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Voices From the Vaults ed. Devendra P. Varma (Key Porter Books, October 1987, 0-7704-2272-1, $19.95, 247pp, hc, an)
A selection of twenty vampire stories, both fictional and true. The book is subtitled, somewhat misleadingly, “Authentic Tales of Vampires and Ghosts”. Reprinted in paperback by Seal Books.

1 · Introduction · Devendra P. Varma · in

9 · The Count’s Soliloquy · Margaret L. Carter · pm

11 · Domdaniel · Peter Allan · nv The Vampire’s Bedside Companion ed. Peter Underwood, Leslie Frewin, 1975

31 · The Tomb of Sarah · F. G. Loring · ss The Pall Mall Magazine December 1900

41 · The Room in the Tower · E. F. Benson · ss The Pall Mall Magazine January 1912

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

75 · Nellie’s Grave · Vlad Kinkoph · ss

81 · The Italian Count · Peter Underwood · ar

89 · The Hungry Stones · Rabindranath Tagore; translated by C. F. Andrews · ss The Hungry Stones and Other Stories by Rabindranath Tagore, The Macmillan Company, 1916
translated from the Bengali (1895).

99 · A Call in the Blood · Margaret L. Carter · ss

103 · The Cloak · Robert Bloch · ss Unknown May 1939

117 · The Painted Skin · P’u Sung-Ling · ss Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio by Herbert A. Giles, De La Rue, 1880
translated from the Chinese (Liao Chai, 1679).

121 · For the Blood Is the Life · F. Marion Crawford · ss Collier’s December 16 1905

133 · Schalken the Painter · J. Sheridan Le Fanu · nv Ghost Stories and Tales of Mystery by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu, James McGlashan, 1851
revised from “Strange Event in the Life of Schalken the Painter” (Dublin University Magazine May 1839).

151 · The Judge’s House · Bram Stoker · nv Holly Leaves December 5 1891

165 · Thurnley Abbey · Perceval Landon · ss McClure’s Magazine October 1908

177 · Count Magnus · M. R. James · ss Ghost Stories of an Antiquary by M. R. James, Edward Arnold, 1904

187 · The Phantom Coach · Amelia B. Edwards · ss All the Year Round Christmas 1864, as “Another Past Lodger Relates His Own Ghost Story”, uncredited.

199 · The Man on the Stairs · Montague Summers, uncredited · ss The Grimoire and Other Supernatural Stories ed. Montague Summers, Fortune Press, 1936

213 · The Family of the Vourdalak · Alexis Tolstoy · nv 1884; dated 1847.

235 · Varney the Vampire · Thomas Peckett Prest (error, actually by James Malcolm Rymer) · ex E. Lloyd, 1847, uncredited.

Science Fiction Stories ed. Claus Varrelmann & Ulrike Becker--- see under Ulrike Becker.

Alfred Hitchcock’s Supernatural Tales of Terror and Suspense ed. Henry Veit--- see under Alfred Hitchcock.

Alfred Hitchcock’s Supernatural Tales of Terror and Suspense (var. 1) ed. Henry Veit--- see under Anon..

Alfred Hitchcock’s Witch’s Brew ed. Henry Veit--- see under Alfred Hitchcock.

Supernatural Tales of Terror and Suspense ed. Henry Veit--- see under Alfred Hitchcock.

Witch’s Brew ed. Henry Veit--- see under Alfred Hitchcock.

Science Fiction ed. A. A. Veize (Vysshaya Shkola, 1964, R28.00, 131pp, pb, an, cover by A. T. Yakovlev)
Anthology of six stories for students learning English. The stories are simplified by the editor.

3 · Ot sostavitelya · A. A. Veize · pr

7 · Friday · John Kippax · ss New Worlds Science Fiction #80, February 1959

22 · Special Flight · John Berryman · nv Astounding Science-Fiction May 1939

49 · Placet Is a Crazy Place · Fredric Brown · ss Astounding Science Fiction May 1946

65 · The Half Pair · A. Bertram Chandler · ss New Worlds Science Fiction #65, November 1957

71 · Limiting Factor · Clifford D. Simak · ss Startling Stories November 1949

83 · The Ruum [Ruum] · Arthur Porges · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction October 1953

98 · Slovar’ · [uncredited] · ms

Magical Women ed. Sukanya Venkatraghavan (Hachette India, April 25, 2019, 240pp, ebook, oa)
Details taken from online listing.

· Editor’s Note · Sukanya Venkatraghavan · ed

· Gul · Shreya Ila Anasuya · ss

· Gandaberunda · S. V. Sujatha · ss

· Rulebook for Creating a Universe · Tashan Mehta · ss

· The Demon Hunter’s Dilemma · Samhita Arni · ss

· Earth and Evolution Walk Into a Bar… · Sejal Mehta · ss

· Tridevi Turbulence · Trisha Das · ss

· Stone Cold · Kiran Manral · ss

· The Gatekeeper’s Intern · Ruchika Roy · ss

· Grandma Garam’s Kitty Party · Shweta Taneja · ss

· The Carnival at the Edge of the Worlds · Shveta Thakrar · ss

· The Rakshasi’s Rose Garden · Sukanya Venkatraghavan · ss

· Bahameen · Asma Kazi · ss

· The Girl Who Haunted Death · Nikita Deshpande · ss

· Apocalyptica · Krishna Udayasankar · ss

Ghost Ship: Strange Tales of Fact and Fiction ed. Mary Verdick (Xerox, 1976, 94pp, pb, oa)
Borderline anthology of eight new sf/fantasy stories.

5 · The Ghost Ship · Ann Richards Taylor · ss

14 · The Weather Machine · Thompson Clayton · ss

26 · The Cat Who Had ESP · Thompson Clayton · ss

37 · The Voice in the Space Lab · Mary Jane Carrell · ss

47 · Warm Night in Mississippi · Jay Schleifer · ss

59 · The Choice · Thompson Clayton · ss

71 · The Fantastic Wheels · Thompson Clayton · ss

84 · The Mysterious Stairway · Thompson Clayton · ss

World Beyond ed. Mary Verdick (American Education Publications, 1976, 96pp, pb, oa)
Nine strange tales of the supernatural, illustrated by Dave Noyes.

5 · Warlock · Wes Blair · ss

16 · The Gooby Ball · Thompson Clayton · ss

26 · The Green Door · Thompson Clayton · ss

35 · The Number One Brain · Howard Berland · ss

45 · Miracle on Lanham Hill · Thompson Clayton · ss

54 · The Last Dance · Anne Schraff · ss

63 · The Gift Doll · Tom Mooney · ss

74 · You Just Can’t Run Away · Florence Schleifer · ss

84 · Why Don’t They Believe Me? · Gus Cazzola · ss

The Other Sides of Reality ed. Margaret Verhulst, Walter M. Cummins & Martin Green--- see under Walter M. Cummins.

The Whispering Gorilla/Return of the Whispering Gorilla by David Vern & Don Wilcox--- see under Don Wilcox.

Dr. Ox’s Experiment, and Other Stories by Jules Verne (Sampson Low, Marston, Low, and Searle, 1874, xi+332pp, hc, co)

1 · Doctor Ox’s Experiment · Jules Verne; translated by George M. Towle · na
translated from the French (“Une Fantaisie du Docteur Ox”, Musée des Familles March to May 1872.

103 · Master Zacharius · Jules Verne; translated by George M. Towle · nv
translated from the French (“Maître Zacharius ou l’horloger qui avait perdu son âme”, Musée des Familles, April to May 1854).

161 · A Drama in the Air · Jules Verne; translated by George M. Towle · ss
translated from the French (“Un drame dans les airs”, Musée des Familles August 1851).

193 · A Winter Amid the Ice · Jules Verne; translated by George M. Towle · nv
translated from the French (“Un hivernage dans les glaces”, Musée des Familles March 1855.

295 · The 40th Ascension of Mount Blanc · Paul Verne · ss
translated from the French (“Quarantième Ascension Française au Mont Blanc”, Magasin d’Éducation et de Récréation December 5 to 20, 1871).

Come Not Lucifer ed. Gerald Verner--- see under Anon..

Prince of Darkness ed. Gerald Verner--- see under Anon..

Nightmare Dreams by Steve Vernon (Cyber-Pulp Press, 2004, 978-1-897013-61-8, $14.99, tp, co)
Contains 25 stories, only 12 of which are currently known.
Details taken from online listing.

· Introduction · David Bain · in

· The Forever Long Snake of Olan Walker · Steve Vernon · nv

· Jugular · Steve Vernon · ss

· Beat Well · Steve Vernon · vi Terror Time Again #2, 1989

· Moving Lines · Steve Vernon · ss

· Mongrel · Steve Vernon · vi Cemetery Dance #4, Spring 1990

· Deathdreams · Steve Vernon · ss Not One of Us #9, June 1992

· A Fine Sacrifice · Steve Vernon · ss Bad Moon Books, 1999

· Rolling Stock [Easter Noon] · Steve Vernon · ss Not One of Us #24, September 2000

· All Wood Dreams of the Sun · Steve Vernon · ss

· Harry’s Mermaid [Easter Noon] · Steve Vernon · ss

· Hunger Time · Steve Vernon · ss

· Do-Overs and Detours, Somewhere North of Bigfoot · Steve Vernon · ss

Tesseracts Seventeen: Speculating Canada from Coast to Coast to Coast ed. Steve Vernon & Colleen Anderson--- see under Colleen Anderson.

Jackalope Wives and Other Stories by Ursula Vernon--- see under T. Kingfisher.

Nettle & Bone by Ursula Vernon--- see under T. Kingfisher.

Best Police Stories ed. Roy Vickers (Faber and Faber, 1966, hc, an)

9 · Introduction · Roy Vickers · in

15 · Pick Up the King [Patrick Petrella] · Michael Gilbert · ss Argosy (UK) March 1960, as “The King in Pawn”

29 · Sentence of Death · Thomas Walsh · nv The Saturday Evening Post October 23 1948

46 · Mother Knows Best [Albert Campion; Charley Luke] · Margery Allingham · ss The (London) Evening News May 12 1954

54 · One of My Most Famous Cases · J. D. Casswell, Q.C. · nv (r)

79 · All in the Night’s Work [Constable Gill] · Nigel Morland · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine June 1961

90 · The Dupe · Julian Symons · ss Butcher’s Dozen by Crime Writers Association, Heinemann, 1956

106 · The Invisible Man · Julian Symons · ar 1958

119 · The Chief Witness [Roger West] · John Creasey · nv John Creasey Mystery Magazine November 1957

141 · The Hands of Mr. Ottermole [Limehouse] · Thomas Burke · nv The Story-teller February 1929

161 · The Clue from the Sky · Leonard R. Gribble · ss (r)

174 · The Way It Used to Be · Maurice Procter · ss (r)

187 · Miss Paisley’s Cat · Roy Vickers · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine #114, May 1953

210 · Aren’t Our Police Wonderful? · Christianna Brand · ss For Love or Money ed. Dorothy Gardiner, Doubleday, 1957

215 · My Brother Down There · Steve Frazee · nv Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine #113, April 1953

Crime Writers’ Choice ed. Roy Vickers (Hodder & Stoughton, 1964, 191pp, hc, an)
The Fifth Anthology of the Crime Writers’ Association.

7 · Introduction · Roy Vickers · in

9 · They Never Get Caught · Margery Allingham · ss Nash’s—Pall Mall Magazine November 1934

32 · Strolling in the Square One Day [Francis Quarles] · Julian Symons · ss 1960

44 · Mr. Mowbray’s Predecessor · Guy Cullingford · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine December 1961

56 · A Nice Little Mare Called Murder · Anthony Gilbert · ss (r)

74 · The Policeman and the Lamp · Maurice Procter · ss Butcher, Baker, Murder-Maker ed. George Harmon Coxe, Knopf, 1954, as “No Place for Magic”

84 · A Case of Fugue · Josephine Bell · ss (r)

90 · Hate-in-the-Mist · Herbert Harris · ss (r)

97 · Ending It · Val Gielgud · ss (r)

115 · Trembling’s Tours [Daniel John Calder; Samuel Behrens] · Michael Gilbert · ss Argosy (UK) July 1962

133 · All in the Night’s Work [Constable Gill] · Nigel Morland · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine June 1961

144 · After Death the Deluge · Elizabeth Ferrars · ss The 20-Story Magazine #220, October 1940

166 · Returned Without Thanks · Berkely Mather · vi 1959

169 · A Fool and Her Money [Department of Dead Ends] · Roy Vickers · nv Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine #103, June 1952, as “The Cosy Nook Murder”

Some Like Them Dead ed. Roy Vickers (Hodder & Stoughton, 1960, 15/-, 239pp, hc, an)
A Crime Writers’ Association Anthology.

5 · Introduction · Roy Vickers · in

11 · The Betrayers · Stanley Ellin · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine #115, June 1953

31 · Tall Story [Albert Campion; Charley Luke] · Margery Allingham · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine #125, April 1954

39 · Voyage Into Illusion [Patrick Petrella; Insp. (Supt.) Hazlerigg] · Michael Gilbert · ss Argosy (UK) July 1957

55 · The Man Who Shot Birds [Mr. Pitt] · Mary Fitt · ss The Man Who Shot Birds and Other Tales of Mystery and Detection by Mary Fitt, Macdonald, 1954

71 · The Statement of Jerry Malloy · Anthony Boucher · ss Dangerous Dames ed. Mike Shayne, Dell, 1955

77 · The Most Tattooed Man in the World · Janet Green · ss 1960

93 · The President’s Half Disme [Ellery Queen] · Ellery Queen · nv Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine #39, February 1947, as “The Adventure of the President’s Half Disme”

117 · I Can Find My Way Out [Roderick Alleyn] · Ngaio Marsh · nv Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine #33, August 1946

146 · The Goldfish Button · Anthony Gilbert · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine February 1958

164 · Beware of the Trains [Gervase Fen] · Edmund Crispin · ss Daily Sketch December 1949

177 · The Summer Holiday Murders · Julian Symons · nv The Evening Standard July 25 1960 (+8), as “Murder on Tour”

211 · The Euthanasia of Hilary’s Aunt · Cyril Hare · ss The Evening Standard December 9 1950

216 · The Crocodile Dressing-Case [Department of Dead Ends] · Roy Vickers · nv Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine #64, March 1949, as “The Crocodile Case”

Best Police Stories ed. William Edward Vickers--- see under Roy Vickers.

Crime Writers’ Choice ed. William Edward Vickers--- see under Roy Vickers.

Some Like Them Dead ed. William Edward Vickers--- see under Roy Vickers.

The New Flesh: A Literary Tribute to David Cronenberg ed. Brendan Vidito & Sam Richard--- see under Sam Richard.

Pig Iron: Science Fiction ed. Jim Villani & Rose Sayre--- see under Rose Sayre.

The Hair Wreath and Other Stories by Halli Villegas (ChiZine Publications, September 15, 2010, 978-1-926851-02-0, $15.95, 266pp, pb, oc, cover by Erik Mohr)
Original collection of 19 stories, one a reprint.
Details taken from online listing.

· The Hair Wreath · Halli Villegas · ss In the Dark: Stories from the Supernatural ed. Myna Wallin & Halli Villegas, Tightrope Books, 2006

· D in the Underworld · Halli Villegas · ss

· Rites · Halli Villegas · ss

· Peach Festival · Halli Villegas · ss

· In the Grass · Halli Villegas · ss

· The Other Side · Halli Villegas · ss

· Dr. Johnson’s Daughter · Halli Villegas · ss

· While He Sleeps · Halli Villegas · ss

· Neighbours · Halli Villegas · ss

· The Beautiful Boy · Halli Villegas · ss

· Winter · Halli Villegas · ss

· His Ghost · Halli Villegas · ss

· Picnic · Halli Villegas · ss

· Twenty-First-Century Design · Halli Villegas · ss

· The Other Door · Halli Villegas · ss

· An Unexpected Thing · Halli Villegas · ss

· The Family · Halli Villegas · ss

· Meadowdene Estates · Halli Villegas · ss

· Salvage · Halli Villegas · ss

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