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Enigmatic Novellas [#1, 1998] ed. Mick Sims & Len Maynard (Enigma Press; Hatfield, Herts, England, £4.00, 44pp+, A5, cover by Gerald Gaubert) Moths · Mick Sims & Len Maynard · na

Enigmatic Novellas [#2, 1999] ed. Mick Sims & Len Maynard (Enigma Press; Hatfield, Herts, England, £4.00, 64pp+, A5, cover by Gerald Gaubert) This issue is subtitled “The Dark Satanic”. 7 · The Dandy Dogs · Paul Finch · nv 22 · The Magic Lantern Show · Paul Finch · nv

Enigmatic Novellas [#3, 1999] ed. Mick Sims & Len Maynard (Enigma Press; Hatfield, Herts, England, £4.00, 56pp+, A5, cover by Iain Maynard) This issue is subtitled “Candelight Ghost Stories”. 5 · The Chair · Anthony Morris · nv 29 · The Squire’s Walk · Anthony Morris · nv

Enigmatic Novellas [#4, 1999] ed. Mick Sims & Len Maynard (Enigma Press; Hatfield, Herts, England, £4.00, 64pp+, A5, cover by Gerald Gaubert) In the Mirror · Sarah Singleton · na

Enigmatic Novellas [#5, 1999] ed. Mick Sims & Len Maynard (Enigma Press; Hatfield, Herts, England, £4.00, 60pp+, A5, cover by Gerald Gaubert) This issue is subtitled “Alternate Lives”. 5 · The Vanishers · Paul Bradshaw · nv 33 · The Lonely Ones · Paul Bradshaw · nv

Enigmatic Novellas [#6, 2000] ed. Mick Sims & Len Maynard (Enigma Press, £4.00, 68pp+, A5, cover by Iain Maynard) This issue is subtitled “Millennium Macabre”. 5 · The Dark Island [Carnacki] · William Meikle · ss 17 · The Blue Hag · Graeme Hurry & William Meikle · ss 37 · The Johnson Amulet · William Meikle · nv

Enigmatic Tales    (about) Small press ghost and horror fiction magazine. Available from 1 Gibbs Field, Bishops Stortford, Herts, CM23 4EY. Publishers: Enigma Press; Stortford, England: Enigmatic Tales, #1 – 3. Maynard Sims Productions; Stortford, England: Enigmatic Tales, Spr 1999—. Enigmatic Press; Stortford, England: Enigmatic Tales, #6—. Editors: Mick Sims & Len Maynard - Editor: Enigmatic Tales

Enigmatic Tales [#1, June 1998] ed. Mick Sims & Len Maynard (Enigma Press, £2.50, 80pp+, A5, cover by Iain Maynard) ifc. · Blood Love · Jessica Sanders · pm 1 · Editorial · Mick Sims & Len Maynard · ed 4 · Tales from the Grave · Hugh Lamb · si [Bernard Capes; Howard Pease] 5 · The Queer Picture · Bernard Capes · vi The Fabulists, Mills & Boon 1915 7 · “Ill-Steekit” Ephraim · Howard Pease · ss Border Ghost Stories, Macdonald 1919 12 · Hugh Lamb · Mick Sims & Len Maynard · bg 14 · Crystal Blue [Part 1 of 2] · Allison Cologna · sl; illustrated by Desmond Knight 27 · Within the Walls of Darkness · Paul Bradshaw · vi 31 · The Foot of the Garden · Simon Bestwick · ss; given as “At the Foot of the Garden” in the Table of Contents.; illustrated by Iain Maynard 40 · “Ionicus” [Joshua Charles Armitage] · Richard Dalby · bg 42 · Richard Dalby · Mick Sims & Len Maynard · bg 44 · Sackcloth and Ashes · Nigel Brown · ss; illustrated by Iain Maynard 51 · To Dwell on Tainted Ground · John B. Ford · ss 1996; illustrated by Colin Langeveld 56 · The Gallery in the Woods · Paul Finch · ss 67 · SplatterJack · David Price · ss (r) 72 · The Window · L. H. Maynard & M. P. N. Sims · ss; a different version appeared in the 1979 collection Shadows at Midnight.; illustrated by Iain Maynard 81 · To Make Us Bleed · David Price · pm

Enigmatic Tales [#2, September 1998] ed. Mick Sims & Len Maynard (Enigma Press, £3.00, 101pp, A5, cover by Iain Maynard) ifc. · Wishing Tree, Grimescar Wood · Steve Sneyd · pm 1 · Editorial · Mick Sims & Len Maynard · ed 4 · Voles · Rhys Hughes · ss [M. R. James]; a direct sequel to M.R. James’s “Rats”.; illustrated by Desmond Knight 9 · Tales from the Grave · Hugh Lamb · si [R. E. Vernède] 10 · On the Raft · R. E. Vernède · ss The Port Allington Stories 1921 17 · Crystal Blue [Part 2 of 2] · Allison Cologna · sl 26 · The Elms · Simon Bestwick · ss; illustrated by Iain Maynard 40 · Close to Home · Nancy Bennett · ar 44 · The Restoration · Colin Pink · ss; illustrated by Iain Maynard 52 · The Stone Rider! · Nellie K. Blissett · ss The Harmsworth Monthly Pictorial Magazine Jul 1898 60 · C.D. Pollard · Mick Sims & Len Maynard · bg 62 · The Devils of Lakeland · Paul Finch · ss; illustrated by Iain Maynard 73 · The Tragedy of Endore Hill · Alan Austin · ss; illustrated by Alan Hunter 82 · A Fireside Story · John Davis · ss; illustrated by Steve Lines 90 · In the Water · Joe Rattigan · ss; illustrated by Steve Lines 97 · Blood Positive · L. H. Maynard & M. P. N. Sims · ss 101 · A Welcome Is Prepared in Angenstein · Steve Sneyd · pm

Enigmatic Tales [#3, December 1998] ed. Mick Sims & Len Maynard (Enigma Press, £3.00, 116pp, A5, cover by Iain Maynard) Includes a vignette, “The Carol Singer” by Chris Singer, as a Christmas card insert. 1 · Editorial · Mick Sims & Len Maynard · ed 4 · In Quires and Places Where They Sing · A. F. Kidd · ss; illustrated by Gerald Gaubert 11 · The Face at the Door · Walter D. Dobell · ss The Harmsworth Monthly Pictorial Magazine Oct 1898 23 · A Letter to Lovecraft · Peter Tennant · nv [H. P. Lovecraft]; illustrated by Iain Maynard 43 · Lizzy of the Loch · Martyn Prince · ss 47 · In the Cathedral · Geoffrey Warburton · ss; illustrated by Colin Langeveld 54 · Richard Dalby’s Ghosts from the Past · Richard Dalby · is [B. M. Croker] 55 · The Red Woollen Necktie · B. M. Croker · ss Kingdom of Kerry 1896 59 · The Fleshing Rooms · Paul Joyce · vi; illustrated by Gerald Gaubert 63 · It’s in the Trees, It’s Coming: An Appreciation of M.R. James · Matthew Banks · ar [M. R. James] 67 · Harriet · Nigel Brown · ss 79 · All Along the Watchtower · David Cowdall · ss; illustrated by Iain Maynard 91 · Creatures of the Night · Paul Finch · ss 97 · The Ghost at the Gatehouse · David Christopher · ss; illustrated by Steve Lines 105 · Falling Asleep · Trevor Denyer · ss 111 · No Compunction · Gerald Gaubert · vi 112 · The Bad Idea · Robert Emmett Murphy, Jr. · vi 113 · Contributors Details · Anon. · bg ins. · The Carol Singer · Chris Fox · vi

Enigmatic Tales [(#4) Spring 1999] ed. L. H. Maynard & M. P. N. Sims (Maynard Sims Productions, £3.00, 118pp, A5, cover by Iain Maynard) 3 · Introduction · Mick Sims & Len Maynard · in 7 · Silk the Gaze · Jesse F. Knight · ss; illustrated by Gerald Gaubert 16 · A Cup of Tea · Katherine Haynes · ss; illustrated by Iain Maynard 22 · Introduction to ‘His Wife’ by Zita Inez Ponder · Hugh Lamb · is [Zita Inez Ponder] 22 · His Wife · Zita Inez Ponder · ss You’ll Need a Night Light, ed. Christine Campbell Thomson, Selwyn & Blount 1927 31 · Disco Dolly · Tina Rath · vi; illustrated by Desmond Knight 34 · A Trick of Dusk · D. F. & Gordon Lewis · nv Only Connect, Cartref 1998; illustrated by Iain Maynard 51 · Stone Angel · Paul Marshall · vi; illustrated by Cathy Buburuz & Charles S. Fallis 54 · Dr. Trifulgas: A Fantastic Tale · Jules Verne; translated, uncredited · ss Le Figaro Illustré (English edition), 1885 1884, as “Frritt-Flacc”; translated from the French (“Frritt-Flacc”, Le Figaro Illustré, 1884/5). 60 · The Duke of Bad Medicine · Paul Walther · ss 69 · Liebestraüm · Michael Pendragon · ss; illustrated by Cathy Buburuz 76 · Ways of Paying · Deborah Maudlin · ss 82 · Night · Stuart Young · vi 84 · The Kindness of Strangers · James Doig · ss; illustrated by Steve Lines 91 · Judas Dreams · Martin Owton · ss 96 · Smoke · Peter Wykes · ss; illustrated by Iain Maynard 101 · You Don’t Want to Know · Mark McLaughlin · vi 103 · The Steeple Monster [Carnacki] · Rick Kennett & A. F. Kidd · ss Aurealis #7 1992 111 · The Tower · Cardinal Cox · ss

Enigmatic Tales [(#5) Summer 1999] ed. L. H. Maynard & M. P. N. Sims (Maynard Sims Productions, £3.00, 122pp, A5, cover by Iain Maynard) 4 · Reaching Back · Andrew Vachss · ss 11 · So Sails the Slow Ship · Mark Leon Collins · ss Gravity’s Angels, ed. Gary Couzens, Trevor Denyer, Sarah Ellender, Trevor Mendham & Martin Owton, T Party Writers’ Group 1998; illustrated by Rob Suggs 15 · Introduction to ‘The Spectre of Rislip Abbey’ by Dick Donovan · Hugh Lamb · is [Dick Donovan] 15 · The Spectre of Rislip Abbey · Dick Donovan · ss Tales of Terror, Chatto & Windus 1899 23 · The Fetch-Shrift · Joan Board · ss 29 · The Red Bottle · Sarah Singleton · ss; illustrated by Gerald Gaubert 38 · The Karswell Inheritance · Colin Pink · ss; illustrated by Iain Maynard 53 · Goddess After Dark · Hunter Seitz · ss; illustrated by Iain Maynard 67 · The Celestial Club · Alan Austin · ss; illustrated by Alan Hunter 73 · Thrice Seen · Simon Bestwick · ss; illustrated by Cathy Buburuz 82 · A Night on Dragon Rock · Paul Finch · ss; illustrated by Rob Suggs 96 · Condensation · Chris Fox · vi; illustrated by Iain Maynard 99 · The View · Ian Hunter · ss; illustrated by Cathy Buburuz 106 · An Office in the Grays Inn Road · L. H. Maynard & M. P. N. Sims · ss; illustrated by Iain Maynard 120 · The Contributors · Anon. · bg

Enigmatic Tales [#6, Autumn 1999] ed. L. H. Maynard & M. P. N. Sims (Enigmatic Press; England, £3.00, 140pp, A5, cover by Iain Maynard) 4 · Introduction to ‘The House in the Wood’ by H.W.F. Tatham · Hugh Lamb · is [H. F. W. Tatham] 5 · The House in the Wood · H. F. W. Tatham · ss The Footprints in the Snow, Macmillan 1910; given as by H.W.F. Tatham. 12 · The Gandy Dancer · Paul Walther · ss; illustrated by Gerald Gaubert 18 · Getting Back with George · Peter Tennant · ss; illustrated by Iain Maynard 24 · Rose Hill · David Christopher · nv; illustrated by Cathy Buburuz & Charles S. Fallis 50 · The Pool House · Katherine Haynes · ss; illustrated by Dave Fode 60 · A Sunday Sermon · Carole Tyrrell · ss 67 · The Gaff · Paul Finch · ss; illustrated by Rob Suggs 75 · Grandma’s Box · Pamela Stuart · ss; illustrated by Gerald Gaubert 83 · Coloured Crimson · John Saxton · ss; illustrated by Iain Maynard 90 · The Bottle-Seekers · Michael Pendragon · ss Nasty Piece of Work #5 1997; illustrated by Steve Lines 97 · The Crawling Thing · Paul Bradshaw · ss; illustrated by Iain Maynard 104 · Russalka · Dale J. Nelson · ss; illustrated by Iain Maynard 125 · Introduction to ‘The Skull’ by Francis C. Prevot · Hugh Lamb · is [Francis C. Prevot] 125 · The Skull · Francis C. Prevot · vi Ghosts and Ghoulies, Chelsea 1923 127 · Darkness · Lauren Halkon · ss 133 · Painting Blue Murders · Steve Savile · ss; illustrated by Iain Maynard

Enigmatic Tales [#7, Winter 1999] ed. L. H. Maynard & M. P. N. Sims (Enigmatic Press, £3.00, 145pp, A5, cover by Iain Maynard) 4 · The Error of Our Ways · J. A. C. Shire · ss; illustrated by Gerald Gaubert 17 · The Face in the Window · Colin Mackay · ss; illustrated by Iain Maynard 26 · Sarcophagus · Steve Redwood · ss 32 · Les Voyeurs · R. J. Krijnen-Kemp · ss; illustrated by Cathy Buburuz 41 · Croxton’s Return · Derek M. Fox & John B. Ford · ss; illustrated by Iain Maynard 51 · The First Time · Steven Lockley · ss; illustrated by Dave Fode 55 · Nothing More Common · Rhys Hughes · ss; illustrated by John Hawkhead 67 · The Garden of the Black Rose · Ash Miller · ss; illustrated by Cathy Buburuz 76 · The White Line · Christopher Hivner · ss Lords of the Abyss #1 1995; illustrated by Iain Maynard 83 · Dark Garden · John Light · ss; illustrated by Steve Lines 94 · Corrosion · Richard Reeve · vi; illustrated by Iain Maynard 97 · Not One of Nature’s Own · Joe Rattigan · ss; illustrated by Iain Maynard 105 · Introduction to ‘The Patch’ by Philip Murray · Hugh Lamb · is [Philip Murray] 106 · The Patch · Philip Murray · ss Shudders, ed. Anon., Philip Allan 1932 108 · The Way That All Things End · Mark Nicholls · ss; illustrated by Rob Suggs 118 · Mirage · Jack Fisher · vi The Blue Lady #7 1997; illustrated by Gerald Gaubert 120 · Shadow Writer · Paul Kane · ss 130 · The Pulsating Wall · Simon Logan · vi 134 · A Word About Mystery & Detection · Len Maynard & Mick Sims · is 135 · The Wardrobe: A Ghost Story · A. M. Burrage · ss (r)

Enigmatic Tales [#8, Spring 2000] ed. L. H. Maynard & M. P. N. Sims (Enigmatic Press, £3.00, 152pp+, A5, cover by Iain Maynard) This issue contains an extra story by Peter Tennant distributed as a separate booklet. 4 · The Last Good Times · Tim Lebbon · ss 16 · The Rattle · Nigel Brown · ss; illustrated by Iain Maynard 23 · The Case for the Defence · Peter Tennant · ss 29 · Stilled Lives · Walt Jarvis · ss; illustrated by Cathy Buburuz 44 · Jackdaw · Lauren Halkon · ss 49 · A Trifling Murder · Jesse F. Knight · ss 53 · Sap · Kay Fletcher · ss; illustrated by Russell Dickerson 60 · The Legacy · Quentin S. Crisp · ss; illustrated by Gerald Gaubert 76 · Waiting · James Doig · ss 84 · Clipper in the Cornfield · Larry Blazek · vi; illustrated by Sean Russell Friend 86 · Tenement (A Day in the Life) · Kevin L. Donihe · ss Outer Darkness #13 1997; given as “Tenement 2100” in the Table of Contents. 92 · Projectionist Needed · Alec Worley · ss 100 · The Pool · Matthew E. Banks · ss 104 · Chance · Alan Austin · ss; illustrated by Alan Hunter 121 · For Michael · Paul Marshall · ss 126 · Indian Burial Ground · Peter J. Wilson · ss; illustrated by Dave Fode 133 · Sleep Deeply · Mark West · ss 138 · Bratsley’s Farm · Adrian Brown · ss; illustrated by David Grilla 143 · Introduction to ‘Green Slime’ by J. Dyott Matthews · Hugh Lamb · is [J. Dyott Matthews] 144 · Green Slime · J. Dyott Matthews · ss Keep on the Light, ed. Christine Campbell Thomson, Selwyn & Blount 1933 152 · The Artists · Anon. · bg A Letter to Lovecraft · Peter Tennant · nv Enigmatic Tales Dec 1998 [H. P. Lovecraft]; illustrated by Iain Maynard