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- Magic: The Gathering: Tapestries ed. Kathy Ice (HarperPrism 0-06-105308-2, Jul ’95 [Jun ’95], $12.00, 289pp, tp) [Magic: The Gathering]; Original anthology of 17 stories based on the fantasy card game. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast.
- The Language of Fear Del James (Dell Abyss 0-440-21712-1, Feb ’95, $5.50, 339pp, pb); Collection of 15 horror stories, with an introduction by W. Axl Rose.
- xiii · Introduction · W. Axl Rose · in
- 1 · A Tale of Two Heroines · nv *
- 25 · Adult Nature Material · ss *
- 45 · Bloodlust · ss *
- 63 · Date Rape · nv *
- 89 · High School Memoirs · nv *
- 121 · Mama’s Boy · ss *
- 133 · Mindwarp · nv *
- 157 · Saltwater and Blood · ss *
- 171 · Skin Deep · nv *
- 193 · The Athiest Prayer · ss *
- 211 · The Fumes of Friendship · nv *
- 233 · The Immortals · nv *
- 257 · The Melrose Vampire · nv *
- 283 · The Nerve · nv *
- 311 · Without You · nv *
- The Turn of the Screw: And Other Short Novels Henry James (Penguin/Signet Classic 0-451-52606-6, Sep ’95, $3.95, 455pp, pb, cover by Sir John Everett Millais); Classic short horror novel (1898), plus other shorter works, with a new introduction by Perry Meisel.
- vii · Introduction · Perry Miesel · in
- 17 · An International Episode · na The Cornhill Magazine Dec, 1878-Jan 1879
- 93 · Daisy Miller · na The Cornhill Magazine Jun-Jul, 1878
- 153 · The Aspern Papers · na Atlantic Monthly Mar-May, 1888
- 252 · The Altar of the Dead · na Terminations, Harper, 1895
- 291 · The Turn of the Screw [Turn of the Screw] · n. Colliers Jan 27-Apr 16, 1898
- 404 · The Beast in the Jungle · na The Better Sort, Scribner’s, 1903
- 452 · Selected Bibliography · Misc. Material · bi
- 455 · A Note on the Texts · Misc. Material · bi
- The Final Diary Entry of Kees Huijgens Jozef P. Janszoon & D. E. LeRoss (Necronomicon Press 0-940884-75-5, Jul ’95 [Aug ’95], $4.95, 24pp, ph, cover by Allen Koszowski); Horror story in pamphlet form, supposedly taken from a diary found by Janszoon and translated into English by LeRoss, about a De Stihl architect who took his work literally to new dimensions. Order from Necronomicon Press, PO Box 1304, West Warwick RI 02893.
- Quirky Tails: More Oddball Stories Paul Jennings (Penguin/Puffin 0-14-037637-2, Sep ’95 [Nov ’95], $3.99, 108pp, tp, cover by Keith McEwan); Reprint (Penguin Books Australia 1987) collection of nine young-adult horror stories. We apparently missed the first US edition (Puffin 1990).
- 1 · Sneeze ’n Coffin · ss *
- 12 · Santa Claws · ss *
- 23 · A Dozen Bloomin’ Roses · ss *
- 34 · Tonsil Eye ’Tis · ss *
- 43 · Unhappily Ever After · ss *
- 49 · Spooks Incorporated · ss *
- 61 · The Copy · ss *
- 76 · Stuffed · ss *
- 87 · No Is Yes · ss *
- Unbearable!: More Bizarre Stories Paul Jennings (Viking 0-670-86262-2, May ’95 [Apr ’95], $14.99, 116pp, hc, cover by Lane Smith); Young-adult collection of eight scary, supernatural stories. First American edition (Penguin Australia 1990).
- 1 · Licked · ss *
- 7 · Little Black Balls · ss *
- 22 · Only Gilt · ss *
- 35 · Next Time Around · ss *
- 50 · Nails · ss *
- 69 · Yuggles · ss *
- 85 · Granddad’s Gifts · ss *
- 97 · Smelly Feat · ss *
- 114 · A Little Bit from the Author · aw *
- Unbelievable!: More Surprising Stories Paul Jennings (Penguin/Puffin 0-14-037635-6, Sep ’95 [Nov ’95], $3.99, 109pp, tp, cover by Keith McEwan); Reprint (Penguin Australia 1987) young-adult collection of nine fantasy/horror stories. We apparently missed the first US edition (Puffin 1990).
- 1 · Pink Bow Tie · ss *
- 7 · One Shot Toothpaste · ss *
- 16 · There’s No Such Thing · ss *
- 29 · Inside Out · ss *
- 40 · The Busker · ss *
- 61 · Souperman · ss *
- 69 · The Gum Leaf War · ss *
- 88 · Birdscrap · ss *
- 98 · Snookle · ss *
- Uncanny! Paul Jennings (Penguin/Puffin 0-14-034909-X, Jul ’95 [Jun ’95], $3.99, 140pp, tp, cover by Lane Smith); Reprint (Penguin Australia 1988) young-adult collection of nine stories of the weird and supernatural.
- 1 · On the Bottom · ss *
- 13 · Trashed [“A Good Tip for Ghosts”] · ss *
- 30 · Frozen Stiff · ss *
- 53 · UFD · ss *
- 61 · Cracking Up · ss *
- 79 · Greensleeves · ss *
- 96 · Mousechap · ss *
- 108 · Spaghetti Pig-Out · ss *
- 125 · Know All · ss *
- Unmentionable!: More Amazing Stories Paul Jennings (Penguin/Puffin 0-14-037399-3, Sep ’95 [Nov ’95], $3.99, 125pp, tp, cover by Keith McEwan); Reprint (Penguin Australia 1991) young-adult collection of nine fantasy/horror stories. We apparently missed the first US edition (Viking 1993).
- 1 · Ice Maiden · ss *
- 10 · Birdman · ss *
- 31 · Little Squirt · ss *
- 36 · The Harmonica · ss *
- 56 · The Velvet Throne · ss *
- 70 · Cry Baby · ss *
- 85 · Ex Poser · vi *
- 89 · Sloppy Jalopy · ss *
- 108 · Eyes Knows · ss *
- Unreal! Paul Jennings (Penguin/Puffin 0-14-034910-3, Jul ’95 [Jun ’95], $3.99, 107pp, tp, cover by Lane Smith); Reprint (Penguin Australia 1985) young-adult collection of eight weird horror stories.
- 1 · Without a Shirt · ss *
- 16 · The Strap Box Flyer · ss *
- 26 · Skeleton on the Dunny · ss *
- 39 · Lucky Lips · ss *
- 51 · Cow Dung Custard · ss *
- 68 · Lighthouse Blues · ss *
- 88 · Smart Ice Cream · ss *
- 93 · Wunderpants · ss *
- Dominion of the Ghosts ed. S. G. Johnson (Obelesk Books 1-887666-11-7, Apr ’95 [Jul ’95], $6.00, 38pp, ph, cover by Hannah Shapero); Chapbook original shared-world anthology of five gothic tales about a cursed family. Available from Obelesk Books, PO Box 1118, Elkton, MD 21922-1118; add $1.25 postage.
- Moonshadows ed. S. G. Johnson (Obelesk Books, Feb ’95, $5.00, 29pp, ph, cover by Jeff Haas); Chapbook original anthology of three “fantasies of love and magick.” Available from Obelesk Books, PO Box 1118, Elkton, MD 21922-1118; add $1.25 postage.
- Everard’s Ride Diana Wynne Jones (NESFA Press 0-915368-63-3, Feb ’95 [Mar ’95], $19.95, 303pp, hc, cover by Ruth Sanderson); Collection of eight stories, two original, plus an article on Tolkien’s narrative art, and an introduction by Patricia C. Wrede. This limited edition of 1,000 was published in honor of Jones’ appearance as Guest of Honor at the 1995 Boskone. The first 175 numbered copies are signed and slipcased (-76-5, $30.00). Order from NESFA Press, PO Box 809, Framingham MA 01701-0203; add $2.00 postage.
- ix · Introduction · Patricia C. Wrede · in
- 1 · Everard’s Ride · na *
- 115 · Nad and Dan adn Quaffy · nv Digital Dreams, ed. David V. Barrett, NEL, 1990
- 129 · Shape of the Narrative in The Lord of the Rings · ar J.R.R. Tolkien: This Far Land, ed. Robert Giddings, Vision Press, 1983
- 147 · No One · nv Warlock At the Wheel and Other Stories, Macmillan, 1984
- 167 · Dragon Reserve, Home Eight · nv Warlock At the Wheel and Other Stories, Macmillan, 1984
- 189 · The Master · ss Hidden Turnings, ed. Diana Wynne Jones, London: Methuen, 1989
- 203 · The Plague of Peacocks · ss Warlock At the Wheel and Other Stories, Macmillan, 1984
- 213 · The True State of Affairs · na *
- Seven Tales and a Fable Gwyneth Jones (Edgewood Press 0-9629066-5-4, Nov ’95, $8.00, 132pp, tp, cover by Thomas Canty); Collection of eight fairy tales, three not previously published. Order from Edgewood Press, PO Box 380264, Cambridge MA 02238.
- i · Introduction · in
- 1 · The Snow Apples · ss Tales from the Forbidden Planet, ed. Roz Kaveney, Titan, 1987
- 15 · Laiken Langstrand · ss Other Edens II, ed. Christopher Evans & Robert Holdstock, London: Unwin, 1988
- 29 · The Lovers · ss Tarot Tales, ed. Rachel Pollack & Caitlin Matthews, Legend, 1989
- 43 · The Princess, the Thief and the Cartesian Circle [“The Thief, the Princess and the Cartesian Circle”] · ss Crank! #1 ’93
- 59 · The Grass Princess · ss *
- 79 · Diamond Hand and the Rock Maid · nv *
- 103 · Felicia · nv Junior Winter’s Tales, ed. M. R. Hopkins, London: Macmillan, 1975
- 125 · The Spider and the Fly · ss *
- The Conan Chronicles Robert Jordan (Tor 0-312-85929-5, Jul ’95 [Jun ’95], $19.95, 510pp, hc) [Conan]; Omnibus of three of Jordan’s “Conan” novelizations: Conan the Invincible (Tor 1982), Conan the Defender (Tor 1982), and Conan the Unconquered (Tor 1983). Copyrighted by Conan Properties.
- 9 · Conan the Invincible · n. New York: Tor, 1982
- 173 · Conan the Defender · n. New York: Tor, 1982
- 337 · Conan the Unconquered · n. New York: Tor, 1983
- The Devil’s Own Work Alan Judd (Random House/Vintage 0-679-74745-1, Jul ’95 [Jun ’95], $9.00, 115pp, tp); Reprint (HarperCollins UK 1991) dark fantasy novella, the Faust legend retold for writers. Winner of the Guardian fiction prize.
- Angels of Darkness ed. Marvin Kaye (SFBC 1-56865-116-3, Jan ’95, $10.98, 530pp, hc, cover by Larry Lurin); Anthology of 48 stories about “troubled and troubling” women, 16 original, with an introduction by Paula Volsky. Written by an equal number of male and female authors including Henry James, Robert Bloch, Anne McCaffrey, and Jane Yolen. This is a special Guild America edition, SFBC #03334.
- ix · Preface · Marvin Kaye · pr
- xi · Introduction · Paula Volsky · in
- · WOMEN IN DANGER
- 3 · The Last Kiss · Maurice Level · ss Current Opinion Oct ’20; Le Journal 1912.
- 8 · A Bride for the Devil · Stuart Palmer · ss F&SF Fll ’49
- 17 · The Unspeakable Betrothal · Robert Bloch · ss Avon Fantasy Reader 9, ed. Donald A. Wollheim, Avon Publishing Co., 1949
- 31 · Am I Insane? · Guy de Maupassant · vi
- 34 · Game for Motel Room · Fritz Leiber · ss F&SF Mar ’63
- 44 · Porphyria’s Lover · Robert Browning · pm Dramatic Lyrics, Edward Moxon, 1842
- 46 · The Peace that Crusheth Understanding · Julia L. Keefer · ss *
- 56 · Lovedeath · Marvin Kaye · vi Fantasy Macabre #11 ’88
- 61 · The Countess Kathleen O’Shea · W. B. Yeats · vi
- 65 · Centaurus Changeling · Marion Zimmer Bradley · nv F&SF Apr ’54
- 108 · Snow · C. H. Sherman · ss *
- · DANGEROUS WOMEN
- 115 · Lydia’s Season · Patricia Mullen · ss *
- 124 · Spirits [“Phantoms”, 1864] · Ivan Turgenev; trans. by Constance Garnett · nv, 1897
- 153 · The Mystery of Black Jean · Julian Kilman · ss Weird Tales Mar ’23
- 163 · Lady Eleanore’s Mantle · Nathaniel Hawthorne · ss
- 178 · The Thing at Ghent · Honoré de Balzac; trans. by Ellen Marriage · vi, 1900
- 180 · The Sisters · Alfred Tennyson, Lord · pm
- 182 · Malevendra’s Pool · Darrell Schweitzer · ss MZBFM Fll ’89
- 199 · Sylvia · Ira Levin · ss Manhunt Apr ’55
- 211 · Amour Dure · Vernon Lee · nv Murray’s Magazine, 1887
- 242 · The Were-Wolf · Clemence Housman · nv Atalanta Dec, 1890
- 277 · The River Styx Runs Upstream · Dan Simmons · ss Twilight Zone Apr ’82
- · WOMEN TROUBLED AND TROUBLING
- 293 · Passeur · Robert W. Chambers · ss The English Illustrated Magazine Oct, 1897
- 298 · Putting the Devil into Hell · Giovanni Boccaccio · ss
- 303 · Lady in the Tower · Anne McCaffrey · ss F&SF Apr ’59
- 322 · The White Dog · Feodor Sologub · ss The Old House and Other Tales, Secker, 1915
- 328 · The Visit · Carole Buggé · vi *
- 331 · The Friends of the Friends [“The Way It Came”] · Henry James · nv Chap Book May, 1896
- 355 · Past a Year and a Day · Annette Covino · pm *
- 357 · Ladies’ Choice · Saralee Kaye · vi *
- 360 · The Night People · Edward D. Hoch · ss Saturn Web Detective Story Magazine May ’61
- 368 · Duet · Alexandra Elizabeth Honigsberg · ss *
- 387 · The Wooden Damsel · Toby Sanders · ss *
- 396 · Love Song from the Stars · Robert Sheckley · ss Weird Tales Win ’89/90
- 402 · Diesel Dream · Alan Dean Foster · ss Solved, ed. Ed Gorman & Martin H. Greenberg, Carroll & Graf, 1991
- · DISTAFF DARKNESS
- 413 · The Strange Voyage of Dr. Morbid · Jessica Amanda Salmonson · ss Deathrealm Spr ’95
- 419 · Bone Wings · Jessica Amanda Salmonson · pm Not One of Us Apr ’90
- 421 · The Gift · Susan C. Stone · vi *
- 425 · Vanishing · Hope Manville · ss *
- 435 · A Room with a Vie · Tanith Lee · ss New Terrors #1, ed. Ramsey Campbell, London: Pan, 1980
- 450 · Babchi’s Drawer · Gina M. Angelone · ss *
- 455 · Untitled · Morgan Llywelyn · ss *
- 466 · A Child’s Game · Maryellen B. Wanderer · pm *
- 468 · The Wake of Reddy · Barbara Gallow · ss *
- 472 · The Other Mother · Lisa Tuttle · nv F&SF Dec ’80
- 494 · A Dozen Roses · Jean Paiva · ss *
- 507 · Propagation of the Faith · Joan Vander Putten · ss *
- 515 · Angelica · Jane Yolen · ss F&SF Dec ’79
- 519 · Walking Aunt Daid · Zenna Henderson · ss F&SF Jul ’55
- Dark Angels ed. Pam Keesey (Cleis Press 1-57344-014-0, Oct ’95 [Nov ’95], $10.95, 145pp, tp); Anthology of 11 lesbian vampire stories, with an introduction discussing the topic.
- 9 · Introduction · Pam Keesey · in
- 23 · Wanting · Amelia G · ss Blue Blood #4 ’94
- 33 · Blood Wedding · Gary Bowen · ss Vampire Dreams, Elkton, MD: Obelesk Books, 1993
- 41 · Presence · Melanie Tem · ss *
- 49 · The Countess Visonti [from Sardia: A Story of Love] · Cora Linn Daniels · ex Boston, MA: Lee & Shepard, 1891
- 57 · Medea · Carol Leonard · ss *
- 69 · Femme-de-Siècle · Lawrence Schimel · ss *
- 77 · The Tale of Christina · Cecilia Tan · ss *
- 89 · Orphans · Thomas S. Roche · ss *
- 97 · Cinnamon Roses · Renee M. Charles · ss Blood Kiss, ed. Cecilia Tan, Circlet Press, 1994
- 113 · The Bloody Countess · Alejandra Pizarnik; trans. by Alberto Manguel · ss Other Fires: Stories from the Women of Latin America, ed. Alberto Manguel, 1986
- 131 · Daria Dangerous · Shawn Dell · ss *
- 141 · Bibliography · Misc. Material · bi
- The World of Darkness: The Splendour Falls ed. Erin E. Kelly (White Wolf 1-56504-863-6, Jul ’95 [Jun ’95], $5.99, 378pp, pb, cover by Henry Gordon Higginbotham) [World of Darkness]; Original anthology of 22 stories based on the “Changeling: The Dreaming” storytelling game set in the “World of Darkness”. Copyrighted by White Wolf.
- The World of Darkness: City of Darkness: Unseen ed. Erin Kelly & Stewart Wieck (White Wolf 1-56504-810-5, Apr ’95, $5.99, 400pp, pb, cover by Doug Alexander Gregory) [World of Darkness]; Original anthology of 19 dark fantasy stories based loosely on the role-playing game. Copyrighted by White Wolf.
- Enchanted Forests ed. Katharine Kerr & Martin H. Greenberg (DAW 0-88677-672-4, Dec ’95 [Nov ’95], $5.50, 368pp, pb, cover by Jean-Francois Podevin); Original anthology of 25 fantasy stories about magical woods.
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