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01. Draco Campestris, 3 stars. Creepy museum tidies up their dragon collection for future exhibition.
02. Queen of Swords, 3 stars. The ghosts of previous wives feign sisterly feelings toward the King's new bride.
03. Letter from a Teddy Bear on Veterans’ Day, 2 stars. Family suffers after one of them is killed in action.
04. Under the Beansidhe’s Pillow, 2 stars. Banshee is pissed off about being moved overseas.

03. White Charles, 4 stars. Something white and creepy crawly arrives in a crate, scuttling around the museum. Knee-jerk reactions are to kill it.
04. The Yellow Dressing Gown, 3 stars. Irritating curator badgers Booth's assistant endlessly about an acquisition, becomes a changed man after getting his hands on it.

01. The Replacement, 4 stars. Estranged godfather requests an appraisal for his library, Kyle finds something in the attic.
02. The World Without Sleep, 3 stars. Unable to sleep, Kyle wanders into an unfamiliar city and gets embroiled in local politics.

04. The Maw, 3 stars. Teenager guides lonely man through an abandoned hellscape neighborhood, looking for Maria.

01. The Atlas of Hell, 3 stars. Gangster strong-arms bookstore owner into retrieving an unholy relic for him.
02. The Diabolist, 4 stars. Beloved town theomancer dies, leaving his neglected daughter alone (except for Something in the lab).
03. Skullpocket, 4 stars. Dying creator of maggot worshipping religion tells the priest the unexaggerated version of its origin.

21. The Seventh Child, 2 stars. Short poem, level of care each child receives.
22. The Meadow Hag, 4 stars. Farmer rescues old woman from a well, she swears to protect him.
23. The Cry of the Coalman, 2 stars. Short song, person longs to touch their lover.
24. The Coalman and the Creature, 3 stars. Man sees an oily beastie crawl out of a well.
25. The Black Dog, 2 stars. Sad guy is frightened by a big ol' dog.

16. When the Mist Spreads, 2 stars. Short poem about misty village.
17. The Devil and the Yoked Man, 3 stars. Workaholic refuses to entertain the devil.
18. The Long Walk to Scarry Wood, 3 stars. Swift villager travels much too far.
19. The Scarry Wood Lament, 3 stars. Short song about the aforementioned traveler.
20. The Stone Steps, 3 stars. Artist obsessively paints monolith, notices something subtle.

11. Fields of Blackberry, 2 stars. Short song, asking misty lover to stay.
12. The Land Spheres, 3 stars. Foolish squire is afraid of the dark, attracts baddies with his lights.
13. Beyond the Moor, 3 stars. Short poem, robber is surprised by his victim's lack of fear.
14. A Phenomenal Occurrence, 2 stars. Short series of questions.
15. The Fog House, 3 stars. Man spends a lovely evening with a mist family.

06. Our Fair Land, 2 stars. Short song asking people to take part.
07. Children of the Black Meadow, 3 stars. Grieving mother brings her family back to life.
08. Novo Inventus, 2 stars. Short poem, things found in the bramble.
09. The Standing Stone, 3 stars. Monolith makes things disappear if you're brave enough to visit.
10. The Watcher from the Village, 3 stars. Old tunnel in a well makes villagers paranoid.

01. Can You Tell Me Maiden Fair?, 3 stars. Short poem, a missing child.
02. The Rag and Bone Man, 3 stars. Squire destroys family, farmer's ghost screams when kids laugh.
03. The Shining Apples, 3 stars. Thief steals from little girl, she makes him pay.
04. The Horsemen, 3 stars. Curious little boy sneaks out at night to see a dance.
05. In Her Arms of Mist, 2 stars. Short poem, dreaming of a girl you can't see.

77. M. Rickert - Journey into the Kingdom, 4 stars. Weird man reads an odd barista's short story in a coffee shop, becomes obsessed.
78. H.R.F. Keating - Mr. Saul, 3 stars. Battle tourism enthusiast wife sees startling personality changes in her normally easy-going husband.
79. Chet Williamson - Coventry Carol, 3 stars. Former wild child 30-somethings have a miscarriage, seem haunted by guilt and/or the fetus.

74. A.V. Milyer - Mordecai's Pipe, 3 stars. Creepy curios collector can't resist the urge to smoke an infamous murderer's pipe.
75. Julius Long - He Walked by Day, 3 stars. Hard-working man claims to be a ghost caring for his ailing mother.
76. Dale Clark - Behind the Screen, 2 stars. Confused prison escapee hides out in old Chinese man's shop.

Word: "I concluded that he had been the prey of some insidious, etiolating disease."


1. To render (a plant) pale or colourless by excluding the light from it; to blanch.

2. To give a pale and sickly hue to (a human being or his skin).

3. To become white or whiter; to blanch; to be whitened by exclusion of sunlight, as plants.

71. August Derleth & Mark Schorer - The Return of Andrew Bentley, 2 stars. Nephew inherits everything in exchange for babysitting his dead uncle's vault.
72. M.L. Humphreys - The Floor Above, 3 stars. Man receives a letter from long absent friend, requesting a visit.
73. Manly Wade Wellman - School for the Unspeakable, 2 stars. New boy at school is gullible, goes off with the first ghost that says boo.
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