The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2003
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Fantasy Annual 5 ed. Philip Harbottle & Sean Wallace (Cosmos Books 1-58715-515-X, 2003, $16.99, 200pp, tp, cover by Ron Turner) Original anthology of 14 stories, with two reprints.
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Three Miles Up Elizabeth Jane Howard (Tartarus Press 1-872621-75-9, May 2003, £25.00, xii+216pp, hc) Collection of four long stories (the sum total of Howard’s supernatural writings). Limited to 350 copies. [Not seen]
- · An Introduction · Glen Cavaliero · in
- · Three Miles Up · ss We Are for the Dark, London: Cape, 1951
- · Perfect Love · nv We Are for the Dark, London: Cape, 1951
- · Left Luggage · ss We Are for the Dark, London: Cape, 1951; credited to both Howard and Robert Aickman, but is the work of Howard alone.
- · Mr. Wrong · nv Mr. Wrong, Jonathan Cape, 1975
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The Howard Reader #8 Robert E. Howard (Marek, Joe & Mona, Aug 2003, $12.25, 37pp+, quarto, cover by Richard Pace) Collection of rare Howardiana and original fragments that became “posthumous collaborations”.
- 1 · Ecstacy · pm Rhymes of Death, Dennis McHaney, 1975
- 1 · The Slave-Princess [Cormac FitzGeoffrey] · uw Hawks of Outremer, Donald M. Grant, 1979; original unfinished story plus synopsis, omitting the additional material by Richard L. Tierney.
- 9 · Men Build Them Houses · pm Verses in Ebony, Glenn Lord, 1975
- 9 · Taverel Manor [Kathulos] · uw The Return of Skull-Face, FAX, 1977; original unfinished story, omitting the additional material by Richard Lupoff.
- 18 · A Hairy Chested Idealist Sings · pm The Junto Oct ’28
- 18 · Letter to “The Eyrie” in Weird Tales Magazine · lt Weird Tales Jun ’36
- 18 · The Adventurer · pm The Grim Land and Others, Stygian Isle Press, 1976
- 19 · The House [“The House in the Oaks”; Cthulhu] · uw Dark Things, ed. August Derleth, Arkham, 1971; original unfinished story, omitting the additional material by August Derleth.
- 22 · To a Woman (“Ages Ago I Came to Woo”) · pm The Ghost Ocean, Gibbelins Gazette, 1982
- 22 · Sailor Dorgan and the Turkish Menace [“The Turkish Menace”; Dennis Dorgan] · uw The Incredible Adventures of Dennis Dorgan, FAX, 1974; original unfinished story, omitting the additional material by Darrell C. Richardson.
- 25 · The Grim Land · pm The Grim Land and Others, Stygian Isle Press, 1976
- 26 · Letter to Emil Petaja, December 17, 1934 · lt The Howard Collector Win ’65
- 26 · Shadows from Yesterday · pm The Ghost Ocean, Gibbelins Gazette, 1982
- 26 · The Mystery of Tannernoe Lodge [Steve Harrison] · uw Lord of the Dead, Donald M. Grant, 1981; original fragment, omitting the additional material by Fred Blosser.
- 29 · The Gods of the Jungle Drums · pm The Grim Land and Others, Stygian Isle Press, 1976
- 29 · When the Glaciers Rumbled South · pm The Ghost Ocean, Gibbelins Gazette, 1982
- 30 · The Guardian of the Idol [James Allison] · uw Weird Tales Fll ’81; original fragment, omitting the additional material by Gerald W. Page.
- 30 · Nectar · pm The Junto Sep ’29
- 31 · To the Evangelists [“The Flood”] · pm The Ghost Ocean, Gibbelins Gazette, 1982
- 31 · Letter to Novalyne Price (“I’m sorry but I won’t be able…”) · lt One Who Walked Alone, Novalyne Price, Donald M. Grant, 1986
- 31 · The Outgoing of Sigurd the Jerusalem-Farer · pm Verses in Ebony, Glenn Lord, 1975
- 32 · The Ghost Ocean · pm The Ghost Ocean, Gibbelins Gazette, 1982
- 32 · A Touch of Trivia · bg The Last Celt: A Bio-Bibliography of Robert Ervin Howard, Glenn Lord, Donald M. Grant, 1976
- 34 · De Ole River Ox · pm The Grim Land and Others, Stygian Isle Press, 1976
- 34 · The Road to Yesterday · pm The Grim Land and Others, Stygian Isle Press, 1976
- 34 · An Autobiography · bg The Last Celt: A Bio-Bibliography of Robert Ervin Howard, Glenn Lord, Donald M. Grant, 1976
- 35 · Man Am I · pm The Ghost Ocean, Gibbelins Gazette, 1982
- 35 · Alien · pm Verses in Ebony, Glenn Lord, 1975
- 35 · Letters of Comment · The Readers · lt
- 35 · Afterword · Joe Marek · aw
- 37 · Wandering Star (an unabashed, and free, plug) · Joe Marek · ms
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Waterfront Fists and Others: The Collected Fight Stories of Robert E. Howard Robert E. Howard (Wildside Press 1-59224-136-0, 2003, $39.95, 308pp, hc) Associational collection.
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Relative Magic Tanya Huff (Meisha Merlin 159222007X, Aug 2003, $16.00, 320pp, tp)
- · Burning Bright · nv Earth, Air, Fire, Water: Tales from the Eternal Archives #2, ed. Margaret Weis, Martin H. Greenberg, Janet Pack & Robin McGrew, DAW, 1999
- · When the Student Is Ready · nv Apprentice Fantastic, ed. Martin H. Greenberg & Russell Davis, DAW, 2002
- · Nanite, Star Bright · ss Once Upon a Galaxy, ed. Wil McCarthy, Martin H. Greenberg & John Helfers, DAW, 2002
- · All Things Being Relative · nv Villains Victorious, ed. Martin H. Greenberg & John Helfers, DAW, 2001
- · Now Entering the Ring · ss On Spec Win ’99
- · Death Rites · nv Assassin Fantastic, ed. Martin H. Greenberg & Alexander Potter, DAW, 2001
- · Someone to Share the Night [Victory “Vicki” Nelson] · nv Single White Vampire Seeks Same, ed. Martin H. Greenberg & Brittiany A. Koren, DAW, 2001
- · Oh, Glorious Sight · nv Oceans of Magic, ed. Brian M. Thomsen & Martin H. Greenberg, DAW, 2001
- · Sugar and Spice and Everything Nice · ss The Mutant Files, ed. Martin H. Greenberg & John Helfers, DAW, 2001
- · Another Fine Nest [Victory “Vicki” Nelson] · nv The Bakka Anthology, ed. Kristen Pederson Chew, Bakka Books, 2002
- · To Each His Own Kind · ss Dracula in London, ed. P. N. Elrod, Ace, 2001
- · Nights of the Round Table · ss Knight Fantastic, ed. Martin H. Greenberg & John Helfers, DAW, 2002
- · Succession · nv Pharaoh Fantastic, ed. Martin H. Greenberg & Brittiany A. Koren, DAW, 2002
- · Swan’s Braid [Magdelene] · nv Swords of the Rainbow, ed. Eric Garber & Jewelle Gomez, Alyson, 1996
- · In Mysterious Ways [Magdelene] · nv Bending the Landscape: Fantasy, ed. Nicola Griffith & Steve Pagel, White Wolf, 1997
- · The Lions of al’Kalamir [Terazin] · nv Stealing Magic, Tesseract, 1999
- · Sometimes, Just Because [Terazin] · nv *
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In Praise of Ridicule Rhys Hughes (D-Press, Aug 2003, £2.00, ph, cover by Carole Humphreys) Chapbook of absurdist poetry. [Not seen]
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Open the Box and other stories Andrew Humphrey (Elastic Press 0-9543747-1-1, Feb 2003, £5.00, 163pp, tp) Collection of thirteen stories, mainly original and all revised for this colection.
- 1 · Open the Box · ss The Third Alternative #29, 2002
- 17 · How Much Do You Want to Know · ss *
- 27 · Burning Bridges · ss *
- 33 · Carved In Water, Not In Stone · ss *
- 43 · Less and Less · ss *
- 51 · Family Game · ss Crimewave #5, 2001
- 65 · Something About Her · ss *
- 71 · Bloody David Irving · ss Roadworks #13, 2002
- 83 · Blind Spot · ss *
- 95 · For the Love of a Taciturn Man · ss *
- 103 · Helen Said · ss *
- 121 · Time Bleeds · ss *
- 141 · Simply Dead · nv *
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Wakemares Tim Johnson (D-Press, Dec 2003, £2.00, 31pp, ph, cover by Carole Humphreys) Fantasy/horror collection.
- 2 · Where It Belongs · ss *
- 10 · Pulling Teeth · ss *
- 17 · Ten Words or Less · vi *
- 19 · Misfortune Cookie · ss *
- 23 · Erasing Punishment · ss *
- 30 · Impermeable · vi *
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FunnyBones Paul Kane (Creative Guy Publishing 1-894953-14-2, 2003, £6.99, 169pp, tp, cover by Steve Lines) Horror collection.
- 1 · Introduction · Pete Allen · in *
- 4 · Oliver’s Twist · vi 100 Drabbles, ed. Sue Phillips, Small Press Books, 2001
- 5 · Master of the White Worms [Dalton Quayle] · ss Alone (in the Dark), BJM Press, 2000
- 23 · A Suspicious Mind · pm Cemetery Poets: Grave Offerings, ed. Peggy Jo Shumate, Double Dragon Publishing, 2003
- 24 · The Bones Brothers · ss Dead Things Magazine #2 ’99
- 36 · Yibble · vi 100 Drabbles, ed. Sue Phillips, Small Press Books, 2001
- 37 · Dracula in Love [“Dracula”] · ss Dead Things Magazine #5, 2000
- 51 · Dalton Quayle and the Sheepshank Revelation [Dalton Quayle] · ss Amityville House of Pancakes (online) May, 2002 (+2)
- 83 · The Ugly · pm Cemetery Poets: Grave Offerings, ed. Peggy Jo Shumate, Double Dragon Publishing, 2003
- 85 · The Last Temptation of Alice Crump · ss Dead Things Magazine #1 ’99
- 97 · All the Rage · ss Terror Tales (online) Sep, 2000
- 106 · Dalton Quayle and the Temple of Deadly Danger [Dalton Quayle] · na *
- 169 · Spells Trouble · pm Cemetery Poets: Grave Offerings, ed. Peggy Jo Shumate, Double Dragon Publishing, 2003
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Shadow Writers (Volume Two) ed. Paul Kane (Rainfall Books 0-9456178-2-7, 2003, £7.99, 157pp, tp, cover by Paul Kane) Original horror anthology.
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Visions & Voyages Chico Kidd (Chico Kidd, 2003, £4.50, 75pp, ph, cover by Chico Kidd) Original collection of four stories featuring Luís da Silva.
- 3 · Introduction · in *
- 4 · Heart of Darkness · ss *
- 21 · How Hope Came Back · nv *
- 40 · The Absence of Dragons · ss *
- 52 · María Lisboa · nv *
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What Shadows We Pursue: Ghost Stories Volume Two Russell Kirk (Ash-Tree Press 1-55310-051-4, Mar 2003, C$59.00, xiv+247pp, hc, cover by Russell Kirk) Second of two volumes collecting together Russell Kirk’s short supernatural fiction, edited with an Introduction, by John Pelan. This is a limited edition of 500 copies. A world-wide edition available in the US for $45.00 and in the UK for £28.00.
- ix · The Wizard of Mecosta · John Pelan · in (*), 2003
- 3 · The Invasion of the Church of the Holy Ghost · nv F&SF Dec ’83
- 43 · What Shadows We Pursue · ss F&SF Jan ’53
- 58 · The Peculiar Demesne of Archvicar Gerontion · nv Dark Forces, ed. Kirby McCauley, Viking, 1980
- 83 · Uncle Isaiah · ss London Mystery Magazine #11 ’51
- 99 · The Reflex-Man in Whinnymuir Close · nv Whispers IV, ed. Stuart David Schiff, Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1983
- 124 · The Cellar of Little Egypt · ss
- 139 · Skyberia · ss Queen’s Quarterly Sum ’52
- 149 · Lost Lake · ss The Surly Sullen Bell, Fleet, 1962
- 158 · The Last God’s Dream · ss
- 195 · Ex Tenebris · ss Queen’s Quarterly Sum ’57
- 209 · Watchers at the Strait Gate · nv New Terrors #1, ed. Ramsey Campbell, London: Pan, 1980
- 229 · Fate’s Purse · nv F&SF May ’79
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The Casebook of Miles Pennoyer: Volume One Margery Lawrence (Ash-Tree Press 1-55310-058-1, Nov 2003, C$60.00, xii+286pp, hc, cover by Paul Lowe) [Miles Pennoyer] The first seven Miles Pennoyer cases were originally published as Number Seven Queer Street in 1945. This volume collects together the first six Pennoyer stories, the last two of which have never been printed in North America. Limited to 600 copies. A world-wide edition available in the US for $47.50 and in the UK for £29.00.
- ix · Introduction · Richard Dalby · in (*), 2003
- 3 · Preface · Jerome Latimer · pr Number Seven Queer Street, Hale, 1945
- 7 · The Case of the Bronze Door · nv Number Seven Queer Street, Hale, 1945
- 35 · The Case of the Haunted Cathedral · nv Number Seven Queer Street, Hale, 1945
- 63 · The Case of Ella McLeod · nv Number Seven Queer Street, Hale, 1945
- 85 · The Case of the White Snake · na Number Seven Queer Street, Hale, 1945
- 141 · The Case of the Young Man with the Scar · na Number Seven Queer Street, Hale, 1945
- 219 · The Case of Leannabh Sidhe · na Number Seven Queer Street, Hale, 1945
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Excitable Boys ed. Kelly Laymon (Night Shade Books 0-9700097-1-2, 2003, $12.00, 144pp, tp, cover by GAK) Original anthology inspired by the annual World Horror Convention Gross Out Contest.
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The Haunted Baronet and Others: Ghost Stories 1861-70 J. Sheridan Le Fanu (Ash-Tree Press 1-55310-056-5, Jul 2003, C$59.00, xxxvi+189pp, hc, cover by Douglas Walters) Collection of supernatural stories covering the period between 1861 and 1870, edited, with an Introduction, by Jim Rockhill. This is a limited edition of 650 copies. A world-wide edition available in the US for $45.00 and in the UK for £28.00.
- ix · ‘A Mind Turned in Upon Itself: The Life & Supernatural Fiction of Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu from 1861-70 · Jim Rockhill · in (*), 2003
- 3 · Ghost Stories of the Tiled House · ex Dublin University Magazine Nov, 1861; Chapters 8 and 9 of The House by the Churchyard, as originally serialised.
- 13 · Borrhomeo the Astrologer [as by Anon.] · ss Dublin University Magazine Jan, 1862
- 23 · An Authentic Narrative of a Haunted House · ss Dublin University Magazine Oct, 1862
- 33 · Wicked Captain Walshawe, of Wauling · ss Dublin University Magazine Apr, 1864
- 43 · Squire Toby’s Will · nv Temple Bar Jan, 1868
- 65 · Green Tea [Martin Hesselius] · nv All the Year Round Oct 23-Nov 13, 1869
- 89 · The Haunted Baronet · na Belgravia Jul, 1870 (+4)
- 183 · An Afterword Concerning the Text to ‘Ghost Stories of the Tiled House’ · Anon. · aw (*), 2003
- 185 · Bibliography · Anon. · bi (*), 2003
- 189 · Acknowledgements · Misc. · ms (*), 2003
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The Mr. Justice Harbottle and Others J. Sheridan Le Fanu (Ash-Tree Press 1-55310-079-4, Mar 2003, C$58.00, xxxvi+223pp, hc, cover by Douglas Walters) Collection of supernatural stories covering the period between 1861 and 1870, edited, with an Introduction, by Jim Rockhill. This is a limited edition of 650 copies. A world-wide edition available in the US for $47.50 and in the UK for £28.00.
- ix · A Dream of the Shadow of Smoke: The Final Years & Supernatural Fiction of Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu 1870-73 · Jim Rockhill · in (*), 2005
- 3 · The Child That Went with the Fairies · ss All the Year Round Feb 5, 1870
- 11 · The White Cat of Drumgunniol · ss All the Year Round Apr 2, 1870
- 21 · Stories of Lough Guir · gp All the Year Round Apr 23, 1870
- 31 · The Vision of Tom Chuff · ss All the Year Round Oct 8, 1870
- 41 · Madam Crowl’s Ghost · ss All the Year Round Dec 31, 1870
- 53 · The Dead Sexton · ss Once a Week Christmas, 1871
- 69 · Carmilla [Martin Hesselius] · na The Dark Blue Dec, 1871 (+3)
- 125 · Mr. Justice Harbottle [“The Haunted House in Westminster”; Martin Hesselius] · nv Belgravia Jan, 1872
- 151 · The Familiar [Martin Hesselius] · nv In a Glass, Darkly, Bentley, 1872; revised from “The Watcher”, Ghost Stories and Tales of Mystery, James McGlashan, 1851.
- 183 · Sir Dominick’s Bargain · ss All the Year Round Jul 6, 1872; revised from “The Fortunes of Sir Robert Ardagh”, Dublin University Magazine Mar 1838.
- 195 · Laura Silver Bell · ss Belgravia Annual, 1872
- 207 · Dickon the Devil [Martin Hesselius] · ss London Society Dec, 1872
- 215 · Bibliography · Anon. · bi (*), 2005
- 219 · Publication History of Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu’s Supernatural Fiction Published during His Lifetime · Anon. · bi (*), 2005
- 223 · Acknowledgements · Misc. · ms (*), 2005
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The Black Gondolier & Other Stories Fritz Leiber (e-reads 0-7592-5279-3, 2003, $19.95, 289pp, tp) Reprint (Midnight House 2000) collection of 18 stories. Edited by John Pelan & Steve Savile, who provide the introduction and afterword.
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The Derelict of Death & Other Stories ed. Steve Lines & John B. Ford (Rainfall Books 0-9540877-3-9, Sep 2003, £7.99, 151pp, tp, cover by Steve Lines) Original ghost/horror anthology.
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Nightmares from Infinity Steve Lines (Rainfall Books 0-9540877-7-1, 2003, no price, 133pp, tp, cover by Steve Lines) Collection of 110 poems, most/all originally written as song lyrics, edited by Jim Xavier, Steve Lines and John B. Ford.
- 1 · The Creature with the Atom Brain · Randolph Evans · in
- 2 · They Came from Outer Space · Lewis Carter · in
- 3 · Dark Mirror of Dreams · Lucy Francis · in
- 5 · I. Not of This Earth
- 6 · Lost in Space · pm
- 7 · Psychotronic · pm
- 8 · He’s Trash · pm
- 9 · The Creature from Galaxy X · pm
- 10 · When Worlds Collide · pm
- 11 · Metropolis · pm
- 12 · The New Gods · pm
- 13 · The 2D Man · pm
- 14 · Galaxina · pm
- 15 · The Day the Earth Stood Still · pm
- 16 · Cosmic Christmas · pm
- 17 · The Boy with X-Ray Eyes · pm
- 18 · The Mushroom Men · pm
- 19 · Alien Kids · pm
- 20 · He’s Dead Jim · pm
- 21 · Santa is a Spaceman · pm
- 22 · When the Earth Dies Screaming · pm
- 23 · I Don’t Know · pm
- 24 · Get Lost · pm
- 25 · The Last Song · pm
- 26 · The Fireclown · pm
- 27 · It Came from Outer Space · pm
- 28 · Donovan’s Brain · pm
- 29 · When I Was an Astroman · pm
- 31 · Heading For A Brainstorm · pm
- 32 · Let’s Talk About Love · pm
- 33 · Honey Honey · pm
- 34 · Candy · pm
- 35 · Satellite Baby · pm
- 36 · Junk · pm
- 37 · 20th Century Girl · pm
- 38 · Raindrops · pm
- 39 · Santa Don’t Forget Me · pm
- 40 · II. Nightmares in the Sky
- 41 · To Sleep; Perchance to Dream · pm
- 42 · Ocean Jewel · pm
- 43 · Dream on My Angel · pm
- 44 · Look At Her Eyes #1 · pm
- 45 · Dream of You · pm
- 46 · Nightmares in the Sky · pm
- 47 · Heart of Stone · pm
- 48 · Remember · pm
- 49 · November Rain · pm
- 50 · Drifting Away · pm
- 51 · Look At Her Eyes #2 · pm
- 52 · Looking Glass World · pm
- 53 · The Darkest Hour · pm
- 54 · The Lonely Aviator · pm
- 55 · Shooting Star · pm
- 56 · III. Sleep No More
- 57 · The Sleepy Tree · pm
- 58 · The House on the Borderland · pm
- 59 · Nightwinds · pm
- 60 · The Strange Inventor · pm
- 61 · White Horse · pm
- 62 · Sandman · pm
- 63 · Gray · pm
- 64 · Egyptian Queen · pm
- 65 · Shadowqueen · pm
- 66 · A Single Tear #1 · pm
- 67 · A Single Tear #2 · pm
- 68 · The Sleepy Tree (sleepy version) · pm
- 69 · The Nine Million Names of God · pm
- 70 · The Forgotten Shore · pm
- 71 · Arabian Nights · pm
- 72 · The Imp of the Perverse · pm
- 73 · Nightland · pm
- 74 · Lost · pm
- 75 · IV. Strange Aeons
- 76 · The Necronomicon · pm
- 77 · The Hounds of Tindalos · pm
- 78 · Brown Jenkin · pm
- 79 · The Call of the Whippoorwills · pm Dark Horizons #41, 2002
- 80 · Midnight Sun · pm
- 81 · E’ch Pi El · pm
- 82 · Lizzy · pm
- 83 · Dreamhound · pm Dreams of a Diseased Mind, BJM Press, 2000
- 84 · The Maze of Maal Dweb · pm
- 86 · Beyond the Fields We Know · pm
- 87 · The Ghooric Zone · pm
- 88 · What Do They Say? · pm
- 89 · The Black Pharaoh · pm Dreams of a Diseased Mind, BJM Press, 2000
- 90 · Black Flame · pm Dreams of a Diseased Mind, BJM Press, 2000
- 91 · Hero of Dreams · pm
- 93 · The Night Gaunts · pm
- 94 · R’lyeh Rising · pm Dreams of a Diseased Mind, BJM Press, 2000
- 95 · The Harpy · pm
- 96 · Cemetery Dance · pm
- 97 · V. The King in Yellow
- 98 · Cassilda’s Song · pm
- 99 · Lost Carcosa · pm
- 100 · Hali (The Lake of Lost Souls) · pm
- 101 · The Yellow Sign · pm
- 102 · The Pallid Mask · pm
- 103 · Behind the Mask · pm The Derelict of Death & Other Stories, ed. Steve Lines & John B. Ford, Rainfall Books, 2003
- 105 · VI. The Doctor’s Pond
- 106 · The Doctor’s Pond · pm
- 107 · Don’t Drink the Water in the Well · pm
- 108 · Big Fat Toad · pm
- 109 · Swamp Leech · pm
- 110 · Rabid · pm
- 111 · Bayou Boy · pm
- 112 · Something in the Bath · pm
- 113 · Parasite · pm
- 114 · Kevin · pm
- 115 · Melting Michael · pm
- 116 · Basket Case · pm
- 117 · The Ungrateful Dead · pm
- 118 · VII. My Brain Collapsed
- 119 · Take the Tryp · pm
- 120 · I Dream in Black & White · pm
- 121 · The Shadows of Night · pm
- 122 · Psychedelic Surfer · pm
- 123 · My Brain Collapsed · pm
- 124 · The Girl from Tomorrow · pm
- 125 · The Lizard Sheds Its Skin · pm
- 126 · Mangled Mind · pm
- 127 · Stormclouds Discography: 1988 - 2003 · Misc. · bi
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