We’ve Been Waiting for You and Other Tales of Unease by John Burke (Ash-Tree Press, July 21, 2000, 1-55310-006-9, C$56.00, xvi+251pp, hc, co, cover by Jason van Hollander)
Collection of fantasy/horror tales, previously uncollected, from this prolific contemporary writer, mostly from original anthologies, plus the title story done for this volume. This is a limited edition of 500 copies. A world-wide edition available in the US for $41.50 and in the UK for £26.00.
- ix · Introduction · Nicholas Royle · in
- xv · Foreword · John Burke · fw
- 3 · The Loiterers · John Burke · ss The Eighth Ghost Book ed. Rosemary Timperley, Barrie & Jenkins, 1972
- 15 · The Lost Child · John Burke · ss Magpie November 1952
- 24 · Party Games · John Burke · ss The Sixth Pan Book of Horror Stories ed. Herbert van Thal, Pan, 1965
- 34 · Don’t You Dare · John Burke · ss Splinters ed. Alex Hamilton, Hutchinson, 1968
- 48 · Casualty · John Burke · ss The Sixth Ghost Book ed. Rosemary Timperley, Barrie & Jenkins, 1970
- 59 · Lucille Would Have Known · John Burke · ss New Terrors 2 ed. Ramsey Campbell, Pan, 1980
- 69 · Flitting Tenant · John Burke · ss The Seventh Ghost Book ed. Rosemary Timperley, Barrie & Jenkins, 1971
- 80 · Handfast · John Burke · ss The Ex Files ed. Nicholas Royle, Quartet, 1998
- 94 · The Calculated Nightmare · John Burke · ss Edgar Wallace Mystery Magazine #26, September 1966
- 103 · Collaboration · John Burke · ss (r)
commissioned by the editor of Woman’s Weekly; the author is uncertain where and when the story first appeared.
- 118 · Leave of Absence · John Burke · ss The Tenth Ghost Book ed. Aidan Chambers, Barrie & Jenkins, 1974
- 132 · The Right Ending · John Burke · ss Time Out Net Books #9, 1997
- 138 · False Harmonic · John Burke · ss The Ninth Ghost Book ed. Rosemary Timperley, Barrie & Jenkins, 1973
- 150 · One Day You’ll Learn · John Burke · ss Darklands 2 ed. Nicholas Royle, Egerton Press, 1992
- 163 · The Tourists · John Burke · ss Tandem Horror 3 ed. Richard Davis, Tandem, 1969
- 173 · Be Our Guest · John Burke · ss More Tales of Unease ed. John Burke, Pan, 1969
- 183 · For You, the Possessed · John Burke · ss Authentic Science Fiction Monthly #40, December 15 1953
- 192 · A Game of Consequences · John Burke · ss The Shell Magazine Christmas 1960
- 197 · A Comedy of Terrors · John Burke · ss The Ninth Pan Book of Horror Stories ed. Herbert van Thal, Pan, 1968
- 212 · The Custodian · John Burke · ss The Eleventh Ghost Book ed. Aidan Chambers, Barrie & Jenkins, 1975
- 224 · We’ve Been Waiting for You · John Burke · ss
- 234 · And Cannot Come Again · John Burke · ss New Tales of Unease ed. John Burke, Pan Books, 1976
- 251 · Sources · [uncredited] · bi
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