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    Pleasant Dreams Robert Bloch (Arkham House, 1960, $4.00, 233pp, hc)
    • Sweets to the Sweet · ss Weird Tales Mar 1947
    • The Dream Makers · nv Beyond Fantasy Fiction Sep 1953
    • The Sorcerer’s Apprentice · ss Weird Tales Jan 1949
    • I Kiss Your Shadow · ss F&SF Apr 1956
    • Mr. Steinway · ss Fantastic Apr 1954
    • The Proper Spirit · ss F&SF Mar 1957
    • Catnip · ss Weird Tales Mar 1948
    • The Cheaters · nv Weird Tales Nov 1947
    • Hungarian Rhapsody · ss Fantastic Jun 1958, as by Wilson Kane
    • The Light-House · ss Fantastic Jan/Feb 1953; completed by Bloch from a Poe fragment.
    • The Hungry House · ss Imagination Apr 1951
    • Sleeping Beauty · ss Swank Mar 1958, as “The Sleeping Redheads”
    • Sweet Sixteen · ss Fantastic May 1958, as “Spawn of the Dark One”
    • That Hell-Bound Train · ss F&SF Sep 1958
    • Enoch · ss Weird Tales Sep 1946

    Pleasant Dreams Robert Bloch (Jove 0-515-04743-0, Jun ’79, $1.75, 252pp, pb)
    Contents differ from Arkham 1960 edition, back cover lists teasers for four stories, three of which are not in this edition.
    • 7 · Sweets to the Sweet · ss Weird Tales Mar 1947
    • 17 · The Dream Makers · nv Beyond Fantasy Fiction Sep 1953
    • 49 · The Sorcerer’s Apprentice · ss Weird Tales Jan 1949
    • 63 · I Kiss Your Shadow · ss F&SF Apr 1956
    • 85 · The Proper Spirit · ss F&SF Mar 1957
    • 95 · The Cheaters · nv Weird Tales Nov 1947
    • 117 · Hungarian Rhapsody · ss Fantastic Jun 1958, as by Wilson Kane
    • 129 · The Lighthouse · Edgar Allan Poe & Robert Bloch · ss Fantastic Jan/Feb 1953; completed by Bloch from a Poe fragment.
    • 147 · The Hungry House · ss Imagination Apr 1951
    • 171 · Sleeping Beauty · ss Swank Mar 1958, as “The Sleeping Redheads”
    • 187 · Sweet Sixteen · ss Fantastic May 1958, as “Spawn of the Dark One”
    • 209 · The Mandarin’s Canaries · ss Weird Tales Sep 1938
    • 223 · Return to the Sabbath · ss Weird Tales Jul 1938
    • 241 · One Way to Mars · ss Weird Tales Jul 1945

    The Skull of the Marquis de Sade Robert Bloch (Pyramid R1247, Oct ’65, 50¢, 157pp, pb)
    • The Skull of the Marquis de Sade · ss Weird Tales Sep 1945
    • A Quiet Funeral · ss *
    • The Weird Tailor · nv Weird Tales Jul 1950
    • The Man Who Knew Women · nv The Saint Mystery Magazine Jul 1959
    • Lizzie Borden Took an Axe... · ss Weird Tales Nov 1946
    • The Devil’s Ticket · ss Weird Tales Sep 1944
    • The Bogey Man Will Get You · ss Weird Tales Mar 1946

    Such Stuff As Screams Are Made Of Robert Bloch (Ballantine 0-345-27996-4, Feb ’79, $1.95, 287pp, pb)
    • ix · Introduction · Gahan Wilson · in
    • 1 · The Tunnel of Love · ss New Detective Magazine Jul 1948, as “Hell Is My Legacy”
    • 11 · The Unspeakable Betrothal · ss Avon Fantasy Reader 9, ed. Donald A. Wollheim, Avon Publishing Co. 1949
    • 26 · The Girl from Mars · ss Fantastic Adventures Mar 1950
    • 34 · The Head Hunter · ss 15 Mystery Stories Jun 1950, as “Head Man”
    • 52 · The Weird Tailor · nv Weird Tales Jul 1950
    • 74 · Lucy Comes to Stay · ss Weird Tales Jan 1952
    • 81 · The Pin · ss Amazing Dec 1953/Jan ’54
    • 96 · I Do Not Love Thee, Doctor Fell · ss F&SF Mar 1955
    • 107 · Luck Is No Lady · ss Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine Aug 1957
    • 124 · The Cure · ss Playboy Oct 1957
    • 132 · The Screaming People · nv Fantastic Jan 1959
    • 171 · The Big Kick · ss Rogue Jul 1959
    • 181 · The Masterpiece · ss Rogue Jun 1960
    • 186 · Talent · ss If Jul 1960
    • 200 · The Final Performance · ss Shock—The Magazine of Terrifying Tales Sep 1960
    • 214 · Life in Our Time · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Oct 1966
    • 223 · Underground · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Apr 1967, as “The Living Dead”
    • 230 · A Case of the Stubborns · ss F&SF Oct 1976
    • 248 · The Head · ss The Ides of Tomorrow, ed. Terry Carr, Little & Brown 1976
    • 257 · What You See Is What You Get · ss F&SF Oct 1977
    • 273 · Nina · ss F&SF Jun 1977
    • 284 · Author’s Afterword · aw

    Tales in a Jugular Vein Robert Bloch (Pyramid R-1139, Feb ’65, 50¢, 144pp, pb)
    • 7 · Sabbatical · ss Galaxy Dec 1959
    • 17 · Double-Cross · ss Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Oct 1959, as “Double Tragedy”
    • 36 · The Past Master · nv Bluebook Jan 1955
    • 60 · Terror Over Hollywood · nv Fantastic Universe Jun 1957
    • 83 · A Home Away from Home · ss Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine Jun 1961
    • 91 · Rhyme Never Pays · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Oct 1957, as “Crime in Rhyme”
    • 101 · Night School · ss Rogue Aug 1959
    • 112 · Pin-Up Girl · ss Shock—The Magazine of Terrifying Tales Jul 1960, as by Will Folke
    • 120 · Founding Fathers · ss Fantastic Universe Jul 1956
    • 139 · The Deadliest Art · ss Bestseller Mystery Magazine Nov 1958, as “The Ungallant Hunter”; ; as “The Living Bracelet”, Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Jun 1959

    Terror in the Night and Other Stories Robert Bloch (Ace D-265, 1958, 35¢, pb)
    Bound with back-to-back Shooting Star.
    • A Good Imagination · Robert Bloch · ss Suspect Detective Stories Jan 1956
    • Luck Is No Lady · Robert Bloch · ss Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine Aug 1957
    • Man with a Hobby · Robert Bloch · ss Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine Mar 1957
    • The Real Bad Friend · Robert Bloch · nv Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Feb 1957
    • String of Pearls · Robert Bloch · ss The Saint Detective Magazine Aug 1956
    • Terror in the Night · Robert Bloch · ss Manhunt Feb 1956
    • Water’s Edge · Robert Bloch · ss Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Sep 1956
    • Shooting Star · Robert Bloch · n. Ace 1958

    The Twilight Zone: The Movie Robert Bloch (Warner 0-446-30841-2, Jul ’83, $2.95, 205pp, pb)
    • 9 · Bill · Robert Bloch · sa *; written by John Landis.
    • 59 · Valentine · Robert Bloch · sa *; story by George Clayton Johnson, screenplay by George Clayton Johnson, Richard Matheson & Josh Rogan.
    • 111 · Helen · Robert Bloch · sa *; screenplay by Richard Matheson, based on the story “It’s a Good Life” by Jerome Bixby.
    • 165 · Bloom · Robert Bloch · sa *; screenplay by Richard Matheson, based on a story by Richard Matheson.

    Yours Truly, Jack the Ripper Robert Bloch (Belmont L92-527, 1962, 50¢, 189pp, pb)
    In England as The House of the Hatchet and Other Tales of Horror.
    • Introduction · in
    • Sweets to the Sweet · ss Weird Tales Mar 1947
    • The Dream Makers · nv Beyond Fantasy Fiction Sep 1953
    • Yours Truly, Jack the Ripper · ss Weird Tales Jul 1943
    • The Eyes of the Mummy [Sebek (unnamed narrator)] · ss Weird Tales Apr 1938
    • The Mannikin · ss Weird Tales Apr 1937
    • The House of the Hatchet · ss Weird Tales Jan 1941
    • The Cloak · ss Unknown May 1939
    • Beetles · ss Weird Tales Dec 1938
    • The Faceless God · ss Weird Tales May 1936

    No Time Like the Future Nelson Bond (Avon T-80, 1954, 35¢, 221pp, pb)
    • 7 · Vital Factor · ss Esquire Aug 1951
    • 14 · The Voice from the Curious Cube · ss Top-Notch Mar 1937
    • 18 · Button, Button · ss Bluebook Mar 1954
    • 36 · Conqueror’s Isle · ss The Blue Book Magazine Jun 1946
    • 54 · Life Goes On · ss The Blue Book Magazine Oct 1950
    • 62 · Uncommon Castaway · ss Argosy Jun 1945
    • 83 · The Cunning of the Beast · ss The Blue Book Magazine Nov 1942, as “Another World Begins”
    • 107 · The Last Outpost · nv The Blue Book Magazine Oct 1948
    • 160 · And Lo! The Bird · ss The Blue Book Magazine Sep 1950
    • 177 · This Is the Land · ss The Blue Book Magazine Apr 1951
    • 187 · The World of William Gresham · nv The Blue Book Magazine Nov 1951
    • 208 · The Silent Planet · ss The Blue Book Magazine May 1951

    Lancelot Biggs: Spaceman Nelson S. Bond (Doubleday, 1950, $2.50, 224pp, hc) [Lancelot Biggs]
    The 13 stories in the Lancelot Biggs series presented in 27 numbered chapters. All but “The Genius of Lancelot Biggs” and “The Return of Lancelot Biggs” are revised.
    • F.O.B. Venus · ss Fantastic Adventures Nov 1939
    • Lancelot Biggs Cooks a Pirate · ss Fantastic Adventures Feb 1940
    • The Madness of Lancelot Biggs · ss Fantastic Adventures Apr 1940
    • Lancelot Biggs, Master Navigator · ss Fantastic Adventures May 1940
    • The Genius of Lancelot Biggs · ss Fantastic Adventures Jun 1940
    • Honeymoon in Bedlam · ss Weird Tales Jan 1941
    • The Downfall of Lancelot Biggs · ss Weird Tales Mar 1941
    • Where Are You, Mr. Biggs? · ss Weird Tales Sep 1941
    • The Ghost of Lancelot Biggs · ss Weird Tales Jan 1942
    • The Return of Lancelot Biggs · ss Amazing May 1942
    • The Love Song of Lancelot Biggs · nv Amazing Sep 1942
    • Mr. Biggs Goes to Town · ss Amazing Oct 1942
    • The Ordeal of Lancelot Biggs · nv Amazing May 1943
    • The Scientific Pioneer Returns [Horsesense Hank] · nv Amazing Nov 1940

    Mr. Mergenthwirker’s Lobblies and Other Fantastic Tales Nelson S. Bond (Coward-McCann, 1946, hc)
    • Mr. Mergenthwirker’s Lobblies · ss Scribner’s Nov 1937
    • The Magic Stair-Case · ss The Blue Book Magazine Feb 1942
    • The Remarkable Talent of Egbert Haw · ss The Blue Book Magazine Dec 1941
    • Johnny Cartwright’s Camera · ss Unknown Nov 1940, as “Cartwright’s Camera”
    • The Master of Cotswold · nv Weird Tales Jan 1944
    • The Einstein Inshoot · ss Astounding Nov 1938
    • The Fountain · na Unknown Jun 1941
    • Dr. Fuddle’s Fingers · ss The Blue Book Magazine Sep 1940
    • Conquerors’ Isle · ss The Blue Book Magazine Jun 1946
    • Socrates of the South Forty [Horsesense Hank] · ss Amazing Mar 1940, as “The Scientific Pioneer”
    • The Bacular Clock [Pat Pending] · ss The Blue Book Magazine Jul 1942
    • Union in Gehenna · nv Fantastic Adventures Oct 1942
    • The Bookshop · ss The Blue Book Magazine Oct 1941

    Nightmares and Daydreams Nelson S. Bond (Arkham House, 1968, $5.00, 269pp, hc)
    • To People a New World · ss The Blue Book Magazine Nov 1950
    • A Rosy Future for Roderick · ss Bluebook Aug 1952
    • The Song · ss The Blue Book Magazine Apr 1949
    • Petersen’s Eye · ss The Blue Book Magazine Mar 1949
    • The Abduction of Abner Greer · ss The Blue Book Magazine Jun 1941
    • Bird of Prey · ss The Blue Book Magazine Aug 1949
    • The Spinsters · ss The Blue Book Magazine Jan 1950
    • The Devil to Pay [McGhee] · ss The Blue Book Magazine Feb 1951, as “Black Magic”
    • Down Will Come the Sky · ss Universe Jun 1953
    • The Pet Shop · ss The Blue Book Magazine Mar 1950
    • Al Haddon’s Lamp · nv Unknown Worlds Jun 1942
    • Last Inning · ss The Blue Book Magazine May 1948
    • The Dark Door · ss Bluebook May 1952
    • Much Ado About Pending · ss The Blue Book Magazine Aug 1948
    • Final Report · pm Fantastic Universe Jan 1958

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