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A Treasury of American Horror Stories

Frank McSherry, Jr. & Martin H. Greenberg & Charles G. Waugh

First published 1985
Publisher Bonanza Books / Crown Publishers
Format Hardcover
Type Anthology
Cover art Hector Garrido
Pages xii+670
Price $10.00
ISBN 0517480751

  • Data from Internet Archive scan of fourth printing (which is missing dust jacket)
  • "Published 1985 by Bonanza Books, distributed by Crown Publishers, Inc."
  • First printing per letter line
  • Cover artist credit per rear dust jacket flap as seen in FantLab photo
  • Source of price unknown
  • LCCN per copyright page
  • Introduction is listed as "Introduction" in ToC, but "The Monster Tour" on title page
  • David H. Keller is listed as "David H. Keller, M.D." on page headings but as "David H. Keller" on title page and ToC

Year Reviewer Publication
1986 Stefan R. Dziemianowicz Fantasy Review, April 1986

Page Title Author(s) Type
1 An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge Ambrose Bierce Short Story
9 Lost Face Jack London Short Story
19 Being Richard Matheson Novelette
45 One Happy Family John S. McFarland Short Story
53 A Return to the Sabbath Robert Bloch Short Story
65 The Autopsy Michael Shea Novella
95 The Believers Robert Arthur Short Story
109 A Teacher's Rewards Robert Phillips Short Story
117 Chico Lafleur Talks Funny Suzette Haden Elgin Short Story
133 The Legend of Joe Lee John D. MacDonald Short Story
143 Seventh Sister Mary Elizabeth Counselman Short Story
157 The Isle of Voices Robert Louis Stevenson Novelette
173 One Man's Harp Babette Rosmond Short Story
181 Cannibalism in the Cars Mark Twain Short Story
189 The Smell of Cherries Jeffrey Goddin Short Story
201 Away Barry N. Malzberg Short Story
205 Twilla Tom Reamy Novelette
235 His Name Was Not Forgotten Joel Townsley Rogers Short Story
247 Désirée's Baby Kate Chopin Short Story
253 The Children of Noah Richard Matheson Short Story
267 The Man Who Collected Poe Robert Bloch Short Story
279 Pickman's Model H. P. Lovecraft Short Story
289 The Screwfly Solution James Tiptree, Jr. Novelette
307 The Unpleasantness at Carver House Carl Jacobi Short Story
319 Mute Milton Harry Harrison Short Story
325 Dumb Supper Henderson Starke Short Story
335 Lonely Train a' Comin' William F. Nolan Short Story
345 Children of the Corn Stephen King Novelette
369 Legal Rites Isaac Asimov & Frederik Pohl Novelette
391 The Devil and Daniel Webster Stephen Vincent Benét Short Story
403 The Master of the Hounds Algis Budrys Novelette
425 The Devil of the Picuris Edwin L. Sabin Novelette
445 The Garrison Donald A. Wollheim Short Story
451 The Desrick on Yandro Manly Wade Wellman Short Story
461 Shaggy Vengeance Robert Adams Novelette
479 The Horsehair Trunk Davis Grubb Short Story
487 The Curse of Yig Zealia Brown Reed Bishop Short Story
501 Peekaboo Bill Pronzini Short Story
507 Bird of Prey Nelson S. Bond Short Story
521 The Haunter of the Dark H. P. Lovecraft Novelette
539 Song of the Slaves Manly Wade Wellman Short Story
549 The Eagle-Claw Rattle Ardath Mayhar Short Story
555 Our Town Jerome Bixby Novelette
571 Perverts Whitley Strieber Short Story
581 The Goddess of Zion David H. Keller Short Story
591 Alannah August Derleth Short Story
603 His Coat So Gay Sterling E. Lanier Novelette
623 Bigfish Edward D. Hoch Short Story
629 Lonely Road Richard Wilson Short Story
639 Beyond the Threshold August Derleth Novelette
659 The Monster of Lake LaMetrie Wardon Allan Curtis Short Story
xi The Monster Tour Charles G. Waugh & Martin H. Greenberg & Frank McSherry, Jr. Essay