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Three Plays About Crime and Criminals ed. George Freedley (Washington Square Press, November 1962, W-658, 60¢, 279pp, pb, an) 3 · Introduction to “Arsenic and Old Lace” · George Freedley · is 5 · Arsenic and Old Lace · Joseph Kesselring · pl Random House, 1941 107 · Introduction to “Detective Story” · George Freedley · is 109 · Detective Story · Sidney Kingsley · pl Random House, 1949 207 · Introduction to “Kind Lady” · George Freedley · is 209 · Kind Lady · Edward Chodorov · pl Samuel French, 1936 [Ref. Hugh Walpole] based in part on a short story called “The Silver Mask” by Hugh Walpole.

Dark Screams: Volume One ed. Brian James Freeman & Richard Chizmar--- see under Richard Chizmar.

Dark Screams: Volume Two ed. Brian James Freeman & Richard Chizmar--- see under Richard Chizmar.

Dark Screams: Volume Three ed. Brian James Freeman & Richard Chizmar--- see under Richard Chizmar.

Dark Screams: Volume Four ed. Brian James Freeman & Richard Chizmar--- see under Richard Chizmar.

Dark Screams: Volume Five ed. Brian James Freeman & Richard Chizmar--- see under Richard Chizmar.

Dark Screams: Volume Six ed. Brian James Freeman & Richard Chizmar--- see under Richard Chizmar.

Dark Screams: Volume Seven ed. Brian James Freeman & Richard Chizmar--- see under Richard Chizmar.

Dark Screams: Volume Eight ed. Brian James Freeman & Richard Chizmar--- see under Richard Chizmar.

Dark Screams: Volume Nine ed. Brian James Freeman & Richard Chizmar--- see under Richard Chizmar.

Dark Screams: Volume Ten ed. Brian James Freeman & Richard Chizmar--- see under Richard Chizmar.

Campfire Chillers ed. E. M. Freeman (East Woods Press, 1980, 0-9147-8823-X, $6.95, 190pp, pb, an)     Described as “a collection of nine ghost stories and tales of the supernatural compiled specifically for campers and those with a high tolerance for the bizarre.” 7 · Introduction · E. M. Freeman · in 9 · The Black Cat · Edgar Allan Poe · ss United States Saturday Post and Chronicle August 19 1843 23 · Mrs. Amworth · E. F. Benson · ss Hutchinson’s Magazine June 1922 43 · The Monkey’s Paw · W. W. Jacobs · ss Harper’s Monthly Magazine September 1902 59 · The Phantom Coach · Amelia B. Edwards · ss All the Year Round Christmas 1864, as “Another Past Lodger Relates His Own Ghost Story”, uncredited. 77 · “Where Angels Fear—” · Manly Wade Wellman · ss Unknown March 1939 89 · What Was It? [Harry Escott] · Fitz-James O’Brien · ss Harper’s New Monthly Magazine March 1859, uncredited. 107 · The Damned Thing · Ambrose Bierce · ss Tales from New York Town Topics December 7 1893 119 · The Ghost of Fear · H. G. Wells · nv The Idler March 1896, as “The Red Room” 133 · The Wendigo · Algernon Blackwood · na The Lost Valley and Other Stories by Algernon Blackwood, Eveleigh Nash, 1910

Classic Chillers ed. E. M. Freeman (Globe Pequot Press, 1998, 0-7627-0317-2, $10.95, 179pp, tp, an, cover by Maryann Dubé)     Reprint (East Woods Press 1980 as Campfire Chillers) anthology of nine stories.

The Man Who Shot Birds and Other Tales of Mystery and Detection by Kathleen Freeman--- see under Mary Fitt.

Killers of the Mind ed. Lucy Freeman (Random House, 1974, 0-394-49306-0, $7.95, 374pp, hc, an) 1 · Preface · Lucy Freeman · pr 3 · Goodbye, My Love, My Life · Donald A. Yates · ss Silecciones Policiacas y de Misterio, Mexico City, 1960 7 · The Game · Thomasina Weber · ss 20 · I’ll Be Judge, I’ll Be Jury · Edith L. Taylor · ss 38 · Experiment in Personality · Julian Symons · nv 1969 58 · Something Like Growing Pains · Eleanor Sullivan · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine November 1972, as by Lika Van Ness 67 · They Met for Murder · James O’Connor Sargent · nv Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine September 1966 89 · Miracles Do Happen [Ellery Queen] · Ellery Queen · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine July 1957 99 · Buttermilk · Bill Pronzini · ss Charlie Chan Mystery Magazine November 1973 106 · The Lonely Ones · J. F. Peirce · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine March 1964 115 · The Lynx · Charles Norman · ss 119 · A Sweet Silly Little Problem · David Montross · ss 127 · The Other Side of the Curtain · Helen McCloy · nv Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine #46, September 1947 149 · Squealer’s Reward · Harold Q. Masur · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine June 1962 164 · The Bed · Dana Lyon · ss 175 · Such Happy People · Miriam Lynch · ss Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine December 1962 183 · The Missing Ingredient · George de Lucenay Leon · ss London Mystery Selection #94, September 1972 188 · Cornerback · James Holding · ss 198 · The Perfect Time for the Perfect Crime · Edward D. Hoch · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine February 1964 204 · The Dog · Joseph Hansen · ss South Dakota Review Winter 1972 214 · You’re Putting Me On, Aren’t You? · Joseph N. Gores · ss Adam Yearbook 1971 222 · Under the Last Scutteful · Michael Gilbert · ss Argosy (UK) 1956 227 · The Wager [Kek Huuygens] · Robert L. Fish · ss Playboy July 1973 237 · You Can’t Be a Little Girl All Your Life · Stanley Ellin · nv Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine May 1958 260 · The Man Who Was Two · Richard Deming · ss Manhunt July 1957 275 · A Queer Sad Story · Miriam Allen deFord · ss 288 · A Matter of Public Notice · Dorothy Salisbury Davis · nv Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine July 1957 305 · The Helping Hand · James Cross · ss 322 · Kept Woman · Pauline Bloom · ss 329 · Dr. Coffee and the Whiz Kid [Dr. Daniel Webster Coffee] · Lawrence G. Blochman · nv Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine November 1972 350 · Method for Murder · Robert Bloch · ss Fury July 1962 357 · Josephine Rider Said · Mary Barrett · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine May 1972 364 · The Bridge · Gloria Amoury · ss Argosy August 1970

Shadows on the Wall: Dark Tales by Mary E. Wilkins Freeman (The British Library, January 20, 2022, 978-0-7123-5406-6, £8.99, 304pp, tp, co, cover: The Wind in the Rose-Bush by Peter Newell from John Murray, 1903) [British Library Tales of the Weird] [edited by Mike Ashley]     Fantasy/horror collection. 7 · Escaping the Chains · Mike Ashley · in 17 · Entrée: In the Marsh-Land · Mary E. Wilkins Freeman · vi Harper’s New Monthly Magazine December 1892, as by Mary E. Wilkins 19 · A Far-Away Melody · Mary E. Wilkins Freeman · ss Westminster Magazine August 1890 30 · A Gentle Ghost · Mary E. Wilkins Freeman · ss Harper’s New Monthly Magazine August 1889, as by Mary E. Wilkins 48 · Silence · Mary E. Wilkins Freeman · nv Harper’s New Monthly Magazine July 1893, as by Mary E. Wilkins 88 · The School-Teacher’s Story · Mary E. Wilkins Freeman · ss Romance February 1894, as by Mary E. Wilkins 104 · The Wind in the Rose-Bush · Mary E. Wilkins Freeman · nv Everybody’s Magazine February 1902, as by Mary E. Wilkins 126 · The Vacant Lot · Mary E. Wilkins Freeman · ss Everybody’s Magazine September 1902, as by Mary E. Wilkins 146 · Luella Miller · Mary E. Wilkins Freeman · ss Everybody’s Magazine December 1902, as by Mary E. Wilkins 164 · The Shadows on the Wall · Mary E. Wilkins Freeman · ss Everybody’s Magazine March 1903 184 · The Southwest Chamber · Mary E. Wilkins Freeman · na The Wind in the Rose-Bush and Other Stories of the Supernatural by Mary E. Wilkins, Doubleday, 1903, as by Mary E. Wilkins 219 · The Lost Ghost · Mary E. Wilkins Freeman · nv The Wind in the Rose-Bush and Other Stories of the Supernatural by Mary E. Wilkins, Doubleday, 1903, as by Mary E. Wilkins 241 · Sweet-Flowering Perennial · Mary E. Wilkins Freeman · nv Harper’s Magazine July 1915 268 · The Jade Bracelet · Mary E. Wilkins Freeman · ss The Forum April 1918 282 · The White Shawl · Mary E. Wilkins Freeman · ss The Uncollected Stories of Mary Wilkins Freeman by Mary Wilkins Freeman, University Press of Mississippi, 1992 298 · Finale: Death · Mary E. Wilkins Freeman · vi Harper’s New Monthly Magazine December 1892, as by Mary E. Wilkins · Story Sources · Mike Ashley · ms

The Uncollected Stories of Mary Wilkins Freeman by Mary Wilkins Freeman (University Press of Mississippi, June 1992, 0-87805-564-9, $16.95, xxiv+332pp, tp, co) [edited by Mary R. Reichardt]     Collection of 20 uncollected stories (including some ghost stories) with an introduction, and a bibliography of Freeman’s work. A hardcover edition ($40.00) was announced but not seen. vii · Chronology · [uncredited] · ms ix · Introduction · Mary R. Reichardt · in 3 · Emmy · Mary E. Wilkins Freeman · ss The Century Magazine February 1891, as by Mary E. Wilkins 21 · Juliza · Mary E. Wilkins Freeman · ss Two Tales March 12 1892, as by Mary E. Wilkins 37 · A Tragedy from the Trivial · Mary E. Wilkins Freeman · ss Frank Leslie’s Popular Monthly August 1900, as by Mary E. Wilkins 55 · The Prism · Mary E. Wilkins Freeman · ss The Century Magazine July 1901 66 · The Hall Bedroom · Mary E. Wilkins Freeman · ss Collier’s Weekly March 28 1903 82 · Humble Pie · Mary E. Wilkins Freeman · ss The Independent September 1 1904 95 · The Slip of the Leash · Mary E. Wilkins Freeman · ss Harper’s Monthly Magazine October 1904 106 · For the Love of One’s Self · Mary E. Wilkins Freeman · ss Harper’s Monthly Magazine January 1905 125 · The Witch’s Daughter · Mary E. Wilkins Freeman · ss Harper’s Weekly December 10 1910 131 · The Horn of Plenty · Mary E. Wilkins Freeman · ss Collier’s November 18 1911 148 · A Guest in Sodom · Mary E. Wilkins Freeman · ss The Century Magazine January 1912 159 · The Doll Lady · Mary E. Wilkins Freeman · nv Harper’s Monthly Magazine January 1912 180 · The Blue Butterfly · Mary E. Wilkins Freeman · ss Woman’s Home Companion January 1913 197 · Friend of My Heart · Mary E. Wilkins Freeman · ss Good Housekeeping December 1913 212 · Criss-Cross · Mary E. Wilkins Freeman · ss Harper’s Magazine August 1914 228 · Sweet-Flowering Perennial · Mary E. Wilkins Freeman · nv Harper’s Magazine July 1915 248 · The Cloak Also · Mary E. Wilkins Freeman · ss Harper’s Magazine March 1917 268 · Mother-Wings · Mary E. Wilkins Freeman · ss Harper’s Magazine December 1921 287 · The Jester · Mary E. Wilkins Freeman · ss The Golden Book Magazine #42, June 1928 304 · The White Shawl · Mary E. Wilkins Freeman · ss 319 · Appendix: Bibliography of Mary Wilkins Freeman’s Works · [uncredited] · bi

The Wind in the Rose-Bush and Other Stories of the Supernatural by Mary E. Wilkins Freeman--- see under Mary E. Wilkins.

The Little Blue Flames and Other Uncanny Tales by A. M. Burrage ed. Nicholas Freeman--- see under A. M. Burrage.

Dr. Thorndyke’s Case-Book by R. Austin Freeman (Hodder & Stoughton, 1923, hc, co) [Dr. John Thorndyke]     Published in the US as Blue Scarab (Dodd, 1924). · The Blue Scarab [Dr. John Thorndyke] · R. Austin Freeman · nv Pearson’s Magazine January 1923 · The Case of the White Foot-Prints [Dr. John Thorndyke] · R. Austin Freeman · nv · A Fisher of Men [Dr. John Thorndyke] · R. Austin Freeman · ss Argosy Allstory Weekly October 20 1923 · The Funeral Pyre [Dr. John Thorndyke] · R. Austin Freeman · ss Pearson’s Magazine September 1922 · The New Jersey Sphinx [Dr. John Thorndyke] · R. Austin Freeman · nv Pearson’s Magazine April 1922 · The Stolen Ingots [Dr. John Thorndyke] · R. Austin Freeman · nv Pearson’s Magazine July 1922 · The Touchstone [Dr. John Thorndyke] · R. Austin Freeman · ss (r)

Mr. Pottermack’s Oversight by R. Austin Freeman (Hodder & Stoughton, 1930, 7/6d, 319pp, hc, n.) [Dr. John Thorndyke]

Mr. Pottermack’s Oversight by R. Austin Freeman (The British Library, August 10, 2024, 978-0-7123-5546-9, £9.99, 240pp, tp, n.) [Dr. John Thorndyke; British Library Crime Classics]     Reprint (Hodder 1930) crime novel.

By Horror Haunted by Celia Fremlin (Gollancz, 1974, hc, co)     Collection, some stories criminous. · Barry Findlater · Celia Fremlin · ss (r) · The Blood on the Innocents · Celia Fremlin · ss · The Combined Operation · Celia Fremlin · ss (r) · Don’t Tell Cissie · Celia Fremlin · ss · The End of the Road · Celia Fremlin · ss (r) · Ephemerida · Celia Fremlin · ss (r) · Gate of Death · Celia Fremlin · ss (r) · Her Number on It · Celia Fremlin · ss (r) · The Intruder · Celia Fremlin · ss (r) · Lilac Time · Celia Fremlin · ss (r) · Place in the Sun · Celia Fremlin · ss (r) · The Savage Heart · Celia Fremlin · ss (r) · The Sunday Outing · Celia Fremlin · ss (r) · Tuesday’s Child · Celia Fremlin · ss (r) · An Unsuspected Talent · Celia Fremlin · ss (r)

Don’t Go to Sleep in the Dark by Celia Fremlin (Gollancz, 1970, hc, co)     Lippincott, 1970. · Angel-Face · Celia Fremlin · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine June 1969, as “With a Rustle of Wings” · The Baby-Sitter · Celia Fremlin · ss · The Betrayal · Celia Fremlin · ss (r) · The Fated Interview · Celia Fremlin · ss (r) · For Ever Fair · Celia Fremlin · ss (r) · The Hated House · Celia Fremlin · ss · The Irony of Fate · Celia Fremlin · ss (r) · Last Day of Spring · Celia Fremlin · ss (r) · The Locked Room · Celia Fremlin · ss The London Mystery Magazine #29, June 1956 · The New House · Celia Fremlin · ss (r) · Old Daniel’s Treasure · Celia Fremlin · ss (r) · The Quiet Game · Celia Fremlin · ss Argosy (UK) April 1970 · The Special Gift · Celia Fremlin · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine July 1967

A Lovely Day to Die, and Other Stories by Celia Fremlin (Gollancz, 1984, hc, co)     Doubleday, 1984. · The Bonus Years · Celia Fremlin · ss (r) · A Case of Maximum Need · Celia Fremlin · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine March 1977 · Dangerous Sport · Celia Fremlin · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine September 1976 · Etiquette for Dying · Celia Fremlin · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine January 1977 · High Dive · Celia Fremlin · ss (r) · The Holiday · Celia Fremlin · ss (r) · A Lovely Day to Die · Celia Fremlin · ss (r) · The Luck of the Devil · Celia Fremlin · ss (r) · The Miracle · Celia Fremlin · ss (r) · The Post-Graduate Thesis · Celia Fremlin · ss Verdict of 13 ed. Julian Symons, Faber and Faber, 1978 · A Strong Shoulder to Weep On · Celia Fremlin · ss (r) · Test Case · Celia Fremlin · ss (r) · The Woman Who Had Everything · Celia Fremlin · ss John Creasey’s Crime Collection 1977 ed. Herbert Harris, Gollancz, 1977

The Demons of King Solomon ed. Aaron J. French (JournalStone, December 15, 2017, 978-1-947654-14-3, $31.95, 374pp, hc, oa)     Each of the stories in this volume features a different traditional demon, and is accompanied by an essay on that demon by Richard Smoley (who also contributes a scholarly introduction) and an illustration by John Coulthart. Details taken from online listing. · Introduction · Richard Smoley · in · The Floor of the Basement Is the Roof of Hell · Stephen Graham Jones · nv · Whimsy · Michelle Belanger · ss · An Angel Passes · Whitley Strieber · nv · The Wraith of Sunshine House · Ronald Malfi · nv · Symphony · Philip Fracassi · nv · The Red Library · Jonathan Maberry · na · Mischief · Richard Chizmar · ss · Hunter Hunterson and the President of Hell [Hunter Hunterson & Sons] · Scott Sigler · nv · The Old Man Down the Road · R. S. Belcher · nv · Class of 72 · J. D. Horn · ss · By Promise Preordained · Seanan McGuire · nv · Dalia of Belial · Michael Griffin · nv