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Bestseller Mystery Magazine (about)
Continuation of the Bestseller Library and Bestseller Mystery series which, for the first 209 issues, featured either full-length or abridged mystery novels. With issue Number 210 the title changed to Bestseller Mystery Magazine and each issue contained additional short stories. It is likely that most or all of the lead novels were abridged.

Publishers:

Mercury Publications, Inc.; 527 Madison Avenue, New York 22, NY: Bestseller Mystery Magazine.

Editors:

Joseph W. Ferman - Editor: Bestseller Mystery Magazine.

Bestseller Mystery Magazine [Vol. 1 No. 1, Whole No. 210, July 1958] (35¢, 128pp, digest) []
Details taken from Table of Contents.

4 · The Black Path of Fear · Cornell Woolrich · n. Doubleday, 1944

104 · Funny Name · Algis Budrys · ss

108 · Run Into Trouble · Lawrence Treat · ss

120 · The Well-Liked Victim · Craig Rice · ts 45 Murderers by Craig Rice, Simon & Schuster, 1952

126 · Sporting Blood · B. M. Atkinson, Jr. · ss Collier’s July 21 1951

Bestseller Mystery Magazine [Vol. 1 No. 2, Whole No. 211, September 1958] (35¢, digest) []

· Project: Murder · James M. Fox · n. (r)

· Night Call · Paul W. Fairman · ss

· The Willow Tree · Jack Thomas · ss

· Teletype · Will F. Jenkins · ss Collier’s March 16 1956

Bestseller Mystery Magazine [Vol. 1 No. 3, Whole No. 212, November 1958] ed. Joseph W. Ferman (Mercury Press, Inc., 35¢, 130pp, digest) []

4 · Wish You Were Dead · Helen McCloy · n. Random House, 1948, as “She Walks Alone”

106 · The Deadliest Art · Robert Bloch · gp

_106 · I: The Ungallant Hunter · Robert Bloch · vi

_108 · II: The Fast Fix · Robert Bloch · vi

110 · The End of the Line · Miriam Allen deFord · ss Shadow Mystery August/September 1948

119 · Mystery Puzzle: The Loaded Rifle · Vito Zambiglioni · pz

121 · “I’ll Take Care of You” · George Johnson · ss

Bestseller Mystery Magazine [Vol. 1 No. 4, Whole No. 213, January 1959] (35¢, digest) []

· The Almost Dead · William Herber · n. J.B. Lippincott, 1957

· The Date · Stella Ripley · ss

· Prophet and the Damned · Fletcher Flora · ss

· Ay Yi, said the Parson · Lee Hays · ss

· The Cure · Robert Bloch · ss Playboy October 1957

Bestseller Mystery Magazine [Vol. 1 No. 5, Whole No. 214, March 1959] ed. Joseph W. Ferman (Mercury Press, Inc., 35¢, 130pp, digest) []

4 · Wings of Death · Brandon Bird · n. Dodd, Mead, 1954, as “Hawk Watch”

98 · Never Look Back · Avram Davidson & Chester Cohen · ss

109 · Account Settled · Robert Zacks · ss

117 · The Intruders · Evan Hunter · ss Adventure April 1954

Bestseller Mystery Magazine [Vol. 1 No. 6, Whole No. 215, May 1959] ed. Joseph W. Ferman (Mercury Press, Inc., 35¢, 130pp, digest) []

4 · The Man on the Cliff · Andrew Garve · n. Collins, 1954, as “The Riddle of Samson”; abridged.

100 · Manners with Murder · Richard Howells Watkins · ss

109 · Monday’s Washday · Lee Hays · ss

114 · Getting Rid of George · Robert Arthur · ss

124 · A Clear Case of Horticulture · Dion Henderson · ss

Bestseller Mystery Magazine [Vol. 1 No. 7, Whole No. 216, July 1959] ed. Joseph W. Ferman (Mercury Press, Inc., 35¢, 130pp, digest) []
Subtitled “Including Mercury Mystery Magazine”.

4 · The Dying Fall · Henry Wade · n. Constable, 1955; abridged.

108 · The Night of the Earthquake · Miriam Allen deFord · ss

118 · Weapon of Fear · Joseph Whitehill · ss

Bestseller Mystery Magazine [Vol. 1 No. 8, Whole No. 217, September 1959] ed. Joseph W. Ferman (Mercury Press, Inc., 35¢, 130pp, digest) []
Subtitled “Including Mercury Mystery Magazine”.
Details supplied by Todd Mason.

5 · First Class Murder [David Madden] · Doris Miles Disney · n. Doubleday, 1956, as “Unappointed Rounds”; illustrated by John Giunta; abridged.

102 · Mousetrapped · Neill C. Wilson · vi

106 · Silhouette of a Killer · T. E. Brooks · ss This Week September 22 1957

113 · Pour on Water · Lee Hays · ss

118 · The Visitor · Richard Winkler · ss

Bestseller Mystery Magazine [Vol. 1 No. 9, Whole No. 218, November 1959] (35¢, digest) []

· The Grasshopper Murders · Maurice Procter · n. (r)

· Is There a Doctor in the House? · Ruth Chessman · ss

· The Reality of Unreality · Ed Lacy · ss

· Death at Dawn · Stanley Rosen · ss

Bestseller Mystery Magazine [Vol. 2 No. 1, Whole No. 219, January 1960] ed. Joseph W. Ferman (Mercury Press, Inc., 35¢, 130pp, digest) []
Subtitled “Including Mercury Mystery Magazine”.

4 · The Man Who Didn’t Fly · Margot Bennett · n. Eyre & Spottiswoode, June 1955; abridged.

111 · The DA’s Reputation · Joseph R. Marshall · ss

117 · Nine Roses for the Commissar · Oscar Schisgall · ss

121 · Till Death Do Us Part · Robert Bloch · ss

124 · A Small Favor · Arthur Porges · ss

Bestseller Mystery Magazine [Vol. 2 No. 2, Whole No. 220, March 1960] ed. Joseph W. Ferman (Mercury Press, Inc., 35¢, 130pp, digest) []
Subtitled “Including Mercury Mystery Magazine”.

5 · Death of an Old Sinner · Dorothy Salisbury Davis · n. Scribner’s, 1957; abridged.

108 · Bagged · Steve April · vi

111 · Left Hand of Justice · Norman Daniels · ss

125 · How to Write a Detective Story · G. K. Chesterton · ar G.K.’s Weekly October 17 1925

Bestseller Mystery Magazine [Vol. 2 No. 3, Whole No. 221, May 1960] ed. Joseph W. Ferman (Mercury Press, Inc., 35¢, digest) []
Details taken from Table of Contents.

5 · Man in Ambush [Insp. (Chief Insp.) Harry Martineau] · Maurice Procter · n. Hutchinson, 1958

110 · Just for Kicks · Stewart Pierce Brown · ss

118 · The Money Master · Steve April · ss

123 · Twenty Minutes of Daylight · Stephen Barr · ss

Bestseller Mystery Magazine [Vol. 2 No. 4, Whole No. 222, July 1960] (35¢, digest) []

· Sting of Death · Shelley Smith · n. (r)

· Skin-Deep · Robert Bloch · ss

· Emergency Call · William G. Bogart · ss

Bestseller Mystery Magazine [Vol. 2 No. 5, Whole No. 223, September 1960] (35¢, digest) []

· Blood and Judgment · Michael Gilbert · n. Hodder & Stoughton, 1959

· Memory Man · Norman Daniels · ss

· The Double Booby Trap · H. Peterson · ss

· Heat · Arthur Porges · ss

Bestseller Mystery Magazine [Vol. 2 No. 6, Whole No. 224, November 1960] ed. Joseph W. Ferman (Mercury Press, Inc., 35¢, digest) []
Details taken from Table of Contents.

3 · The Lady Regrets · James M. Fox · n. Coward-McCann, 1947

103 · Spooked Murder · Manville Chapman · ss

115 · Personal Appearance · Robert L. Fish · ss

118 · Duet · Norman Daniels · ss

Bestseller Mystery Magazine [Vol. 3 No. 1, Whole No. 225, February 1961] ed. Joseph W. Ferman (Mercury Press, Inc., 35¢, 130pp, digest) []
Subtitled “Including Mercury Mystery Magazine”.

5 · Murder in Haiti [Bertram Lynch; Robert Deane] · John W. Vandercook · n. Macmillan US, 1956; abridged.

113 · Cat and Mouse · Kermit Rolland · ss Argosy (UK) April 1953

123 · The Case of the Unhurried Thief · Paul F. Serpas · ss

129 · Index to Volume Two · [uncredited] · ix

Bestseller Mystery Magazine [Vol. 3 No. 2, Whole No. 226, April 1961] (35¢, digest, cover by Alfred Taggart) []

· Murder in Eden [Detective-Inspector Napoleon Bonaparte] · Arthur W. Upfield · n. Heinemann, 1957, as “Bony Buys a Woman”

· The Solid Gold Brick · Richard M. Gordon · ss

· The Pit and the Bottle · Arthur Porges · ss

· A Note for the Milkman · Avram Davidson · ss

Bestsellers (US, 1940s) (about)

Bestsellers [#3, April 1946] (Mercury Publications, Inc., digest, cover by George Salter) []
“Authorized Book Condensations”.
Details supplied by Joe Sokola.

· Anything Can Happen · George & Helen Papashvily · n. St. Martin’s, 1945; abridged.

· Prater Violet · Christopher Isherwood · n. Random House, 1945; abridged.

· The Manatee · Nancy Bruff · n. John Crowther, 1946; abridged.

Bestsellers [#4, June 1946] (Mercury Publications, Inc., digest, cover by George Salter) []
Details supplied by Joe Sokola.

· Any Number Can Play · Edward Harris Heth · n. Harper, 1945; abridged.

· Webster—Unabridged · W. T. Webster · ct

· Teresa: Or Her Demon Lover · Austin K. Gray · n. Scribner’s, 1945; abridged.

Bestsellers [#5, August 1946] (Mercury Publications, Inc., digest s/s, cover by George Salter) []
Details supplied by Joe Sokola.

· The Lost Weekend · Charles Jackson · n. Farrar & Rinehart, 1944; abridged.

· Sub Rosa · Stewart Alsop & Thomas Braden · nb Reynal, 1946; abridged.

· Modern Women in Love · ed. Christina Stead & William James Blake · an Dryden Press, 1945; abridged.

Bestsellers [#7, Spring 1947] (Mercury Publications, Inc., 128pp, digest) []
Details supplied by Denny Lien.

· The Swan Sang Once · Marjorie Carleton · n. Morrow, 1947; abridged.

· Meet Abraham Lincoln · G. Lynn Sumner · nb Harper & Brothers, 1946; abridged.

· The Grapes of Wrath · John Steinbeck · n. Viking, 1939; abridged.

· Notes on Current Books · Robert P. Mills · ar

Bestsellers (UK, 1980s) (about)
Bestsellers usually reprinted a novel in each issue, but this issue, titled “Best of Aldiss”, contains ten Brian Aldiss short stories, including two originals.

Publishers:

Viaduct Publications Ltd.; London: Bestsellers.

Editors:

Deborah Musselwhite - Editor: Bestsellers.

Betelgeuse (about)

Betelgeuse [Spring 1982] ed. Debbie Zeigler & R. W. Caswell (University of Massachusetts at Amhurst Science Fiction Society, $1.25, 24pp+, quarto, cover by A. C. Farley) []
Details supplied by Steve Miller.

1 · Time and Punishment · Steve Berlin · ss

5 · St. Merkin in: Assault on Orc Mountain · Dainis Kaulenas · ss

10 · The Slim White Duke · John M. Cavallaro · ss

13 · Hot Buttered Toast · Bill Connors · ss

14 · Scanners Active: Books in Review · Various · rc

22 · A Journal of Extreme Paranoia · Denise Keyes · ss

Bethesda Magazine (about)

Bethesda Magazine [September 2008] ed. Steve Hull []
Details supplied by Martin Wooster.

351 · McMansions [Part 1 of 3] · Rachel Wildavsky · sl

Bethesda Magazine [November 2008] ed. Steve Hull []
Details supplied by Martin Wooster.

319 · McMansions [Part 2 of 3] · Rachel Wildavsky · sl

Bethesda Magazine [January 2009] ed. Steve Hull []
Details supplied by Martin Wooster.

313 · McMansions [Part 3 of 3] · Rachel Wildavsky · sl

Bethesda Magazine [May 2009] ed. Steven D. Hull []
Details supplied by Martin Wooster.

271 · Coven: Watercolor, 1998 · Susan Land · ss

Bethesda Magazine [July/August 2009] []
Details supplied by Martin Wooster.

242 · Koa Means “Crow” · Lynn Litterine · ss

247 · The Stay Apparatus · Stephanie Bastek · ss

Bethesda Magazine [September 2009] []
Details supplied by Martin Wooster.

289 · A Chevy Chase Morning · Ann L. McLaughlin · ss

Bethesda Magazine [November 2009] ed. Steven D. Hull []
Details supplied by Martin Wooster.

275 · “The Story I Meant to Tell” · Dana Cann · ss

Bethesda Magazine [January 2010] ed. Steven D. Hull []
Details supplied by Martin Wooster.

283 · Jack in the Box · Keith Donohue · ss

Bethesda Magazine [July/August 2010] ed. Steven D. Hull []
Details supplied by Martin Wooster.

234 · Moths in Madagascar · Max Zuckerman · ss

237 · Strangers · Tim Proser · ss

Bethesda Magazine [January/February 2011] ed. Steven D. Hull []
Details supplied by Martin Wooster.

270 · Teardown · Kathleen Wheaton · ss

Bethesda Magazine [March/April 2011] ed. Steven D. Hull []
Details supplied by Martin Wooster.

274 · In Flight · Michele Brafman · ss

Bethesda Magazine [May/June 2011] ed. Steven D. Hull []
Details supplied by Martin Wooster.

266 · Names · Susi Wyss · ss

Bethesda Magazine [July/August 2011] ed. Steven D. Hull []
Details supplied by Martin Wooster.

215 · Birds · Will Layman · ss

218 · things i should write down · Grace Chen · ss

Bethesda Magazine [September/October 2011] ed. Steven D. Hull []
Details supplied by Martin Wooster.

330 · The First Defense · Arthur Hondros · ss

Bethesda Magazine [November/December 2011] ed. Steven D. Hull []
Details supplied by Martin Wooster.

276 · Falling Into Forever · James Grady · ss

Bethesda Magazine [January/February 2012] ed. Steven D. Hull []
Details supplied by Martin Wooster.

131 · The Mother Daughter Show · Natalie Wexler · ex (r)

Bethesda Magazine [May/June 2012] ed. Steven D. Hull []
Details supplied by Martin Wooster.

310 · Epiphany Pie · Susan Land · ss

Bethesda Magazine [July/August 2013] ed. Steven D. Hull []
Details supplied by Martin Wooster.

116 · Northern Louisiana Sublime · Shelby Harper · ss

117 · On the Subject of Shooting Ducks · Johanna Wasserman · ss

Better Homes & Gardens

Better Homes & Gardens [v3 #11, July 1925] (Meredith Publications, 10¢, 50pp, 8″ x 12″, cover by Brett) []
Details supplied by Morgan Wallace.

5 · The Delightful Vogue of House Naming · Rene & Harold Hawkins · ar

8 · Woodland Flowers of the Prairie Region · Arthur G. Eldredge · ar

9 · Designing the Small City Lot · N. F. Guernsey · ar

10 · If Your Home Would Be Truly Secure · Chesla C. Sherlock · ar

11 · The Riddle of Heredity · H. S. Tillotson · ar

12 · Homes of Famous Americans · Chesla C. Sherlock · cl

14 · Planting Possibilities in Midsummer · Florence Spring · ar

16 · Fruit and Vegetable Diseases Common in July · Prof. C. T. Gregory · ar

18 · Home Brewed Ice · Ethel R. Peyser · ar

19 · Glimpses of Lily Pools Built by Our Readers · [uncredited] · ms

20 · Things to Watch in Buying a Home · Arthur F. McCarty · cl

21 · The Bride’s First Home · Collier Stevenson · ar; illustrated by Francis Asbury Robinson

22 · The Well-Ordered Guest Room · John Lynne Grey · ar

24 · Washing the Family’s Clothes · Nell B. Nichols · ar

26 · Garden Reminders · [uncredited] · ms

30 · Among Ourselves · [uncredited] · ms

32 · Dad’s Practical Pointers · Dale R. Van Horn · cl

34 · Assuring That Vacation · Harry J. Creviston · ar

38 · Eight Helps in Housekeeping · The Readers · ms

40 · Patriotic Songs of the Civil War · Anne Shaw Faulkner Oberndorfer · ar

42 · Summer Embroideries for Indoors and Out · Bennie Hall · ar

46 · Along the Garden Path · [uncredited] · ms

48 · The Cook’s Round Table · [uncredited] · ms

50 · Across the Editor’s Desk · The Editor · ed

Better Homes & Gardens [v3 #12, August 1925] (Meredith Publications, 10¢, 50pp, 8″ x 12″, cover by Brett) []
Details supplied by Morgan Wallace.

5 · “Something Old, Something New” · M. C. Rider · ar

8 · This Is Your Last Call for Narcissus · Hinda League Hill · ar

10 · Homes of Famous Americans · Chesla C. Sherlock · cl

12 · Fruit and Vegetable Diseases Common in August · Prof. C. T. Gregory · ar

14 · Hardware as a Civilizer · Ethel R. Peyser · ar

16 · Things to Watch in Buying a Home · Arthur F. McCarty · cl

17 · Twin Gables · Collier Stevenson · ar; illustrated by Francis Asbury Robinson

18 · Colorful Rooms for Children · John Lynne Grey · ar

20 · How to Bud Your Garden Roses · H. S. Tillotson · ar

22 · Canning Summer Fruits and Vegetables · Josephine Wylie · ar

24 · Radishes for Christmas Salads · M. Coverdell · ar

26 · Garden Reminders · [uncredited] · ms

28 · Nature Lore for Youthful Readers · Hazel Hankinson · ar

30 · Among Ourselves · [uncredited] · ms

32 · Dad’s Practical Pointers · Dale R. Van Horn · cl

34 · Better Backlot Poultry · [uncredited] · ar

36 · Porch Comfort the Year Round · Margaret Cook · ar

38 · Thirst Quenchers That Clink · Mina Lowman · ar

40 · The Life and the Songs of Stephen Foster · Anne Shaw Faulkner Oberndorfer · ar

42 · Gay Stitchery for Bathroom and Kitchen · Bennie Hall · ar

46 · Along the Garden Path · [uncredited] · ms

48 · The Cook’s Round Table · [uncredited] · ms

50 · Across the Editor’s Desk · The Editor · ed

Better Homes & Gardens [August 1931] []
Issue partially indexed.

· A Place to Play In · Margaret McOmie · ar

Better Living (about)

Better Living [June 1955] []
Issue partially indexed.

· Death and the Rising Star [Peter & Iris Duluth] · Patrick Quentin (by Richard Wilson Webb & Hugh Callingham Wheeler) · ss

Better Living [v6 #1, January 1956] []
Issue partially indexed.

· The Wrightsville Heirs [Part 1 of 2; Ellery Queen] · Ellery Queen · nv

Better Living [v6 #2, February 1956] []
Issue partially indexed.

· The Wrightsville Heirs [Part 2 of 2; Ellery Queen] · Ellery Queen · nv

Better Living [v6 #4, April 1956] (7¢) []
Details taken from eBay listing.

· Living Room Full of Trees · Max Hampton · ss; illustrated by Varady

Betty Fedora (about)

Betty Fedora [Issue One, 2015] ed. Kristen Valentine ($7.99, 134pp, tp) []
Subtitled “Kickass Women in Crime Fiction”.
Details taken from Table of Contents.

1 · Temptation · Colleen Quinn · ss

8 · Pearls in a Pigsty · Marie S. Crosswell · ss

28 · Cheeks · Albert Tucher · ss

38 · Javon · Michele Calabrese · ss

57 · Already Seen · Kristen Valentine · nv

80 · Secrets · Michelle Lehmann · ss

89 · Going Off the Deep End · Tess Makovesky · ss

96 · The Detail Woman · John H. Dromey · ss

101 · Working Stiff · Joanna Schroeder · ar

104 · A Kiss of Death · Parineeta Singh · ss

111 · Ten Things I Hate About My Wife · Patti Abbott · ss

Betty Fedora [Issue 2, (November) 2015] ed. Kristen Valentine ($7.99, 152pp, tp) []
Details taken from Table of Contents.

· Introduction · Kristen Valentine · ed

1 · Heads Will Roll · Shane Simmons · ss

15 · Last Chance Saloon · Tess Makovesky · ss

23 · Lucifer · Colleen Quinn · ss

37 · Mannish Water · Thomas Pluck · ss

55 · Luxury to Die For · Albert Tucher · nv

77 · A Diet Rich in Noir · Lara Alonso Corona · ss

95 · Burden of Proof · John H. Dromey · ss

103 · All Things Violent · Nikki Dolson · nv

125 · Sensible Sleaze · Sarah M. Chen · ss

Betty Fedora [Issue Three, Fall 2016] ed. Kristen Valentine ($7.99, 128pp, tp) []
Details taken from Table of Contents.

1 · Breadcrumbs · Victoria Weisfeld · ss

21 · The Sign · Preston Lang · ss

37 · Her Colours · Louisa Barnes · ss

49 · The Game of Six Brothers · Colleen Quinn · ss

57 · Trouble in Avalon · Lauren Buckingham · nv

79 · Maisy & Jim · Graeme Maughan · ss

91 · Confessions from a Roller Derby Queen · Lori Wolf · ss

111 · The Life You Save Won’t Be Your Own · Patricia Abbott · ss

Betty Fedora [Issue 4, 2017] ed. Kristen Valentine ($7.99, 94pp, tp) []
Details taken from Table of Contents.

1 · On the Line · Lauren Buckingham · ss

17 · Dark Star · Colleen Quinn · ss

25 · The Dying Season · Joan Leotta · ss

39 · A Life Worth Living · Irena Ioannou · ss

45 · The Dancing Corpse · Faith Allington · ss

59 · Crocodile Tears · Shane Simmons · ss

71 · Breakup · Preston Lang · ss

85 · Nests · Josie Turner · ss

Betty’s Paper (about)

Betty’s Paper [v3 #63, January 19, 1924] (E. Hulton, 2d, 36pp, 6½″ x 8¾″) []
Details supplied by Mike Ashley.

3 · When a Man Loves · Anne Wortley · nv

17 · Scented Nights [Part ? of ?] · Denise Chesterton · sl

18 · Somebody Lives for You · Edward Oxenford · sg

29 · Her Fairy Prince · [uncredited] · ss

Betwixt (about)

Betwixt [Issue 1, Fall 2013] ed. Joy Crelin ($5.99, 116pp, tp) [] (Full Text)
Details taken from Table of Contents.

1 · Editor’s Note · Joy Crelin · ed

3 · The Hind · Ian Hamilton · ss

11 · Said the Axe Man · Tam MacNeil · ss

15 · Mayor of a Flourishing City · Mark Rigney · nv

43 · Beyond, Behind, Below · Betsy Phillips · ss

51 · Long-Distance Call · Benjamin Sherlock · nv

77 · The Golden Coins of Victory · Marlys Jarstfer · ss

83 · The Red Danube · Bernie Mojzes · ss

Betwixt [Issue 2, Winter 2014] ed. Joy Crelin ($5.99, 88pp, tp, cover: Upside-Down Forest by SnowSkadi) [] (Full Text)
Details taken from Table of Contents.

1 · Editor’s Note · Joy Crelin · ed

3 · The Dragon in the Wardrobe · A. J. Fitzwater · ss

13 · The Stone Horse of Flores · Michael J. DeLuca · ss

31 · A Ring of Red and White · Willow Fagan · ss

37 · Alienation · Robert Pritchard · ss

47 · The Book of the Lost · Sharon J. Gochenour · ss

Betwixt [Issue 3, Spring 2014] ed. Joy Crelin ($5.99, 92pp, tp, cover: Sunrise on Factors Walk by Carl Beu) [] (Full Text)
Details taken from Table of Contents.

1 · Editor’s Note · Joy Crelin · ed

3 · Siegfried Played Guitar · Bernie Mojzes · nv

29 · The Rivers Between Them · Michelle Muenzler · ss

45 · Slomo · Vajra Chandrasekera · ss

53 · The Painting of Master Ilios · Marie Clementel · nv

75 · Multitude · Lydia Waldman · ss

Betwixt [Issue 4, Summer 2014] ed. Joy Crelin ($5.99, 130pp, tp, cover: Innerverse Revisited by Alex Tooth) [] (Full Text)
Details taken from Table of Contents.

1 · Editor’s Note · Joy Crelin · ed

3 · The Literal Forest · Nino Cipri · nv

35 · Princess Cosima and the Thousand Cats · Sarah L. Byrne · nv

63 · Robbie’s Zona Cero · Mark Rigney · ss Escape Clause ed. Clélie Rich, Ink Oink Art, October 2009

79 · Blade · David Cleden · ss

85 · Speaking to Skull Kings · Emily B. Cataneo · ss

105 · Lives of the Elementary Particles · C. W. Johnson · ss

Betwixt [Issue 5, Fall 2014] ed. Joy Crelin ($5.99, 90pp, tp, cover by Leland Spencer) [] (Full Text)
Details taken from Table of Contents.

1 · Editor’s Note · Joy Crelin · ed

3 · Honey in the Lion · E. Catherine Tobler · nv

29 · Madder Root and Rampion · Sean R. Robinson · ss

33 · A Spotter’s Guide · Eric Gregory · ss

39 · Blood Pepper and Brave Meat · Sara Saab · nv

61 · The Many-Named · Crystal Lynn Hilbert · ss

Betwixt [Issue 6, Winter 2015] ed. Joy Crelin ($5.99, 110pp, tp, cover: Neon Tetra by Alex Tooth) [] (Full Text)
Details taken from Table of Contents.

1 · Editor’s Note · Joy Crelin · ed

3 · Fourth Is the Dwarf and the Wedding Dress · Gabriela Santiago · ss

23 · Voices in the River · Reshad Staitieh · nv

55 · Restless Up North Nights · Kyle E. Miller · nv

81 · The Unofficial Guide to Travelling with Kin · A. J. Fitzwater · ss

Betwixt [Issue 7, Spring 2015] ed. Joy Crelin ($5.99, 118pp, tp, cover: The Woods by Boudewijn Berends) [] (Full Text)
Details taken from Table of Contents.

1 · Editor’s Note · Joy Crelin · ed

3 · Blueberry Knight · Jennifer Hykes · nv

39 · The Creature That Came In and Ate All Our Food, and Emptied Our Wallets, and Stole All Our Hearts · Trevor Shikaze · ss

49 · At Her Fingertips · Jason Kimble · nv

77 · Frenemies · Peri Fae Blomquist · nv

Betwixt [Issue 8, Summer 2015] ed. Joy Crelin ($5.99, 82pp, tp, cover: He’d Follow the Creek by W. Jack Savage) [] (Full Text)
Details taken from Table of Contents.

1 · Editor’s Note · Joy Crelin · ed

3 · Eddy · Kyle E. Miller · ss

19 · Five Drinks in Siltown · Frances Rowat · ss

23 · The Seedborn Revolution · Tom Dullemond · nv

47 · The Last Work of Jan Rosthoven · Matthew A. Timmins · ss

53 · Archana and Chandni · Iona Sharma · ss

67 · Backpack · Stefan A. Slater · ss

Betwixt [Issue 9, Fall 2015] ed. Jensen Toperzer & Bethany Zaiatz ($2.99, ebook, cover: Infinite Solitude by Mike Rickaby) [] (Full Text)
Details taken from Table of Contents.

· Editor’s Note · Joy Crelin · ed

· The Princess Wants for Company · Molly Olguín · ss

· Nothing · Charles Payseur · ss

· Wishes · Teresa Milbrodt · ss

· Ruta Lato and the Ghost of the Revolution · Marian Rosarum · ss

· Colonel Callahan · S. L. Gilbow · ss

· Thirst · Leanne Olson · ss

· We’re Not Here, and We’re Probably Never Coming Back · Benjamin A. Tyrrell · ss

Betwixt [Issue 10, Winter 2016] ed. Julia Gilstein & Lisa Usani Phillips ($2.99, ebook, cover: Fractalius, Gently by Rob de Vries) [] (Full Text)
Details taken from Table of Contents.

· Editor’s Note · Julia Gilstein & Lisa Usani Phillips · ed

· The Manatees · Heather Kamins · ss

· Beautiful Beneath the Sun · Asia Nichols · ss

· Blueprint for a Daughter · Loretta McCormick · ss

· Walled City · Seth Marlin · ss

· Oath Breaker Priest to an Almost God · Crystal Lynn Hilbert · ss

· The Dead Are Forever Thirsty · Giovanni De Feo · ss

Betwixt [Issue 11, Spring 2016] ed. Joy Crelin (online, cover: Smoke in the Water… by Cyril Rana) [] (Full Text)
Details taken from magazine website.

· Editor’s Note · Joy Crelin · ed

· Rediscovering the Lich: A Study on the Lost Art of Self-Reanimation · Crystal Lynn Hilbert · ss

· Phantom of the Purple Dunes · Kyle E. Miller · ss

· A Map to Camelot · Rose Biggin · ss

· Taste of Birdsong · Jason Kimble · ss

· File 29520: Notes from Immediate Aftermath of Attack by New Villain, “The Daemon” · Laura E. Price · ss

· The Badger · Ram V · ss

Beware the Dark (about)

Beware the Dark [#1, October 2013] ed. Paul Fry (Short Scary Tales Publications, £7.95, 158pp, cover by Vincent Chong) []
Details taken from Table of Contents.

· Editorial · Paul Fry · ed

· Potential [Severn Valley] · Ramsey Campbell · ss Demons by Daylight by Ramsey Campbell, Arkham House, 1973; illustrated by Alfred Klosterman

· The Dying Season · James B. Carter · ss; illustrated by Luke Spooner & Glenn Chadbourne

· Si or No? · Timothy McGivney · ss; illustrated by Eleanor Bennett

· To Turn a Blind Eye · Jeremy Terry · ss; illustrated by Luke Spooner & Alfred Klosterman

· Twins · Jack Ketchum · ss Peaceable Kingdom by Jack Ketchum, Subterranean Press, April 2003; illustrated by Stephen Cooney

· Asleep with the Black Goat · Aaron J. French · ss; illustrated by Luke Spooner

· Cross My Heart, Hope to Die · Sheri White · ss; illustrated by Allen Koszowski

· Pool Days · Russell C. Connor · ss; illustrated by Daniele Serra

· Company at the Lavoisier · Terry ’Horns’ Erwin · ss; illustrated by Luke Spooner

· Empathy · Kealan Patrick Burke · ss Corpse Blossoms, Vol. 1 ed. Julia & R. J. Sevin, Creeping Hemlock Press, December 2005; illustrated by Stephen Cooney

· Gallery · Vincent Chong · pi

· A Brief Conversation with Vincent Chong · Paul Fry · iv [Ref. Vincent Chong]

· An Introduction · Ray Garton · in

· Bones in England · Nancy Kilpatrick · ar

· Nightlight · Robert Morrish · cl

· The Dark Spot · Ty Schwamberger · ar

· Interview with Kasey Lansdale · Ty Schwamberger · iv [Ref. Kasey Lansdale]

· Writer/Director Luke Brady Talks Young, High and Dead · Vi Reaper · iv [Ref. Luke Brady]

Beware the Dark [#2, May 2014] ed. Paul Fry (Short Scary Tales Publications, £7.95, 140pp, cover by Vincent Sammy) []
Tom Piccirilli Special Issue.
Details taken from magazine website.

· Introduction · Edward Lee & Gerard Houarner · in

· At the Mercy of Angry Angels · Tom Piccirilli · ss

· Waste of the Good Stuff · Tom Piccirilli · ss

· How Some of Us Sleep · Tom Piccirilli · ss

· Meeting the Black · Tom Piccirilli · ar

· Letting It Bleed · Ed Gorman · ar [Ref. Tom Piccirilli]

· On Fuckin’ Lie Down Already · Jack Ketchum · ar [Ref. Tom Piccirilli]

· Pic’s Dirty Dozen · Norman Partridge · ar [Ref. Tom Piccirilli]

· The Poetry of a Broken Angel · Michelle Scalise · ar [Ref. Tom Piccirilli]

· Tom Piccirilli Bibliography · [uncredited] · bi [Ref. Tom Piccirilli]

· The Baby · Edward Lee · ss Bloodletting Press 2003

· Pack Rat · Eric Red · ss

· The Black Dress · T. T. Zuma · ss

· Whore · David E. Greske · ss

· Stripper with a Broken Leg · Joshua Dobson · ss

· Poor Mrs Rena · Vi Reaper · ss

· Gallery · Vincent Sammy · pi

· Writers You Should Be Reading · Ray Garton · ar

· The Abyss · Nancy Kilpatrick · ar

· Ramsey’s Ruminations · Ramsey Campbell · cl

· Nightlight · Robert Morrish · cl

· The Dark Spot Interview Series—Interview with Tom Piccirilli · Ty Schwamberger · iv [Ref. Tom Piccirilli]

· A Brief Conversation with Vincent Sammy · Paul Fry · iv [Ref. Vincent Sammy]

· Joe R. Lansdale Interviewed · Jack Bantry · iv [Ref. Joe R. Lansdale]

Bewitched (about)

Bewitched [Vol. 1 No. 1, 1962] ed. J. Bartley (Comet Publications, $1.00, 80pp) []
Details suuplied by Grant Thiessen.

4 · Pagan Playmate · R. Tanson · ss

6 · A Jewel Named June · [uncredited] · pi; featuring June Wilkinson.

14 · The Wake of Death · Tod Burke · ss; given as by G. Tyler in the Table of Contents.

18 · Syb in a Crib · [uncredited] · pi; featuring Sybil Duncan.

26 · Data on a Dame · [uncredited] · pi; featuring Charlene Charles.

32 · Mrs. Dickson’s Lover · T. Lane · ss

36 · Fabulously Female · [uncredited] · pi; featuring M. Wheeler.

42 · The Long and Short of It · G. Tyler · ar

50 · Tan-Man · [uncredited] · pi; featuring Julie Ann.

56 · French Bubbles · S. Pastor · ar

59 · Blue Jeans Betty · [uncredited] · pi; featuring Betty Levigno.

66 · When Choosing a Wife · A. Farmer · ar

72 · Immortal Miss Lees · [uncredited] · pi; featuring Janice Lees.

76 · Junior League · [uncredited] · pi; featuring Sharon Hayen.

Beyond (1981) (about)
Newspaper insert.

Beyond [#1, Fall 1981] ed. Judith Sims (Alan Weston Pub., 24+8pp, tabloid, cover by Paul Stinson) []
Details supplied by Denny Lien.

4 · Input · Durand Achee · cl; “Letters, Advice, Comments”.

4 · Beyond Reason · Various · cl; reader contribution column.

4 · Output · Bob Woods · cl; “Latest scientific and tech news”.

7 · Journey to the Center of the Cube · Peter Butterfield · ar; on Rubik’s Cube.

8 · The Computer Explosion Hits Home · David Gerrold · ar

10 · Night of Black Glass · Harlan Ellison · ss
originally published as a broadside for the Clarion Writers Workshop, 29 April 1981.

ins. · Around the Campus with the Editors of Modern Photography Magazine · [uncredited] · ar

15 · Boid · Michael Ward · cs

16 · Printout

_ 16 · Systemic Shock, Dean Ing · Peter J. Andrews · br [Ref. Dean Ing]

_ 16 · Blakeley’s Ark, Ian MacMillan · Peter J. Andrews · br [Ref. Ian MacMillan]

_ 16 · Hidden Variables, Charles Sheffield · Peter J. Andrews · br [Ref. Charles Sheffield]

_ 16 · Universe, Don Dixon · Steven Barnes · br [Ref. Don Dixon]

_ 22 · The Shadow of the Torturer and The Claw of the Conciliator, Gene Wolfe · Jim Trombetta · br [Ref. Gene Wolfe]

16 · Way Beyond: Slide Rules You Never Thought You’d Need! · James Longsmith · hu

18 · Kiss Your Ass Goodbye: Limited Nuclear War · Judith Sims · ar

21 · California: Land of Milk & Honey, Chips & Money · Byron Laureen · ar

22 · Mind Games: Trek Test—a Star Trek Trivia Quiz · The Editors of Games Magazine · qz

Beyond [v1 #2, Winter 1982] ed. Judith Sims (Alan Weston Publishing, 24pp, cover by Don Dixon) []

6 · Invasion of Space · H. Bruce Franklin · ar; illustrated by Davis Peters

10 · Science Fiction: Why Doesn’t Work on Television? · Steven Barnes · ar

12 · Blymut Eleven (Green Eyes) · Kurt Newell · ss; illustrated by Don Dixon

14 · Dungeon & Dragons: Dangerous to Your Health? · J. Eric Holmes · ar

18 · Gray Flannel Spacesuits: Do We Have Any Business in Space? · Greg Bear · ar

Beyond [v1 #3, Spring 1982] ed. Judith Sims (Alan Weston Pub., 24pp, tabloid, cover by David Mann) []

· Input:

_ 4 · [letter] · Otto Schmidt · lt

_ 4 · [letter] · Dave Shutts, II · lt

_ 4 · [letter] · William R. Meyers · lt

· Twist Your Mind: two “Science Fiction Searchword” puzzles

_ 4 · [untitled] · John K. Young · pz

_ 4 · Brightest Stars Seen from Earth · Ralph Roberts · pz

4 · Output · Various · cl

· Boid · Michael Ward · cs

8 · Mind Games · The Editors of Games Magazine · pz

10 · The Trouble with Sempoanga · Robert Silverberg · ss

12 · The Boston Loop: Careers, History and Geography · Paul Rosta · ar

14 · Purple Plesiosaurs & Striped Corythossauruses · Jim Seale · ar; on Bill Stout dinosaurs. Given as “A New Look at an Old Lizard” in the Table of Contents.

16 · Morphogenetic Fields: Scientific Breakthrough or Monstrous Mumbo-Jumbo? · Rupert Sheldrake · ar; given as “New Science of Life” in the Table of Contents.

18 · The Greening of MIT · Alan Radding · ar; on the Whitehead Institute.

22 · Way Beyond · Paul Ollswang · ct

Beyond [v1 #4, October 1982] ed. Judith Sims (Alan Weston Pub., tabloid, cover: Ring Around the Sun by Tim White) []
Details supplied by Bill Pronzini from Table of Contents.

5 · Input · The Readers · lc

5 · Output · Various · cl; science news & commentary.

6 · Stretch’s Quirls · Horace L. Gold & Bill Pronzini · ss

8 · Nikola Tesla · [uncredited] · ar [Ref. Nikola Tesla]

10 · Patent Payoffs · [uncredited] · ar

13 · Fabled Flops · [uncredited] · ar

14 · Oops, Wrong Number · Jon H. Clinch · ss

Beyond (1985) (about)
Fanzine.

Publishers:

Other Worlds Books; Fair Lawn, NJ: Beyond.

Editors:

Roberta Rogow & Shirley Winston - Editor: Beyond.

Features:

Behind Beyond · Roberta Rogow & Shirley Winston · ed; #1-21.
Small Press Review · Roberta Rogow · br; #2, 4, 5, 7-9.

Beyond [#1, 1985] ($3.00, 40pp+, quarto, cover by Rudi Bass) []

2 · The Queen of Romania · Marion Weinstein · ss

6 · Have I Got a Robot for You! [Susan Cole] · Shirley Winston · nv

17 · Black Holes · William Borden · pm

17 · Watching Eagle Lake · William Borden · pm

18 · Going Home · Bobby G. Warner · vi

18 · The Talking Potato · Crystall Carson · vi

19 · The Ghost of a Chance · Patricia Lee Johnson · ss

22 · Spirit · Teresa Sarick · pm

22 · Barren World · Suzanne Betley · pm

23 · The Sweet Smell of Excess · Roberta Rogow · ss

29 · Missing Link · William Borden · pm

29 · Infamous Errors · Denise Dumars · pm

30 · Sarah and the Old Man · David Kaufman · ss

35 · His Kind of Being · Richard J. Reed · ss

Beyond [#2, September 1985] ($3.00, 40pp+, quarto, cover by Bob Eggleton) []

2 · Perchance to Dream · John B. Rosenman · ss

6 · The Heart of the Pyramid · D. M. Vosk · ss

9 · Smelling Like a Rose · Charles Garafalo · ss

11 · But Would You Want Your Mother to Marry One? [Susan Cole] · Shirley Winston · ss

18 · Call Down the Moon · Vonnie Crist · pm

18 · Passion · Louise Rogow · pm

19 · The Swearwolf of Lunduen · Albert J. Manachino · ss

24 · The Dusk of Revelations · D. M. Vosk · pm

25 · The Caretaker · Nigel Sellars · ss

28 · The Castle of the Cauldron · Gene Phillips · ss

36 · My Sister’s Keeper · Bobby G. Warner · ss

38 · fact/fiction · Roberta Rogow · sg

39 · Maxims · Edward Lodi · pm

39 · Birds · Aisha Eshe · pm

Beyond [#3, January 1986] ed. Roberta Rogow & Shirley Winston (Other Worlds Books, $3.00, 40pp, quarto, cover by Steven Fox) []

1 · Editorial Communique: A Taste of Taste · Roberta Rogow · ed

1 · A Taste of Different · Shirley Winston · ed

2 · Kind Eyes · James A. Lee · ss

8 · Portents · D. M. Vosk · pm

8 · Fulfillments · D. M. Vosk · pm

9 · Naiad Moon · Morgan Griffith · pm

10 · The Force of Harmony · Millea Kenin · ss

17 · What the Cat Brought In · Stephanie T. Hoppe · vi

20 · First Voyagers · Frank Finale · pm

20 · Alien · Frank Finale · pm

21 · Call Down the Winter Without End · t. Winter-Damon · pm

21 · If · Gerald England · pm

22 · The Merlin’s Gift · Nancy Varian Berberick · ss

26 · The Clarion West Experience · Shirley Winston · ar

27 · Demon Digging · Bobby G. Warner · ss

30 · The Man Who Wrote Hemingway · D. E. Smirl · vi

31 · The Witch · Roland A. Wakefield · pm

31 · Explorer · Scott E. Green · pm

31 · Spacewalker · Scott E. Green · pm

32 · Goddess · Colleen Drippé · ss

36 · A Letter to the Editor · Susan A. Miller · ss

37 · Splendor in the Grass, Alas! · Dan Crawford · pm

38 · Crawling · Anke M. Kriske · vi

39 · Gray Morning · D. M. Vosk · vi

Beyond [#4, May 1986] ($3.00, 40pp+, quarto, cover by Larry Dickison) []

2 · Thanks for the Memory · Shirley Winston · ss

10 · Play Me · Bobby G. Warner · ss

13 · The High Walls · Richard J. Reed · ss

17 · The Strands · Robert Randolph Medcalf, Jr. · ss

19 · Breaking Windows · Mark Rich · pm

20 · The K-Whopper & the Light in the Sky · Scott E. Green · pm

21 · Maude’s Home Eatery · Edward Loti · vi

22 · To a Lover Who Asked, “Who Are You? Where Do You Come From?” · William Borden · pm

22 · Dark Planet Colony · Ruth Berman · pm

22 · When the Wood Has Listened · Mark Rich · pm

22 · Long-Lost Pleasures · D. M. Vosk · pm

23 · The Man Who Could See Forever · John B. Rosenman · nv

32 · The All-Night Drug Store · D. E. Smirl · ss Space Grits Summer/Fall 1983

35 · By Her Eyes · D. M. Vosk · ss

40 · Bunny Slippers · Joshua Ross · vi

Beyond [#5, September 1986] ($3.00, 40pp+, quarto, cover by Kathy M. Rea) []

2 · Juxtaposition · Dewi McS · pm

2 · No Threat to “Them” · D. M. Vosk · pm

2 · Navigational Update · Thomas A. Rentz · pm

2 · The Woman, the Dog and Peary’s Arnighito · Robert Frazier · pm

2 · Space · Mark Rich · pm

3 · From the Freezer · Colleen Drippé · ss

10 · Red Queen’s Race · Don Webb · vi

11 · Star Wine · t. Winter-Damon · pm

12 · Where the Heart Is · Roberta Rogow · ss

15 · Golem, Golem · Edward Cohen · pm

16 · Cover Your Toasters · Christopher Gilbert · ss

22 · Randy · Shirley Winston · ss

26 · She Only Knew Red Music · Mary Sass · vi

27 · The Transformation of Zunita Newell · D. E. Smirl · ss

30 · Lost in a Shadow · William Wilson Goodson, Jr. · ss

33 · The Punishment · Edmund Plante · ss

37 · The Return of the Temptress of Torture and Sin · Dan Crawford · ss

39 · Letter from an Ancient Species · John M. Benson · ms

Beyond [#6, January 1987] ($3.50, 40pp+, quarto, cover by Mark Bell) []
Given as “no.3” in the Table of Contents.

2 · Old Women of the Hill · D. M. Vosk · ss

8 · Mind Link · J. D. Brumbaugh · ss

14 · Fairy Tales Can Come True · Dan Crawford · vi

15 · Apology Ambiguously Offered · Dewi McS · pm

15 · SF Sextuplet · D. M. Vosk · pm

15 · Synthe-Pets · D. M. Vosk · pm

16 · Borders · Colleen Drippé · ss

23 · Sesquicentennial · James William Holzer · ss

27 · Beneath the Eyes of God · James A. Lee · pm

28 · Resurrection of Eli · Jessie D. Eaker · ss

33 · My Lady of the Java · Paul Curtis · ss

37 · Travel Advisories Are in Effect · Don Webb · ss

38 · Exobiology · Anke M. Kriske · vi

40 · Memo Found on the Desk of an Acting School’s Director · Mark Palladino · vi

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