100 Twisted Little Tales of Torment
Stefan R. Dziemianowicz
578 pages, Hardcover
ISBN: 076070855X
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Language: English
Publish: October 1, 1998
Anthology by Stefan Dziemianowicz and Martin H. Greenberg and Robert Weinberg.
Contents
xi • Introduction (100 Twisted Little Tales of Torment) • essay by Stefan Dziemianowicz
1 • The Archer in the Arras • (1932) • short story by Lewis Spence
7 • The Atom-Smasher • (1934) • short story by Donald Wandrei
9 • Awakening • (1975) • short story by David Drake [as by David A. Drake]
12 • The Baku • (1988) • short story by Lucy Taylor
18 • ‘Beyondaril’ • (1971) • short story by John Metcalfe
24 • The Black Godmother • (1912) • short fiction by John Galsworthy
28 • Bringing It Along • (1996) • short story by A.R. Morlan
35 • Broken Glass • (1911) • short story by Georgia Wood Pangborn
42 • Broken Things • (1990) • short fiction by Nina Kiriki Hoffman
44 • The Buried Alive • (1821) • short story by John Galt
47 • The Business of Madame Jahn • (1896) • short story by Vincent O’Sullivan
53 • Busted in Buttown • (1991) • short story by David J. Schow
59 • By the Light of the Silvery Moon • (1990) • short story by Les Daniels
64 • Cancer Alley • (1994) • short story by Nancy A. Collins
72 • Cedar Lane • (1990) • short story by Karl Edward Wagner
80 • The Clock • (1928) • short story by William Fryer Harvey
84 • Coffins for Two • (1924) • short story by Vincent Starrett
89 • Cold Spell • (1980) • short story by David Langford
98 • Crispy Notes • (1991) • short story by Nicholas Royle
102 • Crutches • (1983) • short story by Steve Rasnic Tem
109 • Dark Whispers • (1996) • by Richard Chizmar [as by Richard T. Chizmar]
114 • The Devil’s Lottery • (1948) • short story by Mary Elizabeth Counselman
123 • Die Rache • (1992) • short story by Steven Utley
126 • Don’t Get Lost • (1989) • short story by Tanith Lee
133 • Don’t Take It to Heart • (1953) • short story by H.L. Gold
141 • Doorslammer • (1963) • short story by Donald A. Wollheim
145 • The Elevator • (1992) • short story by Garry Kilworth
150 • The Ex • (1996) • short story by William F. Nolan
156 • A Far-Away Melody • (1890) • by Mary E. Wilkins Freeman [as by Mary E. Wilkins-Freeman]
163 • The Feet • (1935) • short story by Mark Channing
170 • The Final Tale • (1986) • short story by Elizabeth Engstrom
175 • Fingers of a Hand • short story by Mrs. H.D. Everett [as by H.D. Everett]
182 • Fire-Bringer! • (1949) • short story by William Brandon
187 • Food for Thought • (1995) • short story by Mandy Slater
195 • Free Hand • (1990) • short story by Fred Chappell
201 • From Beyond • [Dream Cycle] • (1934) • short story by H.P. Lovecraft
207 • From What Strange Land • (1935) • short story by Blanche Bane Kuder
214 • The Frontier Guards • (1929) • short story by H. Russell Wakefield
219 • The Good Husband • (1955) • short story by Evelyn E. Smith
222 • Great Expectations • (1990) • short story by Kim Antieau
226 • The Green Light • (1897) • short story by Barry Pain
231 • The Hand • [La main d’écorché • 2] • (1910) • short story by Guy de Maupassant *trans. of La main (1883)
237 • Haunted Air • (1934) • short story by L.A. Lewis
245 • Here Lies • (1937) • short story by Howard Wandrei
250 • The House • (1932) • by André Maurois *trans. of La maison (1931)
252 • How It Happened • (1913) • short story by Arthur Conan Doyle
255 • The Idol with Hands of Clay • (1923) • short story by Sir Frederick Treves
262 • In the Light of the Red Lamp • (1909) • by Maurice Level *trans. of Sous la Lumière Rouge (1906)
266 • In the Straw • (1975) • short story by Edward D. Hoch
272 • The Interlopers • (1912) • short story by Saki
277 • Invisible Boy • (1987) • short story by Cliff Burns
282 • It Will Come to You • (1942) • short story by Frank Belknap Long
288 • Key to the Mysteries • (1989) • short story by Don Webb
293 • The King’s Messenger • (1907) • short story by F. Marion Crawford
300 • The Little Finger on the Left Hand • (1990) • short story by Ardath Mayhar
304 • Little Old Miss Macbeth • (1958) • short story by Fritz Leiber
309 • Lucky • (1996) • short story by John Maclay
312 • The Man and the Snake • (1890) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
318 • The Man in the Bell • (1821) • short story by William Maginn
323 • The Man with the Fine Mind • (1953) • short story by Kris Neville
331 • The Mummy Buyer • (1981) • short story by Joe R. Lansdale
335 • The Music of the Moon • (1987) • short story by Thomas Ligotti
342 • Narrative of a Fatal Event • (1818) • by Sir Walter Scott [as by Walter Scott]
350 • Night Deposits • (1987) • short story by Chet Williamson
355 • On Call • (1980) • short story by Dennis Etchison
363 • On the Leads • (1904) • by Sabine Baring-Gould [as by S. Baring-Gould]
371 • On the River • (1903) • short story by Guy de Maupassant *trans. of Sur L’Eau (1876)
377 • Onawa • (1982) • short story by Alan Ryan
384 • The Opener of the Crypt • [Fortunato] • (1952) • short story by John Jakes
390 • Out of the Night • (1968) • short story by H. Warner Munn
395 • Out of the Woods • (1975) • short story by Richard Laymon
398 • Outside the Door • (1910) • short story by E.F. Benson
405 • The Outside Man • (1992) • short story by Darrell Schweitzer
413 • Patricia’s Profession • (1985) • short story by Kim Newman
418 • The Pewter Ring • (1987) • short story by Peter Cannon
425 • The Playmate • (1971) • short story by R. Chetwynd-Hayes
434 • Powers of the Air • (1917) • short story by J.D. Beresford
439 • The Prince • (1928) • short story by W.B. Maxwell
444 • The Quiet Ones • (1983) • short story by Al Sarrantonio
452 • Rising Generation • (1975) • short story by Ramsey Campbell
456 • The Room Above the Top • (1984) • short story by Hugh B. Cave
463 • A Room in a House • (1950) • short story by August Derleth
471 • Sagasta’s Last • (1939) • short story by Carl Jacobi
479 • Say It with Spiders • (1970) • short story by Janet Fox
482 • Secrets • (1991) • short story by Melanie Tem
490 • Six Kinds of Darkness • (1988) • short story by John Shirley
498 • Slippage • (1990) • short story by Edward Bryant
500 • The Steps • (1921) • short story by Amyas Northcote
507 • Take Me When You Go • (1994) • short story by Joel Lane
513 • Terror’s Dark Pool • (1936) • short story by Henry Treat Sperry
519 • The Thing in the Cellar•(1932)•by David H. Keller, M.D. [as by David H. Keller]
526 • Those Whom the Gods Love • (1929) • short story by Hilda Hughes
533 • Time Enough to Sleep • (1995) • short story by Thomas F. Monteleone
539 • A Time for Waiting • (1992) • short story by Michael Marshall Smith
542 • Told in the Desert • (1964) • short story by Clark Ashton Smith
547 • The Triumphant Dead • (1936) • short story by William Hines
554 • Twelve O’Clock • (1926) • short story by Charles Whibley
558 • Voice • (1981) • short story by Jessica Amanda Salmonson
562 • The Walker • (1988) • short story by Donald R. Burleson
565 • Wrapped Up • (1981) • short story by Ramsey Campbell