The Penguin Book of Horror Stories ed. J. A. Cuddon (Penguin, 1984, 0-14-006799-X, £4.95, 607pp, tp, an)
A representative anthology of classic and lesser-known horror stories from authors including Henry James, Poe, Kafka, William Hope Hodgson and Ray Bradbury.
- 11 · Introduction · J. A. Cuddon · in
- 59 · The Monk of Horror, or The Conclave of Corpses · [uncredited] · ss The Tales of the Crypt, London, 1796
- 62 · The Astrologer’s Prediction, or The Maniac’s Fate · [uncredited] · ss Legends of Terror, London, 1826
- 69 · The Expedition to Hell · James Hogg · ss Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine May 1827, as “George Dobson’s Expedition to Hell”
- 78 · Mateo Falcone · Prosper Mérimée · ss International Short Stories ed. & tr. Wm Patten, P.F. Collier's Sons, 1910
translated from the French.
- 89 · The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar · Edgar Allan Poe · ss American Whig Review December 1845
- 97 · La Grande Bretèche · Honoré de Balzac; translated by Clara Bell · ss Grande Bretèche and Other Stories by Honoré de Balzac, tr. Clara Bell, J.M. Dent, 1896
translated from the French (“La Grande Bretèche”, Contes Brun, 1831).
- 114 · The Romance of Certain Old Clothes · Henry James · ss The Atlantic Monthly February 1868, uncredited.
- 131 · Who Knows? · Guy de Maupassant · ss Complete Works by Guy de Maupassant, St. Dunstan Society, 1903
translated from the French (“Qui sait?”, L’Echo de Paris, April 6, 1890).
- 142 · The Body-Snatcher · Robert Louis Stevenson · nv Pall Mall Gazette Christmas 1884
- 158 · The Death of Olivier Bécaille · Émile Zola; translated by Elizabeth McNally · nv (r)
- 180 · The Boarded Window · Ambrose Bierce · ss San Francisco Examiner April 12 1891
- 184 · Lost Hearts · M. R. James · ss The Pall Mall Magazine December 1895
- 193 · The Sea-Raiders · H. G. Wells · ss The Weekly Sun Literary Supplement December 6 1896
- 202 · The Derelict · William Hope Hodgson · nv The Red Magazine December 1 1912
- 224 · Thurnley Abbey · Perceval Landon · ss McClure’s Magazine October 1908
- 237 · The Fourth Man · John Russell · nv Collier’s January 6 1917
- 254 · In the Penal Colony · Franz Kafka · nv (r)
translated from the German (“In der Strafkolonie”, Kurt Wolff Verlag, 1919).
- 277 · The Waxwork · A. M. Burrage · ss Someone in the Room by Ex-Private X, Jarrolds, 1931, as by Ex-Private X
- 287 · Mrs. Amworth · E. F. Benson · ss Hutchinson’s Magazine June 1922
- 300 · The Reptile · Augustus Muir · ss The Strand Magazine May 1926
- 312 · Mr. Meldrum’s Mania · John Metcalfe · nv Judas and Other Stories by John Metcalfe, Constable, 1931
- 338 · The Beast with Five Fingers · William F. Harvey · nv The Beast with Five Fingers by William Fryer Harvey, Dent, 1928
revised from The New Decameron, Volume the First, B.H. Blackwell, 1919.
- 361 · Dry September · William Faulkner · ss Scribner’s Magazine January 1931
- 372 · Couching at the Door · Dorothy K. Broster · nv The Cornhill Magazine December 1933
- 391 · Two Bottles of Relish [Mr. Linley] · Lord Dunsany · ss Time and Tide November 12 1932 (+1)
- 402 · The Man Who Liked Dickens · Evelyn Waugh · ss Cosmopolitan September 1933
- 415 · Taboo · Geoffrey Household · ss The Salvation of Pisco Gabar by Geoffrey Household, Chatto, 1938
- 433 · The Thought · L. P. Hartley · ss The Travelling Grave and Other Stories by L. P. Hartley, Arkham House, 1948
- 443 · Comrade Death · Gerald Kersh · nv Courier Summer 1938
- 467 · Leiningen Versus the Ants · Carl Stephenson · nv Esquire December 1938
translated from the German (“Leiningens Kampf mit den Ameisen”, 1937).
- 486 · The Brink of Darkness · Yvor Winters · ss (r)
- 496 · Activity Time · Monica Dickens · ss 65 Great Tales of Horror ed. Mary Danby, Octopus Books, 1981
- 506 · Earth to Earth · Robert Graves · ss Punch February 1955
- 510 · The Dwarf · Ray Bradbury · ss Fantastic January/February 1954
- 521 · The Portobello Road · Muriel Spark · nv Winter’s Tales 2, Macmillan UK, 1956
- 540 · No Flies on Frank · John Lennon · vi In His Own Write by John Lennon, Jonathan Cape, 1964
- 542 · Sister Coxall’s Revenge · Dawn Muscillo · vi The 17th Pan Book of Horror Stories ed. Herbert van Thal, Pan, 1976
- 545 · Thou Shalt Not Suffer a Witch… · Dorothy K. Haynes · ss At Close of Eve ed. Jeremy Scott, Jarrolds, 1947
- 557 · The Terrapin · Patricia Highsmith · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine October 1962
- 569 · Man from the South · Roald Dahl · ss Collier’s September 4 1948, as “Collector’s Item”
- 579 · Uneasy Home-coming · Will F. Jenkins · ss Argosy (UK) April 1952
- 587 · The Aquarist · J. N. Allan · ss The London Magazine August 1981
- 599 · An Interview with M. Chakko · Vilas Sarang · ss The London Magazine December 1982
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