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European Tales of Terror ed. J. J. Strating (Fontana, December 1968, 1852, 5/-, 222pp, pb, an)     11 stories selected from a variety of European fiction. 9 · Introduction · J. J. Strating · in 13 · Ghosts! · Marie Luise Kaschnitz; translated by J. J. Strating & Mrs. V. M. Schäfer-Shute · ss (r) 25 · An Apparition · Knut Hamsun · ss translated from the Norwegian (“Et Spøkelse”, 1898). 34 · Who Knows? · Guy de Maupassant; translated by H. N. P. Sloman · ss (r) translated from the French (“Qui sait?”, L’Echo de Paris, April 6, 1890). 51 · The Idol of the Cyclades · Julio Cortázar; translated by Paul Blackburn · ss End of the Game, and Other Stories by Julio Cortázar, Pantheon Books, 1967 translated from the Spanish. 62 · Vampires Ltd. · Josef Nesvadba; translated by Iris Urwin · ss Vampires Ltd. by Josef Nesvadba, A. Vanous, 1964 translated from the Czech (“Upír LTD”, Výprava opačným směrem, 1962). 75 · The Executioner · Honoré de Balzac · ss The Cosmopolitan September 1888 translated from the French (“El Verdugo”, La Mode, January 30, 1830). 89 · In the Penal Settlement · Franz Kafka; translated by Edwin Muir & Willa Muir · nv The Penal Colony by Franz Kafka, tr. Willa & Edwin Muir, Schocken, 1948 translated from the German (“In der Strafkolonie”, Kurt Wolff Verlag, 1919). 125 · The Fate of the Baron · Arthur Schnitzler; translated by Eric Sutton · ss Little Novels, Simon and Schuster, 1929 translated from the German (Die Frau des Weisen: Noveletten, 1898). 149 · Just the Very Thing They Wanted · Dino Buzzati; translated by Judith Landry · ss Catastrophe by Dino Buzzati, Calder & Boyars, 1965 translated from the Italian. 165 · Our Father Who Art in Heaven · Valentin Katayev; translated by Marie Winn · ss (r) 178 · The Great Happening · Belcampo; translated by J. J. Strating & Mrs. V. M. Schäfer-Shute · nv (r) 218 · About the Authors · [uncredited] · bg

Oriental Tales of Terror ed. J. J. Strating (Fontana Books, 1971, 2790, 25p, 191pp, pb, an) 9 · Introduction · J. J. Strating · in 13 · The Taipan · W. Somerset Maugham · ss Pearson’s Magazine October 1922 20 · The Mark of the Beast · Rudyard Kipling · ss The Pioneer July 12 1890 (+1) 32 · Forty-Seven Rônins · translated by A. B. Mitford · ss Tales of Old Japan by A. B. Mitford, Macmillan, 1871 44 · The Magistrate of Hu-Nan · P’u Sung-ling; translated by H. A. Giles · ss (r) translated from the Chinese (Liao Chai, 1679). 47 · The Inn at Ts’ai-Tien · P’u Sung-ling; translated by H. A. Giles · vi (r) translated from the Chinese (Liao Chai, 1679). 49 · Hell Screen · Ryunosuke Akutagawa; translated by D. Keene & W. H. N. Norman · ss (r) 72 · The Canary Murders · Feng Meng-Lung; translated by Cyril Birch · ss (r) 89 · The Vanished Faces · Tom Kristensen; translated by Evelyn Heepe · ss (r) 94 · The Adventure of the Intarsia Box [Solar Pons] · August Derleth · nv Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine March 1964 115 · Kali · John D. Keefauver · ss The Fifth Pan Book of Horror Stories ed. Herbert van Thal, Pan, 1964 126 · Siamese Hands · Manuel Komroff · ss Esquire July 1935 134 · The Puppets · Francis King · ss The Japanese Umbrella by Francis King, Longmans, 1964 146 · The Story of Ming-Y · Lafcadio Hearn · nv Some Chinese Ghosts by Lafcadio Hearn, Roberts Bros., 1887 157 · Death Comes to Daulut Ram · Khushwant Singh · ss (r) 163 · The Head · Kathleen Wallace · ss (r) 167 · The Hell of Mirrors · Edogawa Rampo; translated by J. B. Harris · ss Japanese Tales of Mystery and Imagination by Edogawa Rampo, Tuttle, 1956 176 · The Man Who Was Milligan · Algernon Blackwood · ss Pearson’s Magazine November 1923 187 · About the Authors · [uncredited] · bg

Sea Tales of Terror ed. J. J. Strating (Fontana, 1974, 0-00-613504-8, 35p, 188pp, pb, an) 7 · Introduction · J. J. Strating · in 11 · A Descent Into the Maelström · Edgar Allan Poe · nv Graham’s Lady’s and Gentleman’s Magazine May 1841 29 · The Devil’s Rescue · L. Ron Hubbard · ss Unknown October 1940 47 · The Captain of the Polestar · Sir Arthur Conan Doyle · nv Temple Bar January 1883 72 · Man Overboard! · Vicente Blasco Ibáñez · ss (r) 77 · South Sea Bubble · Hammond Innes · ss Punch Christmas 1973 85 · Stowaway · Claire D. Pollexfen · ss The Story-teller March 1931 93 · Fog · James Hanley · ss (r) 101 · Posted Missing · Bill Adams · ss Short Stories April 25 1926 115 · I Have Been Drowned · Tom Hopkinson · ss (r) 127 · The Story of the Haunted Ship · 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 Geschichte von dem Gespensterschiff”, Märchen-Almanach auf das Jahr 1826 für Söhne und Töchter gebildeter Stände, 1825). 137 · The Fisherman of Falcon Point · H. P. Lovecraft & August Derleth · ss The Survivor and Others by H. P. Lovecraft & August Derleth, Arkham House, 1957 written by Derleth from a fragment by Lovecraft. 142 · The Recall · Elinor Mordaunt · ss The Tales of Elinor Mordaunt by Elinor Mordaunt, Martin Secker, 1934 154 · Markland the Hunter · R. Chetwynd-Hayes · ss 175 · The Death of the Sea · José Maria Gironella; translated by Terry Broch Fontseré · ss Short Story International March 1965

Cthulhu’s Heirs ed. Thomas M. K. Stratman (Chaosium, March 1994, 1-56882-005-4, $14.95, 270pp, tp, oa, cover by Keith Berdak)     Anthology of twenty-one stories (seventeen original) developing the Cthulhu Mythos. 7 · The Nameless Manuscript · Thomas M. K. Stratman · in 11 · Watch the Whiskers Sprout · D. F. Lewis · ss 23 · The Death Watch · Hugh B. Cave · ss Weird Tales June/July 1939 35 · The Return of the White Ship: The Quest for Cathuria · Arthur William Lloyd Breach · ss Doppelgänger #11, October 1989 45 · Kadath: The Vision and the Journey · t. Winter-Damon · pm 65 · The Franklyn Paragraphs [Severn Valley] · Ramsey Campbell · nv Demons by Daylight by Ramsey Campbell, Arkham House, 1973 81 · Behold, I Stand at the Door and Knock · Robert M. Price · ss 93 · 1968 RPI · Joe Murphy · ss 105 · Those of the Air · Darrell Schweitzer & Jason Van Hollander · ss 117 · Mr. Skin · Victor Milán · ss 137 · Just Say NO · Gregory Nicoll · ss 149 · The Scourge · Charles M. Saplak · ss 157 · Pickman’s Legacy · Gordon Linzner · ss 167 · Of Dark Things & Midnight Places · David Niall Wilson · ss 183 · The Likeness · Dan Perez · ss 193 · An Early Frost · Scott David Aniolowski · ss 211 · Scene: A Room · Craig Anthony · pl 219 · The Seven Cities of Gold · Crispin Burnham · ss 231 · Shadows of Her Dreams · Cary G. Osborne · ss 245 · The Herald · Daniel M. Burrello · ss 249 · Typo · Michael D. Winkle · ss Fantasy Book March 1987 259 · Star Bright, Star Byte · Marella Sands · ss

The Ballad of Ballard and Sandrine by Peter Straub (Subterranean Press, December 2011, 978-1-59606-441-6, $20.00, 93pp, hc, na, cover by Michael Fusco)     Horror novella. A leatherbound signed, limited edition of 350 is also available.

Interior Darkness: Selected Stories by Peter Straub (Doubleday, February 16, 2016, 978-0-385-54105-3, $28.95, 474pp, hc, co)     Details taken from online listing. 3 · Blue Rose [Blue Rose] · Peter Straub · na Underwood-Miller, 1985 53 · In the Realm of Dreams · Peter Straub · ss Houses Without Doors by Peter Straub, Grafton, 1990 54 · The Juniper Tree [Blue Rose] · Peter Straub · nv Prime Evil ed. Douglas E. Winter, NAL Signet, 1988 85 · Going Home · Peter Straub · ss Houses Without Doors by Peter Straub, Grafton, 1990 87 · The Buffalo Hunter · Peter Straub · na Houses Without Doors by Peter Straub, Grafton, 1990 172 · Bar Talk · Peter Straub · ss Taverns of the Dead ed. Kealan Patrick Burke, Cemetery Dance, 2005 175 · A Short Guide to the City · Peter Straub · ss Houses Without Doors by Peter Straub, Grafton, 1990 189 · Ashputtle · Peter Straub · nv Black Thorn, White Rose ed. Ellen Datlow & Terri Windling, Morrow AvoNova, 1994 206 · Pork Pie Hat · Peter Straub · na Murder for Halloween ed. Michele Slung & Roland Hartman, Mysterious Press, 1994 265 · Mr. Clubb and Mr. Cuff · Peter Straub · na Murder for Revenge ed. Otto Penzler, Delacorte, 1998 347 · Little Red’s Tango · Peter Straub · nv Conjunctions #39, Fall 2002 381 · Lapland, or Film Noir · Peter Straub · ss Conjunctions #42, Spring 2004 390 · Mr. Aickman’s Air Rifle · Peter Straub · nv McSweeney’s Enchanted Chamber of Astonishing Stories ed. Michael Chabon, Vintage, 2004 421 · Mallon the Guru · Peter Straub · ss Stories ed. Neil Gaiman & Al Sarrantonio, William Morrow, 2010 427 · The Ballad of Ballard and Sandrine · Peter Straub · na Subterranean Press, December 2011 467 · The Collected Stories of Freddie Prothero · Peter Straub · ss Turn Down the Lights ed. Richard Chizmar, Cemetery Dance, 2013

The Juniper Tree and Other Blue Rose Stories by Peter Straub (Subterranean Press, August 2010, 978-1-59606-295-5, $35.00, 287pp, hc, co, cover by Patrick Arrasmith)     Collection of four stories set in the world of the Blue Rose trilogy, plus an interview with Straub conducted by Bill Sheehan. A leatherbound, signed, limited edition of 250 ($50.00) is also available. · Blue Rose [Blue Rose] · Peter Straub · na Underwood-Miller, 1985 · The Juniper Tree [Blue Rose] · Peter Straub · nv Prime Evil ed. Douglas E. Winter, NAL Signet, 1988 · Bunny Is Good Bread [Blue Rose] · Peter Straub · na Borderlands 4 ed. Elizabeth & Thomas Monteleone, Borderlands Press, 1994, as “Fee” · The Ghost Village [Blue Rose] · Peter Straub · nv MetaHorror ed. Dennis Etchison, Dell Abyss, 1992 · An Interview with Peter Straub · Bill Sheehan · iv (r) [Ref. Peter Straub]

A Little Blue Book of Rose Stories by Peter Straub (Borderlands Press, April 2004, 978-1-880325-48-3, $20.00, 127pp, hc, co)     Collection of two stories. Limited to 500 numbered, signed, copies. 9 · A Note from the Author · Peter Straub · ms 11 · Blue Rose [Blue Rose] · Peter Straub · na Underwood-Miller, 1985 85 · The Juniper Tree [Blue Rose] · Peter Straub · nv Prime Evil ed. Douglas E. Winter, NAL Signet, 1988

Perdido: A Fragment by Peter Straub (Subterranean Press, May 31, 2015, 978-1-59606-680-9, $20.00, 72pp, hc, nv, cover by Michael Fusco)     Also available in a signed, limited edition ($45.00) of 400 numbered copies. Details taken from online listing.

Peter and PTR: Two Deleted Prefaces and an Introduction by Peter Straub (Subterranean Press, 1999, $10.00, 31pp, ph, nf)     Limited to 250 numbered copies signed by the author. Details taken from online listing.

The Process (Is a Process All Its Own) by Peter Straub (Subterranean Press, July 31, 2017, 978-1-59606-835-3, $40.00, 96pp, hc, na) [Tillman Hayward]     Limited to 750 numbered copies, signed by the author. Details taken from publisher’s website.

Sides by Peter Straub (Cemetery Dance Publications, June 30, 2007, 978-1-58767-165-4, $25.00, 310pp, hc, nf)     Collection of Straub’s non-fiction, including the reviews of his own books written under the persona of Putney Tyson Ridge. 11 · Author’s Note · Peter Straub · in 15 · Encounters: Introductions and Afterwords 17 · The Stepford Wives: Introduction to the Perennial Edition · Peter Straub · in HarperPerennial, 2002 [Ref. Ira Levin] 23 · The Siege of Leningrad: An Introduction to Leningrad Nights · Peter Straub · in PS Publishing, 1999 [Ref. Graham Joyce] 29 · Tales of Pain and Wonder · Peter Straub · in Gauntlet Press, 2000 [Ref. Caitlín R. Kiernan] 41 · Are You Loathsome Tonight? · Peter Straub · in Gauntlet Press, 1998 [Ref. Poppy Z. Brite] 53 · Secret Windows · Peter Straub · in Book-of-the-Month Club, 2000 [Ref. Stephen King] 75 · Hope to Die: An Appreciation of the Scudder Series · Peter Straub · in Scorpion Press, 2001 [Ref. Lawrence Block] 97 · Island of Dr. Moreau · Peter Straub · fw Modern Library, 1996 [Ref. H. G. Wells] 115 · Dracula · Peter Straub · in Modern Library, 2001 [Ref. Bram Stoker] 139 · 100 Best Books of Horror · Peter Straub · fw Horror: Another 100 Best Books ed. Stephen Jones & Kim Newman, Carroll & Graf, 2005, as “Foreword” 143 · Quietly Now: Not So Quiet, Maybe an Appreciation · Peter Straub · in Borderlands Press, 2004 [Ref. Charles L. Grant] 147 · Shadowland · Peter Straub · pr Gauntlet Press, 1995 157 · Two Essays and a Frivolity 159 · The Fantasy of Everyday Life · Peter Straub · ar (r) guest of Honour speech at the 1998 International Conference of the Fantastic in the Arts. 175 · Mom · Peter Straub · ar Mothers & Sons ed. Jill Morgan, NAL, 2000, as “Looking Back” 199 · Why Electricman Lives in New York · Peter Straub · fa Metropolis Found ed. Linda C. Exman, New York Is Book Country, 2003 203 · A Proud and Lonely Voice from the Back of the Room: The Collected Observations of Putney Tyson Ridge, Ph.D. 205 · Putney Tyson Ridge, RIP · Peter Straub · ms peterstraub.net 209 · A Brief Biography · Peter Straub · ms peterstraub.net 213 · Leeson Park & Belsize Square · Putney Tyson Ridge · br peterstraub.net [Ref. Peter Straub] 215 · Marriages · Putney Tyson Ridge · br peterstraub.net [Ref. Peter Straub] 217 · Under Venus · Putney Tyson Ridge · br peterstraub.net [Ref. Peter Straub] 221 · Julia · Putney Tyson Ridge · br peterstraub.net [Ref. Peter Straub] 225 · If You Could See Me Now · Putney Tyson Ridge · br peterstraub.net [Ref. Peter Straub] 233 · Ghost Story · Putney Tyson Ridge · br peterstraub.net [Ref. Peter Straub] 237 · Shadowland · Putney Tyson Ridge · br peterstraub.net [Ref. Peter Straub] 241 · Floating Dragon · Putney Tyson Ridge · br peterstraub.net [Ref. Peter Straub] 247 · The Talisman · Putney Tyson Ridge · br peterstraub.net [Ref. Peter Straub] 249 · Koko · Putney Tyson Ridge · br peterstraub.net [Ref. Peter Straub] 257 · Mystery · Putney Tyson Ridge · br peterstraub.net [Ref. Peter Straub] 261 · Mrs. God · Putney Tyson Ridge · br peterstraub.net [Ref. Peter Straub] 265 · The Throat · Putney Tyson Ridge · br peterstraub.net [Ref. Peter Straub] 269 · The Hellfire Club · Putney Tyson Ridge · br peterstraub.net [Ref. Peter Straub] 277 · Mr. X · Putney Tyson Ridge · ar Cemetery Dance #32, 1999, as “On Peter Straub’s Mr. X.” [Ref. Peter Straub] 301 · Wild Animals · Putney Tyson Ridge · br peterstraub.net [Ref. Peter Straub] 303 · Houses Without Doors · Putney Tyson Ridge · br peterstraub.net [Ref. Peter Straub] 307 · lost boy lost girl · Putney Tyson Ridge · br peterstraub.net [Ref. Peter Straub] 309 · In the Night Room · Putney Tyson Ridge · br peterstraub.net [Ref. Peter Straub]

The Skylark by Peter Straub (Subterranean Press, March 2010, 978-1-59606-271-9, $50.00, 549pp, hc, n., cover by Susan Bee)     Horror novel; this is an earlier, longer version (by 200pp in manuscript) of the book published as A Dark Matter by Doubleday in the US and Orion in the UK. This is a signed, limited edition of 500; a traycased lettered edition of 26 ($250.00) is also available.

Conjunctions:39: The New Wave Fabulists ed. Peter Straub--- see under Conjunctions #39, Fall 2002.

Death in the Tunnel by C. J. C. Street--- see under Miles Burton.

The Secret of High Eldersham by C. J. C. Street--- see under Miles Burton.

The Avon Book of Detective and Crime Stories ed. C. J. C. Street--- see under John Rhode.

The Avon Book of Modern Crime Stories ed. C. J. C. Street--- see under John Rhode.