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• xi • Introduction (Horrors! 365 Scary Stories: Get Your Daily Dose of Terror) • essay by Stefan Dziemianowicz
• 1 • A-Huntin' We Will Go • short story by Linda J. Dunn
• 3 • Adventures in Further Education • (1998) • short story by Peter Atkins
• 5 • After the End of It All • short story by Andrew Sands
• 7 • After the Hook • short story by David Annandale
• 9 • After Work • short story by Steve Rasnic Tem
• 11 • Along for the Ride • short story by Tim Waggoner
• 13 • And Baby Makes 13 • short story by Del Stone, Jr.
• 15 • And the Woman Said • short story by Don Webb
• 17 • And then the Music Stopped • short story by Greg McElhatton
• 19 • Anniversary • short story by Aaron Vanek
• 21 • Another Night • (1998) • short fiction by Brian McNaughton
• 23 • Are You the One? • short story by David Niall Wilson
• 25 • As Thousands Screamed • short story by Gregory Nicoll
• 27 • Asylum • short story by Brian Hodge
• 29 • At 3:00 a.m. • short story by William McMahon
• 31 • At the Bus Station • short story by Alan Rodgers
• 33 • Autumn in the Clockwork Forest • short story by Michael Scott Bricker
• 35 • Bad Feelings • short story by Don D'Ammassa
• 37 • Ball of Blood • short story by Karl Schroeder
• 39 • Base of a Triangle • (1998) • short story by Nancy Kilpatrick
• 41 • Be Careful What You Say ... • short story by David Niall Wilson
• 43 • Bedtime Story • short story by Steve Eller
• 45 • Being of One Mind • short story by Benjamin Adams
• 47 • Best Friends • short story by Linda J. Dunn
• 49 • Beware the Truancy Officer • short story by Leslie What
• 51 • The Big One • short story by Lisa Lepovetsky
• 53 • Billy • short fiction by Adam Niswander
• 55 • Birches and Murk • short story by Lois H. Gresh
• 57 • Blood Money • short story by Paula Guran
• 59 • The Blue Jar • short story by Lisa Silverthorne [as by Lisa S. Silverthorne]
• 61 • Board Action • short story by William Marden
• 63 • Bogiebox • short story by Michael Mardis
• 65 • The Bone Garden • short story by Don Webb
• 66 • The Bookseller • short story by Adam Niswander
• 68 • Boxes • short story by Phyllis Eisenstein
• 70 • Burb Vamp • short story by Barbara J. Ferrenz
• 73 • Business Image • (1998) • short fiction by Brian McNaughton
• 75 • Callahan's Coat • short story by Donald R. Burleson
• 77 • Candid Camera • short story by Don D'Ammassa
• 79 • Candles • short story by Lisa Jean Bothell
• 81 • The Candy Man • short story by Michael Grisi
• 83 • The Cards Speak • short story by Brian Stableford [as by Brian Craig]
• 85 • Carnival Wishing • short story by Lisa Lepovetsky
• 87 • The Cat • short story by Phyllis Eisenstein
• 89 • Catharsis • short story by Tim Waggoner
• 91 • Change of Life • short fiction by Adam Niswander
• 93 • Changes • (1998) • short fiction by Brian McNaughton
• 95 • The Chindi • short story by Don D'Ammassa
• 97 • Christmas with the Count • short story by Ian McDowell
• 99 • Circles of Purgatory • short story by Sandra Hutchinson
• 101 • Claws • short story by John B. Rosenman
• 104 • Cold Comfort • short story by Lillian Csernica
• 106 • Cold Moon • short story by Judy L. Tucker
• 107 • The Collector • short story by Linda J. Dunn
• 109 • Collector of Rugs • short story by Jessica Amanda Salmonson
• 110 • Collector's Fever • short story by Gary Jonas
• 112 • Contract Ice • short story by Marion Cepican
• 114 • A Convenient Arrangement • (1998) • short fiction by Michael Marshall Smith
• 116 • The Cough • short story by Steve Rasnic Tem
• 118 • Cower Before Bobo • short story by Tom Piccirilli
• 120 • Crashing • short story by Lawrence Greenberg
• 121 • Crisis Line • short story by Del Stone, Jr.
• 123 • A Cup of Dragon's Blood • short story by Juleen Brantingham
• 125 • Curses • short story by Martin Mundt
• 127 • Daddy • short story by Tim Waggoner
• 129 • Dark Zone • short story by Ed Williams
• 131 • Daytimer • short story by Steve Rasnic Tem
• 133 • Dead Letter • short story by Stephanie Bedwell-Grime
• 135 • Dead Women's Things • (1998) • short fiction by Kathy Chwedyk
• 137 • Death Certificate • short story by Scott A. Cupp
• 139 • Death Clown • (1992) • short story by Wayne Allen Sallee
• 140 • Death for Death • short story by Lillian Csernica and Kevin Andrew Murphy
• 142 • The Death of Love • short story by Adam-Troy Castro
• 144 • December • short story by Steve Rasnic Tem
• 145 • Demon Bender • short story by Tina L. Jens
• 148 • Demon Tears • short story by Gordon Linzner
• 150 • Desert Shoreline • short story by Brian Hodge
• 152 • Dining Made Simple • short story by Allison Stein Best
• 154 • The Distances of Hell • short story by John Maclay
• 156 • The Dogcatcher • short story by Thomas S. Roche
• 158 • A Donation to the Homeless • (1998) • short fiction by Brian McNaughton [as by Mark Bloodstone]
• 160 • Don's Last Minute • (1993) • short story by Wayne Allen Sallee
• 162 • Double Crossing • short story by Lawrence Schimel
• 164 • The Dread • short story by Mandy Slater
• 166 • DREAD! • (1998) • short fiction by Brian McNaughton
• 169 • The Dream Book • short story by Don Webb
• 171 • Drive • short story by Joe Meno
• 173 • Driven to Distraction • short story by Jacqueline Q. Shelton
• 174 • Dust in the Attic • short story by Phyllis Eisenstein
• 176 • Each Day • short story by Steve Rasnic Tem
• 178 • Early Retirement • short story by Edward E. Kramer
• 180 • The Earwig Song • short story by M. Christian
• 182 • Easy Money • short story by Mark Hannah
• 184 • Ebony Eyes • short story by Brian Stableford [as by Francis Amery]
• 186 • Edwina Talbot • short story by Benjamin Adams
• 188 • Empathy's Bed at Midnight • short story by Martin R. Soderstrom
• 190 • Encore • short story by Hugh B. Cave
• 192 • Engorged Pereute • short story by Lois H. Gresh
• 195 • Erosion Road • short story by Gary A. Braunbeck
• 197 • The Evil Dark • short story by Gary Jonas
• 199 • Extract • (1996) • short story by Brian Hodge
• 201 • Eyes Like Diamonds in a Subway Tunnel • short story by Edward Gaillard
• 202 • Fall of Man • short story by Graham P. Collins
• 204 • Fashion Victim • short story by Martin Mundt
• 206 • The Fear of Eight Legs • short story by Lisa Morton
• 208 • Feast of the Crows • short story by Brian A. Hopkins
• 210 • Feeding the Beast • short story by Larry Segriff
• 211 • Final Call • (1994) • short story by John Gregory Betancourt
• 212 • Finders Keepers • short story by Terry Campbell
• 214 • Finding Destiny • short story by Yvonne Navarro
• 216 • Fire in the Skies over Asia • short story by Damien Filer
• 218 • Five Paranoiacs, All in a Row ... • short story by Thomas M. Sipos
• 221 • A Flash of Silver • short story by Ben P. Indick
• 223 • Fly in Your Face • short story by David Nickle
• 225 • For Your Immediate Attention • short story by Peter Atkins
• 226 • Forever • (1998) • short story by Karen E. Taylor
• 229 • Fragment of a Diary Found on Ellesmere Island • (1998) • short fiction by Brian McNaughton
• 231 • From the Swamp Rot Rises My Baby's Dreams • short story by Tom Piccirilli
• 233 • Future Shock • (1988) • short story by John B. Rosenman
• 235 • The Garage • short story by Del Stone, Jr. and C. M. Terry
• 237 • Gators in the Sewers • short story by Tina L. Jens
• 239 • Gentleman's Agreement • short story by Judith Post
• 241 • Ghost Story • short story by Kevin Shadle
• 243 • Ghost Writer • short story by Lisa Morton
• 246 • Given by the Sun • short story by S. May Amarinth
• 248 • Glimpses • short story by John B. Rosenman
• 250 • Going Home! • short story by William Marden
• 252 • Golden Dreams • short story by Rob Wojtasiewicz
• 254 • Good Morning. It's Me! • short story by John Maclay
• 256 • Good Dog • short story by Donald R. Burleson
• 257 • Good-bye to Singer Swann • short story by Kay Reynolds
• 259 • Gorgon • short story by Brian Hodge
• 262 • Graveyard Dirt • short story by Terry Campbell
• 264 • Green Fingers • short story by Hugh B. Cave
• 265 • Green Magic • short story by Leslie R. Walstrom
• 267 • Half Life • short story by Joel Ross
• 270 • Harvest • short story by Fred Behrendt
• 272 • The Haunted Nursery • short story by Brian Stableford
• 274 • Heart of the Garden • short story by Caro Soles
• 276 • Heartbeat • short story by S. May Amarinth
• 278 • Horror by Sunlight • short story by Lawrence C. Connolly
• 280 • Houses Creaking in the Wind • short story by Steve Rasnic Tem
• 281 • Hunger • short story by Michael A. Burstein
• 283 • Hunt • (1998) • short fiction by Bradley H. Sinor
• 286 • Husks • short story by Thomas Smith
• 288 • Idle Conversation at the End of the World • short story by Richard Parks
• 290 • If Thine Eye Offends Thee • short story by Peter Atkins
• 291 • If You Feel You Have Reached This Number in Error ... • short story by John Helfers
• 293 • If You Go Out in the Woods Tonight • short story by Nancy Holder
• 294 • If You Love Someone, Let Them Go • short story by Peter Atkins
• 295 • I'll Get Away with It • short story by William F. Nolan
• 297 • I'm a Crazy Tiger • short story by Tina L. Jens
• 299 • Immanence • short story by David Annandale
• 302 • Immortal Muse • short story by Don D'Ammassa
• 304 • In the Lonely Hours • short story by William Marden
• 306 • In the Wilds of the Suburbs • short story by Del Stone, Jr.
• 308 • Incident in the Western Lands • short story by Don Webb
• 310 • Incognito • short story by Terry McGarry
• 312 • Insects and Desire • short story by Joe Murphy
• 314 • Interrupted Pilgrimage • (1998) • short fiction by Brian McNaughton
• 316 • It's Hell Waking Up • (1986) • short story by Wayne Allen Sallee
• 318 • I've Seen That Look Before • short story by Larry Segriff
• 319 • The Jack-o'-Lantern • short story by Scott David Aniolowski
• 321 • Just Another Good Ol' Haunted House • short story by Terry Campbell
• 323 • Just Desserts • short story by Robert Weinberg
• 325 • Just Suppose • short story by Darrell Schweitzer
• 327 • Knock • graphic format • short story by Edward Bryant [as by Ed Bryant]
• 328 • Lady of the Night • short story by James Arthur Anderson [as by James Anderson]
• 330 • The Lamia's Soliloquy • short story by S. May Amarinth
• 332 • Last Fight • short story by Peter Cannon
• 334 • The Last Laugh • short story by William Marden
• 336 • The Last Resort • short story by Richard Gilliam
• 338 • The Last Wish • short story by Scott Edelman
• 340 • A Late Date • short story by Anthony R. Lewis [as by Tony Lewis]
• 342 • Liar's Dice • short story by Adam Niswander
• 344 • The Light of Truth • short story by Benjamin Adams
• 347 • Like a Charm • short story by David Niall Wilson
• 349 • A Likeness of Me • short story by Dawn Dunn
• 351 • The Little Black Dog • short story by Linda J. Dunn
• 353 • Little Man • short story by Scott M. Brents
• 355 • Lopez • short story by Benjamin Adams
• 357 • Lost Pao • short story by Jessica Amanda Salmonson
• 359 • Love Sat Alone on a Foggy Pier • short story by Terry Campbell
• 361 • Lovelocks • (1998) • short fiction by Brian McNaughton
• 363 • Magpie • (1998) • short fiction by Brian McNaughton
• 366 • Making It Right • short story by Bob Stein
• 368 • Mall of the Dead • short story by Del Stone, Jr.
• 370 • Many Happy Returns • (1998) • short fiction by Brian McNaughton
• 372 • Memory • short story by Mollie L. Burleson
• 374 • The Midwife's Temptation • short story by Michael L. McComas
• 376 • Mirroring • short story by Tim Waggoner
• 378 • Miss Courtney's Beau • short story by Michael Mardis
• 380 • Miss Hitchbone Reclaims Her Own • short story by Will Murray
• 382 • Misunderstanding • short story by James Robert Smith
• 384 • The Monster Within • short story by S. Darnbrook Colson
• 385 • Monsters • non-genre • short story by Richard Chizmar [as by Richard T. Chizmar]
• 388 • Moth • short story by Joe Meno
• 390 • Mother Lode • short story by Öjvind Bernander
• 392 • Mr. Bauble's Bag • short story by Scott David Aniolowski
• 394 • Mr. Brubaker Goes to Work • short story by Lyn Nichols
• 396 • Much More Than You Know • short story by Brian A. Hopkins
• 398 • Mud • short story by Juleen Brantingham
• 400 • The Music Box • short story by Lisa Lepovetsky
• 402 • My Evil Twin • short story by Brian Stableford [as by Brian Craig]
• 404 • My Wound Still Weeps • short story by Michael A. Arnzen
• 406 • A New Life • short story by William Rotsler
• 407 • New Oldies • short story by John B. Rosenman
• 409 • Night Chase • short story by Sara Simmons
• 411 • The Night Club • short story by Scott David Aniolowski
• 413 • Night Eyes • short story by Tim Waggoner
• 415 • Night Terrors • short story by Blythe Ayne
• 417 • Night Train • short story by Robert Morrish [as by Bob Morrish]
• 419 • Nightmares • short story by Linda J. Dunn
• 421 • Nikola, Moonstruck • short story by Lisa Morton
• 423 • No Pain • short story by Lyn Nichols
• 425 • No Strings Attached • short story by David Niall Wilson
• 427 • Novice • short story by A. M. Dellamonica
• 429 • The Number You Have Reached • (1998) • short fiction by Brian McNaughton
• 432 • Odd Jobs • short story by Jason A. Tanner
• 434 • The Odor of Sanctity • short story by William Marden
• 436 • On Spending the Night Alone in a Haunted House: A User's Guide • (1998) • short story by Bruce Boston
• 438 • On the Panecraft Train • short story by Tom Piccirilli
• 440 • One for the Road • short story by Judith Post
• 442 • One Romantic Evening ... • short story by Greg McElhatton
• 444 • One Way • short story by Hugh B. Cave
• 446 • Only Death, Sir • short story by Peter Atkins
• 447 • Parasite • short story by Greg McElhatton
• 449 • The Park • short story by Phyllis Eisenstein
• 451 • Parlor Games • short story by Lawrence Schimel
• 453 • Patient Fate • short story by Tom Piccirilli
• 455 • Penance • short story by Barry Hoffman
• 457 • The Perfect Baby • short story by Linda J. Dunn
• 459 • A Perfect Lady • short story by David Niall Wilson
• 461 • Phone Tag • short story by John R. Platt
• 463 • Picnic Under the Sky • short story by Greg van Eekhout
• 464 • Picture This • short story by Scott Edelman
• 466 • The Piggy Bank • short story by Don D'Ammassa
• 468 • Pine Supine • short story by Robert Devereaux
• 470 • Pinning Dante • short story by Randy Miller
• 473 • Plant Kingdom • short story by Scott M. Brents
• 475 • Porky Pig in the Mirror • short story by Randy Miller
• 477 • The Predator • short story by Don D'Ammassa
• 479 • Prime Crime • short story by William Marden
• 481 • The Proof in the Picture • short story by Lisa Morton
• 483 • The Pull-out Atlas of the Unseen World • short story by Michael Gillis
• 486 • Pullover • short story by Robert Devereaux
• 488 • Quality Time • short story by Gary Jonas
• 490 • The Quimby House Ghost • short story by Dan Perez
• 492 • Rain Brujah • short story by Jessica Reisman
• 494 • The Ramp on Trumbull Street • short story by Wayne Allen Sallee
• 496 • Rattle Them Bones • short story by John B. Rosenman
• 498 • Reading the Cards • short story by Lisa Lepovetsky
• 499 • Revelations • short story by Gerard Houarner [as by Gerard Daniel Houarner]
• 501 • Revival Meeting at the Breakfast Bar • short story by Gary Jonas
• 503 • The Riddle of the Sphinx • short story by Brian Stableford
• 505 • Road Story • short story by Benjamin Adams
• 507 • The Robe • short story by Phyllis Eisenstein
• 509 • Romance for Violin and Knife, Op. 1 • short story by Trey R. Barker (variant of Romance for Violin and Knife 1995)
• 510 • Romany • short story by Janet Berliner
• 513 • Romeo and Juliet • short story by Jessica Amanda Salmonson
• 514 • The Root of the Matter! • short story by William Marden
• 516 • Rosa Two-Coins • short story by Billie Sue Mosiman
• 518 • Rosner's Hat • short story by Yvonne Navarro
• 520 • Rubber-Face • (1998) • short fiction by Brian McNaughton
• 522 • Rude Awakenings • short story by Tim Waggoner
• 524 • Runaway • short story by Don Herron
• 526 • Rural Legend • (1998) • short fiction by Nancy Kilpatrick
• 528 • Sarcophagus • short story by Stephen Dedman
• 530 • Scanning • short story by Richard Gilliam
• 532 • Scarecrow's Discovery • short story by Jeff Strand
• 534 • Screamer • short story by Gordon R. Ross
• 536 • The Second Time Around • short story by Adam-Troy Castro
• 537 • The Second Vial • short story by Lawrence Schimel
• 539 • The Secret of Bees • short story by Tim Waggoner
• 541 • Serial Killers • short story by Stephen Woodworth
• 543 • Shades of Gray • short story by Sue Storm
• 546 • Shadrach • short fiction by Adam Niswander
• 548 • Shattering the Sonata • short story by Devon Monk
• 550 • Sherri Goes to the Office • short story by Yvonne Navarro
• 552 • She Waits ... • short story by Kay Reynolds
• 554 • Shift • short story by David Annandale
• 556 • Shooting Evil • short story by Lawrence C. Connolly
• 558 • Shutter • short story by Gordon Linzner
• 561 • Sibling Rivalry • short story by Brian Hodge
• 563 • The Silver and the Damage Done • short story by Scott M. Brents
• 565 • Silver Futures • short story by Stephen Dedman
• 567 • Six Deaths More • short story by Judith Post
• 569 • Skeptic • short story by Tim Waggoner
• 571 • Slips of Pink Paper • short story by Cindie Geddes
• 573 • Smell • (1998) • short fiction by Brian McNaughton
• 575 • Smother Love • short story by Nancy Kilpatrick
• 576 • The Snow Globes • short story by Benjamin Adams
• 579 • Snowman • short story by Donald R. Burleson
• 581 • Solstice • short story by Lisa Jean Bothell
• 583 • Someday My Prints Will Come • short story by Lawrence Schimel
• 585 • Sometimes the Answer Is Yes • short story by Ron Collins
• 587 • The Sound • short story by Lawrence Greenberg
• 589 • Special Interests • short story by Lillian Csernica and Kevin Andrew Murphy
• 592 • Speed • short story by T. W. Kriner
• 594 • Speed Demon • short story by Jay Bonansinga [as by Jay R. Bonansinga]
• 596 • Spring • short story by Joe Meno
• 598 • St. Louis #2 • short story by Michael Grisi
• 601 • Stains • short story by Lawrence Person
• 602 • Stakeout • short story by Don D'Ammassa
• 604 • Static • short story by Louise Rowder
• 606 • Stone Face • short story by Blythe Ayne
• 608 • Straight to the Heart • short story by David Niall Wilson
• 610 • The Stranger's Tomb • short story by Terry Campbell
• 612 • Suds • short story by Adam-Troy Castro
• 614 • Summer Retreat • short story by Kevin Shadle
• 616 • Swamp Flowers • short story by David C. Woomer
• 618 • Sympathy for Mad Scientists • short story by John Gregory Betancourt
• 620 • Sympathy for Mummies • short story by John Gregory Betancourt
• 623 • Sympathy for Psychos • short story by John Gregory Betancourt
• 625 • Sympathy for Vampires • short story by John Gregory Betancourt
• 628 • Sympathy for Wolves • short story by John Gregory Betancourt
• 629 • Teacher's Pets • short story by Hugh B. Cave
• 631 • Temperance • short story by Stephen Mark Rainey
• 633 • Terminal Intensity • short story by Joel S. Ross
• 636 • That's Mr. Wiggles! • short story by Dominick Cancilla
• 638 • That's the One • (1980) • short story by C. J. Henderson (variant of That's the One!)
• 640 • There It Is Again • short story by Andrew Sands
• 642 • The Thing in the Dark • short story by Del Stone, Jr.
• 645 • This Is a Test • short story by John C. Bunnell
• 647 • Three Dark Doors • short story by Richard Gilliam
• 649 • 'Til Death Do Us Part • short story by Michael Mardis
• 651 • Time • short story by James Robert Smith
• 653 • Time Capsule • short story by Martin Mundt
• 655 • Time Flies • short story by Scott M. Brents
• 657 • The Tooth Fairy • short story by Del Stone, Jr.
• 659 • Trigger Moment • short story by Yvonne Navarro
• 661 • Tunnel • short story by Anne Bishop
• 663 • Twelve All Hallows • short story by Lou Kemp
• 665 • Two Shades, Hearts in Shadow • short story by Michael Scott Bricker
• 667 • Unfinished Journey • short story by Hugh B. Cave
• 669 • Until the Next Train • short story by Benjamin Adams
• 671 • Up Our Block • short story by Benjamin Adams
• 674 • Upstairs • (1998) • short story by Lawrence Watt-Evans
• 675 • The Valley of the Shadow • short story by Brian Stableford [as by Francis Amery]
• 677 • Vampire Nation • short story by Thomas M. Sipos
• 679 • The Vampire's Burden • short story by Tippi N. Blevins
• 681 • The Vampire's Caravan • short story by Ilona Ouspenskaya
• 683 • Vengeance Is Me • short story by Tom Piccirilli
• 685 • Vocabulary • short story by Adam-Troy Castro
• 686 • Voices in the Dark • short story by Steve Rasnic Tem
• 688 • Waiting Up for Father • short story by Greg van Eekhout
• 691 • Wall Art • short story by Shikhar Dixit
• 692 • Welcome Home • short story by Juleen Brantingham
• 694 • The Well • short story by Adam-Troy Castro
• 696 • Western Moves • (1998) • short story by Michael Scott Bricker
• 698 • White Beauty • short story by Cynthia Ward
• 700 • The White Lady of the I-70 Overpass • short story by Linda J. Dunn
• 702 • ... Who Swallowed a Spider • short story by Steve Eller
• 704 • Why We Fear the Dark • (1998) • short fiction by Brian McNaughton
• 706 • Wild Animals • short story by Phyllis Eisenstein
• 708 • A Wild Hair • short story by Tim Waggoner
• 710 • Windshield • short story by Adam-Troy Castro
• 711 • Winter Solstice • short story by Lisa Silverthorne [as by L. S. Silverthorne]
• 714 • Wired for Fear • short story by Lawrence C. Connolly
• 716 • Without Barbara on New Year's Eve • short story by Tom Piccirilli
• 718 • Wood Is an Amazing Thing • short story by Mark Hannah
• 719 • Worms • short story by Paul Smith and Thomas Smith
• 721 • You Can't Teach an Old Town New Tricks • short story by David Niall Wilson
• 723 • Your Own Light-Hearted Friend • short story by Stephen Dedman
• 725 • You're Dead • short story by Dawn Dunn