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• vi •  Our Brain: The Monster of Choice, When There's No One Else Left to Blame: A Cheerful Introduction • interior artwork by uncredited
• 1 • Our Brain: The Monster of Choice, When There's No One Else Left to Blame: A Cheerful Introduction • essay by John Skipp
• 9 • Classical Scenes of Farewell • (2008) • short fiction by Jim Shepard
• 9 •  Classical Scenes of Farwell • interior artwork by uncredited
• 33 • Hop-Frog • (1850) • short story by Edgar Allan Poe (variant of Hop-Frog; or, The Eight Chained Ourang-Outangs 1849)
• 33 •  Hop-Frog • interior artwork by uncredited
• 45 • Marmalade Wine • (1958) • short story by Joan Aiken
• 45 •  Marmalade Wine • interior artwork by uncredited
• 55 • The Most Dangerous Game • non-genre • (1924) • novelette by Richard Edward Connell [as by Richard Connell]
• 55 •  The Most Dangerous Game • interior artwork by uncredited
• 77 • The Small Assassin • (1946) • short story by Ray Bradbury
• 77 •  The Small Assassin • interior artwork by uncredited
• 97 • Lucy Comes to Stay • (1952) • short story by Robert Bloch
• 97 •  Lucy Comes to Stay • interior artwork by uncredited
• 105 • Marla's Eyes • short fiction by Ed Kurtz
• 105 •  Marla's Eyes • interior artwork by uncredited
• 131 • The Liar • short fiction by Laura Lee Bahr
• 131 •  The Liar • interior artwork by uncredited
• 151 • The Paperhanger • (2000) • short fiction by William Gay
• 151 •  The Paperhanger • interior artwork by uncredited
• 181 • The Exit at Toledo Blade Boulevard • (1998) • short story by Jack Ketchum
• 181 •  The Exit at Toledo Blade Boulevard • interior artwork by uncredited
• 195 • Incident On and Off a Mountain Road • (1991) • novelette by Joe R. Lansdale
• 195 •  Incident on and Off a Mountain Road • interior artwork by uncredited
• 217 • Murder for Beginners • (2009) • short fiction by Mercedes M. Yardley
• 217 •  Murder for Beginners • interior artwork by uncredited
• 223 • Jesse • (1991) • short story by Steve Rasnic Tem
• 223 •  Jesse • interior artwork by uncredited
• 237 • In for a Penny • (1999) • short fiction by Lawrence Block
• 237 •  In for a Penny • interior artwork by uncredited
• 245 • Now Hold Still • short fiction by David J. Schow
• 245 •  Now Hold Still • interior artwork by uncredited
• 253 • Feminine Endings • (2008) • short story by Neil Gaiman
• 253 •  Feminine Endings • interior artwork by uncredited
• 261 • Going Solo • short fiction by Leah Mann
• 261 •  Going Solo • interior artwork by uncredited
• 271 • Death-in-Life Love Song • short fiction by Kevin L. Donihe
• 271 •  Death-in-Life Love Song • interior artwork by uncredited
• 275 • Ralph and Jerry • short fiction by Leslianne Wilder
• 275 •  Ralph and Jerry • interior artwork by uncredited
• 283 • And What Did You See in the World? • (2002) • short story by Norman Partridge
• 283 •  And What Did You See in the World? • interior artwork by uncredited
• 297 • Life with Father • (1998) • short story by Bentley Little
• 297 •  Life with Father • interior artwork by uncredited
• 307 • The Shallow End of the Pool • (2008) • novella by Adam-Troy Castro
• 307 •  The Shallow End of the Pool • interior artwork by uncredited
• 355 • Mommy Picks Me Up at Day Care • short fiction by John Gorumba
• 355 •  Mommy Picks Me Up at Day Care • interior artwork by uncredited
• 367 • When the Zoos Close Down, They'll Come for Us • short fiction by Violet LeVoit [as by Violet LaVoit]
• 367 •  When the Zoos Close Down, They'll Come for Us • interior artwork by uncredited
• 377 • All Through the House • (2003) • short fiction by Christopher Coake
• 377 •  All Through the House • interior artwork by uncredited
• 421 • Intruder • short fiction by John Boden
• 421 •  Intruder • interior artwork by uncredited
• 427 • Straycation • short fiction by Scott Bradley and Peter Giglio
• 427 •  Straycation • interior artwork by uncredited
• 435 • Life Coach • short fiction by Cody Goodfellow
• 435 •  Life Coach • interior artwork by uncredited
• 455 • Righteous • short story by Weston Ochse
• 455 •  Righteous • interior artwork by uncredited
• 469 • The Meaning of Life • short fiction by Amelia Beamer
• 469 •  The Meaning of Life • interior artwork by uncredited
• 479 • Damaged Goods • (1993) • short story by Elizabeth Massie
• 479 •  Damaged Goods • interior artwork by uncredited
• 491 • Willow Tests Well • short story by Nick Mamatas
• 491 •  Willow Tests Well • interior artwork by uncredited
• 503 • Serenity Now • short fiction by Simon McCaffery
• 503 •  Serenity Now • (unknown) • interior artwork by uncredited
• 511 • The Mannerly Man • (2002) • short story by Mehitobel Wilson
• 511 •  The Mannerly Man • interior artwork by uncredited
• 529 • Sensible Violence • (1997) • novelette by Brian Hodge
• 529 •  Sensible Violence • interior artwork by uncredited
• 549 • Bucky Goes to Church • (1992) • novelette by Robert Devereaux
• 549 •  Bucky Goes to Church • interior artwork by uncredited
• 565 • At Eventide • (2000) • short story by Kathe Koja
• 565 •  At Eventide • interior artwork by uncredited
• 575 • Psychos and You!: A Modestly Informative Afterward • essay by John Skipp
• 575 •  Psychos and You!: A Modestly Informative Afterward • interior artwork by uncredited
• 579 • Appendix A: A Devil in My View: Psychos in Popular Culture • essay by Cody Goodfellow
• 579 •  Appendix A: A Devil in My View: Psychos in Popular Culture • interior artwork by uncredited
• 600 • Appendix B: The Albert Fish Letter • (1934) • essay by Albert Fish