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• 9 • Beyond the Doors: Introduction • essay by Ramsey Campbell
• 10 •  The Inhabitant of the Lake and Less Welcome Tenants (cover) • (1964) • interior artwork by Frank Utpatel (variant of cover art for The Inhabitant of the Lake and Less Welcome Tenants)
• 17 • Arkham House: Sundry Observations • (2010) • essay by Mike Barrett
• 17 •  The Outsider and Others (cover) • (1974) • interior artwork by Virgil Finlay (variant of cover art for The Outsider and Others 1939)
• 18 •  Someone in the Dark (cover) • (1941) • interior artwork by Frank Utpatel (variant of cover art for Someone in the Dark)
• 22 •  Sixty Years of Arkham House: A History and Bibliography (cover) • (1999) • interior artwork by Allen Koszowski (variant of cover art for Sixty Years of Arkham House)
• 32 •  Arkham House colophon • interior artwork by Frank Utpatel
• 42 •  Mycroft & Moran colophon • interior artwork by Frank Utpatel
• 45 • Weaver of Weird Tales: Greye La Spina • essay by Mike Barrett (variant of Greye La Spina: Weaver of Weird Tales 2008)
• 49 •  Invaders from the Dark (cover) • (1960) • interior artwork by Gary Gore (variant of cover art for Invaders from the Dark)
• 52 •  The Gargoyle (cover) • (1975) • interior artwork by Vincent Napoli (variant of cover art for The Gargoyle)
• 59 •  The Gargoyle and Others (cover) • interior artwork by Andrew Brosnatch (variant of cover art for Weird Tales, September 1925 1925)
• 63 • Narratives Out of Nightmare: Edward Lucas White • essay by Mike Barrett
• 69 •  Lukundoo and Other Stories (cover) • (1927) • interior artwork by uncredited
• 75 • From Simorgya to Stardock: Fritz Leiber • essay by Mike Barrett (variant of The Two Greatest Heroes in Lankhmar 1978)
• 78 •  Two Sought Adventure (cover) • (2001) • interior artwork by Leo Dillon (variant of cover art for Two Sought Adventure 1957) [as by Lionel Dillon]
• 81 •  Ill Met in Lankhmar (cover) • (1990) • interior artwork by Rick Berry (variant of cover art for Ill Met in Lankhmar)
• 86 •  Swords and Ice Magic (cover) • (2001) • interior artwork by Michael Whelan (variant of cover art for Swords and Ice Magic 1977)
• 90 •  Ill Met in Lankhmar (cover) • (1995) • interior artwork by Mike Mignola and Sherilyn Van Valkenburgh (variant of cover art for Ill Met in Lankhmar) [as by Mike Mignola]
• 95 • Otherworldly Presences: Mary E Wilkins Freeman • essay by Mike Barrett (variant of Entrances to Elsewhere: The Supernatural Fiction of Mary E. Wilkins Freeman 2009)
• 99 •  The Wind in the Rose-Bush and Other Stories of the Supernatural (cover) • (1986) • interior artwork by uncredited
• 105 •  Collected Ghost Stories (cover) • (1974) • interior artwork by Frank Utpatel (variant of cover art for Collected Ghost Stories)
• 109 • Screaming Skulls and Dead Smiles: F Marion Crawford • essay by Mike Barrett
• 110 •  The Witch of Prague (cover) • interior artwork by uncredited
• 119 • Dark and Sinister Shades: Marjorie Bowen • essay by Mike Barrett
• 121 •  Kecksies and Other Twilight Tales (cover) • (1976) • interior artwork by Stephen Fabian (variant of cover art for Kecksies and Other Twilight Tales)
• 134 •  The Bishop of Hell and Other Stories (cover) • (1949) • interior artwork by uncredited
• 141 • Mostly in Shadow: Mary Elizabeth Counselman • essay by Mike Barrett
• 141 •  Half in Shadow (cover) • (1978) • interior artwork by Tim Kirk (variant of cover art for Half in Shadow)
• 148 •  African Yesterdays: A Collection of Native Folktales (cover) • (1977) • interior artwork by uncredited
• 149 •  The Face of Fear and Other Poems (cover) • (1984) • interior artwork by Charles Vess (variant of cover art for The Face of Fear and Other Poems)
• 155 • Opportune Recitals at Convenient Intervals: Ernest Bramah • essay by Mike Barrett
• 158 •  The Moon of Much Gladness (cover) • interior artwork by uncredited
• 162 •  Kai Lung's Golden Hours (cover) • (2001) • interior artwork by Ian Miller (variant of cover art for Kai Lung's Golden Hours 1972)
• 169 •  Kai Lung Unrolls His Mat (cover) • (1974) • interior artwork by Ian Miller (variant of cover art for Kai Lung Unrolls His Mat)
• 172 •  Kai Lung Beneath the Mulberry Tree (cover) • (1940) • interior artwork by uncredited
• 178 •  The Eyes of Max Carrados (cover) • (unknown) • interior artwork by uncredited
• 183 • West Indian Frights: Henry S Whitehead • essay by Mike Barrett
• 186 •  Jumbee and Other Uncanny Tales (cover) • (1944) • interior artwork by Charles Frank Wakefield (variant of cover art for Jumbee and Other Uncanny Tales)
• 191 •  West India Lights (cover) • (1946) • interior artwork by Ronald Clyne (variant of cover art for West India Lights)
• 195 • The Passion, The Magic, and the Outrageous: Theodore Sturgeon • essay by Mike Barrett (variant of "The Passion, the Magic, and the Outrageous": Theodore Sturgeon's Fantasy Fiction 2010)
• 196 •  E Pluribus Unicorn (cover) • (1953) • interior artwork by Anne Marie Jauss (variant of cover art for E Pluribus Unicorn) [as by A. M. Jauss]
• 201 •  More Than Human (cover) • interior artwork by Gary Viskupic (variant of cover art for More Than Human 1978)
• 202 •  Some of Your Blood (cover) • (1961) • interior artwork by uncredited
• 206 •  Without Sorcery (cover) • (1948) • interior artwork by L. Robert Tschirky (variant of cover art for Without Sorcery)
• 211 • Forgotten Disciple: C Hall Thompson • essay by Mike Barrett
• 215 •  Weird Tales, November 1946 (cover) • (1977) • interior artwork by Boris Dolgov (variant of cover art for Weird Tales, November 1946 1946)
• 219 •  A Gun for Billy Reo (cover) • (1955) • interior artwork by uncredited
• 221 • Another Forgotten Disciple: Clifford Ball • essay by Mike Barrett
• 224 •  Weird Tales, July 1937 (cover) • (1974) • interior artwork by Virgil Finlay (variant of cover art for Weird Tales, July 1937 1937)
• 227 •  Weird Tales, March 1939 (cover) • (1979) • interior artwork by Virgil Finlay (variant of cover art for Weird Tales, March 1939 1939)
• 229 • Tales in a Major Key: C L Moore • essay by Mike Barrett
• 230 •  Northwest of Earth (cover) • (1954) • interior artwork by Ric Binkley (variant of cover art for Northwest of Earth)
• 234 •  Weird Tales, October 1934 (cover) • (1970) • interior artwork by Margaret Brundage (variant of cover art for Weird Tales, October 1934 1934)
• 239 •  Jirel of Joiry (cover) • (1969) • interior artwork by uncredited
• 243 • Shapes and Sounds: M P Shiel • essay by Mike Barrett
• 243 •  The Purple Cloud (cover) • (1978) • interior artwork by uncredited
• 247 •  Prince Zaleski and Cummings King Monk (cover) • (1977) • interior artwork by Joe Wehrle, Jr. (variant of cover art for Prince Zaleski and Cummings King Monk)
• 256 •  Xelucha and Others (cover) • (1975) • interior artwork by Frank Utpatel (variant of cover art for Xelucha and Others)
• 269 • Things of Darkness: G G Pendarves • essay by Mike Barrett
• 271 •  The Devil's Graveyard (cover) • (1988) • interior artwork by Alan Hunter (variant of cover art for The Devil's Graveyard)
• 276 •  Weird Tales, August 1937 (cover) • (1937) • interior artwork by Margaret Brundage (variant of cover art for Weird Tales, August 1937)
• 279 • The Final Resting Place: Lord Dunsany • essay by Mike Barrett
• 279 •  The Sword of Welleran and Other Stories (cover) • (2005) • interior artwork by Sidney H. Sime (variant of cover art for The Sword of Welleran and Other Stories)
• 280 •  The King of Elfland's Daughter (cover) • (1978) • interior artwork by Darrell K. Sweet (variant of cover art for The King of Elfland's Daughter 1977)