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100 Twisted Little Tales of Torment

CONTENTS

Introduction · Stefan Dziemianowicz

The Archer in the Arras · Lewis Spence

The Atom-Smasher · Donald Wandrei ·

Awakening · David A. Drake ·

The Baku · Lucy Taylor ·

“Beyondaril” · John Metcalfe ·

The Black Godmother · John Galsworthy ·

Bringing It Along · A. R. Morlan ·

Broken Glass · Georgia Wood Pangborn ·

Broken Things · Nina Kiriki Hoffman ·

The Buried Alive [as by Anon.] · John Galt ·

The Business of Madame Jahn · Vincent O’Sullivan ·

Busted in Buttown · David J. Schow ·

By the Light of the Silvery Moon by Les Daniels·

Cancer Alley · Nancy A. Collins ·

Cedar Lane · Karl Edward Wagner ·

The Clock · William Fryer Harvey ·

Coffins for Two · Vincent Starrett ·

Cold Spell · David Langford ·

Crispy Notes · Nicholas Royle ·

Crutches · Steve Rasnic Tem ·

Dark Whispers · Richard T. Chizmar ·

The Devil’s Lottery · Mary Elizabeth Counselman ·

Die Rache · Steven Utley ·

Don’t Get Lost · Tanith Lee · s

Don’t Take It to Heart · H. L. Gold ·

Doorslammer · Donald A. Wollheim ·

The Elevator · Garry Kilworth ·

The Ex · William F. Nolan ·

A Far-Away Melody · Mary E. Wilkins-Freeman ·

The Feet · Mark Channing ·

The Final Tale · Elizabeth Engstrom ·

Fingers of a Hand · H. D. Everett

Fire-Bringer! · William Brandon ·

Food for Thought · Mandy Slater ·

Free Hand · Fred Chappell ·

From Beyond · H. P. Lovecraft ·

From What Strange Land · Blanche Bane Kuder ·

The Frontier Guards · H. Russell Wakefield ·

The Good Husband · Evelyn E. Smith ·

Great Expectations · Kim Antieau ·

The Green Light · Barry Pain ·

The Hand [“The Englishman”] · by Guy de Maupassant

Haunted Air · L. A. Lewis ·

Here Lies [as by H. W. Guernsey] · Howard Wandrei ·

The House · André Maurois; trans. by Jacques Chambrun

How It Happened · Arthur Conan Doyle ·

The Idol with Hands of Clay · Sir Frederick Treves ·

In the Light of the Red Lamp · Maurice Level ·

In the Straw · Edward D. Hoch ·

The Interlopers · Saki ·

Invisible Boy · Cliff Burns ·

It Will Come to You · Frank Belknap Long ·

Key to the Mysteries · Don Webb ·

The King’s Messenger · F. Marion Crawford ·

The Little Finger on the Left Hand ·

Little Old Miss Macbeth · Fritz Leiber ·

Lucky · John Maclay ·

The Man and the Snake · Ambrose Bierce ·

The Man in the Bell [as by Anon.] · William Maginn ·

The Man with the Fine Mind · Kris Neville ·

The Mummy Buyer · Joe R. Lansdale ·

The Music of the Moon · Thomas Ligotti ·

Narrative of a Fatal Event [as by Tweedside] ·

Night Deposits · Chet Williamson ·

On Call · Dennis Etchison ·

On the Leads · S. Baring-Gould ·

On the River · Guy de Maupassant; trans. by Jonathan Sturges ·

Onawa · Alan Ryan ·

The Opener of the Crypt [Fortunato] · John Jakes ·

Out of the Night · H. Warner Munn ·

Out of the Woods · Richard Laymon ·

Outside the Door · E. F. Benson ·

The Outside Man · Darrell Schweitzer ·

Patricia’s Profession · Kim Newman ·

The Pewter Ring · Peter Cannon ·

The Playmate · R. Chetwynd-Hayes ·

Powers of the Air · J. D. Beresford ·

The Prince · W. B. Maxwell ·

The Quiet Ones · Al Sarrantonio ·

Rising Generation · Ramsey Campbell ·

The Room Above the Top · Hugh B. Cave ·

A Room in a House · August Derleth ·

Sagasta’s Last · Carl Jacobi ·

Say It with Spiders · Janet Fox ·

Secrets · Melanie Tem ·

Six Kinds of Darkness · John Shirley ·

Slippage · Edward Bryant ·

The Steps · Amyas Northcote ·

Take Me When You Go · Joel Lane

Terror’s Dark Pool · Henry Treat Sperry ·

The Thing in the Cellar · David H. Keller ·

Those Whom the Gods Love · Hilda Hughes ·

Time Enough to Sleep · Thomas F. Monteleone ·

A Time for Waiting · Michael Marshall Smith

Told in the Desert · Clark Ashton Smith ·

The Triumphant Dead · William Hines ·

Twelve O’Clock · Charles Whibley

Voice · Jessica Amanda Salmonson ·

The Walker · Donald R. Burleson ·

Wrapped Up · Ramsey Campbell ·