''Inconsequential Tales'' is a collection of
horror stories by
Ramsey Campbell
Ramsey Campbell (born 4 January 1946) is an English horror fiction writer, editor and critic who has been writing for well over fifty years. He is the author of over 30 novels and hundreds of short stories, many of them winners of literary awa ...
, published by
Hippocampus Press
Hippocampus Press is an American publisher that specializes in, "the works of H. P. Lovecraft and his literary circle." Founded in 1999, and based in New York City, Hippocampus is operated by founder Derrick Hussey.
As of 2017, it has issued ...
in 2008. It contains an introduction by the author, "Truth or Consequences"; a theatrical sketch, "A Play for the Jaded" (1994); and the following stories:
*"The Childish Fear" (1966)
*"The Offering to the Dead" (1995)
*"The Reshaping of Rossiter" (1990)
*"The Void" (1993)
*"The Other House" (1972)
*"Broadcast" (1971)
*"The Urge" (1993)
*"The Sunshine Club" (1983)
*"Writer's Curse" (1980)
*"Property of the Ring" (2000)
*"Night Beat" (1973)
*"The Shadows in the Barn" (1975)
*"The Precognitive Trip" (2008) (written 1973)
*"Murders" (1975)
*"Point of View" (2000)
*"The Grip of Peace" (1988)
*"Only the Wind" (1990)
*"Morning Call" (1995)
*"Pet" (2008) (written 1974)
*"Hain's Island" (2002)
*"Bait" (1983)
*"Snakes and Ladders" (1982)
*"The Burning" (1991)
2008 short story collections
Fantasy short story collections
Horror short story collections
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