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Hear Them Roar ed. Patrick Thomas & C. J. Henderson--- see under C. J. Henderson.

Exigencies: A Neo-Noir Anthology ed. Richard Thomas (Dark House Press, June 9, 2015, 978-1-940430-49-2, $15.95, xiii+319pp, tp, oa, cover by Daniele Serra)
Original anthology of 22 genre-mixing, neo-noir stories. Authors include Joshua Blair, Usman T. Malik, and Letitia Trent. Foreword by Chuck Wendig; introduction by Richard Thomas.
Details taken from online listing.

· Foreword · Chuck Wendig · fw

· Wilderness · Letitia Trent · ss

· Monster Season · Joshua Blair · ss

· Cat Calls · Rebecca Jones-Howe · ss

· Ceremony of the White Dog · Kevin Catalano · ss

· The Armadillo · Heather Foster · ss

· The Manuscript · Usman T. Malik · ss

· Single Lens Reflection · Jason Metz · ss

· The Mother · Nathan Beauchamp · ss

· Everything in Its Place · Adam Peterson · ss

· When We Taste of Death · Damien Angelica Walters · ss

· Figure Eight · Brendan Detzner · ss

· My Mother’s Condition · Faith Gardner · ss

· Fragile Magic · Alex Kane · ss

· The Eye Liars · Sarah Read · ss

· Searching for Gloria · W. P. Johnson · ss

· And All Night Long We Have Not Stirred · Barbara Duffey · ss

· A Dull Boy · David James Keaton · ss

· Brujeria for Beginners · Marytza Rubio · ss

· Heirloom · Kenneth Cain · ss

· The Owl and the Cigarette · Amanda Gowin · ss

· Desert Ghosts · Mark Jaskowski · ss

· Blood Price · Axel Taiari · ss

Neptune Noir: Unauthorized Investigations Into Veronica Mars ed. Rob Thomas (BenBella Books, May 2007, 1-933771-13-5, $17.95, 216pp, tp, nf)
Anthology of essays on the first two seasons of the television show Veronica Mars.

7 · Introduction: Digressions on How Veronica Mars Saved My Career and, Less Importantly, My Soul · Rob Thomas · in

14 · Welcome to Camp Noir · Lani Diane Rich · ar

26 · Story Structure and Veronica Mars · Geoff Klock · ar

40 · Veronica Mars: Girl. Detective. · Evelyn Vaughn · ar

52 · Daddy’s Girl · Joyce Millman · ar

64 · Daddy Dualities · Amy Berner · ar

78 · On the Down Low: How a Buffy Fan Fell in Love with Veronica Mars · Lynne Edwards · ar

87 · The Noir of Neptune · Amanda Anne Klein · ar

99 · Reality on Mars and Neptune · Jesse Hassenger · ar

109 · “I Cannot Tell a Lie. And if You Believe That…” · John Ramos · ar

118 · Lawless Neptune · Alafair Burke · ar

128 · The New Normal: Breaking the Boundaries of Vigilantism in Veronica Mars · Kristen Kidder · ar

138 · The Duck and the Detective · Chris McCubbin · ar

152 · The United States of Veronica: Teen Noir as America’s New Zeitgeist · Deanna Carlyle · ar

163 · I’m in Love with My Car: Automotive Symbolism on Veronica Mars · Lawrence Watt-Evans · ar

172 · Boom Goes the Dynamite: Why I Love Veronica and Logan · Misty Hook · ar

187 · Innocence Lost: The Third Wave of Teen Girl Drama · Samantha Bornemann · ar

197 · From Golden Girl to Rich Dude Kryptonite: Why Veronica Mars Is in with the Out-Crowd · Judy Fitzwater · ar

207 · The Importance of Not Being Earnest · Heather Havrilesky · ar

216 · Acknowledgments · [uncredited] · ms

Monstrous: 20 Tales of Giant Creature Terror ed. Ryan C. Thomas (Permuted Press, January 15, 2009, 978-1-934861-12-7, $14.95, 280pp, tp, oa)
Details taken from online listing.

· Present Tense, Future Imperfect · D. L. Snell · ss

· Crabs · Guy N. Smith · ss Peeping Tom #5, January 1992

· A Plague from the Mud · Aaron A. Polson · ss

· Lost in Time · Steve Alten · nv Out of the Gutter #2, 2007

· Scales · J. C. Towler · ss

· The Enemy of My Enemy · Patrick Rutigliano · ss

· Savage · E. Anderson · ss

· Attack of the 500-Foot Porn Star · Steven Shrewsbury · ss

· Keeping Watch · Nate Kenyon · ss

· Nirvana · James Thomas Jeans · ss

· The Long Dark Submission · Paul Stuart · ss

· Whatever Became of Randy · James A. Moore · ss

· Cooties · Randy Chandler · ss

· Extinction · Evan Dicken · ss

· The Cove · Gregory L. Norris · ss

· The Locusts Have a King · R. Thomas Riley · ss

· The Big Bite · Jeff Strand · ss

· Gone Fishin’ · John R. Platt · ss

· Six-Legged Shadows · David Conyers & Brian M. Sammons · ss

· The Island of Dr. Otaku · Cody Goodfellow · ss

Cobwebs and Whispers by Scott Thomas (Delirium Books, June 2001, 1-929653-13-1, $36.00, 228pp, hc, oc, cover by Colleen Crary)
Original collection of 26 horror stories, nine reprints. Foreword by Jeff VanderMeer. Introduction by Michael Pendragon.

5 · Foreword · Jeff VanderMeer · fw

9 · Introduction · Michael Pendragon · in

12 · Cobwebs · Scott Thomas · ss

28 · Sleep of the Flower God · Scott Thomas · ss

34 · The Cathedral at Humberfield · Scott Thomas · ss Elegia 1994

42 · Joseph Warren’s Invention · Scott Thomas · ss

51 · Dearg-Due · Scott Thomas · ss A Vampire Bestiary ed. Jeffrey Thomas, Necropolitan Press, 1996

64 · Strange Things About Birds · Scott Thomas · ss

68 · Sharp Medicine · Scott Thomas · ss The Darklands Project #3, January 1998
originally appeared in the audio collection Tales from the Grave, 1993.

74 · Little Mercy · Scott Thomas · ss Elegia 1993

80 · Hunter of Gulls · Scott Thomas · ss

87 · Crow Apples · Scott Thomas · ss

93 · Laben Blois’s Death · Scott Thomas · vi

95 · The Thorn Dance · Scott Thomas · ss

108 · Ellette · Scott Thomas · vi Penny Dreadful #11, Autumn 1999

113 · The Collector in the Mill · Scott Thomas · ss Black Rose #1, January 1998

124 · Dream of Dead Eyes · Scott Thomas · ss

137 · Widow’s Pond · Scott Thomas · vi

139 · The Apple Track · Scott Thomas · ss Penny Dreadful #4, 1997

146 · The Beast on the Plain · Scott Thomas · ss

156 · Vale of the White House · Scott Thomas · ss

167 · Marcy Waters · Scott Thomas · vi

170 · The Wreck at Wickhampton · Scott Thomas · ss Dead of Night #8, Fall/Winter 1993

178 · Whispers · Scott Thomas · ss

189 · Touched with Broken Clouds · Scott Thomas · ss Penny Dreadful #8, Autumn 1998

197 · The Harvest of War · Scott Thomas · ss

205 · Puppet and the Train · Scott Thomas · ss

224 · A Fine Death for Hubert Hillaby · Scott Thomas · ss

229 · Biographies · [uncredited] · bg

Midnight in New England by Scott Thomas (Down East Books, October 2007, 978-0-89272-732-2, $14.95, 175pp, tp, co)
Collection of 18 horror and mystery stories set in 18th- and 19th-century New England, at least 11 previously published in small press venues; nine stories were previously collected in Cobwebs and Whispers (Delirium 2001).

9 · The Dead of Midwinter · Scott Thomas · ss (r)

15 · Herrick’s Inn · Scott Thomas · ss (r)

21 · Laben Blois’s Death · Scott Thomas · vi Cobwebs and Whispers by Scott Thomas, Delirium Books, 2001

25 · Pistols and Rain · Scott Thomas · ss (r)

39 · The Recurrent Silence · Scott Thomas · ss (r)

45 · The Collector in the Mill · Scott Thomas · ss Black Rose #1, January 1998

59 · Marcy Waters · Scott Thomas · vi Cobwebs and Whispers by Scott Thomas, Delirium Books, 2001

63 · Whispers · Scott Thomas · ss Cobwebs and Whispers by Scott Thomas, Delirium Books, 2001

77 · A Million Dying Leaves · Scott Thomas · ss (r)

87 · Joseph Warren’s Invention · Scott Thomas · ss Cobwebs and Whispers by Scott Thomas, Delirium Books, 2001

99 · Sleep of the Flower God · Scott Thomas · ss Cobwebs and Whispers by Scott Thomas, Delirium Books, 2001

107 · The Puppet and the Train · Scott Thomas · ss Cobwebs and Whispers by Scott Thomas, Delirium Books, 2001

129 · The Copper Mask · Scott Thomas · ss (r)

135 · The Franklin Stove · Scott Thomas · ss (r)

141 · Widow’s Pond · Scott Thomas · vi Cobwebs and Whispers by Scott Thomas, Delirium Books, 2001

143 · Wrought-Iron Skeleton · Scott Thomas · ss (r)

157 · Sharp Medicine · Scott Thomas · ss The Darklands Project #3, January 1998
originally appeared in the audio collection Tales from the Grave, 1993.

165 · The Second Parsonage · Scott Thomas · ss (r)

Over the Darkening Fields by Scott Thomas (Dark Regions Press, July 2007, 978-1-888993-50-9, $16.95, 190pp, tp, oc, cover by Jeffrey Thomas)
Original collection of 26 stories, 11 reprints.

· Part One

7 · The House of Murals · Scott Thomas · ss

13 · The August Ritual · Scott Thomas · ss

17 · The Virgin · Scott Thomas · ss

23 · Westermead Manifestation [Westermead] · Scott Thomas · ss

27 · Bag of Hell · Scott Thomas · vi Mindmares #3, Summer 1998

29 · The Storm Horses · Scott Thomas · ss Flesh & Blood v2 #7, 2001

33 · A Certain Gravity · Scott Thomas · ss The Kore November 1994

41 · Three-legged Stool · Scott Thomas · ss Terror Tales (online) 2002

45 · Cabin 13 · Scott Thomas · ss

51 · Thin Walls · Scott Thomas · ss

55 · Halloween Tea · Scott Thomas · ss Literary January 1998

63 · The Girl in the Attic · Scott Thomas · ss Outer Darkness #22, Spring 2001

75 · Milton Crane’s Collection · Scott Thomas · ss

81 · The Doll · Scott Thomas · ss

83 · Winter Census · Scott Thomas · ss

87 · The Sarah · Scott Thomas · ss

91 · The Crippled Gate · Scott Thomas · ss Thirteen Stories #2, October 2002

107 · The September Fair · Scott Thomas · ss Flesh & Blood v2 #5, 1999

115 · Shadow Painting · Scott Thomas · ss Shadowland April 1998

129 · Over the Darkening Fields · Scott Thomas · ss

131 · Hindenburg Kiss · Scott Thomas · ss

135 · The Wickhampton Bleeding · Scott Thomas · ss

· Part Two

139 · A Mishap and Its Aftermath · Scott Thomas · ss

143 · The Nyssa · Scott Thomas · ss

147 · Julia’s Fancy · Scott Thomas · ss Red Jack October 2002

· Part Three

165 · The Cinnamon Mask · Scott Thomas · nv

The Sea of Flesh and Ash by Scott & Jeffrey Thomas--- see under Jeffrey Thomas.

Shadows of Flesh by Scott Thomas (Delirium Books, June 2004, 1-929653-59-X, $40.00, 170pp, hc, co, cover by Alan M. Clark)
Collection of 15 erotic horror stories, six original. This is a signed, limited edition of 250; also available combined with Jeffrey Thomas’s Honey Is Sweeter than Blood in a deluxe traycased edition of 26 ($300.00).

5 · The Terrible Woman · Scott Thomas · nv The Shadows of Flesh by Scott Thomas, 1997

34 · The Ecstatic Corpse · Scott Thomas · ss The Shadows of Flesh by Scott Thomas, 1997

44 · The Cracked Wall · Scott Thomas · vi The Shadows of Flesh by Scott Thomas, 1997

47 · Helen’s House · Scott Thomas · ss

58 · The Rain Room · Scott Thomas · ss Elegia 1993

68 · The Room with the Broken Lock · Scott Thomas · ss The Shadows of Flesh by Scott Thomas, 1997

73 · Her Fine Mouth · Scott Thomas · ss Penny Dreadful #14, 2001

82 · Real Vampires · Scott Thomas · ss

98 · Pythoninae Priapus · Scott Thomas · vi

101 · Still Warm · Scott Thomas · ss

105 · Girls Who Like Nails · Scott Thomas · ss The End #5, April 1997

116 · The Shadow of Flesh · Scott Thomas · ss The Shadows of Flesh by Scott Thomas, 1997

126 · Pearl Necklace · Scott Thomas · ss The End #2, 1994

136 · Door to the Unborn Sea · Scott Thomas · ss

152 · The Book of 12 Pages · Scott Thomas · ss

Westermead by Scott Thomas (Raw Dog Screaming, October 2005, 1-933293-08-X, $16.95, 290pp, hc, oc, cover: Girl with a Mandolin by Jules-Joseph Lefebvre from 1870) [Westermead]
Original collection of 19 fantasy stories, one a reprint, set in the magical land of Westermead. A hardcover edition (-06-3, $30.95) was announced but not seen.

11 · Spring · Scott Thomas · si

13 · The Green Boy [Westermead] · Scott Thomas · ss

26 · Calling the Water [Westermead] · Scott Thomas · vi

28 · Four Bronze Sisters [Westermead] · Scott Thomas · nv

51 · Lore of Northern Stones [Westermead] · Scott Thomas · ss

55 · Summer · Scott Thomas · si

57 · The Frost Mare [Westermead] · Scott Thomas · na

110 · Rare Creatures of Westermead [Westermead] · Scott Thomas · vi

113 · The Powder Men [Westermead] · Scott Thomas · ss

129 · The Thatcher’s Cat [Westermead] · Scott Thomas · nv

157 · Radley Birchcroft’s Decapitation [Westermead] · Scott Thomas · ss

165 · Autumn · Scott Thomas · si

167 · Memories of Balance-Tide [Westermead] · Scott Thomas · ss

173 · Recipes for Warm Keep [Westermead] · Scott Thomas · vi

175 · Spider Hill [Westermead] · Scott Thomas · ss

184 · The Soldier and the Cryptie [Westermead] · Scott Thomas · nv

218 · The Mask of Black Tears [Westermead] · Scott Thomas · nv

242 · Some Famous Hauntings [Westermead] · Scott Thomas · vi

245 · Winter · Scott Thomas · si

247 · The Winter Women [Westermead] · Scott Thomas · ss

253 · The Woman Who Cried Birds [Westermead] · Scott Thomas · vi Penny Dreadful #12, 2000

256 · The Crow Tree [Westermead] · Scott Thomas · nv

282 · Home to Broomwood [Westermead] · Scott Thomas · ss

Nine Bar Blues by Sheree Renée Thomas (Third Man Books, May 26, 2020, 978-0-9974578-9-6, $16.95, 204pp, tp, oc)
Details taken from online listing.

· Ancestries · Sheree Renée Thomas · ss

· Head Static · Sheree Renée Thomas · nv

· Madame and the Map: A Journey in Five Movements · Sheree Renée Thomas · nv

· The Parts That Make Us Monsters · Sheree Renée Thomas · ss

Africa Risen: A New Era of Speculative Fiction ed. Sheree Renée Thomas, Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki & Zelda Knight (Tor.com, November 15, 2022, 978-1-250-83300-6, $27.99, xiv+514pp, hc, oa, cover by Manzi Jackson)
Details taken from Table of Contents.

1 · Introduction · Sheree Renée Thomas, Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki & Zelda Knight · in

5 · The Blue House · Dilman Dila · ss

17 · March Magic · W. C. Dunlap · ss

25 · IRL · Steven Barnes · ss

45 · The Deification of Igodo · Joshua Uchenna Omenga · ss

61 · Mami Wataworks · Russell Nichols · ss

77 · Rear Mirror · Nuzo Onoh · ss

89 · Door Crashers · Franka Zeph · ss

107 · The Soul Would Have No Rainbow · Yvette Lisa Ndlovu · ss

117 · A Dream of Electric Mothers · Wole Talabi · nv

141 · Simbi · Sandra Jackson-Opoku · ss

145 · Housewarming for a Lion Goddess · Aline-Mwezi Niyonsenga · ss

159 · A Knight in Tunisia · Alex Jennings · nv

185 · The Devil Is Us · Mirette Bahgat · ss

195 · Cloud Mine · Timi Odueso · ss

205 · Ruler of the Rear Guard · Maurice Broaddus · ss

221 · Peeling Time (Deluxe Edition) · Tlotlo Tsamaase · nv

247 · The Sugar Mill · Tobias S. Buckell · ss

263 · The Carving of War · Somto Ihezue Onyedikachi · ss

275 · Ghost Ship · Tananarive Due · ss

295 · Liquid Twilight · Ytasha Womack · ss

309 · Once Upon a Time in 1967 · Oyedotun Damilola Muees · ss

325 · A Girl Crawls in a Dark Corner · Alexis Brooks de Vita · ss

337 · The Lady of the Yellow-Painted Library · Tobi Ogundiran · ss

355 · When the Mami Wata Met a Demon · Moustapha Mbacké Diop · ss

367 · The Papermakers · Akua Lezli Hope · ss

381 · A Soul of Small Places · Woppa Diallo & Mame Bougouma Diene · ss

403 · Air to Shape Lungs · Shingai Njeri Kagunda · ss

407 · Hanfo Driver · Ada Nnadi · ss

425 · Exiles of Witchery · Ivana Akotowaa Ofori · ss

441 · The Taloned Beast · Chinelo Onwualu · nv

467 · Star Watchers · Danian Darrell Jerry · ss

477 · Biscuit & Milk · Dare Segun Falowo · ss

499 · About the Authors · [uncredited] · bg

513 · About the Editors · [uncredited] · bg

Stories for Christmas and the Festive Season ed. Simon Thomas (The British Library, October 27, 2022, 978-0-7123-5452-3, £9.99, 224pp, pb, an)
Details taken from Table of Contents.

v · Introduction · Simon Thomas · in

1 · Turkey Season · Alice Munro · ss The New Yorker December 29 1980

23 · This Year It Will Be Different · Maeve Binchy · ss This Year It Will Be Different and Other Stories by Maeve Binchy, Delacorte, 1996

33 · “General Impressions of a Christmas Shopping Centre” · E. M. Delafield · ss General Impressions by E. M. Delafield, Macmillan, 1933

39 · The Christmas Pageant · Barbara Robinson · ss Woman’s Home Journal December 1968

53 · Ticket for a Carol Concert · Audrey Burton · ss 1950

61 · Snow · Olive Wadsley · ss The New Magazine (UK) December 1928

79 · ’Twas the Night Before Christmas · Kate Nivison · ss Woman’s Weekly December 1989

85 · Christmas Fugue · Muriel Spark · ss Country Life December 7 2000

95 · The Little Christmas Tree · Stella Gibbons · ss Christmas at Cold Comfort Farm and Other Stories by Stella Gibbons, Longmans, Green, 1940

113 · The Christmas Present · Richmal Crompton · ss Truth December 21 1921

121 · Christmas Bread · Kathleen Norris · nv Nash’s and Pall Mall Magazine December 1924

151 · Christmas in a Bavarian Village · Elizabeth von Arnim · ar (r)

157 · Freedom · Nancy Morrison · ss The New Magazine (UK) December 1928

171 · On Skating · Cornelia Otis Skinner · ss Excuse It, Please! by Cornelia Otis Skinner, Dodd, Mead & Company, 1936

181 · Clap Hands, Here Comes Charlie · Beryl Bainbridge · ss Mum and Mr. Armitage by Beryl Bainbridge, Gerald Duckworth & Co., 1985

191 · Pantomime · Stella Margetson · ss Flood Tide and Other Stories by Stella Margetson, John Crowther, 1943

203 · On Leavin’ Notes · Alice Childress · ex from Like One of the Family, Independence Publishers, 1956

Stories for Winter and Nights by the Fire ed. Simon Thomas (The British Library, October 26, 2023, 978-0-7123-5469-1, 204pp, pb, an, cover by Sinem Erkas)
Details supplied by Steve Holland.

v · Introduction · Simon Thomas · in

1 · The Reckoning · Edith Wharton · nv Harper’s Monthly Magazine August 1902

29 · My Fellow Travellers · Angela Dickens · ss The Gentlewoman December 19 1896

45 · The Woman Who Was So Tired · Elizabeth Banks · ss The New York Times December 16 1906, as by Mary Mortimer Maxwell

53 · A Cup of Tea · Katherine Mansfield · ss The Story-teller May 1922

65 · A Motor · Elizabeth Bibesco · ss Balloons by Elizabeth Bibesco, George H. Doran Company, 1922

71 · Ann Lee’s · Elizabeth Bowen · ss The Spectator July 5 1924

85 · The Snowstorm · Violet M. MacDonald · nv Lovat Dickson’s Magazine June 1935

111 · November Fair/Ffair Gaeaf · Kate Roberts · ss Ffair Gaeaf a Storïau Eraill by Kate Roberts, Gwasg Gee, 1937

127 · My Life with R.H. Macy · Shirley Jackson · ss The New Republic December 22 1941

131 · The Cold · Sylvia Townsend Warner · ss The New Yorker March 10 1945

141 · The Prisoner · Elizabeth Berridge · ss Tomorrow January 1949

165 · The Cut Finger · Frances Bellerby · ss The Acorn and the Cup by Frances Bellerby, Peter Davies, 1948

175 · The Thames Spread Out · Elizabeth Taylor · ss The New Yorker December 19 1959

193 · The Smile of Winter · Angela Carter · ss Fireworks by Angela Carter, Quartet Books, 1974

Strange Adventure Stories for Boys by Ames Thompson (Cupples & Leon, 1935, 211+210+206+206pp, hc, om)

· The Valley of Diamonds · Ames Thompson · n. (r)

· The River of Emeralds · Ames Thompson · n. (r)

· The Lagoon of Pearls · Ames Thompson · n. (r)

· The Temple of Rubies · Ames Thompson · n. (r)

Science Fictions ed. Arnold Thompson (University Tutorial Press, 1971, 0-7231-0529-4, 168pp, hc, an)
Textbook.

1 · The Ruum [Ruum] · Arthur Porges · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction October 1953

13 · The Star [Star of Bethlehem] · Arthur C. Clarke · ss Infinity Science Fiction November 1955

19 · A Dead Planet · D. M. Thomas · pm Penguin Modern Poets 11, Penguin, 1968

20 · Limbo · D. M. Thomas · pm Penguin Modern Poets 11, Penguin, 1968

21 · The Shoddy Lands · C. S. Lewis · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction February 1956

28 · Desertion [City (Websters)] · Clifford D. Simak · ss Astounding Science Fiction November 1944

39 · Flowers for Algernon · Daniel Keyes · nv The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction April 1959

65 · Spacepoem 3: Off Course · Edwin Morgan · pm 1967

66 · The Enemies · Elizabeth Jennings · pm A Way of Looking by Elizabeth Jennings, André Deutsch, 1955

67 · The Certificate · Avram Davidson · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction March 1959

71 · The Long Rain · Ray Bradbury · ss Planet Stories Summer 1950, as “Death-by-Rain”

84 · Computers Don’t Argue · Gordon R. Dickson · ss Analog Science Fiction—Science Fact September 1965

99 · Saucer of Loneliness · Theodore Sturgeon · ss Galaxy Science Fiction February 1953

111 · The Mission · Leslie Norris · pm Frontier of Going ed. John Fairfax, Granada, 1969

112 · Overture 53 · John Moat · pm Frontier of Going ed. John Fairfax, Granada, 1969

113 · The Expanding Universe · Norman Nicholson · pm The Pot Geranium by Norman Nicholson, Faber and Faber, 1954

114 · Thirty Days Had September · Robert F. Young · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction October 1957

129 · Old Hundredth · Brian Aldiss · ss New Worlds Science Fiction #100, November 1960

140 · The Tunnel Under the World · Frederik Pohl · nv Galaxy Science Fiction January 1955

Thirteen Tales of Terror ed. Diane Thompson & Les Daniels--- see under Les Daniels.

Romantic Gothic Tales, 1790-1840 ed. G. R. Thompson (Harper & Row, 1979, 0-06-080343-6, $2.95, xii+337pp, tp, an)
A selection of 15 gothic romances and short stories.

1 · Gothic Fiction of the Romantic Age · G. R. Thompson · in

44 · Commentary on the Tales · G. R. Thompson · bi

55 · The Fair-Haired Eckbert · Ludwig Tieck · nv (r)
translated from the German (1797).

75 · The Sisters · [uncredited] · ss The Star November 15 1897

96 · The Sandman · E. T. A. Hoffmann; translated by J. T. Bealby · nv The Weird Tales by E. T. A. Hoffmann, Charles Scribner's Sons, 1885
translated from the German (“Der Sandmann”, Nachtstücke Teil 1, 1816).

139 · The Specter Bridegroom · Washington Irving · ss The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent #4, November 10 1819, as by Geoffrey Crayon

156 · The Spectre Bride · William Harrison Ainsworth · ss Arliss’s Pocket Magazine 1822, as “The Baron’s Bride”

167 · Extracts from Gosschen’s Diary · [uncredited] · ss Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine 1818

174 · Story of an Apparition · A. B. · ss Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine 1818

179 · The Man in the Bell · William Maginn · ss Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine November 1821, uncredited.

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

202 · Monos and Daimonos · Edward Bulwer-Lytton · ss The New Monthly Magazine May 1830

212 · The Elixir of Life · Honoré de Balzac · ss (r)
translated from the French (“L’elixir de longue vie”, La Revue de Paris, October 1830).

238 · Transformation · Mary W. Shelley · ss The Keepsake 1831, 1830

258 · Young Goodman Brown · Nathaniel Hawthorne · ss The New-England Magazine April 1835, as by The Author of “The Gray Champion”

274 · The Dead Lover · Théophile Gautier · nv (r), as “Clarimonde”
translated from the French (“La Morte Amoureuse”, Chronique de Paris, June 23 & 26, 1836).

307 · The Fall of the House of Usher · Edgar Allan Poe · nv Burton’s Gentlemen’s Magazine September 1839

331 · Bibliography · [uncredited] · bi

Helsinki Noir ed. James Thompson (Akashic Books, November 4, 2014, 978-1-61775-241-4, $22.95, 287pp, tp, oa) [Akashic Noir]
Details taken from Table of Contents.

11 · A Parallel Universe · James Thompson · in

15 · Part I: Deep Cuts

17 · Jenkem · Pekka Hiltunen; translated by Owen F. Witesman · ss; set in Töölö.
translated from the Finnish.

32 · Kiss of Santa · Leena Lehtolainen; translated by Jill G. Timbers · ss; set in Stockmann Department Store.
translated from the Finnish.

57 · The Hand of Ai · James Thompson · ss; set in Kallio.

75 · St. Peter’s Street · Riikka Ala-Harja; translated by Kristian London · ss; set in Eira.
translated from the Finnish.

79 · Hard Rain · Tapani Bagge; translated by Kristian London · ss; set in Esplanadi.
translated from the Finnish.

95 · Part II: Broken Blades

97 · The Silent Woman · Joe L. Murr · ss; set in Munkkiniemi.

112 · Little Black · Teemu Kaskinen; translated by Kristian London · ss; set in Aurinkolahti.
translated from the Finnish.

133 · Silent Night · Jarkko Sipila; translated by Lola Rogers · ss; set in East Pasila.
translated from the Finnish.

155 · Snowy Sarcophagus · Jukka Petäjä; translated by Jill G. Timbers · ss; set in Meilahti.
translated from the Finnish.

174 · Dead Cinch · Tuomas Lius; translated by Douglas Robinson · nv; set in Central Train Station.
translated from the Finnish.

205 · Part III: Winds of Violence

207 · Good Intentions · Jesse Itkonen · ss; set in Itäkeskus.

222 · The Broker · Karo Hämäläinen; translated by Jill G. Timbers · ss; set in Fabianinkatu.
translated from the Finnish.

246 · The Script · Antti Tuomainen; translated by Lola Rogers · ss; set in Lintulahti.
translated from the Finnish.

262 · Stolen Lives · Johanna Holmström; translated by Lone Thygesen Blecher · ss; set in Vuosaari.
translated from the Swedish.

284 · About the Contributors · [uncredited] · bg

Berkeley Noir ed. Jerry Thompson & Owen Hill (Akashic Books, May 5, 2020, 978-1-61775-797-6, $15.95, 256pp, tp, oa) [Akashic Noir]
Details taken from ebook.

· The Other Side of Piedmont · Jerry Thompson & Owen Hill · in

· Part I: From the People’s Republic

· Hill House · Lexi Pandell · ss; set in Berkeley Hills.

· The Tangy Brine of Dark Night · Lucy Jane Bledsoe · ss; set in the Berkeley Marina.

· Twin Flames · Mara Faye Lethem · ss; set in Southside.

· “Lucky Day” · Thomas Burchfield · ss; set in the Berkeley Public Library.

· Barroom Butterfly · Barry Gifford · ss Retreats from Oblivion May 24 2018; set in Central Berkeley.

· Part II: Directly Across from the Golden Gate

· Eat Your Pheasant, Drink Your Wine · Shanthi Sekaran · ss; set in Kensington.

· Every Man and Every Woman Is a Star · Nick Mamatas · ss; set in Ho Chi Minh Park.

· Still Life, Reviving · Kimn Neilson · ss; set in Ocean View.

· Shallow and Deep · Jason S. Ridler · ss; set in Downtown Berkeley.

· Boy Toy · Jim Nisbet · ss; set in Yacht Harbor.

· Part III: Company Town

· The Law of Local Karma · Susan Dunlap · ss; set in Gourmet Ghetto.

· Wifebeater Tank Top · J. M. Curet · ss; set in West Berkeley.

· Identity Theft · Summer Brenner · ss; set in North Berkeley.

· Dear Fellow Graduates · Michael David Lukas · ss; set in Indian Rock.

· Frederick Douglass Elementary · Aya de León · ss; set in West Berkeley Flats.

· Righteous Kill · Owen Hill · ss; set in Gilman District.

Oakland Noir ed. Jerry Thompson & Eddie Muller--- see under Eddie Muller.

The Complete Shorter Fiction by Wilkie Collins ed. Julian Thompson--- see under Wilkie Collins.

More Deadly Than the Male by Lewis Thompson & Charles Boswell (Merit Book, 1951, #B-12, pb, co)
A collection of true crime stories, four by each author and two collaborations. An additional story, “Case of the Seeress of Doom,” exact authorship unspecified is listed in the acknowledgements but is not present.

· Honeymoon of the Discontented Bride · Lewis Thompson & Charles Boswell · ts (r)

· Murder in Royal Scarlet · Charles Boswell · ts (r)

· Mistress of Mayhem · Lewis Thompson · ts (r)

· Case of the Woman in Black · Lewis Thompson · ts (r)

· The Case of the Doubtful Doctor · Lewis Thompson · ts (r)

· Mystery of the Agile Lover · Charles Boswell · ts (r)

· Appetite for Murder · Charles Boswell · ts (r)

· Case of the Constant Widow · Charles Boswell · ts (r)

· Crimson Clue of the Wanton Redhead · Lewis Thompson · ts (r)

· Does the Woman Always Pay? · Lewis Thompson & Charles Boswell · ts (r)

Blood like Wine… by W. Gregory Stewart ed. Meg Thompson--- see under W. Gregory Stewart.

Bertrem’s Guide to the Age of Mortals: Everyday Life in Krynn of the Fifth Age ed. Paul B. Thompson, Nancy Varian Berberick & Stan Brown--- see under Nancy Varian Berberick.

Sissajig and Other Surprises by Ruth Plumly Thompson (International Wizard of Oz Club, July 2003, 1-930764-06-5, $15.00, xi+227pp, tp, co, cover: Perhappsy Fishing by Arthur Henderson from 1915) [edited by Ruth Berman & Douglas G. Greene]
Young-adult collection of 17 stories, 40 poems, and two plays, some set in L. Frank Baum’s Oz. Illustrations by Mildred Boyle, Arthur Henderson, Charles J. Coll, and Dick Martin. Edited and with a preface by Ruth Berman & Douglas G. Greene.

· Growing Up · Ruth Plumly Thompson · pm Philadelphia Public Ledger July 13 1919, as “untitled”

viii · Preface · Ruth Berman & Douglas G. Greene · pr

1 · Adventures in Sissajig · Ruth Plumly Thompson · nv Jack and Jill September 1942 (+4)

32 · Tommy and the Flying Slippers · Ruth Plumly Thompson · nv Jack and Jill August 1943 (+3)

· Perhappsy Adventures

__57 · Perhappsy Fishing · Ruth Plumly Thompson · pm Philadelphia Public Ledger May 30 1915, as “untitled”

__60 · Perhappsy Fireworks · Ruth Plumly Thompson · pm Philadelphia Public Ledger July 4 1915, as “untitled”

__63 · The Perhappsy Cat · Ruth Plumly Thompson · pm Philadelphia Public Ledger October 3 1915, as “untitled”

__65 · Bettsy Bell’s Halloween · Ruth Plumly Thompson · pm Philadelphia Public Ledger October 31 1915, as “untitled”

__68 · The Perhappsies Print the Public Ledger · Ruth Plumly Thompson · pm Philadelphia Public Ledger January 16 1916, as “untitled”

71 · The Magic Cloak; or, Something New · Ruth Plumly Thompson · ss Philadelphia Public Ledger November 7 1915 (+2)

81 · In Fairyland · Ruth Plumly Thompson · pm Argosy Allstory Weekly July 14 1923

81 · Wide Awake and Sleepy Bye · Ruth Plumly Thompson · pm Philadelphia Public Ledger December 27 1914, as “untitled”

82 · The Magic Spectacles · Ruth Plumly Thompson · ss Philadelphia Public Ledger January 30 1916 (+1)

· Royal Baking Powder Adventures

__87 · The Little Gingerbread Man, A Royal Time · Ruth Plumly Thompson · pm Royal Baking Powder Company advertising pamphlet, 1923

__94 · The Comical Cruise of Captain Cooky · Ruth Plumly Thompson · pm Royal Baking Powder Company advertising pamphlet, 1926

102 · The Little Prince and the Faithful Bluebeard · Ruth Plumly Thompson · ss Philadelphia Public Ledger April 9 1916 (+2)

109 · Th Eancie Ntknight! · Ruth Plumly Thompson · pm Philadelphia Public Ledger July 4 1915

110 · Emperor Ching Wow · Ruth Plumly Thompson · ss Philadelphia Public Ledger May 16 1915 (+5)

120 · The Story of the First Brown-Haired Princess · Ruth Plumly Thompson · ss Philadelphia Public Ledger March 19 1916

124 · Ma Kebe Lievetea! · Ruth Plumly Thompson · pm Philadelphia Public Ledger June 20 1915

125 · Land o’ Patch · Ruth Plumly Thompson · ss Philadelphia Public Ledger January 16 1921

127 · The Two Knights · Ruth Plumly Thompson · pm Philadelphia Public Ledger October 5 1919

128 · The Pumpkin Witch · Ruth Plumly Thompson · pm Philadelphia Public Ledger October 25 1914, as “untitled”

130 · The Fairy’s Silver Trumpet · Ruth Plumly Thompson · ss Philadelphia Public Ledger December 5 1920

· Pumperdink Adventures

__132 · A Story About Dragons · Ruth Plumly Thompson · ss Philadelphia Public Ledger February 1 1920

__134 · The Laughing King, a Page Out of Pumperdink History · Ruth Plumly Thompson · pm Philadelphia Public Ledger July 4 1920

__136 · Christmas with the Prince · Ruth Plumly Thompson · ss Philadelphia Public Ledger December 21 1919

· Wooden Animals I Have Known

__140 · [The Camel] · Ruth Plumly Thompson · pm Philadelphia Public Ledger December 13 1914

__140 · [The Dragon] · Ruth Plumly Thompson · pm Philadelphia Public Ledger February 7 1915

141 · The Magic Pipe · Ruth Plumly Thompson · ss Philadelphia Public Ledger January 23 1921

143 · The Tale of a Pink Flamingo · Ruth Plumly Thompson · pm Philadelphia Public Ledger June 22 1919

144 · The Amiable Old Dragon · Ruth Plumly Thompson · pm Philadelphia Public Ledger July 6 1919

145 · Brother and Sister Goose · Ruth Plumly Thompson · pm Philadelphia Public Ledger August 24 1919, as “How Brother and Sister Goose Grew Wise”

147 · The Princess of Plumpieland! · Ruth Plumly Thompson · ss King Comics October 1941 - November 1941

154 · Who Can It Be? · Ruth Plumly Thompson · pm Jack and Jill April 1956

· The Forgetful Poet

__155 · [Spring Song] · Ruth Plumly Thompson · pm Philadelphia Public Ledger May 2 1915

__155 · [Winter Night] · Ruth Plumly Thompson · pm Philadelphia Public Ledger March 5 1916

__156 · [Moving Day] · Ruth Plumly Thompson · pm Philadelphia Public Ledger September 16 1917

157 · King, King! Double King! · Ruth Plumly Thompson · ss King Comics December 1941

161 · The Enchanted Cat · Ruth Plumly Thompson · pm King Comics May 1942
revised from “Lesson from Enchanted Cat”, Philadelphia Public Ledger November 14, 1920.

· Satiric Verses

__165 · The Man Without a Hook · Ruth Plumly Thompson · pm Munsey’s Magazine February 1917

__166 · How Long · Ruth Plumly Thompson · pm The Country Gentleman March 1931

__167 · Positively Off It! · Ruth Plumly Thompson · pm Country Gentleman April 1934

__167 · Author! Author! · Ruth Plumly Thompson · pm The Country Gentleman April 1936

__168 · O Sweet Bovinity · Ruth Plumly Thompson · pm The Saturday Evening Post April 19 1930

__168 · Epicurus · Ruth Plumly Thompson · pm The Saturday Evening Post May 9 1931

· Country Verses

__169 · Happiness · Ruth Plumly Thompson · pm Country Gentleman December 1935

__169 · The Little Roads · Ruth Plumly Thompson · pm The Country Gentleman June 1936

__169 · A Little Red Robin · Ruth Plumly Thompson · pm The Country Gentleman April 1936, as “untitled”

170 · A Visit to Jelly Bean Island · Ruth Plumly Thompson · ss Jack and Jill August 1957

179 · The Sand Man’s Desert · Ruth Plumly Thompson · pm Philadelphia Public Ledger August 24 1919, uncredited.

180 · The Bear Who Stayed Up Late · Ruth Plumly Thompson · ss Jack and Jill November 1961

186 · The Magic Wishing Sack · Ruth Plumly Thompson · pl Jack and Jill September 1962

· Oz Poems

__193 · A Christmas Present for Ozma · Ruth Plumly Thompson · pm The Baum Bugle #6, 1962

__194 · Merry Christmas from Jinnicky · Ruth Plumly Thompson · pm The Baum Bugle #12, 1968

__194 · A Christmas Wish · Ruth Plumly Thompson · pm The Baum Bugle #5, 1961

__195 · Where Santa Spends Christmas · Ruth Plumly Thompson · pm The Baum Bugle #4, 1960

__196 · If, An Oz Verse to Be Used for Advertising Purposes · Ruth Plumly Thompson · pm Reilly and Lee Catalogue and Order List, 1927

__197 · The Sawhorse · Ruth Plumly Thompson · pm Philadelphia Public Ledger June 6 1915

__197 · Famous Jacks—One Who Is Some Pumpkins · Ruth Plumly Thompson · pm Philadelphia Public Ledger October 27 1918

198 · A Day in Oz, or Scraps in Oz · Ruth Plumly Thompson · pl (r)
privately mimeographed.

223 · Sources · [uncredited] · bi

Ghost Stories by Stanbury Thompson (Arthur H. Stockwell, 1948, 4/6d, 111pp, hc, co)

· The Story of the Haunted Grange · Stanbury Thompson · ss

· The Phantom Head · Stanbury Thompson · ss

· The Voice of the Spirit · Stanbury Thompson · ss

· The Ghost of Towerbrooke Hall · Stanbury Thompson · ss

· The Reflections in the Mirror · Stanbury Thompson · ss

· The Story of the Pig-Faced Lady · Stanbury Thompson · ss

· Some Strange Events · Stanbury Thompson · ss

· A Christmas Story · Stanbury Thompson · ss

· The Ghost of the French General · Stanbury Thompson · ss

· The Haunted Skull · Stanbury Thompson · ss

· The Ghost of Thornywood Rise · Stanbury Thompson · ss

· Blendon Grange · Stanbury Thompson · ss

· The Phantom Protector · Stanbury Thompson · ss

· The Haunted Wood · Stanbury Thompson · ss

· The Ghost of Raleigh Street · Stanbury Thompson · ss

· The Story of Hawsby Abbey · Stanbury Thompson · ss

· The Haunted Cavern · Stanbury Thompson · ss

· Spirit Materialization · Stanbury Thompson · ss

· The Haunted Portrait · Stanbury Thompson · ss

· Spirit Agency · Stanbury Thompson · ss

· The Ghost of Frescup House · Stanbury Thompson · ss

· The Haunted Farmhouse · Stanbury Thompson · ss

· The Ghost of H--n Court · Stanbury Thompson · ss

· The Miser of Ingolstadt · Stanbury Thompson · ss

· Wartime Experiences (No. 1) · Stanbury Thompson · ss

· Wartime Experiences (No. 2) · Stanbury Thompson · ss

· The Ghost of Greystone Towers · Stanbury Thompson · ss

· The Ghost of Cripplegate · Stanbury Thompson · ss

· The Strange Visitant · Stanbury Thompson · ss

· More Facts About Spectre Dogs · Stanbury Thompson · ss

Ghost Stories 2nd Series by Stanbury Thompson (Thompson & Co., 1957, 7/6d, 118pp, hc, co)

· The Curse of Jasper Quinn · Stanbury Thompson · ss

· Historical Phenomena · Stanbury Thompson · ss

· Lady Jane Grey · Stanbury Thompson · ss

· The Spectral Violinist · Stanbury Thompson · ss

· The Mummy’s Curse · Stanbury Thompson · ss

· The Broken Vow · Stanbury Thompson · ss

· Highland Superstition · Stanbury Thompson · ss

· A Premonition · Stanbury Thompson · ss

· Vampire Towers · Stanbury Thompson · ss

· The Strange Case of Adam Potter · Stanbury Thompson · ss

· The Old Horn Lantern · Stanbury Thompson · ss

· An Alarming Experience · Stanbury Thompson · ss

· Holy Night · Stanbury Thompson · ss

· Newstead Abbey · Stanbury Thompson · ss

· The Undertaker’s Ghost · Stanbury Thompson · ss

· The Return of Martin Webb · Stanbury Thompson · ss

· The Dead Hand · Stanbury Thompson · ss

Ghost Stories 3rd Series by Stanbury Thompson (Thompson & Co., 1958, 7/6d, 136pp, hc, co)

· Nephthys · Stanbury Thompson · ss

· The Missionary · Stanbury Thompson · ss

· The Return of Anna · Stanbury Thompson · ss

· The Clopton Phenomena · Stanbury Thompson · ss

· Bramble Farm · Stanbury Thompson · ss

· Greystone Priory · Stanbury Thompson · ss

· The Phantom Melody · Stanbury Thompson · ss

· The Black Pirate · Stanbury Thompson · ss

· Gold Dust · Stanbury Thompson · ss

· The Vicar of Clumpton · Stanbury Thompson · ss

· Babette · Stanbury Thompson · ss

· The Return of John Dodd · Stanbury Thompson · ss

· The Witch’s Curse · Stanbury Thompson · ss

· Netherby Hall · Stanbury Thompson · ss

· The Black Death · Stanbury Thompson · ss

· The Passing of John Parrot · Stanbury Thompson · ss

Mythic Resonance ed. Stephen Thompson (Esstee Media, 2011, 978-0-9758167-7-6, 225pp, tp, oa)
Details taken from online listing.

· Foreword · Sue Hammond & Stephen Thompson · fw

· The Salted Heart · N. A. Sulway · ss

· The Everywhere and the Always · Alan Baxter · ss

· Annabel and the Witch · Paul Freeman · pm

· Through These Eyes I See · Donna Hanson · ss

· A Tale of Publication: A Contemporary Fairytale · Les Zigomanis · ss

· La Belle Dame · Satima Flavell · ss

· Glorious Destiny · Steven Gepp · ss

· Meeting My Renaissance Man · Vicky Daddo · ss

· Wetlands · Jen White · ss

· Man’s Best Friend · Tom Williams · ss

· In Paradise, Trapped · Kelly Dillon · ss

· Holly and Iron · Nigel Read · ss

· Brothers · Sue Bursztynski · ss

Immortal, Invisible by Tade Thompson (Subterranean Press, April 22, 2024, 978-1-64524-258-1, free, ebook, ss, cover by Alison Sampson)

Carnival of Destiny by Vance Thompson (Moffat & Yard, 1916, 314pp, hc, co)

· The Emperor’s Gift · Vance Thompson · ss (r)

· The King of Scotland’s Daughter · Vance Thompson · ss (r)

· Lady of Magdala · Vance Thompson · ss (r)

· “Make the Bed for Attila” · Vance Thompson · ss (r)

· My Lady Greensleeves · Vance Thompson · ss (r)

· The Passing of the Heards · Vance Thompson · ss (r)

· The Soul of Messer Guido · Vance Thompson · ss (r)

· Tenement of Black Fumes · Vance Thompson · ss (r)

Citizens ed. Brian M. Thomsen & John Ringo--- see under John Ringo.

A Date Which Will Live in Infamy ed. Brian M. Thomsen & Martin H. Greenberg (Cumberland House, September 2001, 1581822227, $16.95, 352pp, tp, oa)
Original anthology of alternate-history Pearl Harbor stories.

· The Sumter Scenario [Time Wars] · Simon Hawke · ss

· The Secret History of Mr. Churchill’s Revenge · Tony Geraghty · ss

· Cain · Jim DeFelice · ss

· Pariah · Ed Gorman · ss

· Green Zeroes · R. J. Pineiro · ss

· The East Wind Caper · James Reasoner · ss

· Path of the Storm · William C. Dietz · ss

· The Fourth Scenario · William Hallahan · ss

· Victory at Pearl Harbor · Brendan DuBois · ss

· I Relieve You, Sir · Barrett Tillman · ss

· Beer, Betrayal, and Ho Chi Minh · Doug Allyn · ss

· A Terrible Resolve · William H. Keith, Jr. · ss

· December 7th, 2001—A Classroom on the American Continent · Allen C. Kupfer · ss

Furry Fantastic ed. Brian M. Thomsen & Jean Rabe--- see under Jean Rabe.

Halflings, Hobbits, Warrows and Weefolk ed. Brian Thomsen & Baird Searles--- see under Baird Searles.

Masters of Fantasy ed. Brian Thomsen & Bill Fawcett--- see under Bill Fawcett.

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