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and horror

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stories edited by Stephen Jones. It was published by

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in an edition of 2,100 copies of which 100 were signed by all the contributors except R. Chetwynd-Hayes. The anthology contains 10 stories and a novel, ''Seven Stars'', whose episodes are interspersed among the stories. Several of the stories first appeared in collections, or in the magazines '' The Idler'', ''Kadath'' and ''

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''.

* "Introduction: The Serial Sleuths", by Stephen Jones * "Seven Stars Prologue: In Egypt’s Land", by

Kim Newman Kim James Newman (born 31 July 1959) is an English journalist, film critic and fiction writer. Recurring interests visible in his work include film history and horror fiction—both of which he attributes to seeing Tod Browning's ''Dracula (1931 ...

* "Our Lady of Death", by

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* "Seven Stars Episode One: The Mummy’s Heart", by

* "The Horse of the Invisible", by

William Hope Hodgson William Hope Hodgson (15 November 1877 – 19 April 1918) was an English author. He produced a large body of work, consisting of essays, short fiction, and novels, spanning several overlapping genres including horror, fantastic fiction, and sci ...

* "Seven Stars Episode Two: The Magician and the Matinee Idol", by

* "The Adventure of the Crawling Horror", by

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* "Seven Stars Episode Three: The Trouble with Barrymore", by

* "Rouse Him Not", by

Manly Wade Wellman Manly Wade Wellman (May 21, 1903 – April 5, 1986) was an American writer. While his science fiction and fantasy stories appeared in such pulps as ''Astounding Stories'', ''Startling Stories'', ''Unknown'' and ''Strange Stories'', Wellman is ...

* "De Marigny’s Clock", by

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* "Seven Stars Episode Four: The Biafran Bank Manager", by

* "Someone Is Dead", by R. Chetwynd-Hayes * "Vultures Gather", by Brian Mooney * "Lost Souls", by

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* "Seven Stars Episode Five: Mimsy", by

* "The Man Who Shot the Man Who Shot The Man Who Shot Liberty Valence", by

Jay Russell Jay Russell (born January 10, 1960 in North Little Rock, Arkansas), is an American film director, writer and producer. Biography He graduated from Columbia University in 1985 with a MFA in screenwriting and directing, having studied with produ ...

* "Seven Stars Episode Six: The Dog Story", by

* "Bay Wolf", by

Neil Gaiman Neil Richard MacKinnon GaimanBorn as Neil Richard Gaiman, with "MacKinnon" added on the occasion of his marriage to Amanda Palmer. ; ( Neil Richard Gaiman; born 10 November 1960) is an English author of short fiction, novels, comic books, gr ...

* "Seven Stars Episode Seven: The Duel of Seven Stars", by

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