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Creeps by Night ed. Dashiell Hammett (John Day, 1931, $2.50, xv+525pp, hc, an)     A selection of weird stories, with many first book appearances of later classics. See abridged British edition, Modern Tales of Horror, Gollancz, 1932. Paperback abridgements are Creeps by Night, Belmont, 1961; The Red Brain, Belmont, 1961 and Breakdown and Other Thrillers, NEL, 1968. 7 · Introduction · Dashiell Hammett · in 9 · A Woman Alone with Her Soul · Thomas Bailey Aldrich · vi 1912 15 · A Rose for Emily · William Faulkner · ss The Forum April 1930 33 · Green Thoughts · John Collier · ss The London Mercury May 1931 65 · The Ghost of Alexander Perks, A.B. · Robert Dean Frisbie · nv The Atlantic Monthly May 1931 87 · The House · André Maurois; translated by Jacques Chambrun · vi Harper’s Magazine June 1931 91 · The Kill · Peter Fleming · ss 113 · Ten O’Clock · Philip MacDonald · nv 143 · The Spider · Hanns Heinz Ewers; translated by Walter F. Kohn · nv (r) translated from the German (“Die Spinne”, 1908). 187 · Breakdown · L. A. G. Strong · nv The Forum September 1929 211 · The Witch’s Vengeance · W. B. Seabrook · ss Cosmopolitan August 1930 231 · The Rat · S. Fowler Wright · ss The Radio Times #253, August 3 1928 273 · Faith, Hope and Charity · Irvin S. Cobb · nv Cosmopolitan April 1930 311 · Mr. Arcularis · Conrad Aiken · nv Harper’s Magazine March 1931 347 · The Music of Erich Zann · H. P. Lovecraft · ss The National Amateur March 1922 365 · The Strange Case of Mrs. Arkwright · Harold Dearden · nv Cosmopolitan September 1928 395 · The King of the Cats · Stephen Vincent Benét · ss Harper’s Bazar February 1929 423 · The Red Brain · Donald Wandrei · ss Weird Tales October 1927 441 · The Phantom Bus · W. Elwyn Backus · ss Weird Tales September 1930 453 · Beyond the Door · J. Paul Suter · ss Weird Tales April 1923 483 · Perchance to Dream · Michael Joyce · ss The London Mercury December 1930 505 · A Visitor from Egypt · Frank Belknap Long, Jr. · ss Weird Tales September 1930

Creeps by Night (var. 1) ed. Dashiell Hammett (Belmont, 1961, 230, 35¢, 141pp, pb, an)     10 stories from John Day 1931 edition. British paperback from Four Square, London, 1965. 7 · Introduction · Dashiell Hammett · in Creeps by Night ed. Dashiell Hammett, John Day, 1931 8 · A Woman Alone with Her Soul · Thomas Bailey Aldrich · vi 1912 9 · A Rose for Emily · William Faulkner · ss The Forum April 1930 19 · The House · André Maurois; translated by Jacques Chambrun · vi Harper’s Magazine June 1931 22 · The Spider · Hanns Heinz Ewers; translated by Walter F. Kohn · nv (r) translated from the German (“Die Spinne”, 1908). 45 · The Witch’s Vengeance · W. B. Seabrook · ss Cosmopolitan August 1930 55 · Mr. Arcularis · Conrad Aiken · nv Harper’s Magazine March 1931 74 · The Strange Case of Mrs. Arkwright · Harold Dearden · nv Cosmopolitan September 1928 89 · The King of the Cats · Stephen Vincent Benét · ss Harper’s Bazar February 1929 104 · Beyond the Door · J. Paul Suter · ss Weird Tales April 1923 120 · Perchance to Dream · Michael Joyce · ss The London Mercury December 1930 131 · A Visitor from Egypt · Frank Belknap Long, Jr. · ss Weird Tales September 1930

Modern Tales of Horror ed. Dashiell Hammett (Gollancz, July 1932, 448pp, hc, an)     British edition of Creeps by Night, Day, 1931. Omits two stories. 7 · Introduction · Dashiell Hammett · in Creeps by Night ed. Dashiell Hammett, John Day, 1931 9 · A Woman Alone with Her Soul · Thomas Bailey Aldrich · vi 1912 13 · A Rose for Emily · William Faulkner · ss The Forum April 1930 31 · Green Thoughts · John Collier · ss The London Mercury May 1931 63 · The Ghost of Alexander Perks, A.B. · Robert Dean Frisbie · nv The Atlantic Monthly May 1931 85 · The House · André Maurois; translated by Jacques Chambrun · vi Harper’s Magazine June 1931 89 · The Kill · Peter Fleming · ss Creeps by Night ed. Dashiell Hammett, John Day, 1931 111 · Ten O’Clock · Philip MacDonald · nv Creeps by Night ed. Dashiell Hammett, John Day, 1931 141 · The Spider · Hanns Heinz Ewers; translated by Walter F. Kohn · nv (r) translated from the German (“Die Spinne”, 1908). 185 · Breakdown · L. A. G. Strong · nv The Forum September 1929 209 · The Witch’s Vengeance · W. B. Seabrook · ss Cosmopolitan August 1930 229 · Faith, Hope and Charity · Irvin S. Cobb · nv Cosmopolitan April 1930 265 · Mr. Arcularis · Conrad Aiken · nv Harper’s Magazine March 1931 301 · The Music of Erich Zann · H. P. Lovecraft · ss The National Amateur March 1922 319 · The King of the Cats · Stephen Vincent Benét · ss Harper’s Bazar February 1929 347 · The Red Brain · Donald Wandrei · ss Weird Tales October 1927 363 · The Phantom Bus · W. Elwyn Backus · ss Weird Tales September 1930 377 · Beyond the Door · J. Paul Suter · ss Weird Tales April 1923 407 · Perchance to Dream · Michael Joyce · ss The London Mercury December 1930 429 · A Visitor from Egypt · Frank Belknap Long, Jr. · ss Weird Tales September 1930

The Red Brain ed. Dashiell Hammett (Belmont, 1961, 239, 35¢, 141pp, pb, an)     10 stories from John Day 1931 edition of Creeps by Night. 7 · Introduction · Dashiell Hammett · in Creeps by Night ed. Dashiell Hammett, John Day, 1931 8 · A Woman Alone with Her Soul · Thomas Bailey Aldrich · vi 1912 9 · Green Thoughts · John Collier · ss The London Mercury May 1931 25 · The Ghost of Alexander Perks, A.B. · Robert Dean Frisbie · nv The Atlantic Monthly May 1931 36 · The Kill · Peter Fleming · ss Creeps by Night ed. Dashiell Hammett, John Day, 1931 48 · Ten O’Clock · Philip MacDonald · nv Creeps by Night ed. Dashiell Hammett, John Day, 1931 63 · Breakdown · L. A. G. Strong · nv The Forum September 1929 76 · The Rat · S. Fowler Wright · ss The Radio Times #253, August 3 1928 98 · Faith, Hope and Charity · Irvin S. Cobb · nv Cosmopolitan April 1930 117 · The Music of Erich Zann · H. P. Lovecraft · ss The National Amateur March 1922 126 · The Red Brain · Donald Wandrei · ss Weird Tales October 1927 135 · The Phantom Bus · W. Elwyn Backus · ss Weird Tales September 1930

Casserole Diplomacy and Other Stories: An On Spec 25th Anniversary Retrospective ed. Barry Hammond, Robin S. Carson, Barb Galler-Smith, Susan MacGregor, Ann Marston, Jena Snyder & Diane L. Walton--- see under Robin S. Carson.

Galactic Creatures ed. Elektra Hammond (Dark Quest Books, July 27, 2012, 978-1-937051-42-6, $14.95, 174pp, tp, oa)     Details taken from online listing. · Lawn Care · C. J. Henderson · ss · Dragon Child · Leona Wisoker · ss · Slow and Steady · John L. French · ss · The Dragon Ships of Tycho · Alex Shvartsman · ss · The Scrapper and the Saint Bernard · Scott W. Baker · ss · The Geas Ingenerate · Don Sakers · ss · The Sky Above the Sky · Brian Koscienski & Chris Pisano · ss · Heart of a Lion · James Daniel Ross · ss · Kudzu: A Prologue · Bernie Mojzes · ss · Broken in the Place of Dragons · Rosemary Edghill · ss · Crossing Roads [Murphy’s Lore] · Patrick Thomas · ss

In an Iron Cage: The Magic of Steampunk ed. Elektra Hammond, Danielle Ackley-McPhail & Neal Levin--- see under Danielle Ackley-McPhail.

Ghost Stories ed. John Hampden (Everyman, 1939, 952, 2/-, x+366pp, hc, an) ix · Introduction · John Hampden · in 1 · Wandering Willie’s Tale · Sir Walter Scott · ex from Redgauntlet, Constable, 1824 21 · Ligeia · Edgar Allan Poe · nv American Museum September 18 1838 39 · The Signalman · Charles Dickens · ss All the Year Round Christmas 1866, as “No. 1 Branch Line. The Signalman” 54 · The Watcher · J. Sheridan Le Fanu · nv Dublin University Magazine November 1847, uncredited. 96 · 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). 123 · The Middle Toe of the Right Foot · Ambrose Bierce · ss San Francisco Examiner August 17 1890 133 · A Wicked Voice · Vernon Lee · nv Hauntings, Fantastic Stories by Vernon Lee, Heinemann, 1890 revised from “A Culture-Ghost; or, Winthrop’s Adventure” Fraser’s Magazine Jan 1881. 163 · Count Magnus · M. R. James · ss Ghost Stories of an Antiquary by M. R. James, Edward Arnold, 1904 178 · Running Wolf · Algernon Blackwood · nv The Century Magazine August 1920 200 · The Tomb of Sarah · F. G. Loring · ss The Pall Mall Magazine December 1900 215 · All Hallows · Walter de la Mare · nv The Connoisseur and Other Stories by Walter de la Mare, W. Collins Sons, 1926 252 · The Extra Hand · H. M. Tomlinson · ss 1909 257 · The Beast with Five Fingers · W. F. Harvey · nv The Beast with Five Fingers by William F. Harvey, J.M. Dent, 1928 revised from The New Decameron, Volume the First, B.H. Blackwell, 1919. 288 · A Daughter of Rameses [Joseph Jorkens] · Lord Dunsany · ss Harper’s Bazaar September 1931 302 · Mrs. Lunt · Sir Hugh Walpole · ss The Ghost Book ed. Cynthia Asquith, Hutchinson, 1926 319 · The Buick Saloon · Ann Bridge · ss The Cornhill Magazine June 1930, as by Mary O’Malley 338 · The White Road · E. F. Bozman · ss 350 · The Earlier Service · Margaret Irwin · ss Madame Fears the Dark by Margaret Irwin, A.D. Peters, 1935

Magic Realism ed. Geoffrey Hancock (Aya Press, 1980, 0-920544-18-5, 207pp, tp, an)     Canadian fantastic fiction. Also available in hc (-4419-3). 7 · Introduction · Geoffrey Hancock · in 17 · The Plague Children · Jack Hodgins · ss Weekend Magazine August 4 1979 29 · The Death of Arthur Rimbaud · Lawrence Mathews · ss Canadian Fiction Magazine Spring 1975 37 · Wilderness Wild · Fraser Sutherland · ss (r) 45 · When Your Mother Comes to Visit · Peter Crowell · ss (r) 59 · Never Bet on a Dead Horse · William A. Bauer · ss (r) 65 · Loving Cousins · Marilyn Miller Trinkaus · ss (r) 73 · The Tamed Coffin · Madeleine Ferron; translated by Basil Kingstone · ss (r) 79 · Idiots · Ken Ledbetter · ss (r) 89 · A Premonition · Jean-Guy Carrier · ss (r) 101 · Spanish Oranges · Rikki · ss (r) 105 · The Murder That Saved a Marriage · Sue Ericsson · ss (r) 111 · Dinner with the Swardians · Leon Rooke · ss (r) 125 · Phoenix, Phoenix, Light and Fire · James Ross · ss (r) 135 · One Tide Over · Andreas Schroeder · ss (r) 149 · The Starfish · Esther Rochon; translated by Alexandre Amprimoz · ss (r) 155 · Mysteries of the Man Who Walks and the Man Who Watches the Walker · J. Michael Yates · ss (r) 173 · What Are Neighbours For? · Erika Ritter · ss (r) 203 · Contributors · [uncredited] · bg

Spider: Extreme Prejudice ed. Tommy Hancock & Joe Gentile--- see under Joe Gentile.

The Best of Elizabeth Hand by Elizabeth Hand (Subterranean Press, February 28, 2021, 978-1-64524-005-1, $45.00, 552pp, hc, co, cover: Perseus Freeing Andromeda by Piero di Cosimo from 1510) [edited by Bill Sheehan]     Limited to 1000 signed, numbered, copies. Details taken from publisher website. 9 · Last Summer at Mars Hill · Elizabeth Hand · na The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction August 1994 63 · Pavane for a Prince of the Air · Elizabeth Hand · nv J.K. Potter’s Embrace the Mutation ed. William Schafer & Bill Sheehan, Subterranean Press, 2002 95 · The Bacchae · Elizabeth Hand · ss Interzone #49, July 1991 113 · Cleopatra Brimstone · Elizabeth Hand · na Redshift: Extreme Visions of Speculative Fiction ed. Al Sarrantonio, Roc, 2001 171 · Ghost Light · Elizabeth Hand · ss Tiny Crimes ed. Lincoln Michel & Nadxieli Nieto, Black Balloon Press, 2018 175 · The Have-Nots · Elizabeth Hand · ss Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine June 1992 193 · The Maiden Flight of McCauley’s Bellerophon · Elizabeth Hand · nv Stories ed. Neil Gaiman & Al Sarrantonio, William Morrow, 2010 249 · Eat the Wyrm · Elizabeth Hand · ss Mixed Up ed. Nick Mamatas & Molly Tanzer, Skyhorse Publishing, 2017 255 · Fire. · Elizabeth Hand · ss Fire. Plus… by Elizabeth Hand, PM Press, 2017 265 · The Last Domain—Three Story Variations · Elizabeth Hand · gp (r) _265 · Echo · Elizabeth Hand · ss The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction October/November 2005 _275 · The Saffron Gatherers [Lost Domain] · Elizabeth Hand · nv Saffron and Brimstone: Strange Stories by Elizabeth Hand, M Press, 2006 _293 · Kronia · Elizabeth Hand · ss Conjunctions #44, Spring 2005 299 · Near Zennor · Elizabeth Hand · na A Book of Horrors ed. Stephen Jones, Jo Fletcher Books, 2011 359 · The Owl Count · Elizabeth Hand · nv Conjunctions #74, Spring 2020 383 · The Least Trumps · Elizabeth Hand · na Conjunctions #39, Fall 2002 443 · Illyria · Elizabeth Hand · na PS Publishing, January 2007 549 · Story Notes · Elizabeth Hand · ms

Fire. Plus… by Elizabeth Hand (PM Press, January 2017, 978-1-62963-234-6, $13.00, viii+111pp, tp, co, cover by Liza Trombi)     Collection of three stories, one original, and three essays, one revised. This includes an interview with Hand conducted by Terry Bisson, and a bibliography of Hand’s work. Part of the PM Press Outspoken Authors series. Details taken from online listing. 1 · The Saffron Gatherers [Lost Domain] · Elizabeth Hand · nv Saffron and Brimstone: Strange Stories by Elizabeth Hand, M Press, 2006 25 · Fire. · Elizabeth Hand · ss 37 · The Profession of Science Fiction: 59. Beyond Belief: On Becoming a Writer · Elizabeth Hand · ar Foundation Spring 2004 57 · Coda · Elizabeth Hand · as 59 · Kronia · Elizabeth Hand · ss Conjunctions #44, Spring 2005 65 · “Flying Squirrels in the Rafters” · Terry Bisson · iv [Ref. Elizabeth Hand] 85 · Books: The Woman Men Didn’t See · Elizabeth Hand · rc The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction October/November 2006 99 · Tom Disch · Elizabeth Hand · ar Salon July 11 2008

Other Aliens ed. Elizabeth Hand & Bradford Morrow--- see under Conjunctions #67, Fall 2016.

Freddy vs. Jason by Stephen Hand (Black Flame US, September 2003, 1-84416-059-9, $6.99, 270pp, pb, n.)     Movie novelization. Copyrighted by New Line Cinema.

Friday the 13th: Carnival of Maniacs by Stephen Hand (Black Flame US, June 2006, 1-84416-380-6, $6.99, 414pp, pb, n.) [Friday the 13th]     Novelization based on the character from the movies. Copyrighted by New Line Cinema. This is simultaneous with and has the same ISBN as the Black Flame UK edition, but only gives US and Canadian prices.

Sport ed. Graham Handley (John Murray, 1980, 0719536650, 122pp, pb, an)     The short story series. · The Story of Spedegue’s Dropper · Sir A. Conan Doyle · nv The Strand Magazine October 1928 · Spit Nolan · Bill Naughton · ss Lilliput October/November 1951 · The Purity of the Turf [Jeeves and Wooster; Bingo Little] · P. G. Wodehouse · ss The Strand Magazine July 1922 · The Rugby International · John Buchan · ss (r) · A Piece of Steak · Jack London · nv The Saturday Evening Post November 20 1909 · The Half-Mile · T. O. Beachcroft · ss The Evening Standard December 29 1934 · The Bear-Hunt · Leo Tolstoy · ss (r) translated from the Russian (“Okhota pushche nevoli”, 1872). · Play Up, Play Up and Get Tore In · G. MacDonald Fraser · ss (r) · Manhood · John Wain · ss (r) · Big Two-Hearted River · Ernest Hemingway · nv This Quarter Spring 1925