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My Name Is Death and Other New Tales of Horror by Charles Birkin (Panther, 1966, 2150, 3/6d, 139pp, pb, co) 7 · My Name Is Death · Charles Birkin · ss 23 · Kitty Fisher · Charles Birkin · ss 37 · King of the Castle · Charles Birkin · ss 55 · Parlez Moi d’Amour · Charles Birkin · ss 71 · Who’s Your Lady Friend? · Charles Birkin · ss 91 · The Finger of Fear · Charles Birkin · ss 108 · Hosanna! · Charles Birkin · nv 130 · Hard to Get · Charles Birkin · ss

The Smell of Evil by Charles Birkin (Library 33, 1964, 9/6d, 189pp, hc, oc)     Collection of 13 horror and ghost stories. 7 · Introduction · Dennis Wheatley · in 9 · The Smell of Evil · Charles Birkin · ss 27 · Text for Today · Charles Birkin · ss 38 · The Godmothers · Charles Birkin · ss 54 · Green Fingers · Charles Birkin · ss 70 · Ballet Nègre · Charles Birkin · ss 86 · The Lesson · Charles Birkin · ss 101 · “Is There Anybody There?” · Charles Birkin · ss 117 · The Serum of Doctor White · Charles Birkin · ss 130 · “Dance Little Lady” · Charles Birkin · ss 143 · Little Boy Blue · Charles Birkin · ss 157 · The Cornered Beast · Charles Birkin · ss 169 · The Interloper · Charles Birkin · ss 182 · The Cross · Charles Birkin · ss

The Smell of Evil by Charles Birkin (Tandem, March 1965, T28, 3/6d, 189pp, pb, co)     Reprint (Library 33 1964) collection of 13 horror and ghost stories.

So Pale, So Cold, So Fair by Charles Birkin (Tandem, 1970, 0-426-04765-6, 5/-, 191pp, pb, co) 7 · So Pale, So Cold, So Fair · Charles Birkin · nv 32 · The Godsend · Charles Birkin · nv 54 · Rover · Charles Birkin · ss 62 · Circle of Children · Charles Birkin · ss 81 · Lot’s Wife · Charles Birkin · ss 93 · Gideon · Charles Birkin · ss 108 · The Road · Charles Birkin · nv 132 · A Haunting Beauty · Charles Birkin · nv 160 · Lords of the Refuge · Charles Birkin · nv

Creeps ed. Charles Birkin--- see under Anon..

Creeps Omnibus ed. Charles Birkin--- see under Anon..

The Haunted Dancers ed. Charles Birkin (Paperback Library, June 1967, 52-472, 50¢, 159pp, pb, an)     Reprint (Tandem Books 1965 as The Tandem Book of Ghost Stories) anthology. 7 · Introduction · Charles Birkin · in 9 · Acknowledgements · [uncredited] · ms 11 · The Lost, Strayed, Stolen · M. F. K. Fisher · nv The New Yorker March 20 1965 35 · Florinda · Shamus Frazer · ss The London Mystery Magazine #29, June 1956 43 · Dead Men’s Bones · Edith Olivier · ss Quakes, Philip Allan, 1933 50 · The Third Coach · H. R. Wakefield · nv They Return At Evening by H. Russell Wakefield, Phillip Allan, 1928 63 · Last Time Lucky · P. M. Hubbard · ss The Tandem Book of Ghost Stories ed. Charles Birkin, Tandem, 1965 72 · Cold in the Night · Marguerite Steen · ss The Illustrated London News November 20 1935 86 · Zara and Zita · Charles Birkin · ss The Tandem Book of Ghost Stories ed. Charles Birkin, Tandem, 1965 95 · Out of the Earth · Flavia Richardson · ss Hutchinson’s Mystery Story Magazine April 1925 101 · Sophy Mason Comes Back · E. M. Delafield · ss Time and Tide 1930 114 · The Haunted Dancers · Arthur Mayse · ss The Saturday Evening Post July 8 1961 127 · The Yew Tree · Shamus Frazer · ss London Mystery Selection #39, December 1958 136 · No Ships Pass · Lady Eleanor Smith · nv The Story-teller May 1932

Horrors ed. Charles Birkin--- see under Anon..

Monsters ed. Charles Birkin--- see under Anon..

Nightmares ed. Charles Birkin--- see under Anon..

Panics ed. Charles Birkin--- see under Anon..

Powers of Darkness ed. Charles Birkin--- see under Anon..

Quakes ed. Charles Birkin--- see under Anon..

Shivers ed. Charles Birkin--- see under Anon..

Shudders ed. Charles Birkin--- see under Anon..

Tales of Death ed. Charles Birkin--- see under Anon..

Tales of Dread ed. Charles Birkin--- see under Anon..

Tales of Fear ed. Charles Birkin--- see under Anon..

The Tandem Book of Ghost Stories ed. Charles Birkin (Tandem Books, 1965, T52, 3/6d, 192pp, pb, an)     retitled The Haunted Dancers New York: Paperback Library, 1967. 7 · Introduction · Charles Birkin · in 11 · The Lost, Strayed, Stolen · M. F. K. Fisher · nv The New Yorker March 20 1965 40 · Florinda · Shamus Frazer · ss The London Mystery Magazine #29, June 1956 50 · Dead Men’s Bones · Edith Olivier · ss Quakes, Philip Allan, 1933 58 · The Third Coach · H. R. Wakefield · nv They Return At Evening by H. Russell Wakefield, Phillip Allan, 1928 74 · Last Time Lucky · P. M. Hubbard · ss 86 · Cold in the Night · Marguerite Steen · ss The Illustrated London News November 20 1935 103 · Zara and Zita · Charles Birkin · ss 114 · Out of the Earth · Flavia Richardson · ss Hutchinson’s Mystery Story Magazine April 1925 123 · Sophy Mason Comes Back · E. M. Delafield · ss Time and Tide 1930 138 · The Haunted Dancers · Arthur Mayse · ss The Saturday Evening Post July 8 1961 154 · The Yew Tree · Shamus Frazer · ss London Mystery Selection #39, December 1958 165 · No Ships Pass · Lady Eleanor Smith · nv The Story-teller May 1932

The Tandem Book of Horror Stories ed. Charles Birkin (Tandem Books, 1965, T49, 3/6d, 192pp, pb, an)     retitled The Witch-Baiter New York: Paperback Library, 1967. 7 · Introduction · Charles Birkin · in 11 · The Puppets · Francis King · ss The Japanese Umbrella by Francis King, Longmans, 1964 26 · Old Man’s Beard · H. R. Wakefield · ss Old Man’s Beard by H. Russell Wakefield, Bles, 1929 47 · The Cyclops Juju · Shamus Frazer · nv 77 · Arabesque: The Mouse · A. E. Coppard · ss Adam and Eve and Pinch Me by A. E. Coppard, Golden Cockerell Press, 1921 85 · Thirty · Guy Preston · ss The Story-teller February 1933 98 · The Medicine Cupboard · Charles Birkin · ss 116 · Dorner Cordaianthus · Hester Holland · ss Grim Death ed. Christine Campbell Thomson, Selwyn & Blount, 1932, as by H. H. Gorst 130 · The Witch-Baiter · R. Anthony · ss Weird Tales December 1927 140 · Cold Blood · George Langelaan · nv New Worlds Science Fiction #111, October 1961 164 · The Fifth Mask · Shamus Frazer · nv The London Mystery Magazine #33, June 1957 179 · Lord Mount Prospect · John Betjeman · ss The London Mercury December 1929

Terrors ed. Charles Birkin--- see under Anon..

Thrills ed. Charles Birkin--- see under Anon..

The Henfield Prize Stories ed. John Birmingham, Laura Gilpin & Joseph F. McCrindle (Warner Books, 1992, 978-0-446-39304-1, $9.99, 299pp, pb, oa)     Details supplied by Terry Zobeck. xiii · Lift-Off, Laurels Wreaths and the Power of “Yes” · [uncredited] · fw 1 · Given Names · Sue Miller · ss 14 · The Carnival Dog, the Buy of Diamonds · Ethan Canin · ss 26 · All Little Colored Children Should Play the Harmonica · Ann Patchett · ss The Paris Review #94, Winter 1984 38 · The Drowned · Brad Owens · ss 50 · The Doctor of the Moon · Harriet Doerr · ss 60 · Open House [Easy Rawlins] · Walter Mosley · ss 68 · The Ears of Dennis and Peter · Mark Dewey · ss 82 · Why Would a Man · Emily Hammond · ss 98 · Looking for Johnny · A. M. Homes · ss Christopher Street 115 · I Wanted to Know Why · Jonathan Ames · ss 119 · Physics · Suzanne Jurgensen · ss 138 · Trainscapes · Lauren Belfer · ss 151 · Three Thousand Dollars · David Lipsky · ss The New Yorker November 11 1985 165 · P.M.R.C · Daniel Mueller · ss 184 · Shit Happens · Michael Drinkard · ss 202 · Horizontal Light · Chris Spain · ss 210 · Zorro · Steven Barthelme · ss The Yale Review Summer 1987 222 · Approximations · Mona Simpson · ss 233 · Eye Water · Jennifer Coke · ss 246 · The Letter Writer · M. T. Sharif · ss Agni 1988 255 · The Sutton Pie Safe · Pinckney Benedict · ss 265 · High Bridge · Fenton Johnson · ss 278 · Pie Dance · Molly Giles · ss 286 · Notes on Contributors · [uncredited] · bg

Monkey Brain Sushi ed. Alfred Birnbaum (Kodansha International, May 1991, 4-7700-1543-7, $18.95, 304pp, hc, an, cover by Johnnie Dentsu)     Anthology of 11 stories translated from the Japanese by the editor and others. A lot of these stories seem to be fantasy. 1 · Introduction · Alfred Birnbaum · in 5 · TV People · Haruki Murakami; translated by Alfred Birnbaum · ss The New Yorker September 10 1990; dated 1989. translated from the Japanese. 29 · Sproing! · Eri Makino; translated by Mona Tellier · ss; dated 1987. translated from the Japanese. 49 · Christopher Columbus Discovers America · Gen’Ichiro Takahashi; translated by Alfred Birnbaum · ex translated from the Japanese (Over the Rainbow, 1984). 73 · Mazelife · Kyoji Kobayashi; translated by Jeffrey Hunter · ex; dated 1985. translated from the Japanese. 113 · Momotaro in a Capsule · Masahiko Shimada; translated by Terry Gallagher · nv; dated 1983. translated from the Japanese. 147 · Japan’s Junglest Day · Michio Hisauchi; translated by Alfred Birnbaum · cs; dated 1985. translated from the Japanese. 187 · Kneel Down and Lick My Feet · Amy Yamada; translated by Terry Gallagher · ex; dated 1988. translated from the Japanese. 205 · Peony Snowflakes of Love · Osamu Hashimoto; translated by Mona Tellier · nv; dated 1987. translated from the Japanese. 239 · Japanese Entrance Exams for Earnest Young Men · Yoshinori Shimizu; translated by Jeffrey Hunter · nv; dated 1988. translated from the Japanese. 261 · Girl · Mariko Ohara; translated by Alfred Birnbaum · ss; dated 1984. translated from the Japanese. 279 · The Yamada Diary · Masato Takeno; translated by Alfred Birnbaum · ex; dated 1988. translated from the Japanese. 305 · About the Translators · [uncredited] · bg

I Would Haunt You if I Could by Seán Padraic Birnie (Undertow Publications, March 2021, 978-1-988964-26-3, $17.99, 254pp, tp, co, cover by Jana Heidersdorf)     Details taken from online listing. 11 · New to It All · Seán Padraic Birnie · ss 27 · Out of the Blue · Seán Padraic Birnie · nv Black Static #64, July/August 2018 53 · The Turn · Seán Padraic Birnie · ss Black Static #74, March/April 2020 63 · Like a Zip · Seán Padraic Birnie · ss 67 · Hand-Me-Down · Seán Padraic Birnie · ss 83 · Holes · Seán Padraic Birnie · ss 99 · I Would Haunt You if I Could · Seán Padraic Birnie · nv 147 · Company · Seán Padraic Birnie · ss 149 · I Told You Not to Go · Seán Padraic Birnie · ss 155 · Lucida · Seán Padraic Birnie · ss Oculus Sinister ed. C. M. Muller, Chthonic Matter, 2020 159 · Sister · Seán Padraic Birnie · ss Black Static #31, November/December 2012 167 · You Know What to Do · Seán Padraic Birnie · ss 189 · Dollface · Seán Padraic Birnie · ss Shadows & Tall Trees v8, 2020 209 · Other Houses · Seán Padraic Birnie · nv Black Static #71, September/October 2019

Quest ed. David Bischoff (Raintree, 1977, 0-8172-0528-4, 64pp, hc, oa)     Original SF anthology. 7 · The Gorgons · Rachel Cosgrove Payes · ss 19 · Looking Back · Stephen C. Turner · ss 29 · Cold Tomorrows · Walton Simons · ss 39 · Beckoning Star · Chris Lampton · ss 55 · The First Flight of Scavenger I · Lael J. Littke · ss