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Wormwood [#16 (Spring 2011)] ed. Mark Valentine (Tartarus Press, £8.99, tp, iv+92pp)
Details supplied by Douglas A. Anderson.

1 · Editorial · Mark Valentine · ed
3 · The Other Side of Edwardian Fiction: Two Forgotten Fantasy Novels of 1911 · George M. Johnson · ar [Algernon Blackwood; J. D. Beresford]
16 · Lone Ghost in the Shadows: Charles Allston Collins and The Compensation House · Tim Foley · ar [Charles Allston Collins]
25 · Carl Jacobi: Portrait in Moonlight · John Howard · ar [Carl Jacobi]
35 · H.T.W. Bousfield: A Neglected Writer of Popular Fiction · James Doig · ar [H. T. W. Bousfield]
43 · Miss Opimiam · William Charleton · ar
56 · A Note on Vincent O’Sullivan · Ray Cavanaugh · ar [Vincent O’Sullivan]
60 · The Man with the Poisoned Heart: The Life and Works of William Walker Hamilton 1934-1969 · Paul Newman · ar [William Walker Hamilton]
67 · Under Review · Reggie Oliver · rc; reviews of Aleister Crowley, The Drug and Other Stories (2010); Justin Isis, I Wonder What Human Flesh Tastes Like (2011); Nina Allan, A Thread of Truth (2008); Nat Segnit, Pub Walks in Underhill Country (2011); and Leah Moore and John Reppion, eds., Contemporary Reviews of Dracula (2011).
80 · Late Reviews · Douglas A. Anderson · rc; reviews of Grace V. Christmas, What Father Cuthbert Knew (1920); H.C.F. Morant, Whirlaway: A Story for the Ages (1937); Beresford Egan, Pollan (1933); Annie Dawson, The Edge of the World: Some Fancies and Fairy Tales (1895); Jules Verne, translated by Mrs. Cashel Hoey, An Antarctic Mystery (1899); Donald Armour, Swept & Garnished (1938).
88 · Camera Obscura · Mark Valentine · rc
91 · Notes on Contributors · Anon. · bg

Wormwood [#17 (Autumn 2011)] ed. Mark Valentine (Tartarus Press, £8.99, tp, iv+92pp)
Details supplied by Douglas A. Anderson.

1 · Editorial · Mark Valentine · ed
3 · World Gone Wrong: H.P. Lovecraft’s Mythology of Loss (part one) · Joel Lane · ar [H. P. Lovecraft]
16 · Songs of the Archangel: Halcyon & Other Poems of Gabriele d’Annunzio in English · Daniel Corrick · ar [Gabriele d’Annunzio]
22 · Reginald Hodder: Author of The Vampire · James Doig · ar [Reginald Hodder]
29 · Vampires · Reginald Hodder · ar The Occult Review Apr 1914
33 · Ernest Bramah’s Max Carrados: The Sightless Supersleuth · Gary G. Garner · ar [Ernest Bramah]
42 · Donald Armour’s Swept & Garnished: A Rediscovered Masterpiece of Supernatuarl Horror · Robert Eldridge · ar [Donald Armour]
48 · Lilies among the Thorns: An Overview of American Decadence · rj krijnen-kemp · ar
63 · Some Notes on Aickman’s Plays · Douglas A. Anderson · ar [Robert Aickman]
67 · Under Review · Reggie Oliver · rc
_ · Phil Baker, Austin Osman Spare: The Life and Legend of London’s Lost Artist (2011), by Phil Baker · Reggie Oliver · br
_ · Lucy M. Boston, Curfew and Other Eerie Tales (2011), by Lucy M. Boston · Reggie Oliver · br
_ · D.P. Watt, An Emporium of Automata (2010), by D.P. Watt · Reggie Oliver · br
_ · Brian J. Showers, Old Albert (2011), by Brian J. Showers · Reggie Oliver · br
_ · Richard Dalby, ed., To My Dear Friend Hommey-Beg (2011), by Richard Dalby · Reggie Oliver · br
77 · Late Reviews · Douglas A. Anderson · rc
_ · Robert W. Chambers, In Search of the Unknown (1904), by Robert W. Chambers · Douglas A. Anderson · br
_ · Lady Dorothy Mills, The Dark Gods (1925), by Dorothy Mills · Douglas A. Anderson · br
_ · Howard O’Hagan, Tay John (1939), by Howard O’Hagan · Douglas A. Anderson · br
_ · Arthur L. Salmon, The Ferry of Souls: A Book of Fantasies and Sketches (1927), by Arthur L. Salmon · Douglas A. Anderson · br
85 · The Horror · Arthur L. Salmon · ss Colour Apr 1929
89 · Camera Obscura · Mark Valentine · rc
91 · Notes on Contributors · Anon. · bg

Wormwood [#18 (Spring 2012)] ed. Mark Valentine (Tartarus Press, £8.99, tp, iv+92pp)
Details supplied by Douglas A. Anderson.

1 · Editorial · Mark Valentine · ed
3 · World Gone Wrong: H.P. Lovecraft’s Mythology of Loss (part two) · Joel Lane · ar [H. P. Lovecraft]
19 · Contra Grundy: William Sharp and The Pagan Review · Paul Fox · ar [William Sharp]
29 · Cultivating the Demon Within: An Appreciation of Francis Oliver · Paul Newman · ar [Frances Oliver]
46 · A Beauty, An Inspiration and an Unreality: On Robert Aickman’s “Letters to the Postman” · Philip Challinor · ar [Robert Aickman]
55 · In an Unresting Land: Randolph Stow’s “The Girl Green as Elderflower” · Mark Valentine · ar [Randolph Stow]
61 · Screaming Skulls and Dead Smiles: F. Marion Crawford’s Short Fiction · Mike Barrett · ar [F. Marion Crawford]
69 · Under Review · Reggie Oliver · rc
_ · Tobias Churton, Aleister Crowley, The Biography (2011) · Reggie Oliver · br
_ · Danel Olson, ed. Studies in Horror Film, The Exorcist (2011) · Reggie Oliver · br
_ · Simon Strantzas, Nightingale Songs (2011) · Reggie Oliver · br
_ · P.D. James, Death Comes to Pemberley (2011) · Reggie Oliver · br
77 · Late Reviews · Douglas A. Anderson · rc
_ · Burgess Drake, Hush-a-by Baby (1952), by H.B. Drake · Douglas A. Anderson · br
_ · "John Bernard", The New Race of Devils (1921), by Noel de Vic Beamish · Douglas A. Anderson · br
_ · Sutro Miller, Ghost Stories (1947), by Sutro Miller · Douglas A. Anderson · br
_ · Daniel Counihan, Unicorn Magic (1953), by Daniel Counihan · Douglas A. Anderson · br
_ · Ethel Sheppard, The Sun-Worshippers (1910), by Ethel Sheppard · Douglas A. Anderson · br
_ · Michael Fessier, Fully Dressed and in His Right Mind (1935), by Michael Fessier · Douglas A. Anderson · br
88 · Camera Obscura · Mark Valentine · rc
91 · Notes on Contributors · Anon. · bg

Wormwood [#19 (Autumn 2012)] ed. Mark Valentine (Tartarus Press, £8.99, iv+92pp, tp)
Details supplied by Douglas A. Anderson.

1 · Editorial · Mark Valentine · ed
3 · Standing in the Shadows of “Lud”: A Selective Discussion of Interesting Fantastical Novels of the Immediate Aftermath of the First World War · Henry Wessells · ar [Stella Benson; Gerald Bullett; Elinor Wylie; Sylvia Townsend Warner; Lord Dunsany]
18 · He Wrote of Dark Forces: The Weird World of Dennis Wheatley · Roger Dobson · ar [Dennis Wheatley]
34 · Bram Stoker and Another “Dracula” · Brian J. Showers · ar [Bram Stoker]
49 · The Man in the Yellow Mask · Lucien Verval · ar [Marcel Schwob]
54 · The Autobiographical Nature of Fr. Rolfe’s “The Weird of the Wanderer” · Jason Rolfe · ar [Frederick Rolfe]
60 · The Woman in the Gentleman’s Club · Mark Andresen · ar
70 · Under Review · Reggie Oliver · rc
_ · Alistair Brotchie, Alfred Jarry: A Pataphysical Life (2011), by Alistair Brotchie · Reggie Oliver · br
_ · Adam Daly. The Outsider-Writer Volume 1 (2012), by Adam Daly · Reggie Oliver · br
_ · Adam Nevill, Last Days (2012), by Adam Nevill · Reggie Oliver · br
_ · Thomas Leland, Longsword (2012), by Thomas Leland · Reggie Oliver · br
_ · Peter Bell, Strange Epiphanies (2012), by Peter Bell · Reggie Oliver · br
82 · Late Reviews · Douglas A. Anderson · rc
_ · Michael Fessier, Clovis (1948), by Michael Fessier · Douglas A. Anderson · br
_ · Adrien Le Corbeau, The Forest Giant (1935), by Adrien Le Corbeau · Douglas A. Anderson · br
_ · S. Matthewman, The Crystal Casket (1924), by Sydney Matthewman · Douglas A. Anderson · br
_ · Hall Caine, The Demon Lover (c.1895), by Hall Caine · Douglas A. Anderson · br
87 · Camera Obscura · Mark Valentine · rc
91 · Notes on Contributors · Anon. · bg

Wormwood [#20 (Spring 2013)] ed. Mark Valentine (Tartarus Press, £9.99, iv+92pp, tp)
Details supplied by Douglas A. Anderson.

1 · Editorial · Mark Valentine · ed
3 · Forever Always Ends: Robert Aickman’s Visions of the Afterlife [Part 1 of ?] · Joel Lane · ar [Robert Aickman]
17 · The Baroque of the Void: A Fantastic Fiction of the Austrian Idea · John Howard · ar [Robert Musil]
32 · John Cowper Powys: Celtic Colossus and Eminence Grise · Adam Daly · ar [John Cowper Powys]
45 · A Sombre and Unique Beauty: The Stories of Helen Simpson · James Doig · ar [Helen Simpson]
54 · Fate as a Character: H. Rider Haggard’s Secret Currents · Thos. Kent Miller · ar [H. Rider Haggard]
69 · Under Review · Reggie Oliver · rc
_ · Carolyn W. De la Oulton, Below the Fairy City: A Life of Jerome K. Jerome (2012), by Carolyn Oulton · Reggie Oliver · br
_ · Jerome K. Jerome, Weeds: A Story in Seven Chapters (2012), by Jerome K. Jerome · Reggie Oliver · br
_ · Thana Niveau, From Hell to Eternity (2012), by Thana Niveau · Reggie Oliver · br
_ · Richard Gavin, At Fear’s Altar (2012), by Richard Gavin · Reggie Oliver · br
79 · Late Reviews · Douglas A. Anderson · rc
_ · "Antony Swithin" (William A. S. Sarjeant), Princes of Sandastre: The Perilous Quest for Lyonesse: Part One (1990), by Antony Swithin · Douglas A. Anderson · br
_ · Sam M. Steward, Pan and the Fire-Bird (1930), by Samuel L. Steward · Douglas A. Anderson · br
_ · Sandys Wason, Palafox (1927), by Sandys Wason · Douglas A. Anderson · br
_ · T. E. Ellis, Children of Don (1912), by T.E. Ellis · Douglas A. Anderson · br
86 · Camera Obscura · John Howard · rc
_ · Higashi Masao, ed. Kaiki: Uncanny Tales from old Japan Volume 3: Tales of the Metropolis (2012), by Higashi Masao · John Howard · br
_ · Jad Smith, John Brunner (2013), by John Brunner · John Howard · br
_ · J.L. Benét, Wolf Hunter (2012), by John Benét · John Howard · br
_ · William Rosencrans, The Epiphanist (2012), by Michael Fessier · John Howard · br
90 · Notes on Contributors · Anon. · bg

Wormwood [#21 (Autumn 2013)] ed. Mark Valentine (Tartarus Press, £9.99, iv+92pp, tp)
Details supplied by Douglas A. Anderson.

1 · Editorial · Mark Valentine · ed
3 · David Lindsay’s The Violet Apple · Murray Ewing · ar [David Lindsay]
10 · D’Aurevilly: The Devil in the Details: Re-evaluating the Place of Diabolism in Barbey’s Les Diaboliques · Tara Isabella Burton · ar [Barbey D’Aurevilly]
22 · Grant Morrison’s Arkham Asylum and the Literary Tradition of the Haunted House · Brian J. Showers · ar [Grant Morrison]
37 · Mrs. Gaskell, Mr. Dickens and “The Old Nurse’s Story” · Tim Foley · ar [Elizabeth Gaskell; Charles Dickens]
46 · Encountering the Unknown: The Supernatural Stories of William Croft Dickinson · Mike Barrett · ar [William Croft Dickinson]
53 · An Outsider Confined: The Stifled Voice of John Evelyn Barlas · Mark Andresen · ar [John Evelyn Barlas]
62 · Black Ice on the Vlatra: The Tragic Spirit of Paul Leppin · Daniel Corrick · ar [Paul Leppin]
69 · Under Review · Reggie Oliver · rc
_ · Alister McGrath, C.S. Lewis: A Life (2013), by Alister McGrath & C.S. Lewis · Reggie Oliver · br
_ · Quentin S. Crisp, Defeated Dogs (2013), by Quentin Crisp · Reggie Oliver · br
_ · Thomas Van Essen, The Center of the World (2013), by Thomas Van Essen · Reggie Oliver · br
81 · Late Reviews · Douglas A. Anderson · rc
_ · Lesley Keen Segal, Many Enchantments (1936), by Lesley Keen Segal · Douglas A. Anderson · br
_ · S. Carleton, The Forest Runner (1925), by S. Carleton · Douglas A. Anderson · br
_ · Henry S. Whitehead, Pinkie at Camp Cherokee (1931), by Henry S. Whitehead · Douglas A. Anderson · br
_ · Logi Southby, The White Dragon (1934), by Logi Southby · Douglas A. Anderson · br
85 · Camera Obscura · John Howard · rc
_ · Peter Jeffreys, ed., The Forster-Cavafy Letters (2009), by E.M. Forster & C.P. Cavafy · John Howard · br
_ · John Langan, The Wide, Carnivorous Sky and Other Monstrous Geographies (2013), by John Langan · John Howard · br
_ · Brian J. Showers, ed., The Green Book, Issue 1 (2013) · John Howard · br
_ · Conrad Williams, The Jungle (2013), by Conrad Williams · John Howard · br
_ · MacDonald Harris, The Carp Castle (2012), by MacDonald Harris · John Howard · br
91 · Notes on Contributors · Anon. · bg

Wormwood [#22 (Spring 2014)] ed. Mark Valentine (Tartarus Press, £9.99, iv+92pp, tp)
Details supplied by Denny Lien.

1 · In Memoriam: Four Friends of Wormwood · Mark Valentine · ob
3 · Bittersweet Mysteries: The Supernatural Tales of A.C. Benson · Tim Foley · ar [A. C. Benson]
18 · Henry C. Mercer · Peter Bell · ar [Henry C. Mercer]
35 · M.R. James and the Antiquarian Origins of ’Canon Alberic’s Scrapbook’ · Emily Foster · ar [M. R. James]
45 · George Gissing: Classicist Manque, Harlot Lover, Visionary Pauper · Adam Daly · ar [George Gissing]
58 · Beauty and Tragedy: On the Poetry of James Elroy Flecker · Phillip A. Ellis · ar [James Elroy Flecker]
67 · Under Review · Reggie Oliver · rc
_67 · Leon Genonceaux [purportedly] or Pascal Pio [possibly], The Tutu; tr. Iaian White (2013) [Pascal Pia] · Reggie Oliver · br
_70 · Molly Tanzer, Rumbullion (2013) · Reggie Oliver · br
_72 · Daniel Mills, The Lord Came at Twilight (20140 · Reggie Oliver · br
_73 · J.G. Ballard, Extreme Metaphors: Interviews with J.G. Ballard, 1967-2008, by J.G. Ballard · Reggie Oliver · br
78 · Late Reviews · Douglas A. Anderson · rc
_78 · Arthur Thrush, The Capture of Nina Carroll (1924) · Douglas A. Anderson · br
_79 · J.E. Muddock, The Shadow Hunter: A Tragic Story of a Haunted Home (1887) · Douglas A. Anderson · br
_81 · John Metcalfe, My Cousin Geoffrey (1956) · Douglas A. Anderson · br
_82 · E. Elliot Stock, The Ring of Ug and Other Weird Tales (1911) · Douglas A. Anderson · br
_83 · Phyllis Paul, We Are Spoiled (1933) · Douglas A. Anderson · br
85 · Camera Obscura · John Howard · rc
_85 · L.P. Hartley, The Boat (1949) and A Perfect Woman (1955) · John Howard · br
_86 · V.V. Swigferd Gloume [purportedly], Freaksome Tales, ed. William Rosencrans (2013) · John Howard · br
_87 · J.B. Priestley, The Other Place (1953; this edition 2013) · John Howard · br
_88 · Mike Barrett, Doors to Elsewhere (2013) · John Howard · br
_89 · Brian J. Showers, ed., The Green Book, Issue 2 (2013) · John Howard · br
_89 · Michael Kelly, ed., Shadows & Tall Trees, Issue 5 (2013) · John Howard · br
_89 · Andrew Crumey, The Secret Knowledge (2013) · John Howard · br
_90 · Adam S. Cantwell, Orphans on Granite Tides (2013) · John Howard · br
91 · Notes on Contributors · Anon. · bg

Wormwood [#23 (Autumn 2014)] ed. Mark Valentine (Tartarus Press, £9.99, iv+92pp, tp)
Details supplied by Douglas A. Anderson.

1 · Editorial · Mark Valentine · ed
3 · The Way to the City: The Final Novels of Charles Williams · John Howard · ar [Charles Williams]
17 · Bookman’s Holiday · Michael Dirda · mm
29 · Thomas Tessier: Walking the Night Side · Mike Barrett · ar [Thomas Tessier]
38 · Dulcie Deamer: Spiritual Awakenings · James Doig · ar [Dulcie Deamer]
51 · Fire-Flies in Atlantis, or, The Country of Fear · Henry Wessells · ar [Pierre Benoit]
59 · Was the Novelist Phyllis Paul also an Illustrator? · Douglas A. Anderson · ar [Phyllis Paul]
64 · Under Review · Reggie Oliver · rc
_64 · S.T. Joshi, Unutterable Horror (2012) · Reggie Oliver · br
75 · Late Reviews · Douglas A. Anderson · rc
_75 · Chas. L’Epine, The Lady of the Leopard (1899) · Douglas A. Anderson · br
_78 · V.M. Steele, Hunters of Humans (1936) [Dion Fortune] · Douglas A. Anderson · br
_79 · C.F. Keary, ’Twixt Dog and Wolf (1901) · Douglas A. Anderson · br
_79 · Frank Frankfort Moore, The Other World (1904) · Douglas A. Anderson · br
_81 · Raymond Paton, The Tale of Lal (1914) · Douglas A. Anderson · br
_81 · Arthur Edward Waite, The Golden Stairs (1893) [A.E. Waite] · Douglas A. Anderson · br
_82 · Esme Cartmell, Rescue in Ravensdale (1946) [Leslie Barringer] · Douglas A. Anderson · br
84 · Camera Obscura · John Howard · rc
_84 · Roger Norman, Shadowborne (2012) · John Howard · br
_85 · Oliver Tearle, Bewilderments of Vision: Hallucination and Literature, 1880-1914 (2013) · John Howard · br
_85 · Nathan Ballingrud, North American Lake Monsters (2013) · John Howard · br
_86 · Adam Golaski, Color Plates (2010) · John Howard · br
_87 · MacDonald Harris, Screenplay (2013) · John Howard · br
_87 · MacDonald Harris, The Balloonist (2011) · John Howard · br
_88 · Jean Ferry, The Conductor and Other Tales, translated by Edward Gauvin (2013) · John Howard · br
_89 · Brian J. Showers, ed. The Green Book, issue 3 (Bealtain 2014) · John Howard · br
_90 · Simon Strantzas, Burnt Black Suns (2014) · John Howard · br
91 · Notes on Contributors · Anon. · bg

Wormwood [#24 (Spring 2015)] ed. Mark Valentine (Tartarus Press, £9.99, iv+92pp, tp)
Details supplied by Douglas A. Anderson.

1 · Editorial · Mark Valentine · ed
3 · Wolfgang Borchert: A Shooting Star in the Literature of the Ruins · Adam Daly · ar [Wolfgang Borchert]
14 · The Shadow Woman: A Re-reading of Robert Aickman’s “The Trains” · Jason Wilcox · ar [Robert Aickman]
27 · Murder and Memory: The Forgotten Fiction of Richard Marsh · Emily Foster · ar [Richard Marsh]
34 · Jacques Yonnet’s “Paris Noir”: The Secret History of a City · Colin Insole · ar [Jacques Yonnet]
41 · Down to His Last Sleep: “Zuleika Dobson” in the Twenty-First Century · Henry Wessells · ar [Max Beerbohm]
46 · A Surge of Daemonic Energy: John Buchan and “The Dancing Floor” · James Machin · ar [John Buchan]
58 · Not Exactly Prominent: The Supernatural Tales of Sir Andrew Caldecott · Mike Barrett · ar [Andrew Caldecott]
66 · Under Review: The Lure of the Novella · Reggie Oliver · rc
_ · Susan Hill, Printer’s Devil Court (2014) · Reggie Oliver · br
_ · Kate Farrell, My Name Is Mary Sutherland (2014) · Reggie Oliver · br
_ · J. Sheridan Le Fanu, Reminiscences of a Bachelor (2014) · Reggie Oliver · br
_ · Tom Cullen, The Man Who Was Norris, the Life of Gerald Hamilton (2014) · Reggie Oliver · br
77 · Late Reviews · Douglas A. Anderson · rc
_77 · Anon., ed. An Introduction to Islandia (1941) [Austin Tappan Wright] · Douglas A. Anderson · br
_79 · Roger Wray, The Dweller in the Half-Light (1920) · Douglas A. Anderson · br
_80 · Oliver Sherry, Mandrake (1929) · Douglas A. Anderson · br
_81 · Francis Francis, Eternal Enmity (1892) · Douglas A. Anderson · br
_82 · James Prosper, The Mountain Apart (1913) [Barry Pain] · Douglas A. Anderson · br
83 · Camera Obscura · John Howard · rc
_83 · Peter Berresford Ellis, The Shadow of Mr. Vivien (2014) [E. Charles Vivian] · John Howard · br
_84 · Clint Smith, Ghouljaw and Other Stories (2014) · John Howard · br
_85 · Cyril Simsa, Lost Cartographies (2014) · John Howard · br
_85 · S.T. Joshi, ed., Spectral Realms no. 1 (Summer 2014) · John Howard · br
_86 · Don Webb, Through Dark Angles (2014) · John Howard · br
_86 · Laird Barron and Michael Kelly, eds., Year’s Best Weird Fiction Volume One (2014) · John Howard · br
_87 · Mark Samuels, Written in Darkness (2014) · John Howard · br
_90 · Albert Vigoleis Thelen, The Island of Second Sight (2010) · John Howard · br
91 · Notes on Contributors · Anon. · bg

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