Makin · ss The Blue Book Magazine September 1934 275 · The Merchant of Mocha [Paul Rodgers (The Red Wolf of Arabia)] · William J. Makin · ss The Blue Book Magazine November 1934 288 · The Planes That Never Returned [Paul Rodgers (The Red Wolf of Arabia)] · William J. Makin · ss The Blue Book Magazine March 1935 306 · The Queen of Sheba [Paul Rodgers (The Red Wolf of Arabia)] · William J. Makin · ss The Blue Book Magazine June 1935 322 · The Gorge of Terror [Paul Rodgers (The Red Wolf of Arabia)] · William J. Makin · ss The Blue Book Magazine September 1935 335 · The Lion of Judah [Paul Rodgers (The Red Wolf of Arabia)] · William J. Makin · ss The Blue Book Magazine December 1935 350 · The Mines of Sheba’s Queen [Paul Rodgers (The Red Wolf of Arabia)] · William J. Makin · nv The Blue Book Magazine April 1936 372 · The Return of the Red Wolf [Paul Rodgers (The Red Wolf of Arabia)] · William J. Makin · ss The Blue Book Magazine August 1937 386 · The Assassins of Angora [Paul Rodgers (The Red Wolf of Arabia)] · William J. Makin · ss The Blue Book Magazine October 1937 401 · The Blue Oasis [Paul Rodgers (The Red Wolf of Arabia)] · William J. Makin · nv The Blue Book Magazine November 1937 420 · The Murder Club of Bagdad [Paul Rodgers (The Red Wolf of Arabia)] · William J. Makin · ss The Blue Book Magazine January 1938 433 · The Treasure of Abdul the Damned [Paul Rodgers (The Red Wolf of Arabia)] · William J. Makin · ss The Blue Book Magazine April 1938 446 · The Dogs of Istanbul [Paul Rodgers (The Red Wolf of Arabia)] · William J. Makin · ss The Blue Book Magazine May 1938 456 · Bethlehem—1939 [Paul Rodgers (The Red Wolf of Arabia)] · William J. Makin · ss The Blue Book Magazine October 1939 471 · The Elusive General [Paul Rodgers (The Red Wolf of Arabia)] · William J. Makin · ss The Blue Book Magazine December 1939 488 · London Blackout [Paul Rodgers (The Red Wolf of Arabia)] · William J. Makin · ss The Blue Book Magazine March 1940 500 · Orient Express [Paul Rodgers (The Red Wolf of Arabia)] · William J. Makin · ss The Blue Book Magazine April 1940 517 · The Thirteenth Man [Paul Rodgers (The Red Wolf of Arabia)] · William J. Makin · nv The Blue Book Magazine November 1944

Nightshade by John N. Makris (Ace Double, July 1953, D-21, 35¢, 131pp, pb, n., cover by Norman Saunders)     Bound in the tête-bêche style with High Stakes by Lester Dent.

Dead in the Water ed. Violette Malan & Therese Greenwood (RendezVous Press, April 2006, 1-894917-37-5, $14.95, 312pp, tp, oa)     An Anthology of Canadian Mystery Fiction. 1 · Foreword · Linwood Barclay · fw 5 · Dead in the Water · Dennis Richard Murphy · ss 19 · Voices from the Deep · Barbara Fradkin · ss 36 · The Will of God · H. Mel Malton · ss 48 · Fish or Cut Bait · Pat Wilson & Kris Wood · ss 58 · Alone with the Dead at Kakabeka Falls · Jason S. Ridler · ss 73 · Under the Star Spangled Roger [Acting Sergeant Maynard Bullock] · James Powell · nv Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine November 1984, as “Under the Spangled Roger” 100 · High Seas · Vicki Cameron · ss 117 · Bow Tide · Jayne Barnard · ss 135 · Lake Whisper · Steven Price · ss 147 · Undercurrents · Bev Panasky · ss 163 · Boom Time at Buffalo Pound · Violette Malan · ss 178 · Don’t Make Waves · Pat Withrow · ss 189 · The Vengeful Spirit of Lake Nepeakea [Victory “Vicki” Nelson] · Tanya Huff · nv What Ho, Magic! by Tanya Huff, Meisha Merlin, 1999 231 · Current Event · Mavis Andrews · ss 248 · A Lifetime Burning in a Moment · Rick Mofina · ss 266 · Tit for Tat · Victoria Maffini · ss 278 · Egyptian Queen · Joanna C. Szasz · ss 294 · River Rage · Joan Boswell · ss 303 · Dr. Spankie’s Car · Therese Greenwood · ss

Amok: An Anthology of Asia-Pacific Speculative Fiction ed. Dominica Malcolm (Solarwyrm Press, April 30, 2014, 978-0-9805084-4-4, 252pp, tp, oa, cover by Jun Hun Yap)     Details taken from online listing. 7 · Introduction · Dominica Malcolm · in 9 · The Donor · Brett Adams · ss 24 · Moon Rabbit · Jo Wu · ss 36 · Operation Toba 2049 · Kris Williamson · ss 42 · Target: Heart · Recle Etino Vibal · ss 54 · Dreams · Tabitha Sin · ss 59 · Bumbye! Said the Candelarios · Aila Hopkins · ss 69 · Kitsune · K. Z. Morano · ss 72 · The Volunteer · T. R. Napper · ss 90 · Bright Student · Terence Toh · nv 113 · No Name Islands · Kawika Guillermo · ss 117 · The Dead of the Night · Barry Rosenberg · ss 128 · Yamada’s Armada · Eeleen Lee · ss 139 · Love and Statues · Jax Goss · ss 143 · Gone Fishing · Jo Thomas · ss 155 · Shadows of an Ancient Battle · Daniel A. Kelin, II · ss 159 · In Memoriam · Fadzlishah Johanabas · ss 175 · Lola’s Lessons · Shenoa Carroll-Bradd · ss 181 · When the Rice Was Gone · Dominica Malcolm · ss 196 · The Healer · Aashika Nair · ss 202 · Caves of Noble Truth and Dangerous Knowledge · Celeste A. Peters · ss 209 · The Seventh Month · Agnes Ong · ss 219 · And Then It Rained · Rebecca Freeman · ss 228 · Where the Fireflies Go · N. J. Magas · ss 239 · The King of Flotsamland · Tom Barlow · ss

Nine Ghosts by R. H. Malden (Ash-Tree Press, December 15, 1995, 1-899562-07-9, £17.50, xiv+120pp, hc, co, cover by Rachel A. Crittenden)     Reprint (Edward Arnold 1943) collection of ghost stories, with a new Introduction by David Rowlands. Limited to 300 numbered copies. A world-wide edition available in the US for $29.00. ix · Introduction · David Rowlands · in 5 · A Collector’s Company · R. H. Malden · ss 17 · The Dining-room Fireplace · R. H. Malden · ss 29 · Stivinghoe Bank · R. H. Malden · ss 41 · The Sundial · R. H. Malden · ss Leeds Parish Church Magazine December 1930 52 · Between Sunset and Moonrise · R. H. Malden · ss 63 · The Blank Leaves · R. H. Malden · ss 78 · The Thirteenth Tree · R. H. Malden · ss 92 · The Coxswain of the Lifeboat · R. H. Malden · ss 105 · The Priest’s Brass · R. H. Malden · ss

Extrapolasis by Alexander B. Malec (Doubleday, April 1967, $3.95, 192pp, hc, co) 9 · Opaxtl · Alexander B. Malec · nv 32 · Once Was · Alexander B. Malec · nv 60 · Diehl · Alexander B. Malec · nv 91 · 10:01 A.M. · Alexander B. Malec · ss Analog Science Fiction—Science Fact March 1966 107 · Monsignor Primo Macinno · Alexander B. Malec · ss 124 · Project Inhumane · Alexander B. Malec · ss The Colorado Quarterly Spring 1964 133 · Matayama · Alexander B. Malec · ss The Colorado Quarterly Summer 1966 138 · Proof Positive · Alexander B. Malec · ss 149 · Landmark · Alexander B. Malec · ss 159 · …To Relieve the Sanity · Alexander B. Malec · ss 171 · Remote Incident · Alexander B. Malec · ss 189 · Thing-Thing · Alexander B. Malec · ss

Human Oddities by Barbara Malenky (Delirium Books, September 2000, 1-929653-08-5, $5.00, 648pp, ph, oc, cover by Spiffopops)     Chapbook original collection of six off-beat horror stories by a noted small-press author. Introduction by Tom Piccirilli. 3 · Introduction · Tom Piccirilli · in 5 · The Dancing Girls · Barbara Malenky · ss 14 · Human Oddities · Barbara Malenky · ss 24 · Pleasures · Barbara Malenky · ss 33 · Rainy Season · Barbara Malenky · ss 41 · The Stink of Roy · Barbara Malenky · ss 52 · Cherry · Barbara Malenky · ss

Mystery Writers’ Choice ed. Arthur Maling--- see under When Last Seen ed. Arthur Maling, Harper & Row, 1977.

When Last Seen ed. Arthur Maling (Harper & Row, 1977, 0-06-012848-8, $10.95, 337pp, hc, an)     A Mystery Writers of America Anthology. Also available in the U.K. (Gollancz 1978 as Mystery Writers’ Choice). ix · Introduction · Arthur Maling · in 1 · Gone Girl [Lew Archer] · Ross Macdonald · nv Manhunt February 1953, as “The Imaginary Blonde” by John Ross Macdonald 37 · The Crime of Ezechiele Coen · Stanley Ellin · nv Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine November 1963 65 · That Monday Night · Pauline C. Smith · nv Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine August 1971 93 · The Three Halves [Daniel Kearny Associates] · Joseph N. Gores · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine July 1968, as “The Pedretti Case” 111 · Back in Five Years [Insp. (Supt.) Hazlerigg] · Michael Gilbert · ss John Bull December 18 1948 123 · The Vanishing of Velma [Captain Leopold] · Edward D. Hoch · nv Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine August 1969 145 · The Perfectionist · Gerald Tomlinson · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine February 1974 157 · The Girl Who Found Things · Henry Slesar · nv Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine July 1973 185 · Born Killer · Dorothy Salisbury Davis · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine #120, November 1953 203 · Putting the Pieces Back · Bill Pronzini · ss Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine April 1976 211 · The Philippine Key Mystery [Martin Leroy & King Danforth] · James Holding · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine February 1968 229 · The Lost Heir [Dr. Sam: Johnson] · Lillian de la Torre · nv Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine December 1974 249 · Nadigo · Stanley Cohen · ss Mystery Monthly September 1976 269 · The Dog Incident · Patrick O’Keeffe · ss 279 · The Blue Door · Vincent Starrett · na Real Detective Tales and Mystery Stories August 1927, as by Edgar Savage 335 · All the Way Home · Dan J. Marlowe · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine September 1965, as by Jaime Sandaval

Machine of Death ed. David Malki, Ryan North & Matthew Bennardo--- see under Ryan North.

This Is How You Die: Stories of the Inscrutable, Infallible, Inescapable Machine of Death ed. David Malki, Ryan North & Matthew Bennardo--- see under Ryan North.

Death in Fancy Dress by Lucy Beatrice Malleson--- see under Anthony Gilbert.

Death in Fancy Dress by Lucy Beatrice Malleson--- see under Anthony Gilbert.

Portrait of a Murderer by Lucy Beatrice Malleson--- see under Anne Meredith.

Sequel to Murder by Lucy Beatrice Malleson--- see under Anthony Gilbert.

Teeth and Tongue Landscape by Carlton Mallick, III (Eraserhead Press, December 2003, 0-9729598-4-X, $13.95, tp, na, cover by Brian Doogan)     Bound in the tête-bêche style with Angel Scene by Richard Kadrey.

Buenos Aires Noir ed. Ernesto Mallo (Akashic Books, November 7, 2017, 978-1-61775-522-4, $15.95, 223pp, tp, oa) [Akashic Noir] 11 · On the Edge of Chaos · Ernesto Mallo; translated by John Washington & M. Cristina Lambert · in 15 · Part I: How to Get Away With… 17 · The Dead Wife · Inés Garland; translated by John Washington · ss; set in Belgrano R. translated from the Spanish. 30 · Crochet · Inés Fernández Moreno; translated by M. Cristina Lambert · ss; set in Parque Chas. translated from the Spanish. 51 · Ex Officio · Ariel Magnus; translated by John Washington · ss; set in Balvanera. translated from the Spanish. 63 · Fury of the Worm · Alejandro Parisi; translated by John Washington · ss; set in Mataderos. translated from the Spanish. 73 · Part II: Crimes? Or Misdemeanors? 75 · A Face in the Crowd · Pablo De Santis; translated by John Washington · ss; set in Caballito. translated from the Spanish. 82 · Orange Is a Pretty Color · Verónica Abdala; translated by John Washington · ss; set in Chacarita. translated from the Spanish. 96 · Chameleon and the Lions · Alejandro Soifer; translated by M. Cristina Lambert · ss; set in Palermo. translated from the Spanish. 117 · Part III: Imperfect Crimes 119 · The Golden Eleventh · Gabriela Cabezón Cámara; translated by John Washington · ss; set in Barrio Parque. translated from the Spanish. 129 · Eternal Love · Ernesto Mallo; translated by John Washington · ss; set in Barrio 11. translated from the Spanish. 143 · You’ve Spoken My Name · Enzo Maqueira; translated by John Washington · ss; set in Almagro. translated from the Spanish. 156 · Three Rooms and a Patio · Elsa Osorio; translated by John Washington · ss; set in Núñez. translated from the Spanish. · Part IV: Revenge 179 · The Excluded · Leandro Ávalos Blacha; translated by M. Cristina Lambert · ss; set in Recoleta. translated from the Spanish. 201 · Death and the Canoe · Claudia Piñeiro; translated by M. Cristina Lambert · ss; set in San Telmo. translated from the Spanish. 214 · Feel the Burn · María Inés Krimer; translated by M. Cristina Lambert · ss; set in Monte Castro. translated from the Spanish. 220 · About the Contributors · [uncredited] · bg

Murder on Sunset Boulevard ed. Michael Mallory, Rochelle Krich & Lisa Seidman--- see under Rochelle Krich.

Born to Give/Swap Club/Wild in Bed by Dirk Malloy, Mel Johnson & Greg Hamilton--- see under Mel Johnson.

Tales from the Crypto-System by Geoffrey Maloney (Prime Books, November 2003, 1-894815-23-8, $17.95, 291pp, tp, co, cover by Kirsten Bishop)     Collection 21 stories, three new. 7 · Geoffrey Maloney and the Bureaucracy of Apocalypse · Trent Jamieson · in 9 · The Elephant Sways As It Walks · Geoffrey Maloney · ss Eidolon Autumn 2000 26 · Hotel Terminus · Geoffrey Maloney · ss Thyme #77, October 1989 36 · World According to Kipling (A Plain Tale from the Hills) · Geoffrey Maloney · ss Aurealis #25/26, June/July 2000 58 · Age of Democracy · Geoffrey Maloney · ss Eidolon Spring 1990 74 · 5 Cigarettes and 2 Snakes · Geoffrey Maloney · ss Aurealis #1, 1990 87 · The Taxi-Driver · Geoffrey Maloney · ss Aurealis #8, 1992 104 · The Shifting Sands of the Interior · Geoffrey Maloney · vi Nova SF #3, Winter 1990/1991 109 · Keeping the Meter Running · Geoffrey Maloney · ss Aurealis #20/21, 1998, as “Keeping the Motor Running” 132 · Meat Puppets · Geoffrey Maloney · ss Intimate Armageddons ed. Bill Congreve, Five Islands Press, 1992 142 · Moving with the Herd · Geoffrey Maloney · ss Aurealis #9, 1992 160 · Bush of Ghosts · Geoffrey Maloney · ss 178 · Requiem for the General · Geoffrey Maloney · ss Eidolon Summer 1992 199 · Memories of the Colour-Field · Geoffrey Maloney · ss Eidolon Spring 1992 211 · A Very Long War · Geoffrey Maloney · ss 227 · The Embargo Traders · Geoffrey Maloney · ss Aurealis #16, 1995 243 · In the Service of the Shogarth · Geoffrey Maloney · ss Harbinger #4, September 1999 257 · A Colombian Breakfast · Geoffrey Maloney · ss 262 · The Parallax Garden · Geoffrey Maloney · ss Abaddon #2, Autumn 1999 272 · Elecktra Dreams · Geoffrey Maloney · ss Redsine #8, April 2002 281 · Remnants of the Virago Crypto-System · Geoffrey Maloney · ss The Silver Web #12, Summer 1995 288 · Green Keeping · Geoffrey Maloney · vi AntipodeanSF #15, May 1999