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Hints, Whispers, and Local Legends: “Mackintosh Willy” by Ramsey Campbell

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Caught in a Landslide, No Escape From Reality: “Three Days” by Tanith Lee

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Divine Materialistic Invasion: “The Rocking-Horse Winner” by D.H. Lawrence

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The Guilt Keeps Us Human: “You Can Go Now” by Dennis Etchison

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Survival of the Gothiest: “My Dear Emily” by Joanna Russ

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We’re All Stuck in the Attic: “The Yellow Wallpaper” by Charlotte Perkins Gilman

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The Status Quo Is Death: “Schalken the Painter” by J.S. Le Fanu

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Poisonous Nostalgia and Destructive Antidotes: “Within the Walls of Tyre” by Michael Bishop

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Portrait of a Monstrous Human: “Bright Segment” by Theodore Sturgeon

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The Show Will Go On: “The Swords” by Robert Aickman

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American Myths, Warlocks, and Washington: “Vandy, Vandy” by Manly Wade Wellman 

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The Call Is Coming From Inside the House: “If Damon Comes” by Charles L. Grant

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“A profound love between two people involves, after all, the power and chance of doing profound hurt.”

Ursula K. Le Guin, The Left Hand Of Darkness

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