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• xiii • Haunted Castles, Dark Mirrors: On the Penguin Horror Series • (2007) • essay by Guillermo Del Toro
• xxxi • Introduction (American Supernatural Tales) • (2007) • essay by S. T. Joshi
• 1 • Washington Irving • (2007) • essay by uncredited
• 3 • The Adventure of the German Student • [Strange Stories by a Nervous Gentleman] • (1824) • short story by Washington Irving
• 9 • Nathaniel Hawthorne • (2007) • essay by uncredited
• 11 • Edward Randolph's Portrait • (1838) • short story by Nathaniel Hawthorne
• 23 • Edgar Allen Poe • (2007) • essay by uncredited
• 25 • The Fall of the House of Usher • (1839) • novelette by Edgar Allan Poe
• 45 • Fitz-James O'Brien • (2007) • essay by uncredited
• 47 • What Was It? • (1859) • short story by Fitz-James O'Brien
• 61 • Ambrose Bierce • (2007) • essay by uncredited
• 63 • The Death of Halpin Frayser • (1891) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 79 • Robert W. Chambers • (2007) • essay by uncredited
• 81 • The Yellow Sign • [King in Yellow (Chambers)] • (1895) • novelette by Robert W. Chambers
• 101 • Henry James • (2007) • essay by uncredited
• 103 • The Real Right Thing • (1892) • short story by Henry James
• 117 • H. P. Lovecraft • (2007) • essay by uncredited
• 119 • The Call of Cthulhu • [Cthulhu Mythos] • (1928) • novelette by H. P. Lovecraft
• 151 • Clark Ashton Smith • (2007) • essay by uncredited
• 153 • The Vaults of Yoh-Vombis • [Mars (Clark Ashton Smith)] • (1932) • novelette by Clark Ashton Smith
• 175 • Robert E. Howard • (2007) • essay by uncredited
• 177 • Old Garfield's Heart • (1933) • short story by Robert E. Howard
• 189 • Robert Bloch • (2007) • essay by uncredited
• 191 • Black Bargain • (1942) • short story by Robert Bloch
• 209 • August Derleth • (2007) • essay by uncredited
• 211 • The Lonesome Place • (1948) • short story by August Derleth
• 221 • Fritz Leiber • (2007) • essay by uncredited
• 223 • The Girl with the Hungry Eyes • (1949) • short story by Fritz Leiber
• 239 • Ray Bradbury • (2007) • essay by uncredited
• 241 • The Fog Horn • (1951) • short story by Ray Bradbury
• 251 • Shirley Jackson • (2007) • essay by uncredited
• 253 • A Visit • (1952) • novelette by Shirley Jackson (variant of The Lovely House)
• 277 • Richard Matheson • (2007) • essay by uncredited
• 279 • Long Distance Call • (1953) • short story by Richard Matheson (variant of Sorry, Right Number)
• 293 • Charles Beaumont • (2007) • essay by uncredited
• 295 • The Vanishing American • (1955) • short story by Charles Beaumont
• 307 • T. E. D. Klein • (2007) • essay by uncredited
• 309 • The Events at Poroth Farm • (1972) • novella by T. E. D. Klein
• 359 • Stephen King • (2007) • essay by uncredited
• 361 • Night Surf • (1974) • short story by Stephen King
• 371 • Dennis Etchison • (2007) • essay by uncredited
• 373 • The Late Shift • (1980) • short story by Dennis Etchison
• 391 • Thomas Ligotti • (2007) • essay by uncredited
• 393 • Vastarien • (1987) • short story by Thomas Ligotti
• 409 • Karl Edward Wagner • (2007) • essay by uncredited
• 411 • Endless Night • (1987) • short story by Karl Edward Wagner
• 421 • Norman Partridge • (2007) • essay by uncredited
• 423 • The Hollow Man • (1991) • short story by Norman Partridge
• 431 • David J. Schow • (2007) • essay by uncredited
• 433 • Last Call for the Sons of Shock • (1991) • short story by David J. Schow
• 451 • Joyce Carol Oates • (2007) • essay by uncredited
• 453 • Demon • (1996) • short story by Joyce Carol Oates
• 457 • Caitlín R. Kiernan • (2007) • essay by uncredited
• 459 • In the Water Works (Birmingham, Alabama 1888) • [Dancy Flammarion] • (2000) • short story by
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• 473 • Sources (American Supernatural Tales) • (2007) • essay by uncredited