All stories first published here except where noted.
"The Oldest Story Ever Told", short story by Romain Gary. First published in "Gloire à nos illustres pionniers", (1962) as "La Plus Vieille Histoire du monde". In English in "Hissing Tales", (1964).
"Man Skin", short story by Martin Waddell as by M. S. Waddell.
"Camera Obscura", novelette by Basil Copper.
"Party Games", short story by John Burke.
"The Unforgiven", short story by Sep.timus Dale.
"Puppetmaster", short story by Adobe James.
"No Flies on Frank", short story by John Lennon. First published in "In His Own Write", (1964).
"A Heart for a Heart", short story by Ron Holmes.
"A Real Need", short story by William Sansom.
"Green Thoughts", short story by John Collier. First published in Harper's Magazine, Vol 162, No 972, May 1931.
"Give Me Your Cold Hand", short story by John Keefauver as by John D. Keefauver.
"My Little Man", short story by Abraham Ridley.
"Crack o' Whips", short story by H. A. Manhood First published in "The Evening Standard Book of Strange Stories", (1934).
"The Inmate", short story by Richard Davis.
"Return to Devil's Tongues", short story by Walter Winward.
"Putz Dies", short story by Septimus Dale.
"The Road to Mictlantecutli", short story by Adobe James.
"The Doll of Death", novelette by Vivian Meik. First published in "Devils' Drums" (1933).
"Love Me, Love Me, Love Me", short story by Martin Waddell as by M. S. Waddell.
"The Shed", short story by Richard Stapley.
mixed original and reprint anthology containing eighteen short stories and two novelettes
near-identical fifth printing 1970
(indica gives 2nd 1967, 3rd 1968, 4th 1969, 5th 1970)
cover art by w. f. phillips (signed)
sbn 330-10447-0 incorporates the numerical part of the original cat#
cover price (25p) 5/-, south africa 60c, australia 80c, new zealand 75c, canada 95c
240pp. including 12 unnumbered pp. titles, indica etc, 6 end pp. advertising
pan books first printing, first edition, and possible near-identical early reprints
cover art by w. francis phillipps (uncredited, art is signed)
cover price 3'6, 6/- australia, 85c canadada
224pp. including titles, indica etc, end pp. advertising
(i didn't keep clear notes: the true first printing may exist in two states, one with only the uk price on the front cover, t'other with no price printed upon it; or it may exist with the uk price on the front and the two overseas territories' prices on the back cover, t'other with no price on the front, and the two overseas territories' prices on the back cover; i cannot tell from notes kept.)
#1: ''the pan book of horror stories'' ed. herbert van thal (1959), q.v. for series listing, and links.