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Only Forward by Michael Marshall Smith (Subterranean Press, March 2002, 1-931081-11-5, $40.00, 269pp, hc, n., cover by Chris Moore)     Reprint (HarperCollins UK 1994) SF novel. This is a signed, limited edition of 750; a lettered edition of 26 is also available.

Fungi ed. Orrin Smith & Silvia Moreno-Garcia--- see under Silvia Moreno-Garcia.

Staten Island Noir ed. Patricia Smith (Akashic Books, 2012, 978-1-61775-129-5, $15.95, 252pp, tp, oa) [Akashic Noir]     Fourteen original stories set on Staten Island, New York. 11 · An Erringly Perfect Landscape · Patricia Smith · in 19 · Part I: Family Affair 21 · Snake Hill · Bill Loehfelm · ss; set in Eltingville. 40 · Sister-in-Law · Louisa Ermelino · ss; set in Great Kills. 51 · When They Are Done with Us · Patricia Smith · ss; set in Port Richmond. 71 · A User’s Guide to Keeping Your Kills Fresh · Ted Anthony · ss; set in Fresh Kills. 90 · Dark Was the Night, Cold Was the Ground · Shay Youngblood · ss; set in South Beach. 105 · Part II: Fight or Flight 107 · Mistakes · Michael Penncavage · ss; set in The Ferry. 118 · Abating a Nuisance · Bruce DeSilva · ss; set in Tompkinsville. 132 · Paying the Tab · Michael Largo · ss; set in Four Corners. 140 · Assistant Professor Lodge · Binnie Kirshenbaum · ss; set in Grymes Hill. 153 · Part III: Borough of Broken Dreams 155 · …Spy Verse Spy… · Todd Craig · ss; set in Park Hill. 175 · Before It Hardens · Eddie Joyce · ss; set in Annadale. 200 · The Fly-Ass Puerto Girl from the Stapleton Projects · Linda Nieves-Powell · ss; set in Stapleton. 212 · Teenage Wasteland · Ashley Dawson · ss; set in Tottenville. 233 · Lighthouse · S. J. Rozan · ss; set in St. George. 254 · About the Contributors · [uncredited] · bg

The Haunted Sea: Supernatural Stories ed. Peter C. Smith (William Kimber, 1975, 0-7183-0483-7, £2.95, 240pp, hc, an) 9 · Six Bells · “Sea Wrack” · ss Six Bells by Sea Wrack, Rich & Cowan, 1942 20 · The Haunted Ship · Wilhelm Hauff · ss Tales by Wilhelm Hauff by Wilhelm Hauff, G. Bell, 1890 translated from the German (Märchen for Söhne und Töchter, 1825). 30 · The Ghost Ship · Richard Middleton · ss The Century Magazine April 1912 41 · The Call of Cthulhu [Cthulhu] · H. P. Lovecraft · nv Weird Tales February 1928 74 · Phantas · Oliver Onions · ss Nash’s Magazine February 1910 90 · The Sea Fit · Algernon Blackwood · ss Country Life June 25 1910 104 · The Phantom Warships of Matapan · Aldo Cocchia · ar from Submarines Attacking (r) 108 · The Black Ferry · John Galt · ss The Club Book ed. Andrew Picken, Cochrane & Pickersgill, 1831, as “The Book of Life” 120 · Ms. Found in a Bottle · Edgar Allan Poe · ss Baltimore Saturday Visitor October 19 1833 131 · The Lagoon · Joseph Conrad · ss The Cornhill Magazine January 1897 145 · In the Abyss · H. G. Wells · ss Pearson’s Magazine August 1896 162 · Mrs. Scarr · Elinor Mordaunt · ss My Best Thriller, Faber and Faber, 1933 177 · The Voice in the Night · William Hope Hodgson · ss The Blue Book Magazine November 1907 190 · The Screaming Skull · F. Marion Crawford · nv Collier’s July 11 1908 (+1) 220 · The Tale of Philo [Ayesha] · Sir H. Rider Haggard · ex from Wisdom’s Daughter, Hutchinson, March 1923 231 · Confidences · “Sea Wrack” · ss Six Bells by Sea Wrack, Rich & Cowan, 1942

Haunted Shores: Thirteen Stories of the Supernatural ed. Peter C. Smith (William Kimber, 1980, 0-7183-0157-9, £5.25, 207pp, hc, an) 7 · Introduction · Peter C. Smith · in 9 · She Walks on Dry Land · R. Chetwynd-Hayes · ss 20 · Expiation · E. F. Benson · ss Hutchinson’s Magazine November 1923 38 · A Whining · M. P. N. Sims & L. H. Maynard · ss; given as by Sims alone. 47 · The Sea-Raiders · H. G. Wells · ss The Weekly Sun Literary Supplement December 6 1896 58 · The Little Girl Eater · Septimus Dale · ss The Fourth Pan Book of Horror Stories ed. Herbert van Thal, Pan, 1963 68 · Sea Air · L. A. G. Strong · ss Good Housekeeping (UK) July 1933 85 · The Shadow of the Shark [Gabriel Gale] · G. K. Chesterton · ss Nash’s and Pall Mall Magazine December 1921 106 · Ringing the Changes · Robert Aickman · nv The Third Ghost Book ed. Cynthia Asquith, James Barrie, 1955 136 · Granny’s Gift · Barbara Joan Eyre · ss 145 · The Running Tide · Ex-Private X · ss The London Magazine September 1928, as by A. M. Burrage 159 · The Idiots · Joseph Conrad · ss The Savoy #6, October 1896 182 · For Those in Peril · Peter C. Smith · ss 191 · Staircase to the Sea · James Turner · ss Staircase to the Sea by James Turner, William Kimber, 1974

The Phantom Coach: Thirteen Journeys Into the Unknown ed. Peter C. Smith (William Kimber, 1979, £4.50, 189pp, hc, an) 11 · The Phantom Coach · Amelia B. Edwards · ss All the Year Round Christmas 1864, as “Another Past Lodger Relates His Own Ghost Story”, uncredited. 25 · Love Me, Love My Car · James Turner · ss The Ninth Ghost Book ed. Rosemary Timperley, Barrie & Rockliff, 1973 39 · The Signalman · Charles Dickens · ss All the Year Round Christmas 1866, as “No. 1 Branch Line. The Signalman” 53 · No Ticket · Mary Williams · ss 63 · John Charrington’s Wedding · E. Nesbit · ss Temple Bar September 1891 71 · Silent Stowaway · Rick Ferreira · nv (r) 97 · The Realm of the Unreal · Ambrose Bierce · ss San Francisco Examiner July 20 1890, as “In the Realm of the Unreal” 104 · The Buick Saloon · Ann Bridge · ss The Cornhill Magazine June 1930, as by Mary O’Malley 122 · In the Tube · E. F. Benson · ss Hutchinson’s Magazine December 1922 137 · The Attic Express · Alex Hamilton · nv The Fourth Pan Book of Horror Stories ed. Herbert van Thal, Pan, 1963 155 · The Woman in Black · Peter Hackett · ss The Eleventh Fontana Book of Great Ghost Stories ed. R. Chetwynd-Hayes, Fontana, 1975 162 · Synopsis of a Nightmare · Peter C. Smith · ss 170 · Non-Paying Passengers · R. Chetwynd-Hayes · ss The Tenth Fontana Book of Great Ghost Stories ed. R. Chetwynd-Hayes, Fontana, 1974

Undesirable Properties: Thirteen Haunted Houses ed. Peter C. Smith (William Kimber, January 1977, 0-7183-0275-3, £3.95, 216pp, hc, an) 9 · Blind Man’s Buff · H. R. Wakefield · ss The Sketch April 25 1928 14 · The Boy and the Blackamoor · Rick Ferreira · ss 29 · The Residence at Whitminster · M. R. James · nv A Thin Ghost by M. R. James, Longmans, Green, 1919 55 · The Wrong Man · Peter C. Smith · ss 63 · The Ghost at Massingham Mansions [Max Carrados] · Ernest Bramah · nv The Eyes of Max Carrados by Ernest Bramah, Grant Richards, 1923 91 · Maddgens · Mary Williams · ss 102 · The Red Room · H. G. Wells · nv The Idler March 1896 112 · At the Farmhouse · E. F. Benson · ss Hutchinson’s Magazine March 1923 129 · The Dead Man of Varley Grange · Elizabeth Anna Hart, uncredited · ss 1878 144 · A Terribly Strange Bed · Wilkie Collins · ss Household Words April 24 1852, uncredited. 162 · The House by the Headland · “Sapper” · ss The Sovereign Magazine March 1920 178 · The Room · Eleanor Scott · ss The Cornhill Magazine October 1923, as by H. M. Leys 198 · Naked We Came Into This World · James Turner · ss The Way Shadows Fall by James Turner, William Kimber, 1975

Uninvited Guests: Thirteen Unwelcome Visitors ed. Peter C. Smith (William Kimber, 1984, 0-7183-0526-4, £7.50, 191pp, hc, an)     Ghost stories. 9 · Introduction · Peter C. Smith · in 13 · Recognition [Cthulhu] · Brian Lumley · nv Weirdbook #15, 1981 28 · What Was It? [Harry Escott] · Fitz-James O’Brien · ss Harper’s New Monthly Magazine March 1859, uncredited. 41 · The Cat Jumps · Elizabeth Bowen · ss Shudders ed. Cynthia Asquith, Hutchinson, 1929 51 · Dusty Glory · Meg Buxton · ss 65 · The Horla · Guy de Maupassant · nv The Complete Writings of Guy de Maupassant by Guy de Maupassant, The Dunstan Society, 1903 translated from the French (“Le Horla”, Gil Blas, October 26, 1886). 89 · The Frontier Guards · H. Russell Wakefield · ss The Illustrated London News November 25 1929 95 · Poor Chrissie · Roger Malisson · ss 100 · Madam Crowl’s Ghost · Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu · ss All the Year Round December 31 1870, uncredited. 114 · The Haunter of the Dark [Cthulhu] · H. P. Lovecraft · nv Weird Tales December 1936 138 · The Whistling Room [Thomas Carnacki] · William Hope Hodgson · ss The Idler March 1910 156 · The Strikers · Peter C. Smith · ss 168 · Man-Size in Marble · E. Nesbit · nv Home Chimes December 1887; dated 1886. 180 · Mattie · Len Maynard · ss

The Ways We Live Now: Contemporary Short Fiction from the Ontario Review ed. Raymond J. Smith (Ontario Review Press, 1986, 0-86538-054-6, x+310pp, hc, an)     Details supplied by Denny Lien & Todd Mason. ix · Preface · Raymond J. Smith · pr 1 · Molly’s Dog · Alice Adams · ss The Ontario Review Fall 1984/Winter 1985 12 · The Man from Mars · Margaret Atwood · ss The Ontario Review #6, Spring/Summer 1977 29 · Saving the Boat People · Joe David Bellamy · ss The Ontario Review #21, Fall 1984/Winter 1985 45 · Town Smokes · Pinckney Benedict · ss The Ontario Review #25, Fall 1986/Winter 1987 58 · My Life as a West African Gray Parrot · Leigh Buchanan Bienen · ss The Ontario Review #15, Fall 1981/Winter 1982 69 · At the Krungthep Plaza · Paul Bowles · ss The Ontario Review Fall 1980/Winter 1981 74 · The Black Queen · Barry Callaghan · ss The Ontario Review #13, Fall 1980/Winter 1981 77 · Homework · Margaret Drabble · ss Cosmopolitan (UK) November 1975 84 · Death’s Midwives · Margareta Ekström; translated by Linda Schenck · ss The Ontario Review #20, Spring/Summer 1984 93 · Fruit of the Month · Abby Frucht · ss The Ontario Review #20, Spring/Summer 1984 102 · A Pure Soul · Carlos Fuentes; translated by Margaret S. Peden · ss The Ontario Review #12, Spring/Summer 1980 116 · The Harvest · Tess Gallagher · ss The Ontario Review #19, Fall 1983/Winter 1984 129 · Some Gifts · Reginald Gibbons · ss The Ontario Review #5, Fall 1976 137 · Black Cotton · William Goyen · ss The Ontario Review #17, Fall 1982/Winter 1983 144 · Any Sport · William Heyen · ss The Ontario Review #24, Spring/Summer 1986 152 · The Mango Community · Josephine Jacobsen · ss The Ontario Review #20, Spring/Summer 1984 168 · A Metamorphosis · Greg Johnson · ss The Ontario Review #8, Spring/Summer 1978 178 · On This Short Day of Frost and Sun · Maxine Kumin · ss The Ontario Review #5, 1976 185 · Baby · Joyce Carol Oates · ss The Ontario Review #23, Fall 1986/Winter 1987 199 · Confessions of a Bad Girl · Bette Pesetsky · ss The Ontario Review #23, Spring/Summer 1985 209 · Tea Party · Sarah Rossiter · ss The Ontario Review #15, Fall 1981/Winter 1982 221 · Shadow Bands · Jeanne Schinto · ss The Ontario Review #23, Fall 1985/Winter 1986 235 · Rough Strife · Lynne Sharon Schwartz · ss The Ontario Review #7, Fall 1977/Winter 1978 252 · The Girl Who Loved Horses · Elizabeth Spencer · ss The Ontario Review #10, Spring/Summer 1979 267 · The Interpretation of Dreams by Sigmund Freud: A Story · Daniel Stern · ss The Ontario Review #24, Spring/Summer 1986 273 · Mourning · Robert Taylor, Jr. · ss The Ontario Review #14, Spring/Summer 1981 281 · Interviews with Insufficiently Famous Americans · John Updike · gp _281 · The Counselor · John Updike · vi The Ontario Review #12, Spring/Summer 1980 _283 · The Widow · John Updike · vi The Ontario Review #16, Spring/Summer 1982 _285 · The Undertaker · John Updike · vi The Ontario Review #15, Fall 1981/Winter 1982 287 · A Lesson in the Classics · Gloria Whelan · ss The Ontario Review #18, Spring/Summer 1983 299 · Contributors · [uncredited] · bg

Mystery, Magic, Voodoo & the Holy Grail ed. Stephanie Smith & Julia Stiles--- see under Anon..

Brazilian Magic: Is It the Answer? by T. Stratton Smith & Pedro MacGregor--- see under Pedro MacGregor.

Red Blades of Black Cathay by Tevis Clyde Smith & Robert E. Howard--- see under Robert E. Howard.

San Francisco Thrillers ed. Tim Smith & John Miller--- see under John Miller.

The Book of Other People ed. Zadie Smith (Penguin US, 2007, 978-0-14-303818-4, $15.00, 289pp, tp, oa, cover by Charles Burns)     Details supplied by Kenneth R. Johnson. vii · Introduction · Zadie Smith · in 1 · Judith Castle · David Mitchell · ss 19 · Justin M. Damiano · Daniel Clowes · cs 25 · Frank · A. L. Kennedy · ss 45 · Gideon · Z. Z. Packer · ss 53 · Gordon · Andrew O’Hagan · ss 61 · Hanwell Snr · Zadie Smith · ss The New Yorker May 14 2007 73 · J Johnson: A Writing Life · Nick Hornby · ss The Guardian August 11 2007; illustrated by Posy Simmonds 81 · Lélé · Edwidge Danticat · ss 97 · The Liar · Aleksandar Hemon · ss 103 · Jordan Wellington Lint · Chris Ware · cs 123 · Magda Mandela · Hari Kunzru · ss The New Yorker August 13 2007 133 · The Monster · Toby Litt · ss 139 · Nigora · Adam Thirlwell · ss The Guardian 157 · Judge Gladys Parks-Schultz · Heidi Julavits · ss 169 · Puppy · George Saunders · ss The New Yorker May 28 2007 181 · Rhoda · Jonathan Safran Foer · ss 187 · Soleil · Vendela Vida · ss 205 · Roy Spivey · Miranda July · ss The New Yorker June 11/June 18 2007 217 · Cindy Stubenstock · A. M. Homes · ss 227 · Theo · Dave Eggers · ss 237 · Perkus Tooth · Jonathan Lethem · nv 259 · Donal Webster · Colm Tóibín · ss 275 · Newton Wicks · Andrew Sean Greer · ss

Holy Ghosts: Classic Tales of the Ecclesiastical Uncanny ed. Fiona Snailham (The British Library, June 8, 2023, 978-0-7123-5413-4, £9.99, 288pp, tp, an, cover by Sandra Gómez) [British Library Tales of the Weird]     Details supplied by Mike Ashley. 7 · Introduction · Fiona Snailham · in 15 · The Sexton’s Adventure · Sheridan Le Fanu · ss Dublin University Magazine January 1851, uncredited. 27 · The Parson’s Oath · Mrs. Henry Wood · nv The Argosy (UK) December 1880 57 · The Poor Clare · Elizabeth Gaskell · na Household Words December 13 1856 (+2) 127 · A Story Told in a Church · Ada Buisson · ss The Belgravia Annual Christmas 1867 147 · In the Confessional · Amelia B. Edwards · ss All the Year Round December 4 1871 169 · Man-Size in Marble · E. Nesbit · nv Home Chimes December 1887 189 · The Face of the Monk · Robert Hichens · ss Bye-Ways by R. S. Hichens, Dodd, Mead and Company, 1897 209 · An Evicted Spirit · Marguerite Merington · ss The Atlantic Monthly March 1899 227 · The Duchess at Prayer · Edith Wharton · nv Scribner’s Magazine August 1900 255 · The Stalls of Barchester Cathedral · M. R. James · nv The Contemporary Review April 1910 277 · The Cathedral Crypt · John Wyndham · ss Marvel Tales March/April 1935, as by John Beynon Harris