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• Title: The Supernatural Omnibus: Being a Collection of Stories of Apparitions, Witchcraft, Werewolves, Diabolism, Necromancy, Satanism, Divination, Sorcery, Goety, Voodoo, Possession, Occult Doom and Destiny
• Editors: Montague Summers
• Year: 1952-04-00
• Publisher: Victor Gollancz
• Pages: 622
• Binding: hc
• Type: ANTHOLOGY
• Title Reference: The Supernatural Omnibus: Being a Collection of Stories of Apparitions, Witchcraft, Werewolves, Diabolism, Necromancy, Satanism, Divination, Sorcery, Goety, Voodoo, Possession, Occult Doom and Destiny
• ISFDB Record Number: 355899
• Notes: Edited, with an introduction, by Montague Summers.
  Stated fifth impression.
• Bibliographic Comments: Add new Publication comment (THSPRNTRLM1952)

Contents (view Concise Listing)

• 7 • Introduction (The Supernatural Omnibus) • (1931) • essay by Montague Summers
• 39 • Narrative of the Ghost of a Hand (excerpt from The House by the Churchyard) • (1863) • shortfiction by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu (variant of The Ghost of a Hand) [as by J. Sheridan de Fanu ]
• 46 • An Account of Some Strange Disturbances in Aungier Street • (1853) • shortstory by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu [as by J. Sheridan Le Fanu ]
• 66 • Man-Size in Marble • (1886) • shortstory by E. Nesbit
• 78 • The Judge's House • (1891) • shortstory by Bram Stoker
• 95 • Thurnley Abbey • (1908) • shortstory by Perceval Landon
• 110 • The Story of the Spaniards, Hammersmith • [Flaxman Low] • (1916) • shortstory by Kate Prichard and Hesketh Prichard [as by E. Heron and H. Heron ]
• 122 • The Phantom Coach • (1864) • shortstory by Amelia B. Edwards
• 135 • Brickett Bottom • (1921) • shortstory by Amyas Northcote
• 145 • The Cold Embrace • (1862) • shortstory by Mary Elizabeth Braddon [as by Miss Braddon ]
• 154 • How the Third Floor Knew the Potteries • (1863) • shortstory by Amelia B. Edwards
• 166 • Not to Be Taken at Bed-Time • (1865) • shortstory by Rosa Mulholland
• 179 • To Be Taken with a Grain of Salt • (1865) • shortstory by Charles Dickens
• 190 • The Signal-Man • (1866) • shortstory by Charles Dickens (variant of The Signalman)
• 202 • The Compensation House • (1866) • novelette by Charles Allston Collins [as by Charles Collins ]
• 217 • The Engineer • (1866) • novelette by Amelia B. Edwards (variant of An Engineer's Story)
• 234 • When I Was Dead • (1896) • shortstory by Vincent O'Sullivan
• 238 • The Story of Yand Manor House • [Flaxman Low] • (1916) • shortstory by Hesketh Prichard and Kate Prichard [as by E. Heron and H. Heron ]
• 251 • The Business of Madame Jahn • (1896) • shortstory by Vincent O'Sullivan
• 258 • Amour Dure • (1887) • novelette by Vernon Lee
• 288 • Oke of Okehurst • (1890) • novelette by Vernon Lee (variant of Oke of Okehurst, or, A Phantom Lover 1886)
• 335 • Eveline's Visitant • (1867) • shortstory by Mary Elizabeth Braddon [as by Miss Braddon ]
• 345 • John Charrington's Wedding • (1891) • shortstory by E. Nesbit
• 352 • De Profundis • (1923) • shortstory by Roger Pater
• 365 • The Dream Woman • (1874) • novelette by Wilkie Collins (variant of The Dream-Woman)
• 392 • Singular Passage in the Life of the Late Henry Harris, Doctor in Divinity • [The Ingoldsby Legends] • (1840) • novelette by Richard Harris Barham (variant of Singular Passage in the Life of the Late Henry Harris 1831) [as by Richard Barham ]
• 411 • The Spirit of Stonehenge • (1930) • shortstory by Rosalie Muspratt [as by Jasper John ]
• 416 • The Seeker of Souls • (1930) • shortstory by Rosalie Muspratt [as by Jasper John ]
• 424 • The Astrologer's Legacy • (1914) • shortstory by Roger Pater
• 435 • My Brother's Ghost Story • (1860) • shortstory by Amelia B. Edwards
• 447 • Sir Dominick's Bargain • (1872) • shortstory by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu [as by J. Sheridan Le Fanu ]
• 460 • The Bargain of Rupert Orange • (1896) • novelette by Vincent O'Sullivan
• 479 • Carmilla • [Martin Hesselius] • (1871) • novella by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu [as by J. Sheridan Le Fanu ]
• 547 • The White Wolf of the Hartz Mountains • (1839) • shortstory by Frederick Marryat (variant of The Werewolf (excerpt: chapter 39 of The Phantom Ship))
• 566 • A Porta Inferi • (1923) • shortstory by Roger Pater
• 577 • Jerry Jarvis's Wig • (1843) • shortstory by Richard Harris Barham [as by Richard Barham ]
• 593 • The Watcher of the Dead • (1929) • shortstory by John Guinan (variant of The Watcher o' the Dead)
• 604 • The Story of Konnor Old House • [Flaxman Low] • (1931) • shortstory by Hesketh Prichard and Kate Prichard [as by E. Heron and H. Heron ]
• 617 • Toussel's Pale Bride • (1931) • shortstory by William B. Seabrook [as by W. B. Seabrook ]

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