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• 4 • Editorial (American Fantasy, Fall 1986) • essay by Nancy Garcia and Robert T. Garcia [as by Bob Garcia and Nancy Garcia]
• 6 • Oddities & Entities: News of the Fantastic (American Fantasy, Fall 1986) • essay by uncredited
• 8 • Midnights (American Fantasy, Fall 1986) • essay by Charles L. Grant
• 8 •   Review: Time Out of Mind by John R. Maxim • review by Charles L. Grant
• 8 •   Review: The Waiting Room by T. M. Wright • review by Charles L. Grant
• 8 •   Review: The Touch by F. Paul Wilson • review by Charles L. Grant
• 8 •   Review: Moon by James Herbert • review by Charles L. Grant
• 8 •   Review: Forbidden Objects by Maggie Davis • review by Charles L. Grant
• 10 •   Review: Ghost Train by Stephen Laws • review by Charles L. Grant
• 10 •   Review: Obsession by Ramsey Campbell • review by Charles L. Grant
• 10 •   Review: The Hungry Moon by Ramsey Campbell • review by Charles L. Grant
• 10 •   Review: The Changing by F. W. Armstrong • review by Charles L. Grant
• 10 •   Review: Who Made Stevie Crye? by Michael Bishop • review by Charles L. Grant
• 10 •   Review: Serpent's Circle by Patrick Harpur • review by Charles L. Grant
• 10 •   Review: Wizard of the Pigeons by Megan Lindholm • review by Charles L. Grant
• 10 •   Review: Totentanz by Al Sarrantonio • review by Charles L. Grant
• 13 • Shock Supplement (American Fantasy, Fall 1986) • essay by John Stanley
• 15 • Roaming Fancy (American Fantasy, Fall 1986) • essay by Mary Frances Zambreno
• 15 •   Review: The Unlikely Ones by Mary Brown • review by Mary Frances Zambreno
• 15 •   Review: The Golden Horn by Judith Tarr • review by Mary Frances Zambreno
• 15 •   Review: The Shattered Horse by S. P. Somtow • review by Mary Frances Zambreno
• 15 •   Review: The Copper Crown by Patricia Kennealy • review by Mary Frances Zambreno
• 15 •   Review: The Throne of Scone by Patricia Kennealy • review by Mary Frances Zambreno
• 16 •   Review: Sword-Dancer by Jennifer Roberson • review by Mary Frances Zambreno
• 16 •   Review: Silverthorn by Raymond E. Feist • review by Mary Frances Zambreno
• 16 •   Review: A Darkness at Sethanon by Raymond E. Feist • review by Mary Frances Zambreno
• 16 •   Review: Worlds Apart: An Anthology of Lesbian and Gay Science Fiction and Fantasy by Camilla Decarnin and Eric Garber and Lyn Paleo • review by Mary Frances Zambreno
• 17 •   Review: Thieves' World Graphics, Volume One by Lynn Abbey and Robert Lynn Asprin • review by Mary Frances Zambreno
• 17 •   Review: Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones • review by Mary Frances Zambreno
• 17 •   Review: The Woman Who Rides Like a Man by Tamora Pierce • review by Mary Frances Zambreno
• 17 •   Review: Up from Jericho Tel by E. L. Konigsburg • review by Mary Frances Zambreno
• 17 •   Review: The Magic Book by Willo Davis Roberts • review by Mary Frances Zambreno
• 17 •   Review: Yarrow: An Autumn Tale by Charles de Lint • review by Mary Frances Zambreno
• 17 •   Review: At Amberleaf Fair by Phyllis Ann Karr • review by Mary Frances Zambreno
• 19 • Nocturne • poem by Jessica Amanda Salmonson
• 20 • A Few Minutes with: Gene Wolfe • interview of Gene Wolfe • interview by uncredited
• 21 • Last Night in the Garden of Forking Tongues • (1984) • poem by Gene Wolfe
• 22 • The Little Shop of Horrors • essay by uncredited
• 24 • Horror and the Limits of Violence: Interviews by Douglas E. Winter • essay by Douglas E. Winter
• 24 • Views on Horror and the Limits of Violence • essay by Dennis Etchison
• 25 • Views on Horror and the Limits of Violence • essay by Suzy McKee Charnas
• 25 • Views on Horror and the Limits of Violence • essay by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro
• 26 • Views on Horror and the Limits of Violence • essay by Stephen King
• 26 • Views on Horror and the Limits of Violence • essay by Alan Ryan
• 27 • Fantasy Authors on Violence • essay by Robert T. Garcia
• 27 • Attitudes Toward Violence in One's Work • essay by Ellen Kushner
• 27 • Attitudes Toward Violence in One's Work • essay by Gene Wolfe
• 28 • Attitudes Toward Violence in One's Work • essay by Robin Wayne Bailey [as by Robin Bailey]
• 28 • Attitudes Toward Violence in One's Work • essay by Jane Yolen
• 29 • Views on Horror and the Limits of Violence • essay by John Coyne
• 29 • Views on Horror and the Limits of Violence • essay by David Morrell
• 32 • The Senator • short story by G. Wayne Miller
• 36 • The Darkly Elegant World of Randy Broecker • interview of Randy Broecker • interview by Nancy Garcia and Robert T. Garcia and Dale Johnson [as by Nancy Garcia and Robert Garcia and Dale Johnson]
• 38 •  Cover illustration for the Effigies album • interior artwork by Randy Broecker
• 38 •  Lyric sheet illustration • interior artwork by Randy Broecker
• 38 •  Back cover of Effigies album • interior artwork by Randy Broecker
• 39 •  Early unpublished piece (circa 1980) • interior artwork by Randy Broecker
• 40 •  Unpublished piece for the Conan story, The Scarlet citadel • interior artwork by Randy Broecker
• 41 •  Illustration from limited edition of Tanith Lee's Night's Master • interior artwork by Randy Broecker
• 42 • From Rough to Finished Form: Examining the Genesis of Lotman's End • essay by uncredited
• 42 •  From Rough to Finished Form: Examining the Genesis of Lotman's End • interior artwork by Randy Broecker
• 43 •  Unfinished piece for Delusion's Master • interior artwork by Randy Broecker
• 44 •  Interior piece for The Borders Just Beyond • interior artwork by Randy Broecker
• 44 •  Unpublished piece for Jack Vance's The Killer Thing • interior artwork by Randy Broecker
• 45 •  Unpublished piece depicting the opening lines of Clark Ashton Smith's The Hashish Eater • interior artwork by Randy Broecker
• 46 • Beauty Is the Beast • short story by Tanith Lee
• 46 •  Beauty is the Beast • interior artwork by Todd Cameron Hamilton
• 54 • Magic Lantern Show (American Fantasy, Fall 1986) • essay by Cory Glaberson
• 56 • Running It Back (American Fantasy, Fall 1986) • essay by Susan Johnson