The Second Humdrumming Book of Horror Stories
By: Selected by Ian Alexander Martin
Contributors: Ian Alexander Martin (Editor); Guy Adams (Cover Designer)
Edition: First
Series: The Humdrumming Books of Horror Stories
Publisher: Humdrumming
Published: September 19, 2008
Place of publication: London, England, UK
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 256
ISBN-13: 9781905532629
Subjects: Fiction anthologies & collections; Horror & ghost stories; Fantasy
Genres: Horror
Description: Spawned from Horror and Fear come the familiars of Terror — 15 disturbing tales to haunt your days and upset your dreams — every single one now published for the first time.
 * The Typewriter which possesses its user
 * The Storm that eats what it kills
 * The Sky is not as empty as it may appear
 * The Balm which soothes no-one!
 * The Terrible Truth of the porch lantern
 * The Sound of Justice which hammers beneath the floor
All that — plus! a packet! of crisps!* — for under a tenner!
Notes: Second volume in anthology's series whose format and design is an homage to the long-running Pan Books of Horror Stories. --  There is also a Signed, Hardback version of this title available as a “Limited Edition”: ISBN 9781905532667
Table of contents: value: “Quadrophobia” by GUY ADAMS; value: “The Hack”, by JAMES COOPER and ANDREW JURY; value: “The Velocity of Blame”, by CHRISTOPHER FOWLER; value: “It Sounds a Bit Like…”, by GARY FRY; value: “Nightmare Alley”, by RHYS HUGHES; value: “Maryland” by DAVIN IRELAND; value: “Chelsea Grin”, by MICHAEL KELLY; value: “Falling Off the World”, by TIM LEBBON; value: “Seen But Not Heard”, by GARY McMAHON; value: “Bad Call” by MARK MORRIS; value: “Our Man in the Sudan” by SARAH PINBOROUGH; value: “Pinholes in Black Muslin”, by SIMON STRANTZAS; value: “The Tobacconist’s Concession”, by JOHN TRAVIS; value: “Wary Be the Traveller”, by CAROL WEEKES; value: “Late Returns” by CONRAD WILLIAMS