The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998
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The Hitch Hiker’s Guide to the Galaxy: A Trilogy in Four Parts Douglas Adams (Heinemann 0-434-00920-2, Oct ’92, £6.99, 590pp, hc, cover by Peter Mennim) [Hitchhiker] Reissue (Heinemann 1986) omnibus of the first 4 volumes in the “Hitch Hiker’s Guide to the Galaxy” trilogy.
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The Hitch Hiker’s Guide to the Galaxy: A Trilogy in Four Parts Douglas Adams (Pan 0-330-31611-7, Oct ’92, £9.99, 590pp, tp, cover by Peter Mennim) [Hitchhiker] Reprint (Heinemann 1986) omnibus of the first 4 volumes in the “Hitch Hiker’s Guide to the Galaxy” trilogy.
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Mostly Harmless Douglas Adams (Heinemann 0-434-00926-1, Oct ’92, £12.99, 219pp, hc) [Hitchhiker] Humorous sf novel. Volume five in the “Hitch Hiker’s Guide to the Galaxy” trilogy.
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The World of Charles Addams Charles Addams (Hamish Hamilton 0-241-13084-0, Sep ’92 [Oct ’92], £25.00, 305pp, hc) Reprint (Knopf 1991) wonderful collection of art from the master of the ghoulish cartoon, with an introduction by Wilfrid Sheedy. Last year’s Hugo Award winner. Recommended (PSP). [First U.K. edition]
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Strange Tales from the Strand ed. Jack Adrian (Oxford University Press 0-19-282997-1, Oct ’92, £6.99, 373pp, tp, cover by Mick Brownfield) Reprint (Oxford University Press 1991) anthology of 29 ghost/horror stories from Strand magazine.
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The Survivalist: The Legend Jerry Ahern (NEL 0-450-57101-7, Sep ’92 [Aug ’92], £4.99, 383pp, pb) [Survivalist] Reprint (Zebra 1991) post-holocaust adventure novel. [First U.K. edition]
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Black Hearts in Battersea Joan Aiken (Red Fox 0-09-988860-2, Feb ’92, £3.50, 251pp, pb, cover by Mark Robertson) [Alternate England; James III] Reprint (Cape 1965) young-adult fantasy novel, illustrated throughout by Pat Marriott. Volume two in the “James III” sequence.
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The Cuckoo Tree Joan Aiken (Red Fox 0-09-988870-X, Feb ’92, £3.50, 303pp, pb, cover by Mark Robertson) [Alternate England; James III] Reprint (Cape 1971) young-adult fantasy novel, illustrated throughout by Pat Marriott. Volume five in the “James III” sequence.
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Dido and Pa Joan Aiken (Red Fox 0-09-988850-5, Feb ’92, £3.50, 314pp, pb) [Alternate England; James III] Reprint (Cape 1986) young-adult fantasy novel, illustrated throughout by Pat Marriott. Volume six in the “James III” sequence.
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A Fit of Shivers Joan Aiken (Penguin 0-14-034949-9, Oct ’92, £3.50, 140pp, pb, cover by Alan Fraser) Reprint (Gollancz 1990) original young-adult collection of ten stories of the “mysterious, macabre and paranormal.”
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Is Joan Aiken (Jonathan Cape 0-224-03296-8, May ’92, £8.99, 221pp, hc, cover by Pat Marriott) [Alternate England; James III] Young-adult fantasy novel, illustrated throughout by Pat Marriott. Volume seven in the “James III” sequence.
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The Shadow Guests Joan Aiken (Red Fox 0-09-988820-3, Nov ’92 [Dec ’92], £3.50, 192pp, pb, cover by Mark Robertson) Reprint (Cape 1980) young-adult fantasy novel.
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The Whispering Mountain Joan Aiken (Red Fox 0-09-988830-0, Nov ’92, £2.99, 298pp, pb, cover by Mark Robertson) Reprint (Cape 1968) young-adult fantasy novel.
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The Wolves of Willoughby Chase Joan Aiken (Red Fox 0-09-997250-6, Feb ’92, £2.99, 192pp, pb, cover by Mark Robertson) [Alternate England; James III] Reprint (Cape 1962) young-adult fantasy novel, illustrated throughout by Pat Marriott. Volume one in the “James III” sequence.
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The Land Beyond Gill Alderman (Grafton 0-586-21368-6, Apr ’92, £4.99, 306pp, pb, cover by Peter Goodfellow) Reprint (Unwin Hyman 1990) sf novel.
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Dracula Unbound Brian Aldiss (Grafton 0-586-21193-4, Apr ’92, £4.99, 247pp, pb, cover by Chris Foss) [Dracula] Reprint (HarperCollins 1991) sf/horror novel.
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Home Life with Cats Brian Aldiss (HarperCollins UK 0-586-21428-3, Oct ’92, £6.99, 64pp, hc, cover by Karin Van Heerden) Associational collection of 34 poems about cats, illustrated by Karin Van Heerden and with an introduction by Desmond Morris.
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Kindred Blood in Kensington Gore Brian Aldiss (Avernus, Mar ’92, £3.95, 25pp, ph) Playlet featuring an imaginary conversation with Philip K. Dick in the afterlife, first performed at the “Philip K. Dick Celebration” in October 1991, together with an introduction by the author. This edition is limited to 200 copies.
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The Gnole Alan Aldridge & Steve Boyett (Mandarin 0-7493-1354-4, Sep ’92, £4.99, 467pp, pb, cover by Alan Aldridge) Reprint (Heinemann; Mandarin 1991) ecological fantasy novel, heavily illustrated by Maxine Miller and Harry Willock.
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Enchantment’s End Marc Alexander (Headline 0-7472-3834-0, Jan ’92, £4.99, 434pp, pb, cover by Stephen Bradbury) [Wells of Ythan] Fantasy novel. Part the Fourth of “The Wells of Ythan”.
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Along Came a Spider Athena Alexis (Piatkus 0-7499-0119-5, Jun ’92, £14.95, 322pp, hc, cover by Ken Leeder) Reprint (Dell 1991) horror novel. [First U.K. edition]
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The Fading Realm Phil Allcock (Phoenix 0-85476-318-X, Aug ’92, £3.99, 279pp, pb, cover by Vic Mitchell) [Stories of the Realm] Young-adult fantasy novel. Volume three in the “Stories of the Realm” trilogy.
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Time’s Arrow Martin Amis (Penguin 0-14-016779-X, Sep ’92, £5.99, 176pp, pb) Reprint (Cape 1991) literary sf novel about a man living backwards in time.
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The Last Days of the Pleasurehouse Agnetha Anders (Nexus 0-352-32818-5, Apr ’92, £4.50, 241pp, pb) [Pleasurehouse] Erotica set in 2031. Volume two in the “Pleasurehouse” series.
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The Broken Sword Poul Anderson (Orbit 0-7221-1132-0, Mar ’92, £3.99, 208pp, pb, cover by Steve Weston) Reprint (Abelard-Schuman 1954) fantasy novel.
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Conflict Poul Anderson (Severn House 0-7278-4364-8, Jul ’92 [Jun ’92], £13.99, 284pp, hc, cover by Robert Welch) Reprint (Tor 1983) sf collection. [First U.K. edition]
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Through a Looking Glass: The Pictures of Wayne Anderson Wayne Anderson (Paper Tiger 1-85028-212-9, Nov ’92, £10.95, 189pp, tp, cover by Wayne Anderson) Retrospective of Wayne Anderson’s artwork, with linking text by Nigel Suckling. Recommended (PSP).
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Chilling Christmas Tales ed. Anon. (Scholastic UK 0-590-54060-2, Oct ’92 [Sep ’92], £9.99, 285pp, hc) Original anthology of ten young-adult horror stories, including pieces by Joan Aiken and Garry Kilworth.
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Haunting Christmas Tales ed. Anon. (Hippo 0-590-55094-2, Oct ’92 [Sep ’92], £4.99, 269pp, tp) Reprint (Scholastic UK 1991) original anthology of nine young-adult ghost stories.
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Tolkien’s World ed. Anon. (HarperCollins UK 0-261-10276-1, Oct ’92, £17.99, 140pp, hc, cover by Alan Lee) Anthology of 60 colour paintings inspired by J.R.R. Tolkien. Some of the pieces are excellent. Recommended (PSP).
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The Colour of Her Panties Piers Anthony (NEL 0-450-58135-7, Oct ’92 [Sep ’92], £15.99, 345pp, hc, cover by Mike Posen) [Xanth] Reprint (Morrow; AvoNova 1992 as The Color of Her Panties) humorous fantasy novel. Volume 15 in the “Xanth” series. [First U.K. edition]
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Fractal Mode Piers Anthony (HarperCollins UK 0-246-13902-1, Sep ’92, £8.99, 302pp, tp, cover by Steve Crisp) [Mode] Reprint (Putnam 1992) sf novel. Volume two in the “Mode” series. A hardcover edition (-13861-0, £14.99) is also available. [First U.K. edition]
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Phaze Doubt Piers Anthony (NEL 0-450-56246-8, Nov ’92, £4.99, 303pp, pb, cover by Chris Achilleos) [Apprentice Adept] Reprint (Putnam 1990) sf novel. Volume seven in the “Apprentice Adept” series.
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Question Quest Piers Anthony (NEL 0-450-55361-2, Apr ’92, £8.99, 359pp, tp, cover by Roger Garland) [Xanth] Reprint (AvoNova; Morrow 1991) fantasy novel. Volume 14 in the “Xanth” series. A hardcover edition (-55360-4, £15.99) is also available. [First U.K. edition]
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Unicorn Point Piers Anthony (NEL 0-450-55202-0, Apr ’92, £4.99, 305pp, pb, cover by Chris Achilleos) [Apprentice Adept] Reprint (Putnam 1989) sf novel. Volume six in the “Apprentice Adept” series.
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Virtual Mode Piers Anthony (Grafton 0-586-21346-5, Sep ’92 [Aug ’92], £4.99, 381pp, pb, cover by Steve Crisp) [Mode] Reprint (Putnam 1991) sf novel. Volume one in the “Mode” series.
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Chimaera’s Copper Piers Anthony & Robert E. Margroff (Grafton 0-586-21247-7, Feb ’92 [Jan ’92], £3.99, 311pp, pb, cover by Mark Salwowski) [Kelvin of Rud] Reprint (Tor 1990) fantasy novel. Volume three in the “Kelvin of Rud” series. [First U.K. edition]
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Dragon’s Gold Piers Anthony & Robert E. Margroff (Severn House 0-7278-4307-9, Jan ’92, £12.99, 282pp, hc) [Kelvin of Rud] Reprint (Tor 1987) fantasy novel. Volume one in the “Kelvin of Rud” series. This is the first hardcover edition.
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Serpent’s Silver Piers Anthony & Robert E. Margroff (Severn House 0-7278-4366-4, Aug ’92 [Jul ’92], £13.99, 313pp, hc, cover by Martin Buchan) [Kelvin of Rud] Reprint (Tor 1989) fantasy novel. Volume two in the “Kelvin of Rud” series.
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Wild Andrea Arven (Nexus 0-352-32815-0, Mar ’92, £4.50, 268pp, pb) [Wicked] Erotic sf novel. Sequel to Wicked.
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The Camelot Chronicles: Heroic Adventures from the Time of King Arthur ed. Mike Ashley (Robinson 1-85487-130-7, Aug ’92, £7.99, 418pp, tp, cover by Luis Rey) Anthology of 18 Arthurian fantasy stories, eight of which are original. Simultaneous with the American edition from Carroll & Graf.
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Into the Spiral Charles Ashton (Walker 0-7445-2423-7, Sep ’92, £4.99, 224pp, tp, cover by Wayne Anderson) [Jet Smoke and Dragon Fire] Young-adult fantasy novel. Sequel to Jet Smoke and Dragon Fire.
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Looking for Ilyriand Jay Ashton (Puffin 0-14-034829-8, Sep ’92, £3.50, 227pp, pb, cover by Stephen Player) Reprint (Oxford University Press 1990) young-adult fantasy novel.
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Child of Time Isaac Asimov & Robert Silverberg (Pan 0-330-32270-2, Nov ’92 [Oct ’92], £8.99, 342pp, tp, cover by David Farren) Reprint (Gollancz 1991) sf novel about a Neanderthal child transported to the present. Based on Asimov’s “The Ugly Little Boy”.
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Nightfall Isaac Asimov & Robert Silverberg (Pan 0-330-32096-3, Nov ’92 [Oct ’92], £4.99, 352pp, pb, cover by Chris Moore) Reprint (Gollancz 1990) sf novel based on Asimov’s short story of the same name.
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The Positronic Man Isaac Asimov & Robert Silverberg (Gollancz 0-575-04700-3, Nov ’92 [Oct ’92], £14.99, 223pp, hc, cover by Peter Mennim) Sf novel based on Asimov’s short story “The Bicentennial Man”.
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The Mammoth Book of Fantastic Science Fiction: Short Novels of the 1970s ed. Isaac Asimov, Charles G. Waugh & Martin H. Greenberg (Robinson 1-85487-112-9, Jul ’92 [Jun ’92], £5.99, 535pp, tp, cover by Roy Virgo) Sf anthology. Simultaneous with US (Carroll & Graf) edition.
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M.Y.T.H. Inc. in Action Robert Lynn Asprin (Legend 0-09-993500-7, Apr ’92, £3.99, 245pp, pb, cover by Fangorn) [Myth] Reprint (Starblaze 1990) humorous fantasy novel. Volume nine in the “Myth” series. [First U.K. edition]
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The Myth-ing Omnibus Robert Lynn Asprin (Legend 0-09-914991-5, Oct ’92, £8.99, 626pp, tp, cover by Fangorn) [Myth] Omnibus of the first three books in the “Myth” series.
- 1 · Another Fine Myth · n. Starblaze: Virginia Beach, VA, 1978
- 203 · Myth Conceptions · n. Starblaze: Virginia Beach, VA, 1980
- 423 · Myth Directions · n. Starblaze: Virginia Beach, VA, 1982
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Phule’s Company Robert Lynn Asprin (Legend 0-09-992370-X, Jan ’92, £3.99, 232pp, pb, cover by Fangorn) [Phule’s Company] Reprint (Ace 1990) humorous sf novel.
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Phule’s Paradise Robert Lynn Asprin (Legend 0-7126-5304-X, Jan ’92, £6.99, 255pp, tp, cover by Fangorn) [Phule’s Company] Humorous sf novel, simultaneous with the American (Ace) edition. Volume two in the “Phule’s Company” series.
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Phule’s Paradise Robert Lynn Asprin (Legend 0-09-992450-1, Jul ’92 [Jun ’92], £3.99, 255pp, pb, cover by Fangorn) [Phule’s Company] Reprint (Legend; Ace 1992) humorous sf novel. Volume two in the “Phule’s Company” series.
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The Second Myth-ing Omnibus Robert Lynn Asprin (Legend 0-09-921471-7, Oct ’92, £8.99, 509pp, tp) [Myth] Omnibus of the second three books in the “Myth” series.
- 1 · Hit or Myth · n. Starblaze: Virginia Beach, VA Oct ’83
- 171 · Myth-ing Persons · n. Starblaze: Virginia Beach, VA, 1984
- 343 · Little Myth Marker · n. Starblaze: Virginia Beach, VA, 1985
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Morningstar Peter Atkins (HarperCollins UK 0-00-223908-6, Oct ’92 [Sep ’92], £14.99, 238pp, hc, cover by Kirk Reinert) Reprint (Harper 1992) horror novel. [First U.K. edition]
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The Hellraiser Chronicles Peter Atkins, Clive Barker & Stephen Jones (Titan 1-85286-423-0, Jun ’92, £8.99, 92pp, tp) Collection of photographic portraits of the main characters in the Hellraiser films, with an introduction by Clive Barker and a long essay, “Creating the Cenobites”, by Stephen Jones.
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Hunting the Ghost Dancer A. A. Attanasio (Grafton 0-586-20836-4, Sep ’92, £4.99, 445pp, pb, cover by Mick Van Houten) Reprint (HarperCollins 1991) prehistoric fantasy novel.
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The Plains of Passage Jean M. Auel (Coronet 0-340-54742-1, Mar ’92 [Feb ’92], £5.99, 975pp, pb) [Earth’s Children] Reprint (Crown 1990) prehistoric fantasy novel. Fourth volume in the “Earth’s Children” series.
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Naomi’s Room Jonathan Aycliffe (Grafton 0-586-21436-4, Nov ’92, £4.99, 207pp, pb) Reprint (HarperCollins UK 1991) ghost novel.
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Whispers in the Dark Jonathan Aycliffe (HarperCollins UK 0-246-13927-7, Nov ’92 [Oct ’92], £8.99, 221pp, tp, cover by Alan Lee) Ghost novel. A hardcover edition (-13893-9, £14.99) is also available. The hardcover edition has the same cover as the trade paperback, but credits it to Mark Taylor rather than Alan Lee.
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Brothers of the Dragon Robin Bailey (NEL 0-450-55671-9, Sep ’92 [Aug ’92], £4.99, 268pp, pb, cover by Chris Achilleos) [Brothers of the Dragon] Fantasy novel. Volume one in a new series.
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Mayhem and Magick Bruce P. Baker, Isabel Freeman & Sean R. Friend (Overspace Books, 1991 [Feb ’93], £1.00, 52pp, ph, cover by Sean R. Friend & Kerry Earl) Fantasy novelette.
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The Oxford Book of Gothic Tales ed. Chris Baldick (Oxford University Press 0-19-214194-5, Mar ’92 [Feb ’92], £16.95, xxii+533pp, hc, cover by T. C. Gotch) Anthology of 37 gothic short stories dating from the 18th century to the present day. Recommended (PSP).
- xi · Introduction · Chris Baldick · in
- 3 · Sir Bertrand: A Fragment · Anna Laetitia Aikin · ss Miscellaneous Pieces in Prose, 1773
- 7 · The Poisoner of Montremos [“Remarkable Narrative”] · Richard Cumberland · ss The Lady’s Magazine Mar, 1791
- 12 · The Friar’s Tale · Anon. · ss The Lady’s Magazine, 1792
- 23 · Raymond: A Fragment · Juvenis · ss The Lady’s Magazine Feb, 1799
- 27 · The Parricide Punished · Anon. · ss Monthly Mirror May, 1799; first published in French in 1782.
- 31 · The Ruins of the Abbey of Fitz-Martin · Anon. · ss Romances and Gothic Tales, 1801
- 51 · The Vindictive Monk; or, The Fatal Ring · Isaac Crookenden · ss Romantic Tales, 1802
- 63 · The Astrologer’s Prediction, or The Maniac’s Fate · Anon. · ss Legends of Terror, ed. Anon., London, 1826
- 70 · Andreas Vesalius the Anatomist · Petrus Borel; trans. by Chris Baldick · ss *; first published in French in Champavert: Contes Immoraux (1833); as “Don Andréa Vésalius, L’Anatomiste”.
- 82 · Lady Eltringham or The Castle of Ratcliffe Cross · J. Wadham · ss Calendar of Horrors! Jul, 1836
- 85 · The Fall of the House of Usher · Edgar Allan Poe · ss Burton’s Gentlemen’s Magazine Sep, 1839; this revised version from Tales of Edgar A. Poe, Wiley & Putnam 1845.
- 102 · A Chapter in the History of a Tyrone Family · J. Sheridan Le Fanu · nv Dublin University Magazine Oct, 1839
- 133 · Rappaccini’s Daughter · Nathaniel Hawthorne · nv United States Magazine and Democratic Review Dec, 1844
- 158 · Selina Sedilia · Bret Harte · ss The Californian Aug, 1865
- 165 · Jean-ah Poquelin · George Washington Cable · ss Scribner’s May, 1875
- 183 · Olalla · Robert Louis Stevenson · nv Court and Society Review Christmas, 1885
- 218 · Barbara of the House of Grebe · Thomas Hardy · nv The Graphic Dec, 1890
- 245 · Bloody Blanche · Marcel Schwob; trans. by Chris Baldick · ss *; first published in French in Le Roi au Masque d’Or (1892) as “Blanche La Sanglante”.
- 249 · The Yellow Wall-Paper · Charlotte Perkins Stetson · ss New England Magazine Jan, 1892
- 264 · The Adventure of the Speckled Band [Sherlock Holmes] · Arthur Conan Doyle · nv The Strand Feb, 1892
- 286 · Hurst of Hurstcote · E. Nesbit · ss Temple Bar Jun, 1893
- 299 · A Vine on a House · Ambrose Bierce · ss Cosmopolitan Sep ’05
- 302 · Jordan’s End · Ellen Glasgow · ss The Shadowy Third and Other Stories, Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1923
- 316 · The Outsider · H. P. Lovecraft · ss Weird Tales Apr ’26
- 322 · A Rose for Emily · William Faulkner · ss The Forum Apr ’30
- 331 · A Rendezvous in Averoigne · Clark Ashton Smith · ss Weird Tales Apr/May ’31
- 344 · The Monkey · Isak Dinesen · nv Seven Gothic Tales, New York: Smith & Haas, 1934
- 386 · Miss de Mannering of Asham · F. M. Mayor · ss The Room Opposite, London: Longmans, Green, 1935
- 407 · The Vampire of Kaldenstein · Frederick Cowles · ss The Night Wind Howls, Muller, 1938
- 424 · Clytie · Eudora Welty · ss The Southern Review #7 ’41
- 435 · Sardonicus · Ray Russell · nv Playboy Jan ’61
- 466 · The Bloody Countess · Alejandra Pizarnik; trans. by Alberto Manguel · ss Other Fires: Stories from the Women of Latin America, ed. Alberto Manguel, 1986; first published in Spanish in 1968 as “Acerca de la Condesa Sangrienta”.
- 478 · The Gospel According to Mark · Jorge Luís Borges; trans. by Norman Thomas di Giovanni · ss New Yorker Oct 23 ’71; first published in Spanish in 1970.
- 483 · The Lady of the House of Love · Angela Carter · ss The Iowa Review Sum/Fll ’75
- 498 · Secret Observations on the Goat-Girl · Joyce Carol Oates · ss The Assignation, The Ecco Press, 1988
- 502 · Blood Disease · Patrick McGrath · nv Blood and Water, Simon & Schuster, 1988
- 519 · If You Touched My Heart · Isabel Allende · ss The Stories of Eva Luna, Antheneum, 1991
- 527 · Notes · Chris Baldick · ms
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