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• i • Editor's Notes (Dark Carnival) • essay by Donn Albright
• v • Dark Carnival: A History • essay by Jonathan R. Eller [as by Jon Eller]
• xv • Dark Carnival Revisited • essay by Ray Bradbury
• 1 •  Mademoiselle, October 1946 (cover) • interior artwork by uncredited
• 1 • "The Homecoming": October 1946 • essay by Ray Bradbury
• 3 • The Homecoming • [The Elliott Family] • (1946) • short story by Ray Bradbury
• 23 •  Weird Tales, September 1944 (cover) • (1944) • interior artwork by A. R. Tilburne (variant of cover art for Weird Tales, September 1944)
• 23 • "Skeleton": September 1945 • essay by Ray Bradbury
• 25 • Skeleton • (1945) • short story by Ray Bradbury
• 43 •  Weird Tales, November 1944 (cover) • (1979) • interior artwork by Matt Fox (variant of cover art for Weird Tales, November 1944 1944)
• 43 • "The Jar": November 1944 • essay by Ray Bradbury
• 45 • The Jar • (1944) • short story by Ray Bradbury
• 61 •  Weird Tales, May 1944 (cover) • (1979) • interior artwork by Margaret Brundage (variant of cover art for Weird Tales, May 1944 1944)
• 61 • "The Lake": May 1944 • essay by Ray Bradbury
• 63 • The Lake • (1944) • short story by Ray Bradbury
• 71 • "The Maiden" • essay by Ray Bradbury
• 73 • The Maiden • (1947) • short story by Ray Bradbury
• 75 •  Weird Tales, March 1945 (cover) • interior artwork by A. R. Tilburne (variant of cover art for Weird Tales, March 1945 1945)
• 75 • "The Tombstone": March 1945 • essay by Ray Bradbury
• 77 • The Tombstone • (1945) • short story by Ray Bradbury
• 85 •  Weird Tales, May 1946 (cover) • interior artwork by Ronald Clyne (variant of cover art for Weird Tales, May 1946 1946)
• 85 • "The Smiling People": May 1946 • essay by Ray Bradbury
• 87 • The Smiling People • (1946) • short story by Ray Bradbury
• 99 •  New-Story, July 1951 (cover) • interior artwork by uncredited
• 99 • "The Emissary": July 1951 • essay by Ray Bradbury
• 101 • The Emissary • (1947) • short story by Ray Bradbury
• 111 •  Weird Tales, March 1946 (cover) • (1979) • interior artwork by Lee Brown Coye (variant of cover art for Weird Tales, March 1946 1946)
• 111 • "The Traveller": March 1946 • essay by Ray Bradbury
• 113 • The Traveller • [The Elliott Family] • (1946) • short story by Ray Bradbury
• 129 •  Dime Mystery Magazine, November 1946 (cover) • interior artwork by uncredited
• 129 • "The Small Assassin": November 1946 • essay by Ray Bradbury
• 131 • The Small Assassin • (1946) • short story by Ray Bradbury
• 151 •  Weird Tales, May 1943 (cover) • interior artwork by Margaret Brundage (variant of cover art for Weird Tales, May 1943 1943)
• 151 • "The Crowd": May 1943 • essay by Ray Bradbury
• 153 • The Crowd • (1943) • short story by Ray Bradbury
• 165 •  Weird Tales, March 1944 (cover) • (2000) • interior artwork by John Giunta (variant of cover art for Weird Tales, March 1944 1944)
• 165 • "Reunion": March 1944 • essay by Ray Bradbury
• 167 • Reunion • (1944) • short story by Ray Bradbury
• 177 •  Weird Tales, January 1947 (cover) • (1979) • interior artwork by A. R. Tilburne (variant of cover art for Weird Tales, January 1947 1947)
• 177 • "The Handler": January 1947 • essay by Ray Bradbury
• 179 • The Handler • (1947) • short story by Ray Bradbury
• 191 •  Dime Mystery Magazine, September 1947 (cover) • interior artwork by uncredited
• 191 • "The Coffin" (Wake for the Living): September 1947 • essay by Ray Bradbury
• 193 • The Coffin • (1947) • short story by Ray Bradbury
• 203 •  Weird Tales, July 1947 (cover) • interior artwork by Lee Brown Coye (variant of cover art for Weird Tales, July 1947 1947)
• 203 • "Interim": July 1947 • essay by Ray Bradbury
• 205 • Interim • (1947) • short story by Ray Bradbury
• 207 •  Avon Fantasy Reader, #17 (cover) • interior artwork by Harry Barton (variant of cover art for Avon Fantasy Reader, #17 1951)
• 207 • "Jack-in-the-Box": #17, 1951 • essay by Ray Bradbury
• 209 • Jack-in-the-Box • (1947) • short story by Ray Bradbury
• 227 •  Weird Tales, July 1943 (cover) • interior artwork by E. Franklin Wittmack (variant of cover art for Weird Tales, July 1943 1943)
• 227 • "The Scythe": July 1943 • essay by Ray Bradbury
• 229 • The Scythe • (1943) • short story by Ray Bradbury
• 245 •  Weird Tales, July 1947 (cover) [2] • interior artwork by Lee Brown Coye (variant of cover art for Weird Tales, July 1947 1947)
• 245 • "Let's Play 'Poison'": July 1947 • essay by Ray Bradbury
• 247 • Let's Play "Poison" • (1946) • short story by Ray Bradbury
• 255 •  Argosy, October 1949 (cover) • interior artwork by uncredited
• 255 • "Uncle Einar": October 1949 • essay by Ray Bradbury
• 257 • Uncle Einar • [The Elliott Family] • (1947) • short story by Ray Bradbury
• 267 •  Weird Tales, March 1943 (cover) • interior artwork by E. Franklin Wittmack (variant of cover art for Weird Tales, March 1943 1943)
• 267 • "The Wind": March 1943 • essay by Ray Bradbury
• 269 • The Wind • (1943) • short story by Ray Bradbury
• 281 •  Weird Tales, July 1946 (cover) • (1974) • interior artwork by Matt Fox (variant of cover art for Weird Tales, July 1946 1946)
• 281 • "The Night": July 1946 • essay by Ray Bradbury
• 283 • The Night • [Dandelion Wine] • (1946) • short story by Ray Bradbury
• 293 •  Weird Tales, July 1944 (cover) • (1974) • interior artwork by A. R. Tilburne (variant of cover art for Weird Tales, July 1944 1944)
• 293 • "There Was an Old Woman": July 1944 • essay by Ray Bradbury
• 295 • There Was an Old Woman • (1944) • short story by Ray Bradbury
• 311 •  Weird Tales, July 1945 (cover) • (1979) • interior artwork by Lee Brown Coye (variant of cover art for Weird Tales, July 1945 1945)
• 311 • "The Dead Man": July 1945 • essay by Ray Bradbury
• 313 • The Dead Man • (1945) • short story by Ray Bradbury
• 325 •  Harper's Magazine, March 1947 (cover) • interior artwork by uncredited
• 325 • "The Man Upstairs": March 1947 • essay by Ray Bradbury
• 327 • The Man Upstairs • (1947) • short story by Ray Bradbury
• 343 • "The Night Sets" • essay by Ray Bradbury
• 345 • The Night Sets • (1947) • short story by Ray Bradbury
• 349 •  Mademoiselle, May 1947 (cover) • interior artwork by uncredited
• 349 • "Cistern": May 1947 • essay by Ray Bradbury
• 351 • Cistern • short story by Ray Bradbury (variant of The Cistern 1947)
• 361 •  Playboy, December 1955 (cover) • interior artwork by uncredited
• 361 • "The Next in Line": December 1955 • essay by Ray Bradbury
• 363 • The Next in Line • (1947) • novelette by Ray Bradbury
• 399 • The Last Unknown: An Afterword • essay by Clive Barker
• 403 • The Lost Stories • essay by uncredited
• 405 • The Sea Shell • (1944) • short story by Ray Bradbury
• 413 • Bang! You're Dead! • [Johnny Choir] • (1944) • short story by Ray Bradbury
• 427 • The Poems • (1945) • short story by Ray Bradbury
• 441 • The Watchers • (1945) • short story by Ray Bradbury
• 459 • Afterword (Dark Carnival) • essay by Ray Bradbury
• 461 • The Wingless Bat • essay by Ray Bradbury
• 463 • A Child's Garden of Terror • essay by Ray Bradbury
• 465 • Dark Carnival • essay by Ray Bradbury
• 469 •  Letter to August Derleth • essay by Ray Bradbury
• 471 •  Letter from Rupert Hart-Davis • essay by Rupert Hart-Davis
• 473 • Le Carnival Noir: A Ballet • short fiction by Ray Bradbury
• 479 • At Work in My Garage • short story by Ray Bradbury