Witches, Wraiths and Warlocks: Supernatural Tales of the American Renaissance ed. Ronald Curran (Fawcett Premier, May 1971, M517, 95¢, 361pp, pb, an)
- xi · Introduction · Ronald Curran · in
- 1 · Enchantments Encounter’d · Cotton Mather · ex The Wonders of the Invisible World by Cotton Mather, 1692
- 9 · Old Deb and Other Old Colony Witches · William Root Bliss · ss The Old Colony Town and Other Sketches by William Root Bliss, Boston and New York, 1893
- 13 · Gen. Andrew Jackson · M. V. Ingram · ex from An Authenticated History of the Famous Bell Witch, W.P. Titus, 1894; chapter XI.
- 17 · The Cat-Witch · Mary Richardson · vi American Negro Folktales ed. Richard M. Dorson, New York, 1968
- 19 · The Witch Dance on the Brocken · Frederick Gottschalck · ex from “German Legends”, Burton’s Gentlemen’s Magazine November 1840
- 21 · The Leeds Devil · Charles M. Skinner · vi American Myths and Legends by Charles M. Skinner, Philadelphia and London, 1903
- 23 · Stolen Fire · Virginia Frazer Boyle · vi Devil Tales by Virginia Frazer Boyle, New York and London, 1900
- 27 · Seeing the Devil in Three Shapes · Mary Richardson · vi American Negro Folktales ed. Richard M. Dorson, New York, 1968
- 29 · Jonathan Moulton and the Devil · Samuel Adams Drake · ex from “The Heart of the White Mountains”, A Book of New England Legends and Folk Lore by Samuel Adams Drake, Boston, 1901
- 34 · Barney Oxman and the Devil · Thomas Chandler Haliburton · vi The Attaché; or Sam Slick in England by Thomas Chandler Haliburton, New York, 1856
- 38 · Death Waltz · Charles M. Skinner · vi Myths and Legends of Our Own Land by Charles M. Skinner, Philadelphia and London, 1896
- 40 · The Haunted House · Richard Chase · vi American Folk Tales and Songs ed. Richard Chase, New York, 1962
- 43 · The Ghost · [uncredited] · vi Atkinson’s Casket April 1832
- 45 · The Long Sleep · Charles M. Skinner · vi American Myths and Legends by Charles M. Skinner, Philadelphia and London, 1903
- 49 · The Legend of the Pipe · Launcelot · ss The Hesperus, and Western Miscellany July 19 1828 - August 2 1828
- 53 · Coffined Alive · [uncredited] · vi Atkinson’s Casket October 1832
from the New York Constellation.
- 57 · The Castle of Costanzo · [uncredited] · ss Universal Magazine of Knowledge and Pleasure v75, 1784
- 63 · The Parricide Punished · [uncredited] · ss Gentlemen and Ladies’ Town and Country Magazine July 1789
first published in French in 1782.
- 67 · The Wig and the Black Cat · [uncredited] · vi from “The Steam-Boat”, Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine December 1821; no. VIII, tale No. XIII.
- 71 · The Witch: A Tale of the Dark Ages · Elizabeth P. Hall · ss Godey’s Lady’s Book June 1841
- 86 · The Veil: An Adventure on Board a Steamboat · [uncredited] · ss Burton’s Gentlemen’s Magazine May 1838
- 94 · The Midnight Voyage of the Seagull: A Tradition of Salem · Volney E. Howard (ghost written by Catherine Elizabeth Howard) · nv Godey’s Lady’s Book July 1842
- 123 · The Sphinx: An Extravaganza Etched in the Manner of Callot · [uncredited] · nv Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine October 1828
- 145 · Tale of a Conjurer · [uncredited] · ss Atkinson’s Casket August 1833
from Oonagh Lynch, London.
- 150 · The Enchanter Faustus and Queen Elizabeth · [uncredited] · ss Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine August 1822
- 159 · The Dream · [uncredited] · ss Littell’s Living Age July 1844
from the New European Magazine.
- 168 · The Captive’s Dream: From the Papers of a Student · [uncredited] · ss Atkinson’s Casket November 1833
- 176 · The Wooden-Legged Ghost · John Waters · ss The Knickerbocker April 1840
- 182 · A Ghost Story · I. P. A. · vi Atkinson’s Casket November 1831
- 186 · The Village Doctor—A Tale: From the Journal of an American Traveller in England · Rudolph · ss The Hesperus, and Western Miscellany March 1 1828
- 193 · Young Goodman Brown · Nathaniel Hawthorne · ss The New-England Magazine April 1835, as by The Author of “The Gray Champion”
- 206 · The Legend of Sleepy Hollow · Washington Irving · nv The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent #6, March 15 1820, as by Geoffrey Crayon
- 235 · The Black Cat · Edgar Allan Poe · ss United States Saturday Post and Chronicle August 19 1843
- 244 · A Ghost Story · Mark Twain · ss Werner’s Readings and Recitations, 1888
- 250 · Rappaccini’s Daughter [Rappaccini] · Nathaniel Hawthorne · nv United States Magazine and Democratic Review December 1844, as “Writings of Aurépine”
- 278 · The Tartarus of Maids · Herman Melville · ss Harper’s New Monthly Magazine April 1855, uncredited.
- 292 · Ligeia · Edgar Allan Poe · nv American Museum September 18 1838
- 308 · Rip Van Winkle · Washington Irving · nv The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent #1, June 23 1819, as by Geoffrey Crayon
- 324 · The Fall of the House of Usher · Edgar Allan Poe · nv Burton’s Gentlemen’s Magazine September 1839
- 343 · The Bell-Tower · Herman Melville · ss Putnam’s Monthly August 1855, uncredited.
- 359 · Selected Bibliography · [uncredited] · bi
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