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A Cat Compendium: The Worlds of Louis Wain by Louis Wain ed. Peter Haining--- see under Louis Wain.

Charles Dickens’ Christmas Ghost Stories by Charles Dickens ed. Peter Haining--- see under Charles Dickens.

Christmas Spirits: Ghost Stories of the Festive Season ed. Peter Haining (William Kimber, November 1983, 0-7183-0479-9, £6.95, 192pp, hc, an, cover by Ionicus)     Anthology of 16 Christmas ghost stories. 9 · Introduction · Peter Haining · in 13 · The Goblins Who Stole a Sexton · Charles Dickens · ss The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club by Charles Dickens, Chapman & Hall, 1837, as “The Story of the Goblins Who Stole a Sexton” 25 · The Haunted Man · Ch-r-s D-c-k-n-s · ss 1868 33 · Frights! · George Cruikshank · ss George Cruikshank’s Omnibus Christmas 1841 39 · Thurlow’s Christmas Story · John Kendrick Bangs · ss Harper’s Weekly December 15 1894 54 · Our Ghost Party · Jerome K. Jerome · ar Told After Supper by Jerome K. Jerome, Leadenhall Press, 1891 71 · The Ghost of Christmas Eve · J. M. Barrie · ss The St. James’s Gazette January 3 1889 75 · The Ghosts of Stukeley Castle · Bret Harte · ss Colonel Starbottle’s Client by Bret Harte, Houghton, 1892 84 · The Irtonwood Ghost · Elinor Glyn · ss Pearson’s Magazine December 1911 105 · The “Lusitania” Waits · Alfred Noyes · ss New-York Tribune December 31 1916 111 · The Festival [Cthulhu] · H. P. Lovecraft · ss Weird Tales January 1925 121 · Grimm’s Ghost · Eden Phillpotts · ss Lloyd’s Story Magazine December 1921 135 · The Christmas Ghost · Stephen Leacock · ss Winnowed Wisdom by Stephen Leacock, New York, 1926 140 · The Story of a Disappearance and an Appearance · M. R. James · nv The Cambridge Review June 4 1913 155 · A Christmas Ghost · A. N. L. Munby · ss The Alabaster Hand and Other Ghost Stories by Alan Noel Latimer Munby, Dennis Dobson, 1949, as “A Christmas Game” 165 · S.O.S. · Algernon Blackwood · ss The Story-teller March 1918 173 · Blind Man’s Hood · John Dickson Carr · ss The Sketch Christmas 1937, as by Carter Dickson

Christopher Lee’s New Chamber of Horrors ed. Peter Haining (Souvenir Press, October 1974, £2.95, 316pp, hc, an) 9 · About Christopher Lee · Peter Haining · pr 11 · Introduction · Christopher Lee · in 15 · The Room in the Tower · E. F. Benson · ss The Pall Mall Magazine January 1912 31 · Count Magnus · M. R. James · ss Ghost Stories of an Antiquary by M. R. James, Edward Arnold, 1904 47 · The Transformation · Mary W. Shelley · ss The Keepsake 1831, 1830 68 · The Burial of the Rats · Bram Stoker · nv Dracula’s Guest by Bram Stoker, Routledge, 1914 97 · The Whispering Mummy [Abu Tabah; Kernaby] · Sax Rohmer · ss The Premier Magazine #47, March 1918 118 · The Leather Funnel · Sir Arthur Conan Doyle · ss McClure’s Magazine November 1902 133 · Out of the Earth · Arthur Machen · ss T.P.’s Weekly November 27 1915 142 · The Magician · Lord Dunsany · ss Saturday Review (UK) December 28 1912, as “A Narrow Escape” 146 · The Empty Sleeve · Algernon Blackwood · ss The London Magazine January 1911 165 · The Thing on the Doorstep [Cthulhu] · H. P. Lovecraft · nv Weird Tales January 1937 197 · Return to the Sabbath · Robert Bloch · ss Weird Tales July 1938 215 · Four Ghosts in Hamlet · Fritz Leiber · nv The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction January 1965 257 · The Devil, George, and Rosie · John Collier · nv The Devil and All by John Collier, Nonesuch Press, 1934 281 · The October Game · Ray Bradbury · ss Weird Tales March 1948 291 · A Life for a Life · Dennis Wheatley · ss Nash’s—Pall Mall Magazine November 1935 304 · No Such Thing as a Vampire · Richard Matheson · ss Playboy October 1959

Christopher Lee’s New Chamber of Horrors (var. 1) ed. Peter Haining (Mayflower, November 1976, 12571, 60p, 155pp, pb, an, cover by Les Edwards)     Contains 9 of the 16 stories in the original (Souvenir Press, 1974) edition. 7 · About Christopher Lee · Peter Haining · pr Christopher Lee’s New Chamber of Horrors ed. Peter Haining, Souvenir Press, 1974 9 · Introduction · Christopher Lee · in Christopher Lee’s New Chamber of Horrors ed. Peter Haining, Souvenir Press, 1974 13 · The Room in the Tower · E. F. Benson · ss The Pall Mall Magazine January 1912 28 · Count Magnus · M. R. James · ss Ghost Stories of an Antiquary by M. R. James, Edward Arnold, 1904 44 · The Transformation · Mary W. Shelley · ss The Keepsake 1831, 1830 64 · The Burial of the Rats · Bram Stoker · nv Dracula’s Guest by Bram Stoker, Routledge, 1914 92 · The Whispering Mummy [Abu Tabah; Kernaby] · Sax Rohmer · ss The Premier Magazine #47, March 1918 112 · The Leather Funnel · Sir Arthur Conan Doyle · ss McClure’s Magazine November 1902 126 · Out of the Earth · Arthur Machen · ss T.P.’s Weekly November 27 1915 135 · The Magician · Lord Dunsany · ss Saturday Review (UK) December 28 1912, as “A Narrow Escape” 139 · Return to the Sabbath · Robert Bloch · ss Weird Tales July 1938

A Circle of Witches: An Anthology of Victorian Witchcraft Stories ed. Peter Haining (Robert Hale, March 1971, 0-7091-1961-5, £1.80, 235pp, hc, an)     Horror/occult anthology. 11 · Introduction · Peter Haining · in 15 · Part One: Fact 17 · Witchcraft in England · Mrs. E. Lynn Linton · ar Witch Stories by Elizabeth Lynn Linton, Chapman & Hall, 1861 47 · The Witches of Scotland · Mrs. E. Lynn Linton · ar Witch Stories by Elizabeth Lynn Linton, Chapman & Hall, 1861 79 · Irish Witch Tales · Lady Wilde · ar Ancient Legends, Mystic Charms & Superstitions of Ireland by Lady Jane Wilde, Ticknor & Co., 1887 85 · Witchcraft and Wizardry in Wales · Miss Mary Lewes · ex from The Queer Side of Things, Selwyn & Blount, 1923; chapter 6. 103 · Part Two: Fiction 105 · The Magic Ring · Mrs. H. L. · vi (r); dated c.1839. 107 · The Amber Witch · Wilhelm Meinhold; translated by Lady Duff Gordon · ex 1844; this excerpt credited to Lady Duff Gordon alone. translated from the German (Maria Schweidler, die Bernsteinhexe, 1843). 122 · The Witch Spectre · [uncredited] · ss (r) 126 · Possessed by Demons · Catherine Crowe · ss The Night Side of Nature by Catherine Crowe, T.C. Newby, 1848 134 · My Brother’s Ghost Story · Amelia Edwards · ss All the Year Round Christmas 1860, as “untitled (“Mine is my brother’s Ghost Story”)”, uncredited. 147 · The Enchanted Woman · Anna Kingsford · ss 1877 152 · Bound by a Spell · The Hon. Mrs. Greene · ex Cassell, 1885 160 · The Witch of the Marsh · Mrs. Ethel Marriott-Watson (error, actually by H. B. Marriott-Watson) · ss Diogenes of London by H. B. Marriott Watson, Methuen, 1893, as by H. B. Marriott Watson 166 · Ye Lyttle Salem Maide · Pauline Mackie · ex Lamson, Wolffe and Company, 1898 175 · A Witch Burning · Mrs. Baillie Reynolds · ss The Strand Magazine December 1909 188 · A Water Witch · Mrs. H. D. Everett · ss The Death-Mask and Other Ghosts by H. D. Everett, Philip Allan, 1920 206 · The Devil Stone · Beatrice Heron-Maxwell · ss The Pall Mall Magazine January 1895 216 · Black Magic · Jessie Adelaide Middleton · ar (r) 220 · The Satanist · Mrs. Hugh Fraser · ex Hutchinson, 1912

The Clans of Darkness: Scottish Stories of Fantasy and Horror ed. Peter Haining (Gollancz, June 1971, 0-575-00630-7, 272pp, hc, an)     Also in pb (Sphere 1972). US edition retitled Scottish Stories of Fantasy & Horror, Crown, 1988. 11 · Foreword · Angus Wilson · fw 15 · Introduction · Peter Haining · in 19 · Thomas the Rhymer · [uncredited] · vi (r) 23 · The Secret Commonwealth · Robert Kirk · ex 1691 34 · The Story of William Barton, a Warlock · George Sinclair · ex Satan’s Invisible World Discovered by Sinclair & George, 1685 38 · A Night in the Grave, or, The Devil’s Receipt · Sir Walter Scott · ex from Redgauntlet, as by The Author of “Waverley”, Constable, 1824, as by The Author of “Waverley”; purportedly a different version, revised for Legends of Terror, 1826. 57 · The Black Ferry · John Galt · ss The Club Book ed. Andrew Picken, Cochrane & Pickersgill, 1831, as “The Book of Life” 70 · The Brownie of the Black Haggs · James Hogg · ss Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine October 1828 86 · The Ghost with the Golden Casket · Allan Cunningham · ss Traditional Tales of the English and Scottish Peasantry by Allan Cunningham, Taylor & Hessey, 1822 101 · The Sea-Maiden · John F. Campbell · ar Popular Tales of the West Highlands ed. John F. Campbell, Edmonston and Douglas, 1860 113 · The Doom of Soulis · John Mackay Wilson · ss Tales of the Borders 1834 129 · The House of Eld · Robert Louis Stevenson · ss Longman’s Magazine August 1895 136 · The Man in the Bell · W. E. Aytoun (error, actually by William Maginn) · ss Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine November 1821, uncredited. 143 · Red Hand · Neil Munro · ss The Lost Pibroch and Other Sheiling Stories by Neil Munro, Blackwood, 1896 150 · Through the Veil · Arthur Conan Doyle · ss The Last Galley by A. Conan Doyle, Smith, Elder, 1911 156 · The Outgoing of the Tide · John Buchan · nv The Atlantic Monthly January 1902 175 · The Wolves of God · Algernon Blackwood · nv The Wolves of God by Algernon Blackwood & Wilfred Wilson, Cassell, 1921 198 · The Clock · Neil M. Gunn · ss Hidden Doors by Neil M. Gunn, Porpoise, 1929 206 · Tam Mackie’s Trial · Hugh MacDiarmid · vi Thrills, Crimes and Mysteries, Associated Newspapers, 1935 210 · The Strange Meeting · A. J. Cronin · ss (r) 215 · Music When Soft Voices Die… · John Keir Cross · nv The Other Passenger by John Keir Cross, Westhouse, 1944 250 · Dead Men Walk · Alex Hamilton · nv 253 · Sealskin Trousers · Eric Linklater · ss The Sealskin Trousers and Other Stories by Eric Linklater, Hart-Davis, 1947 270 · Glossary · [uncredited] · ms

Classic Horror Omnibus Volume I ed. Peter Haining (NEL, February 1979, 0-450-04112-3, £4.95, 653pp, hc, an)     Although labelled Volume 1, no other volumes appeared. 9 · Introduction · Peter Haining · in 15 · Frankenstein [Frankenstein] · Mary W. Shelley · n. Lackington, Hughes, Harding, Mavor & Jones, 1818, uncredited. 157 · The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde · Robert Louis Stevenson · na Longmans, Green, January 5 1886 209 · The Were-Wolf · Clemence Housman · nv Atalanta #39, December 1890 237 · Dracula [Dracula] · Bram Stoker · n. Constable, 1897 493 · The Phantom of the Opera · Gaston Leroux · na Mills, 1911 translated from the French (Le Fantome de L’Opera, Pierre Lafitte, 1910).

The Complete Ghost Stories of Charles Dickens by Charles Dickens ed. Peter Haining--- see under Charles Dickens.

The Complete Supernatural Stories of Rudyard Kipling by Rudyard Kipling ed. Peter Haining--- see under Rudyard Kipling.

The Craft of Terror ed. Peter Haining (Four Square, December 1966, 1678, 3/6d, 188pp, pb, an, cover by Josh Kirby)     Anthology of extracts from the rare and infamous gothic “horror” novels. 7 · Introduction · Peter Haining · in 11 · The Monk · Matthew Lewis · ex J. Bell, 1796 26 · Ferdinand, Count Fathom · Tobias Smollett · ex from The Adventures of Ferdinand Count Fathom, 1753 36 · The Castle of Otranto · Horace Walpole · ex Tho. Lownds, 1764 47 · The Old English Baron · Clara Reeve · ex Edward & Dilly, 1777 61 · Vathek · William Beckford · ex J. Johnson, 1786, as “An Arabian Tale”, uncredited. 77 · Caleb Williams · William Godwin · ex Things As They Are by William Godwin, B. Crosby, 1794 89 · Wieland; or, The Transformation · Charles Brockden Brown · ex H. Caritat, 1798 100 · Melmoth the Wanderer · Charles Maturin · ex Hurst, Robinson, 1820 121 · The Last Man · Mary W. Shelley · ex Henry Colburn, 1826 132 · The Cult of Zanoni · Edward Bulwer Lytton · ex from Zanoni, Saunders & Otley, 1842 143 · The Feast of Blood · Thomas Prest (error, actually by James Malcolm Rymer) · ex from Varney the Vampire; or, The Feast of Blood, anonymously, E. Lloyd, 1847, uncredited. this work was long attributed to Prest but opinion has now shifted to Rymer as the author. 149 · The Mysteries of Paris · Eugène Sue · ex 1842 162 · The House by the Churchyard · Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu · ex 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”. 170 · The Elixir of Life · William Harrison Ainsworth · ex from Auriol, 1850; earlier serialised in Ainsworth’s Magazine, Oct 1844-May 1845 when publication suspended; publication continued in New Monthly Magazine, Aug 1845-Jan 1846. 176 · Metzengerstein · Edgar Allan Poe · ss Philadelphia Saturday Courier January 14 1832 186 · Bibliography · Peter Haining · bi ; a listing of some notable gothic horror novels published in period 1764-1864.

Crime Movies: Classic Murder & Detective Films ed. Peter Haining (Severn House, August 22, 1996, 0-7278-4914-X, £15.99, 249pp, hc, an, cover by Derek Colligan)     Anthology of 12 stories by authors connected to famous crime movies, edited, with a prologue and story introductions by Haining. The Table of Contents lists the stories under the title of the associated film; the introduction to each story lists the film and story title; and the running heads usually list the story title. For simplicity the story titles are used in this listing. 1 · “The Eye on Crime” · Peter Haining · pr 4 · The Dripping [John Rambo] · David Morrell · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine August 1972; basis for Rambo: First Blood. 17 · The Ghost of John Holling [Felix Jenks] · Edgar Wallace · ss The Grand Magazine March 1924; basis for Mystery Liner. 34 · Nobody’s All Bad [Billy the Kid] · W. R. Burnett · ss Collier’s June 7 1930; basis for Little Caesar. 49 · The Unknown Traitor · Eric Ambler · vi The Strand Magazine December 1948; basis for Epitaph for a Spy. 54 · The Killers [Nick Adams] · Ernest Hemingway · ss Scribner’s Magazine March 1927; basis for The Killers. 68 · It Had to Be Murder · Cornell Woolrich · nv Dime Detective Magazine February 1942; basis for Rear Window. 114 · To Break the Wall · Evan Hunter · ss Discovery No. 2 ed. Vance Bourjaily, Pocket, 1953; basis for The Blackboard Jungle. 131 · Kick It or Kill · Mickey Spillane · na Cavalier #97, July 1961; basis for The Girl Hunters. 191 · Larger Than Life · Anthony Shaffer · ss The London Mystery Magazine #18, 1953; basis for Sleuth. 200 · There Are Some Days… · Frederick Forsyth · nv No Comebacks by Frederick Forsyth, Hutchinson, 1982; listed in connection with The Day of the Jackal although it is unrelated. 224 · The Glory Hunter · Brian Garfield · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine September 1977; listed in connection with Death Wish although it is unrelated. 238 · Mr. Big · Woody Allen · ss Getting Even by Woody Allen, Random House, 1971; listed in connection with Manhattan Murder Mystery although it is unrelated.

Crime Movies 2: Famous Television Crime Series ed. Peter Haining (Severn House, March 27, 1997, 0-7278-4918-2, £15.99, vi+247pp, hc, an, cover by Derek Colligan)     Anthology of 12 stories by authors connected to classic TV series, edited, with a prologue and story introductions by Haining. The Table of Contents lists the stories under the title of the associated TV series; the introduction to each story lists the series and story title; and the running heads usually list the story title. For simplicity the story titles are used in this listing. A world-wide edition available in the U.S. for $24.00. The cover says Crime Movies II. 1 · “The Cops on the Box” · Peter Haining · pr 5 · A Case of Coincidence · Ruth Rendell · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine June 30 1980; basis for an episode of The Ruth Rendell Mysteries in March 1996. 24 · Earned Reward [Jack “Flashgun” Casey] · George Harmon Coxe · nv Black Mask March 1935; basis for an episode of Crime Photographer screened in May 1952. 68 · Forbidden Fruit · Edgar Lustgarten · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine January 1963; listed in connection with the series Scotland Yard although it is unrelated. 92 · The Case of the Howling Dog [Perry Mason] · Erle Stanley Gardner · sa TV Guide adapted from the episode first broadcast on CBS, April 11, 1959. 107 · Laugh Till You Die · William F. Nolan · nv Terror Detective Story Magazine #4, April 1957, as by Frank Anmar; basis for an episode of Naked City in November 1960. 132 · Equal Status · Elwyn Jones · nv (r) adapted from a 1973 episode of Softly, Softly. 165 · Inspector Maigret Hesitates [Insp. Jules Maigret] · Georges Simenon; translated by Jean Stewart · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine May 1969; basis for an episode of the German TV series of Maigret. translated from the French (“Monsieur Lundi”, Paris-Soir-Dimanche, December 20, 1936). 183 · The Embassy Incident [The Professionals] · Brian Clemens · ss 1982; basis for an episode of The Professionals. 194 · Your Appointment Is Cancelled [Jemima Shore] · Antonia Fraser · ss 1983; basis for an episode of Jemima Shore Investigates. 207 · Odds Against [Sid Halley] · Dick Francis · ex Michael Joseph, 1965; features Sid Halley around whom The Racing Game was based. 226 · Saint Nick Alas · Tony Hoare · ss TV Times December 1991; a short story based on Minder. 236 · The End of an Era · Richard Levinson & William Link · ss Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine January 1962; listed in connection with Columbo although it is unrelated.