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• 3 • His Best in Years: King in Fine Form • essay by Hank Wagner
• 3 •   Review: Just After Sunset by Stephen King • review by Hank Wagner
• 3 •   Review: Under the Dome by Stephen King • review by Hank Wagner
• 6 • A Sheaf of Horrific Delights • essay by Leigh Blackmore
• 6 •   Review: Savage Menace and Other Poems by Richard L. Tierney • review by Leigh Blackmore
• 9 • Motel, Arachnid, and High Heels • essay by Scott D. Briggs [as by Scott David Briggs]
• 9 •   Review: Wait for the Thunder: Stories for a Stormy Night by Donald R. Burleson • review by Scott D. Briggs [as by Scott David Briggs]
• 11 • Custer's Last Stand • essay by Bev Vincent
• 11 •   Review: Black Hills by Dan Simmons • review by Bev Vincent
• 14 • Is the Soul Changeless? • essay by Kendra Kuss Ditto [as by Kendra Ditto]
• 14 •   Review: Changeless by Gail Carriger • (2010) • review by Kendra Kuss Ditto [as by Kendra Ditto]
• 14 •   Review: Vampire Maker by Michael Schiefelbein • (2010) • review by Kendra Kuss Ditto [as by Kendra Ditto]
• 19 • Doubly Disappointing • essay by Tony Fonseca
• 19 •   Review: Mystery Walk by Robert R. McCammon • review by Tony Fonseca
• 19 •   Review: Thought Forms by Jeffrey Thomas • review by Tony Fonseca
• 22 • Horrors Cosmic and Personal • essay by Javier A. Martínez
• 22 •   Review: Darkness on the Edge of Town by Brian Keene • review by Javier A. Martínez
• 22 •   Review: Scissors by Ray Garton • review by Javier A. Martínez
• 27 • On the Rack • essay by Michael Marano
• 27 •   Review: What Happens When You Wake Up in the Night by Michael Marshall Smith • review by Michael Marano
• 27 •   Review: The Safe Children by Tom Fletcher • review by Michael Marano
• 27 •   Review: Black Country by Joel Lane • review by Michael Marano
• 27 •   Review: When the Door Closed, It Was Dark by Alison Moore • review by Michael Marano
• 31 • A Portrait of the Artist • essay by Steven J. Mariconda
• 31 •   Review: I Am Providence: The Life and Times of H. P. Lovecraft by S. T. Joshi • review by Steven J. Mariconda
• 37 • The Men Behind the Curtain • essay by Matt Cardin
• 37 •   Review: The Conspiracy Against the Human Race: A Contrivance of Horror by Thomas Ligotti • review by Matt Cardin
• 37 •   Review: Against Religion: The Atheist Writings of H. P. Lovecraft by S. T. Joshi and H. P. Lovecraft • review by Matt Cardin
• 43 • Ramsey Campbell, Probably: The Missing Bits • [Ramsey Campbell, Probably] • (2005) • essay by Ramsey Campbell
• 50 • What If Cthulhu Won? • essay by Martin Andersson
• 50 •   Review: Cthulhu's Reign by Darrell Schweitzer • review by Martin Andersson
• 53 • Shock or Shlock? • essay by Hank Wagner
• 53 •   Review: Sanctified and Chicken-Fried: The Portable Lansdale by Joe R. Lansdale • review by Hank Wagner
• 53 •   Review: Jake's Wake by Cody Goodfellow and John Skipp • review by Hank Wagner
• 57 • Horror and fantasy for the Impecunious • essay by S. T. Joshi
• 57 •   Review: The Screaming Skull and Other Classic Horror Stories by Michael Kelahan • review by S. T. Joshi
• 57 •   Review: The End of the World: Tales of Apocalyptic Science Fiction by Michael Kelahan • review by S. T. Joshi
• 57 •   Review: The Horror of the Heights and Other Strange Tales by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle • review by S. T. Joshi
• 57 •   Review: The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Other Macabre Tales by Washington Irving • review by S. T. Joshi
• 57 •   Review: Dracula's Guest and Other Tales of Horror by Bram Stoker • review by S. T. Joshi
• 57 •   Review: The Picture of Dorian Gray and Other Fantastic Tales by Oscar Wilde • review by S. T. Joshi
• 61 • A Werewolf Story with (Sharp) Teeth • essay by Robert Butterfield
• 61 •   Review: The Leaping by Tom Fletcher • review by Robert Butterfield
• 65 • Writing Above the Zombie Line • essay by Vicky Gilpin
• 65 •   Review: Full Moon City by Martin H. Greenberg and Darrell Schweitzer • review by Vicky Gilpin
• 65 •   Review: What Will Come After by Scott Edelman • review by Vicky Gilpin
• 68 • Nutrition for the Dead • essay by Leigh Blackmore
• 69 •   Review: Zombies: A Record of the Year of Infection: Field Notes by Dr. Robert Twomby by Chris Lane and Don Roff • review by Leigh Blackmore
• 70 • The United States of the Undead • essay by John Edgar Browning
• 70 •   Review: Brains: A Zombie Memoir by Robin Becker • review by John Edgar Browning
• 72 • Two Anthologies, 45 Stories • essay by Richard Bleiler
• 72 •   Review: Darkness: Two Decades of Modern Horror by Ellen Datlow • review by Richard Bleiler
• 72 •   Review: The Mammoth Book of the Best of Best New Horror: A Twenty-Year Celebration by Stephen Jones • review by Richard Bleiler
• 76 • A Broad Range of Strange • essay by Jonathan Johnson
• 76 •   Review: Tempting Providence and Other Stories by Jonathan Thomas • review by Jonathan Johnson
• 80 • Darkness with Depth • essay by Robert Butterfield
• 80 •   Review: Dark Faith by Maurice Broaddus and Jerry Gordon • review by Robert Butterfield
• 84 • What Lurks in the Dark • essay by Van P. Viator
• 84 •   Review: Ghosts of Wyoming by Alyson Hagy • review by Van P. Viator
• 84 •   Review: They That Dwell in Dark Places by Daniel McGachey • review by Van P. Viator
• 87 • New Writers, New Horror • essay by John Edgar Browning
• 87 •   Review: And Now the Nightmare Begins: The Horror Zine by Jeani Rector • review by John Edgar Browning
• 89 • Dante of the Dead • essay by Matt Cardin
• 89 •   Review: Valley of the Dead: The Truth Behind Dante's Inferno by Kim Paffenroth • review by Matt Cardin
• 93 • Sympathy for Ig • essay by John Langan
• 93 •   Review: Horns by Joe Hill • review by John Langan
• 96 • Living in London Is Overrated • essay by Andy Trevathan
• 96 •   Review: 30 Days of Night: Fear of the Dark by Tim Lebbon • review by Andy Trevathan
• 99 • A Ghost Melodrama • essay by June Pulliam
• 99 •   Review: Ghost Monster by Simon Clark • review by June Pulliam
• 101 • What If? • essay by Antoinette Winstead
• 101 •   Review: Blood Colony by Tananarive Due • review by Antoinette Winstead
• 104 • Murder Most Macabre • essay by Tony Fonseca
• 104 •   Review: The Bottoms by Joe R. Lansdale • review by Tony Fonseca
• 107 • The Weird Scholar (Dead Reckonings #8, Fall 2010) • [The Weird Scholar] • essay by S. T. Joshi
• 107 •   Review: The Lottery by Shirley Jackson • review by S. T. Joshi
• 107 •   Review: The Sundial by Shirley Jackson • review by S. T. Joshi
• 107 •   Review: The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson • review by S. T. Joshi
• 107 •   Review: We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson • review by S. T. Joshi
• 107 •   Review: The Bird's Nest by Shirley Jackson • review by S. T. Joshi
• 107 •   Review: Come Along with Me by Shirley Jackson • review by S. T. Joshi
• 107 •   Review: Just an Ordinary Day by Shirley Jackson • review by S. T. Joshi
• 112 • Capsule Reviews • essay by Tony Fonseca and S. T. Joshi
• 112 •   Review: The King in Yellow by Robert W. Chambers • review by Tony Fonseca
• 112 •   Review: Poe in His Own Time by Benjamin F. Fisher • review by S. T. Joshi
• 113 •   Review: Pandora's Nightmare: Horror Unleashed by Jessica A. Weiss • review by Tony Fonseca