The Mammoth Book of Classic Chillers ed. Tim Haydock (Robinson, September 1986, 0-948164-25-5, £4.95, 693pp, pb, an)
Anthology of classic horror stories by Stoker, Poe, Le Fanu, Hodgson, and others. Later reissued as The Giant Book of Classic Chillers (Magpie 1993).
- 14 · The Man Who Liked Dickens · Evelyn Waugh · ss Cosmopolitan September 1933
- 30 · The Case of M. Valdemar · Edgar Allan Poe · ss American Whig Review December 1845, as “The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar”
- 40 · The Pipe-Smoker · Martin Armstrong · ss The Fortnightly Review October 1932
- 50 · The Red Room · H. G. Wells · nv The Idler March 1896
- 60 · The Derelict · William Hope Hodgson · nv The Red Magazine December 1 1912
- 86 · The Judge’s House · Bram Stoker · nv Holly Leaves December 5 1891
- 106 · From What Strange Land · Blanche Bane Kuder · ss (r)
- 114 · El Verdugo · Honore de Balzac · ss (r)
translated from the French (“El Verdugo”, La Mode, January 30, 1830).
- 126 · Telling · Elizabeth Bowen · ss The Black Cap ed. Cynthia Asquith, Hutchinson, 1927
- 136 · The Treasure of Abbot Thomas · M. R. James · nv Ghost-Stories of an Antiquary by Montague Rhodes James & Litt.D., Edward Arnold, 1904
- 156 · The Birthright · Hilda Hughes · ss When Churchyards Yawn ed. Cynthia Asquith, Hutchinson, 1931
- 166 · Lazarus Returns · Guy Endore · nv (r)
- 188 · The Island of the Ud [Captain Jat] · William Hope Hodgson · nv The Red Magazine May 15 1912, as “Captain Jat”
- 212 · Fear · Guy de Maupassant · ss Library of the World’s Best Mystery and Detective Stories: French: Italian: Spanish: Latin ed. Julian Hawthorne, The Review of Reviews, 1907
translated from the French (“La Peur”, Le Gaulois, October 23, 1882).
- 220 · Twelve O’Clock · Charles Whibley · ss The Ghost Book ed. Cynthia Asquith, Hutchinson, 1926
- 226 · A Descent Into the Maelström · Edgar Allan Poe · nv Graham’s Lady’s and Gentleman’s Magazine May 1841
- 244 · The Stranger · Ambrose Bierce · ss Cosmopolitan Magazine February 1909
- 250 · The Pioneers of Pike’s Peak · Basil Tozer · ss The Strand Magazine September 1897
- 260 · The Fourth Man · John Russell · nv Collier’s January 6 1917
- 280 · Dracula’s Daughter [Dracula] · Bram Stoker · ss Dracula’s Guest by Bram Stoker, Routledge, 1914, as “Dracula’s Guest”
written in 1897 as part of Dracula, this chapter was omitted from the published book for reasons of length.
- 294 · The Fall of the House of Usher · Edgar Allan Poe · nv Burton’s Gentlemen’s Magazine September 1839
- 314 · A Warning to the Curious · M. R. James · ss The London Mercury August 1925
- 332 · Nobody’s House · A. M. Burrage · ss Some Ghost Stories by A. M. Burrage, Cecil Palmer, 1927
- 346 · The Werewolf · Captain Frederick Marryat · ex from The Phantom Ship, Henry Colburn, May 1839
- 368 · The Mysterious Mansion · Honore de Balzac · ss (r)
translated from the French (“La Grande Bretèche”, Contes Brun, 1831).
- 380 · No. 1 Branch Line: The Signalman · Charles Dickens · ss All the Year Round Christmas 1866
- 392 · The Monkey’s Paw · W. W. Jacobs · ss Harper’s Monthly Magazine September 1902
- 404 · The Turn of the Screw [Turn of the Screw] · Henry James · na Collier’s Weekly January 27 1898 (+11)
- 506 · Wandering Willie’s Tale · Sir Walter Scott · ex from Redgauntlet, Constable, 1824
- 526 · The Horla · Guy de Maupassant · nv Complete Works by Guy de Maupassant, The Dunstan Society, 1903
translated from the French (“Le Horla” (revised and expanded version), Le Horla, Paul Ollendorff, May 1887).
- 550 · The Haunted and the Haunters; or, The House and the Brain · Sir Edward George Bulwer-Lytton, Lord Lytton · nv Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine August 1859, uncredited.
- 588 · Carmilla [Martin Hesselius] · Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu · na The Dark Blue December 1871 (+3)
- 646 · Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde · Robert Louis Stevenson · na Longmans, Green, January 5 1886, as “Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde”
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