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- The Legends of Lone Wolf Omnibus Joe Dever & John Grant (Red Fox 0-09-921971-9, Nov ’92, £5.99, 508pp, pb, cover by Peter Andrew Jones) [Legends of Lone Wolf]; Omnibus of the first two volumes of this young-adult fantasy novelization series.
- 3 · Eclipse of the Kai · n. London: Beaver Books, 1989
- 239 · The Dark Door Opens · n. London: Beaver Books, 1989
- Charles Dickens’ Christmas Ghost Stories Charles Dickens (Robert Hale 0-7090-4867-X, Sep ’92 [Oct ’92], £14.95, 256pp, hc); Collection of all of Dickens’ Christmas ghost stories, edited by Peter Haining.
- 9 · Introduction · Peter Haining · in
- 23 · Ghosts at Christmas · ar, 1850
- 30 · The Story of the Goblins Who Stole a Sexton · ss The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club Jan, 1837
- 40 · The Mother’s Eyes [from Master Humphrey’s Clock] · ex London: Chapman & Hall, 1840
- 52 · A Christmas Carol · na London: Chapman & Hall, 1843
- 117 · The Haunted Man and the Ghost’s Bargain · na Bradbury & Evans, 1848
- 193 · The Rapping Spirits · ss Household Words Dec, 1858
- 201 · The Haunted House · nv All the Year Round Christmas, 1859
- 226 · The Goodwood Ghost Story [as by Anon.] · ss All the Year Round Dec, 1862
- 231 · The Signal Man · ss All the Year Round Christmas, 1866
- 242 · The Last Words of the Old Year · ss Household Words Jan 4, 1851
- 248 · Ghosts and Ghost-Seers · br The Examiner Feb 26, 1848
- Great Tales of the Supernatural ed. Stephanie Dowrick (Everyman’s Library 0-460-87165-X, May ’92 [Jun ’92], £3.99, 206pp, tp, cover by Joseph Drivas); Reissue (Everyman’s Library 1978) anthology of classic supernatural tales, abridged from Classic Tales of Horror (Book Club Associates 1978).
- 1 · The Black Cat · Edgar Allan Poe · ss Philadelphia United States Saturday Post Aug 19, 1843; Weird Tales Jan ’24
- 11 · The Dream Woman · Wilkie Collins · nv Temple Bar Nov-Dec, 1874; revised from “The Ostler”, Household Words Christmas 1855.
- 34 · The Open Door · Margaret Oliphant · nv Blackwood’s Jan, 1882; slightly abridged, AHMM Sep ’89
- 73 · The Judge’s House · Bram Stoker · ss Holly Leaves Dec 5, 1891
- 91 · The Hand [“The Englishman”] · Guy de Maupassant · ss, 1883
- 98 · The Body-Snatcher · Robert Louis Stevenson · ss Pall Mall Christmas Extra, 1884
- 116 · The Screaming Skull · F. Marion Crawford · nv Colliers Jul 11 ’08 (+1)
- 144 · The Yellow Wallpaper · Charlotte Perkins Gilman · ss New England Magazine Jan, 1892
- 161 · Lost Hearts · M. R. James · ss The Pall Mall Magazine Dec, 1895
- 172 · Keeping His Promise · Algernon Blackwood · ss The Empty House, Eveleigh Nash, 1906
- 187 · The Music on the Hill · Saki · ss The Chronicles of Clovis, John Lane, 1911
- 193 · Tarnhelm · Hugh Walpole · ss Liberty Magazine Dec 28 ’29
- The Diary of a Successful Man Ernest Dowson (Tartarus Press 1-872621-09-0, Aug ’92, no price, 24pp, ph); Reprint of a story from Dilemmas (Elkin Mathews, 1895) in a limited edition booklet, illustrated by R.B. Russell.
- Chimeras Christopher Evans (Grafton 0-586-21304-X, Apr ’92 [Mar ’92], £5.99, 173pp, tp, cover by John Howe); Collection of five linked novelettes about the artist Vendavo, presented as a novel. Recommended (PSP).
- 5 · Transmutations · nv Interzone Nov ’91
- 42 · Birth-Rites · nv *
- 81 · The Bridge · nv Zenith, ed. David S. Garnett, London: Sphere, 1989
- 121 · The Wailing Woman · nv Other Edens III, ed. Christopher Evans & Robert Holdstock, London: Unwin, 1989
- 145 · Artefacts · nv Interzone #23 ’88
- 169 · Coda · ss *
- Sharper Knives Christopher Fowler (Warner UK 0-7515-0152-2, Dec ’92 [Nov ’92], £8.99, 263pp, tp, cover by Mark Taylor); Collection of 14 “urban horror” stories, nine of them original.
- 1 · Touching Darkness · in *
- 5 · On Edge · ss Dark Voices 4, ed. David Sutton & Stephen Jones, London: Pan, 1992
- 21 · Norman Wisdom and the Angel of Death · nv *
- 47 · Dale and Wayne Go Shopping · ss Peeping Tom #6 ’92
- 57 · Contact High · nv *
- 95 · Last Call for Passenger Paul [“Final Call for Passenger Paul”] · ss The 28th Pan Book of Horror Stories, ed. Clarence Paget, London: Pan, 1987
- 113 · The Legend of Dracula Reconsidered as a Prime-Time TV Special · nv *
- 135 · Cooking the Books · ss More City Jitters, Dell, 1988
- 151 · The Vintage Car Table-Mat Collection of the Living Dead · ss *
- 165 · Persia · ss *
- 177 · Black Day at Bad Rock · ss In Dreams, ed. Paul J. McAuley & Kim Newman, London: Gollancz, 1992
- 193 · Revelation’s Child · nv *
- 221 · Can’t Slow Down for Fear I’ll Die · ss *
- 227 · Outside the Wood · ss *
- 245 · Chang-Siu and the Blade of Grass · ss *
- 257 · The Words · ms *
- 261 · The Illustrations · bg *
- The Face of Tutankhamun ed. Christopher Frayling (Faber and Faber 0-571-16845-0, Dec ’92, £13.99, 298pp, tp); Tie-in to the recent TV series of the same title, this book also contains a collection of classic horror stories and articles that are related to pharoahs or mummies.
- 144 · The Romance of the Mummy · Théophile Gautier · ex; “Le Roman de la Momie”, 1857.
- 151 · The Mummy’s Foot · Théophile Gautier · ss One of Cleopatra’s Nights and Other Fantastic Romances, New York: B. Worthington, 1882; “Le Pied de Momie”, 1863.
- 159 · Some Words with a Mummy · Edgar Allan Poe · ss American Whig Review Apr, 1845
- 171 · The Jewel of Seven Stars [chapter 20] · Bram Stoker · ex London: Heinemann, 1903; this chapter is taken from the original 1903 edition, and was; rewritten for all subsequent editions.
- 183 · The Ring of Thoth · Arthur Conan Doyle · ss The Cornhill Magazine Jan, 1890
- 195 · The Valley of the Sorceress · Sax Rohmer · ss The Premier Magazine Jan ’16
- 206 · Imprisoned with the Pharoahs · H. P. Lovecraft & Harry Houdini · nv Weird Tales May-Jul ’24; slightly abridged
- New Worlds 2 ed. David Garnett (Gollancz 0-575-05145-0, Aug ’92, £5.99, 291pp, tp, cover by Jim Burns); Original anthology of ten sf stories, two plot outlines by Philip K. Dick, and an article by David Langford. Recommended (PSP).
- Stones of Power: The Sipstrassi Omnibus David Gemmell (Legend 0-7126-5446-1, Oct ’92, £9.99, 1157pp, tp, cover by Mark Harrison) [Sipstrassi: Stones of Power]; Omnibus of the first four “Sipstrassi” novels. A hardcover edition (-5441-0, £15.99) is also available.
- vii · Foreword · fw
- 1 · Ghost King · n. London: Century, 1988
- 263 · Last Sword of Power · n. London: Legend, 1988
- 541 · Wolf in Shadow [Jon Shannow] · n. London: Century, 1987
- 875 · The Last Guardian [Jon Shannow] · n. London: Legend, 1989
- Villains! ed. Mary Gentle & Roz Kaveney (Roc UK 0-14-014561-3, Mar ’92, £4.99, 337pp, pb, cover by Les Edwards); Original anthology of fantasy stories as seen from the viewpoint of the Bad Guys, “created by” Mary Gentle and Neil Gaiman.
- The Weerde: Book 1 ed. Mary Gentle & Roz Kaveney (Roc UK 0-14-014562-1, Jan ’92, £4.99, 365pp, pb); Original shared-world anthology about the occult underworld, devised by Neil Gaiman, Mary Gentle, and Roz Kaveney.
- Blood & Roses: The Vampire in 19th Century Literature ed. Adèle Olivia Gladwell & James Havoc (Creation Press 1-871592-14-3, Nov ’92, £7.95, 283pp, tp); Horror anthology.
- 7 · The Erogenous Disease · Adèle Olivia Gladwell & James Havoc · in
- 29 · The Vampyre · John Polidori · nv The New Monthly Magazine Apr, 1819
- 44 · Smarra · Charles Nodier; trans. by Judith Landry · ex; “Smarra, ou Les Démons de la Nuit”, 1821.
- 47 · The Beautiful Dead [“Clarimonde”] · Théophile Gautier; trans. by Lafcadio Hearn · nv Chronique de Paris Jun 23, 1836 (+)
- 71 · Ligeia · Edgar Allan Poe · ss American Museum Sep, 1838
- 83 · The Feast of Blood [from Varney, the Vampyre; or, The Feast of Blood] · James Malcolm Rymer · ex London: Lloyd, 1847
- 88 · Jane Eyre · Charlotte Brontë · ex London: Smith, Elder, 1847
- 91 · The Vampire’s Metamorphoses · Charles Pierre Baudelaire; trans. by Jeremy Reed · pm; from Les Fleurs du Mal, 1857.
- 93 · The House and the Brain · Sir Edward George Bulwer-Lytton, Lord Lytton · nv Blackwood’s Aug, 1859
- 115 · Phantoms [1864] · Ivan Turgenev; trans. by Constance Garnett · nv, 1897
- 139 · Maldoror: The First Song · Isidore Ducasse; trans. by Alexis Lykiard · nv, 1868
- 163 · Carmilla [Martin Hesselius] · Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu · na The Dark Blue Dec, 1871 (+3)
- 219 · The Horla, or Modern Ghosts · Guy de Maupassant; trans. by Marjorie Laurie · ss Gil Blas Oct 26, 1886
- 243 · La-Bas [Echo de Paris 1891] · Joris-Karl Huysmans; trans. by Keene Wallace · ex
- 246 · The Picture of Dorian Gray [Dorian Gray] · Oscar Wilde · ex Lippincott’s Jul, 1890
- 251 · The Inmost Light [Dyson] · Arthur Machen · nv The Great God Pan, London: John Lane, 1894
- 273 · The True Story of a Vampire · Count Stenbock · ss Studies of Death: Romantic Tales, London, 1894
- 281 · Dracula [Dracula] · Bram Stoker · ex London: Constable, 1897
- The Burning Baby and Other Ghosts John Gordon (Walker 0-7445-2133-5, May ’92, £4.99, 111pp, tp, cover by Robert Mason); Collection of five original young-adult ghost/horror stories. Recommended (PSP).
- 9 · The Burning Baby · ss *
- 31 · Under the Ice · ss *
- 53 · The Key · ss *
- 73 · Eels · ss *
- 89 · Death Wish · nv *
- The Angels of Perversity Remy de Gourmont (Dedalus 0-946626-81-2, Aug ’92 [Jul ’92], £6.99, 176pp, tp, cover by David Bird); Literary fantasy collection. First English translation (by Francis Amery).
- 7 · Introduction · Francis Amery · in
- 23 · Studies in Fascination [Histoires Magiques, 1894] · Remy de Gourmont; trans. by Francis Amery · co *
- 23 · Péhor · Remy de Gourmont; trans. by Francis Amery · ss The Second Dedalus Book of Decadence, ed. Brian M. Stableford, Dedalus, 1992
- 31 · The White Dress · Remy de Gourmont; trans. by Francis Amery · ss *
- 40 · Don Juan’s Secret · Remy de Gourmont; trans. by Francis Amery · ss The Dedalus Book of Decadence, ed. Brian M. Stableford, Dedalus, 1990
- 45 · The Fugitives · Remy de Gourmont; trans. by Francis Amery · ss *
- 49 · Limpid Eyes · Remy de Gourmont; trans. by Francis Amery · ss *
- 53 · The Shroud · Remy de Gourmont; trans. by Francis Amery · ss *
- 62 · On the Threshold · Remy de Gourmont; trans. by Francis Amery · ss *
- 69 · The Red Marguerite · Remy de Gourmont; trans. by Francis Amery · ss *
- 76 · Sylvie’s Sister · Remy de Gourmont; trans. by Francis Amery · ss *
- 81 · The Other · Remy de Gourmont; trans. by Francis Amery · ss *
- 86 · The Death One Cannot Mourn · Remy de Gourmont; trans. by Francis Amery · ss *
- 90 · The Magnolia · Remy de Gourmont; trans. by Francis Amery · ss *
- 95 · The Adulterous Candle · Remy de Gourmont; trans. by Francis Amery · ss *
- 100 · The Dress · Remy de Gourmont; trans. by Francis Amery · ss *
- 104 · The Faun · Remy de Gourmont; trans. by Francis Amery · ss The Dedalus Book of Decadence, ed. Brian M. Stableford, Dedalus, 1990
- 108 · Danaette · Remy de Gourmont; trans. by Francis Amery · ss The Dedalus Book of Decadence, ed. Brian M. Stableford, Dedalus, 1990
- 112 · Evening Conversation · Remy de Gourmont; trans. by Francis Amery · ss *
- 117 · Stratagems · Remy de Gourmont; trans. by Francis Amery · ss *
- 133 · The Phantom [La Fantôme 1891] · Remy de Gourmont; trans. by Francis Amery · n. *
- In the Garden: The Secret Origin of the Zodiac Twins Colin Greenland (Birmingham Science Fiction Group, Nov ’91 [Jul ’92], £3.50, 16pp, ph) [Tabitha Jute]; Sf short story - a prequel to Take Back Plenty. This edition is limited to 500 numbered copies. It was published in 1991 but has only just been seen.
- Great Irish Stories of the Supernatural ed. Peter Haining (Souvenir Press 0-285-63107-1, Oct ’92, £15.99, 378pp, hc); Anthology of 28 Irish supernatural stories.
- 7 · Introduction · Peter Haining · in
- 11 · 1: Ghosts · Peter Haining · si
- 18 · The Spectre Lovers · Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu · ss Dublin University Magazine Jan, 1851
- 32 · The Ghosts and the Game of Football · Patrick Kennedy · ss Legendary Fictions of the Irish Celts, 1866
- 36 · Hertford O’Donnell’s Warning · Mrs. J. H. Riddell · ss London Society Christmas, 1867
- 58 · Hand in Glove · Elizabeth Bowen · ss The Second Ghost Book, ed. Cynthia Asquith, James Barrie, 1952
- 70 · The End of the Record · Sean O’Faolain · ss The Finest Stories of Sean O’Faolain, Little, 1957
- 77 · 2: Hauntings · Peter Haining · si
- 83 · The Judge’s House · Bram Stoker · ss Holly Leaves Dec 5, 1891; Weird Tales Mar ’35
- 104 · The Servant · Michael MacLiammoir · ss Dublin Evening Herald
- 108 · Let Me Go · L. A. G. Strong · ss The Strand Dec ’46
- 118 · Autumn Sunshine · William Trevor · nv New Yorker Mar 10 ’80
- 139 · Aisling · Peter Tremayne · nv Weirdbook #20 ’85
- 169 · 3: Faerie · Peter Haining · si
- 175 · The Carl of the Drab Coat · James Stephens · ss Irish Fairy Tales, London: Macmillan, 1920
- 192 · The Curse of the Fires and of the Shadows · William Butler Yeats · ss The National Observer Aug 5, 1893
- 198 · The Fairy Goose · Liam O’Flaherty · ss The Fairy Goose and Two Other Stories, Crosby Gaige, 1927
- 206 · The Old Faith · Frank O’Connor · ss More Stories by Frank O’Connor, Knopf, 1954
- 217 · The Science of Mirrors · Catherine Brophy · ss
- 227 · 4: Leprechauns · Peter Haining · si
- 233 · Teig O’Kane and the Corpse · Douglas Hyde · ss Legends of Saints and Sinners, ed. Douglas Hyde, Dublin: Talbot Press, 1918
- 248 · The Haunted Cellar · Thomas Crofton Croker · ss Fairy Legends and Traditions of the South of Ireland, 1825
- 256 · The Gollan · A. E. Coppard · ss Gollan, A. E. Coppard, London: privately published, 1929
- 264 · The Crock of Gold [“Fairy Gold”; Joseph Jorkens] · Lord Dunsany · ss London Evening News Dec 24 ’46
- 269 · 5: Devilry · Peter Haining · si
- 275 · The Three Wishes · William Carleton · nv Traits and Stories of the Irish Peasantry, v1, 1830
- 300 · Tale of the Piper · Donn Byrne · vi Destiny Bay, Little Brown, 1928
- 304 · The Devil of a Rider · J. M. Synge · vi
- 306 · The Devil and the Cat · James Joyce · vi
- 309 · 6: Revenants · Peter Haining · si
- 316 · The Brown Man · Gerald Griffin · ss Holland-Tide, 1827
- 322 · A Play-House in the Waste · George Moore · ss Untilled Field, Lippincott, 1903
- 333 · The Eyes of the Dead · Daniel Corkery · ss Columbia May ’27
- 345 · The Dogs in the Great Glen · Benedict Kiely · ss The State of Ireland, Godine, 1980
- 362 · The Green Grave and the Black Grave · Mary Lavin · ss Atlantic Monthly May ’40
- Red Stains ed. Jack Hunter (Creation Press 1-871592-08-9, Jul ’92, £5.95, 137pp, tp); Original horror anthology.
- The Profession of Science Fiction ed. Maxim Jakubowski & Edward James (Macmillan Press 0-333-52482-9, Sep ’92, £12.99, 208pp, tp, cover by Ian Pollock); Anthology of 16 essays in the “Profession of Science Fiction” series reprinted from Foundation. Recommended (PSP). A hardcover edition (-52481-0, £35.00) was announced but not seen. Simultaneous with the US (St. Martin’s) edition.
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