American supernatural tales - S. T. Joshi
Acknowledgments
The author and publisher are grateful for the following parties for permission to reprint the following copyrighted works:
H. P. Lovecraft, “The Call of Cthulhu,” copyright ? 1928 by Popular Fiction Publishing Company. Reprinted by permission of Lovecraft Properties LLC.
Clark Ashton Smith, “The Vaults of Yoh-Vombis,” copyright ? 1932 by Popular Fiction Publishing Company. Reprinted by permission of CASiana Literary Enterprises, Inc. and Arkham House Publishers, Inc. and their agents, JABberwocky Literary Agency, P.O. Box 4558, Sunnyside, NY 11104-0558.
Robert E. Howard, “Old Garfield’s Heart,” copyright ? 1933 by Popular Fiction Publishing Company. Reprinted from The Black Stranger and Other American tales by Robert E. Howard, edited and with an introduction by Steven Tompkins, by permission of the University of Nebraska Press. Copyright ? 2005 by Robert E. Howard Properties, LLC.
Robert Bloch, “Black Bargain,” copyright ? 1942 by Popular Fiction Publishing Company. Reprinted by permission of Eleanor Block c/o Ralph M. Vicinanza, Ltd.
August Derleth, “The Lonesome Place,” copyright ? 1948. Reprinted by permission of Arkham House Publishers, Inc. and Arkham House’s agents, JABberwocky Literary Agency, P.O. Box 4558, Sunnyside, NY 11104-0558.
Fritz Leiber, “The Girl with the Hungry Eyes,” copyright ? 1949 by Avon Books, Inc. Reprinted by permission of Richard Curtis Associates.
Ray Bradbury, “The Fog Horn,” copyright ? 1951 by The Curtis Publishing Company, renewed 1979 by Ray Bradbury. Reprinted by permission of Don Congdon Associates, Inc.
Shirley Jackson, “A Visit,” (also titled “The Lovely House”), copyright 1952 by Shirley Jackson, from Come Along with Me by Shirley Jackson. Reprinted by permission of Viking Penguin, a division of Penguin Group (USA) Inc.
Richard Matheson, “Long Distance Call,” copyright ? 1953 by Galaxy Publishing Corporation, renewed 1981 by Richard Matheson. Reprinted by permission of Don Congdon Associates, Inc.
Charles Beaumont, “The Vanishing American,” copyright ? 1955 by Fantasy House, renewed 1983 by Christopher Beaumont. Reprinted by permission of Don Congdon Associates, Inc.
T. E. D. Klein, “The Events at Poroth Farm,” copyright ? 1972 by T. E. D. Klein. Reprinted by permission of Pimlico Agency, Inc.
Stephen King, “Night Surf,” from Night Shift by Stephen King. Copyright ? 1976, 1977, 1978 by Stephen King. Reprinted by permission of Doubleday, a division of Random House, Inc.
Dennis Etchison, “The Late Shift,” copyright ? 1980 by Dennis Etchison. Reprinted by permission of the author.
Thomas Ligotti, “Vastarien,” copyright ? 1987 by Thomas Ligotti. Reprinted by permission of the author.
Karl Edward Wagner, “Endless Night,” copyright ? 1987 by Karl Edward Wagner. Reprinted by permission of Pimlico Agency, Inc.
Norman Partridge, “The Hollow Man,” copyright ? 1991 by Norman Partridge. Reprinted by permission of the author.
David J. Schow, “Last Call for the Sons of Shock,” copyright ? 1994 by David J. Schow. Reprinted by permission of the author.
Joyce Carol Oates, “Demon,” copyright ? 1996 by Joyce Carol Oates. Reprinted by permission of the author.
Caitlin R. Kiernan, “In the Water Works (Birmingham, Alabama 1888),” copyright ? 2000 by Caitlin R. Kiernan. Reprinted by permission of the author.