by John Pelan
“Colorado ghost towns fascinate me,” he says. “You can't walk around fallen buildings or dark, abandoned mines without thinking about what might be waiting in the shadows.” His home page is at http://www.sff.net/people/james.van.pelt.
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Introduction and Compilation Copyright © 2002 bv John Pelan and Benjamin Adams
“Details” © 2002 by China Miéville
“Visitation” © 2002 by James Robert Smith
“The Invisible Empire” © 2002 by James Van Pelt
“A Victorian Pot Dresser” © 2002 by L H Maynard and M P. N Sims
“The Cabm in the Woods” © 2002 by Richard Laymon
“The Stuff of the Stars, Leaking” © 2002 by Tim Lebbon
“Sour Places” © 2002 by Mark Chadbourn
“Meet Me on the Other Side” © 2002 by Yvonne Navarro
“That's the Story of My Life” © 2002 by John Pelan and Benjamin Adams
“Long Meg and Her Daughters” © 2002 by Paul Finch
“A Fatal Exception Has Occurred At. ” © 2002 by Thranx, Inc
“Dark Side of the Moon” © 2002 by James S Dorr
“Red Clay” © 2002 by Michael Reaves
“Principles and Parameters” © 2002 by Meredith L. Patterson
“Are You Loathsome Tonight?” © 2002 by Poppy Z Brite
“The Serenade of Starlight” © 2002 by W. H. Pugmire
“Outside” © 2002 by Steve Rasnic Tem
“Nor the Demons Down Under the Sea” © 2002 by Caitlín R. Kiernan
“The Spectacle of a Man” © 2002 by Weston Ochse
“The Firebrand Symphony” © 2002 by Brian Hodge
“Teeth” © 2002 by Matt Cardm
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Library of Congress Control Number. 2002116069
eISBN: 978-0-307-55503-8
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