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The Year’s Best Horror Stories No. 1 ed. Richard Davis (Sphere, May 1971, 28592, 25p, 189pp, pb, an) 7 · Double Whammy · Robert Bloch · ss Fantastic February 1970 19 · The Sister City [Cthulhu] · Brian Lumley · ss Tales of the Cthulhu Mythos ed. August Derleth, Arkham House, 1969 33 · When Morning Comes · Elizabeth Fancett · ss The Fifth Ghost Book ed. Rosemary Timperley, Barrie & Rockliff, 1969 51 · Prey · Richard Matheson · ss Playboy April 1969 63 · Winter · Kit Reed · ss Winter’s Tales 15 ed. A. D. Maclean, Macmillan, 1969 71 · Lucifer! · E. C. Tubb · ss Vision of Tomorrow November 1969 83 · I Wonder What He Wanted · Eddy C. Bertin · ss translated from the Dutch (“Ik zou wel eens willen weten wat hij wou”); first appeared in Spanish (Las Mejores Historias de Fantasmas, 1970). 93 · Problem Child · Peter Oldale · ss Vision of Tomorrow June 1970 101 · The Scar · Ramsey Campbell · ss Startling Mystery Stories Summer 1969 117 · Warp · Ralph Norton · ss Mayfair v3 #9, 1968 131 · The Hate · Terri E. Pinckard · ss Witchcraft & Sorcery #5, January/February 1971 137 · A Quiet Game · Celia Fremlin · ss Argosy (UK) April 1970 145 · After Nightfall · David A. Riley · ss revised from Weird Window #1 ’70. 155 · Death’s Door · Robert McNear · nv Playboy March 1969

The Year’s Best Horror Stories No. 2 ed. Richard Davis (Sphere, 1972, 28606, 30p, 160pp, pb, an) 9 · Preface · Richard Davis · pr 11 · Foreword · Christopher Lee · fw 13 · Thirst · Gerald W. Page · nv Witchcraft & Sorcery #7, 1972 52 · David’s Worm · Brian Lumley · ss Pulp 1971 60 · The Price of a Demon · Gary Brandner · ss Witchcraft & Sorcery #7, 1972 72 · The Knocker at the Portico · Basil Copper · ss Dark Things ed. August Derleth, Arkham House, 1971 84 · The Throwaway Man · Steve Chapman · vi Weirdbook #3, 1970 87 · The Woman with the Mauve Face · Rosemary Timperley · ss (r) 91 · Shadows of the Living · Ronald Blythe · ss The Sixth Ghost Book ed. Rosemary Timperley, Barrie & Rockliff, 1970 111 · The Animal Fair · Robert Bloch · ss Playboy May 1971 124 · Napier Court · Ramsey Campbell · ss Dark Things ed. August Derleth, Arkham House, 1971 139 · Haunts of the Very Rich · T. K. Brown, III · nv Playboy May 1971

The Year’s Best Horror Stories No. 3 ed. Richard Davis (Sphere, 1973, 0-7221-2861-4, 30p, 173pp, pb, an) 7 · Introduction · Richard Davis · in 9 · Pages from a Young Girl’s Journal · Robert Aickman · nv The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction February 1973 46 · The Long-Term Residents · Kit Pedler · ss The Seventh Ghost Book ed. Rosemary Timperley, Barrie & Rockliff, 1971 60 · Mirror from Antiquity · Susanna Bates · vi Weirdbook #5, 1972 62 · Like Two White Spiders · Eddy C. Bertin · ss translated from the Dutch (“Als twee grote witte spinnen”, De achtjaarlijkse god, Bruna, 1971). 73 · The Old Horns · Ramsey Campbell · ss Demons by Daylight by Ramsey Campbell, Arkham House, 1973 82 · Haggopian · Brian Lumley · nv The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction June 1973 107 · The Recompensing of Albano Pizar · Basil Copper · ss 124 · The Were-Creature · Kenneth Pembrooke · ss Witchcraft & Sorcery #5, January/February 1971 129 · The Events at Poroth Farm · T. E. D. Klein · na From Beyond the Dark Gateway #2, 1972

The Year’s Best Horror Stories, No. 1 ed. Richard Davis (DAW, July 1972, UQ1013, 95¢, 174pp, pb, an)     Reprint (Sphere 1971 as The Year’s Best Horror Stories No. 1) ghost/horror anthology. First US edition. First of series which continued in US after British edition dropped.

The Year’s Best Horror Stories: Series II ed. Richard Davis (DAW, July 1974, UY1119, $1.25, 207pp, pb, an, cover by Hans Arnold)     Stories from the Sphere U.K. volumes 2 and 3. 7 · Foreword · Christopher Lee · fw The Year’s Best Horror Stories No. 2 ed. Richard Davis, Sphere, 1972; revised. 11 · David’s Worm · Brian Lumley · ss Pulp 1971 21 · The Price of a Demon · Gary Brandner · ss Witchcraft & Sorcery #7, 1972 33 · The Knocker at the Portico · Basil Copper · ss Dark Things ed. August Derleth, Arkham House, 1971 47 · The Animal Fair · Robert Bloch · ss Playboy May 1971 61 · Napier Court · Ramsey Campbell · ss Dark Things ed. August Derleth, Arkham House, 1971 77 · Haunts of the Very Rich · T. K. Brown, III · nv Playboy May 1971 99 · The Long-Term Residents · Kit Pedler · ss The Seventh Ghost Book ed. Rosemary Timperley, Barrie & Rockliff, 1971 113 · Like Two White Spiders · Eddy C. Bertin · ss The Year’s Best Horror Stories No. 3 ed. Richard Davis, Sphere, 1973 translated from the Dutch (“Als twee grote witte spinnen”, De achtjaarlijkse god, Bruna, 1971). 125 · The Old Horns · Ramsey Campbell · ss Demons by Daylight by Ramsey Campbell, Arkham House, 1973 135 · Haggopian · Brian Lumley · nv The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction June 1973 161 · The Events at Poroth Farm · T. E. D. Klein · na From Beyond the Dark Gateway #2, 1972

The Year’s Best Horror Stories: Series III ed. Richard Davis (DAW, June 1975, UY1180, $1.25, 173pp, pb, an, cover by Michael Whelan)     Published in the UK as The First Orbit Book of Horror (Orbit 1976). 9 · Introduction · Richard Davis · in 11 · The Whimper of Whipped Dogs · Harlan Ellison · ss Bad Moon Rising ed. Thomas M. Disch, Harper & Row, 1973 28 · The Man in the Underpass · Ramsey Campbell · ss 39 · S.F. · T. E. D. Klein · ss 56 · Uncle Vlad · Clive Sinclair · ss Transatlantic Review #46/47, Summer 1973 68 · Judas Story · Brian M. Stableford · ss 86 · The House of Cthulhu [Cthulhu] · Brian Lumley · ss Whispers July 1973 98 · Satanesque · Allan Weiss · ss The Literary Magazine of Fantasy and Terror v1 #6, 1974 109 · Burger Creature · Steve Chapman · ss Orbit 12 ed. Damon Knight, Putnam, 1973 117 · Wake Up Dead · Tim Stout · ss 134 · Forget-Me-Not · Bernard Taylor · nv 152 · Halloween Story · Gregory Fitz Gerald · ss; this is given as from Balthus, 1973, but the last issue of Balthus was #4 in 1972. 164 · Big, Wide, Wonderful World · Charles E. Fritch · vi The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction March 1958 168 · The Taste of Your Love · Eddy C. Bertin · ss translated from the Dutch (“De smaak van jouw liefde”, De achtjaarlijkse god, Bruna, 1971).

Ghost Towns ed. Russell Davis & Martin H. Greenberg--- see under Martin H. Greenberg.

Lost Trails ed. Russell Davis & Martin H. Greenberg--- see under Martin H. Greenberg.

Lone Star Sleuths: An Anthology of Texas Crime Fiction ed. Steven L. Davis, Bill Cunningham & Rollo K. Newsom--- see under Bill Cunningham.

The Best of South African Science Fiction, Volume 1 ed. Tony Davis (Science Fiction South Africa, 1981, 109pp, pb, an, cover: The Blockhouse by Doc Robinson)     Anthology of a dozen stories selected from the annual competitions organised by Science Fiction South Africa from 1971 to 1980. The pages are unnumbered; page numbers have been added to show lengths of stories. 1 · Intro · Tony Davis · in 3 · A Piece of Rope · W. G. Lipsett · ss Probe #49, August 1981; illustrated by Doc Robinson 15 · Mtaki · Elaine Mommsen · ss Probe #49, August 1981 21 · Rebirth · Claude Nunes · ss (r) 31 · Moving On · Eric Grossman · ss Probe #45, August 1980 37 · Colour Prejudice · Norman Cutler · ss (r); illustrated by Doc Robinson 47 · Organic Motoring · C. J. M. Northam · ss Probe #40, May 1979 53 · The Blockhouse · Elaine Mommsen · ss Probe #41, August 1979 59 · Landscape with Prisms · Peter Wilhelm · ss Probe #41, August 1979 67 · Information Classified · Wessel Ebersohn · ss Probe #46, November 1980 77 · Please Insert ID-Card · Tex Cooper · ss Probe #44, May 1980; illustrated by Doc Robinson; given as “ID-Card” in the Table of Contents. 83 · The Killing Grounds · Robin Peter Matthews · ss Probe #42, November 1979 87 · Landfall · Christopher Backeberg · ss Probe #45, August 1980; given as by Christopher Backeburg. 97 · A Brief History of Science Fiction South Africa · Simon Scott · ar 99 · Banned Science Fiction Books in South Africa · Tony Davis · ar

The Best of South African Science Fiction, Volume 2 ed. Tony Davis (Science Fiction South Africa, November 1985, iii+116pp, pb, an, cover: The Ancients of Zark by Mark Tunbridge) i · Introduction · Tony Davis · in 1 · Reception Committee · W. G. Lipsett · ss Probe #50, February 1982 9 · The Ancients of Zark · C. Ward · ss Probe #59, May 1984; given as “Ancients of Zark” in the Table of Contents. 18 · The Missionary · Bill Young · ss Probe #54, February 1983 24 · Private File · Paul Alan · ss (r); illustrated by Mark Tunbridge 36 · Dying on the Inside a World Apart · Damien Walter · ss Probe #61, 1985 46 · “Zelda” · W. G. Lipsett · ss (r); illustrated by Mark Tunbridge 54 · The Place of Circular Enigmas · Clive Poole · ss (r) 64 · Streets on Fire · Arthur Goldstuck · ss Probe #58, February 1984; subtitled “An Urban Fantasy”. 68 · Intelligence and Artifice · M. T. Blatchford · ss (r) 73 · The P.S. · W. G. Lipsett · ss (r); illustrated by Mark Tunbridge 83 · Fruitfully Yours · Tex Cooper · ss (r) 89 · Father Sun and Mother Earth · Elaine Mommsen · ss Probe #55, May 1983 102 · Soldier’s Recompense · [uncredited] · ss (r) 111 · More Than a Matter of Bug-Eyed Monsters · [uncredited] · ar Frontline Magazine May 1982

Peter Davison’s Book of Alien Monsters ed. Peter Davison (ghost written by ed. Richard Evans) (Sparrow, 1982, 0-09-928300-X, 95p, 126pp, pb, oa, cover by Chris Foss) 7 · Introduction · Peter Davison · in 9 · Ocean of Sound · Robert P. Holdstock · ss 24 · Drizzle · Stephen David · ss 37 · Beyond Lies the Wub · Philip K. Dick · ss Planet Stories July 1952 47 · Semolina · David Langford · ss 59 · Vurfing the Gwrx · Michael Scott Rohan · ss 72 · Guardian Angel · Christopher Evans · ss 87 · Don’t Go West, Young Zann · Dyan Sheldon · ss 102 · The Lights of the City · Garry Kilworth · ss 119 · Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner · Allan Scott · ss

Peter Davison’s Book of Alien Planets ed. Peter Davison (ghost written by ed. Richard Evans) (Sparrow, 1983, 0-09-930880-0, 95p, 96pp, pb, an)     Anthology. Also available in hardback (Hutchinson, 0-09-151430-4, £4.50). 7 · Homecoming · Stephen David · ss 23 · Grenville’s Planet · Michael Shaara · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction October 1952 38 · Exile · Edmond Hamilton · ss Super Science Stories May 1943 44 · The Star [Star of Bethlehem] · Arthur C. Clarke · ss Infinity Science Fiction November 1955 52 · All Summer in a Day · Ray Bradbury · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction March 1954 59 · Protected Species · H. B. Fyfe · ss Astounding Science Fiction March 1951 74 · History Lesson · Arthur C. Clarke · ss Startling Stories May 1949 85 · The Pits Beneath the World · Mary Gentle · ss

DOA III ed. Andrea Dawn & Marc Ciccarone--- see under Marc Ciccarone.

Tales That Enthrall ed. Arnold Dawson (Grant Richards, 1930, 2/-, 256pp, hc, an)     Anthology of 29 stories, mostly adventure or mystery but with a number of well known weird/horror stories. · Introduction · Arnold Dawson · in 9 · A Romance of ther Desert · Al-Asma’I · ss (r) 23 · The Three Rings · Giovanni Boccaccio · ss from The Decameron (r) translated from the Italian (Decamerone, 1353). 26 · Kirk Alloway Witches · Robert Burns · ss (r) 30 · Dream Children · Charles Lamb · ss (r) 35 · “El Verdugo” (The Executioner) · Honoré de Balzac · ss 1829 48 · The Shot · Alexander Pushkin · ss The Queen of Spades and Other Stories by Alexander Pushkin, G. Bell & Sons, 1894 63 · A Tale of Terror · Thomas Hood · vi The London Magazine 1821 76 · The Lost Hand of Zaleukos · Wilhelm Hauff · ss (r) 79 · The Haunted and the Haunters; or, The House and the Brain · Lord Lytton · nv Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine August 1859, uncredited. 110 · A True Story · Benjamin Disraeli · ss (r) 113 · The Wicked Prince · Hans Andersen · ss (r) 117 · The Mummy’s Foot · Théophile Gautier; translated by Lafcadio Hearn · ss New Orleans Item June 16 1878 (+1) translated from the French (“Le Pied de Momie”, Musée de Familles, September 1840). 128 · 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” 136 · The Moss-Rose · Grenville Murray · ss (r) 141 · The Passage of the Red Sea · Henri Murger · ss Bohemians of the Latin Quarter by Henry Murger, Vizetelly & Co., 1888 translated from the French (Vie de Boheme). 149 · A Terribly Strange Bed · William Wilkie Collins · ss Household Words April 24 1852, uncredited. 169 · Journalism in Tennessee · Mark Twain · ss Mark Twain’s Sketches, New and Old by Mark Twain, American Pub. Co., 1875 177 · Our New Neighbors at Ponkapog · Thomas Bailey Aldrich · ss The Atlantic Monthly January 1879 183 · Tennessee’s Partner · Bret Harte · ss Overland Monthly October 1869 195 · After Twenty Years · O. Henry · vi The (New York) Sunday World February 14 1904 199 · The Pearl of Love · H. G. Wells · ss The Atlantic Edition of the Works of H.G. Wells by H. G. Wells, Unwin, 1924 204 · Arvie Aspinall’s Alarm Clock · Henry Lawson · ss (r) 209 · A Christmas Criminal · E. Nesbit · ss (r) 217 · Many a Tear · M. P. Shiel · ss Pearson’s Magazine (US) September 1908 231 · The Mother Stone · John Galsworthy · ss Reedy’s Mirror November 24 1916 235 · The Wag · Henri Barbusse · ss (r) 241 · The Opening of the Door · M. P. Willcocks · ss The Star April 20 1914 245 · A Love Tale of Two Common People · Joe Corrie · ss (r) 248 · The Soul of Ivan the Peasant · Alexander Neveroff · ss (r) 253 · Biographical Notes · [uncredited] · bg

Forgotten Destiny: A Western Trio by Peter Dawson (Five Star, May 2002, hc, co)     Details supplied by Todd Mason. · Brand of Luck · Peter Dawson · na Complete Western Book Magazine March 1941, as “Land-Grabber, I’ll Be Back with Guns!” · Death Brings in the Ophir · Peter Dawson · na Complete Western Book Magazine May 1939, as “A Gun-Boss for Eternal Range” · Forgotten Destiny · Peter Dawson · na Big-Book Western Magazine June 1940, as “Turncoat Gunman!”