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Dark Things ed. August Derleth (Arkham House, 1971, $6.50, 330pp, hc)

1 · The Funny Farm · Robert Bloch · ss *
12 · The Eyes of Mme. Dupree · P. H. Booth · ss *
18 · “The Peril That Lurks Among Ruins” · Joseph Payne Brennan · ss *
30 · Napier Court · Ramsey Campbell · ss *
46 · The Dweller in the Tomb · Lin Carter · ss *
57 · Shaggai · Lin Carter · ss *
63 · The House by the Tarn · Basil Copper · ss *
77 · The Knocker at the Portico · Basil Copper · ss *
90 · Lord of the Depths · David Drake · ss *
101 · Omega · Alice R. Hill · ss *
113 · The House in the Oaks [Cthulhu] · Robert E. Howard & August Derleth · ss *
131 · The Singleton Barrier · Carl Jacobi · ss *
145 · The Case of the Double Husband · Margery Lawrence · ss *
163 · Innsmouth Clay · H. P. Lovecraft · ss *
176 · Rising with Surtsey [Cthulhu Mythos] · Brian Lumley · nv *
209 · The Deep-Sea Conch · Brian Lumley · ss *
217 · Company in the Orchard · Frances May · ss *
223 · “Beyondaril” · John Metcalfe · ss *
231 · The Manterfield Inheritance · Charles Partington · nv *
256 · The Storm King · Emil Petaja · ss *
271 · The Elevator · James Wade · ss *
281 · Appointment with Fire · H. Russell Wakefield · ss *
298 · The Rings of the Papaloi · Donald J. Walsh, Jr. · ss *
309 · Requiem for Earth · Donald Wandrei · ss *
326 · Biographical · [Misc.] · bg

Far Boundaries ed. August Derleth (Pellegrini Cudahy, 1951, 292pp, hc)

viii · Introduction · August Derleth · in
3 · Part One: Primitives · August Derleth · si
5 · From a Private Mad-House · Humphrey Repton · ss Variety 1787
11 · Missing One’s Coach: An Anachronism · Anon. · ss Dublin Literary Magazine 1838
39 · Tale of a Chemist · Anon. · ss Knight’s Quarterly Magazine Nov 1824
56 · The Last American · J. A. Mitchell · nv Scribner’s Jun 1889
87 · Part Two: Mid-Period Pieces · August Derleth · si
89 · Infinity Zero · Donald Wandrei · ss Astounding Oct 1936
108 · Frankenstein—Unlimited · H. A. Highstone · ss Astounding Dec 1936
124 · Open, Sesame! · Stephen Grendon · ss Arkham Sampler Win 1949
131 · Tepondicon · Carl Jacobi · ss Planet Stories Win 1946
148 · The Fear Planet · Robert Bloch · ss Super Science Stories Feb 1943
165 · Part Three: The Contemporary Scene · August Derleth · si
167 · De Profundis · Murray Leinster · ss Thrilling Wonder Stories Win 1945
183 · Invasion · Frank Belknap Long · ss Startling Stories Jul 1950
193 · Dear Pen Pal · A. E. van Vogt · ss Arkham Sampler Win 1949
202 · Time to Rest [Bert] · John Beynon Harris · ss Arkham Sampler Win 1949
220 · An Ounce of Prevention · Paul Carter · ss F&SF Sum 1950
234 · The Song of the Pewee · Stephen Grendon · ss Arkham Sampler Fll 1949
242 · And Lo! The Bird · Nelson Bond · ss The Blue Book Magazine Sep 1950
259 · Vignettes of Tomorrow · Ray Bradbury · gp
_259 · The One Who Waits · Ray Bradbury · ss Arkham Sampler Sum 1949
_267 · Holiday · Ray Bradbury · ss Arkham Sampler Fll 1949
272 · The Man Who Rode the Saucer · Kenyon Holmes · ss *
284 · Later Than You Think · Fritz Leiber · ss Galaxy Oct 1950

Fire and Sleet and Candlelight: New Poems of the Macabre ed. August Derleth (Arkham House, 1961, $4.00, xix+236pp, hc)
Anthology of fantasy poetry. Limited to 2026 copies. Details taken from The Science-Fantasy Publishers.

Introduction · August Derleth · in
You Were at the Dead River · George Abbe · pm *
Death Is a Little Thing · George Abbe · pm *
The Clean Gentleman · George Abbe · pm *
The Step Mother · Helen Adam · pm *
The Fair Young Wife · Helen Adam · pm *
An Exceeding Great Army · Ethan Ayer · pm *
Edgar Allan Poe · Robert H. Barlow · pm *
Shub-Ad · Robert H. Barlow · pm *
Warning to Snake-Killers · Robert H. Barlow · pm *
Mythological Episode · Robert H. Barlow · pm *
The Panther Possible · William D. Barney · pm *
The Gourd-Heads · William D. Barney · pm *
In the Beginning · William D. Barney · pm *
Lament for Better or Worse · Gene Baro · pm *
Top Hat and Tales · Lorna Beers · pm *
Soft Sell · Lorna Beers · pm *
The Rowers · Laura Benét · pm *
Babylon · Laura Benét · pm *
A Lincolnshire Tale · John Betjeman · pm The Cornhill Magazine Apr 1945
Nightmare Number Four · Robert Bloch · pm Diablerie Jan 1945
This Here Is Hell · Samuel M. Bradley · pm *
Roc’s Brood · Samuel M. Bradley · pm *
One Day of Rain · Joseph Payne Brennan · pm Macabre #6 1959
Ghost-Town Saloon: Winter · Joseph Payne Brennan · pm *
The Humming Stair · Joseph Payne Brennan · pm *
Recognition of Death · Joseph Payne Brennan · pm *
The Scythe of Dreams · Joseph Payne Brennan · pm *
The Chestnut Roasters · Joseph Payne Brennan · pm *
The Man I Met · Joseph Payne Brennan · pm *
The Serpent Waits · Joseph Payne Brennan · pm *
Grandfather’s Ghost · Joseph Payne Brennan · pm *
The Last Pagan Mourns for Dark Rosaleen · Joseph Payne Brennan · pm *
Ossian · Joseph Payne Brennan · pm *
The Wind of Time · Joseph Payne Brennan · pm Macabre #1 1957
Avery Anameer · Joseph Payne Brennan · pm *
Nightmare · Joseph Payne Brennan · pm *
Mr. Ripley Parodies Mr. Nash—or Vice Versa · Julian Brown · pm *
Opening Door · Winifred Adams Burr · pm *
Ghosts · Winifred Adams Burr · pm *
Grand Finale · Sara King Carleton · pm *
Lunae Custodiens · Lin Carter · pm *
The Dream-Daemon · Lin Carter · pm *
The Sabbat · Lin Carter · pm *
Carcosa · Lin Carter · pm *
Dark Yuggoth · Lin Carter · pm *
Semi-Private · Mabel MacDonald Carver · pm *
Addict · Mabel MacDonald Carver · pm *
Sorceress · Gertrude Claytor · pm *
The Stair · Gertrude Claytor · pm *
Green Woods · Elizabeth Coatsworth · pm *
Empty House · Elizabeth Coatsworth · pm *
The Wind Shrieked Loud · Elizabeth Coatsworth · pm *
Murder House · Elizabeth Coatsworth · pm *
Daniel Webster’s Horses · Elizabeth Coatsworth · pm *
Atlantis · Stanton A. Coblentz · pm Weird Tales Nov 1947
The Watcher · Stanton A. Coblentz · pm *
The High Place at Marib · Grant Code · pm *
News of My Friends · Grant Code · pm *
Highway to Nowhere · Grant Code · pm *
The Night Refuses a Dreamer · Grant Code · pm *
Playground of the Pixie · Grant Code · pm *
Foreboding · Grant Code · pm *
Ballad of Two Kings · Grant Code · pm *
Building of Sand · Grant Code · pm *
Nursery Rhymes for Surrealists: Prayer in Blackout · Grant Code · pm *
Nursery Rhymes for Surrealists: Nos Moraturi Te Salutamus · Grant Code · pm *
Nursery Rhymes for Surrealists: Epitaph for a Wooden Soldier · Grant Code · pm *
2000 A.D. · Beverly Connelly · pm *
Testimony · Beverly Connelly · pm *
Room in Darkness · Mary Elizabeth Counselman · pm *
Country Lane · Margaret Stanion Darling · pm *
From Nothing Strange · Gustav Davidson · pm *
Downgoing · Gustav Davidson · pm *
Ambushed by Angels · Gustav Davidson · pm *
Moon and Fog · August Derleth · pm *
Place-Ghost · August Derleth · pm *
Invisible Painter · Alfred Dorn · pm *
Dark Hotel · Alfred Dorn · pm *
Reversions · Alfred Dorn · pm *
The Woods Grow Darker · Leah Bodine Drake · pm F&SF Nov 1955
A Warning to Skeptics · Leah Bodine Drake · pm Orb v2 #3 1951
The Pool · Leah Bodine Drake · pm *
The Word of Willow · Leah Bodine Drake · pm Atlantic Monthly Sep 1956
The Gods of the Dana · Leah Bodine Drake · pm F&SF Jul 1954
The Witches · Leah Bodine Drake · pm *
The Unexplored · Burnham Eaton · pm *
Inbound · Burnham Eaton · pm *
Shadowed · Burnham Eaton · pm *
Lost Voice on This Hill · Burnham Eaton · pm *
Tropes of One Season · Charles Edward Eaton · pm *
Unicorns at Harvard · Norma Farber · pm *
Parkinson and the Octopus · Norma Farber · pm *
Witching Hour · Norma Farber · pm *
Paneled in Pine · Marguerite George · pm *
Brief Biography · Marguerite George · pm *
Here I Lie · Marguerite George · pm *
They Know · Ryah Tumarkin Goodman · pm *
Tenant · Frances Angevine Gray · pm *
Otherwhere · Frances Angevine Gray · pm *
Tapers · Frances Angevine Gray · pm *
Devil Doll · Lisa Grenelle · pm *
Nightmare · R. H. Grenville · pm The New York Times Nov 4 1959
Intuition · R. H. Grenville · pm *
Ghost · R. H. Grenville · pm *
Borderline · R. H. Grenville · pm *
The Brothers · Amy Groesbeck · pm *
The Sands of Time · Robert E. Howard · pm *
Earth-Born · Robert E. Howard · pm *
Arachnida · Aletha Humphreys · pm *
Female · Aletha Humphreys · pm *
Party Bid · Aletha Humphreys · pm *
Keep Darkness · Leslie Nelson Jennings · pm *
The Yellow Cat · Leslie Nelson Jennings · pm *
A Winter Legend · Geoffrey Johnson · pm *
250 Willow Lane · Joseph Joel Keith · pm *
Bedtime Tales · Joseph Joel Keith · pm *
Mr. Lerner · Joseph Joel Keith · pm *
Child Wife · Joseph Joel Keith · pm *
Woman Telephoning · Joseph Joel Keith · pm *
Flogged Child · Joseph Joel Keith · pm *
Sunday Edition · Joseph Joel Keith · pm *
Wolf and Tiger Dining · Joseph Joel Keith · pm *
A.B. · Joseph Joel Keith · pm *
Salems of Opression · Joseph Joel Keith · pm *
Old Meg of Kitrann · Joseph Joel Keith · pm *
Party Line · Joseph Joel Keith · pm *
Nightmare in Morganza · Joseph Joel Keith · pm *
Wilderness Road · Martha Keller · pm *
Herbs and Simples · Martha Keller · pm *
One of the Sidhe · Mary Kennedy · pm *
Prenatal Fantasy · Walter H. Kerr · pm *
The Hanged Thing · Walter H. Kerr · pm *
Vampire · Walter H. Kerr · pm *
Trap · Walter H. Kerr · pm *
The Stone · Walter H. Kerr · pm *
Evocation · Herman Stowell King · pm *
Erda · Vera Bishop Konrick · pm *
Adjuration · Frank Belknap Long · pm *
The New Adam · Frank Belknap Long · pm *
It Is Not Only the Dead · Frank Belknap Long · pm *
Since We Are Property · Lilith Lorraine · pm Spearhead
No Escape · Lilith Lorraine · pm *
Case History · Lilith Lorraine · pm *
It May Be Like This · Lilith Lorraine · pm Wine of Wonder, Lilith Lorraine, Bookcraft 1952
Legend of the Hills · Lilith Lorraine · pm Arkansas Gazette
Pause · Rosa Zagnoni Marinoni · pm *
Nightmare · Anne Marx · pm *
Elsie’s House · Stanley McNail · pm *
Lottie Mae · Stanley McNail · pm *
The Secrets of Cisterns · Stanley McNail · pm *
The House on Maple Hill · Stanley McNail · pm *
The Witch · Stanley McNail · pm *
Part-Time Tenant · Edna Meudt · pm *
Second Sight · H. S. Neill · pm *
Aunt Jane · Alden A. Nowlan · pm *
Musings of an Insomniac · Edith Ogutsch · pm *
Premonition · Edith Ogutsch · pm *
Legend of Parapo Mountain · Jennie M. Palen · pm *
Dark House in Autumn · Conrad Pendleton · pm *
Jim Desterland · Hyam Plutzik · pm *
Black Spirit · Tom Poots · pm *
The Monster · Dorothy Quick · pm *
House of Life · Dorothy Quick · pm Weird Tales Jul 1953
The Forest · Dorothy Quick · pm *
Undertone · Dorothy Quick · pm *
Enigma · Katherine Reeves · pm *
Ghosts · Alastair Reid · pm *
All Souls · Liboria E. Romano · pm *
Vendor · Raymond Roseliep · pm *
Professor Nocturnal · Raymond Roseliep · pm *
Black Are the Stars · Raymond Roseliep · pm *
Where Roots Tangle · Raymond Roseliep · pm *
In Time of Darkness · Raymond Roseliep · pm *
The Scissors Grinder · Raymond Roseliep · pm *
Alan · Raymond Roseliep · pm *
GI · Raymond Roseliep · pm *
Tour · Raymond Roseliep · pm *
In Rain · Raymond Roseliep · pm *
Synchronized · Larry Rubin · pm *
For a Poetry Reading to Which No One Came · Larry Rubin · pm *
The Druggist · Larry Rubin · pm *
Night Peril · Sydney King Russell · pm *
Warning · Sydney King Russell · pm *
The Shape of Fear · Sydney King Russell · pm *
Forecast · Sydney King Russell · pm *
Six Silver Handles · Sydney King Russell · pm *
Perennial Mourner · Sydney King Russell · pm *
Spectre · Sydney King Russell · pm *
Danse Macabre · Antonia Y. Schwab · pm *
Prophecy · Walter Shedlofsky · pm *
House of Yesterday · Walter Shedlofsky · pm *
Waltz · Ruth Forbes Sherry · pm *
Deeply Gone · Jon Silkin · pm *
The Lover’s Ghost · Louis Simpson · pm *
Stranger Bride · Jocelyn Macy Sloan · pm *
And the Pear Trees Shiver · Jocelyn Macy Sloan · pm *
The Invaders · Jocelyn Macy Sloan · pm *
To the Daemon Sublimity · Clark Ashton Smith · pm *
The Incubus of Time · Clark Ashton Smith · pm *
Metaphor · Clark Ashton Smith · pm *
Memorial · Clark Ashton Smith · pm *
Amor Aeternalis · Clark Ashton Smith · pm *
The Horologe · Clark Ashton Smith · pm *
Femme Fatale · Vincent Starrett · pm *
Romantic Episode · Vincent Starrett · pm *
The Death of Santa Claus · Vincent Starrett · pm *
A Little Night Music · Felix Stefanile · pm *
Praying Mantis · Felix Stefanile · pm *
Vampire Bride · Felix Stefanile · pm *
That Familiar Stranger · Felix Stefanile · pm *
So Separate and Strange · Felix Stefanile · pm *
Hawick’s Crossing · Jane Stuart · pm *
Heart-Summoned · Jesse Stewart · pm *
The Gone · Jesse Stewart · pm *
Spring Voices · Jesse Stewart · pm *
Two Leaves · Jesse Stewart · pm *
Extended Invitation · Jesse Stewart · pm *
Frail Hands · Lucia Trent · pm *
The Seer · Lewis Turco · pm *
Gather Those Bones: i. One Song for Old Bones · Lewis Turco · pm *
Gather Those Bones: ii. Sonata for Wind and Wood · Lewis Turco · pm *
Gather Those Bones: iii. Theme for a Dust Devil · Lewis Turco · pm *
Gather Those Bones: iv. Plainchant among the Maidenhair · Lewis Turco · pm *
Gather Those Bones: v. Libretto in White · Lewis Turco · pm *
Gather Those Bones: vi. Epitaph in a Minor Key · Lewis Turco · pm *
Oldest Cemetery · Mark Van Doren · pm *
Flight · Harold Vinal · pm *
Ghostly Reaper · Harold Vinal · pm *
Sleeping Village · Harold Vinal · pm *
Gentleman in Oils · Harold Vinal · pm *
A Wreath for One Lost · Harold Vinal · pm *
We, the Few Who Believe · Harold Vinal · pm *
Toward Avernus · Harold Vinal · pm *
Heimdall · Harold Vinal · pm *
The Well-Finder · Harold Vinal · pm *
Water Sprite · Donald Wandrei · pm *
The Woman at the Window · Donald Wandrei · pp Leaves #2 1938
The Prehistoric Huntsman · Donald Wandrei · pm *
The Challenger · Donald Wandrei · pm The Minnesota Quarterly Spr 1927
Forest Shapes · Donald Wandrei · pm *
Lyric of Doubt · Donald Wandrei · pm *
On the Staircase · Wade Wellman · pm *
A Ballad of Despair · Wade Wellman · pm *
Fancy Fishing · James L. Weil · pm *
Companions · Margaret Widdemer · pm *
Ghost to Come · Margaret Widdemer · pm *
The Skeptic · Loring Williams · pm *
The Recompense · Loring Williams · pm *
The Ghost · James Wright · pm *
Atavism · Elinor Wylie · pm Nets to Catch the Wind 1921

From Other Worlds ed. August Derleth (Four Square Books 1107, 1964, 3/6, 186pp, pb)
Seven stories from Beachheads in Space.

5 · The Man from Outside [Quarantine] · Jack Williamson · ss Astounding Mar 1951
24 · Breeds There a Man...? · Isaac Asimov · nv Astounding Jun 1951
67 · Meteor · John Beynon Harris · nv Amazing Mar 1941, as “Phoney Meteor” by John Beynon
87 · And the Walls Came Tumbling Down · John Wyndham · ss Startling Stories May 1951
107 · Blinding Shadows · Donald Wandrei · ss Astounding May 1934
125 · The Metamorphosis of Earth · Clark Ashton Smith · nv Weird Tales Sep 1951
159 · The Ambassadors from Venus · Kendell F. Crossen · nv Planet Stories Mar 1952

New Worlds for Old ed. August Derleth (Four Square Books, 1963, pb)
9 stories from Worlds of Tomorrow.

The Smile · Ray Bradbury · ss Fantastic Sum 1952
The Fires Within · Arthur C. Clarke · ss Fantasy, The Magazine of Science Fiction Aug 1947, as by E. G. O’Brien
The Gentleman Is an Epwa · Carl Jacobi · ss Worlds of Tomorrow, ed. August Derleth, Pellegrini Cudahy 1953
The Enchanted Forest · Fritz Leiber · ss Astounding Oct 1950
The Great Cold · Frank Belknap Long · ss Astounding Feb 1935
From Beyond · H. P. Lovecraft · ss The Fantasy Fan Jun 1934; Weird Tales Feb 1938
Line to Tomorrow · Lewis Padgett · ss Astounding Nov 1945
The Business, as Usual · Mack Reynolds · vi F&SF Jun 1952
The Martian and the Moron · Theodore Sturgeon · nv Weird Tales Mar 1949

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