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TechnoFear Laurence Staig (Scholastic Press 0-590-54230-3, Nov ’97, £4.99, 154pp, tp); Collection of seven original SF/dark fantasy stories for young-adults. Scholastic Press is a new quality imprint.

Fear Street: 3 Stories in 1 R. L. Stine (Archway UK 0-671-00477-8, Nov ’96 [Feb ’97], £4.99, ii+505pp, pb); Young-adult dark fantasy omnibus of three novels in the “Fear Street” series from Archway: The New Girl, 1989; The Prom Queen, 1990; and The Stepsister, 1992. The books are separately paginated.

Fear Street: 3 Stories in 1 R. L. Stine (Pocket/Archway UK 0-671-00477-8, Nov ’96 [Feb ’97], £4.99, ii+505pp, pb); Young-adult dark fantasy omnibus of three novels in the “Fear Street” series: The New Girl (1989); The Prom Queen (1990); and The Stepsister (1992). The books are separately paginated.

The Monsters and the Critics and Other Essays J. R. R. Tolkien (HarperCollins UK 0-261-10263-X, Jan ’97, £9.99, 240pp, tp); Reprint (Allen & Unwin 1983) associational collection of essays, edited by Christopher Tolkien.

Tales from the Perilous Realm J. R. R. Tolkien (HarperCollins UK 0-261-10342-3, Feb ’97 [Jan ’97], £12.99, 178pp, hc, cover by Roger Garland); Reprint (HarperCollins 1992 as Poems and Stories) fantasy omnibus of three long stories (“Farmer Giles of Ham”, “Leaf by Niggle”, and “Smith of Wootton Major”) and the verse cycle, “The Adventures of Tom Bombadil”. Two non-fiction pieces from the original have been eliminated.

Chills in the Night: Tales that Will Haunt You Jackie Vivelo (Dorling Kindersley 0-7513-7112-2, Sep ’97 [Nov ’97], £8.99, 123pp, hc, cover by Jennifer Eachus); Young-adult collection of eight ghost stories.

The Ash-Tree Press Annual Macabre 1997 ed. Jack Adrian (Ash-Tree Press 1-899562-37-0, Oct ’97, C$35.00, 68pp, hc, cover by Rob Suggs); Anthology of four weird stories by women writers whose supernatural output is small. This is a limited edition of 500. A world-wide edition available in the US for $25.50 and in the UK for £16.00.

Return to Lovecraft Country ed. Scott David Aniolowski (Lockport, NY: Triad Entertainments 1575025353, 1997, $11.95, 234pp, tp)

Future Visions ed. Anon. (Gollancz/Focus Magazines, 1997, no price, 187pp, pb); Anthology of five stories and three novel exstracts, a free gift with the magazine Focus.

Great Ghost Stories ed. Anon. (London: Reader’s Digest Association Limited 0-276-42330-5, 1997, 528pp, hc); Anthology of 46 ghost stories selected by editors of The Reader’s Digest.

Point Horror Collection 10: A terrifying trio in one! ed. Anon. (Scholastic UK 0-590-19499-2, Sep ’97 [Oct ’97], £6.99, 535pp, pb); Young-adult omnibus of 3 dark fantasy novels - The Watcher (Lael Littke, 1994); The Boy Next Door (Sinclair Smith, 1994); and The Hitchhiker (R L Stine, 1993).

Side Effects ed. Maria Augusta & António de Macedo (Simetria Portugal 972-97495-0-7, Sep ’97, tp, cover by João Cesário); Original anthology of nine stories, including one reprint by Joe Haldeman.

Dogs Think That Every Day Is Christmas Ray Bradbury (Gibbs-Smith, 1997, hc); Long poem. Originally a small broadside as “Dogs Think That Every Day Is Christmas: An Additional Holiday 1995 Poem” sent by Bradbury for Christmas.

With Cat for Comforter Ray Bradbury (Gibbs-Smith 0-87905-752-1, 1997, hc, cover by Louise Reinoehl Max); Long poem. Originally appeared as a broadside; “Christmas Greeting 1986.”

Someone in the Room: Strange Tales Old and New A. M. Burrage (Ash-Tree Press 1-899562-38-9, Nov ’97, C$53.00, xiii+304pp, hc, cover by Douglas Walters); Collection of 28 supernatural stories. 14 of the stories comprise Burrage’s rare second collection, Someone in the Room, published under the pseudonym ’Ex-Private-X’ in 1931. Five stories are the sole original tales from the almost equally elusive Between the Minute and the Hour (1967); of the rest, seven are now collected in book form for the first time. Edited and with an Introduction by Jack Adrian. This edition is limited to 500 copies. A world-wide edition available in the US for $40.00 and in the UK for £25.00.

Out of This World: stories of virtual reality ed. Wendy Cooling (Dolphin 1-85881-602-5, Nov ’97, £1.00, 72pp, pb, cover by George Smith); Young-adult anthology of 5 original SF/fantasy stories.

Scared Stiff: horror stories ed. Wendy Cooling (Dolphin 1-85881-599-1, Nov ’97, £1.00, 74pp, pb, cover by George Smith); Young-adult anthology of 5 original horror stories.

Simply Spooky: ghost stories ed. Wendy Cooling (Dolphin 1-85881-601-7, Nov ’97, £1.00, 70pp, pb, cover by George Smith); Young-adult anthology of 5 original ghost stories.

Stranger Than Ever: mysterious stories ed. Wendy Cooling (Dolphin 1-85881-600-9, Nov ’97, £1.00, 72pp, pb, cover by George Smith); Young-adult anthology of 5 original SF/fantasy stories.

Surprise Surprise: stories to make you wonder ed. Wendy Cooling (Dolphin 1-85881-603-3, Nov ’97, £1.00, 72pp, pb, cover by George Smith); Young-adult anthology of 5 original genre/mainstream stories.

Bruce Coville’s Book of Ghosts II: More Tales to Haunt You ed. Bruce Coville (Scholastic/Apple 0-590-85294-9, Jan ’97, $3.99, 182pp, tp, cover by Steve Fastner); Young-adult original collection of 11 ghost stories, three reprints. Packaged and copyrighted by General Licensing Company, a Byron Preiss subsidiary. Individual story copyrights are in the authors’ names.

Bruce Coville’s Book of Spine Tinglers II: More Tales to Make You Shiver ed. Bruce Coville (Scholastic/Apple 0-590-85296-5, May ’97, $3.99, 181pp, tp, cover by Steve Fastner); Young-adult original collection of 10 chilling stories and a poem, four reprints. Packaged and copyrighted by General Licensing Company, a Byron Preiss subsidiary. Individual story copyrights are in the authors’ names.

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