The Eighteenth Pan Book of Horror Stories
Contents (view Concise Listing)
7 • Meat • short story by Carolyn L. Bird
16 • The Bravest Rat in Venice • short story by Patricia Highsmith
31 • Quod Erat Demonstrandum • short story by Judith Eleanor Green
38 • Belvedere's Bride • short story by Jane Gregory
44 • The Coffin Flies • novelette by Myc Harrison
66 • Rest in Peace • short story by Norman P. Kaufman
73 • Stevie • novelette by Monica Lee
118 • The Island of the Seals • short story by Samantha Lee
125 • The Atheist • short story by Maureen O'Hara
132 • The Boy with Golden Eyes • short story by Alan Temperley
150 • Double Puppet • short story by Charles Thornton
159 • The Unknown Caller • short story by Rosemary Timperley
169 • The Fly-Eater • short story by Barry Tonkin
176 • It's Hungry • short story by Harry E. Turner
Herbert van Thal
Bertie Maurice van Thal (1904–1983), known as Herbert van Thal, was a British bookseller, publisher, agent, biographer, and anthologist.
Pan Book of Horror Stories
Pan Book of Horror Stories consists of twenty-nine primary books, and includes two additional books that complement the series but are not considered mandatory reads — considered a complete series. The current recommended reading order for the series is provided below.
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