ix • Introduction • Charles L. Grant 1 • Cold Spell • (1980) • David Langford 14 • The Devil Don't Dance With Strangers • Galad Elflandsson 28 • Our Last Nanny • (1973) • Bernard Taylor 47 • A Night in Possum Holler • Ardath Mayhar 55 • Touring • (1981) • Michael Swanwick, Gardner Dozois, & Jack Dann 79 • Call First • (1975) • Ramsey Campbell 86 • Lucille Would Have Known • (1980) • John Burke 101 • Still Life • Bob Booth 108 • Hear the Whistle Blowing • Alan Ryan 130 • The Colored Transmission • (1974) • R. Chetwynd-Hayes 151 • Rhea • Joseph Payne Brennan 158 • Marriage Vows • Leslie Alan Horvitz 181 • The Glass Doorknob • Melissa Mia Hall 193 • Duck Hunt • Joe R. Lansdale 199 • Markham • (1974) • Reginald Bretnor 223 • Night Laughter • Ellen Kushner 229 • Sleep • Terry L. Parkinson 240 • Forget-Me-Not • (1975) • Bernard Taylor