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The Supernatural Omnibus II ed. Montague Summers (Panther, 1967, 2228, 5/-, 250pp, pb, an)
First paperback edition published in two volumes.

· A Singular Passage in the Life of the Late Henry Harris, D.D. · R. H. Barham · nv Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine April 1831

· The Spirit of Stonehenge · Jasper John · ss Sinister Stories by Jasper John, Henry Walker, 1930

· The Seeker of Souls · Jasper John · ss Sinister Stories by Jasper John, Henry Walker, 1930

· The Astrologer’s Legacy · Roger Pater · ss The Catholic World August 1914

· My Brother’s Ghost Story · Amelia B. Edwards · ss All the Year Round Christmas 1860, as “untitled (“Mine is my brother’s Ghost Story”)”, uncredited.

· Sir Dominick’s Bargain · J. Sheridan Le Fanu · ss All the Year Round July 6 1872, uncredited.
revised from “The Fortunes of Sir Robert Ardagh”, Dublin University Magazine Mar 1838.

· The Bargain of Rupert Orange · Vincent O’Sullivan · ss A Book of Bargains by Vincent O'Sullivan, Smithers, 1896

· Carmilla [Martin Hesselius] · Sheridan Le Fanu · na The Dark Blue December 1871 (+3)

· The White Wolf of the Hartz Mountains · Frederick Marryat · ex The New Monthly Magazine July 1839, as “Krantz’s Narrative”

· A Porta Inferi · Roger Pater · nv Mystic Voices by Roger Pater, Oates & Washbourne, 1923

· Jerry Jarvis’s Wig · Richard Barham · ss Bentley’s Miscellany May 1843, as by Thomas Ingoldsby

· The Watcher o’ the Dead · John Guinan · ss The Cornhill Magazine June 1929

· The Story of Konnor Old House [Flaxman Low] · E. & H. Heron · ss Pearson’s Magazine April 1899

· Toussel’s Pale Bride · W. B. Seabrook · ex from The Magic Island, Harcourt Brace & World, 1929; a slightly shorter version of “…Dead Men Working in the Cane Fields” from The Magic Island.

The Supernatural Omnibus II: Diabolism, Witchcraft and Evil Lore (var. 1) ed. Montague Summers (Penguin, 1976, 90p, 298pp, pb, an)
Second paperback edition published in two volumes; includes all of the stories. In 1984 these were recombined as a single volume.

7 · Introduction · Montague Summers · in The Supernatural Omnibus ed. Montague Summers, Gollancz, 1931

41 · A Singular Passage in the Life of the Late Henry Harris, D.D. · R. H. Barham · nv Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine April 1831

62 · The Spirit of Stonehenge · Jasper John · ss Sinister Stories by Jasper John, Henry Walker, 1930

67 · The Seeker of Souls · Jasper John · ss Sinister Stories by Jasper John, Henry Walker, 1930

76 · The Astrologer’s Legacy · Roger Pater · ss The Catholic World August 1914

88 · My Brother’s Ghost Story · Amelia B. Edwards · ss All the Year Round Christmas 1860, as “untitled (“Mine is my brother’s Ghost Story”)”, uncredited.

102 · Sir Dominick’s Bargain · J. Sheridan Le Fanu · ss All the Year Round July 6 1872, uncredited.
revised from “The Fortunes of Sir Robert Ardagh”, Dublin University Magazine Mar 1838.

117 · The Bargain of Rupert Orange · Vincent O’Sullivan · ss A Book of Bargains by Vincent O'Sullivan, Smithers, 1896

138 · Carmilla [Martin Hesselius] · Sheridan Le Fanu · na The Dark Blue December 1871 (+3)

214 · The White Wolf of the Hartz Mountains · Frederick Marryat · ex The New Monthly Magazine July 1839, as “Krantz’s Narrative”

235 · A Porta Inferi · Roger Pater · nv Mystic Voices by Roger Pater, Oates & Washbourne, 1923

248 · Jerry Jarvis’s Wig · Richard Barham · ss Bentley’s Miscellany May 1843, as by Thomas Ingoldsby

266 · The Watcher o’ the Dead · John Guinan · ss The Cornhill Magazine June 1929

278 · The Story of Konnor Old House [Flaxman Low] · E. & H. Heron · ss Pearson’s Magazine April 1899

293 · Toussel’s Pale Bride · W. B. Seabrook · ex from The Magic Island, Harcourt Brace & World, 1929; a slightly shorter version of “…Dead Men Working in the Cane Fields” from The Magic Island.

The Supernatural Omnibus (var. 1) ed. Montague Summers (Doubleday, Doran, 1932, $2.50, xl+690pp, hc, an)
Omits nine stories from the original and substitutes six others.

ix · Introduction · Montague Summers · in The Supernatural Omnibus ed. Montague Summers, Gollancz, 1931

3 · The Narrative of the Ghost of a Hand · Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu · ex from The House by the Church-Yard, Tinsley, 1863; originally published as Chapter 12, titled “Some Odd Facts About the Tiled House—Being an Authentic Narrative of the Ghost of a Hand”.

11 · Man-Size in Marble · E. Nesbit · nv Home Chimes December 1887; dated 1886.

25 · The Judge’s House · Bram Stoker · nv Holly Leaves December 5 1891

44 · Thurnley Abbey · Perceval Landon · ss McClure’s Magazine October 1908

60 · The Upper Berth · F. Marion Crawford · nv Unwin’s Annual 1886, 1885

82 · The Hall Bedroom · Mary E. Wilkins Freeman · ss Collier’s Weekly March 28 1903

99 · The Phantom Coach · Amelia B. Edwards · ss All the Year Round Christmas 1864, as “Another Past Lodger Relates His Own Ghost Story”, uncredited.

113 · The Brickett Bottom · Amyas Northcote · ss In Ghostly Company by Amyas Northcote, The Bodley Head, 1921

124 · Hilary Maltby and Stephen Braxton · Max Beerbohm · nv The Century Magazine February 1919, as “Hilary Maltby”

157 · How the Third Floor Knew the Potteries · Amelia B. Edwards · ss All the Year Round Christmas 1863, uncredited.

171 · To Be Taken with a Grain of Salt · Charles Dickens · ss All the Year Round Christmas 1865, uncredited.

183 · The Signalman · Charles Dickens · ss All the Year Round Christmas 1866, as “No. 1 Branch Line. The Signalman”

196 · The Compensation House · Charles Collins · ss All the Year Round Christmas 1866, as “No. 3 Branch Line. The Compensation House”

213 · The Engineer · Amelia B. Edwards · ss All the Year Round Christmas 1866, as “No. 5 Branch Line. The Engineer”

232 · The Canterville Ghost · Oscar Wilde · nv Court and Society Review February 23 1887 (+1)

260 · When I Was Dead · Vincent O’Sullivan · ss A Book of Bargains by Vincent O'Sullivan, Smithers, 1896

265 · The Story of Yand Manor House [Flaxman Low] · E. & H. Heron · ss Pearson’s Magazine June 1898

279 · The Business of Madame Jahn · Vincent O’Sullivan · ss A Book of Bargains by Vincent O'Sullivan, Smithers, 1896

287 · Amour Dure · Vernon Lee · nv Murray’s Magazine 1887; subtitled “Passages from the Diary of Spiridion Trepka”.

321 · Oke of Okehurst · Vernon Lee · na Blackwood, 1886, as “A Phantom Lover”

372 · Eveline’s Visitant · Mary Elizabeth Braddon · ss Belgravia January 1867

383 · De Profundis · Roger Pater · nv Mystic Voices by Roger Pater, Oates & Washbourne, 1923

397 · 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).

425 · The Inmost Light [Dyson] · Arthur Machen · nv The Great God Pan and The Inmost Light by Arthur Machen, John Lane, 1894

454 · A Singular Passage in the Life of the Late Henry Harris, D.D. · R. H. Barham · nv Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine April 1831

477 · The Spirit of Stonehenge · Jasper John · ss Sinister Stories by Jasper John, Henry Walker, 1930

482 · The Damned Thing · Ambrose Bierce · ss Tales from New York Town Topics December 7 1893

491 · My Brother’s Ghost Story · Amelia B. Edwards · ss All the Year Round Christmas 1860, as “untitled (“Mine is my brother’s Ghost Story”)”, uncredited.

504 · Sir Dominick’s Bargain · J. Sheridan Le Fanu · ss All the Year Round July 6 1872, uncredited.
revised from “The Fortunes of Sir Robert Ardagh”, Dublin University Magazine Mar 1838.

519 · The Bargain of Rupert Orange · Vincent O’Sullivan · ss A Book of Bargains by Vincent O'Sullivan, Smithers, 1896

539 · Carmilla [Martin Hesselius] · Sheridan Le Fanu · na The Dark Blue December 1871 (+3)

613 · The White Wolf of the Hartz Mountains · Frederick Marryat · ex The New Monthly Magazine July 1839, as “Krantz’s Narrative”

634 · A Porta Inferi · Roger Pater · nv Mystic Voices by Roger Pater, Oates & Washbourne, 1923

647 · Jerry Jarvis’s Wig · Richard Barham · ss Bentley’s Miscellany May 1843, as by Thomas Ingoldsby

665 · The Watcher o’ the Dead · John Guinan · ss The Cornhill Magazine June 1929

677 · The Story of Konnor Old House [Flaxman Low] · E. & H. Heron · ss Pearson’s Magazine April 1899

Victorian Ghost Stories ed. Montague Summers (Fortune Press, October 1933, 7/6d, 412pp, hc, an)
Reprinted in 1936 by Simpkin Marshall from which details taken.

ix · Introduction · Montague Summers · in

3 · Hugues, the Wer-Wolf · Sutherland Menzies · ss Court Magazine, Monthly Critic, Lady’s Magazine and Museum September 1838

27 · The Drunkard’s Dream · Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu · ss Dublin University Magazine August 1838, uncredited.

42 · A Chapter in the History of a Tyrone Family · Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu · nv Dublin University Magazine October 1839

87 · The Dead Sexton · Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu · ss Once a Week Christmas 1871

110 · The Italian’s Story · Mrs. Catherine Crowe · nv Ghosts and Family Legends by Mrs. Crowe, T.C. Newby, 1858

131 · Round the Fire · Mrs. Catherine Crowe · ss from “Seventh Evening”, Ghosts and Family Legends by Mrs. Crowe, T.C. Newby, 1858

145 · The Mysterious Stranger · [uncredited] · nv Odds and Ends 1860

193 · The Ghost Detective · Mark Lemon · ss The London Journal Christmas 1866

207 · The Shadow of a Shade · Tom Hood · ss Bow Bells Christmas 1869

225 · The Dead Man of Varley Grange · Elizabeth Anna Hart, uncredited · ss 1878

242 · The Ghost in the Bank of England · [uncredited] · nv London Society Christmas 1879

287 · The Picture on the Wall · Katharine Tynan · ss The English Illustrated Magazine December 1895

302 · The Story of Medhans Lea [Flaxman Low] · E. & H. Heron · ss Pearson’s Magazine February 1898

319 · The Tomb of Sarah · F. G. Loring · ss The Pall Mall Magazine December 1900

Thief of Lives by Lucy Sussex (Twelfth Planet Press, July 2011, 978-0-9808274-5-3, A$18.00, viii+103pp, pb, oc, cover by Amanda Rainey)
Original collection of four stories (one reprint). Introduction by Karen Joy Fowler. Part of the Twelve Planets series of collection by Australian authors.
Details taken from online listing.

vii · Introduction · Karen Joy Fowler · in

1 · Alchemy · Lucy Sussex · nv

29 · The Fountain of Justice · Lucy Sussex · nv

51 · The Subject of O · Lucy Sussex · ss

63 · Thief of Lives · Lucy Sussex · nv

The Argosy Bedside Book ed. D. M. Sutherland (Odhams Books, 1965, no ISBN, 242pp, hc, an)
A collection of stories reprinted from Argosy (UK).

7 · Introduction · The Editor of Argosy · in

9 · Follow My Fancy · Joan Aiken · ss Argosy (UK) January 1956

19 · First Offence · Evan Hunter · nv Manhunt December 1955, as “First Offense”

35 · The Smile · Ann Drysdale · ss Argosy (UK) January 1965

39 · A Trespass of Evil · Victor Francis · ss Man October 1960

49 · Black Prince · Maurice Druon; translated by Humphrey Hare · ss The Black Prince and Other Stories by Maurice Druon, Rupert Hart-Davis, 1962

56 · Fun and Games · A. S. Graham · ct (r)

57 · Crusader’s Key · Eric Linklater · nv God Likes Them Plain by Eric Linklater, Cape, 1935

77 · The Power and the Glory · [uncredited] · ms (r)

81 · The Facts of Life · W. Somerset Maugham · nv Cosmopolitan April 1939

97 · The Queen of Spain Fritillary · H. E. Bates · nv Argosy (UK) September 1956

120 · Thelwell in Orbit · Thelwell · ct (r)

121 · Road to Feather River · Michael Foster · ss Argosy (UK) August 1950

135 · Where the Heart Is · Walter Brooks · ss Argosy (UK) February 1940

139 · The Whole Town’s Sleeping [Green Town] · Ray Bradbury · ss McCall’s September 1950

153 · Waterways · [uncredited] · ms (r)

157 · Miss Bell’s Stocking [Patrick Petrella] · Michael Gilbert · ss Argosy (UK) June 1958

167 · Love from a Stranger · Agatha Christie · nv The Grand Magazine November 1924, as “Philomel Cottage”

184 · Out of the Ark · [uncredited] · ct (r)

185 · Bianca’s Hands · Theodore Sturgeon · ss Argosy (UK) May 1947

193 · The Man with the Moon in Him · William Sansom · ss Among the Dahlias by William Sansom, Hogarth Press, 1957

203 · …And So to Bed · [uncredited] · ms (r)

207 · The China Run [Christian] · Neil Paterson · ex Hodder & Stoughton, 1948

The Gold Key and The Green Life ed. Elizabeth Sutherland (Constable, 1986, 0-09-467110-9, £9.95, 222pp, hc, an)
Fantasies and Celtic tales by George MacDonald and Fiona Macleod, with authoritative introductions by the editor.

11 · Introduction · Elizabeth Sutherland · in

· Part One: The Gold Key

19 · George MacDonald · Elizabeth Sutherland · in

33 · Enchanted Forest · George MacDonald · ex from Phantastes, Smith, Elder, 1858; chapters 3-6.

52 · The Magic Mirror · George MacDonald · ex from Phantastes, Smith, Elder, 1858; from chapter 13.

68 · A Ghost Story · George MacDonald · ex from “The Portent”, anonymously, The Cornhill Magazine May 1860 (+2), uncredited.

83 · The Golden Key · George MacDonald · nv Dealings with the Fairies by George MacDonald, Arthur Strahan, 1867

109 · The Gray Wolf · George MacDonald · ss Works of Fancy and Imagination by George MacDonald, Alexander Strahan, 1871

115 · A Tragedy of Bones · George MacDonald · ex from Lilith, Chatto & Windus, 1895; chapters 16 and 17.

· Part Two: The Green Life

131 · Fiona Macleod · Elizabeth Sutherland · in (r)

143 · The Last Supper · Fiona Macleod · ss The Washer of the Ford by Fiona Macleod, Patrick Geddes, 1896

151 · The Washer of the Ford · Fiona Macleod · ss The Washer of the Ford by Fiona Macleod, Patrick Geddes, 1896

163 · Silk o’ the Kine · Fiona Macleod · ss The Sin-Eater by Fiona Macleod, Geddes, 1895

169 · Ula and Urla · Fiona Macleod · ss The Washer of the Ford by Fiona Macleod, Patrick Geddes, 1896

175 · Mircath · Fiona Macleod · ss The Washer of the Ford by Fiona Macleod, Patrick Geddes, 1896

179 · The Laughter of Scathach the Queen · Fiona Macleod · ss The Washer of the Ford by Fiona Macleod, Patrick Geddes, 1896

184 · The Festival of the Birds · Fiona Macleod · ss The Washer of the Ford by Fiona Macleod, Patrick Geddes, 1896

190 · Cathal of the Woods · Fiona Macleod · ss The Washer of the Ford by Fiona Macleod, Patrick Geddes, 1896, as “The Annir-Choille”

215 · The Anointed Man · Fiona Macleod · ss The Washer of the Ford by Fiona Macleod, Patrick Geddes, 1896

Fried! Fast Food, Slow Deaths ed. Joel A. Sutherland & Colleen Morris (Graveside Tales, 2007, 978-0-9801338-0-6, $14.95, 261pp, tp, oa, cover by Bret Jordan, Steve Lines & Stephen Blundell)
Fried! contains 23 original tales of horror set in and around fast food restaurants.
Details taken from online listing.

· Meat Drippings · D. L. Snell · ss

· Bad Fish · Gregg Winkler · ss

· Station 19 · Michael Josef · ss

· Red, Yellow and Green · Christopher J. Dwyer · ss

· The Drain · Michael Hultquist · ss

· Veggie Burger · Bret Jordan · ss

· Sugar Pie, Honey Pie · Shanna Germain · ss

· Something in the Water · H. F. Gibbard · ss

· An Army Marches on Its Stomach · Andy Kirby · ss

· The Applicant · Kevin Lightburn · ss

· Clipped · Jodi Lee · ss

· The FNG · James Patrick Cobb · ss

· The Playspace · Cody Goodfellow · ss

· Take Away · Rodney J. Smith · ss

· A Bad Case of the Meat Sweats · Stephen LeClerc · ss

· Shift Change · David Dunwoody · ss

· Meat · Lisa Becker · ss Shiver #4, Winter 1998

· Snailwart · M. P. Johnson · ss

· Comfort Food · Cheryl Rainfield · ss

· Lunchtime at the Justice Cafe · Ken Goldman · vi Midnight Carnival v1 #2, 1998

· Happinex · K. J. Kabza · ss

· The Bocan · Joel A. Sutherland · ss

· Feeding Frenzy · Matt Hults · ss

Clinically Dead & Other Tales of the Supernatural by David A. Sutton (Crowswing Books, April 2006, 978-1-905100-18-7, 272pp, hc, co, cover by Harry O. Morris)
Details taken from online listing.

xv · It’s About Bloody Time… · Stephen Jones · in

21 · The Holidaymakers · David A. Sutton · ss

40 · Changing Tack · David A. Sutton · ss The Mammoth Book of Werewolves ed. Stephen Jones, Carroll & Graf, 1994, as “And I Shall Go in the Devil’s Name”

56 · Photo-Call · David A. Sutton · ss Final Shadows ed. Charles L. Grant, Doubleday Foundation, 1991

69 · Those of Rhenea · David A. Sutton · ss Skeleton Crew November 1990

85 · How the Buckie Was Saved · David A. Sutton · ss Chills #10, 1996

102 · Clinically Dead · David A. Sutton · ss The Mammoth Book of Zombies ed. Stephen Jones, Robinson, 1993

118 · Tomb of the Janissaries · David A. Sutton · ss Beneath the Ground ed. Joel Lane, The Alchemy Press, 2003

133 · La Serenissima · David A. Sutton · nv Beyond Fantasy & Science Fiction #3, September/October 1995

155 · In the Land of the Rainbow Snake · David A. Sutton · na

241 · Monkey Business · David A. Sutton · nv

265 · Deeper Than Horror · Joel Lane · aw

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