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Best Short Shorts ed. Eric Berger (Scholastic, December 1967, T81, 35¢, 183pp, pb, an)     Reissue (Scholastic 1958) anthology. 2 · The Shanahan Strad · Paul Jones · ss Collier’s September 11 1948 6 · Dinner for Monsieur Martin · Georges Surdez · ss Collier’s March 19 1949 10 · The Secret in Green · Mary Dirlam · ss (Senior) Scholastic 1954 14 · The Eyes of Mr. Lovides · John Godey · ss Collier’s July 23 1949 20 · To Remember These Things · Milton White · ss Seventeen May 1947 26 · Champion Stock · Bud Murphy · ss Literary Cavalcade 1949 33 · Double Payment · Peter Brackett · ss (Senior) Scholastic October 7 1953 37 · Frame of Mind · Sam F. Ciulla · vi Collier’s June 22 1956 41 · The Cub · Lois Dykeman Kleihauer · vi Collier’s February 14 1953 48 · Coroner’s Inquest · Marc Connelly · vi Collier’s February 8 1930 54 · Smart Kid · Lawrence Williams · ss The Vancouver Sunday Sun December 4 1954 59 · Code of the Underworld · Jim Kjelgaard · ss Black Mask July 1941, as “Curse of the Beaver” 66 · A Battle Over the Teacups · August Derleth · ss Oriental Stories Summer 1932 76 · August Heat · W. F. Harvey · ss Midnight House and Other Tales by William F. Harvey, J.M. Dent, 1910 82 · The Open Window · Saki · ss The Westminster Gazette November 18 1911 88 · Love Is Kind of Fragile · Robert M. Ross · ss Collier’s October 19 1946 93 · Miss Moonlight · Mary Knowles · ss The American Magazine November 1951 97 · “I’ll Pay the Check” · Margaret Bird · ss (Senior) Scholastic 1952 102 · A Mask for Fear · Ruth Serling · ss Collier’s 1954 107 · Snake Dance · Corey Ford · vi Liberty March 3 1934 110 · A Secret for Two · Quentin Reynolds · vi Collier’s May 16 1936 115 · The Hungry Winter · Elizabeth Middleton · ss American Junior Red Cross Journal 1946 120 · Hard Way Out · James L. Schisgall · vi (Senior) Scholastic February 2 1956 123 · Two Were Left · Hugh B. Cave · vi The American Magazine June 1942 128 · One Throw · W. C. Heinz · vi Collier’s July 15 1950 133 · The Opened Order · Ilse Aichinger; translated by Eric Mosbacher · ss The Bound Man and Other Stories by Ilse Aichinger, Secker & Warburg, 1955 translated from the German (“Die geöffnete Order”, Der Gefesselte Erzahlungen, S. Fischer, 1953). 140 · Four Men and a Box · Leslie Gordon Barnard · ss This Week 1947 145 · Every Man for Himself · Robert Zacks · ss (Senior) Scholastic January 12 1956 151 · Pilot’s Choice · Hunt Miller · ss This Week November 28 1954 158 · Spelling Bee · Laurene Chambers Chinn · ss Collier’s August 13 1949 162 · The New Man · Frederick Laing · vi Collier’s February 24 1951 166 · “I Like It Here” · Carl Zuckmayer · ss This Week 1950 172 · The Voice from the Curious Cube · Nelson S. Bond · ss Top-Notch March 1937 175 · The Dreamer · Alfred Coppel · vi The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction April 1952 180 · The Fun They Had · Isaac Asimov · ss The Boys and Girls Page December 1 1951

The Disciples of Cthulhu ed. Edward P. Berglund (DAW, October 1976, UW1258, $1.50, 288pp, pb, oa) vii · Editor’s Foreword · Edward P. Berglund · fw 9 · Introduction · Robert Bloch · in 15 · The Fairground Horror [Cthulhu] · Brian Lumley · nv 50 · The Silence of Erika Zann [Cthulhu] · James Wade · ss 61 · All-Eye [Cthulhu] · Bob Van Laerhoven · ss 74 · The Tugging [Severn Valley] · Ramsey Campbell · nv 101 · Where Yidhra Walks [Cthulhu] · Walter C. DeBill, Jr. · nv 130 · The Feaster from Afar [Cthulhu] · Joseph Payne Brennan · ss 141 · Zoth-Ommog [Cthulhu] · Lin Carter · na 194 · Darkness, My Name Is [Cthulhu] · Eddy C. Bertin · nv _ · The Way Into Darkness · Eddy C. Bertin · pm 242 · The Terror from the Depths [Cthulhu] · Fritz Leiber · na

Disciples of Cthulhu II: Blasphemous Tales of the Followers ed. Edward P. Berglund (Chaosium, May 2003, 1-56882-143-3, $13.95, xiv+219pp, tp, oa, cover by Harry Fassl)     Original anthology of 13 Lovecraftian stories, two reprints (one revised). Authors include A.A. Attanasio, Robert M. Price, and Brad Strickland. Berglund’s introduction discusses the spread of the Cthulhu Mythos to the Internet. x111 · Editor’s Preface · Edward P. Berglund · pr 1 · The Bookseller’s Second Wife [Cthulhu] · Walter C. DeBill, Jr. · nv 32 · Eldritch [Cthulhu] · Brad Linaweaver & Fred Olen Ray · nv 53 · The Web [Cthulhu] · Gary Myers · ss 60 · Passing Through [Cthulhu] · Robert Weinberg · ss 73 · The Idol [Cthulhu] · Scott David Aniolowski · ss Tales Out of Innsmouth ed. Robert M. Price, Chaosium, 1999 90 · Time in the Hourless House [Cthulhu] · A. A. Attanasio · ss 95 · Special Order [Cthulhu] · Henry Lee Forrest · nv 121 · Lujan’s Trunk [Cthulhu] · Donald R. Burleson · ss 135 · The San Francisco Treat [Cthulhu] · C. J. Henderson · ss 141 · Acute Spiritual Fear [Cthulhu] · Robert M. Price · nv 172 · The Eldridge Collection [Cthulhu] · Will Murray · nv 194 · An Arkham Home Companion [Cthulhu] · Brad Strickland · ss 198 · The Last Temptation of Ricky Perez [Cthulhu] · Benjamin Adams · ss 215 · About the Contributors · [uncredited] · bg

The Disciples of Cthulhu (var. 1) ed. Edward P. Berglund (Chaosium, March 1996, 1-56882-054-2, $10.95, 258pp, tp, an, cover by H. E. Fassl)     Revised (DAW 1976) anthology of nine stories, one original; this edition has a new preface by Edward P. Berglund, and new illustrations by Earl Geier. The Ramsey Campbell and Brian Lumley stories have been slightly revised. Dropped from this edition are stories by Lin Carter and Joseph Payne Brennan; new to this edition are stories by A.A. Attanasio and Robert M. Price (the one original). vi · Preface to the Revised Edition · Edward P. Berglund · pr viii · Preface to the Original Edition · Edward P. Berglund · fw The Disciples of Cthulhu ed. Edward P. Berglund, DAW, 1976, as “Editor’s Foreword” x · Introduction · Robert Bloch · in 1 · The Fairground Horror [Cthulhu] · Brian Lumley · nv The Disciples of Cthulhu ed. Edward P. Berglund, DAW, 1976; revised. 35 · The Silence of Erika Zann [Cthulhu] · James Wade · ss The Disciples of Cthulhu ed. Edward P. Berglund, DAW, 1976 45 · All-Eye [Cthulhu] · Bob Van Laerhoven · ss The Disciples of Cthulhu ed. Edward P. Berglund, DAW, 1976 57 · The Tugging [Severn Valley] · Ramsey Campbell · nv The Disciples of Cthulhu ed. Edward P. Berglund, DAW, 1976; revised. 83 · Where Yidhra Walks [Cthulhu] · Walter C. DeBill, Jr. · nv The Disciples of Cthulhu ed. Edward P. Berglund, DAW, 1976 111 · Glimpses [Cthulhu] · A. A. Attanasio · nv Nameless Places ed. Gerald W. Page, Arkham House, 1975 140 · Dope War of the Black Tong [Cthulhu] · Robert M. Price · nv 167 · Darkness, My Name Is [Cthulhu] · Eddy C. Bertin · nv The Disciples of Cthulhu ed. Edward P. Berglund, DAW, 1976 214 · The Terror from the Depths [Cthulhu] · Fritz Leiber · na The Disciples of Cthulhu ed. Edward P. Berglund, DAW, 1976

Looking Far West: The Search for the American West in History, Myth, and Literature ed. Frank Bergon & Zeese Papanikolas (Mentor, 1978, 476pp, hc, an)     An academic collection of historical/literary excerpts from many sources, including such Western authors as Zane Grey, Mari Sandoz, Crane, Steinbeck, Larry McMurtry, etc. No discernible pulp material. This contains over two hundred short excerpts of various sorts, almost all from nonfiction texts. (There are a couple dozen poems.) Aside from some Native creation myths and a couple of tall tales reprinted from nonfiction sources, only “fiction” items are listed. 121 · The Prairie · James Fenimore Cooper · ex (r) from novel of same name. 233 · Paradise as a Police State [Sherlock Holmes] · Sir Arthur Conan Doyle · ex from A Study in Scarlet, Beeton’s Christmas Annual 1887 246 · When You Call Me That, Smile! · Owen Wister · ex Macmillan US, 1902 from The Virginian. 262 · The Luck of Roaring Camp · Bret Harte · ex Overland Monthly August 1868 288 · The Finished Product: The Virginian · Owen Wister · ex Macmillan US, 1902 from The Virginian. 314 · The Disinterested Killer, Bill Harrigan · Jorge Luis Borges · ss (r) from A Universal History of Infamy. 326 · Settling Down · Zane Grey · ex (r) from Raiders of Spanish Peaks. 328 · Carrion Spring · Wallace Stegner · nv Esquire October 1962 352 · Facing the Great Unknown · O. E. Rölvaag · ex (r) from Giants in the Earth. 353 · A First Crop · O. E. Rölvaag · ex (r) from Giants in the Earth. 361 · Democracy on the Sodhouse Frontier · Hamlin Garland · ex (r) from “Among the Corn-Rows” in Main-Travelled Roads. 378 · The Railroad Squeezes the Farmers · Frank Norris · ex (r) from The Octopus. 405 · Wobbly Mythology · John Dos Passos · ex (r) from Nineteen Nineteen. 418 · The Last Trek · John Steinbeck · ex (r) from The Grapes of Wrath. 428 · Wild West Week in Cheyenne · Jack Kerouac · ex (r) from On the Road. 438 · A Lot of Cowboys · Judith Rascoe · nv The Atlantic Monthly November 1970 473 · San Narciso, California · Thomas Pynchon · ex from The Crying of Lot 49, J.B. Lippincott, June 1966

Jumping Jenny by Anthony Berkeley (Hodder & Stoughton, 1933, hc, n.) [Roger Sheringham]

Jumping Jenny by Anthony Berkeley (The British Library, January 10, 2022, 978-0-7123-5470-7, £8.99, 256pp, tp, no) [Roger Sheringham; British Library Crime Classics]     Reprint (Hodder 1933) mystery novel.

Murder in the Basement by Anthony Berkeley (Hodder & Stoughton, 1932, hc, n.) [Roger Sheringham]

Murder in the Basement by Anthony Berkeley (The British Library, November 10, 2021, 978-0-7123-5394-6, £8.99, 256pp, tp, no) [Roger Sheringham; British Library Crime Classics]     Reprint (Hodder 1932) mystery novel.

The Poisoned Chocolates Case by Anthony Berkeley (Collins, 1929, hc, n.) [Roger Sheringham; Ambrose Chitterwick]

The Poisoned Chocolates Case by Anthony Berkeley (The British Library, October 2016, 978-0-7123-5653-4, £8.99, 267pp, tp, no) [Roger Sheringham; Ambrose Chitterwick; British Library Crime Classics]     Reprint (Collins 1929) mystery novel.

The Pocket Book of Dog Stories ed. Harold Berman (Pocket Books, December 1942, 187, 25¢, 234pp, pb, an, cover by Hoffman)     Details supplied by Kenneth R. Johnson. ix · Introduction · MacKinlay Kantor · in 1 · Moses · Walter D. Edmonds · nv The Atlantic Monthly August 1938 22 · Garm—A Hostage · Rudyard Kipling · nv The Saturday Evening Post December 23 1899 42 · Verdun Belle · Alexander Woollcott · ts Collier’s October 22 1927 50 · The Shape of Fear · Ben Ames Williams · nv The Saturday Evening Post August 22 1931 72 · Portrait of a Gentleman · Gladys B. Taber · ss Pictorial Review March 1935 79 · Setter and Terrier · Preston Quadland · ss Harper’s Magazine March 1939 88 · The Whistle · Hugh Walpole · ss All Soul’s Night by Hugh Walpole, Macmillan, 1933 105 · “The Better I Like Dogs” · Albert Payson Terhune · es Bumps, Harper, 1927 118 · Being a Public Character · Don Marquis · ss The American Magazine September 1917 131 · A Dog’s Nervous System · E. B. White · es (r) 135 · The Training of a Dog · E. B. White · es (r) 140 · Obituary · E. B. White · ms The New Yorker 142 · Snapshot of a Dog · James Thurber · hu The New Yorker March 9 1935 147 · Brought to Earth · Leslie Field · ss The Bookman February 1924 158 · The Biscuit Eater · James Street · nv The Saturday Evening Post May 13 1939 179 · Autumn Music · Corey Ford & Alastair MacBain · nv Collier’s October 23 1937 200 · A Pair of Lovers · Elsie Singmaster · ss Scribner’s Magazine November 1915 212 · Brag Dog · Vereen Bell · nv The Saturday Evening Post November 18 1939

Demon Lovers ed. Lucy Berman (Tandem Books, 1970, 4260-3842-8, 5/-, 192pp, pb, an) 7 · Introduction · Lucy Berman · in 9 · Akin to Love · Christianna Brand · ss Rogue April 1963 19 · Toussel’s Pale Bride · W. B. Seabrook · ex from The Magic Island, Harcourt Brace & World, 1929; a slightly shorter version of “…Dead Men Working in the Cane Fields”. 26 · Formula for Calling up the Dead · W. B. Seabrook · ex from The Magic Island, Harcourt Brace & World, 1929 27 · Ligeia · Edgar Allan Poe · nv American Museum September 18 1838 51 · The Examination of Elizabeth Weed of Great Catworth, Widow · John Davenport · ex The Witches of Huntingdon, 1646 53 · The Moon-Slave · Barry Pain · ss Stories in the Dark by Barry Pain, Grant Richards, 1901 61 · Ballad of a Were-wolf · Graham R. Tomson · pm (r) 63 · For the Blood Is the Life · F. Marion Crawford · ss Collier’s December 16 1905 87 · How Love Came to Professor Guildea · Robert Hichens · na Pearson’s Magazine October 1897, as “The Man Who Was Beloved” 153 · Madam Lucifer · Richard Garnett · ss The Twilight of the Gods by Richard Garnett, Unwin, 1888 161 · The Phantom-Wooer · Thomas Lovell Beddoes · pm from Death’s Jest-Book, William Pickering, 1850 162 · Schalken the Painter · Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu · nv Ghost Stories and Tales of Mystery by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu, James McGlashan, 1851 revised from “Strange Event in the Life of Schalken the Painter” (Dublin University Magazine May 1939).

Bad Seeds: Evil Progeny ed. Steve Berman (Prime Books, June 25, 2013, 978-1-60701-393-8, $15.95, 368pp, tp, an, cover by Myriam Moreno & Samantha Thiele)     Anthology of 27 horror stories, five original, about wicked children. Authors include Lisa Tuttle, Stephen King, Peter Straub, and Cassandra Clare & Holly Black. Details taken from online listing. · Introduction · Steve Berman · in · If Damon Comes [Oxrun Station] · Charles Grant · ss The Year’s Best Horror Stories: Series VI ed. Gerald W. Page, DAW, 1978 · Treats · Norman Partridge · ss The Blood Review October 1990 · The Family · Halli Villegas · ss Hair Wreath and Other Stories by Halli Villegas, ChiZine Publications, 2010 · The Horse Lord · Lisa Tuttle · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction June 1977 · My Name Is Leejun · John Schoffstall · ss · Princess of the Night · Michael Kelly · vi Undertow and Other Laments by Michael Kelly, Dark Regions Press, 2009 · Duck Hunt · Joe R. Lansdale · ss After Midnight ed. Charles L. Grant, Tor, 1986 · The Choir · Joel Lane · ss · Children of the Corn · Stephen King · nv Penthouse March 1977 · Yellowjacket Summer · Robert McCammon · ss Rod Serling’s The Twilight Zone Magazine October 1986 · The Stuff That Goes On in Their Heads · Michael Marshall Smith · ss Swallowed by the Cracks ed. Bill Breedlove & John Everson, Dark Arts Books, 2011 · Second Grade · Charles Antin · ss Unstuck #1, 2011 · Respects · Ramsey Campbell · ss British Invasion ed. Christopher Golden, Tim Lebbon & James A. Moore, Cemetery Dance Publications, 2009 · Melanie Klein Said · Robert McVey · ss · Gaslight · Jeffrey Ford · ss · Endless Encore · Will Ludwigsen · ss In Search of and Others by Will Ludwigsen, Lethe Press, 2013 originally appeared in the audio download The Drabblecast #244, May 25, 2012. · Cockroach · Dale Bailey · nv The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction December 1998 · By the Mark · Gemma Files · ss The Worm in Every Heart by Gemma Files, Prime Books, 2004 · The Disappearance of James H___ · Hal Duncan · ss Strange Horizons June 13 2005 · I Was a Teenage Slasher Victim · Stephen Graham Jones · ss · Blue Rose [Blue Rose] · Peter Straub · na Underwood-Miller, 1985 · Making Friends · Gary Raisor · vi The Horror Show Summer 1985 · You Deserve · Alex Jeffers · ss · The Queen of Knives · Georgina Bruce · ss · The Naughty List · Christine Morgan · ss · The Perfect Dinner Party · Cassandra Clare & Holly Black · ss Teeth ed. Ellen Datlow & Terri Windling, Harper, 2011 · Make Believe · Michael Reaves · ss The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction March/April 2010