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The House Inside by Norman Partridge (Subterranean Press, March 2003, 978-1-931081-78-8, $12.00, 43pp, ph, nv, cover by Alan M. Clark)
Limited to 250 numbered copies and 26 lettered copies.
Details taken from online listing.

Lesser Demons by Norman Partridge (Subterranean Press, May 2010, 978-1-59606-294-8, $25.00, 278pp, hc, co, cover by Vincent Chong)
Collection of stories including one original novella and one revised, plus story notes by the author. A signed, limited edition of 250 ($40.00) with added chapbook story, “Red Rover, Red Rover”, is also available.

11 · Second Chance · Norman Partridge · ss Subterranean #1, 2005

23 · The Big Man · Norman Partridge · nv Horror Garage #1, 2000

49 · Lesser Demons [Cthulhu] · Norman Partridge · nv Black Wings ed. S. T. Joshi, PS Publishing, 2010

77 · Carrion · Norman Partridge · nv Retro Pulp Tales ed. Joe R. Lansdale, Subterranean Press, 2006

107 · The Fourth Stair Up from the Second Landing · Norman Partridge · ss Subterranean #3, 2006

117 · And What Did You See in the World? · Norman Partridge · ss J.K. Potter’s Embrace the Mutation ed. William Schafer & Bill Sheehan, Subterranean Press, 2002

131 · Road Dogs · Norman Partridge · nv Subterranean (online) Spring 2008

171 · The House Inside · Norman Partridge · nv Horror Garage #7, 2003

201 · Durston · Norman Partridge · ss Hardluck Stories Summer 2006

215 · The Iron Dead · Norman Partridge · nv

265 · A Few Words After · Norman Partridge · aw

Mr. Fox and Other Feral Tales by Norman Partridge (Roadkill Press, July 1992, no ISBN, $8.00, 110pp, tp, co, cover by Alan M. Clark)
Collection of seven horror stories, with an introduction by Edward Bryant. Illustrations by Alan M. Clark.

· Introduction · Edward Bryant · in

1 · Mr. Fox · Norman Partridge · ss

21 · The Baddest Son of a Bitch in the House · Norman Partridge · ss

29 · Black Leather Kites · Norman Partridge · ss Chills #5, Spring 1991

45 · Save the Last Dance for Me · Norman Partridge · ss Cemetery Dance #2, June 1989

57 · Sandprint · Norman Partridge · ss

65 · Vessels · Norman Partridge · ss

75 · In Beauty, Like the Night: A Tale of the Living Dead · Norman Partridge · na

Mr. Fox and Other Feral Tales (var. 1) by Norman Partridge (Subterranean Press, October 2005, 1-59606-032-8, $40.00, 391pp, hc, co, cover by Tim Truman)
Collection of 19 stories and one unpublished novel excerpt. Significantly expanded from the Stoker award-winning Roadkill Press 1992 edition with an added 11 stories, the novel excerpt, and a new introduction and comments on the stories and writing by the author. Foreword by Edward Bryant. This is a signed limited edition of 750; a traycased, lettered edition of 26 ($150.00) adds another four stories, three original.

· The Passion of the Norm · Edward Bryant · fw

· Learning the Trade · Norman Partridge · in

· Little Bookshop of Horrors · Norman Partridge · ar

· Mr. Fox · Norman Partridge · ss Mr. Fox and Other Feral Tales by Norman Partridge, Roadkill Press, 1992

· Hard-Boiled Horror · Norman Partridge · ar

· The Baddest Son of a Bitch in the House · Norman Partridge · ss Mr. Fox and Other Feral Tales by Norman Partridge, Roadkill Press, 1992

· Rejection, Resolve & Respect · Norman Partridge · ar

· Black Leather Kites · Norman Partridge · ss Chills #5, Spring 1991

· The First Dance · Norman Partridge · ar Cemetery Dance #50, 2004

· Save the Last Dance for Me · Norman Partridge · ss Cemetery Dance #2, June 1989

· Building Your Sandcastle · Norman Partridge · ar

· Sandprint · Norman Partridge · ss Mr. Fox and Other Feral Tales by Norman Partridge, Roadkill Press, 1992

· Seeing the Wizard · Norman Partridge · ar

· Vessels · Norman Partridge · ss Mr. Fox and Other Feral Tales by Norman Partridge, Roadkill Press, 1992

· On Zombies… and Hunger · Norman Partridge · ar

· In Beauty, Like the Night: A Tale of the Living Dead · Norman Partridge · na Mr. Fox and Other Feral Tales by Norman Partridge, Roadkill Press, 1992

· A Keyboard Built for One · Norman Partridge · ar

· Body Bags · Norman Partridge · ss Grue #15, Fall 1993

· You Can’t Write with a Bowling Ball · Norman Partridge · ar

· Cosmos · Norman Partridge · ss Nøctulpa #4, Spring 1990

· An Oxblood Stetson Hat · Norman Partridge · ar

· Stackalee · Norman Partridge · ss Cemetery Dance #5, Summer 1990

· A Couple of Wolves at the Door · Norman Partridge · ar

· Tooth & Nail · Norman Partridge · ss Palace Corbie #5, 1994

· Coming Soon: The Small Press Apocalypse · Norman Partridge · ar

· The Entourage · Norman Partridge · ss Thunder’s Shadow Collector’s Magazine February 1994

· The Care & Feeding of First Novels · Norman Partridge · ar

· Kiss of Death · Norman Partridge · ex

· A Few Recommendations · Norman Partridge · ar

· Dr. Frankenstein’s Secrets of Style · Norman Partridge · ar Writing Horror ed. Mort Castle, Writer's Digest Books, 1997

· A Word from the Editor(s) · Norman Partridge · ar

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

· Writing for Them & Writing for You · Norman Partridge · ar

· Velvet Fangs · Norman Partridge · ss Haunts #25, Spring 1993

· The 3″ x 5″ Secret to Good Outlines · Norman Partridge · ar

· ¡Cuidado! · Norman Partridge · ss Chilled to the Bone ed. Robert T. Garcia, Mayfair Games, 1991

· The MacBeth School of Horror · Norman Partridge · ar

· When the Fruit Comes Ripe · Norman Partridge · vi Grue #17, Spring 1995

· It’s the Steak, Not the Sizzle · Norman Partridge · ar

· Walkers · Norman Partridge · ss Not One of Us #8, October 1991

· When Opportunity Knocks… · Norman Partridge · ar

· The Season of Giving · Norman Partridge & Richard T. Chizmar · ss Santa Clues ed. Martin H. Greenberg & Carol-Lynn Rössel Waugh, Signet, 1993

· Head, Heart, & Guts · Norman Partridge · aw

· Content exclusive to lettered edition

· The Oldest Story in the Book · Norman Partridge · ar

· At the Battlements of Bannockburn · Norman Partridge · ss Tales of Cruachan #1, 1990

· Ten Fingers of Death · Norman Partridge · ar

· Style of the Mantis · Norman Partridge · ss

· Man, I Just Work Here · Norman Partridge · ar

· Wind-Chimes · Norman Partridge · ss

· Cutting to the Chase · Norman Partridge · ar

· Satan’s Army · Norman Partridge · ss

· My Favorite Rejection Slip · Norman Partridge · ar

Red Right Hand by Norman Partridge (Subterranean Press, February 1998, no ISBN, $10.00, 32pp, ph, nv, cover by Mark A. Nelson)
Associational non-supernatural horror short story in chapbook form. This is a signed, limited edition of 250.

Red Rover, Red Rover by Norman Partridge (Subterranean Press, May 2010, ph, ss)
Reprint short story distributed with the signed, limited, edition of Lesser Demons.

Spyder by Norman Partridge (Subterranean Press, November 1995, no ISBN, $8.00, 22pp, ph, nv, cover by Timothy Standish)
Horror story in chapbook form. This is a signed, limited edition of 500.

Wildest Dreams by Norman Partridge (Subterranean Press, November 1998, 1-892284-00-6, $40.00, 201pp, hc, n., cover by Gail Cross)
Horror novel. A hired killer who can see ghosts is set up in San Francisco. This is a signed, limited edition of 500.

The Best of the Rest 1990: The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy from the Small Press ed. Steve Pasechnick & Brian Youmans (Edgewood Press, May 1991, 0-9629066-1-1, $8.00, 128pp, tp, an)
Anthology of science fiction and fantasy short stories from small press sources.

vii · Foreword · Steve Pasechnick & Brian Youmans · fw

3 · Mirage Diver · Terry Dowling · nv Rynosseros by Terry Dowling, Aphelion Publications, 1990

25 · Peri · Carol Emshwiller · ss Strange Plasma #3, 1990

32 · Muffin Explains Teleology to the World at Large · James Alan Gardner · ss On Spec Spring 1990

44 · Truman Capote’s Trilby: The Facts · Garry Kilworth · ss Back Brain Recluse #15, Spring 1990

52 · Sonata: For Two Friends in Different Times of the Same Trouble · Ellen Kushner · pm Monochrome ed. Bryan Cholfin, Broken Mirrors Press, 1990

54 · Maleficent Morning · R. A. Lafferty · ss The Early Lafferty II by R. A. Lafferty, United Mythologies Press, 1990; written April 1960.

61 · Gooba Gabba · Matt Lowe · ss The Great Swamp Gazette v13 #5, 1990

67 · 5 Cigarettes and 2 Snakes · Geoffrey Maloney · ss Aurealis #1, 1990

78 · The Allah Stairs · Jamil Nasir · ss Tales of the Unanticipated #7, 1990

85 · “…And They Shall Wander All Their Days” · David Tansey · ss Aurealis #1, 1990

99 · Generation Gap · George Turner · ss A Pursuit of Miracles by George Turner, Aphelion, 1990

104 · Appendix—Honorable Mentions · [uncredited] · ms

106 · Appendix—Sources · [uncredited] · bi

Looking Back on Tomorrow ed. David Paskow & John Osborne--- see under John Osborne.

Cornish Horrors: Tales from the Land’s End ed. Joan Passey (The British Library, 2021, 978-0-7123-5399-1, £8.99, 365pp, tp, an, cover by Sandra Gómez) [British Library Tales of the Weird]
Ghost/horror anthology.
Details taken from online listing.

7 · Introduction · Joan Passey · in

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

39 · My Father’s Secret · [uncredited] · ss All the Year Round #98, March 9 1861

55 · Cruel Coppinger · Robert Stephen Hawker · ss All the Year Round December 15 1866

69 · Colonel Benyon’s Entanglement · Mary Elizabeth Braddon · nv Belgravia July 1872 (+1), as by The Author of “Lady Audley’s Secret”, etc.

101 · The Phantom Hare · M. H. · ss The Argosy (UK) May 1879

129 · Christmas Eve at a Cornish Manor House · Clara Venn · ss St. James’s Magazine December 1878

145 · In the Mist · Mary E. Penn · ss The Argosy (UK) October 1881

173 · The Baronet’s Craze · Mrs. H. L. Cox · nv Tinsley’s Magazine December 1889

207 · The Coming of Abel Behenna · Bram Stoker · ss Lloyd’s Weekly London Newspaper March 26 1893 (+1)

231 · The Roll-Call of the Reef · Arthur Quiller-Couch · ss The Idler June 1895, as by Q

253 · The Haunted Spinney · Elliott O’Donnell · ss The Idler November 1904

267 · A Ghostly Visitation: A True Incident · E. M. Bray · ss 1907

273 · The Screaming Skull · F. Marion Crawford · nv Collier’s July 11 1908 (+1)

311 · The Adventure of the Devil’s Foot [Sherlock Holmes] · Arthur Conan Doyle · nv The Strand Magazine December 1910

345 · The Mask · F. Tennyson Jesse · ss The English Review January 1912

Our Haunted Shores: Tales from the Coasts of the British Isles ed. Joan Passey, Emily Alder & Jimmy Packham--- see under Emily Alder.

Phantoms of Kernow: Classic Tales of Haunted Cornwall ed. Joan Passey (The British Library, June 19, 2025, 978-0-7123-5577-3, £10.99, 288pp, tp, an, cover by Sandra Gómez) [British Library Tales of the Weird]
Details supplied by Mike Ashley.

7 · Introduction · Joan Passey · in

15 · The Spectre Ship of Porthcurno · Robert Hunt · ss Popular Romances of the West of England: Second Series by Robert Hunt, John Camden Hotten, 1865

21 · The Wrecker and the Death Ship · William Bottrell · ss Traditions and Hearthside Stories of West Cornwall: Second Series by William Bottrell, self-published, 1873

27 · The Toll of Charon · Richard Dowling · nv The Belgravia Annual Summer 1878

59 · The Ghost of the Treasure-Chamber · Emily Arnold · nv Time December 1886

87 · Dr. Wygram’s Son · G. M. McCrie · ss Belgravia April 1887

109 · The Man Who Coined His Blood Into Gold · J. H. Pearce · ss Drolls from Shadowland by J. H. Pearce, Lawrence & Bullen, 1893

117 · A Pair of Hands · Arthur Quiller Couch · ss The Cornish Magazine December 1898, as by Q

135 · Aunt Joanna · Sabine Baring-Gould · ss A Book of Ghosts by Sabine Baring-Gould, Methuen, 1904

151 · Father Brent’s Tale · R. H. Benson · ss A Mirror of Shalott by R. H. Benson, Pitman, 1907

163 · The Ghost of Carnaquilla · Elliott O’Donnell · ss The Tatler November 30 1910

177 · The Misanthrope · J. D. Beresford · ss Nineteen Impressions by J. D. Beresford, Sidgwick & Jackson, 1918

191 · Negotium Perambulans… · E. F. Benson · ss Hutchinson’s Magazine November 1922, as “Visible and Invisible”

211 · The Iron Pineapple · Eden Phillpotts · ss The Red Magazine March 15 1910

233 · Mrs. Lunt · Hugh Walpole · ss The Ghost Book ed. Cynthia Asquith, Hutchinson, 1926

253 · The Living Stone · E. R. Punshon · ss The Cornhill Magazine September 1939

267 · The Old Man · Daphne du Maurier · ss The Apple Tree by Daphne du Maurier, Gollancz, 1952

The Best American Short Stories 2006 ed. Ann Patchett & Katrina Kenison (Houghton Mifflin, 2006, 978-0-618-54351-9, $28.00, xxii+388pp, hc, an)

ix · Foreword · Katrina Kenison · fw

xv · Introduction · Ann Patchett · in

1 · Once the Shore · Paul Yoon · ss One Story #58, June 20 2005

20 · Awaiting Orders · Tobias Wolff · ss The New Yorker July 25 2005

30 · The Ambush · Donna Tartt · ss The Guardian Weekend June 25 2005

43 · Secret · Maxine Swann · ss Ploughshares Winter 2005/2006

60 · Dominion · Mark Slouka · ss TriQuarterly #121, 2005

70 · So Much for Artemis · Patrick Ryan · nv One Story #53, March 10 2005

91 · Refresh, Refresh · Benjamin Percy · ss The Paris Review #175, Fall/Winter 2005

105 · Self-Reliance · Edith Pearlman · ss Lake Effect Spring 2005

112 · The View from Castle Rock · Alice Munro · nv The New Yorker August 29 2005

143 · Tattooizm · Kevin Moffett · ss Tin House Winter 2005

163 · Cowboy · Thomas McGuane · ss The New Yorker September 19 2005

173 · The Dog · Jack Livings · ss The Paris Review #173, Spring 2005

191 · After a Life · Yiyun Li · ss Zoetrope: All-Story Summer 2005

204 · The Conductor · Aleksandar Hemon · ss The New Yorker February 28 2005

221 · Today I’m Yours · Mary Gaitskill · ss Zoetrope: All-Story Winter 2005

237 · How We Avenged the Blums · Nathan Englander · ss The Atlantic Monthly June 2005

252 · Grandmother’s Nose · Robert Coover · ss Daedalus Summer 2005

259 · A New Gravestone for an Old Grave · David Bezmozgis · nv Zoetrope: All-Story Summer 2005

291 · The Casual Car Pool · Katherine Bell · ss Ploughshares Fall 2005

310 · Mr. Nobody at All · Ann Beattie & Harry Mathews · nv McSweeney’s #16, 2005

359 · Contributors’ Notes · [uncredited] · bg

370 · 100 Other Distinguished Stories of 2005 · [uncredited] · bi

374 · Editorial Addresses of American and Canadian Magazines Publishing Short Stories · [uncredited] · ms

Mystic Voices: Being Experiences of the Revd Philip Rivers Pater, Squire and Priest, 1834-1913 by Roger Pater (Ash-Tree Press, February 27, 2001, 1-55310-019-0, C$53.00, xv+187pp, hc, co, cover by Paul Lowe)
Reprint (Burns, Oates & Washbourne 1923) collection of stories about Father Pater, an Anglican monk who hears voices that solve ghostly and contemporary mysteries. This edition adds an introduction by David G. Rowlands and an extract from Pater’s My Cousin Philip. This is a limited edition of 500 copies. A world-wide edition available in the US for $40.00 and in the UK for £25.00.

ix · Introduction · David G. Rowlands · in

3 · Preface to Mystic Voices · Roger Pater · pr Mystic Voices by Roger Pater, Burns, Oates & Washbourne, 1923

7 · The Warnings · Roger Pater · ss The Catholic World April 1914

13 · The Persecution Chalice · Roger Pater · ss The Catholic World May 1914

21 · In Articulo Mortis · Roger Pater · ss The Catholic World June 1914

31 · The Priest’s Hiding Place · Roger Pater · ss The Catholic World July 1914

42 · De Profundis · Roger Pater · nv Mystic Voices by Roger Pater, Burns, Oates & Washbourne, 1923

56 · “Of Such Is the Kingdom of Heaven” · Roger Pater · nv Mystic Voices by Roger Pater, Burns, Oates & Washbourne, 1923

69 · The Astrologer’s Legacy · Roger Pater · ss The Catholic World August 1914

81 · A Porta Inferi · Roger Pater · nv Mystic Voices by Roger Pater, Burns, Oates & Washbourne, 1923

93 · The Treasure of the Blue Nuns · Roger Pater · ss Mystic Voices by Roger Pater, Burns, Oates & Washbourne, 1923

104 · The Watchman · Roger Pater · nv Mystic Voices by Roger Pater, Burns, Oates & Washbourne, 1923

117 · The Footsteps of the Aventine · Roger Pater · ss Mystic Voices by Roger Pater, Burns, Oates & Washbourne, 1923

129 · The Scapegoat · Roger Pater · ss Mystic Voices by Roger Pater, Burns, Oates & Washbourne, 1923

140 · Our Lady of the Rock · Roger Pater · ss Mystic Voices by Roger Pater, Burns, Oates & Washbourne, 1923

151 · The Communion of Saints · Roger Pater · ss Mystic Voices by Roger Pater, Burns, Oates & Washbourne, 1923

161 · Synopsis of My Cousin Philip · David G. Rowlands · uw (r) [Ref. Roger Pater]

169 · A Sixth Sense · Roger Pater · ex from My Cousin Philip, Oates & Washbourne, 1924

180 · Obituary of Dom Roger Hudleston · [uncredited] · ob The Downside Review 1936

Mystic Voices: Being Experiences of the Rev. Philip Rivers Pater, Squire and Priest, 1834-1913 by Roger Pater (Burns, Oates & Washbourne, 1923, 5/-, ix+251pp, hc, co)
Collection of stories about Father Pater, an Anglican monk who hears voices that solve ghostly and contemporary mysteries.

v · Preface to Mystic Voices · Roger Pater · pr

1 · The Warnings · Roger Pater · ss The Catholic World April 1914

10 · The Persecution Chalice · Roger Pater · ss The Catholic World May 1914

23 · Articulo Mortis · Roger Pater · ss

39 · The Priest’s Hiding Place · Roger Pater · ss The Catholic World July 1914

57 · De Profundis · Roger Pater · nv

79 · “Of Such Is the Kingdom of Heaven” · Roger Pater · nv

102 · The Astrologer’s Legacy · Roger Pater · ss The Catholic World August 1914

121 · A Porta Inferi · Roger Pater · nv

142 · The Treasure of the Blue Nuns · Roger Pater · ss

159 · The Watchman · Roger Pater · nv

181 · The Footsteps of the Aventine · Roger Pater · ss

200 · The Scapegoat · Roger Pater · ss

217 · Our Lady of the Rock · Roger Pater · ss

235 · The Communion of Saints · Roger Pater · ss

Something Strange ed. Domenica Paterno, Marjorie B. Smiley & Mary Delores Jarmon--- see under Marjorie B. Smiley.

Gutter Tragedies by Sidney Paternoster (Anthony Treherne & Co., 1903, 368pp, hc, co)
Collection with some crime.

· The Convict’s Wife · Sidney Paternoster · ss (r)

· A Copper’s Nark · Sidney Paternoster · ss Crampton’s Magazine November 1902

· Deus Misereatur · Sidney Paternoster · ss Crampton’s Magazine December 1902

· The Folly of Mace Blackstone · Sidney Paternoster · ss Crampton’s Magazine June 1902

· The Haunted House of Catnip Alley · Sidney Paternoster · ss Crampton’s Magazine February 1902

· Hooligans Five · Sidney Paternoster · ss (r)

· Knights of the Nile · Sidney Paternoster · ss Crampton’s Magazine May 1902

· The Old Lag · Sidney Paternoster · ss Crampton’s Magazine August 1902

· Outin’ Doos · Sidney Paternoster · ss Crampton’s Magazine March 1902

· The Repentance of Gild-Me-Green · Sidney Paternoster · ss (r)

· The Revenge of Jane Ferris · Sidney Paternoster · ss (r)

· The Revenge of Loping Sal · Sidney Paternoster · ss Crampton’s Magazine September 1902

· Songsters of the Nile · Sidney Paternoster · ss Crampton’s Magazine July 1902

· Submerged · Sidney Paternoster · ss (r)

Dark Starry Morning: Stories of This World and Beyond by David Patneaude (Albert Whitman, October 1995, 0-8075-1474-8, $13.95, 123pp, hc, oc, cover by Doron Ben-Ami)
Young-adult collection of six stories, several with fantasy or SF elements.

5 · Dark Starry Morning · David Patneaude · ss

29 · A Melody for Mizorca · David Patneaude · ss

45 · The Wind in My Face · David Patneaude · ss

65 · The Spirit of Franklin Landry · David Patneaude · ss

83 · The Slurpers · David Patneaude · ss

93 · Shadow Canyon · David Patneaude · ss

Hunt in the Dark by Q. Patrick (Crippen & Landru, April 2021, 978-1-936363-53-7, 268pp, tp, co) [edited by Curtis Evans]
In the “Lost Classics” series.

· Introduction · Curtis Evans · in

· The Frightened Landlady [Dr. Hugh Westlake] · Q. Patrick (by Richard Wilson Webb & Hugh Callingham Wheeler) · nv Street & Smith’s Detective Story Magazine December 1935

· Killed by Time · Q. Patrick (by Richard Wilson Webb & Hugh Callingham Wheeler) · ss Street & Smith’s Detective Story Magazine October 1935

· The Hated Woman · Q. Patrick (by Richard Wilson Webb & Hugh Callingham Wheeler) · nv Street & Smith’s Detective Story Magazine February 1936

· Hunt in the Dark [Peter & Iris Duluth] · Q. Patrick · na Short Stories October 10 1942

· The Woman Who Waited · Q. Patrick (by Richard Wilson Webb & Hugh Callingham Wheeler) · ss The Shadow January 1945

· This Way Out · Q. Patrick (by Hugh Callingham Wheeler) · nv Mystery Book Magazine March 1947

· Sources · [uncredited] · bi

Anthropomorphic Aliens ed. Fred Patten (FurPlanet Productions, July 2014, 978-1-61450-192-3, $19.95, 300pp, tp, an, cover by Roz Gibson)

11 · Introduction · Fred Patten · in

15 · Mask of the Ferret · Ken Pick & C. Alan Loewen · nv GigaNotoSaurus November 2007

53 · The Inspector’s Teeth [Viagens Interplanetary] · L. Sprague de Camp · ss Astounding Science Fiction April 1950

68 · Specialist · Robert Sheckley · ss Galaxy Science Fiction May 1953

83 · Point of Focus · Robert Silverberg · ss Astounding Science Fiction August 1958

99 · In Hoka Signo Vinces [Hokas] · Poul Anderson & Gordon R. Dickson · ss Other Worlds June 1953

119 · Novice [Telzey Amberdon] · James H. Schmitz · nv Analog Science Fact—Science Fiction June 1962

151 · What Really Matters · Elizabeth McCoy · nv 1998

189 · Kings and Vagabonds · Cairyn · nv 2001

223 · The King’s Dogs · Phyllis Gotlieb · na The Edge of Space ed. Robert Silverberg, Elsevier, 1979

273 · A Touch of Blue [Web Shifters] · Julie Czerneda · nv Heroes in Training ed. Martin H. Greenberg & Jim C. Hines, DAW, 2007

289 · Fly the Friendly Skies · Bryan Feir · ss 2013

293 · About the Authors · [uncredited] · bg

299 · About the Artist · [uncredited] · bg

301 · About the Editor · [uncredited] · bg

Best in Show: Fifteen Years of Outstanding Furry Fiction ed. Fred Patten (Sofawolf Press, July 2003, 0-9712670-1-4, $19.95, 455pp, tp, an, cover by Ursula Vernon)
Anthology of 26 anthropomorphic stories. Authors include Lawrence Watt-Evans, Jefferson P. Swycaffer, and Mel. White. Afterword and bibliography by Fred Patten. Forewords by Tim Susman, Gene Breshears, and Phil Geusz.

4 · Introduction · Fred Patten · in

11 · A Note from the Publisher · J. L. Eddy · pr

· Section One: Living Among Us: Furries and Humans

12 · Foreword · Tim Susman · si

15 · To the Magic Born · Brian W. Antoine · ss PawPrints Fanzine Summer 1995; illustrated by Conrad Wong

30 · Foxy Lady · Lawrence Watt-Evans · ss Zoomorphica Summer 1992

41 · The Color of Rain · Gene Breshears · ss North American Fur September 2000

57 · Crucible · Kim Liu · ss Anthrolations July 2000; illustrated by Dave Bryant

70 · How George Miles Almost Saved the World · Watts Martin · ss Yarf! July 1991

81 · Canis Major · Michael H. Payne · ss Anthrolations July 2001; illustrated by Kylen Christine Miles

95 · A Snapshot from Fayetteville · Mick Collins · ss FURthest North Crew January 1993

109 · Wings · Todd G. Sutherland · ss FURthest North Crew March 1997

129 · Respect the Sea · Jeff Eddy · ss HistoriMorphs July 2001; illustrated by Jennie Hoffer

138 · The Boar Goes North · Matt Posner · ss Mythagoras Autumn 1990

· Section Two: Living Apart: Furry Alternate Worlds

152 · Foreword · Gene Breshears · si

155 · Port in a Storm · Robert K. Carspecken · ss Rowrbrazzle July 1989; illustrated by Margaret Carspecken

176 · Rosettes and Ribbons · M. C. A. Hogarth · nv Yarf! January 2000

207 · Painted Memories · Conrad Wong · ss PawPrints Fanzine Winter 1994; illustrated by Conrad Wong

222 · Recruiting · Elizabeth McCoy · ss Fantastic Furry Stories October 2001

235 · Rat’s Reputation · Michael H. Payne · ss FurVersion May 1989

246 · Whimper’s Law [Xanadu] · Craig Hilton · ss The Ever-Changing Palace July 1991

260 · Beneath the Crystal Sea · Brock Hoagland · nv Tales of Perissa by Brock Hoagland, United Publications, 2001; illustrated by Vicky M. Wyman

284 · Secret Weapon · Allen Kitchen · ss Morphic Tales January 2000

292 · Mercy to the Cubs: A Tale of the Furkindred [Furkindred] · Chas. P. A. Melville · nv Yarf! July 1995

317 · Messenger · Mel. White · ss PawPrints Fanzine Spring 1998; illustrated by Jonathan Kaufman

324 · Castlefail · Jefferson P. Swycaffer · ss FurryPhile June 1996

339 · Repas du Vivant [Tai-Pan Universe] · Axel Shaikman · ss Rowrbrazzle October 1993; illustrated by Conrad Wong

· Section Three: Living Within: Transformation

350 · Foreword · Phil Geusz · si

352 · Graduation Day · Phil Geusz · nv Raven’s Lair website August 16 1999

387 · Top of the Mountain · Ben Goodridge · nv Fang, Claw, & Steel Winter 1999

409 · Find the Beautiful · Tim Susman · ss Mythagoras Summer 1997; illustrated by John Nunnemacher

423 · Little Monster · Tom Turrittin · ss Fang, Claw, & Steel Summer 1999

437 · Afterword and Bibliography · Fred Patten · aw

447 · Contributor Bios · [uncredited] · bg

The Best Western Stories of Lewis B. Patten by Lewis B. Patten (Southern Illinois University Press, September 1987, 0-8093-1358-8, xvii+162pp, hc, co) [edited by Bill Pronzini & Martin H. Greenberg]

ix · The Tall Quiet Man · Robert E. Briney · in

1 · Too Good with a Gun · Lewis B. Patten · ss Zane Grey’s Western Magazine April 1950

10 · Massacre at Cottonwood Springs · Lewis B. Patten · ss Mammoth Western May 1950

17 · Dobbs Ferry · Lewis B. Patten · ss Frontier Stories Fall 1950, as “Payoff in Steel!”

27 · High-Carded · Lewis B. Patten · ss Western Short Stories November 1950, as “Fast-Draw Feud”

35 · Nester Kid · Lewis B. Patten · ss Zane Grey’s Western Magazine December 1950

44 · Payday · Lewis B. Patten · ss Zane Grey’s Western Magazine June 1951

54 · The Rough String · Lewis B. Patten · ss Fifteen Western Tales February 1951

63 · The Winter of His Life · Lewis B. Patten · ss The Colorado Quarterly 1953

71 · They Called Him a Killer · Lewis B. Patten · na Complete Western Book Magazine September 1955

135 · Hell-Bent · Lewis B. Patten · nv Best Western March 1956

159 · Bibliography of Western Publications by Lewis B. Patten · [uncredited] · bi

Blood on the Grass: A Western Duo by Lewis B. Patten (Five Star, May 2002, hc, co)
Details supplied by Todd Mason.

· Sharpshod · Lewis B. Patten · na West May 1953

· Blood on the Grass · Lewis B. Patten · na Giant Western April 1953, as by Lewis Ford

Great Short Stories Volume 1: Detective Stories ed. William Patten (Collier, 1906, 430pp, hc, an)

5 · The Murders in the Rue Morgue [C. Auguste Dupin] · Edgar Allan Poe · nv Graham’s Lady’s and Gentleman’s Magazine April 1841

45 · The Mystery of Marie Rogêt [C. Auguste Dupin] · Edgar Allan Poe · nv Snowden’s Lady’s Companion November 1842 (+2)

99 · The Purloined Letter [C. Auguste Dupin] · Edgar Allan Poe · nv The Gift: a Christmas and New Year’s Present for 1845, Carey & Hart, 1844

121 · The Sign of the Four [Sherlock Holmes] · Arthur Conan Doyle · na Lippincott’s Monthly Magazine February 1890

237 · A Scandal in Bohemia [Sherlock Holmes] · Arthur Conan Doyle · nv The Strand Magazine July 1891

265 · The Doctor, His Wife, and the Clock [Ebenezer Gryce; Violet Strange] · Anna Katharine Green · na Putnam, 1895

313 · The Rajah’s Diamond · Robert Louis Stevenson · gp (r)

_313 · Story of the Bandbox · Robert Louis Stevenson · nv London August 3 1878 (+2)

_337 · Story of the Young Man in Holy Orders · Robert Louis Stevenson · ss London August 31 1878 (+1)

_352 · Story of the House with the Green Blinds · Robert Louis Stevenson · nv London September 14 1878 (+3)

_382 · The Adventure of Prince Florizel and a Detective · Robert Louis Stevenson · ss London October 26 1878

391 · The Mystery of the Steel Disk · Broughton Brandenburg · nv Metropolitan Magazine April 1905

413 · The Vanished Millionaire [Addington Peace] · B. Fletcher Robinson · ss Home Magazine of Fiction #48, December 1904

Great Short Stories II: Ghost Stories ed. William Patten (P.F. Collier, 1909, 428pp, hc, an)
Volume 2 of a three volume series.

5 · La Morte Amoreuse · Théophile Gautier · nv (r), as “Clarimonde”
translated from the French (“La Morte Amoureuse”, Chronique de Paris, June 23 & 26, 1836).

31 · The Red Room · H. G. Wells · nv The Idler March 1896

45 · The Phantom ’Rickshaw · Rudyard Kipling · nv Quartette Christmas 1885

69 · The Roll-Call of the Reef · Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch · ss The Idler June 1895, as by Q

89 · The House and the Brain · Edward Bulwer-Lytton · nv A Strange Story and the Haunted and the Haunters by Sir Edward Bulwer-Lytton, J.B. Lippincott & Co., 1865
revised from Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine August 1859 (anonymously) to remove material reused in A Strange Story.

121 · The Dream Woman · W. Wilkie Collins · nv Temple Bar November 1874 (+1)
revised from “Brother Morgan’s Story of the Dream-Woman” (The Queen of Hearts, Hurst and Blackett, 1859), itself revised from “The Ostler” (Household Words, Christmas 1855).

145 · Green Branches · Fiona Macleod · nv The Sin-Eater by Fiona Macleod, Patrick Geddes, 1895

161 · A Bewitched Ship · W. Clark Russell · ss 1884

175 · The Signal Man · Charles Dickens · ss All the Year Round Christmas 1866, as “No. 1 Branch Line. The Signalman”

191 · The Four-Fifteen Express · Amelia B. Edwards · nv Routledge’s Christmas Annual 1867, 1866

221 · Our Last Walk · Hugh Conway · nv Bound Together, Vol. II by Hugh Conway, Remington & Co., 1884

245 · Thrawn Janet · Robert Louis Stevenson · ss The Cornhill Magazine October 1881, as by R. L. S.

259 · A Christmas Carol [Christmas Carol] · Charles Dickens · na Chapman & Hall, December 19 1843

341 · The Spectre Bridegroom · Washington Irving · ss The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent #4, November 10 1819, as by Geoffrey Crayon

359 · The Mysterious Sketch · Erckmann-Chatrian · ss Strange Stories by Erckmann-Chatrian, Appleton, 1880
translated from the French (“L’esquisse mystérieuse”, Les Contes Fantastiques, Hachette, 1860).

379 · Mr. Higginbotham’s Catastrophe · Nathaniel Hawthorne · ss The New-England Magazine December 1834, uncredited.

395 · The White Old Maid · Nathaniel Hawthorne · ss The New-England Magazine July 1835, as “The Old Maid in the Winding-Sheet” by The Author of “The Gray Champion”

409 · Wandering Willie’s Tale · Sir Walter Scott · ex from Redgauntlet, Constable, 1824

Great Short Stories III: Romance & Adventure ed. William Patten (P.F. Collier, 1909, 444pp, hc, an)
Volume 3 of a three volume series.

5 · The Attack on the Mill · Emile Zola · nv Romance November 1891
translated from the French (“L’Attaque du moulin”, Les Soirées de Médan, 1880).

45 · The Venus of Ille · Prosper Merimee · nv (r)
translated from the French (“La Vénus d’Ille”, La Revue des Deux Mondes, May 1837).

77 · The Pavilion on the Links · Robert Louis Stevenson · na The Cornhill Magazine September 1880 (+1), as by R. L. S.

135 · The Prisoners · Guy de Maupassant · ss The Strand Magazine September 1892
translated from the French (“Les Prisonniers”, 1884).

149 · The Siege of Berlin · Alphonse Daudet · ss (r)
translated from the French.

159 · The Man Who Would Be King · Rudyard Kipling · nv The Phantom ’Rickshaw and Other Eerie Tales by Rudyard Kipling, Wheeler, 1888

199 · The Black Pearl · Victorien Sardou · nv Lippincott’s Magazine of Popular Literature and Science September 1872
translated from the French (“La Perle Noire”, 1862).

233 · The Prisoner of Assiout · Grant Allen · ss The Strand Magazine August 1891

245 · The Smugglers of the Clone · S. R. Crockett · ss The Idler September 1895

257 · The Mysterious Mansion · Honore de Balzac · ss (r)
translated from the French (“La Grande Bretèche”, Contes Brun, 1831).

271 · A Terribly Strange Bed · Wilkie Collins · ss Household Words #109, April 24 1852, uncredited.

291 · The Capture of Bill Sikes · Charles Dickens · ex from Oliver Twist, Richard Bentley, 1838

321 · The Postmistress of Laurel Run · Bret Harte · ss The Strand Magazine September 1891

341 · The Captain’s Vices · Francois Coppee; translated by Walter Learned · ss Ten Tales by François Coppée, tr. Walter Learned, Harper, 1890

355 · Rappaccini’s Daughter [Rappaccini] · Nathaniel Hawthorne · nv United States Magazine and Democratic Review December 1844, as “Writings of Aurépine”

389 · Zodomirsky’s Duel · Alexandre Dumas · ss The Strand Magazine June 1892
translated from the French (“Marianna”, Herminie and Marianna, Méline, Cans et Cie., 1859).

405 · The Courting of T’Nowhead’s Bell · James Matthew Barrie · ss Auld Licht Idylls by J. M. Barrie, Hodder & Stoughton, 1888

427 · The Rynard Gold Reef Company, Ltd. · Sir Walter Besant · ss The Strand Magazine June 1891

The Best American Mystery Stories 2015 ed. James Patterson (Mariner, October 6, 2015, 978-0-544-52675-4, $14.95, xv+413pp, tp, an)
A hardcover edition (-63874-7) was announced but not seen.

ix · Foreword · Otto Penzler · fw

xiii · Introduction · James Patterson · in

1 · The Snow Angel [Dylan LaCrosse] · Doug Allyn · nv Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine January 2014

34 · Cowboy Justice · Andrew Bourelle · ss Law and Disorder ed. Amy Locklin, Main Street Rag, 2013

50 · Rosalee Carrasco · Tomiko M. Breland · ss Ploughshares Winter 2014/2015

61 · Wet with Rain · Lee Child · ss Belfast Noir ed. Adrian McKinty & Stuart Neville, Akashic Books, 2014

73 · Red Eye [Patrick Kenzie & Angela Gennaro; Hieronymous “Harry” Bosch] · Michael Connelly & Dennis Lehane · nv FaceOff ed. David Baldacci, Simon & Schuster, 2014

93 · Harm and Hammer · Joseph D’Agnese · ss Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine October 2014

109 · Adventure of the Laughing Fisherman · Jeffery Deaver · nv In the Company of Sherlock Holmes ed. Laurie R. King & Leslie S. Klinger, Pegasus Books, 2014

134 · Crush Depth · Brendan DuBois · ss Ice Cold ed. Jeffery Deaver & Raymond Benson, Grand Central Publishing, 2014

148 · Molly’s Plan · John M. Floyd · ss The Strand Magazine #43, June/September 2014

162 · A Bottle of Scotch and a Sharp Buck Knife · Scott Grand · ss Thuglit #11, May/June 2014

176 · Shared Room on Union · Steven Heighton · ss The Dead Are More Visible by Steven Heighton, Knopf Canada, 2012

191 · Afterlife of a Stolen Child · Janette Turner Hospital · nv Georgia Review Fall 2014

215 · Apocrypha · Richard Lange · ss Bull: Men’s Fiction #4, 2014

233 · Staircase to the Moon · Theresa E. Lehr · nv Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine September 2014

264 · A Man Looking for Trouble · Lee Martin · nv Glimmer Train #90, Spring/Summer 2014

291 · Many Dogs Have Died Here · James Mathews · nv Iron Horse Literary Review v16 #3, 2014

314 · Motherlode · Thomas McGuane · ss The New Yorker September 8 2014

332 · A Kidnapping in Koulèv-Ville · Kyle Minor · ss The Normal School Spring 2014

349 · The Home at Craigmillnar · Joyce Carol Oates · nv The Kenyon Review Winter 2014

373 · The Shot · Eric Rutter · ss Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine November 2014

397 · Contributors’ Notes · [uncredited] · bg

412 · Other Distinguished Mystery Stories of 2014 · [uncredited] · bi

Thriller: Stories to Keep You Up All Night ed. James Patterson (MIRA Books, June 2006, 0-7783-2299-8, $24.95, 477pp, hc, oa)
Original anthology of 30 stories by members of the International Thriller Writers, Inc.

9 · Introduction · James Patterson · in

13 · James Penney’s New Identity [Jack Reacher] · Lee Child · nv Fresh Blood 3 ed. Mike Ripley & Maxim Jakubowski, The Do-Not Press, 1999; revised.

29 · Operation Northwoods [Jack Swyteck] · James Grippando · ss

45 · Epitaph [Phineas Troutt] · J. A. Konrath · ss

57 · The Face in the Window · Heather Graham · ss

75 · Empathy · James Siegel · ss

87 · Kowalski’s in Love [Sigma Force] · James Rollins · ss

105 · The Hunt for Dmitri [Liz Sansborough] · Gayle Lynds · ss

121 · Disfigured · Michael & Daniel Palmer · ss

137 · The Abelard Sanction [Saul Grisman] · David Morrell · ss

151 · Falling [Malcolm Fletcher] · Chris Mooney · ss

167 · Success of a Mission · Dennis Lynds · ss Argosy April 1968, as by William Arden

187 · The Portal · John Lescroart & M. J. Rose · ss

203 · The Double Dealer [Benjamin Weaver] · David Liss · ss

219 · Dirty Weather · Gregg Hurwitz · ss

231 · Spirit Walker [Kier Wintripp] · David Dun · ss

245 · At the Drop of a Hat · Denise Hamilton · ss

261 · The Other Side of the Mirror · Eric Van Lustbader · ss

277 · Man Catch · Christopher Rice · ss

285 · Goodnight, Sweet Mother [Maggie O’Dell] · Alex Kava · ss

299 · Sacrificial Lion [Henry Caulder] · Grant Blackwood · ss

317 · Interlude at Duane’s [Repairman Jack] · F. Paul Wilson · ss

333 · The Powder Monkey [Alex Hawke] · Ted Bell · ss

351 · Surviving Toronto · M. Diane Vogt · ss

367 · Assassins [Nick Neumann] · Christopher Reich · ss

375 · The Athens Solution · Brad Thor · ss

391 · Diplomatic Constraints [Stella] · Raelynn Hillhouse · ss

407 · Kill Zone · Robert Liparulo · ss

415 · The Devils’ Due [Cotton Malone] · Steve Berry · ss

431 · The Tuesday Club [Benjamin Franklin] · Katherine Neville · nv

455 · Gone Fishing [Douglas D’Agosta] · Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child · ss

471 · Author Biographies · [uncredited] · bg

Mysterious Air Stories ed. William Pattrick (W.H. Allen, May 1986, 0-491-03581-0, £9.95, 249pp, hc, an)
Anthology of suspense and fantasy stories of the air.

7 · Introduction · William Pattrick · in

11 · A Tale of Terror · Thomas Hood · vi The London Magazine 1821

17 · A Drama in the Air · Jules Verne; translated by George M. Towle · ss Doctor Ox, and Other Stories by Jules Verne, tr. George M. Towle, Osgood, 1874
translated from the French (“Un Voyage en Ballon”, Musée des Familles, August 1851).

39 · Up a Gum Tree · George Griffith · ss Short Stories February 10 1894

55 · The Argonauts of the Air · H. G. Wells · ss Phil May’s Annual #5, Winter 1895

71 · The Horror of the Heights · Arthur Conan Doyle · ss The Strand Magazine November 1913

89 · The Secret of the New British Aeroplane · William Le Queux · nv Spies of the Kaiser by William Le Queux, Hurst, 1909

111 · A Reprisal Raid [Tam o’ the Scoots] · Edgar Wallace · ss Everybody’s Magazine June 1918

127 · Hot Air · Negley Farson · ss Adventure May 15 1931

139 · The Demon Diver · Arch Whitehouse · ss Air Stories

155 · Anniversary · Clarence Winchester · ss The Story-teller March 1932

163 · 5,000 Enemy Planes Over London · Stephen Graham · ss The Daily Express 1935

173 · The Conversion of Johnny · Captain W. E. Johns · ss Sky Fever by W. E. Johns, Latimer House, 1953

183 · Gremlins · W. E. Woosnam-Jones · ss The Spectator January 1 1943

191 · Sergeant Carmichael · H. E. Bates · ss There’s Something in the Air by Flying Officer X, Knopf, 1943, as by Flying Officer X

207 · The Voice in the Earphones · Wilbur Schramm · ss The Saturday Evening Post March 29 1947

219 · Nightmare at 20,000 Feet · Richard Matheson · ss Alone by Night ed. Michael & Don Congdon, Ballantine, 1962

239 · Cassidy’s Saucer · Edward D. Hoch · ss Flying Saucers in Fact and Fiction ed. Hans Stefan Santesson, Lancer, 1968

Mysterious Motoring Stories ed. William Pattrick (W.H. Allen, February 1987, 0-491-03643-4, £10.95, 224pp, hc, an)
Anthology of supernatural stories about cars. Reprinted (Star 1987) as Duel and Other Horror Stories of the Road.

7 · Introduction · William Pattrick · in

11 · The Car with the Green Lights [Dr. Villiers Beetham-Saunders] · William Le Queux · ss The Premier Magazine #22, February 1916

29 · The Dust-Cloud · E. F. Benson · ss The Pall Mall Magazine January 1906

43 · How It Happened · Arthur Conan Doyle · ss The Strand Magazine September 1913

49 · The Last Trip · Archie Binns · ss Weird Tales August 1925

59 · The Demon Lover · Elizabeth Bowen · ss The Listener November 26 1941

69 · Jay Walkers · H. Russell Wakefield · ss The Clock Strikes Twelve by H. Russell Wakefield, Herbert Jenkins, 1940

83 · The Ghost of the Model T · Betsy Emmons · ss Weird Tales November 1942

91 · The Ghost Car · Ken Batten · ss Ghost Stories October 1928

109 · New Corner · L. T. C. Rolt · ss Mystery Stories #20, 1939

123 · “Just Like Wild Bob” · William F. Nolan · ss Connoisseur’s World June 1964

133 · Auto Suggestion · Charles Beaumont · ss Gamma #5, September 1965

149 · Duel · Richard Matheson · nv Playboy April 1971

175 · Second Chance · Jack Finney · nv Good Housekeeping April 1956

193 · Trucks · Stephen King · ss Cavalier June 1973

211 · The Hitch-Hiker · Roald Dahl · ss The Atlantic Monthly July 1977

Mysterious Railway Stories ed. William Pattrick (W.H. Allen, January 12, 1984, 0-491-03112-2, 255pp, hc, an)
Anthology of thirteen railway related ghost and mystery stories. Also available in pb (London: Star 1985).

7 · Introduction · William Pattrick · in

9 · The Four-Fifteen Express · Amelia B. Edwards · nv Routledge’s Christmas Annual 1867, 1866; given as by Amelia B. Edwards & Charles Dickens.

39 · My Adventure in the Flying Scotsman · Eden Phillpotts · nv 1888

65 · The Lost Special · Arthur Conan Doyle · ss The Strand Magazine August 1898, as “The Story of the Lost Special”

85 · The Tragedy on the London and Mid-Northern [Thorpe Hazell] · Victor L. Whitechurch · ss The Royal Magazine August 1905

101 · The Cloud-Bursters [Calvin Sprague] · Francis Lynde · nv The Popular Magazine September 1 1912 (+1)

145 · The Ghost Train · Arnold Ridley & Ruth Alexander · ss Hutchinson’s Mystery Story Magazine June/July 1926, as by Arnold Ridley

161 · The Girl in the Train · Agatha Christie · nv The Grand Magazine February 1924

183 · The Fisherman’s Special · H. L. Thomson · ss Weird Tales August 1939; given as by Hal Thomson.

191 · Swamp Train · Harry Walton · ss Unknown January 1940

207 · The Level Crossing · Freeman Wills Crofts · ss The Cornhill Magazine November 1933

223 · The Man on B-17 · August Derleth · ss Weird Tales May 1950, as by Stephen Grendon

231 · That Hell-Bound Train · Robert Bloch · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction September 1958

249 · The Last Train · Fredric Brown · ss Weird Tales January 1950

Mysterious Sea Stories ed. William Pattrick (W.H. Allen, January 1985, 0-491-03114-9, £9.95, 247pp, hc, an)
Anthology of 14 sea fantasies. American edition: Salem House 1985.

1 · Introduction · William Pattrick · in

5 · Ms. Found in a Bottle · Edgar Allan Poe · ss Baltimore Saturday Visitor October 19 1833

19 · The Legend of the Bell Rock · Captain Frederick Marryat · ss 1836

31 · Hood’s Isle and the Hermit Oberlus · Herman Melville · ss Putnam’s Monthly May 1854

43 · A Bewitched Ship · W. Clark Russell · ss 1884

57 · J. Habakuk Jephson’s Statement · Sir Arthur Conan Doyle · nv The Cornhill Magazine January 1884, uncredited.

91 · The Benevolent Ghost and Captain Lowrie · Richard Sale · nv Argosy March 9 1940, as “Till Doomsday”

113 · Make Westing · Jack London · ss The Pall Mall Magazine April 1908

123 · The Black Mate · Joseph Conrad · nv The London Magazine April 1908

153 · A Matter of Fact · Rudyard Kipling · ss The People January 24 1892

169 · The Finding of the Graiken [Sargasso Sea] · William Hope Hodgson · nv The Red Magazine February 15 1913

193 · Davy Jones’s Gift · John Masefield · ss Country Life November 11 1905

199 · In the Abyss · H. G. Wells · ss Pearson’s Magazine August 1896

217 · Undersea Guardians · Ray Bradbury · ss Amazing Stories December 1944

235 · The Turning of the Tide · C. S. Forester · ss The Story-teller May 1936

Kansas City Noir ed. Steve Paul (Akashic Books, 2012, 978-1-61775-128-8, $15.95, 218pp, tp, oa) [Akashic Noir]
Fourteen original stories set in Kansas City.

11 · Papa’s Blues · ed. Steve Paul · in

15 · Part I: Heartland

17 · Missing Gene · J. Malcolm Garcia · ss; set on Troost Lake.

35 · Cat in a Box · Kevin Prufer · ss; set in Country Club Plaza.

51 · Mission Hills Confidential · Grace Suh · ss; set in Mission Hills.

65 · Come Murder Me Next, Babe · Daniel Woodrell · ss; set on 12th Street.

71 · The Softest Crime · Matthew Eck · ss; set at 41st and Walnut.

85 · You Shouldn’t Be Here · Philip Stephens · ss; set in Midtown.

107 · Part II: Crazy Little Women

109 · The Incident · Catherine Browder · ss; set in the Northeast.

125 · The Good Neighbor · Linda Rodriguez · ss; set in South Troost.

138 · Thelma and Laverne · John Lutz · ss; set on West 8th Street.

151 · Lightbulb · Nancy Pickard · ss; set in the Paseo.

167 · Part III: Smoke & Mirrors

169 · Yesterdays · Andrés Rodríguez · ss; set in Milton’s Tap Room.

180 · Last Night at the Rialto · Mitch Brian · ss; set in the Celluloid City.

192 · Charlie Price’s Last Supper · Nadia Pflaum · ss; set at 18th and Vine.

210 · The Pendergast Musket · Phong Nguyen · ss; set in West Bottoms.

220 · About the Contributors · [uncredited] · bg

Wandering Weeds: Tales of Rabid Vegetation ed. Frances Pauli & Jaleta Clegg--- see under Jaleta Clegg.

Shadows on the Wall by Steven Paulsen (IFWG Publishing Australia, 2018, 978-1-925496-44-4, 210pp, tp, co, cover by Shaun Tan)
Subtitled “Dark and Weird Stories” on the cover and “Weird Tales of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and the Supernatural” on the title page. Each story is followed (on separate page) by an “Afterword” explaining its background.
Details supplied by Denny Lien.

1 · Foreword · Isobelle Carmody · fw

3 · Ma Rung · Steven Paulsen · ss Dreaming Down-Under ed. Jack Dann & Janeen Webb, Voyager Australia, 1998

21 · Two Tomorrow · Steven Paulsen · vi Eidolon Spring 1990

25 · Greater Garbo · Steven Paulsen · ss Australian & NZ PC User October 1992

35 · In the Light of the Lamp · Steven Paulsen · ss Terror Australis ed. Leigh Blackmore, Coronet Australia, 1993

51 · Logic Loop · Steven Paulsen · vi Aphelion Science Fiction Magazine #5, Summer 1986/1987

53 · Harold the Hero & the Talking Sword · Steven Paulsen & Jack Dann · nv And Then…The Great Big Book of Awesome Adventure Tales, Vol. 2 ed. Ruth Wykes & Kylie Fox, Clan Destine Press, 2018

93 · Fixed in Time · Steven Paulsen · ss

103 · The Place · Steven Paulsen · vi Terror Australis Autumn 1988

109 · The Wine Cellar · Steven Paulsen · ss

127 · Pest Control · Steven Paulsen · ss Cthulhu: Deep Down Under ed. Steve Proposch, Christopher Sequeira & Bryce Stevens, Horror Australis, 2015

137 · Old Wood · Steven Paulsen · ss Terror Australis Winter 1988

151 · The Sorcerer’s Looking Glass · Steven Paulsen · ss Fantastic Worlds ed. Paul Collins, Moonstone Australia, 1998

167 · Christmas Morning · Steven Paulsen · vi Hell’s Bells ed. AHWA Committee, Australian Horror Writers Association, 2016

171 · The Black Diamond of the Elephant God · Steven Paulsen · nv

205 · Publication History · Steven Paulsen · bi

The Architecture of Fear ed. Peter D. Pautz & Kathryn Cramer--- see under Kathryn Cramer.

2012 ed. Ben Payne & Alisa Krasnostein (Twelfth Planet Press, March 2008, 978-0-9804841-0-6, A$20.00, viii+118pp, tp, oa, cover by Cat Sparks)
Details taken from online listing.

vii · Introduction · Ben Payne & Alisa Krasnostein · in

1 · Watertight Lies · Deborah Biancotti · ss

13 · Fleshy · Tansy Rayner Roberts · ss

24 · Oh, Russia · Simon Brown · ss

31 · Soft Viscosity · David Conyers · nv

53 · Apocalypse Rules, OK? · Lucy Sussex · ss

57 · The Last Word · Dirk Flinthart · ss

71 · Ghost Jail · Kaaron Warren · ss

87 · I Love You Like Water · Angela Slatter · ss

98 · Skinsongs · Martin Livings · ss

105 · David Bowie · Ben Peek · ss

111 · Oblivion · Sean McMullen · ss

A Book of Endings by Deborah Biancotti ed. Ben Payne & Alisa Krasnostein--- see under Deborah Biancotti.

The Pick of the Roundup ed. Stephen Payne (Avon, 1963, pb, oa)
(old WWA #11 / new WWA #12) In 1965, Legends and Tales of the Old West, the 1962 anthology of retold tall tales, was added to the WWA list at position #10 and changed the previous numbering.

· The Way of the Old West · S. Omar Barker · pm

· The Fort Greer Mules · Bill Burchardt · ss

· Mountain Man on a Mule · William R. Cox · ss

· The Far Cry · Max Evans · ss

· The Promise of the Fruit · Ann Ahlswede · nv

· Melody on the Range · John L. Shelley · ss

· The Deep Valley · Lucia Moore · ss

· Comanche Woman · Fred Grove · ss

· They Walked Tall · T. V. Olsen · ss

· Uncle Jeff and the Gunfighter · Elmer Kelton · ss

· Beat the Drums Slowly · Richard Wormser · ss

Various Temptations ed. Thomas Payne (Avon Books, 1955, T-109, 35¢, 192pp, pb, an)
Details supplied by Kenneth R. Johnson.

7 · Various Temptations · William Sansom · ss Cosmopolitan March 1948, as “The Intruder”

23 · The Girls of Tongatabu · John Langdon · ss Story #110, November/December 1944

30 · The Indian Feather · Thomas Mabry · nv The Sewanee Review Autumn 1952

51 · Stuffed Shirt · Robert Standish · ss Private Enterprise, and Other Stories by Robert Standish, Peter Davies, 1954; c. by D. G. Gerahty.

66 · The Flamingos · Frederic Prokosch · pm Harper’s Magazine August 1933

75 · Tangier · Truman Capote · ar Local Color, Random House, 1950

83 · Search Through the Streets of the City · Irwin Shaw · ss The New Yorker August 2 1941

91 · The Pale Virgins Shrouded in Snow · John Heffron Porter · ss Partisan Review January/February 1952; given as by John Heffrom Porter in the Table of Contents.

101 · The Great Linda · Herman Wouk · ss Today’s Woman June 1952

114 · Boy for Tea · Ward Greene · ss The American Mercury June 1930

123 · The Dare · Budd Schulberg · ss Esquire May 1949

138 · Monday Morning · Evelyn Shefner · ss The Hudson Review Winter 1955

151 · The Language of Men · Norman Mailer · ss Esquire April 1953

162 · Flesh and the Devil · Peter De Vries · ss The New Yorker December 16 1950

168 · The Crapshooter · John Steinbeck · ar New York Herald Tribune August 12 1943, as “Steinbeck Tells Dice Game Epic with a Mulligan Denouement”

172 · An Episode at the Honeypot [unnamed inspector] · Mark Van Doren · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine #105, August 1952

178 · The Patented Gate and the Mean Hamburger · Robert Penn Warren · ss Mademoiselle January 1947

191 · Notes on the Authors · Clark Kinnaird · ms

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