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- The Don Sebastian Vampire Chronicles Les Daniels (Raven 1-85487-343-1, Oct ’94, £5.99, 661pp, pb, cover by Les Edwards) [Don Sebastian]; Omnibus of the first three novels in the series, The Black Castle (1978), The Silver Skull, and Citizen Vampire (1981). Each novel is separately paginated.
- 1 · The Black Castle · n. New York: Scribner’s, 1978
- 235 · The Silver Skull · n. New York: Scribner’s, 1979
- 461 · Citizen Vampire · n. New York: Scribner’s, 1981
- Little Deaths ed. Ellen Datlow (Millennium 1-85798-015-8, Sep ’94, £9.99, 454pp, tp); Original anthology of 24 stories of sex and horror by Lucius Shepard, Ruth Rendell, Harry Crews, Clive Barker, etc. A hardcover edition (-014-X, £16.99) is also available.
- Fire and Air: The Master Pieces Triptych G. G. Davies (Nemuco Ltd. 1-898023-01-8, Nov ’93 [Jan ’94], £11.90, 111pp, hc); Collection of three linked original sf novellas. Order from P.O. Box 1115, Kings Norton, Birmingham, B30 1SJ.
- 1 · The Search for Time · nv *
- 41 · A Space to Live · nv *
- 79 · Mind Under Matter · nv *
- The Second Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, The Unbeliever Stephen Donaldson (HarperCollins UK 0-00-647330-X, Feb ’94, £8.99, 1245pp, tp) [Thomas Covenant, II]; Omnibus of the second Covenant trilogy.
- 19 · The Wounded Land · n. New York: Del Rey, 1981
- 439 · The One Tree · n. New York: Del Rey, 1982
- 839 · White Gold Wielder · n. New York: Del Rey, 1983
- Point Horror: Thirteen More Tales of Horror ed. A. Finnis (Scholastic UK 0-590-55605-3, Mar ’94, £4.99, 365pp, pb); Original young-adult horror anthology.
- The Hare And Other Stories Catherine Fisher (Pont Books 1-85902-176-X, Jun ’94 [May ’94], £3.25, 71pp, pb, cover by Suzanne Carpenter); Collection of four young-adult stories, with interior illustrations by Terry Higgins.
- 7 · The Hare · ss *
- 27 · Ghost in the Rain · ss *
- 39 · The Silver Road · ss *
- 56 · Sgilti Lightfoot · ss *
- Alan Garner Omnibus Alan Garner (Lions 0-00-675065-6, Nov ’94, £6.99, 652pp, tp); Collection of three early books: Elidor, The Moon of Gomrath and The Weirdstone of Brisingamen.
- 3 · Elidor · n. London: Collins, 1965
- 195 · The Weirdstone of Brisingamen [Alderley Edge] · n. London: Collins, 1960
- 463 · The Moon of Gomrath [Alderley Edge] · n. London: Collins, 1963
- New Worlds 4 ed. David Garnett (Gollancz 0-575-05147-7, Nov ’94, £6.99, 223pp, tp, cover by Peter Szumowski); High quality original anthology of a dozen stories, including work by Moorcock, McDonald, Holdstock, Kilworth, McDonald, Hamilton, and so on.
- Left to His Own Devices Mary Gentle (Orbit 1-85723-203-8, Sep ’94, £8.99, 282pp, tp, cover by John Avon) [White Crow & Causabon]; A new novel in the “Casaubon/White Crow” series, plus three reprinted short stories.
- 1 · Left to His Own Devices · n. *
- 169 · Black Motley · na More Tales from the Forbidden Planet, ed. Roz Kaveney, Titan, 1990
- 217 · What God Abandoned · nv Weerde: Book 1, ed. Mary Gentle & Roz Kaveney, Roc UK, 1992
- 247 · The Road to Jerusalem · nv Interzone Oct ’91
- The Dean Koontz Companion ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Bill Munster & Ed Gorman (Headline 0-7472-0830-1, Jan ’94, £18.99, 314pp, hc, cover by Lee Gibbons); Collection of articles on, and by, Dean Koontz. [Dean R. Koontz]
- 1 · Interview with Dean Koontz · Ed Gorman · iv * [Dean R. Koontz]
- 57 · Keeping Pace with the Master · David B. Silva · ar *
- 73 · The Heart of the Tick Tock Man · Charles de Lint · ar *
- 97 · Films, Television and Dean Koontz · Matt Costello · ar *
- 135 · An Unusual Collection · Dean Koontz · si *
- 137 · Koontzramble · Dean Koontz · ar *
- 142 · Oh, To Be in Cedar Rapids When the Hog Blood Flows · Dean Koontz · in The Prisoners and Other Stories, CD Publications, 1992
- 151 · The Man Who Knows All About Hippodurkees · Dean Koontz · in The Stress of Her Regard, Tim Powers, Charnel House, 1989
- 155 · Rex Stout and Nero Wolfe · Dean Koontz · in Where There’s a Will, Rex Stout, Bantam, 1992
- 161 · Tater Baron · Dean Koontz · in The Nightrunners, Joe Lansdale, Arlington Heights, IL: Dark Harvest, 1987
- 164 · The Coming Babylonian Age · Dean Koontz · in Two Views of a Cave Painting, James P. Blaylock, Axolotl Press, 1987
- 167 · The Truth About Christmas · Dean Koontz · in, 1988; introduction to short story by Charles de Lint distributed as a Xmas card.
- 169 · Mr Bizarro · Dean Koontz · in Blood Test, Jonathan Kellerman, Arlington Heights, IL: Dark Harvest, 1993
- 174 · My First Short Story · Dean Koontz · is *
- 179 · “Kittens” · Dean Koontz · ss Readers and Writers, 1966
- 184 · Koontz, Will You Just Shut Up Already! · Dean Koontz · si *
- 187 · Ghost Stories · Dean Koontz · ar Post Mortem: New Tales of Ghastly Horror, ed. Paul F. Olson & David B. Silva, St. Martin’s, 1988
- 191 · A Genre in Crisis · Dean Koontz · ar Proteus, 1989; revised from introduction to Night Visions 6, Dark Harvest, 1988.
- 201 · How To · Dean Koontz · si *
- 204 · Keeping the Reader on the Edge of His Seat · Dean Koontz · ar How to Write Tales of Horror, Fantasy & Science Fiction, ed. J. N. Williamson, Writer’s Digest Books, 1987
- 210 · Why Novels of Fear Must Do More than Frighten · Dean Koontz · ar How to Write Tales of Horror, Fantasy & Science Fiction, ed. J. N. Williamson, Writer’s Digest Books, 1987
- 215 · You’ll Either Love It or Hate It - or Just Be Indifferent to It · Dean Koontz · si *
- 217 · Weird World: The Introduction · Dean Koontz · fa, 1986
- 220 · The Day It Rained Frogs · Dean Koontz · fa, 1986
- 224 · The Man Who Does Not Always Mean What He Says · Dean Koontz · fa *
- 231 · Tweetie, the Parakeet from Hell · Dean Koontz · fa *
- 247 · No One Can Talk to a Horse, of Course · Dean Koontz · fa *
- 249 · The Miracle Tree of Burbank · Dean Koontz · fa *
- 254 · The Unluckiest Man in the World · Dean Koontz · fa *
- 263 · The 10 Questions Readers Most Often Ask Dean Koontz · Dean Koontz · ms *
- 271 · Annotated Bibliography · Misc. Material · bi
- The Frankenstein Omnibus ed. Peter Haining (Orion 1-85797-551-0, Mar ’94 [Apr ’94], £9.99, 645pp, tp); Horror anthology, with an introduction and notes by Haining. A hardcover edition (-550-2, £15.99) was announced but not seen.
- 1 · Introduction · Peter Haining · in
- 4 · The Creature Lives! [from Frankenstein; Frankenstein] · Mary W. Shelley · ex London: Lackington, Hughes, Harding, Mavor & Jones, 1818
- · I: The Prototypes
- 11 · The Reanimated Englishman [“Roger Dodsworth, the Re-Animated Englishman”, written 1826] · Mary W. Shelley · ss, 1863
- 21 · The Mummy · Jane Webb · ex London: Henry Colburn, 1827
- 39 · The New Frankenstein · William Maginn · ss Fraser’s Magazine Jan, 1837
- 55 · The Bell-Tower · Herman Melville · ss Putnam’s Monthly Aug, 1855
- 69 · The Vivisector Vivisected · Sir Ronald Ross · ss Strange Assembly, ed. John Gawsworth, London: Unicorn Press, 1932
- 83 · The Future Eve [L’Eve future, 1886] · Villiers de l’Isle-Adam & Florence Crewe-Jones · n. Argosy All-Story Weekly Dec 18 ’26-Jan 22 ’27; originally serialised in La vie moderne, 1884.; this translation is heavily edited and abridged.
- 197 · The Incubated Girl (2 excerpts) · Fred T. Jane · ex London: Tower, 1896
- 213 · The Surgeon’s Experiment · W. C. Morrow · ss The Argonaut Oct 15, 1887
- 229 · Some Experiments with a Head · Dick Donovan · ss The Cornhill Magazine, 1889
- 239 · The New Frankenstein · E. E. Kellett · ss Pearson’s Magazine May, 1899
- 262 · The Man Who Made a Man · Harle Oren Cummins · ss McClure’s Dec ’01
- 267 · Frankenstein II · Leonard Merrick · ss
- 277 · The Composite Brain · Robert S. Carr · ss Weird Tales Mar ’25
- 287 · Demons of the Film Colony · Theodore Le Berthon · ar Weird Tales Oct ’32
- · II: The Films
- 297 · Frankenstein; or, The Man and the Monster [Frankenstein] · H. M. Milner · pl, 1823; credited by Haining as the original 1823 stage adaptation, although ; that was called Presumption, or the Fate of Frankenstein and is not attributed to Milner.
- 320 · Frankenstein: The Man Who Made a Monster [Frankenstein] · Garrett Ford & Francis Faragoh · sa, 1931; original scenario for the 1931 film adaptation.
- 340 · The Bride of Frankenstein [Frankenstein] · Guy Preston · nv Pearson’s Weekly Sep 28-Oct 12 ’35; credited here to John L. Balderston & William Hurlbut who wrote the original screenplay.
- 368 · Heirs or the Workshop of Filthy Creation · Robert Muller & Brian Hayles, adapt. · nv Supernatural, ed. Robert Muller, London: Fontana Books, 1977
- 389 · The Dead Man · Fritz Leiber · nv Weird Tales Nov ’50
- 415 · The Curse of Frankenstein [Frankenstein] · Jimmy Sangster · sa, 1957; adaptation of the script for the 1957 film.
- 476 · Herbert West—Reanimator [“Grewsome Tales”] · H. P. Lovecraft · gp Home Brew Feb-Jul ’22
- 504 · Transformation · Mary W. Shelley · ss The Keepsake, 1831, 1830
- · III: The Archetypes
- 523 · The Golem · Gustav Meyrink; trans. by Madge Pemberton · ex, 1915; Chapter 4, “Punch”, extracted from the novel The Golem.
- 535 · Death of a Professor · Michael Hervey · ss, 1946
- 543 · Frankenstein—Unlimited · H. A. Highstone · ss Astounding Dec ’36
- 555 · It · Theodore Sturgeon · nv Unknown Aug ’40
- 578 · Wednesday’s Child · William Tenn · ss Fantastic Universe Jan ’56
- 597 · Dial “F” for Frankenstein · Arthur C. Clarke · ss Playboy Jan ’65
- 605 · The Plot Is the Thing · Robert Bloch · ss F&SF Jul ’66
- 612 · Fortitude · Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. · pl Playboy Sep ’68
- 629 · Summertime Was Nearly Over · Brian W. Aldiss · ss The Ultimate Frankenstein, ed. Byron Preiss, David Kellor, Megan Miller & John Gregory Betancourt, Dell, 1991
- 640 · At Last, the True Story of Frankenstein [Frankenstein] · Harry Harrison · ss Science-Fantasy #76 ’65
- Great Irish Tales of the Unimaginable ed. Peter Haining (Souvenir Press 0-285-63206-X, Sep ’94 [Aug ’94], £14.99, 309pp, hc, cover by Charles Bentley); Anthology of 24 fantasy stories based on Irish myths and legends.
- 9 · Introduction · Peter Haining · in
- · I: Gods and Heroes
- 17 · The Hound of Ulster [from Finn and His Companions] · Standish James O’Grady · ex, 1892
- 22 · The Wisdom of the King · W. B. Yeats · ss The Celtic Twilight, Lawrence & Bullen, 1893
- 29 · The Call of Oisin [from Gods and Fighting Men] · Lady Gregory · ss London: John Murray, 1904
- 37 · Laughing Stranger · James Stephens · ss Irish Fairy Tales, London: Macmillan, 1920
- 44 · Balor and the Wonder-Smith · Ella Young · ss The Dublin Magazine Aug ’23
- 61 · The Death of Macha Gold-Hair · Dermot O’Byrne · ss The Irish Review, 1917
- 72 · The Outlaw · Joseph O’Neill · ss The Dublin Magazine, 1934
- 103 · Earth-Bound · Dorothy Macardle · ss The Dublin Magazine, 1922
- · II: The Romantic Sagas
- 91 · Flight of Angels [from The Sun Dances at Easter] · Austin Clarke · ex, 1952
- 109 · Midir and Etain · Shane Leslie · ss Masquerades, John Long, 1924
- 116 · A Prince in Disguise · Sinéad de Valera · ss
- 122 · Legend for a Painting · Julia O’Faolain · ss
- 126 · The Kiss · Michael Scott · ss
- 135 · The Woman Without Mercy · Maurice Walsh · ss The Dublin Magazine Dec ’23
- 145 · The Bewitching of Fursey [from The Unfortunate Fursey] · Mervyn Wall · ex, 1946
- 159 · A Fable · Mary Lavin · ss Tales from Bective Bridge, Little, Brown, 1942
- · III: The Wonder-Quests
- 173 · The Voyage of Maeldun · P. W. Joyce · nv, 1894; adapted from Ancient Book of the Dun Cow (c.1100).
- 207 · The Hero of Michan [from Ulysses] · James Joyce · ex, 1921
- 212 · The Return of Cuchulain [from King Goshawk and the Birds] · Eimar O’Duffy · ex, 1926
- 231 · The End of the Rainbow [chapters 22-24 of The Curse of the Wise Woman] · Lord Dunsany · ex London: Heinemann, 1933
- 247 · Crotty Shinkwin · A. E. Coppard · ss Golden Cockerell Press: Berkshire, 1932
- 257 · The Ark of Cashelmore [from The Elephant and the Kangaroo] · T. H. White · ex New York: Putnam, 1947
- 266 · The Devil and Democracy [Devil] · Brian Cleeve · ss Argosy (UK) Oct ’66
- 281 · The Last Warrior Quest · Peter Tremayne · nv *
- Tales from the Rogues’ Gallery ed. Peter Haining (Little Brown UK 0-316-90923-8, Aug ’94 [Sep ’94], £15.99, 338pp, hc); Fictions, fantasies, and documentary studies of some murderers from history.
- ix · Introduction · Peter Haining · in
- · I: The Roll of Infamy
- 3 · Down, Satan! · Clive Barker · ss Clive Barker’s Books of Blood v4, Sphere, 1985
- 8 · A Story of Don Juan · V. S. Pritchett · ss The Second Ghost Book, ed. Cynthia Asquith, James Barrie, 1952
- 14 · The Philosophers’ Stone · August W. Derleth · vi Weird Tales Jun ’28
- 18 · The Proof · John Cecil Moore · ss, 1953
- 25 · The Unnamable · H. P. Lovecraft · ss Weird Tales Jul ’25
- 33 · Martin’s Close · M. R. James · ss More Ghost Stories of an Antiquary, Arnold, 1911
- 52 · Cold-Blooded Tigress of London · Anthony Shaffer · ar London Mystery #16 ’53
- 59 · The Body Snatcher · Robert Louis Stevenson · ss Pall Mall Christmas Extra, 1884
- 77 · The Black Cabinet · John Dickson Carr · ss Twenty Great Tales of Murder, ed. Helen McCloy & Brett Halliday, Random, 1951
- 96 · A Kind of Madness · Anthony Boucher · ss EQMM Aug ’72
- 103 · The Fall River Axe Murders [“Mis-en-Scene for Parricide”] · Angela Carter · ss The London Review of Books, 1981
- 123 · The Fiend · F. Scott Fitzgerald · ss Esquire Jan ’35
- 130 · At the Fork of the Roads · Aleister Crowley · ss The Equinox
- 136 · The Moors Murders · Miriam Allen deFord · ar The Saint Detective Magazine Aug ’67
- · II: The Evil Lives On
- 147 · Monsieur de Néron · William Waldorf Astor · ss The Pall Mall Magazine Aug, 1895
- 164 · Herodes Redivivus · A. N. L. Munby · ss The Alabaster Hand and Other Ghost Stories, Dennis Dobson, 1949; attributed to H.N.L. Munby on story and contents page.
- 176 · The Borgia Heirloom · Julian Symons · ss EQMM Nov ’87
- 181 · The Silver Mirror · Arthur Conan Doyle · ss The Strand Aug ’08
- 190 · The Late Eugene Aram · Henry A. Hering · ss Adventures and Fantasies, Wright & Brown, 1930
- 202 · The Mirror of Cagliostro · Robert Arthur · nv Fantastic Jun ’63
- 231 · The Skull of the Marquis de Sade · Robert Bloch · ss Weird Tales Sep ’45
- 249 · The Sword of Jean Lafitte · Kirk Mashburn · ss Weird Tales Dec ’27
- 266 · Jack’s Little Friend · Ramsey Campbell · ss Jack the Knife, ed. Michel Parry, Mayflower, 1975
- 276 · Was Crippen a Murderer? · Anthony Berkeley · ar, 1937
- 284 · Darling Adolf · Ray Bradbury · ss Long After Midnight, Knopf, 1976
- 299 · A Bride in the Bath [“The Bathroom”] · Peter Lovesey · ss Winter’s Crimes 5, ed. Virginia Whitaker, London: Macmillan, 1973
- 308 · Forget-Me-Not · Bernard Taylor · nv The Year’s Best Horror Stories: Series III, ed. Richard Davis, DAW, 1975
- 326 · A Case of Coincidence · Ruth Rendell · ss EQMM Jun 30 ’80
- Merlin’s Wood Robert Holdstock (HarperCollins UK 0-00-224603-1, Sep ’94 [Aug ’94], £15.99, 234pp, hc, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Mythago Wood]; Fantasy novel, fourth in the “Mythago Wood” cycle, plus two reprinted short stories.
- 9 · Merlin’s Wood · Robert Holdstock · n. *
- 181 · Earth and Stone · Robert Holdstock · nv Interfaces, ed. Ursula K. Le Guin & Virginia Kidd, Ace, 1980; revised for this edition.
- 211 · The Silvering · Robert Holdstock · nv Narrow Houses, ed. Peter Crowther, Little Brown UK, 1992
- 233 · Author’s Note · Robert Holdstock · aw
- The Puffin Book of Horror Stories ed. Anthony Horowitz (Viking UK 0-670-85382-8, Nov ’94, £9.99, 160pp, hc, cover by Julian Lee); Young-adult collection of ten pieces, including King, Dahl, an extract from Dracula, and one original.
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