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Airplane Stories [v4 #4, March 1931] ed. William L. Mayer (Valiant House Publishers, Inc., 25¢, pulp, cover by Chris Schaare) Details supplied by John Locke from Table of Contents. 6 · The Greaseball from Hell [Casket Crew] · Arch Whitehouse · nv 30 · Thunder of the East · James Perley Hughes · nv 57 · Sky Skeletons · Ward Kingman · ss 71 · Quarts of Sky Wallop · Kent Sagendorph · ss 81 · Diving for the Devil · Robert Sidney Bowen, Jr. · ss 99 · Flight to the Finish · O. B. Myers · ss 110 · Singing Struts · [The Editor] · cl 112 · The Ugly Duck · A. L. H. Bucklin · ss 125 · Plane Names: No. 21 · Anon. · cl 127 · Early Birds: No. 21 · C. B. Colby · ia 129 · The Roof of Doom · John Scott Douglas · ss 139 · Plane Mystery Winners · Anon. · ms

Airplane Stories [v4 #5, April 1931] ed. William L. Mayer (Valiant House Publishers, Inc., 20¢, pulp, cover by Chris Schaare) Details supplied by John Locke from Table of Contents. 6 · Hell on Wheels · Arthur J. Burks · nv 33 · The Pilot from Nowhere · O. B. Myers · ss 45 · Rear Pit · E. E. Murton · ss 56 · Black Book · Arch Whitehouse · nv 81 · Two Birds in a Bristol · Harold Cruickshank · ss 93 · Early Birds: No. 22 · C. B. Colby · ia 95 · Plane Names · Anon. · cl 97 · Flesh for the Fokkers · John Scott Douglas · ss 108 · Singing Struts · [The Editor] · cl 111 · Pilot the Password · Ward Kingman · ss 120 · Plane Mystery Winners · Anon. · ms

Airplane Stories [v4 #6, May 1931] ed. William L. Mayer (Valiant House Publishers, Inc., 20¢, pulp, cover by Chris Schaare) Details supplied by John Locke from Table of Contents. 6 · The Poison Patrol · Steuart M. Emery · nv 29 · The Trail of the Traitor · R. Martini · ss 44 · Horse Race Horace [Horace Snook] · Perry Paul · nv 66 · Early Birds: No. 23 · C. B. Colby · ia 67 · Plane Names · Anon. · cl 69 · Cursed Angel · E. E. Murton · ss 89 · The Stalling Point · Anon. · cn 91 · The Bird from Jail · John Scott Douglas · ss 100 · Singing Struts · [The Editor] · cl 102 · The Phantom Escadrille · Edgar A. Manley · ss 118 · Air Verse · Ballado Johnson · pm

Aklo    (about) Small press “journal of the fantastic” containing a blend of fiction and non-fiction. A final edition of Aklo was published as a book in 1998. Publishers: Caermaen Books; Oxford, England: Aklo Editors: Mark Valentine & Roger Dobson - Editor: Aklo

Aklo [(#1) Spring 1988] ed. Mark Valentine & Roger Dobson (64pp, cover by Alan Hunter) Details supplied by Douglas A. Anderson. 3 · Introduction · Mark Valentine & Roger Dobson · in 5 · The Dream of a Great Romance: A Preface to the Chronicle of Clemendy · Arthur Machen · ar 1923; from The Chronicle of Clemendy (Carbonnek). 11 · The Fire of the Wise · Ron Weighell · ss 20 · The Strange Case of the Reverend Montague Summers · Roger Dobson · ar [Montague Summers] 26 · Lautréamont-Poet of Nightmare · Mark Valentine & Alexis Lykiard · ar [Comte de Lautréamont] _27 · A Selection from Maldoror · Comte de Lautréamont; translated by Alexis Lykiard · ex (r) 30 · The Arthur Machen Society Appeal · [The Editors] · ar _31 · A Lovecraft Portfolio · John Coulthart · pi 35 · The House of the Sun · John Howard · pp 38 · A Profile of John Gawsworth · Steve Eng · bg Night Cry Spr 1987 48 · The Poet and the Philosopher: Gawsworth and M.P. Shiel · John Gawsworth · ar 1950 [M. P. Shiel]; from foreword to Shiel’s Science, Life and Literature. 52 · Ernest Dowson-Spirit of the Nineties · Mark Valentine · ar [Ernest Dowson]; epilogue to Edgar Jepson’s Memories of an Edwardian and Neo-Georgian (Richards). _53 · The Visit · Ernest Dowson · pp Decorations: in Verse and Prose, L. Smithers 1899 _53 · Absinthia Taetra · Ernest Dowson · pp Decorations: in Verse and Prose, L. Smithers 1899 _54 · Vita summa brevis spem nos vetat incohare longam · Ernest Dowson · pm Verses, Leonard Smithers 1896 _54 · Extreme Unction · Ernest Dowson · pm Verses, Leonard Smithers 1896 _55 · Non Sum Qualis Eram Bonae Sub Regno Cynarae · Ernest Dowson · pm Verses, Leonard Smithers 1896 _56 · Double Cross · Joel Lane · ss 63 · Richard Middleton at the New Bohemians · Arthur Machen · ar (r) [Richard Middleton] bc. · [back cover] · Nicholas Blinko · cv

Aklo [(#2) Summer 1989] ed. Mark Valentine & Roger Dobson (80pp, 5¾" x 8¼", cover by Alan Hunter) 3 · Beyond the Veil · Simon Clark · ss 14 · The Kingdom of Redonda—A Brief History · Paul de Fortis · ar 16 · A King in Bloomsbury: M.P. Shiel’s Bohemian Years · Roger Dobson · ar [M. P. Shiel] 22 · A Farewell to Shiel · Edward Shanks · ar 1948 [M. P. Shiel]; from The Works of M.P. Shiel. 24 · The Ghost Stories of E.F. Benson (1867-1940) · Gail-Nina Anderson · ar [E. F. Benson] 34 · Algernon Blackwood and the Golden Dawn · Mike Ashley · ar Fantasy Commentator Win 1984 [Algernon Blackwood] 49 · Food for the Past · D. F. Lewis · vi 50 · A Minor Mystery in The Great God Pan · Roger Dobson · ar [Arthur Machen] 53 · Landscape with Ghosts: The Works of L.T.C. Rolt · Peter F. Jeffery · ar [L. T. C. Rolt] 58 · Lord Kandra · John Gale · ss 67 · New Phials, Old Elixir: The Revival of an Apostate Decadent · Brian R. Banks · ar [J. K. Huysmans] 72 · The White Road: An Excerpt · Ron Weighell · ss 80 · Envoi: Colin Summerford · Mark Valentine & Roger Dobson · ob

Aklo [(#3) Winter 1990-1991] ed. Mark Valentine & Roger Dobson (52pp) Details supplied by Douglas A. Anderson. 5 · A Preface to The Three Impostors · Arthur Machen · in (r) 9 · Crueller than God · Alan W. Lear · ss 14 · The Great Pan-Demon: An Unspeakable Tale · Arthur A. Sykes · hu The National Observer May 4 1895 19 · Introduction to “Hubert Crackanthorpe—Ten Vignettes” · Mark Valentine · is 19 · Hubert Crackanthorpe—Ten Vignettes · Hubert Crackanthorpe · gp (r) _21 · In the Landes · Hubert Crackanthorpe · vi Vignettes, The Bodley Head 1896 _22 · On the Coast of Calvados · Hubert Crackanthorpe · vi Vignettes, The Bodley Head 1896 _22 · In the Campo Santa at Perugia · Hubert Crackanthorpe · vi Vignettes, The Bodley Head 1896 _23 · In the Strada Del Porto · Hubert Crackanthorpe · vi Vignettes, The Bodley Head 1896 _23 · Sunrise · Hubert Crackanthorpe · vi Vignettes, The Bodley Head 1896 _24 · On Chelsea Embankment · Hubert Crackanthorpe · vi Vignettes, The Bodley Head 1896 _24 · In Richmond Park · Hubert Crackanthorpe · vi Vignettes, The Bodley Head 1896 _24 · In St. James Park · Hubert Crackanthorpe · vi Vignettes, The Bodley Head 1896 _25 · New Year’s Eve · Hubert Crackanthorpe · vi Vignettes, The Bodley Head 1896 _25 · In the Strand · Hubert Crackanthorpe · vi Vignettes, The Bodley Head 1896 _26 · Vesperal · Ernest Dowson · pm Verses, Leonard Smithers 1896 [Hubert Crackanthorpe] 27 · The Exquisite Madness of Prince Akbhar · David Cowperthwaite · ss 29 · Introduction to “Arthur Machen: A Tribute” · Roger Dobson · is 29 · Arthur Machen: A Tribute · Colin Summerford · ar 33 · The Secret Glory · Arthur Machen · vi The Wave Feb 1922 34 · Carrying His Brother, He Walked On · Simon Clark · vi 36 · Redonda: The Question of Sovereignty · Jon Wynne-Tyson · ar 37 · The Doer of Good · Oscar Wilde · pp The Fortnightly Review Jul 1894 38 · One Dod Had Wings: The Last Resting Place of Arthur Symons · Brian R. Banks · ar [Arthur Symons] 44 · The Chestnut Husk · Ron Weighell · ss 46 · The City on the Farther Shore of a Sable Lake · John Gale · ss 51 · [illustration] · Aubrey Beardsley · il (r) 52 · [back cover] · Ciolkowski · cv (r); from Le Grand Dieu Pan, 1918.

Aklo [(#4) Summer 1991] ed. Mark Valentine & Roger Dobson (68pp, 6" x 8½") Details supplied by Douglas A. Anderson. 1 · [front cover] · Lawrence Sterne Stevens · cv Famous Fantastic Mysteries Jun 1949 4 · [untitled editorial] · [The Editors] · ed 5 · Ruinous Lilies · Alan W. Lear · ss 14 · Arthur Machen—Londoner · Edward Holroyd · ar The (London) Evening News May 21 1947 [Arthur Machen] 15 · A Memorial to Montague Summers · Anon. · ms; on a forthcoming chapbook. 16 · The Poet Who Fell in Love with the Moon · John Gale · pp 19 · Toreros · Anon. · ms; on John Gawsworth poetry collection of that name. 20 · A Look at Lovecraft’s Fantastic Poetry · S. T. Joshi · ar [H. P. Lovecraft] 30 · The Kingdom of Redonda 1865-1990 · Anon. · ms; on book of that name. 31 · The Mentioning · D. F. Lewis · vi 32 · Baron Corvo, Prolegomena to a Reassessment—Part I · Alexandra Zaina · ar [Baron Corvo] 45 · Count Stenbock, Storyteller · Mark Valentine · ar [Eric Stenbock] 47 · Viol d’Amour · Count Eric Stenbock · ss Studies of Death: Romantic Tales, London 1894 52 · Was M.P. Shiel the Man Who Lost His Way? · Roger Dobson · ar [M. P. Shiel] 57 · Dreamer · Simon MacCulloch · ss 60 · Absinthe · Anon. · ms; on American journal of decadent literature of that name. 61 · A Night at the New Bohemians · Anon. · is 61 · A Night at the New Bohemians · Arthur Ransome · ex 1907; from Bohemia in London. 62 · In Bohemia · Arthur Symons · pm (r) 63 · Mater Dolorosa: A Fragment · Ron Weighell · ss

Aklo [(#5) Autumn 1992] ed. Mark Valentine & Roger Dobson (£3.50, 96pp, 6" x 8½") Details supplied by Douglas A. Anderson. _1 · [front cover] · Aubrey Beardsley · cv (r) 5 · Full of Perfume and Sad Sound · Alan W. Lear · ss _9 · A Curious Book—Le Moyen de Parvenir · Arthur Machen · ar (r); from Machen’s “Queer Things” column that ran in The Observer from Mar 14 1926 - Feb 27 1927. _11 · Pierrot and Pan: The Prose of Ivar Campbell · Mark Valentine · ar [Ivar Campbell] 15 · Pierrot (A Fragment) · Ivar Campbell · uw Prose Writings 1918 16 · An Essay Upon Death · Ivar Campbell · ar Prose Writings 1918 18 · Absinthe · Ivar Campbell · pm Prose Writings 1918 _19 · Arthur Machen and John Gawsworth: A Brief Memoir · Christina Foyle · mm 20 · The Pharisees’ Glass · R. B. Russell · ss _28 · Baron Corvo: Prolegomena to a Reassessment—Part II · Alexandra Zaina · ar [Baron Corvo] _37 · Some Notes on Baron Corvo · Donald Weeks · ar [Baron Corvo] 39 · The Swans of Queen Sphalaghd · Simon Whitechapel · vi _40 · Michael Harrison Memorial · Mark Valentine & Roger Dobson · ms _41 · William Hope Hodgson: A Memoir · A. St. John Adcock · ar The Calling of the Sea, Selwyn & Blount 1920 _43 · The Image of Huysmans · Mark Valentine & Roger Dobson · br 44 · A Sundial in a Windowless Chamber · John Gale · ss _48 · Hell-fire Horror · Montague Summers · ar Witchcraft and Black Magic, Rider 1946 _53 · Fiona Macleod and the Anima Celtica · Roger Dobson · ar [Fiona Macleod] 56 · The Woman at the Cross-Ways · Fiona Macleod · ss The Winged Destiny 1910 60 · The Awakening of Angus Òg · Fiona Macleod · ss The Winged Destiny 1910 63 · The Lynn of Dreams · Fiona Macleod · ss The Winged Destiny 1910 66 · The First Time · Joel Lane · ss _79 · Concerning the Eccentricities of Ronald Firbank · Julie Speedie · ar The Antiquarian Book Monthly Review Jul 1989 [Ronald Firbank] 77 · Golden Dawns · D. F. Lewis · vi _90 · Dreamer’s Soliloquy · John Gale · pm 91 · Hôn, Thôn, Fedar, Fen · Ron Weighell · ss _95 · [illustration] · R. B. Russell · il 96 · [back cover] · Aubrey Beardsley · cv (r)

Aklo: A Volume of the Fantastic [(#6) 1998] ed. Mark Valentine & Roger Dobson (Tartarus Press / Caermaen Books, £14.99, vi+258pp, hc) A continuation of the Aklo tradition in book form. Details supplied by Douglas A. Anderson. 2 · Purefoy and Arthur: Introduction · Roger Dobson · ar _4 · Purefoy and Arthur · Hilary Machen · ar [Arthur Machen]; the third chapter of Conversations with a Graven Image, an unpublished autobiography. 22 · Edmund John · Timothy d’Arch Smith · ar [Edmund John] 31 · Salome · Edmund John · pm 1913; from The Flute of Sardonyx. 35 · Holocaust · Edmund John · pm 1913; from The Flute of Sardonyx. _36 · Memorial, To A-- B-- · Edmund John · pm 1913; from The Flute of Sardonyx. 37 · Litany of the Seven Devils (To M. C. B.) · Edmund John · pm The Wind in the Temple 1915 _40 · An Edmund John Bibliography · Anon. (by Timothy d’Arch Smith) · bi [Edmund John] _42 · Into the Mysteries (An Excerpt) · Ron Weighell · ss 64 · Concerning Cabell · Peter Relton · ar [James Branch Cabell] _73 · Concerning Corinna [Poictesme] · James Branch Cabell · ss The Certain Hour, R.M. McBride 1916 _86 · A Modern St. Venantius · Count Stenbock · ss (r) _92 · Lessingham · Andy Sawyer · ar [E. R. Eddison] 108 · William Watson Peploe 1869-1933 · Colin Scott-Sutherland · ar [William Watson Peploe] _128 · The Dowson Legend · John Gawsworth · ar 1938; from Essays by Divers Hands. _154 · Vincent McNabb OP and Michael Field · Philip Healy · ar [Vincent McNabb; Michael Field] 160 · Interview with Thomas Ligotti · David Tibet · iv 164 · Paradoxes from Hell · Thomas Ligotti · gp Grimoire #4 1983, as by Charles Miguel Riaz _164 · The Decayed Mystic · Thomas Ligotti · vi Grimoire #4 1983, as by Charles Miguel Riaz _165 · The Stricken Philosopher · Thomas Ligotti · vi Grimoire #4 1983, as by Charles Miguel Riaz _166 · The Deranged Poet · Thomas Ligotti · vi Grimoire #4 1983, as by Charles Miguel Riaz _167 · The Complete Madman · Thomas Ligotti · vi Grimoire #4 1983, as by Charles Miguel Riaz _168 · Postscript · Thomas Ligotti · vi Grimoire #4 1983, as by Charles Miguel Riaz 170 · Alastair · R. B. Russell · ar [Hans Henning Voigt] 180 · A Note About John Gale · Mark Valentine · ar [John Gale] _183 · Fires of Remembrance · John Gale · ss 187 · The Roses and the Poet · John Gale · ss _192 · Brief Bibliography · Anon. · bi [John Gale] 193 · A Great Life Spoilt: Wilde, Douglas and Machen · Mark Samuels · ar [Oscar Wilde; Lord Alfred Douglas; Arthur Machen] _204 · The Tantalizing Elsewheres of Henri Alain-Fournier · Adrian Eckersley · ar [Henri Alain-Fournier] 212 · Two Miracles: _ · In the Very Small Garden · Henri Alain-Fournier · vi 1909 _ · The Poisoned Woman · Henri Alain-Fournier · vi 1909 _218 · The Return of Enoch Soames · Derek Stanford · nv

Al-Azif    (about) Publishers: Yhtill Press; Reading, Berkshire, England: Al-Azif Editors: Peter A. Worthy - Editor: Al-Azif

Al-Azif [#1, Jan/Feb 1998] ed. Peter A. Worthy (Yhtill Press; Reading, Berkshire, England, 84pp, A5, cover by Stanley C. Sargent) 3 · Editorial · Peter A. Worthy · ed 5 · The Looking Glass · Peter A. Worthy, Ian Davey, E. P. Berglund & James Ambuehl · ss Mythos Online #1 1997 22 · Citadel of Dark Geniture · Chad Hensley · vi Midnight Shambler #4 1996, as “Citadel Darkness Geniture” 24 · At Death’s Door, Dreaming · Ian Davey · ss Mythos Online Jun 1997 37 · Folks of Innsmouth: Barber · Franklyn Searight · pm 37 · The Thing in the Glen · Wilum H. Pugmire · ss Space and Time Sep 1977 43 · Dream-Sendings · E. P. Berglund · vi The World of H.P. Lovecraft Sum/Fll 1995 45 · The Gospel According to Cthulhu · Sean Rodgers · ss Mythos Online #1 1997 47 · Ambrose · John Tynes · ss Pagan Publishing 1996 61 · To the Dancing Tree · Ian Davey & Peter A. Worthy · ss Mythos Online Jun 1997 66 · The Transition of Abdul Alhazred · Robert M. Price · ss Mythos Online #1 1997 70 · Where Walks Istasha · Lew Cthew · pm Eldritch Tales #23 1990 71 · The Thing in the Pit · Lin Carter · ss Lost Worlds, DAW 1980 79 · An End to Worry · Stanley C. Sargent · vi 1997; originally appeared in a mailing of the Esoteric Order of Dagon Amateur Press Association ’97. 82 · The Outsider · James Ambuehl · pm Eldritch Tales #24 1990, as by Lew Cthew 83 · Glimpses of the Truth · Ron Shiflet · pm Mythos Online #6 1997