Black Cat Weekly #19

We have three fantasies this time, too—Larry Tritten returns with a story featuring a djinn and a man with a hankering for travel. Everil Worrell has a date with Death. And in Curios, a short story collection by Richard Marsh, we find 7 short stories featuring a pair of rival curio collectors—with some most unusual items!

And, of course, there are some classic tales—A Sharper’s Downfall is a mystery novel featuring Nick Carter, Stephen Wasylyk has a vintage mystery short, and we have rip-roaring science fiction tales from Paul W. Fairman and Malcolm Jameson. And of course we couldn’t forget a solve-it-yourself puzzler from Hal Charles. (Yes, it’s a Halloween solve-it-yourself. I should have included it in one of the October issues, but messed up. Doh! You’ll just have to live with it.)

Here is the complete lineup:

Mysteries / Suspense:

“The Halloween Costume Caper,” by Hal Charles [Solve-It-Yourself Mystery]

“Ten Dollar$ a Week,” by Stephen Wasylyk [short story]

"A Reasonable Expectation of Privacy," by N.M. Cedeñov [short story]

"The Last Ferry," by Jason Half [Barb Goffman Presents short story]

A Sharper’s Downfall, by Nicholas Carter [novel]

Curios, by Richard Marsh [fantasy and mystery collection]

Science Fiction & Fantasy:

Curios, by Richard Marsh [fantasy and mystery collection]

“Leonora,” by Everil Worrell [fantasy short story]

“Travels With Harry,” by Larry Tritten [fantasy short story]

"A Reasonable Expectation of Privacy," by N.M. Cedeñov [science fiction short story]

“Quinn’s Deal,” by L. Timmel Duchamp [Cynthia Ward Presents science fiction novelet]

“Traitor’s Choice,” by Paul W. Fairman [science fiction short story]

“Blockade Runner,” by Malcolm Jameson [science fiction short story]