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The Door of the Unreal by Gerald Biss (Ash-Tree Press, December 2002, 978-1-55310-046-1, C$29.00, xviii+149pp, tp, cover by Jason Van Hollander)
Reprint (Eveleigh Nash 1919) novel. A world-wide edition available in the US for $21.00 and in the UK for £13.00.
Details supplied by Denny Lien.

vii · Introduction · Stefan R. Dziemianowicz · in 2002

xvii · Forward · Gerald Biss · fw 1919

The Classics of Mystery Volume V: An Omnibus of British Mysteries ed. George Bisserov (Juniper, 1959, $5.50, hc)

7 · The Big Bow Mystery · Israel Zangwill · na The London Star 1891

82 · The Iron Shroud · William Mudford · ss Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine August 1830, as by The Author of “First and Last”

93 · Hunted Down · Charles Dickens · nv The New York Ledger August 20 1859 (+2)

110 · The Monkey’s Paw · W. W. Jacobs · ss Harper’s Monthly Magazine September 1902

120 · A Night on the Borders of the Black Forest · Amelia B. Edwards · ss Routledge’s Christmas Annual 1871

137 · The Hound of the Baskervilles [Sherlock Holmes] · Arthur Conan Doyle · n. George Newnes, 1902

264 · The Knightsbridge Mystery · Charles Reade · nv Life 1882

282 · The Three Strangers · Thomas Hardy · nv Longman’s Magazine March 1883

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

311 · The Fatal House · Hugh Conway · ss (r)

The Classics of Mystery Volume VIII: An Omnibus of Continental Mysteries, Part I ed. George Bisserov (Juniper, 1960, $5.50, 382pp, hc)

7 · Notes About the Authors · [uncredited] · bg 1960

9 · The Crimson Curtain · Jules-Amédée Barbey d’Aurevilly; translated by Frances Frenaye · nv (r)

49 · Solange · Alexandre Dumas-Père · nv The London Journal 1849
translated from the French (Les Milles et un Fantômes, Cadot, 1849).

65 · The Hand · Guy de Maupassant · ss Short Stories of the Tragedy and Comedy of Life by Guy de Maupassant, The Dunstan Society, 1903, as “The Englishman”
translated from the French (“La main”, Le Gaulois, December 23, 1883).

73 · The Horla · Guy de Maupassant · nv Short Stories of the Tragedy and Comedy of Life by Guy de Maupassant, The Dunstan Society, 1903
translated from the French (“Le Horla”, Gil Blas, October 26, 1886).

99 · The Venus of Ille · Prosper Mérimée · nv (r)
translated from the French (“La Vénus d’Ille”, La Revue des Deux Mondes, May 1837).

129 · Horror · John Berwick Harwood, uncredited · nv Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine January 1861

153 · Clarimonde · Théophile Gautier · nv (r)
translated from the French (“La Morte Amoureuse”, Chronique de Paris, June 23 & 26, 1936).

183 · The Homburg Murder Case · Palle von Rosenkranz · n. (r)

The Devil’s Coven ed. Angus Black (New English Library, May 1972, 450-01244-1, 30p, 156pp, pb)
Classic stories of Scottish Witchcraft.

7 · Introduction · Angus Black · in 1972

9 · Anent Mother Jackson Her Witchcraft · George Sinclair · ex Satan’s Invisible World Discovered by Sinclair & George, , 1685

13 · Tam O’Shanter · Robert Burns · pm Edinburgh Magazine March 1791

20 · The Tale of Tod Lopraik · Robert Louis Stevenson · ex from Catriona, 1893; chapter 4; given as by Sir Walter Scott in the Table of Contents.

30 · The Hunt of Eildon · James Hogg · nv The Brownie of Bodsbeck by James Hogg, Wm. Blackwood, 1818

83 · Major Weir’s Coach · John Howell · nv The Berwick Advertiser November 10 1838

116 · Thrawn Janet · Robert Louis Stevenson · ss The Cornhill Magazine October 1881, as by R. L. S.

129 · The Island Witches · Eliza Lynn Linton · ss Witch Stories by Elizabeth Lynn Linton, Chapman & Hall, 1861

133 · The Warlock of Dunblane · [uncredited] · ss (r)

139 · Skule Skerry [The Runagates Club] · John Buchan · nv Adventure April 15 1928

The Black Book of Horror ed. Charles Black (Mortbury Press, June 2007, 978-0-9556061-0-6, £10.00, 298pp, tp, cover by Paul Mudie)
Original anthology of 18 horror stories, two reprints and one revised.

6 · Crows · Frank Nicholas · ss

25 · Regina vs. Zoskia · Mark Samuels · ss

41 · The Older Man · Gary Fry · ss

54 · Power · Steve Goodwin · ss

72 · Cords · Roger B. Pile · ss

81 · The Sound of Muzak · Sean Parker · nv

107 · Shaped Like a Snake · D. F. Lewis · ss Ghosts & Scholars #17, 1994

112 · Only in Your Dreams · David A. Sutton · ss

123 · The Wolf at Jessie’s Door · Paul Finch · nv

162 · Size Matters · John L. Probert · ss

175 · Spare Rib: A Romance · John Kenneth Dunham · ss

180 · Family Fishing · Gary McMahon · ss

194 · Subtle Invasion · David Conyers · ss

210 · A Pie with Thick Gravy · D. F. Lewis · vi

212 · Lock-In · David A. Riley · nv

239 · Last Christmas (I Gave You My Life) · Franklin Marsh · ss

248 · “Shalt Thou Know My Name?” · Daniel McGachey · nv

275 · To Summon a Flesh Eating Demon · Charles Black · nv

The Second Black Book of Horror ed. Charles Black (Mortbury Press, 2008, 978-0-9556061-1-3, £7.00, 199pp, tp, cover by Paul Mudie)
Original anthology of 13 horror stories, two reprints.

5 · Black Glass · Gary McMahon · nv

26 · Amygdala · David A. Sutton · ss Kimota #9, Autumn 1998

37 · Now and Forever More · David A. Riley · nv

66 · The Cold Harvest · Steve Goodwin · ss

73 · All Under Hatches Stow’d · Mike Chinn · ss

88 · On the Couch · Craig Herbertson · ss

102 · The Crimson Picture · Daniel McGachey · nv

132 · Squabble · D. F. Lewis · vi Bizarre Bazaar #2, March 1993

135 · The Eye in the Mirror · Eddy C. Bertin · ss

147 · The Meal · Julia Lufford · ss

155 · Onion · L. H. Maynard & M. P. N. Sims · ss

169 · In Sickness and… · John Llewellyn Probert · ss

180 · The Pit · Rog Pile · ss

The Third Black Book of Horror ed. Charles Black (Mortbury Press, June 2008, 978-0-9556061-2-0, £7.50, 226pp, tp, cover by Paul Mudie)
Original anthology of 17 horror stories, the third in a series.

5 · The Scavenger · Rog Pile · ss

25 · Takashi’s Last Symphony · Gary McMahon · ss

34 · A Sense of Movement · David A. Riley · ss From Beyond the Dark Gateway #1, 1972

51 · Last Night · Joel Lane · vi

54 · Widow’s Weeds · Paul Newman · nv

78 · Out of Her Head · Christine Mortimer · vi

80 · Family Ties · Steve Lockley & Paul Lewis · ss

97 · Death-con 1 · Sean Parker · ss

104 · Like a Bird · Mike Chinn · nv

132 · The Spoon · John Mains · vi

133 · The Lake · Franklin Marsh · ss

146 · Synchronicity · Craig Herbertson · ss

159 · In the Thicket · Paul Finch · nv

184 · John & Jenny and the Lump: A Cautionary Tale · John Llewellyn Probert · vi

187 · In an Old Overcoat · Frank Nicholas · nv

208 · The Looker · Julia Lufford · ss

213 · What We Cannot Recall · Gary Fry · ss

The Fourth Black Book of Horror ed. Charles Black (Mortbury Press, March 30, 2009, 978-0-9556061-3-7, £7.50, 228pp, tp, cover by Paul Mudie)
Anthology of 15 original horror stories. Authors include Joel Lane, Carl T. Ford, David Sutton, and Paul Finch.

5 · Soup · Craig Herbertson · ss

25 · Words · Paul Finch · nv

55 · A Cry for Help · Joel Lane · ss

61 · With Deepest Sympathy · Johnny Mains · ss

76 · Many Happy Returns · Carl T. Ford · ss

87 · All Hallow’s Even · Franklin Marsh · ss

94 · Dead Water · David A. Sutton · ss

110 · ‘And Still Those Screams Resound’ · Daniel McGachey · nv

139 · Love Is in the Air · Gary McMahon · ss

144 · The Head · Reggie Oliver · ss Madder Mysteries by Reggie Oliver, Ex Occidente Press, 2009

163 · The Devil Looks After His Own? · Ian C. Strachan · ss

171 · Bad Hair Day · Gary Fry · ss

184 · Flies · Hazel Quinn · ss

189 · Nails · Reg Pile · nv

216 · The Lord of the Law · David Conyers · ss

The Fifth Black Book of Horror ed. Charles Black (Mortbury Press, September 17, 2009, 978-0-9556061-4-4, £7.00, 207pp, tp, cover by Paul Mudie)
Anthology of 13 original horror stories.

5 · Mrs. Midnight · Reggie Oliver · nv

31 · The Man with a Hole in His Head · Marcus Gold · ss

47 · Starlight Casts No Shadow · Ian C. Strachan · nv

76 · Leibniz’s Last Puzzle · Craig Herbertson · nv

76 · Hangman Wanted: Apply in Writing · Paul Finch · ss

92 · In the Garden · Rosalie Parker · ss

97 · Their Own Mad Demons · David A. Riley · nv

131 · Winter Break · Raymond Vaughn · vi

133 · De Vermis Infestis · John Llewellyn Probert · nv

159 · No Such Thing as a Friendly · Richard Staines · ss

168 · Schrödinger’s Human · Anna Taborska · nv

182 · The Chameleon Man · David Williamson · ss

194 · Two for Dinner · John Llewellyn Probert · ss

The Sixth Black Book of Horror ed. Charles Black (Mortbury Press, March 26, 2010, 978-0-9556061-5-1, £7.00, 198pp, tp, cover by Paul Mudie)
Original anthology of 15 horror stories. Authors include David A. Riley, Steve Lockley, Anna Taborska, R.B. Russell, and Mick Lewis.

5 · Six of the Best · John Llewellyn Probert · ss

18 · Traffic Stream · Simon Kurt Unsworth · ss

29 · Imaginary Friends · Steve Lockley · ss

36 · An Unconventional Exorcism · R. B. Russell · nv

57 · The Doom · Paul Finch · ss

72 · Keeping It in the Family · Gary Fry · ss

87 · Spanish Suite · Craig Herbertson · ss

99 · Mr. Pigsny · Reggie Oliver · ss

119 · The Red Stone · Alex Langley · ss

124 · Room Above the Shop · Stephen Bacon · ss

142 · Their Cramped Dark World · David A. Riley · ss

153 · Gnomes · Mick Lewis · ss

164 · Bagpuss · Anna Taborska · nv

179 · The Switch · David Williamson · ss

187 · Keeping Your Mouth Shut · Mark Samuels · ss

The Seventh Black Book of Horror ed. Charles Black (Mortbury Press, September 16, 2010, 978-0-9556061-6-8, £5.50, 215pp, tp, cover by Paul Mudie)
Details taken from online listing.

5 · The Pier · Thana Niveau · ss

15 · Minos or Rhadamanthus · Reggie Oliver · ss

29 · Morning’s Echo · Joel Lane · ss

33 · It Begins at Home · John Llewellyn Probert · ss

45 · Flitching’s Revenge · Gary Power · ss

65 · Rest in Pieces · David Williamson · ss

75 · Walk to the Sea · Rog Pile · ss

85 · Romero’s Children · David A. Riley · ss

99 · The Green Bath · Paul Finch · nv

125 · Telling · Steve Rasnic Tem · ss

134 · Swell Head · Stephen Volk · ss

151 · Walking the Dyke · Alex Langley · ss

158 · The Creaking · Anna Taborska · ss

168 · Bernard Bought the Farm · James Stanger · ss

183 · Ted’s Collection · Claude Lalumière · ss

197 · New Teacher · Craig Herbertson · ss

204 · The In-Betweeners · Tony Richards · ss

The Eighth Black Book of Horror ed. Charles Black (Mortbury Press, July 2011, 978-0-9556061-7-5, £5.50, tp, cover by Paul Mudie)
Details taken from online listing.

· Quieta Non Movere · Reggie Oliver · ss

· The Last Coach Trip · David A. Riley · ss

· Home by the Sea · Stephen Bacon · ss

· Boys Will Be Boys · David Williamson · ss

· Behind the Screen · Gary Fry · ss

· The Other Tenant · Mark Samuels · ss

· Tok · Paul Finch · ss

· Little Pig · Anna Taborska · ss

· Casualties of the System · Tina & Tony Rath · ss

· How the Other Half Dies · John Llewellyn Probert · ss

· Music in the Bone · Marion Pitman · ss

· The Coal Man · Thana Niveau · ss

· Mea Culpa · Kate Farrell · ss

The Ninth Black Book of Horror ed. Charles Black (Mortbury Press, September 29, 2012, 978-0-9556061-8-2, £5.50, 200pp, tp, cover by Paul Mudie)
Details taken from online listing.

· The Anatomy Lesson · John Llewellyn Probert · ss

· The Mall · Craig Herbertson · ss

· Salvaje · Simon Bestwick · ss

· Pet · Gary Fry · ss

· Ashes to Ashes · David Williamson · ss

· The Apprentice · Anna Taborska · ss

· Life Expectancy · Sam Dawson · ss

· What’s Behind You? · Paul Finch · ss

· Ben’s Best Friend · Gary Power · ss

· The Things That Aren’t There · Thana Niveau · ss

· Bit on the Side · Tom Johnstone · ss

· Indecent Behavior · Marion Pitman · ss

· His Family · Kate Farrell · ss

· A Song, A Silence · John Forth · ss

· The Man Who Hated Waste · Marc Lyth · ss

· Swan Song · David A. Riley · ss

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