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The Nightmare Reader: Volume One ed. Peter Haining (Pan, January 1976, 0-330-24598-8, 50p, 191pp, hc)     First half of the original hardcover edition (Gollancz 1973). 9 · Editor’s Preface · Peter Haining · pr 1973 13 · What Hath Light Wrought? · Isaac Asimov · in 1973 17 · 1. Visitation 17 · The Midnight Embrace · Matthew Gregory Lewis · ss Tales of Terror by Matthew Gregory Lewis, J. Bell, 1801, as “Albert of Werdendorff; or the Midnight Embrace”, uncredited. 29 · 2. The Frankenstein Theme 29 · The Transformation · Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley · ss The Keepsake 1831, 1830 49 · 3. Dream State 49 · The Bold Dragoon · Washington Irving · ss Tales of a Traveller by Geoffrey Crayon, John Murray, 1824 59 · 4. Drug Addiction 59 · Levana and Our Ladies of Sorrow · Thomas De Quincey · ex from The Confessions of an English Opium Eater, Taylor and Hessey, 1822 69 · 5. Sorcery 69 · The Magician · Lord Lytton · ex from Asmodeus at Large, The New Monthly Magazine January 1832 - February 1833 87 · 6. Morphia Influence 87 · Berenice · Edgar Allan Poe · ss Southern Literary Messenger March 1835 98 · 7. Schizophrenia 98 · The Drunkard’s Dream · Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu · ss Dublin University Magazine August 1838, uncredited. 114 · 8. Claustrophobia 114 · The Man in the Reservoir · C. F. Hoffman · ss Graham’s Lady’s and Gentleman’s Magazine August 1842, as “Ben Blower’s Story” 123 · 9. The Blood Drinker 123 · Haceldama · Lafcadio Hearn · ss Cincinnati Commercial September 5 1875 137 · 10. Hallucination 137 · The Ensouled Violin · Madame Blavatsky · nv Nightmare Tales by Helena P. Blavatsky, Theosophical Publishing Society, 1892 170 · 11. Morbidity 170 · Visions of the Night · Ambrose Bierce · ar San Francisco Examiner July 24 1887 179 · 12. The Legendary Dream 179 · The Soldiers’ Rest · Arthur Machen · ss The (London) Evening News October 20 1914 186 · 13. A Trauma of War 186 · The Bureau d’Echange de Maux · Lord Dunsany · ss The Smart Set January 1915

The Nightmare Reader: Volume Two ed. Peter Haining (Pan, April 1976, 0-330-24786-7, 50p, 192pp, pb, cover by Alan Lee)     Second half of the original hardcover edition (Gollancz 1973). 8 · 1. Psychic Experience 8 · The Silver Mirror · Arthur Conan Doyle · ss The Strand Magazine August 1908 20 · 2. The Occultist 20 · The Testament of Magdalen Blair · Aleister Crowley · nv The Equinox 1912 52 · 3. Visionary 52 · A Dream of Armageddon · H. G. Wells · nv Black & White May/June 1901 83 · 4. Ghostly Visitation 83 · A School Story · M. R. James · ss More Ghost Stories of an Antiquary by M. R. James, Arnold, 1911 92 · 5. Obsession 92 · The Grimoire · Montague Summers · nv The Grimoire and Other Supernatural Stories ed. Montague Summers, Fortune Press, 1936 117 · 6. Recluse 117 · The Evil Clergyman · H. P. Lovecraft · ss Weird Tales April 1939, as “The Wicked Clergyman” 123 · 7. Nightmare 123 · The Slayers and the Slain · August Derleth · ss Weird Tales September 1949 135 · 8. Fear of Illness 135 · The Shifting Growth · Edgar Jepson & John Gawsworth · ss Crimes, Creeps and Thrills, E.H. Samuel, 1936; given as by John Gawsworth alone. 141 · 9. Arachnophobia 141 · Along Came a Spider · Algernon Blackwood · ar The London Mystery Magazine #8, February/March 1951 first broadcast as “Spiders and Such” on BBC Home Service, June 10, 1950. 148 · 10. Night Fantasy 148 · The Head Hunter · Robert Bloch · ss 15 Mystery Stories June 1950, as “Head Man” 169 · 11. A Waking Dream 169 · The Haunting of the New · Ray Bradbury · ss Vogue (UK) October 1969 189 · 12. The Future 189 · The Curse · Arthur C. Clarke · vi King’s College Review December 1946, as “Nightfall”

The Norfolk Broads: The Golden Years by Philippa Miller ed. Peter Haining--- see under Philippa Miller.

The Orion Book of Murder ed. Peter Haining (Orion, October 1996, 0-75280-442-1, £9.99, 556pp, tp)     Crime/mystery anthology. A hardcover edition (-464-2, £15.99) was announced but not seen. 1 · Book One: Crime: Criminals and Killers 3 · Introduction · Peter Haining · si; this is credited to Nicholas Rhea in the paperback reprint, which seems unlikely. 5 · Man with a Hobby · Robert Bloch · ss Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine March 1957 14 · Accident · Agatha Christie · ss The Sunday Dispatch September 22 1929, as “The Uncrossed Path” 23 · Evidence in Camera · Margery Allingham · ss The Strand Magazine June 1949 36 · Round Trip · W. R. Burnett · ss Harper’s Magazine August 1929 46 · Morning Visit · James Hadley Chase · ss (r) 53 · Murder Comes Easy · Evan Hunter · ss Real March 1953 66 · The Flaw in the System · Jim Thompson · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine July 1956 75 · Blurred View · John D. MacDonald · vi This Week February 23 1964 80 · The Sweetest Man in the World · Donald E. Westlake · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine March 1967 89 · Prediction · Chester Himes · ss Black on Black, Baby Sister and Selected Writings by Chester Himes, Doubleday, 1973 97 · Going Through the Motions · Lawrence Block · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine August 12 1981 110 · The Corder Figure · Peter Lovesey · nv Butchers and Other Stories of Crime by Peter Lovesey, Macmillan, 1985 128 · Gravy Train · James Ellroy · ss The Armchair Detective Winter 1990 143 · A Flash of White · Andrew Vachss · ss Crossroads Press, 1993 149 · Remain Nameless · Lynda La Plante · vi (r) 153 · Book Two: Detection: Police and Detectives 155 · Introduction · Peter Haining · si 157 · A Case of Christmas Spirit [Nicholas Rhea] · Nicholas Rhea · ss 166 · The Second Skin [Patrick Petrella] · Michael Gilbert · ss Argosy (UK) August 1957, as “The Oyster Catcher” 180 · Blood Brothers [Insp. Cockrill] · Christianna Brand · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine September 1965 192 · Duello [Insp. (Chief Insp.) Poole] · Henry Wade · ss The London Magazine April 1930 207 · The Suitcase [Insp. Joseph French] · Freeman Wills Crofts · ss The Evening Standard 217 · Confirmation [Charlie Resnick] · John Harvey · nv 236 · Auld Lang Syne [Insp. John Rebus] · Ian Rankin · ss A Good Hanging and Other Stories by Ian Rankin, Century, 1992 248 · Sweating It Out with Dover [Insp. Wilfred Dover] · Joyce Porter · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine August 18 1980 263 · Clutching at Straws [Chief Insp. Wexford] · Ruth Rendell · nv Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine October 1979 287 · The Burglar [Endeavour Morse & Robert “Robbie” Lewis] · Colin Dexter · ss You 1994 294 · Where the Snow Lay Dinted [Supt. Andrew Dalziel; Inspector Pascoe] · Reginald Hill · ss Northern Blood II ed. Martin Edwards, Flambard Press, 1995 308 · The Little Copplestone Mystery [Roderick Alleyn] · Ngaio Marsh · nv 1973 327 · Gideon and the Young Toughs [Commander George Gideon] · John Creasey · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine August 1970, as by J. J. Marric 334 · Before Insulin [Clinton Driffield] · J. J. Connington · ss The Evening Standard September 1 1936, as “Beyond Insulin” 344 · The Memorial Service [John Appleby] · Michael Innes · nv Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine February 1973 361 · Book Three: Punishment: Private Eyes and Investigators 363 · Introduction · Peter Haining · si 365 · Somewhere in the City [Sharon McCone] · Marcia Muller · ss The Armchair Detective Spring 1990 382 · A Classic Forgery [Fidelity Dove] · Roy Vickers · ss The Exploits of Fidelity Dove by David Durham, Hodder & Stoughton, 1924, as by David Durham 396 · The Adventure of the Abergavenny Murder [Sherlock Holmes] · Sir Arthur Conan Doyle · uw; outline for an unwritten Holmes story found among Doyle’s papers after his death. 400 · Raffles and the Dangerous Game [A.J. Raffles] · Barry Perowne · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine June 1976 415 · The Smashing of Another Racket [Simon Templar (The Saint)] · Leslie Charteris · ss Empire News November 12 1933 426 · They Can Only Hang You Once [Sam Spade] · Dashiell Hammett · ss Collier’s November 19 1932 439 · Black Out [Slim Callaghan] · Peter Cheyney · ss (r) 448 · The Sleeping Dog [Lew Archer] · Ross Macdonald · ss Argosy April 1965 464 · Caribbean Clues [Selena Mead] · Patricia McGerr · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine January 1984 474 · Virgil Tibbs and the Fallen Body [Virgil Tibbs] · John Ball · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine September 1978 484 · Full Moon [Pharoah Love] · George Baxt · ss The Armchair Detective Winter 1994 494 · Willing to Kill [Mack Bolan (The Executioner)] · Don Pendleton · ss The Great American Detective ed. William Kittredge & Steven M. Krauzer, Mentor, 1978 513 · The Bottle Dungeon [Jemima Shore] · Antonia Fraser · nv Midwinter Mysteries 2 ed. Hilary Hale, Little, Brown UK, 1992 528 · The Takamoku Joseki [V.I. Warshawski] · Sara Paretsky · ss Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine January 1984 538 · She Didn’t Come Home [Kinsey Millhone] · Sue Grafton · ss Redbook April 1986

Paths to the River Bank by Kenneth Grahame ed. Peter Haining--- see under Kenneth Grahame.

The Penny Dreadful or, Strange, Horrid & Sensational Tales! ed. Peter Haining (Gollancz, January 1975, 0-575-01779-1, £3.60, 382pp, hc)     A selection of items from the Victorian “penny dreadful” publications. 13 · Introduction · Peter Haining · in 1975 23 · The Terrific Register · Peter Haining · si 1975 25 · The Monster of Scotland · [uncredited] · ar The Terrific Register, Sherwood, Jones, and Co., 1825 [Ref. Sawney Bean] 30 · The Calendar of Horrors · Peter Haining · si 1975 32 · The Dead Alive; or, The Mendicant Robber of Orleans · [uncredited] · ex The Calendar of Horrors 1836 36 · The Life of Dick Turpin · Peter Haining · si 1975 38 · The Robbery of the Astrologer · [uncredited] · ex from The Life of Dick Turpin, 1841 50 · The Ambush of Death · Pierce Egan, Jr. · ex from Robin Hood and Little John, 1839 68 · Actor’s Tale · Renton Nicholson · ex from Dombey and Daughter, 1847 83 · The Body-Snatchers · G. W. M. Reynolds · ex from The Mysteries of London, 1845 95 · Sweeney Todd · Peter Haining · si 1975 97 · The Last Batch of Pies · Thomas Peckett Prest · ex from The String of Pearls, 1846 121 · The Resuscitation of a Vampire · James Malcolm Rymer · ex from Varney the Vampire; or, The Feast of Blood, anonymously, E. Lloyd, 1847, uncredited. 134 · Buried Alive! · Percy B. St. John · ex from Jessie, the Mormon’s Daughter, 1848 146 · The Life of a Murderer · Hannah Maria Jones · ex from The Shipwrecked Stranger, 1848 162 · The Abduction · Thomas Frost · ex from Paul the Poacher, 1850 176 · The Episode of the Knights of the Round Table · James Lindridge · ex from The Merry Wives of London, Purkiss, 1850 195 · Sister Anne · Paul de Kock; translated by G. W. M. Reynolds · ex ca. 1830 212 · The Raft of Death · Eugène Sue · ss 1840 229 · The Mad Wolf · Peter Haining · si 1975 232 · The Mad Wolf · Ned Buntline · ss (r) 244 · The League of “The Thirty” · J. H. Ingraham · ss (r) 264 · The People’s Periodical · Peter Haining · si 1975 266 · Confessions of a Deformed Lunatic · E. P. Hingston · ss The People’s Periodical and Family Library April 17 1847 276 · Reynolds’ Miscellany · Peter Haining · si 1975 278 · The Rosicrucian · Edwin F. Roberts · ss Reynolds’s Miscellany of Romance, General Literature, Science, and Art #43, May 5 1849 293 · The London Journal · Peter Haining · si 1975 296 · Stanfield Hall · J. F. Smith · ex The London Journal 1850 302 · Boys of England · Peter Haining · si 1975 304 · Jack Rushton: or, Alone in the Pirates’ Lair · Charles Stevens · ex (r) 317 · The Arena of Blood · George Emmett & Harcourt Burrage · ex from Caractacus, Champion of the Arena, Hogarth House, 1885; the British Library catalog attributes this to Charles Stevens. 330 · The Vault of Death · George Augustus Sala · ex from Guy Fawkes or, Gunpowder, Treason and Plot (r) 341 · The Road to Adventure · Bracebridge Hemyng · ex from Jack Harkaway’s Schooldays, Boys of England 1871 357 · Penny Packets of Poison · James Greenwood · ar The Wilds of London by James Greenwood, Chatto & Windus, 1874 372 · Horrible Murder and Human Pie-Makers · [uncredited] · ar The Tell Tale 1825 376 · To My Readers · G. W. M. Reynolds · ar Reynolds’s Miscellany of Romance, General Literature, Science, and Art November 1848 380 · Bibliography · [uncredited] · bi (r)

Peter Cushing’s Tales of a Monster Hunter ed. Peter Haining--- see under Tales of a Monster Hunter ed. Peter Cushing, Arthur Barker, 1977.

Poltergeist: Tales of Deadly Ghosts ed. Peter Haining (Severn House, December 1987, 0-7278-1474-5, £9.95, 249pp, hc)     Anthology of stories about poltergeists. 1 · Introduction · Peter Haining · in 1987 15 · The Haunted and the Haunters · Sir Edward Bulwer-Lytton · nv Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine August 1859, uncredited.; original version. 56 · A Fruitless Assignment · Ambrose Bierce · ss Current Literature July 1889, as “An Assignment” 60 · Haunted Subalterns · Rudyard Kipling · ss The Civil and Military Gazette May 27 1887 66 · The Death Room · Edgar Wallace · ss Cassell’s Magazine of Fiction #132, March 1923 81 · Phantom Fingers · Robert S. Carr · ss Weird Tales May 1927 93 · Thursday Evenings · E. F. Benson · ss Pears’ Annual 1920 106 · The Poltergeist [Jules de Grandin] · Seabury Quinn · nv Weird Tales October 1927 133 · The Mystery of Beechcroft Farm · Elliott O’Donnell · ss Pearson’s Magazine 1932 145 · Parasite Mansion · Mary Elizabeth Counselman · nv Weird Tales January 1942 176 · Maggie’s Bite · Laurence Housman · ss Strange Ends and Discoveries by Laurence Housman, Cape, 1948 181 · Miss Cornelius · W. F. Harvey · ss The Beast with Five Fingers by William F. Harvey, J.M. Dent, 1928 201 · The Beam · M. P. Dare · ss Unholy Relics by M. P. Dare, Edward Arnold, 1947 209 · A Knocking in the Wall · August Derleth · ss Weird Tales July 1951 220 · The Haunted Bungalow · Charles Duff · ss Thrills, Associated Newspapers, 1936 227 · Minuke · Nigel Kneale · ss Tomato Cain by Nigel Kneale, Collins, 1949 239 · Poltergeist! · Kurt Singer · ar (r)

Pulp Frictions: Hardboiled Stories ed. Peter Haining (Souvenir Press, 1996, 0-285-63331-7, £16.99, 331pp, hc)     “20 stories of private eyes, law officers and the criminal fraternity from writers old and new.” 7 · Introduction · Peter Haining · in 1996 11 · 1: Hardboiled Dicks: Cases of the Private Eyes 13 · Torch Number · James Ellroy · ss Justice for Hire ed. Robert J. Randisi, Mysterious Press, 1990 29 · The Egyptian Lure [Race Williams] · Carroll John Daly · nv Black Mask March 1928 63 · Arson Plus [The Continental Op] · Dashiell Hammett · ss The Black Mask October 1 1923, as by Peter Collinson 81 · The Man Who Liked Dogs [Carmady] · Raymond Chandler · nv Black Mask March 1936 112 · Dead Man’s Head [Dan Turner] · Robert Leslie Bellem · ss Spicy Detective Stories August 1936 128 · The Singing Pigeon · Ross Macdonald · nv Manhunt May 1964, as by John Ross Macdonald 159 · 2: Cops and G-Men: Stories of the Law Officers 161 · The Hunting of Hemingway [Nick & Dave Glennan] · MacKinlay Kantor · ss Detective Fiction Weekly April 21 1934 183 · Dead on Her Feet · Cornell Woolrich · ss Dime Detective Magazine December 1935 202 · Nice Work [Lemmy Caution] · Peter Cheyney · ss The Evening Standard October 5 1936 210 · The Lady Says Die! [Inspector Early] · Mickey Spillane · nv Manhunt October 1953, as “The Girl Behind the Hedge” 221 · Accident Report · Ed McBain · ss Manhunt September 1953, as by Richard Marsten 236 · Freaky Deaky · Elmore Leonard · ex Arbor House, 1988 245 · 3: The Hoods: Tales of the Criminal Fraternity 247 · Travelling Light · W. R. Burnett · ss Collier’s December 7 1935 263 · Pastorale · James M. Cain · ss The American Mercury March 1928 272 · The Deadly Circle · Samuel Fuller · ss (r) 277 · Get a Load of This · James Hadley Chase · ss (r) 286 · It’s a Wise Cadaver · David Goodis · ss New Detective Magazine July 1946 293 · The Frightening Frammis [Mitch Allison] · Jim Thompson · nv Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine February 1957 315 · The Fifth Quarter · Stephen King · ss Cavalier April 1972, as by John Swithen 329 · The Watch · Quentin Tarantino · ss from Pulp Fiction, Faber and Faber, 1995