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Famous Mystery Stories ed. Joseph Walker McSpadden (Crowell, 1922, LC:22-5893, 292pp, hc, an) vii · Introduction · Joseph Walker McSpadden · in 1 · The Spectre of Tappington · Richard Harris Barham · nv Bentley’s Miscellany February 1837, as by Thomas Ingoldsby 34 · The Mysterious Sketch · Erckmann-Chatrian · ss Strange Stories by Erckmann-Chatrian, Appleton, 1880 translated from the French (“L’esquisse mystérieuse”, Les Contes Fantastiques, Hachette, 1860). 58 · The Deserted House · E. T. A. Hoffmann · nv Library of the World’s Best Mystery and Detective Stories: German: Russian: Scandinavian ed. Julian Hawthorne, The Review of Reviews, 1907 translated from the German (“Das Öde Haus”, 1817). 86 · The Adelantado of the Seven Cities · Washington Irving · nv Bentley’s Miscellany September 1839, as “The Enchanted Island, or the Adelantado of the Seven Cities” 110 · The Pipe · Richard Marsh, uncredited · nv The Cornhill Magazine March 1891 139 · The Upper Berth · F. Marion Crawford · nv Unwin’s Annual 1886, 1885 172 · The Diamond Lens · Fitz-James O’Brien · nv The Atlantic Monthly January 1858, uncredited. 210 · The Horla · Guy de Maupassant · nv Complete Works by Guy de Maupassant, St. Dunstan Society, 1903 translated from the French (“Le Horla” (revised and expanded version), Le Horla, Paul Ollendorff, May 1887). 248 · The Mummy’s Foot · Théophile Gautier; translated by Lafcadio Hearn · ss New Orleans Item June 16 1878 (+1) translated from the French (“Le Pied de Momie”, Musée de Familles, September 1840). 266 · The Thief · Anna Katharine Green · ss The Story-teller January 1911

Famous Psychic and Ghost Stories ed. J. Walker McSpadden (Blue Ribbon, February 1938, 98¢, 302+305pp, hc, om)     omnibus of Famous Ghost Stories and Famous Psychic Stories. Reprinted in 1976 by Books for Libraries Press. ix · Introduction · J. Walker McSpadden · in Famous Psychic Stories ed. J. Walker McSpadden, Crowell, 1920 1 · The White Old Maid · Nathaniel Hawthorne · ss The New-England Magazine July 1835, as “The Old Maid in the Winding-Sheet” by The Author of “The Gray Champion” 17 · The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar · Edgar Allan Poe · ss American Whig Review December 1845 33 · The Dream Woman · W. Wilkie Collins · nv Temple Bar November 1874 (+1) revised from “Brother Morgan’s Story of the Dream-Woman” (The Queen of Hearts, Hurst and Blackett, 1859), itself revised from “The Ostler” (Household Words, Christmas 1855). 65 · The Open Door · Mrs. Oliphant · nv Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine #795, January 1882, uncredited. 121 · The Stalls of Barchester Cathedral · M. R. James · nv The Contemporary Review April 1910 143 · The Man Who Went Too Far · E. F. Benson · nv The Pall Mall Magazine June 1904 177 · Moxon’s Master · Ambrose Bierce · ss San Francisco Examiner April 16 1899, as “A Night at Moxon’s” 193 · The Beast with Five Fingers · W. F. Harvey · nv The New Decameron, Volume the First, Blackwell, 1919; original version. 235 · From the Loom of the Dead · Elia W. Peattie · ss The Shape of Fear and Other Ghostly Tales by Elia W. Peattie, Macmillan US, 1898 245 · The Ghoul · Evangeline W. Blashfield · ss The Atlantic Monthly August 1912 269 · The Shadows on the Wall · Mary E. Wilkins-Freeman · ss Everybody’s Magazine March 1903 293 · The Widow’s Mite · Isaac K. Funk · ss from The Widow’s Mite and Other Psychic Phenomena, Funk & Wagnalls, 1904 1 · A True Relation of the Apparition of One Mrs. Veal · Daniel Defoe · ar B. Bragg, 1706, uncredited. 15 · The Tapestried Chamber · Sir Walter Scott · ss The Keepsake 1829, 1828 39 · The Old Nurse’s Story · Mrs. Gaskell · nv Household Words Christmas 1852, uncredited. 73 · The Haunted and the Haunters; or, The House and the Brain · Edward Bulwer-Lytton · nv A Strange Story and the Haunted and the Haunters by Sir Edward Bulwer-Lytton, J.B. Lippincott & Co., 1865 revised from Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine August 1859 (anonymously) to remove material reused in A Strange Story. 109 · The Werewolf · Frederick Marryat · ex from The Phantom Ship, Henry Colburn, May 1839; erroneously credited to H. B. Marryat. 135 · What Was It? [Harry Escott] · Fitz-James O’Brien · ss Harper’s New Monthly Magazine March 1859, uncredited. 157 · The Gray Champion · Nathaniel Hawthorne · ss The New-England Magazine January 1835, as by The Author of “The Gentle Boy” 169 · The Storm Ship · Washington Irving · nv from “Dolph Heyliger”, as by Geoffrey Crayon, Bracebridge Hall, or The Humorists by Geoffrey Crayon, John Murray, 1822, as by Geoffrey Crayon 179 · The Lady with the Velvet Collar · Washington Irving · ss Tales of a Traveller by Geoffrey Crayon & Gent., John Murray, 1824, as “The Adventure of the German Student” by Geoffrey Crayon 189 · Ligeia · Edgar Allan Poe · nv American Museum September 18 1838 213 · Ms. Found in a Bottle · Edgar Allan Poe · ss Baltimore Saturday Visitor October 19 1833 229 · The Phantom ’Rickshaw · Rudyard Kipling · nv Quartette Christmas 1885 263 · To Be Taken with a Grain of Salt · Charles Dickens · ss All the Year Round Christmas 1865, uncredited. 281 · The Bagman’s Story · Charles Dickens · ss The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club by Charles Dickens, Chapman & Hall, 1837, as “The Ghosts of the Mail”

Famous Psychic Stories ed. J. Walker McSpadden (Crowell, April 1920, $1.25, 305pp, hc, an) ix · Introduction · J. Walker McSpadden · in 1 · The White Old Maid · Nathaniel Hawthorne · ss The New-England Magazine July 1835, as “The Old Maid in the Winding-Sheet” by The Author of “The Gray Champion” 17 · The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar · Edgar Allan Poe · ss American Whig Review December 1845 33 · The Dream Woman · W. Wilkie Collins · nv Temple Bar November 1874 (+1) revised from “Brother Morgan’s Story of the Dream-Woman” (The Queen of Hearts, Hurst and Blackett, 1859), itself revised from “The Ostler” (Household Words, Christmas 1855). 65 · The Open Door · Mrs. Oliphant · nv Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine #795, January 1882, uncredited. 121 · The Stalls of Barchester Cathedral · M. R. James · nv The Contemporary Review April 1910 143 · The Man Who Went Too Far · E. F. Benson · nv The Pall Mall Magazine June 1904 177 · Moxon’s Master · Ambrose Bierce · ss San Francisco Examiner April 16 1899, as “A Night at Moxon’s” 193 · The Beast with Five Fingers · W. F. Harvey · nv The New Decameron, Volume the First, Blackwell, 1919; original version. 235 · From the Loom of the Dead · Elia W. Peattie · ss The Shape of Fear and Other Ghostly Tales by Elia W. Peattie, Macmillan US, 1898 245 · The Ghoul · Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield · ss The Atlantic Monthly August 1912 269 · The Shadows on the Wall · Mary E. Wilkins-Freeman · ss Everybody’s Magazine March 1903 293 · The Widow’s Mite · Isaac K. Funk · ss from The Widow’s Mite and Other Psychic Phenomena, Funk & Wagnalls, 1904

Nicolette of the Quarter by Thom MacWalter--- see under Victor MacClure.

Knots Untied; or, Ways and Byways in the Hidden Life of American Detectives by Officer George S. McWatters (J.B. Burr and Hyde, 1871, 665pp, hc, co)     Also published as: Detectives in Europe and America; or, Life in the Secret Service. iii · Preface · Officer George S. McWatters · pr 18 · Publishers’ Introduction · [uncredited] · in 21 · Biographical Notes · Officer George S. McWatters · bg 74 · Ten Dollars a Month · Officer George S. McWatters · ts 80 · Mack and the Veteran · Officer George S. McWatters · ts 89 · Lost in the Streets · Officer George S. McWatters · ts 97 · Among the Sharks · Officer George S. McWatters · ts 104 · A Smart Young Man · Officer George S. McWatters · ts 107 · A Suspected California Murderer · Officer George S. McWatters · ts 109 · Extensive Counterfeiting · Officer George S. McWatters · ts 113 · The Gambler’s Wax Finger · Officer George S. McWatters · ts 131 · Lottery Ticket, No. 1710 · Officer George S. McWatters · ts 153 · Payne and the Counterfeiters · Officer George S. McWatters · ts 176 · The Genealogical Swindlers · Officer George S. McWatters · ts 192 · Hattie Newberry, the Vermont Beauty · Officer George S. McWatters · ts 225 · About Bogus Lotteries · Officer George S. McWatters · ts 237 · The Borrowed Diamond Ring · Officer George S. McWatters · ts 273 · The Mystery at 89 _____ Street, New York · Officer George S. McWatters · ts 309 · A Sorceress’ Trick; How She Was Caught · Officer George S. McWatters · ts 322 · Dishonest Clerk and Fatal Slip of Paper · Officer George S. McWatters · ts 341 · The Thousand Dollar Lesson · Officer George S. McWatters · ts 358 · The Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing · Officer George S. McWatters · ts 387 · A Forced Marriage Scheme Defeated · Officer George S. McWatters · ts 414 · The Marked Bills · Officer George S. McWatters · ts 442 · The Cool-Blooded Gold Robber · Officer George S. McWatters · ts 461 · $1,250,000, or The Private Mark · Officer George S. McWatters · ts 482 · William Roberts and His Forgeries · Officer George S. McWatters · ts 509 · Old Mr. Alvord’s Last Will · Officer George S. McWatters · ts 542 · The Confidential Clerk · Officer George S. McWatters · ts 571 · The Peculiar Advertisements · Officer George S. McWatters · ts 589 · Col. Novena, Prince of Confidence Men · Officer George S. McWatters · ts 610 · Circumstantial Evidence · Officer George S. McWatters · ts 626 · The Counterfeit Money Speculators · Officer George S. McWatters · ts 643 · The Detective System · Officer George S. McWatters · ts

My Grimmest Nightmare ed. Cecil Madden--- see under Anon..

Not Long for This World ed. Cecil Madden--- see under Anon..

Man-Made Monsters by Mad Marv (Crypto-American Press, November 2005, 0-9771341-0-5, $9.95, 258pp, tp, oc, cover by Saja Leesuvat)     Original collection of five horror stories about man-made monsters plus four seemingly non-fiction pieces on golems, vampires, etc. The cover title lacks the hyphen. 7 · Read First! · Mad Marv · in 11 · Overtime · Mad Marv · nv 51 · Recipe for Disaster #1 · Mad Marv · ar 61 · Sins of the Mother · Mad Marv · nv 99 · Recipe for Disaster #2 · Mad Marv · ar 109 · The Hypno-Chondriac · Mad Marv · nv 151 · Recipe for Disaster #3 · Mad Marv · ar 161 · Narcolepsy · Mad Marv · nv 203 · Recipe for Disaster #4 · Mad Marv · ar 213 · Mosquito · Mad Marv · nv 257 · Epitaph · Mad Marv · aw

Tomorrow: Science Fiction and the Future ed. Alan L. Madsen (Scholastic, 1973, SG:1657, 192pp, tp, an)     Textbook, “A Scholastic Literature Unit Anthology.”. 7 · The World of 1990 · Isaac Asimov · ar The Diners Club Magazine January 1965 23 · Toward the Space Age · William Stafford · pm 1970 25 · The Last Effort · Eugene Burdick & John Harvey Wheeler · ex from Fail-Safe, McGraw-Hill, 1962; chapters 16 & 17. 35 · Your Attention Please · Peter Porter · pm Penguin Modern Poets 2, Penguin, 1962 39 · The Portable Phonograph · Walter Van Tilburg Clark · ss The Yale Review Spring 1941 51 · from Address Upon Receiving the Nobel Prize for Literature · William Faulkner · pm The Faulkner Reader by William Faulkner, Random House, 1954 53 · The Class of ’99 · Rod Serling · pl (r) 70 · Robots May Train Tomorrow’s Doctors · [uncredited] · ar The Futurist v1 #4, 74 · All Watched Over by Machines of Loving Grace · Richard Brautigan · pm All Watched Over by Machines of Loving Grace by Richard Brautigan, Communication Company, 1967 77 · from The Machine Stops · E. M. Forster · ex Oxford and Cambridge Review November 1909 87 · Unready to Wear · Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. · ss Galaxy Science Fiction April 1953 109 · World Population and the Future · Dr. Paul R. Ehrlich · ar Stanford Today Winter 1968, as “World Population: Is the Battle Lost?” 121 · The Rocket · Ray Bradbury · ss Super Science Stories March 1950, as “Outcast of the Stars” 139 · We’ll All Be Spacemen Before We Die · Mike Evans · pm New Worlds #183, October 1968 141 · Intelligent Life on Other Worlds · Poul Anderson · ar from Is There Life on Other Worlds?, 1963; adapted from “The Appearance of Intelligence”. 155 · The Awakening · Arthur C. Clarke · ss Future Science Fiction Stories January 1952 revised from Zenith, February 1942. 163 · The Image of the Gods · Alan E. Nourse · ss Orbit v1 #4, 1954 190 · A Vacation on Earth · Thomas M. Disch · pm SF 12 ed. Judith Merril, Delacorte, 1968

Big Ben Strikes Eleven by David Magarshack (Constable, 1934, 7/6d, 362pp, hc, n.) [Supt. Edward F. Mooney]

Big Ben Strikes Eleven by David Magarshack (The British Library, November 10, 2023, 978-0-7123-5483-7, £9.99, 272pp, tp, n.) [British Library Crime Classics; Supt. Edward F. Mooney]     Reprint (Constable 1934) mystery novel.

Russian Science Fiction ed. Robert Magidoff (New York University Press, 1964, LC:63-11301, $5.00, 272pp, hc, an) 9 · Introduction · Robert Magidoff · in 19 · Invisible Light · Alexander Belayev; translated by Doris Johnson · ss translated from the Russian (“Nevidimyy svet”, Vokrug Sveta January 1938). 31 · The Magic Shoes · Victor Saparin; translated by Doris Johnson · ss translated from the Russian (“Volshebnyye Botinki”, 1955). 39 · A Dangerous Invention · E. Zelikovich; translated by Doris Johnson · ss translated from the Russian (“Opasnoe Izobretenie”, 1938). 57 · The Fiction Machines · Vadim Okhotnikov; translated by Doris Johnson · ss translated from the Russian (“Avtomaty pisatyelya”, V Mire Iskaniy, 1949). 67 · Shadows of the Past · Ivan Yefremov; translated by Doris Johnson · nv translated from the Russian (“Ten’ minuvshego”, 1945). 102 · Cor Serpentis · Ivan Yefremov; translated by Doris Johnson · nv translated from the Russian (“Cor Serpentis (Serdtse zmei)”, 1959). 151 · Flying Flowers · Mikhail Vasilyev; translated by Doris Johnson · ss translated from the Russian (“Letayushchie Tsvety”, 1960). 169 · The Maxwell Equations · Anatoly Dnieprov; translated by Doris Johnson · nv translated from the Russian (“Uravneniya Maksvella”, Molodaya gvardiya 27 March to 27 April 1960). 204 · The Astronaut · Valentina Zhuravleva; translated by Doris Johnson · ss translated from the Russian (“Astronavt”, 1960). 218 · A New Year’s Fairy Tale · Vladimir Dudintsev; translated by Doris Johnson · nv translated from the Russian (“Novogodnyaya skazka”, 1960). 246 · On the Moon · K. Tsiolkovsky; translated by Doris Johnson · ex translated from the Russian (“Na Lune”, 1893).

Russian Science Fiction 1968 ed. Robert Magidoff (New York University Press, 1968, LC:68-16804, $6.50, xii+211pp, hc, an) vii · Introduction · Robert Magidoff · in 3 · A Dweller in Two Worlds · Gennady Gor; translated by Helen Saltz Jacobson · nv translated from the Russian (“Elektronnyy Mel’mot”, 1964). 40 · Desert Encounter · Igor Rosokhovatsky; translated by Helen Saltz Jacobson · ss translated from the Russian (“Vstrecha v pustyne”, 1961). 48 · Tales of the Distant Past · Roman Podolny; translated by Helen Saltz Jacobson · gp _48 · For the First Time · Roman Podolny; translated by Helen Saltz Jacobson · ss translated from the Russian (“Vpervyye”, 1962). _50 · It Is Impossible to Sail the Sea · Roman Podolny; translated by Helen Saltz Jacobson · ss translated from the Russian (“Moreplavaniye nevozmozhno”, 1962). 54 · The Heroic Feat · Anatole Dnieprov; translated by Helen Saltz Jacobson · ss translated from the Russian (“Podvig”, 1962). 73 · Formula for the Impossible · Isai Lukodianov & Yevgeny Voiskunsky; translated by Helen Saltz Jacobson · nv translated from the Russian (“Formula nevozmozhnogo”, 1963). 107 · Life Is So Dull for Little Girls · Kirill Bulychev; translated by Helen Saltz Jacobson · ss translated from the Russian (“Devochka, s kotoroj nichego ne sluchitsya”, 1965). 124 · Thread of Life · Y. Safronov; translated by Helen Saltz Jacobson · ss translated from the Russian (“Nit’ zhizni”, 1963). 139 · The Mystery of Green Crossing · Mikhail Yemtsev & Yeremey Parnov; translated by Helen Saltz Jacobson · nv translated from the Russian (“Ne ostavlyayushchiy sleda”, 1962). 174 · Storm · Valentina Zhuravleva; translated by Helen Saltz Jacobson · ss translated from the Russian (“Burya”, 1959). 188 · In Man’s Own Image · Ilya Varshavsky; translated by Helen Saltz Jacobson · gp _188 · Homunculus · Ilya Varshavsky; translated by Helen Saltz Jacobson · ss translated from the Russian (“Gomunkulus”, 1965). _192 · Conflict · Ilya Varshavsky; translated by Helen Saltz Jacobson · ss translated from the Russian (“Konflikt”, 1964). 195 · The Founding of Civilization · Romain Yarov; translated by Helen Saltz Jacobson · ss translated from the Russian (“Osnovaniye tsivilizatsii”, 1965). 202 · The Robotniks · Vladlen Bakhnov; translated by Helen Saltz Jacobson · ss translated from the Russian (“Robniki”, 1966). 204 · Mutiny · Vladlen Bakhnov; translated by Helen Saltz Jacobson · ss translated from the Russian (“Yedinstvennyj v svoyom rode”, 1966).

Russian Science Fiction 1969 ed. Robert Magidoff (New York University Press, 1969, LC:75-88134, $6.95, vii+210pp, hc, an) v · Preface · Robert Magidoff · pr vii · Notes on Some of the Authors · [uncredited] · bg 3 · In the Land of Science Fiction · Evgeni Brandis & Vladimir Dmitrevsky; translated by Yuri Sdobnikov · ar Soviet Literature v239 #5, 1968 translated from the Russian (“Puteshestvie v Stranu Fantastiki”, 1965). 11 · Journey Into the Future · Daniil Granin; translated by Peter Mann · ar Soviet Literature v239 #5, 1968 translated from the Russian (“I vse zhe…”, 1967). 21 · Unique · Vladlen Bakhnov; translated by Natasha S. Green · ss translated from the Russian (“Edinstvennyj v Svoyom Rode”, 1966). 31 · Speaking of Demonology · Vladlen Bakhnov; translated by Vladimir Talmy · ss Soviet Literature v239 #5, 1968 translated from the Russian (“Koe-chto o chertovshchine”, 1966). 37 · Crabs Take Over the Island · Anatoly Dnieprov; translated by George Yankovsky · nv Soviet Literature v239 #5, 1968 translated from the Russian (“Kraby idut po ostrovu”, Znanie - Sila November 1958). 62 · The Garden · Gennady Gor; translated by Natasha S. Green · ss 1968 translated from the Russian (“Sad”, 1968). 79 · Human Frailty · A. Xlebnikov; translated by Natasha S. Green · ss translated from the Russian (“Chelovecheskaya nepolnotsennost’”, 1965). 83 · A Modest Genius: A Fairy-Tale for Grown-Ups · Vadim Shefner; translated by Eve Manning · ss Soviet Literature v239 #5, 1968 translated from the Russian (“Skromnyi genii”, Zapozdalyi strelok, Leningrad: Sovetskii pisatel’ 1968). 101 · A Raid Takes Place at Midnight · Ilya Varshavsky; translated by Vladimir Talmy · ss Soviet Literature v239 #5, 1968 translated from the Russian (“Ogrableniye proizoydet v polnoch’”, 1967). 110 · A Farewell on the Shore · Yevgeny Voiskunsky & Isai Lukodianov; translated by Judith M. Clifford · nv translated from the Russian (“Proshchanie na beregu”, 1964). 146 · Robot Humor · B. Zubkov & E. Muslin; translated by Natasha S. Green · gp _146 · To Each His Own · B. Zubkov & E. Muslin; translated by Natasha S. Green · vi translated from the Russian (“Kazhdomu svoyo”, 1965). _146 · “Out of the Mouths of Babes…!” · B. Zubkov & E. Muslin; translated by Natasha S. Green · vi translated from the Russian (“Pronitsatel’nyy rebyonok”, 1965). _146 · The Real Give-Away · B. Zubkov & E. Muslin; translated by Natasha S. Green · vi translated from the Russian (“Yedinstvennaya primeta”, 1965). _146 · “Tell It Like It Is!” · B. Zubkov & E. Muslin; translated by Natasha S. Green · vi translated from the Russian (“Pryamolineynost’”, 1966). _147 · The Law of Conserving Energy · B. Zubkov & E. Muslin; translated by Natasha S. Green · vi translated from the Russian (“Lentyay”, 1965). _147 · Nothing New Under the Sun · B. Zubkov & E. Muslin; translated by Natasha S. Green · vi translated from the Russian (“Somnitel’naya novinka”, 1966). _147 · Robot Chit-Chat · B. Zubkov & E. Muslin; translated by Natasha S. Green · vi translated from the Russian (“Roboty zaznalis’”, 1965). _147 · Questions, Questions! · B. Zubkov & E. Muslin; translated by Natasha S. Green · vi translated from the Russian (“Nedoverchivyy rebyonok”, 1966). _147 · Barankin Wants to Be a Robot · B. Zubkov & E. Muslin; translated by Natasha S. Green · vi translated from the Russian (“Barankin khochet byt’ robotom”, 1966). _148 · Ingenious Lovers · B. Zubkov & E. Muslin; translated by Natasha S. Green · vi translated from the Russian (“Izobretatel’nyye vlyublennyye”, 1966). _148 · “Not What Meets the Eye!” · B. Zubkov & E. Muslin; translated by Natasha S. Green · vi translated from the Russian (“Verkh logiki”, 1965). _148 · “Things Are Bad All Over!” · B. Zubkov & E. Muslin; translated by Natasha S. Green · vi translated from the Russian (“Zayavleniye”, 1966). _148 · Easy Come, Easy Go · B. Zubkov & E. Muslin; translated by Natasha S. Green · vi _149 · “It’s the Big Things in Life…” · B. Zubkov & E. Muslin; translated by Natasha S. Green · vi translated from the Russian (“Perestaralis’”, 1968). _149 · A Super Skeptic · B. Zubkov & E. Muslin; translated by Natasha S. Green · vi translated from the Russian (“Papa—skeptik”, 1965). 150 · The Minotaur · Gennady Gor; translated by Thom Watts · na; “somewhat abridged”. translated from the Russian (“Minotavr”, 1967).

Obsessions by Anthony S. Magistrale & Robert H. Knox (Niekas Publications, January 1990, 0-910619-05-0, $3.95, 40pp, 4″ x 11″ pb, oc)     Collection of poetry by Magistrale with b/w illustrations by Knox. 3 · Introduction · Robert Bloch · in 4 · The Mannequin · Anthony S. Magistrale · pm 8 · Wounds · Anthony S. Magistrale · pm 10 · Bird Droppings on I-79 · Anthony S. Magistrale · pm 12 · The Somnambular Supermarket · Anthony S. Magistrale · pm 16 · A Melville Home Is Damaged · Anthony S. Magistrale · pm 20 · For Jennifer: A Saturday Night Poem · Anthony S. Magistrale · pm 22 · Life in Harry Orth’s Office · Anthony S. Magistrale · pm 24 · For Sam, Who Would Understand This · Anthony S. Magistrale · pm 28 · It’s the Old Story · Anthony S. Magistrale · pm 30 · To Edgar Poe on Father’s Day · Anthony S. Magistrale · pm 32 · Fernbach in Space · Anthony S. Magistrale · vi Fifty Extremely SF* Stories ed. Michael Bastraw, Niekas, 1982 34 · Obsession · Anthony S. Magistrale · pm 38 · Ode for a Dead Werewolf · Anthony S. Magistrale · pm 40 · Anthony S. Magistrale and Robert H. Knox · [uncredited] · bg

The Return of the Magi by Maurice Magre; translated by Reginald Merton (Sphere, December 1975, 0-7221-5845-9, 65p, 224pp, pb, n.) [The Dennis Wheatley Library of the Occult]     Reprint (Philip Allan 1931) occult novel translated from the French (Le Retour des Rois Mages, 1926). Volume 36 in the series. 7 · Introduction · Dennis Wheatley · in

Leaping Beauty: and Other Animal Fairy Tales by Gregory Maguire (HarperCollins, August 2004, 0-06-056417-2, $15.99, 197pp, hc, oc, cover by Chris L. Demarest)     Children’s collection of eight fractured fairy tales with animals in the title roles. Illustrated by Chris L. Demarest. 1 · Leaping Beauty · Gregory Maguire · ss 23 · Goldiefox and the Three Chickens · Gregory Maguire · ss 41 · Hamster and Gerbil · Gregory Maguire · nv 67 · So What and the Seven Giraffes · Gregory Maguire · nv 105 · Little Red Robin Hood · Gregory Maguire · ss 127 · The Three Little Penguins and the Big Bad Walrus · Gregory Maguire · ss 145 · Cinder-Elephant · Gregory Maguire · nv 173 · Rumplesnakeskin · Gregory Maguire · ss

Red Spectres ed. Muireann Maguire (Overlook Press/Ardis, 2013, 978-1-4683-0348-3, $25.95, 224pp, hc, an)     Details supplied by Kenneth R. Johnson. 25 · In the Mirror · Valery Bryusov; translated by Muireann Maguire · ss translated from the Russian. 35 · The Tale of the Hairdresser’s Mannequin; or, The Last Love Affair of a Moscow Architect · Aleksandr Chayanov; translated by Muireann Maguire · nv translated from the Russian. 66 · Venediktov; or, The Memorable Events of My Life · Aleksandr Chayanov; translated by Muireann Maguire · nv translated from the Russian. 90 · The Venetian Mirror; or, The Extraordinary Adventures of the Glass Man · Aleksandr Chayanov; translated by Muireann Maguire · ss translated from the Russian. 109 · The Red Crown · Mikhail Bulgakov; translated by Muireann Maguire · ss translated from the Russian. 115 · A Seance · Mikhail Bulgakov; translated by Muireann Maguire · ss translated from the Russian. 124 · The Phantom · Sigizmund Krzhizhanovsky; translated by Muireann Maguire · nv 1991 translated from the Russian. 147 · The Grey Motor Car · Aleksandr Grin; translated by Muireann Maguire · nv translated from the Russian. 184 · The Messenger · Georgy Peskov; translated by Muireann Maguire · ss translated from the Russian. 194 · The Woman with No Nose · Georgy Peskov; translated by Muireann Maguire · ss translated from the Russian. 203 · Professor Knop’s Experiment · Pavel Perov; translated by Muireann Maguire · ss translated from the Russian.

Something Wicked: New Scottish Crime Writing ed. Susie Maguire & Amanda Hargreaves (Polygon, November 1999, 978-0-7486-6253-1, £9.99, 166pp, tp, oa)     Details supplied by Terry Zobeck. vii · Introduction · Susie Maguire & Amanda Hargreaves · in 1 · Bampot Central · Christopher Brookmyre · ss Fresh Blood 2 ed. Mike Ripley & Maxim Jakubowski, The Do-Not Press, 1997 19 · How the Angels Fly In · Ron Butlin · ss 25 · Death Wish · Linda Cracknell · ss 31 · Conviction · Chris Dolan · ss 39 · Someone Had To · Janice Galloway · ss 45 · I Shall Fear No Evil · Iain Grant · ss 51 · Lowlands · Kathryn Heyman · ss 57 · Statutes and Judgements · Susie Maguire · ss 65 · The Writing on the Wall · Val McDermid · ss 3rd Culprit ed. Liza Cody, Michael Z. Lewin & Peter Lovesey, Chatto & Windus, 1994 71 · Shoebox · Duncan McLean · ss Bucket of Tongues by Duncan McLean, Secker & Warburg, 1992 81 · How You Look at It · Candia McWilliam · ss 87 · Carol’s Gift · Denise Mina · ss 95 · A Change of Face · Agnes Owens · ss 103 · Second Hand · Siân Preece · ss 113 · The Hanged Man · Ian Rankin · ss 123 · Common Knowledge · Elizabeth Reeder · ss 133 · Of Tooth and Claw · Manda Scott · ss 139 · Kasia’s Mother’s Mother’s Story · Ali Smith · ss 145 · Business · Raymond Soltysek · ss 151 · My Life in Movies · David Stenhouse · ss 159 · Whistling, Singing, Eating Fruit · Ruth Thomas · ss

In Sunshine or in Shadow ed. Mary Maher & Kate Cruise O’Brien--- see under Kate Cruise O’Brien.

Valentine Picture Story Library ed. Lara Maiklem (Prion, February 4, 2008, 978-1-853-75645-0, £12.99, 399pp, hc, an) 5 · Introduction · Steve Holland · in 6 · Livin’ Lovin’ Doll · [uncredited] · cs Valentine Picture Story Library #20, March 1961; illustrated by R. G. Casarrubio 72 · What Do You Want? · [uncredited] · cs Valentine Picture Story Library #15, January 1961; illustrated by R. G. Casarrubio 138 · You Made Me Love You · [uncredited] · cs Valentine Picture Story Library #22, April 1961; illustrated by R. Santos 204 · Treat Me Nice · [uncredited] · cs Valentine Picture Story Library #26, June 1961; illustrated by Jesus Blasco 270 · Say It with Music · [uncredited] · cs Valentine Picture Story Library #17, February 1961; illustrated by Jesus Blasco 336 · No Turning Back · [uncredited] · cs Valentine Picture Story Library #16, January 1961; illustrated by Jose Carlos

The Darkest of Nights by Charles Eric Maine (Hodder & Stoughton, 1962, 254pp, hc, n.)     SF novel.

The Darkest of Nights by Charles Eric Maine (The British Library, February 14, 2019, 978-0-7123-5218-5, £8.99, 317pp, tp, n., cover by Chesley Bonestell) [British Library Science Fiction Classics]     Reprint (Hodder 1962) SF novel.

The Tide Went Out by Charles Eric Maine (Hodder & Stoughton, 1958, 190pp, hc, n.)     SF novel.

The Tide Went Out by Charles Eric Maine (The British Library, January 25, 2019, 978-0-7123-5237-6, £8.99, 236pp, tp, n., cover by David A. Hardy) [British Library Science Fiction Classics]     Reprint (Hodder 1958) SF novel.

Ex Cathedra by Rebecca Maines (Twilight Tales, June 2006, 0-9779856-0-1, $12.00, 165pp, tp, co)     Collection of 11 stories, four original. Three were originally written as by Pamela D. Hodgson. 9 · Sarah, Who Speaks to the Lord · Rebecca Maines · ss Daughter of Dangerous Dames ed. Tina L. Jens, 11th Hour Productions, 2000 20 · Plowshares · Rebecca Maines · ss Marion Zimmer Bradley’s Sword and Sorceress XXI ed. Diana L. Paxson, DAW, 2004 33 · The Age of Maturity · Rebecca Maines · ss Blood Muse ed. Esther M. Friesner & Martin H. Greenberg, Donald I. Fine, 1995, as by Pamela D. Hodgson 47 · Things Left Undone · Rebecca Maines · ss 67 · They Still Play the Blues in Chicago · Rebecca Maines · ss 74 · The Next Ted Williams · Rebecca Maines · ss www.maines.org 2002 87 · Lockdown · Rebecca Maines · ss 99 · Returned Mail from EALTGELD · Rebecca Maines · ss Dangerous Dames ed. Tina L. Jens, 11th Hour Productions, 1998, as by Pamela D. Hodgson 111 · Liquidation · Rebecca Maines · ss MarsDust 2004 127 · PRAVI · Rebecca Maines · ss 147 · The Canterbury Path · Rebecca Maines · ss The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction August 1995, as by Pamela D. Hodgson 167 · About the Author · [uncredited] · bg

Robert Bloch: Appreciations of the Master ed. Ricia Mainhardt & Richard Matheson--- see under Richard Matheson.

Frightfully Cosy and Mild Stories for Nervous Types by Johnny Mains (Shadow Publishing, September 25, 2012, 978-0-9539032-5-2, £7.99, 173pp, tp, oc, cover by Richard Sampson)     Details taken from online listing. 1 · Foreword · Johnny Mains · fw 3 · The Song of the Syrinx, and Other Callings: An Intro to Johnny Mains’ “Difficult Second Collection” · Stephen Volk · in 7 · Aldeburgh · Johnny Mains · ss Terror Tales of East Anglia ed. Paul Finch, Gray Friar Press, 2012 25 · Mrs. Claus and the Immaculate Conception · Johnny Mains · nv 47 · Cure · Johnny Mains · ss 53 · The Tip Run · Johnny Mains · ss 59 · Head Soup · Johnny Mains · ss The Aklonomicon ed. Ivan McCann & Joseph S. Pulver, Sr., Aklo Press, 2012 69 · Dead Forest Air · Johnny Mains · ss 81 · The Rookery · Johnny Mains · ss Bite Sized Horror ed. Johnny Mains, Obverse Books, 2011; revised. 91 · Prim Suspect · Johnny Mains · nv 113 · The Jacket · Johnny Mains · ss Alt-Dead ed. Peter Mark May, Hersham Horror Books, 2011 123 · “I Wish” · Johnny Mains · ss 133 · George V · Johnny Mains · ss Voices from the Past ed. Lee Harris & Scott Harrison, H&H Books, 2011 139 · The Were-Dwarf · Johnny Mains · nv 169 · Author’s Mumbles · Johnny Mains · aw

Back from the Dead: The Legacy of The Pan Book of Horror Stories ed. Johnny Mains (Noose & Gibbet Publishing, March 2010, 978-0-9564884-0-4, £20.00, 524pp, hc, oa) · Foreword · Shaun Hutson · fw · The Influence of Pan · David A. Sutton · in · Locked · Christopher Fowler · ss · Mr. Smythe · Tony Richards · ss · Acute Rehab · John Burke · ss · Camera Obscura · Basil Copper · nv The Sixth Pan Book of Horror Stories ed. Herbert van Thal, Pan, 1965 · The True Spirit · David A. Riley · ss · Angel · Jack Wainer · ss · A Good Offence · Myc Harrison · ss · Gallybagger · Roger Clarke · ss · Spinalonga · John Ware · ss The 13th Pan Book of Horror Stories ed. Herbert van Thal, Pan, 1972 · The Forgotten Island · Jonathan Cruise · ss · Dreaming the Dark · J. P. Dixon · ss · The Little Girl Eater · Septimus Dale · ss The Fourth Pan Book of Horror Stories ed. Herbert van Thal, Pan, 1963 · Mr. Golden’s Haunt · Christina Kiplinger · ss · The Stare · John Burke · ss · The Children · Nicholas Royle · ss · The Moment of Death · Ken Alden · ss The 24th Pan Book of Horror Stories ed. Herbert van Thal, Pan, 1983 · A Caribbean Incident · Jane Louie · ss · The Waiting Game · Craig Herbertson · ss · School Crossing · Francis King · ss The 20th Pan Book of Horror Stories ed. Herbert van Thal, Pan, 1979 · Sounds Familiar · Harry E. Turner · ss · An Outing with H. · Conrad Hill · ss · “Lest Ye Should Suffer Nightmares”: Herbert Van Thal: A Biography · Johnny Mains · bg [Ref. Herbert Van Thal]

Best British Horror 2014 ed. Johnny Mains (Salt Publishing, April 15, 2014, 978-1-907773-64-8, £9.99, 432pp, tp, an)     Details taken from online listing. · Doll Re Mi · Tanith Lee · nv Nightmare #8, May 2013 · When Charlie Sleeps · Laura Mauro · ss Black Static #37, November/December 2013 · Exploding Raphaelesque Heads · Ian Hunter · ss The Tenth Black Book of Horror ed. Charles Black, Mortbury Press, 2013 · The Bloody Tower · Anna Taborska · ss Terror Tales of London ed. Paul Finch, Gray Friar Press, 2013 · Behind the Doors · Ramsey Campbell · nv Memoryville Blues ed. Peter Crowther & Nick Gevers, PS Publishing, 2013 · The Secondary Host · John Llewellyn Probert · ss Exotic Gothic 5, Volume II ed. Danel Olson, PS Publishing, 2013 · The Garscube Creative Writing Group · Muriel Gray · ss The Burning Circus ed. Johnny Mains, British Fantasy Society, 2013 · Biofeedback · Gary Fry · ss Shades of Nothingness by Gary Fry, PS Publishing, 2013 · Doll Hands · Adam Nevill · nv The Burning Circus ed. Johnny Mains, British Fantasy Society, 2013 · Guinea Pig Girl · Thana Niveau · nv The Tenth Black Book of Horror ed. Charles Black, Mortbury Press, 2013 · Touch Me with Your Cold, Hard Fingers · Elizabeth Stott · ss Nightjar Press, June 2013 · Dad Dancing · Kate Farrell · ss The Tenth Black Book of Horror ed. Charles Black, Mortbury Press, 2013 · The Arse-Licker · Stephen Volk · ss Anatomy of Death (In Five Sleazy Pieces) ed. Mark West, Hersham Horror Books, 2013 · Laudate Dominum (for Many Voices) · D. P. Watt · ss Shadows & Tall Trees #5, Summer 2013 · Someone to Watch Over You · Marie O’Regan · ss Terror Tales of London ed. Paul Finch, Gray Friar Press, 2013 · Namesake · V. H. Leslie · ss Black Static #36, September/October 2013 · Come Into My Parlour · Reggie Oliver · ss Dark World ed. Timothy Parker Russell, Tartarus Press, 2013 · The Red Door · Mark Morris · ss Terror Tales of London ed. Paul Finch, Gray Friar Press, 2013 · Author of the Death · Michael Marshall Smith · ss Everything You Need by Michael Marshall Smith, Earthling Publications, 2013 · The Magician Kelso Dennett · Stephen Volk · ss Terror Tales of the Seaside ed. Paul Finch, Gray Friar Press, 2013 · That Tiny Flutter of the Heart I Used to Call Love · Robert Shearman · ss Psycho-Mania! ed. Stephen Jones, Robinson, 2013

Best British Horror 2015 ed. Johnny Mains (Salt Publishing, May 25, 2015, 978-1-78463-028-7, £9.99, 335pp, tp, an, cover by vithib)     Details taken from online listing. ix · Introduction · Johnny Mains · in 1 · Quarry Hogs · Jane Jakeman · nv Supernatural Tales #27, Autumn 2014 24 · Random Flight · Rosalie Parker · ss Terror Tales of Yorkshire ed. Paul Finch, Gray Friar Press, 2014 34 · Shaddertown · Conrad Williams · ss Shadows & Tall Trees #6, Spring 2014 50 · Learning the Language · John Llewellyn Probert · ss Terror Tales of Wales ed. Paul Finch, Gray Friar Press, 2014 65 · A Spider Remember · Sara Pascoe · ss Dead Funny ed. Robin Ince & Johnny Mains, Salt Publishing, 2014 70 · Eastmouth · Alison Moore · ss The Spectral Book of Horror Stories ed. Mark Morris, Spectral Press, 2014 78 · The Reunion · Rebecca Lloyd · ss Mercy and Other Stories by Rebecca Lloyd, Tartarus Press, 2014 96 · The Third Time · Helen Grant · nv The Ghosts and Scholars Book of Shadows: Vol 2 ed. Rosemary Pardoe, Sarob Press, 2014 129 · Drowning in Air · Andrew Hook · ss Strange Tales Volume IV ed. Rosalie Parker, Tartarus Press, 2014 140 · Alistair · Mark Samuels · ss Written in Darkness by Mark Samuels, Egaeus Press, 2014 150 · In the Year of Omens · Helen Marshall · ss Fearful Symmetries ed. Ellen Datlow, ChiZine Publications, 2014 167 · Apple Pie and Sulphur · Christopher Harman · nv Shadows & Tall Trees #6, Spring 2014 195 · On Ilkley Moor · Alison Littlewood · ss Terror Tales of Yorkshire ed. Paul Finch, Gray Friar Press, 2014 211 · The Broken and the Unmade · Steven J. Dines · nv Black Static #39, March/April 2014 234 · Only Bleeding · Gary McMahon · ss Horror Uncut ed. Tom Johnstone & Joel Lane, Gray Friar Press, 2014 242 · Night Porter · R. B. Russell · ss Shadows & Tall Trees #6, Spring 2014 258 · Something Sinister in Sunlight · Lisa Tuttle · ss The Spectral Book of Horror Stories ed. Mark Morris, Spectral Press, 2014 274 · The Night Run · Simon Kurt Unsworth · ss Noir ed. Ian Whates>, NewCon Press, 2014, as “The Private Ambulance” 281 · The Rising Tide · Priya Sharma · ss Terror Tales of Wales ed. Paul Finch, Gray Friar Press, 2014 299 · The Slista · Stephen Laws · ss The Spectral Book of Horror Stories ed. Mark Morris, Spectral Press, 2014 303 · Dog · Reece Shearsmith · ss Dead Funny ed. Robin Ince & Johnny Mains, Salt Publishing, 2014 315 · Remembering Graham Joyce · Sue Joyce · ob [Ref. Graham Joyce] 316 · Under the Pylon · Graham Joyce · ss Darklands 2 ed. Nicholas Royle, Egerton Press, 1992

Best British Horror 2018 ed. Johnny Mains (NewCon Press, October 23, 2018, 978-1-910935-96-5, £12.99, 253pp, tp, an, cover by Daniele Serra)     Details taken from online listing. 7 · Introduction · Johnny Mains · in 9 · Paymon’s Trio · Colette de Curzon · ss Nightjar Press, June 2017 19 · Love and Death · Reggie Oliver · ss The Scarlet Soul ed. Mark Valentine, Swan River Press, 2017 37 · In the Light of St. Ives · Ray Cluley · ss Terror Tales of Cornwall ed. Paul Finch, Telos Publishing, 2017 53 · The Book of Dreems · Georgina Bruce · ss Black Static #61, November/December 2017 65 · The Affair · James Everington · ss Nightscript III ed. C. M. Muller, Chthonic Matter, 2017 75 · Fragments of a Broken Doll · Cate Gardner · ss Dark Satanic Mills ed. Steve J. Shaw, Black Shuck Books, 2017 81 · The Lies We Tell · Charlotte Bond · nv Dark Satanic Mills ed. Steve J. Shaw, Black Shuck Books, 2017 97 · Ting-a-Ling-a-Ling [Dr. C. G. Lawrence] · Daniel McGachey · nv The Ghosts & Scholars M.R. James Newsletter #32, October 2017 127 · Tools of the Trade · Paul Finch · nv Dark Satanic Mills ed. Steve J. Shaw, Black Shuck Books, 2017 153 · Departures · A. K. Benedict · ss New Fears ed. Mark Morris, Titan, 2017 167 · The Taste of Her · Mark West · ss Things We Leave Behind by Mark West, Dark Minds Press, 2017 175 · Sun Dogs · Laura Mauro · ss Shadows & Tall Trees v7, 2017 193 · Dispossession · Nicholas Royle · ss Shadows & Tall Trees v7, 2017 199 · Shell Baby · V. H. Leslie · ss Shadows & Tall Trees v7, 2017 217 · The Unwish · Claire Dean · ss Nightjar Press, November 2017 227 · A Day with the Delusionists · Reggie Oliver · ss Holidays from Hell by Reggie Oliver, Tartarus Press, 2017 235 · We Who Sing Beneath the Ground · Mark Morris · ss Terror Tales of Cornwall ed. Paul Finch, Telos Publishing, 2017

Bite Sized Horror ed. Johnny Mains (Obverse Books, June 30, 2011, 978-0-9565605-6-8, £9.99, 96pp, tp, oa)     Details taken from online listing. · The Brighton Redemption · Reggie Oliver · ss · The Between · Paul Kane · ss · His Pale Blue Eyes · David A. Riley · ss · The Unquiet Bones · Marie O’Regan · ss · The Rookery · Johnny Mains · ss · The Carbon Heart · Conrad Williams · ss

The Burning Circus: BFS Horror 1 ed. Johnny Mains (The British Fantasy Society, October 2013, 121pp, hc, oa, cover by David Whitlam)     Anthology of original horror stories, distributed free to members of the British Fantasy Society. · Editor’s Note · Johnny Mains · fw 1 · Introduction · Ramsey Campbell · in 5 · Doll Hands · Adam Nevill · nv 25 · Death Walks En Pointe · Thana Niveau · ss 41 · The Burning Circus · Angela Slatter · ss 49 · Where Is Uncle Phillip? · Alex Hamilton · ss 59 · The Queen in the Yellow Wallpaper · Lynda E. Rucker · nv 73 · The Peter Lorre Fan Club · Stephen Volk · nv 93 · The Garscube Creative Writing Group · Muriel Gray · ss 105 · The Sixteenth Step · Rob Shearman · ss

Celtic Weird: Tales of Wicked Folklore and Dark Mythology ed. Johnny Mains (British Library Publishing, November 10, 2022, 978-0-7123-5432-5, £16.99, 288pp, hc, an) [British Library Gilded Nightmares]     Details taken from Table of Contents. vii · Introduction · Johnny Mains · in xi · A Note from the Publisher · [uncredited] · ms · Scotland 3 · The Milk-White Doo · Elizabeth W. Grierson · ss Scottish Fairy Book by Elizabeth W. Grierson, T. Fisher Unwin, 1910 11 · The Cure · Dorothy K. Haynes · ss The Tenth Pan Book of Horror Stories ed. Herbert van Thal, Pan, 1969 19 · The Fetch · Robert Aickman · nv New Tales of Terror ed. Hugh Lamb, Magnum, 1980 · Ireland 67 · The Death Spancel · Katharine Tynan · ss The Wave May 2 1896 75 · The Seeker of Souls · Jasper John · ss Sinister Stories by Jasper John, Henry Walker, 1930 87 · The Green Grave and the Black Grave · Mary Lavin · ss The Atlantic Monthly May 1940 · Brittany 107 · The Other Side · Count Stanislaus Eric Stenbock · ss The Spirit Lamp June 6 1893; subtitled “A Breton Legend”. 121 · Kerfol · Edith Wharton · nv Scribner’s Magazine March 1916 147 · Celui-Là · Eleanor Scott · ss Randalls Round by Eleanor Scott, E. Benn, 1929 · Isle of Man 169 · Outwitting the Devil · Bill Billy · ss Manx Tales, S.K. Broadbent, 1899 177 · The Black Dog of Colby Glen · Billy Pheric · ss Manx Tales, S.K. Broadbent, 1899 183 · The Tarroo-Ushtey · Nigel Kneale · ss Tomato Cain by Nigel Kneale, Collins, 1949 · Wales 197 · The Knight of the Blood-Red Plume · Anne of Swansea · nv Deeds of Olden Times by Anne of Swansea, 1826, as “The Unknown!, or The Knight of the Red Plume” 227 · The Gift of Tongues · Arthur Machen · ss T.P.’s Weekly December 3 1927 235 · Mermaid Beach · Leslie Vardre · ss London Mystery Selection #55, December 1962 · Cornwall 245 · All Souls’ Night · A. L. Rowse · ss West Country Stories by A. L. Rowse, Macmillan, 1945 261 · Shepherd, Show Me… · Rosalind Wade · ss Unlikely Ghosts ed. James Turner, Cassell, 1967 283 · The Green Steps · Frank Baker · ss One and All ed. Denys Val Baker, Museum Press, 1951 · Gaelic 303 · MacPhie’s Black Dog · Donald Cameron · ss The Scottish Celtic Review March 1881 translated from the Gaelic (“Cù Dubh Mhic-a-Phì”). 311 · The Butterfly’s Wedding · Eachann MacPhaidein · ss The Celtic Review October 16 1905 translated from the Gaelic (“Pòsadh An Dealan-dè”, Uirsgenlan Gaidhealach, 1905). 317 · The Loch at the Back of the World · Reverend Lauchlan MacLean Watt · ss The Celtic Review July 1906

Dead Funny: Horror Stories by Comedians ed. Johnny Mains & Robin Ince--- see under Robin Ince.

The Dead of Summer: Strange Tales of May Eve & Midsummer ed. Johnny Mains (British Library Publishing, April 24, 2025, 978-0-7123-5528-5, £16.99, xiv+303pp, hc, an, cover by Mag Ruhig) [British Library Gilded Nightmares]     Details supplied by Mike Ashley. vii · The Weird Is Icumen In · Johnny Mains · in 1 · The First of May; or Wallburga’s Night · Caroline Pichler; translated by R. P. Gillies · na German Stories Selected from the Works of Hoffmann, De La Motte Fouqué, Pichler, Kruse, and Others ed. R. P. Gillies, William Blackwood & Sons, 1826, uncredited. translated from the German (“Die Wallpurgisnacht”, Sämmtliche Werke von Caroline Pichler, 1823). 43 · The Suitable Surroundings · Ambrose Bierce · ss San Francisco Examiner July 14 1889 55 · A Midsummer Night’s Marriage · J. Meade Falkner · nv National Review August 1896 83 · The Looking-Glass · Walter de la Mare · ss The Riddle and Other Stories by Walter de la Mare, Selwyn & Blount, 1923 97 · Midsummer at Stonehenge · F. Britten Austin · nv The Saturday Evening Post March 13 1926 125 · The Black Stone [Cthulhu] · Robert E. Howard · nv Weird Tales November 1931 147 · The Withered Heart · G. G. Pendarves · nv Weird Tales November 1939 175 · May Day Eve · Nick Joaquin · ss Philippines Free Press December 13 1947 189 · The Sale of Midsummer · Joan Aiken · ss The Sixth Ghost Book ed. Rosemary Timperley, Barrie & Jenkins, 1970 201 · Night on Roughtor · Donald R. Rawe · ss Haunted Cornwall ed. Denys Val Baker, William Kimber, 1973 221 · Where Phantoms Stir · Mary Williams · ss Where Phantoms Stir by Mary Williams, William Kimber, 1976 237 · Foxgloves · Susan Price · nv 13 Again ed. A. Finnis, Scholastic UK, 1995 255 · The Midsummer Emissary · Minagawa Hiroko; translated by Ginny Tapley Takemori · nv Kaiki: Uncanny Tales from Japan, Vol. 3 ed. Higashi Masao, Kurodahan Press, 2020 translated from the Japanese (“Fumizuki no Shisha”, Shosetsu Subaru, July 1996). 281 · Heaven on Earth · Jenn Ashworth · nv Midsummer Eve ed. Steve J. Shaw, Black Shuck Books, 2021, as “Midsummer Eve”

Halloweird: Classic Stories from the Season of Samhain ed. Johnny Mains (British Library Publishing, October 10, 2024, 978-0-7123-5502-5, £16.99, xvi+299pp, hc, an, cover by Mag Ruhig) [British Library Gilded Nightmares]     Details taken from online listing. vii · A Brief History of Early Halloween · Johnny Mains · in 3 · Hallowe’en · John Mayne · pm Ruddiman’s Weekly Magazine November 1780 9 · Halloween · Robert Burns · pm Poems, Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect by Robert Burns, John Wilson, 1786 21 · Hallowe’en: Or a Tale of Terror · Revi · pm Belfast Commercial Chronicle November 18 1807 25 · ’Twas the Night of All Hallows · Geraldine · pm The Brooklyn Daily Eagle October 31 1865 33 · Vermudyn’s Fate · R. Fryer · ss Chambers’s Journal August 23 1884 (+1) 53 · Out of the Night · Elizabeth Phipps Train · ss Peterson’s Magazine November 1889 71 · The Face in the Glass · Letitia Virginia Douglas · ss Godey’s Lady’s Book October 1891 85 · ’Struther Kannock’s Halloween · Edgar L. Wakeman · ss New Haven Daily Morning Journal and Courier October 27 1894 105 · The Phantom Ride: A Hallowe’en Ghost Story · Lyllian Huntley · ss Sunny South October 27 1901 115 · The Vow on Hallowe’en · Lyllian Huntley Harris · vi Weird Tales May/June/July 1924 121 · The Banshee’s Halloween [Darby O’Gill] · Herminie Templeton Kavanagh · ss McClure’s Magazine May 1903, as by Herminie Templeton 145 · The Graveyard · Alphonse Courlander · ss The Sketch March 6 1907 155 · All Souls’ Night · Eleanor Fitzgerald · ss The New Ross Standard October 29 1909 163 · The Sword · Rachel Swete Macnamara · ss The Sketch November 28 1917 171 · Cock-Crow Inn · Tod Robbins · nv Mystery Magazine March 1 1926 195 · When Hell Laughed · Flavia Richardson · ss Hutchinson’s Mystery Story Magazine January 1926 207 · All Souls’ · Edith Wharton · nv Ghosts by Edith Wharton, Appleton-Century, 1937 235 · Moonlight—Starlight · Virginia Layefsky · ss Ladies’ Home Journal October 1959 249 · The New House · Elizabeth Walter · nv Snowfall and Other Chilling Events by Elizabeth Walter, Harvill Press, 1965 283 · The Grove · Mary Williams · ss Chill Company by Mary Williams, Kimber, 1976

Scotland the Strange: Weird Tales from Storied Lands ed. Johnny Mains (British Library Publishing, November 2, 2023, 978-0-7123-5454-7, £16.99, 304pp, hc, an) [British Library Gilded Nightmares]     Details taken from Table of Contents. vii · Introduction · Johnny Mains · in xi · A Note from the Publisher · [uncredited] · ms 1 · The Hunt of Eildon · James Hogg · nv The Brownie of Bodsbeck by James Hogg, Wm. Blackwood, 1818 55 · The Murder Hole · Catherine Sinclair · ss Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine February 1829, uncredited. 65 · The Doom of Soulis · John Mackay Wilson · ss Tales of the Borders 1834 · The Seven Lights · John Mackay Wilson · ss Tales of the Borders 1834 93 · The Devil of Glenluce · Eliza Lynn Linton · ss Witch Stories by Elizabeth Lynn Linton, Chapman & Hall, 1861 105 · The Cavern of Steenfoll: A Scottish Legend · Wilhelm Hauff; translated by S. Mendel · ss Tales by Wilhelm Hauff by Wilhelm Hauff, tr. S. Mendel, George Bell & Sons, 1886 translated from the German (“Die Höhle von Steenfoll: Eine schottländische Sage”, 1827). 121 · Ticonderoga · Robert Louis Stevenson · ss Scribner’s Magazine December 1887 135 · “Death to the Head That Wears No Hair!” · David Grant · ss Scotch Stories by David Grant, E.& S. Livingstone, 1888 145 · The Ghosts of Craig-Aulnaic · [uncredited] · ss Folk-Lore and Legends: Scotland, W. W. Gibbings, 1889 153 · The Stag-Haunted Stream · Mrs. Campbell of Dunstaffnage · ss Waifs and Strays of Celtic Tradition ed. Lord Archibald Campbell, David Nutt, 1889 157 · The Two Sisters and the Curse · translated by Rev. John Gregorson Campbell · ss Clan Traditions and Popular Tales of the Western Highlands and Islands by Rev. John Gregorson Campbell, David Nutt, 1895 165 · The Outgoing of the Tide · John Buchan · nv The Atlantic Monthly January 1902 187 · Assipattle and the Mester Stoorworm · Elizabeth W. Grierson · ss Scottish Fairy Book by Elizabeth W. Grierson, T. Fisher Unwin, 1910 205 · Black-Haired John of Lewis, Sailor · translated by Rev. James MacDougall · ss Folk Tales and Fairy Lore by Rev. James MacDougall, John Grant, 1910 217 · The Moor · Neil M. Gunn · ss Hidden Doors by Neil M. Gunn, Porpoise, 1929 231 · Good Bairns · Dorothy K. Haynes · ss Thou Shalt Not Suffer a Witch by Dorothy K. Haynes, Methuen, 1949 243 · The Lass with the Delicate Air · Eileen Bigland · ss The Second Ghost Book ed. Cynthia Asquith, James Barrie, 1952 261 · The Inheritance · Simon Pilkington · ss Tandem Horror 2 ed. Richard Davis, Tandem, 1968 283 · The Curse of Mathair Nan Uisgeachan · Angus Wolfe Murray · nv Prevailing Spirits ed. Giles Gordon, Hamish Hamilton, 1976

The Screaming Book of Horror ed. Johnny Mains (Screaming Dreams, October 2012, 978-1-906652-15-9, £20.00, 336pp, hc, oa, cover by Steve Upham)     Details taken from online listing. 1 · Introduction · Johnny Mains · in 5 · Christenings Can Be Dangerous · John Llewellyn Probert · ss 17 · Larva · John Brunner · nv 39 · The Swarm · Alison Littlewood · ss 51 · Natural Selection · Robin Ince · ss 57 · One of the Family · Bernard Taylor · ss 77 · “Cut!” · Anna Taborska · ss 93 · The Christmas Toys · Paul Finch · ss 113 · The Quixote Candidate · Rhys Hughes · ss 129 · Helping Mummy · Kate Farrell · ss 139 · The City of Plenty · Alex Miles · ss Glory and Splendour by Alex Miles, Karōshi Books, 2012 149 · The Iron Cross · Craig Herbertson · nv 173 · Sometimes You Think You Are Alone · Alison Moore · ss 179 · Bird Doll · Claire Massey · ss 187 · What Shall We Do About Barker? · Reginald Oliver · ss 205 · Old Grudge Ender · David A. Riley · nv 227 · Jack and Jill · Steve Rasnic Tem · ss 233 · The Blackshore Dreamer [Dr. Caspian and Bronwen] · John Burke · nv 263 · Imagination · Christopher Fowler · nv 285 · The Baby Trap · Janine-Langley Wood · ss 295 · The Tip Run · Johnny Mains · ss Frightfully Cosy and Mild Stories for Nervous Types by Johnny Mains, Shadow Publishing, 2012 301 · Dementia · Charlie Higson · ss

Favourite Scary Stories from Graveside Al ed. Alan Maitland (Viking Penguin Canada, 1996, 0-670-86863-9, C$29.99, 302pp, hc, an, cover by Stephen Snider)     Anthology of 23 stories. xi · Introduction · Alan Maitland · in 1 · A Rose for Emily · William Faulkner · ss The Forum April 1930 14 · Fear · Walter de la Mare · pm (r) 15 · Which? · Walter de la Mare · pm (r) 17 · Kiss Me Again, Stranger · Daphne du Maurier · nv The Apple Tree by Daphne du Maurier, Gollancz, 1952 43 · The Fork in the Graveyard · Traditional (by Julie V. Watson) · ss Ghost Stories and Legends of Prince Edward Island by Julie V. Watson, Hounslow Press, 1988 47 · Silent Snow, Secret Snow · Conrad Aiken · nv The Virginia Quarterly Review October 1932 67 · Gabriel-Ernest · Saki · ss The Westminster Gazette May 29 1909 77 · The Trial for Murder · Charles Dickens · ss All the Year Round Christmas 1865, as “To Be Taken with a Grain of Salt”, uncredited. 91 · The Snail-Watcher · Patricia Highsmith · ss Gamma #3, 1964 101 · Thou Shalt Not Suffer a Witch… · Dorothy K. Haynes · ss At Close of Eve ed. Jeremy Scott, Jarrolds, 1947 117 · The Tomb of Sarah · F. G. Loring · ss The Pall Mall Magazine December 1900 133 · The Hollow of the Three Hills · Nathaniel Hawthorne · ss The Salem Gazette November 12 1830, uncredited. 139 · The Walker of the Snow · Charles Dawson Shanly · pm The Atlantic Monthly May 1859, uncredited. 143 · The Body-Snatcher · Robert Louis Stevenson · nv Pall Mall Gazette Christmas 1884 165 · Angeline, or the Haunted House · Émile Zola; translated by Clive Smith · ss The Penguin Book of Ghost Stories ed. J. A. Cuddon, Penguin, 1984 179 · The Pedler · Duncan Campbell Scott · ss (r) 185 · The Master of Rampling Gate · Anne Rice · nv Redbook February 1984 215 · Blue Beard · Charles Perrault · ss (r) translated from the French (“La Barbe Bleue”, Histoires ou Contes du temps passé, Paris, 1697). 223 · The Terror of Blue John Gap · Arthur Conan Doyle · ss The Strand Magazine August 1910 243 · Man from the South · Roald Dahl · ss Collier’s September 4 1948, as “Collector’s Item” 257 · The Girl at the Gate · Lucy Maud Montgomery · ss National Magazine August 1906 263 · The Boarded Window · Ambrose Bierce · ss San Francisco Examiner April 12 1891 269 · Confession · Algernon Blackwood · ss The Century Magazine March 1921 291 · The Cask of Amontillado [Fortunato] · Edgar Allan Poe · ss Godey’s Lady’s Book November 1846

Angel Maker by Sara Maitland (Holt, August 1996, 0-8050-4412-4, $25.00, 340pp, hc, co, cover by Cathleen Toelke)     Collection of 30 literary stories, many derived from myth and fairy tales. 1 · Angel Maker · Sara Maitland · ss A Book of Spells by Sara Maitland, Michael Joseph, 1987 11 · Siren Song · Sara Maitland · ss (r) 21 · Flower Garden · Sara Maitland · ss A Book of Spells by Sara Maitland, Michael Joseph, 1987 35 · The Lady Artemis · Sara Maitland · ss (r) 47 · Lullaby for My Dyke and Her Cat · Sara Maitland · ss A Book of Spells by Sara Maitland, Michael Joseph, 1987 57 · Conquistador · Sara Maitland · ss Bananas #13, January/February 1979 69 · The Burning Times · Sara Maitland · ss Telling Tales by Sara Maitland, Journeyman Press, 1983 81 · An Edwardian Tableau · Sara Maitland · ss (r) 91 · An Un-Romance · Sara Maitland · ss (r) 101 · Forceps Delivery · Sara Maitland · ss (r) 111 · Fag Hags: A Field Guide · Sara Maitland · ss (r) 119 · The Tale of the Beautiful Princess Kalito · Sara Maitland · ss (r) 131 · Maybe a Love Poem for My Friend · Sara Maitland · pm A Book of Spells by Sara Maitland, Michael Joseph, 1987 133 · Heart Throb · Sara Maitland · ss Passion Fruit by Sara Maitland, Winterson, Pandora, 1986 145 · Daphne · Sara Maitland · ss (r) 155 · The Loveliness of the Long-Distance Runner · Sara Maitland · ss (r) 165 · Better Safe than Sorry · Sara Maitland · ss (r) 171 · The Eighth Planet · Sara Maitland · ss A Book of Spells by Sara Maitland, Michael Joseph, 1987 183 · Triptych · Sara Maitland · ss A Book of Spells by Sara Maitland, Michael Joseph, 1987 203 · Apple Picking · Sara Maitland · ss (r) 221 · The Wicked Stepmother’s Lament · Sara Maitland · ss More Tales I Tell My Mother by Sara Maitland, Journeyman, 1987 229 · Cassandra · Sara Maitland · ss (r) 241 · The Tale of the Valiant Demoiselle · Sara Maitland · nv A Book of Spells by Sara Maitland, Michael Joseph, 1987 267 · Seal-Self · Sara Maitland · ss A Book of Spells by Sara Maitland, Michael Joseph, 1987 279 · Blessed Are Those Who Mourn · Sara Maitland · ss Bananas #7, Spring 1977 291 · Andromeda · Sara Maitland · ss Bananas #5, Summer 1976 301 · Dragon Dreams · Sara Maitland · ss (r) 311 · A Fall from Grace · Sara Maitland · ss Weddings and Funerals ed. La Tourette & Sara Maitland, Latourette/Maitland, Brilliance, 1984 323 · True North · Sara Maitland · ss (r) 331 · “Let Us Now Praise Unknown Women and Our Mothers Who Begat Us” · Sara Maitland · ss Stepping Out by Sara Maitland, Oosthuizen, 1986

A Book of Spells by Sara Maitland (Michael Joseph, September 1987, 0-7181-2755-2, £9.95, 174pp, hc, oc, cover by Lesley Craig)     Collection of short stories (mainly original) about magic. 1 · Angel Maker · Sara Maitland · ss 11 · The Eighth Planet · Sara Maitland · ss 23 · Seal-Self · Sara Maitland · ss 33 · Heart Throb · Sara Maitland · ss Passion Fruit by Sara Maitland, Winterson, Pandora, 1986 45 · Maybe a Love Poem for My Friend · Sara Maitland · pm 47 · The Tale of the Valiant Demoiselle · Sara Maitland · nv 73 · Promises · Sara Maitland · ss 83 · Miss Manning’s Angelic Moment · Sara Maitland · ss 91 · Lullaby for My Dyke and Her Cat · Sara Maitland · ss 101 · Triptych · Sara Maitland · ss 121 · Flower Garden · Sara Maitland · ss 135 · A Fall from Grace · Sara Maitland · ss Weddings and Funerals ed. La Tourette & Sara Maitland, Latourette/Maitland, Brilliance, 1984 147 · The Wicked Stepmother’s Lament · Sara Maitland · ss More Tales I Tell My Mother by Sara Maitland, Journeyman, 1987 155 · “Let Us Now Praise Unknown Women and Our Mothers Who Begat Us” · Sara Maitland · ss Stepping Out by Sara Maitland, Oosthuizen, 1986 165 · Particles of a Wave · Sara Maitland · aw More Tales I Tell My Mother by Sara Maitland, Journeyman, 1987

The Rushdie File ed. Sara Maitland & Lisa Appignanesi--- see under Lisa Appignanesi.

Calling the Wind ed. Clarence Major (HarperPerennial, 1993, 0-06-018337-3, $30.00, 622pp, hc, an)     Twentieth-Century African-American Short Stories. Details supplied by Kenneth R. Johnson. xiii · Introduction · Clarence Major · in 1 · The Goophered Grapevine · Charles Chesnutt · ss The Atlantic Monthly August 1887 12 · The Ingrate · Paul Laurence Dunbar · ss The Strength of Gideon and Other Stories by Paul Laurence Dunbar, Dodd, Mead & Co., 1900 18 · Mary Elizabeth · Jessie Fauset · ss The Crisis December 1919 25 · Esther · Jean Toomer · ss Modern Review January 1923 30 · The Hands: A Story · Marita Bonner · ss Opportunity: A Journal of Negro Life #32, August 1925 34 · Sanctuary · Nella Larsen · ss The Forum January 1930 39 · Truant · Claude McKay · ss 1932 50 · A Summer Tragedy · Arna Bontemps · ss Opportunity: A Journal of Negro Life 1931 58 · Miss Cynthie · Rudolph Fisher · ss Story #13, June 1933 69 · The Gilded Six-Bits · Zora Neale Hurston · ss Story #14, August 1933 79 · Headwaiter · Chester Himes · ss Opportunity: A Journal of Negro Life March 1939, as “Salute to the Passing” 94 · Bright and Morning Star · Richard Wright · nv New Masses May 10 1938 123 · Jack in the Pot · Dorothy West · ss New York Daily News 1940 135 · Flying Home · Ralph Ellison · ss Cross Section 1944 ed. Edward Seaver, L.B. Fischer, 1944 151 · Who’s Passing for Who? · Langston Hughes · ss Laughing to Keep from Crying by Langston Hughes, Henry Holt and Company, 1952 155 · The Only Man on Liberty Street · William Melvin Kelley · ss 1956 163 · Come Out of the Wilderness · James Baldwin · ss Mademoiselle March 1959 182 · Has Anybody Seen Miss Dora Dean? · Ann Petry · ss The New Yorker October 25 1958 196 · Mother Dear and Daddy · Junius Edwards · ss 1962 205 · Blues for Pablo · John Stewart · ss 1962 220 · Son in the Afternoon · John A. Williams · ss The Angry Black ed. John A. Williams, Lancer, 1962 226 · What’s Your Problem? · Robert Boles · ss The New Yorker October 17 1964 232 · The Distributors · Henry Dumas · ss 1964 242 · Wade · Rosa Guy · ss from Bird at My Window, J.B. Lippincott, 1966 251 · Key to the City · Diane Oliver · ss Red Clay Reader #2, 1965 261 · The Alternative · LeRoi Jones · ss Transatlantic Review #18, Spring 1965; given as by LeRoi Jones & Amiri Baraka. 275 · To Da-Duh, in Memoriam · Paule Marshall · ss 1967 284 · A New Day · Charles Wright · ss The Best Short Stories by Negro Writers ed. Langston Hughes, Little, Brown, 1967 289 · Night and the Loves of Joe Dicostanzo · Samuel R. Delany · ss Alchemy and Academe ed. Anne McCaffrey, Doubleday, 1970 305 · The Lookout · Cyrus Colter · ss The University of Kansas City Review 1961 311 · A Long Day in November · Ernest J. Gaines · nv Story Summer 1964 348 · The Lesson · Toni Cade Bambara · ss Redbook January 1973 355 · The Story of a Scar · James Alan McPherson · ss The Atlantic Monthly December 1973 366 · Soldiers · Ellease Southerland · vi Black World June 1973 370 · Roselily · Alice Walker · ss In Love and Trouble by Alice Walker, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1973 374 · White Rat · Gayl Jones · ss White Rat by Gayl Jones, Random House, 1977 381 · Loimos · Edgar Nkose White · ss The Liberator v9 #12, 389 · The Education of Mingo · Charles Johnson · nv Mother Jones August 1977 399 · Scat · Clarence Major · ss 1979 405 · Now Is the Time · Cecil M. Brown · ss Black Scholar v12, 1981 421 · Damballah · John Edgar Wideman · ss Damballah by John Edgar Wideman, Avon, 1981 428 · Kiswana Browne · Gloria Naylor · ex from The Women of Brewster Place, Viking, 1982 438 · “Recitatif” · Toni Morrison · ss Confirmation ed. Amiri & Amina Baraka, Morrow, 1983 454 · Girl · Jamaica Kincaid · vi The New Yorker June 26 1978 456 · Chitterling · Henry Van Dyke · ss The Available Press/PEN Short Story Collection, Ballantine, 1985 466 · Jesus and Fat Tuesday · Colleen J. McElroy · ss 1987 480 · The World of Rosie Polk · Ann Allen Shockley · ss Black American Literature Forum 1987 498 · Mali Is Very Dangerous · Reginald McKnight · ss Massachusetts Review Summer 1986 508 · Her Mother’s Prayers on Fire · Don Belton · ss Black American Literature Forum Summer 1989 517 · Wings of the Dove · Hal Bennett · ss Black American Literature Forum Summer 1989 524 · Zazoo · Larry Duplechan · ss Black American Literature Forum Summer 1989 534 · Guess Who’s Coming to Seder · Trey Ellis · ss Black American Literature Forum Summer 1989 539 · Top of the Game · John McCluskey, Jr. · ss Black American Literature Forum Summer 1989 552 · Going to Meet Aaron · Richard Perry · ss 1989 558 · Willie Bea and Jaybird · Tina McElroy Ansa · ss Callaloo Winter 1991 566 · Screen Memory · Michelle Cliff · ss Bodies of Water by Michelle Cliff, Dutton, 1990 578 · Age Would Be That Does · Percival Everett · ss Callaloo v13, 1990 584 · Going for the Moon · Al Young · ss A Gathering of Flowers by Joyce Carol Thomas, HarperCollins, 1990 597 · Quilting on the Rebound · Terry McMillan · ss Voices Louder Than Words ed. William Shore, Random House, 1991