The 20th Pan Book of Horror Stories
Contents
The Leather Ottoman short story by Carolyn L. Bird
The Materialist novelette by A. G. J. Rough
Round Every Corner short story by Edwin Brown
Hell on Both Sides of the Gate short story by Rosemary Timperley
Don't Go Down in the Woods short story by John Arthur
The Victorian Conservatory novelette by Alan Temperley
The Lion's Cradle novelette by Harry E. Turner
School Crossing (1976) short story by Francis King
Contents short story by Norman P. Kaufman
The Law: Its Administrators short story by Sheryl Stuart
A Smell of Fresh Paint short story by Carl Schiffman
A Country Tale short story by Thomas Muirson
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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