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A Pocket Book of Short Stories ed. M. Edmund Speare (Washington Square Press, February 1970, 671-46443-4, 60¢, 336pp, pb, an)     Reprint (Washington Square Press 1941) anthology. ix · Introduction · M. Edmund Speare · in 1 · The Killers [Nick Adams] · Ernest Hemingway · ss Scribner’s Magazine March 1927 11 · The Devil and Daniel Webster · Stephen Vincent Benét · ss The Saturday Evening Post October 24 1936 26 · Big Blonde · Dorothy Parker · nv The Bookman February 1929 49 · Paul’s Case · Willa Cather · nv McClure’s Magazine May 1905 70 · Seeds · Sherwood Anderson · ss 1921 78 · Bliss · Katherine Mansfield · ss The English Review August 1918 91 · Disorder and Early Sorrow · Thomas Mann · nv The Dial October 1926 (+1) translated from the German. 124 · Rain · W. Somerset Maugham · nv The Smart Set April 1921, as “Miss Thompson” 165 · Haircut · Ring Lardner · ss Liberty March 28 1925 176 · The Gentleman from San Francisco · Ivan Bunin · nv The Dial January 1922 200 · Tobermory [Clovis Sangrail] · Saki · ss The Chronicles of Clovis by Saki, John Lane, 1911 revised from the original (Westminster Gazette, November 27, 1909) to feature Clovis rather than Bertie van Tahn. 208 · The Monkey’s Paw · W. W. Jacobs · ss Harper’s Monthly Magazine September 1902 219 · A Municipal Report · O. Henry · ss Hampton’s Magazine November 1909 235 · The Darling · Anton P. Chekhov · ss 1925 248 · A Lodging for the Night · Robert Louis Stevenson · nv Temple Bar October 1877 268 · The Necklace · Guy de Maupassant · ss (r) translated from the French (“La Parure”, Le Gaulois, Feb 17, 1884). 276 · The Procurator of Judæa · Anatole France; translated by Frederic Chapman · ss (r) 290 · The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County · Mark Twain · ss The Californian December 16 1865 revised from “Jim Smiley and His Jumping Frog” (The New York Saturday Press, November 18, 1865). 297 · The Luck of Roaring Camp · Bret Harte · ss Overland Monthly August 1868 308 · God Sees the Truth, But Waits · Leo N. Tolstoi · ss 1917 316 · The Cask of Amontillado [Fortunato] · Edgar Allan Poe · ss Godey’s Lady’s Book November 1846 323 · A Passion in the Desert · Honoré de Balzac; translated by Count Stenbock · ss Shorter Stories from Balzac by Honoré de Balzac, Walter Scott, 1890 translated from the French (“Une Passion dans le Désert”, Revue de Paris, Dec. 26, 1830).

Book of the Dead ed. Craig Spector & John M. Skipp--- see under John M. Skipp.

Still Dead ed. Craig Spector & John M. Skipp--- see under John M. Skipp.

The Candle and the Tower ed. Robert Donald Spector (Warner, September 1974, 76-395, $1.25, 272pp, pb, an)     Anthology of lesser known Gothic stories and romances. 7 · Introduction · Robert Donald Spector · in 14 · Edeliza, a Gothic Tale · E. W. · ss The Lady’s Magazine v33, 1802 26 · The Clock Has Struck!!! · William Farrow · ss The Lady’s Magazine v40, 1809 33 · The Castle of Costanzo · [uncredited] · ss Universal Magazine of Knowledge and Pleasure v75, 1784 39 · The Friar’s Tale · Anna Seward · ss Variety: A Collection of Essays, 1788 51 · Rodriguez and Isabella, or The Terrors of Conscience · [uncredited] · ss The Lady’s Magazine v39, 1808 54 · Retribution, a Tale Founded on Facts · Thomas Bellamy · ss Monthly Mirror v2, 1796 72 · Sir Bertrand, a Fragment · Anna Laetitia Barbauld · ss Miscellaneous Pieces in Prose by Anna Laetitia & John Aikin, 1773, as by Anna Laetitia Aikin this is now regarded as the work of John Aikin though usually attributed to his sister. 76 · Henry Fitzowen · Nathan Drake · nv Literary Hours 1798 an earlier version was published as “Sir Gawen” in The Speculator v.1, 1790. 102 · Raymond: A Fragment · Juvenis · ss The Lady’s Magazine February 1799 107 · The Nun · S. P. · ss The European Magazine v25, 1794 128 · The Cave of St. Sidwell, a Romance · E. F. · nv The Lady’s Monthly Museum 1807 158 · Schabraco, a Romance · [uncredited] · nv The Lady’s Monthly Museum v1, 1798 191 · The Castle De Warrenne, a Romance · [uncredited] · na The Lady’s Monthly Museum v5, 1800

Seven Masterpieces of Gothic Horror ed. Robert Donald Spector (Bantam, April 1963, NC171, 95¢, 465pp, pb, an)     One of the definitive volumes of gothic horror fiction. 1 · Introduction · Robert Donald Spector · in (r) 13 · The Castle of Otranto · Horace Walpole · n. Tho. Lownds, 1764 103 · The Old English Baron · Clara Reeve · n. Edward & Dilly, 1777 237 · Mistrust · Matthew Gregory Lewis · na Romantic Tales by M. G. Lewis, Longman, Hurst, Rees & Orme, 1808 331 · The Heir of Mondolfo · Mary Shelley · nv Appleton’s Journal January 1877 363 · 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” 375 · The Fall of the House of Usher · Edgar Allan Poe · nv Burton’s Gentlemen’s Magazine September 1839 395 · Carmilla [Martin Hesselius] · Sheridan Le Fanu · na The Dark Blue December 1871 (+3) 467 · Bibliography · [uncredited] · bi (r)

Man Into Beast: Strange Tales of Transformation ed. A. C. Spectorsky (Doubleday, 1947, $3.75, xii+368pp, hc, an) v · Preface · A. C. Spectorsky · pr 1 · The Adventures of Professor Emmett · Ben Hecht · nv A Book of Miracles by Ben Hecht, Viking Press, 1939 71 · Green Thoughts · John Collier · ss The London Mercury May 1931 89 · Mr. Sycamore · Robert Ayre · na Story #57, April 1937 150 · Laura · Saki · ss The Morning Post June 25 1912, as by H. H. Munro 156 · The Monkey · Isak Dinesen · nv Seven Gothic Tales by Isak Dinesen, Smith & Haas, 1934 209 · The King of the Cats · Stephen Vincent Benét · ss Harper’s Bazar February 1929 226 · Mr. Limpet · Theodore Pratt · n. Knopf, 1942 285 · The Cyprian Cat · Dorothy L. Sayers · ss Harper’s Bazaar (UK) May 1933 299 · Tarnhelm · Hugh Walpole · ss Liberty December 28 1929 316 · The Metamorphosis [Gregor Samsa] · Franz Kafka · nv Parton Press, 1937 translated from the German (“Die Verwandlung”, Weisse Blätter Oct ’15).

My Blood Ran Cold ed. Donald Speed (Corgi, 1966, GN7507, 3/6d, 188pp, pb, oa) 7 · Foreword · Donald Speed · fw 11 · Promise Me Tonight · Michael Baldwin · ss 20 · The Crack · Francis King · ss The Japanese Umbrella by Francis King, Longmans, 1964 32 · Incubus for Hire · John Burke · ss 45 · Not Enough Poison · Alex Hamilton · ss 58 · The Bird · Thomas Burke · ss Limehouse Nights by Thomas Burke, Grant Richards, 1916 67 · The Continual Dew · Richard Nettell · ss 73 · Father and Son · Jesse Bier · ss 86 · A Time for Living · Stan Gooch · ss 102 · The Lake · Patrick Boyle · ss All Cats Are Grey in the Dark by Patrick Boyle, MacGibbon & Kee, 1966 111 · Such Stuff · John Brunner · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction June 1962 129 · Plague at Bergamo · Jens Peter Jacobsen; translated by Anna Grabow · ss Mogens by Jens Peter Jacobsen, Brown, 1921 138 · Quittance · Martin Ford · ss 145 · The Medusa Touch · Hugh Atkinson · ss 157 · The Gates · Richard Kenneggy · ss 160 · On with the New · Leonard Ansell · ss 171 · The Holman Candidate · Simon Gray · ss Voices 2 ed. M. Ratcliffe, M. Joseph, 1965

A Haunting in Germany & Other Stories by Darren Speegle (PS Publishing, February 2016, 978-1-84863-965-2, £20.00, 258pp, hc, oc)     Details taken from online listing. · Vibing for Validity in Vegas · Darren Speegle · ss · Fallen Cathedrals · Darren Speegle · ss · Windows of Alaska · Darren Speegle · ss · The Symphony of the Normal · Darren Speegle · ss · A Haunting in Germany · Darren Speegle · ss · Ibiza Fantástico · Darren Speegle · ss

Adam’s Ladder: An Anthology of Dark Science Fiction ed. Darren Speegle & Michael Bailey--- see under Michael Bailey.

Best of Vector Vol 1: The State of the Art ed. Maureen Kincaid Speller & Paul Kincaid--- see under Paul Kincaid.

Echoes of Terror ed. John Spencer & Mike Jarvis (Hamlyn, 1980, 0-600-37272-3, £4.95, 96pp, hc, an)     A coffee-table sized book with each story profusely illustrated in color. The volume was compiled by Spencer, designed by Jarvis, with research assistance from Pete Isaac. Artwork is by Jim Burns, Gordon Crabb, Les Edwards, Bob Fowke, Peter Goodfellow, Stuart Hughes, Terry Oakes and George Smith. 6 · A Madman’s Manuscript · Charles Dickens · ss The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club by Charles Dickens, Chapman & Hall, 1837 14 · Three in a Bed · Lord Halifax · ar Further Stories from Lord Halifax’s Ghost Book by Lord Halifax, Geoffrey Bles, 1937 16 · The Masque of the Red Death · Edgar Allan Poe · ss Graham’s Lady’s and Gentleman’s Magazine May 1842, as “The Mask of the Red Death: A Fantasy” 22 · Dracula [Dracula] · Bram Stoker · ex Constable, 1897; chapter 3. 32 · The Furnished Room · O. Henry · ss The (New York) Sunday World August 14 1904 38 · The Forsaken of God · William Mudford · ss Tales and Trifles by William Mudford, London, 1849 48 · The Werewolf · Frederick Marryat · ex The New Monthly Magazine July 1839, as “Krantz’s Narrative” 62 · The Midnight Embrace · Matthew Lewis · ss Tales of Terror by Matthew Gregory Lewis, J. Bell, 1801, as “Albert of Werdendorff; or the Midnight Embrace”, uncredited. 70 · The Devil’s Wager · William Makepeace Thackeray · ss Fraser’s Magazine 1836 80 · The Monkey’s Paw · W. W. Jacobs · ss Harper’s Monthly Magazine September 1902 90 · The Seventh Pullet · Saki · ss The Morning Post October 31 1911, as by H. H. Munro

The Ocean and All Its Devices by William Browning Spencer (Subterranean Press, June 2006, 1-59606-047-6, $40.00, 195pp, hc, co, cover by Bob Eggleton)     Collection of nine stories. This is a signed, limited edition of 750 numbered copies. 9 · Introduction · William Browning Spencer · in 15 · The Ocean and All Its Devices · William Browning Spencer · nv Borderlands 4 ed. Elizabeth & Thomas Monteleone, Borderlands Press, 1994 41 · The Oddskeeper’s Daughter · William Browning Spencer · nv Wheel of Fortune ed. Roger Zelazny & Martin H. Greenberg, AvoNova, 1995 63 · The Death of the Novel · William Browning Spencer · ss Century #1, March/April 1995 75 · Downloading Midnight · William Browning Spencer · nv Tomorrow December 1995 105 · Your Faithful Servant · William Browning Spencer · ss Air Fish ed. Joy Oestreicher & Richard Singer, Catseye Books, 1993 117 · The Foster Child · William Browning Spencer · ss The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction June 2000 131 · The Halfway House at the Heart of Darkness · William Browning Spencer · ss Lord of the Fantastic: Stories in Honor of Roger Zelazny ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Avon Eos, 1998 151 · The Lights of Armageddon · William Browning Spencer · ss Argonaut #19, Spring 1994 167 · The Essayist in the Wilderness · William Browning Spencer · nv The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction May 2002

The Unorthodox Dr. Draper and Other Stories by William Browning Spencer (Subterranean Press, July 31, 2017, 978-1-59606-831-5, $40.00, 280pp, hc, co, cover by David Ho)     Limited to 750 numbered copies, signed by the author. Details taken from publisher’s website. 9 · Introduction · William Browning Spencer · in 15 · How the Gods Bargain · William Browning Spencer · nv The Madness of Cthulhu: Volume 1 ed. S. T. Joshi, Titan, 2014 39 · Penguins of the Apocalypse · William Browning Spencer · nv Subterranean: Tales of Dark Fantasy ed. William Schafer, Subterranean Press, 2008 77 · Come Lurk with Me and Be My Love · William Browning Spencer · nv Lovecraft Unbound ed. Ellen Datlow, Dark Horse, 2009 101 · The Tenth Muse · William Browning Spencer · nv Subterranean #6, 2007 133 · Stone and the Librarian · William Browning Spencer · nv The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction February 2007 159 · The Indelible Dark · William Browning Spencer · nv Subterranean (online) Spring 2013 191 · The Dappled Thing · William Browning Spencer · nv Subterranean: Tales of Dark Fantasy 2 ed. William Schafer, Subterranean Press, 2011, as “That Dappled Thing” 215 · Usurped · William Browning Spencer · nv Black Wings ed. S. T. Joshi, PS Publishing, 2010 239 · The Unorthodox Dr. Draper · William Browning Spencer · nv Subterranean (online) Fall 2010 277 · The Love Song of A. Alhazred Azathoth · William Browning Spencer · pm Subterranean Press e-newsletter December 22 2008

Mitkey Astromouse by Ann Sperber--- see under Fredric Brown.

Strong Brown God by Kari Sperring (Birmingham Science Fiction Group, November 2014, £8.00, 14pp, ph, ss, cover by David A. Hardy) [Novacon Booklets]     Reprint short story issued to coincide with Sperring’s Guest of Honour appearance at Novacon 44. Details taken from online listing.

Wall Street Noir ed. Peter Spiegelman (Akashic Books, 2007, 978-1-933354-23-1, $15.95, 270pp, tp, oa) [Akashic Noir] 15 · Tradition · Peter Spiegelman · in 19 · Part I: Downtown 21 · At the Top of His Game · Stephen Rhodes · nv; set at 40 Broad Street. 49 · A Trader’s Lot · Twist Phelan · ss; set at 1 North End Avenue. 66 · Feeding Frenzy · Tim Broderick · ss; set at 40 Wall Street. 85 · A Terrorizing Demonstration · Jim Fusilli · ss; set at 23 Wall Street. 104 · Town Car · David Noonan · ss; set at 85 Exchange Place. 117 · Part II: Uptown 119 · The Quant · Richard Aleas · nv; set in Times Square. 141 · Make Me Rich · Lawrence Light · ss; set at 257 W. 36th Street. 159 · Rough Justice · James Hime · nv; set at 200 Park Avenue. 186 · The Consultant · Peter Blauner · ss; set at 1313 Avenue of the Americas. 205 · Part III: Main Street 207 · The Day Trader in the Trunk of Cleto’s Car · Mark Haskell Smith · ss; set in Los Angeles, California. 220 · Five Days at the Sunset · Peter Spiegelman · nv; set in Lethe, South Dakota. 246 · Today We Hit · Megan Abbott · ss; set at 110 W. 139th Street. 260 · The Basher · Jason Starr · ss; set in Hoboken, New Jersey. 271 · Part IV: Global Markets 273 · The Enlightenment of Magnus McKay · John Burdett · nv; set in Bangkok, Thailand. 302 · Bonus Season · Henry Blodget · nv; set in Shanghai, China. 328 · Everything I’m Not · Lauren Sanders · nv; set in Tel Aviv, Israel. 357 · Due Diligence · Reed Farrel Coleman · nv; set in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. 384 · About the Contributors · [uncredited] · bg