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Post by jamesdoig on Nov 5, 2012 8:58:41 GMT
likewise the Wheatley catalogue. Actually, it's not all that interesting, not that much horror and supernatural in it. One thing is clear, though - Blackwells didn't know what they were doing. Here's the catalogue entry for a set of Hodgson firsts that Wheatley had had rebound - the lot for 110 quid in 1979.  Here's John Eggeling's catalogue 30 years later, listing books from the John R. Hale library that he was taking to the York book fair. Same books, 22,500 quid. That is one severe mark up!  |
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Post by Craig Herbertson on Nov 5, 2012 10:27:33 GMT
likewise the Wheatley catalogue. Actually, it's not all that interesting, not that much horror and supernatural in it. One thing is clear, though - Blackwells didn't know what they were doing. Here's the catalogue entry for a set of Hodgson firsts that Wheatley had had rebound - the lot for 110 quid in 1979. Here's John Eggeling's catalogue 30 years later, listing books from the John R. Hale library that he was taking to the York book fair. Same books, 22,500 quid. That is one severe mark up! Just when you need a time machine and there's none around. I almost can't look at old catalogues. Brings back memories of bypassing some brilliant books for the most senseless reasons (mostly having no money at the time). |
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Post by Michael Connolly on Nov 5, 2012 10:59:29 GMT
I'm now plagiarizing my Amazon review of the best reference work I've ever read, SUPERNATURAL LITERATURE OF THE WORLD: AN ENCYCLOPEDIA, edited by S.T. Joshi and Stefan Dziemianowicz, published by Greenwood Press in 2005.
The three-volume set is easily the most comprehensive coverage of supernatural and horror fiction yet published. The many articles are intelligently written and accessible. All criticism (even when you don't agree with it) is well reasoned, and when the boot is put in, it is well deserved. S.T. Joshi's own articles in the book are so good that I am looking forward to his upcoming UNUTTERABLE HORROR: A HISTORY OF SUPERNATURAL FICTION, due out from PS Publishing later this year.
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Post by dem on Nov 6, 2012 22:23:21 GMT
mustn't forget ... Jacques Finné - Bibliographie de Dracula (L'Age d'homme, Switzerland, 1986) Only have a xerox copy of this, courtesy of friend Shroudeater, and while much, if not all of M. Finné's material has filtered through to later vampire bibliographies, it was his snippet proved invaluable in finally establishing that 'Peter Saxon's Brother Blood and Don Glut's Brother Blood were one and the same. |
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Post by mrhappy on Oct 8, 2015 21:02:58 GMT
This one is for all the fellow horror reference lovers out there:  Mostly horror based but there are a few science fiction or mystery/crime guides that have cross-over appeal. And almost all of them are library cast-offs. From the top shelf: The Penguin Encyclopedia of Horror and the Supernatural edited by Jack Sullivan
The Supernatural Index edited by Mike Ashley and William Contento
The Guide to Supernatural Fiction edited by E. F. Bleiler
The St. James Guide to Horror, Ghost and Gothic Writers edited by David Pringle
The St. James Guide to Fantasy Writers edited by David Pringle
Supernatural Fiction Writers [1st edition] (2 Volumes) edited by E. F. Bleiler
Supernatural Fiction Writers [2nd edition] (2 Volumes) edited by Richard Bleiler
Horror: A Connoisseur's Guide to Literature and Film edited by Leonard Wolf
Supernatural Literature of the World (3 Volumes) edited by S. T. Joshi and Stefan Dziemianowicz
Shadows in the Attic: A Guide to Supernatural Fiction 1820-1950 edited by Neil Wilson
Monthly Terrors: An Index to the Weird Fantasy Magazines Published in the United States and Great Britain edited by Frank H. Parnell
Science Fiction, Fantasy and Weird Fiction Magazines edited by Mike Ashley and Marshall B. Tymn
The Encyclopedia of Fantasy and Horror Fiction edited by Don D'Ammassa
Second shelf: The Weird Tales Story edited by Robert Weinberg
Fantasy and Horror: A Critical and Historical Guide to Literature, Illustration, Film, T.V., Radio and the Internet edited by Neil Barron
Horror Literature: A Reader's Guide edited by Neil Barron
Horror Literature: A Core Collection and Reference Guide edited by Marshall B. Tymn
Hooked on Horror: A Guide to Reading Interests in Horror Fiction (3 Volumes) edited by Anthony J. Fonseca and June Michele Pulliam
The Encyclopedia of Fantasy edited by John Clute and John Grant
The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction edited by John Clute and Peter Nicholls
Fantasy Literature for Children and Young Adults edited by Ruth Nadelman Lynn
Unutterable Horror (2 Volumes) edited by S. T. Joshi
How to Write Tales of Horror, Fantasy and Science Fiction edited by J. N. Williamson
Discovering Classic Horror Fiction edited by Darrell Schweitzer
Discovering Modern Horror Fiction (2 Volumes) edited by Darrell Schweitzer
The Supernatural in Modern English Fiction edited by Dorothy Scarborough
Danse Macabre by Stephen King
A Catalogue of Crime: Being a Reader's Guide to the Literature of Mystery, Detection, and Related Genres edited by Jacques Barzun and Wendell Hertig Taylor
Twentieth Century Crime and Mystery Writers edited by John M ReillyThird Shelf: Reference Guide to Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror edited by Michael Burgess and Lisa R. Bartle
H. P. Lovecraft's Book of Horror {Includes Supernatural Horror in Literature by H. P. Lovecraft) edited by Stephen Jones and Dave Carson
The Checklist of Science Fiction and Supernatural Fiction edited by E. F. Bleiler
Supernatural Fiction for Teens edited by Cosette Kies
The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction edited by David Pringle
Horror: A Thematic History in Fiction and Film edited by Darryl Jones
The Book of Lists: Horror edited by Amy Wallace, Del Howison and Scott Bradley
Dark Dreamers - Conversations with the Masters of Horror edited by Stanley Wiater
Who's Who in Horror and Fantasy Fiction edited by Mike Ashley
The Monster with a Thousand Faces: Guises of the Vampire in Myth and Literature edited by Brian J. Frost
The Essential Guide to Mummy Literature edited by Brian J. Frost
The Essential Guide to Werewolf Literature edited by Brian J. Frost
Horror Reader's Advisory: The Librarian's Guide to Vampires, Killer Tomatoes and Haunted Houses edited by Becky Siegel Spratford and Tammy Hennigh Clausen
Horror: 100 Best Books edited by Stephen Jones and Kim Newman
Horror: Another 100 Best Books edited by Stephen Jones and Kim Newman
Ghost Writings: A Ghost Story Guide edited by Deborah Bennison
Elegant Nightmares: The English Ghost Story from LeFanu to Blackwood edited by Jack Sullivan
SPWAO 1987 Membership Directory edited by Stephanie Stearns and Margie B. Simon
A Reader's Guide to Science Fiction edited by Baird Searles and Martin Last
A Reader's Guide to Fantasy edited by Michael Franklin and Baird SearlesI will post some mini-reviews soon. Mr. Happy |
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Post by jamesdoig on Oct 9, 2015 21:23:15 GMT
This one is for all the fellow horror reference lovers out there: Can't get much better than that! |
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Post by cauldronbrewer on Oct 10, 2015 1:25:34 GMT
That's a great list, and I look forward to the mini-reviews.
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Post by dem on Oct 10, 2015 13:39:14 GMT
That's a great list, and I look forward to the mini-reviews. Likewise! |
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Post by Shrink Proof on Oct 10, 2015 19:33:08 GMT
The Definitive List?
(Actually, that sounds like it could be the name of a late 70s/early 80s rock band...)
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Post by dem on May 15, 2018 7:11:00 GMT
E. F. Bleiler (ed.) - Science Fiction Writers: Critical Studies of the Major Authors from the Early Nineteenth Century to the Present Day (Scribners, 1982) 
E. F. Bleiler - Early Science Fiction
Brian W. Aldiss - Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
E. F. Bleiler - Edgar Allan Poe
John Scarborough - H. Rider Haggard
Brian W. Aldiss - H. G. Wells
E. F. Bleiler - M. P. Shiel
James L. Campbell, Sr. - Garrett P. Serviss
James L. Campbell, Sr. - Arthur Conan Doyle
E. F. Bleiler - Primitive Science Fiction: The American Dime Novel and Pulp Magazine
E. F. Bleiler - Luis Philip Senarens
E. F. Bleiler - Edgar Rice Burroughs
E. F. Bleiler - A. Merritt
E. F. Bleiler - Mainstream Georgian Authors
James L. Campbell, Sr. - John Taine
E. F. Bleiler - S. Fowler Wright
James L. Campbell, Sr. - Olaf Stapledon
John R. Pfeiffer - Aldous Huxley
E. F. Bleiler - American Science Fiction: The Formative Period
John Clute - Murray Leinster
Brian M. Stableford - David H. Keller
John Clute - E. E. Smith
Colin Wilson - H. P. Lovecraft
Brian M. Stableford - Clark Ashton Smith
Brian M. Stableford - Stanley G.
E. F. Bleiler - John W. Campbell, Jr.
Frederick Shroyer - C. L. Moore and Henry Kuttner
E. F. Bleiler - The Circumbellum Period
Willis E. McNelly - Ray Bradbury
Brian M. Stableford - L. Sprague de Camp
Peter Nicholls - Robert A. Heinlein
Malcolm Edwards - Eric Frank Russell
Brian M. Stableford - Theodore Sturgeon
Colin Wilson - A. E. van Vogt
John Scarborough - John Wyndham
Robert E. Myers - Jack Williamson
Charles L. Elkins - George Orwell
John Clute - C. S. Lewis
E. F. Bleiler - The Moderns
Willis E. McNelly - Brian W. Aldiss
Roald D. Tweet - Poul Anderson
L. David Allen - Isaac Asimov
Brian M. Stableford - J. G. Ballard
Willis E. McNelly - Alfred Bester
John Clute - James Blish
John R. Pfeiffer - John Brunner
Peter Nicholls - Algis Budrys
David N. Samuelson - Arthur C. Clarke
Chris Morgan - Hal Clement
Douglas Barbour - Samuel R. Delany
Brian M. Stableford - Philip K. Dick
John Clute - Gordon R. Dickson
Brian M. Stableford - Thomas M. Disch
George Edgar Slusser - Harlan Ellison
Roald D. Tweet - Philip José Farmer
Willis E. McNelly - Frank Herbert
John Clute - Fred Hoyle
Gardner Dozois - Damon Knight
Malcolm Edwards - C. M. Kornbluth
David N. Samuelson - Ursula K. Le Guin
Brian M. Stableford - Fritz Leiber
Peter Nicholls - Richard Matheson
Chris Morgan - Judith Merril
John B. Ower - Walter M. Miller, Jr.
Peter Nicholls - Michael Moorcock
Richard Finholt & John Carr - Larry Niven
L. David Allen - Chad Oliver
David N. Samuelson - Frederik Pohl
Marilyn J. Holt - Joanna Russ
John Clute - Margaret St. Clair
Chris Morgan - Robert Sheckley
Malcolm Edwards - Robert Silverberg
Roald D. Tweet - Clifford D. Simak
Chris Morgan - Cordwainer Smith
Malcolm Edwards - William Tenn
Susan Wood - James Tiptree, Jr.
Malcolm Edwards - Jack Vance
Charles L. Elkins - Kurt Vonnegut
Peter Nicholls - Roger Zelazny
E. F. Bleiler - Continental Science Fiction
E. F. Bleiler - Jules Verne
John Clute - Karel Čapek
John Scarborough - Stanisław Łem
List of Contributors
General Bibliography
IndexCopped this for £1 at Sclater Street market a few Sunday's back, only made a start on it last night. Title notwithstanding, this epic compilation has much to recommend it to aficionados of supernatural fiction.
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Post by andydecker on May 15, 2018 18:56:28 GMT
Impressive line-up.
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Post by dem on May 16, 2018 10:50:44 GMT
Picked it up expecting a SF equivalent of The Guide To Supernatural Fiction. It was only when I stopped for a drag outside Spitalfield's Church and gave it a once over that I realised it was a compilation of essays. Was a little disappointed by this (I love annotated bibliographies) until I got stuck in. Have read eight to date and, as with many an issue of Paperback Fanatic, it's the entries on authors I've read little or nothing of - Fred Hoyle being a case in point - are among the most fascinating. The Matheson and Leiber entries devote perhaps as many column inches to their supernatural fiction as they do their SF, and at this early stage it looks like that may well be the case with the genre-hopping/ blending authors throughout - not that it really matters. |
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Post by Jojo Lapin X on May 16, 2018 11:05:15 GMT
I love annotated bibliographies I would never have guessed! |
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Post by dem on May 16, 2018 18:20:50 GMT
I hide it well.
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Post by humgoo on Jun 28, 2019 16:47:16 GMT
2. Mike Ashley, Who's Who in Horror and Fantasy Fiction (1977)I've consulted my copy so many times that the pages have come unglued from the spine. This book is amazing. It's difficult to believe so much information can be crammed into a mere total of 240 pages. That many entries are now outdated and that some writers are not included are not as surprising as that so many writers (as well as magazines and anthologies) are included. Despite ISFDB and a myriad of other internet resources, I still find myself referring to it routinely.
And, if I'm not mistaken, Mr. Ashley published it when he's only 29. Looks like anthologists, like musicians and poets, start young. And, unlike many works mentioned in this thread, this book is still easily available at a low price (I know I got my copy very cheap). Mr. Ashley's liberal use of exclamation marks in it is also very endearing!
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