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Back Brain Recluse [#23 (1997)] ed. Chris Reed (Reed, Chris, £4.00, 90pp, tp) Small press speculative fiction magazine. Order from Chris Reed, P.O. Box 625, SHEFFIELD, S1 3GY.

4 · Joey Mollusc and the Cepheid Variable · Andrew Darlington · ss
9 · Junior Achievement · Don Webb · ss
12 · The Water Man · Ursula Pflug · ss Tesseracts 3, ed. Candas Jane Dorsey & Gerry Truscott, Victoria: Press Porcepic, 1990
18 · Mogollón News · Uncle River · cl
19 · In Search of Guy Fawkes · Allen Ashley · ss
26 · Cranes · Cliff Burns · pm Genuinely Inspired Primitive, Iqaluit, NWT, Canada: Cliff Burns, 1993
28 · The Ones We Need, The Ones We Leave Behind · Mike O’Driscoll · ss
36 · Mogollón News · Uncle River · cl
38 · The First Man Not to Walk on the Moon · Richard Kadrey · vi
42 · Belch of the Fire-Eater · Jill McGroarty · ss
49 · Head · Peter Finch · ss
53 · Mogollón News · Uncle River · cl
54 · Last Day of the Carnival: 36 Exposures · Paul Kincaid · ss
60 · Micromorphosis · R. V. Branham · vi
62 · Detectives and Cadavers [Veniss] · Jeff VanderMeer · ss Science Fiction Review Apr ’92
70 · Prague with Fingers of Rain · Cyril Simsa · ar
77 · The Past · Michal Ajvaz; trans. by Farimah Daftary · vi Yazzyk #1 ’92
79 · The Concert · Michal Ajvaz; trans. by Farimah Daftary · vi Yazzyk #1 ’92
81 · Interview with an Autocatalytic Homeostatic Device · Paul Di Filippo · iv [Darick Chamberlin]
86 · Yellow · Darick Chamberlin · vi
87 · Letters of Comment · The Readers · lt
Bloodsongs [#8, 1997] ed. Steve Proposch (Implosion Publishing; Orlando, FL, $4.95, 64pp, quarto, cover by Steve Fiorilla) 7 · A Note from the New Publisher · Dave Bauer · ms 10 · Scaring the Children · Kyla Ward · ar 16 · Tears for Broken Toys · Kirstyn McDermott · ss 22 · No More Mr. Wizard: Ronnie James Dio Makes It Real · Alex S. Johnson · ar [Ronnie James Dio] 25 · Could It Be... Satan? · Alex S. Johnson · iv [King Diamond]; King Diamond interview. 30 · The Five Brothers · Renny Williams · ss 30 · Bloody Reviews · Misc. · br 33 · The Abomination · Ian Mond · ss 38 · Trailblazers · David Carroll · iv [Jamie Delano; Garth Ennis]; Jamie Delano and Garth Ennis interview. 50 · The Guardian · Carolyn Logan · ss 58 · Suckerbait · Stephen Dedman · vi Bones of the Children Fll ’96 60 · Mr. Blood: Tough Talk · Christopher Sequeira · cs
Bloodsongs [#9, 1997] ed. Steve Proposch (Implosion Publishing; Orlando, FL, $4.95, 64pp, quarto, cover by Jimmie Arroyo Guzman) 4 · Art · Jimmie Arroyo Guzman · pi 9 · Art · Ward Boult · pi 13 · Charlie Jacob Interview · Misc. · iv [Charlee Jacob] 16 · Fire · Charlee Jacob · ss; given as by Charlie Jacob. 19 · Don’t Piss Me Off! · Misc. · bg [Jhonen Vasquez]; Jhonen Vasquez profile. 22 · Type O Negative · Alex Johnson · iv 26 · The Freezing of Sarah · Sean Williams · ss 32 · Introduction to “The White Maniac” · Lucy Sussex · is 32 · The White Maniac, a Doctor’s Tale · Waif Wander · ss Australian Journal Jul 13, 1867 39 · Afterword to “The White Maniac” · Lucy Sussex · aw 40 · Blood Sacrifices · Dana Evans · ss 45 · Cradle of Filth · Misc. · iv 47 · Blood Visions · Dave Lewis · mr 52 · Bloody Reviews Already! · Misc. · br 56 · Frogs · Jasmine Sailing · ss 60 · Mr. Blood · Christopher Sequeira · cs 62 · Dave’s Bloody Column · Dave Bauer · cl
Cemetery Dance [#26, v8 #1, Spring 1997] ed. Richard T. Chizmar (Richard T.; Edgewood, MD Chizmar, $4.00, 120pp+, quarto, cover by Stacy Drum) No previous Winter issue due to office move.

3 · Words from the Editor · Richard T. Chizmar · ed
4 · Emma Baxter’s Boy · Ed Gorman · ss
10 · Ramblings from the Dark #27 · Charles L. Grant · ar
13 · Guilty But Insane · Poppy Z. Brite · cl
16 · Photographs · Batya Swift Yasgur · ss
22 · A Conversation with Dean Koontz · Bob Morrish · iv [Dean R. Koontz]
30 · Gormania · Ed Gorman · cl
32 · Rabid Squirrels in Love · Jack Ketchum · ss
Spotlight on Publishing:
___ 37 · · Bob Morrish · ar [W. Paul Ganley]
51 · The Mothers and Fathers Italian Association · Thomas F. Monteleone · cl
55 · A Good Day · William F. Nolan · ss
59 · Our Bond Is Darkness: William F. Nolan and the Well of Self · Gary A. Braunbeck · bg [William F. Nolan]
73 · The Power of the Primitive · Terry Lamsley · ss
79 · A Conversation with Douglas Clegg · Wayne Edwards · iv [Douglas Clegg]
89 · Owen’s Blood · Peter Ullian · ss
94 · Night Letters · Douglas E. Winter · br
96 · Book Reviews · Edward Bryant · br
102 · Vicious Cycle · Barry Hoffman · vi Firefly... Burning Bright, Gauntlet Press, 1996
105 · Needful Kings & Other Things · Tyson Blue · cl
113 · CD Reviews: Books, Videos, Software... · Various Hands · cl
120 · Endnote · William K. Schafer · aw
Cemetery Dance [#27, v8 #2, Fall 1997] ed. Richard T. Chizmar (Richard T.; Edgewood, MD Chizmar, $4.00, 128pp+, quarto, cover by Keith Minnion)

3 · Words from the Editor · Richard T. Chizmar · ed
5 · Even Beggars Would Ride · Peter Crowther & James Lovegrove · nv The Third Alternative #13 ’97
21 · Guilty But Insane · Poppy Z. Brite · cl
23 · Gormania · Ed Gorman · cl
25 · A Conversation with Norman Partridge · William K. Schafer · iv [Norman Partridge]
31 · Bucket of Blood · Norman Partridge · ss
39 · The Mothers and Fathers Italian Association · Thomas F. Monteleone · cl
43 · Feature Review · Bill Sheehan · br
45 · A Boy and His Typewriter · Joe R. Lansdale · ar
49 · Walks · Joe R. Lansdale · ss
Spotlight on Publishing:
___ 53 · · Bob Morrish · ar
67 · Second Opinion · Ray Garton · ss
75 · A Conversation with Richard Matheson · Stanley Wiater · iv [Richard Matheson]
79 · Excerpt from Dark Thoughts: On Writing · Stanley Wiater · ex
85 · Call Me Walt · Jerry Sykes · ss
91 · Rough Cuts · Paul Sammon · cl
99 · Needful Kings & Other Things · Tyson Blue · cl
111 · Expectations · Don D’Ammassa · ss
119 · Book Reviews · Edward Bryant · br
124 · CD Reviews: Books, Videos, Software... · Various Hands · cl
Cenotaph [# 1, Summer 1997] ed. Kenneth W. McCool ($4.00, 64pp+, octavo) Includes a bookmark insert with artwork by Cathy Buburuz.

2 · “So This Guy with a Cloak and a Scythe Walks Into a Bar...” · Christopher Hennessey-DeRose · ss
8 · Triptych: The Watchman’s Tower · Kurt Newton · pm
11 · Eminently Forgettable · D. F. Lewis · ss The Vampire’s Crypt #11 ’95
15 · The Good Ship Death · William P. Robertson · pm
16 · The Business of Madame Jahn · Vincent O’Sullivan · ss A Book of Bargains, London: Smithers, 1896
25 · Crosroads · John Grey · pm
27 · Wednesday’s Night in Widdershin · Robin Spriggs · ss
34 · The Den of Time · Laura Jacobsen · pm
35 · I Scream, You Scream · David Walsh · ss
43 · The Date · Barbara Malenky · ss
53 · Visions of the Night · Ambrose Bierce · ar San Francisco Examiner Jul 24, 1887
61 · The Columbarium · Misc. · br
62 · The Formulaic Ways of the Abysmal Elite · Mark McLaughlin · vi
Challenging Destiny [# 1, May 1997] ed. David M. Switzer & Graham D. Wall (Crystalline Sphere Publishing; St. Marys, OT, C$8.00, 92pp+, octavo s/b, cover by Graham D. Wall, photo) 2 · What’s Wrong with the World Today? · David M. Switzer · ed 5 · The Grid · Tim Reid · ss 16 · Unnecessary Dreams · Timothy Dyck · ss 26 · In the Wake of Columbus · Terry Thwaites · ss 36 · A Virtual Ruse · Douglas M. Grant · ss 45 · Primal Dividends · James Mahoney · ss 60 · Final Vow Incident · Charles Conrad · ss 67 · Second Skin · Gord Zajac · ss 85 · The Blade Runner Saga · James Schellenberg · mr
Crossroads [#17, February 1997] ed. Pat Nielsen (Jacksonville, NC, $4.50, 68pp+, octavo, cover by Allen Koszowski) 1 · Words from the Editor · Pat Nielsen · ed 2 · Muldoon’s Nursery · Peter Galarneau, Jr. · ss 8 · Cat Mirror · Bob Cook · pm 9 · The Bear · Michael Thomas Dillon · ss 16 · Balance · W. Gregory Stewart · vi 17 · Mer Birthing · Bobbi Sinha-Morey · pm 18 · The Ride Home · Mary Laframboise · vi 21 · Descent · Deidra Cox · ss 25 · Danse Macabre · Lorelei K. Hickman · pm 25 · Session #1 · Lorelei K. Hickman · pm 26 · The Sand Man · Charlee Jacob · ss 29 · Desoulation · Laurel Robertson · pm 30 · Crowley Next Door · Scott H. Urban · ss 33 · The Anal of Hell · Bobbi Sinha-Morey · pm 36 · Reviews & Such · Misc. · br 40 · Entropy of Pleasure · Heather G. Wells · ss 47 · The Scarecrow’s Demise · Bobbi Sinha-Morey · pm 48 · Holidays · John Everson · ss 52 · Nocturnal Burial · Bobbi Sinha-Morey · pm 53 · Sleeping Beauty · Jennifer Henderson · vi 56 · Little Boy Blues · Donna Taylor Burgess · ss 61 · Seed · Dennis McDade · ss 65 · Parasites · Bob Cook · pm 66 · A Broken Promise · David Fingerman · vi ibc. · Devil’s Schemata · Bobbi Sinha-Morey · pm
Crossroads [#18, June 1997] ed. Pat Nielsen (Beulaville, NC, $4.50, 68pp+, octavo, cover by Allen Koszowski)

1 · Words from the Editor · Pat Nielsen · ed
2 · We All Have Our Demons · Dennis S. Beecher · ss
6 · Nosferatu · Lorelei K. Hickman · pm
7 · Where Land and Sea Meet · C. B. Thatcher · vi
10 · One Last Duet with Davy · Ken Goldman · ss The 1995 SPGA Showcase, ed. David G. Barnett & Bobbi Sinha-Morey, Concord, CA: SPGA, 1996
18 · Apologies · Beecher Smith · ss
23 · The End and the Beginning · John Grey · pm
24 · Pearl’s Unwedding · David Shtogryn · ss
29 · Cryogenic Hibernation · Bobbi Sinha-Morey · pm
30 · Trailblazers · David J. Crerand · ss
40 · Bottles · John Maclay · vi
42 · Departure · Bobbi Sinha-Morey · pm
42 · Death Aid · Bobbi Sinha-Morey · pm
43 · Being Safe · Jeff Allenzy · ss
48 · A Price to Pay · Barbara Malenky · ss
54 · Uncle Jim · John Grey · pm
55 · The Bargain Hunter · Katherine Rattenni · ss
59 · Snipe Hunt · Mark Sutton · ss
63 · Declension · Lorelei K. Hickman · pm
64 · Inheritance · Tom Adams · ss
ibc. · Your Only Child · John Grey · pm
Crossroads [#19, October 1997] ed. Pat Nielsen (Beulaville, NC, $4.50, 68pp+, octavo, cover by Allen Koszowski) 1 · Words from the Editor · Pat Nielsen · ed 2 · Demon Mist · C. B. Thatcher · ss 8 · Annabella · Katherine Rattenni · ss 11 · After the Candy Is Gathered · Michael Thomas Dillon · pm 12 · The Hallowing Man · T. Everett Cobb · ss 16 · Spinning a Yarn · Suzanne Donahue · ss 20 · Bats · E. S. Strout · ss 24 · Visit from the Sluath · Charlee Jacob · ss 28 · Soulmates · Lorelei K. Hickman · pm 29 · Unmasked · Phillip Tomasso, III · ss 33 · On Certain Autumn Nights · Michael Thomas Dillon · pm 36 · Reviews & Such · Misc. · br 37 · Waiting · Michael Kelly · ss 42 · Last Day of All Saints · Lorelei K. Hickman · pm 43 · Night Watch · Abigail Brace · ss 50 · That Old House on the Hill · Michael Thomas Dillon · pm 51 · Treats · Mark Leslie · ss 58 · Vampire for a Day · David Shtogryn · ss 66 · To Be · Michael Laimo · ss
Crypt of Cthulhu [No. 95, v16 #2, Eastertide 1997] ed. Robert M. Price (Necronomicon Press; West Warwick, RI, $4.50, 36pp+, octavo, cover by Richard Corben) 1 · Editorial Shards · Robert M. Price · ed 2 · Cthulhu & Co. · Lin Carter · ss 7 · The Light in the East · Lin Carter · ar 36 · R’lyeh Review · Edward P. Berglund · br
Crypt of Cthulhu [No. 96, v16 #3, Lammas 1997] ed. Robert M. Price (Necronomicon Press; West Warwick, RI, $4.50, 36pp+, octavo, cover by Peter Smith) 2 · Editorial Shards · Robert M. Price · ed 3 · Forrest Whateley · Fred Blosser · ss 7 · Lovecraft and “The Evil Dead” · Stanley C. Sargent · ar Imelod #7 ’97 [H. P. Lovecraft] 9 · Who Was the Avatar of Darkness? · Robert M. Price · ar 12 · The Edge of Sanity: The Crisis of Narration · John Shire · ar 15 · Latter-Day Lovecraftian’s Library · Robert M. Price · bi [H. P. Lovecraft] 19 · A Screwdup Letter · Richard L. Tierney · vi 20 · R’lyeh Review · Edward P. Berglund · br 35 · Mail-Call of Cthulhu · The Readers · lt
Crypt of Cthulhu [No. 97, v17 #1, Hallowmas 1997] ed. Robert M. Price (Necronomicon Press; West Warwick, RI, $4.50, 36pp+, octavo, cover by Robert H. Knox) 2 · Editorial Shards · Robert M. Price · ed 3 · The Pseudo-Akeley: A Tale of Two Brothers · Robert M. Price · ss 6 · Lovecraft in the Comic Books: An Update · J. Eric Holmes · ar [H. P. Lovecraft] 9 · Reign of the Black Pharoah · Steve Mitchell · ss 13 · H.P. Lovecraft: A Symposium · Misc. · ms [H. P. Lovecraft] 25 · The Sign of the Magna Mater · Fred Blosser · ss 29 · In the Lake at Garlocks Bend · James Ambuehl · vi 31 · Call 1-800-CTHULHU · Fred Blosser · vi 33 · Lessons in Lovecraftian Dreams - An Ongoing Study · Chad Hensley & Paul Rydeen · ar [H. P. Lovecraft] 35 · Call for Papers! · Henry Wessells · vi 36 · A Lovecraftian Pictorial Glossary · Robb Suggs · pi
Cthulhu Codex [#10, Eastertide 1997] ed. Robert M. Price (Necronomicon Press; West Warwick, RI, $4.50, 36pp+, quarto, cover by Richard Corben) 2 · From the Scriptorium · Robert M. Price · ed 3 · Pazuzu’s Children · Jeffrey Thomas · ss 9 · The Alternate Manuscript · John Shire · ss 13 · The Stalker in the Snows · James Ambuehl · ss 23 · The Black Brat of Dunwich · Stanley C. Sargent · ss 36 · The Dervishes · Frederick Stansfield · pm 36 · Fear-Stars · Ann K. Schwader · pm
Cthulhu Codex [#11, Lammas 1997] ed. Robert M. Price (Necronomicon Press; West Warwick, RI, $4.50, 36pp+, quarto, cover by Pavel P. Lujardo) 2 · From the Scriptorium · Robert M. Price · ed 3 · The Shadow Over Uxmal · Will Murray · ss 13 · Still There · Darrell Schweitzer · pm 14 · On Dead Gods · Roger Johnson · pm 16 · The Box from the Attic · Jennifer McIlwee Myers · ss 24 · One for the Books · Mark Francis · pm 25 · R’lyeh Rising · John R. Fultz · pm 26 · Servile · Jeffrey Thomas · ss 35 · Folks of Innsmouth · Franklyn Searight · pm 35 · The Hats of Ulthar · Paul Monteleone · ct 36 · Carven Faces · Alan Gullette · pm 36 · Music of Mi-Go · Chad Hensley · pm The Silver Web Spr/Sum ’92
Cthulhu Codex [#12, Hallowmas 1997] ed. Robert M. Price (Necronomicon Press; West Warwick, RI, $4.50, 36pp+, quarto, cover by Robert H. Knox) 2 · From the Scriptorium · Robert M. Price · ed 3 · The Pain Eater · Benjamin Adams · ss 12 · Hall of Terror · Andy Boot · ss 21 · What If the Dead Are Laughing? · Darrell Schweitzer · pm 23 · There Is a Pond · Franklyn Searight · ss 33 · Beneath the Black Obelisk · Stephen Sennitt · vi 35 · Lamastide · Frederick Stansfield · pm 35 · Night Lives · Ann K. Schwader · pm
Deathrealm [#31, Summer 1997] ed. Stephen Mark Rainey (Malicious Press; Greensboro, NC, $4.95, 56pp+, quarto, cover by Richard Corben) Last issue. 2 · R.I.P. · Stephen Mark Rainey · ed 4 · Out from the Shadows · The Readers · lt 6 · The Hive · Jeffrey Osier · ss 11 · The Castle Tips of Stoutne · Viola Esther Base · pm 13 · The Mysteries of Long Devision · Tim Emswiler · ss 16 · Tentacles Across the Atlantic · D. F. Lewis · cl 18 · The Victorian Postcard · John Rizkalla · ss 24 · Swarm · David Niall Wilson · ss 28 · Altamont: A History Lesson · Charles D. Eckert · pm 29 · Silhouettes: Interview with David Niall Wilson · James Robert Smith · iv [David Niall Wilson] 31 · A Graveside Chat with Brian McNaughton · Don Kinney · iv [Brian McNaughton] 35 · Tied Up · Julie Herbst · pm 36 · Feed the Birds · Drew Hall · ss 38 · Bennie’s Spiders · Patricia Russo · ss 41 · Made You Look · Wayne Allen Sallee · vi 42 · The View from the Castle Tower · Billie Sue Mosiman · cl 44 · Good Question · Eric Brown · ss 46 · Holding Hands · Mike Gabryszewski · pm 47 · Weeds · Donna Taylor Burgess · pm 48 · Pachacutec · Stephen Mark Rainey · ss

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