y separately published work icon Devil Dolls and Duplicates in Australian Horror anthology   short story   horror  
Issue Details: First known date: 2011... 2011 Devil Dolls and Duplicates in Australian Horror
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Mandurah, Mandurah area, Mandurah - Harvey area, Far Southwest Western Australia, Western Australia,:Equilibrium Books , 2011 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Introduction, Anthony Ferguson , single work essay
Argues that in the history of horror fiction there have been many stories written about evil dolls and other replications of the human form, and that these themes have been frequently visited by Australian writers.
 (p. 7-10)
Human Repetends, Marcus Clarke , single work short story crime fantasy
This story was first published in the Australasian, 14 September, 1872, with the title 'Human Repetends'. This version of the story, which includes a character called Marston, has been republished several times in anthologies and selections. A second version of the story, with a different beginning and featuring a character called Hylton, was first published in the posthumous selection Sensational Tales with the title 'A Mysterious Coincidence'. This version has been republished under both titles.
 (p. 11-20)
Note: With title: 'Human Repetends'
Automaton, Wynne Whiteford , single work short story (p. 21-24)
Brainspawn, Van Ikin , single work short story science fiction (p. 25-34)
Note: With title: And Eve Was Drawn from the Rib of Adam
This Is for You, Michael Wilding , single work short story (p. 35-37)
A Single Shadow, Stephen Dedman , single work short story horror (p. 39-48)
The Third Sigil, Jason Franks , single work short story horror (p. 49-56)
Porcelain, James A. Hartley , single work short story horror (p. 57-64)
The Girl-Thing, Sean Williams , single work short story horror (p. 65-92)
Confessions of a Pod Person, Chuck McKenzie , single work short story horror (p. 93-102)
The Divergence Tree, Lee Battersby , single work short story horror (p. 103-111)
Excerpt from In Quinn's Paddock, Rick Kennett , extract novella (p. 113-118)
La Sentinelle, Lucy Sussex , single work novella horror fantasy (p. 119-165)
Spare Parts, Jason Nahrung , single work short story horror (p. 167-171)
Regolith, Robert Hood , single work short story horror

Bridging the present and the future and the Earth and the Moon, the story concerns two archaeologists who find the burial chamber of an aristocratic scholar and kabbalist who sought the secret of eternal life. Meanwhile a worker on the moon is part of a project to bring water back to the moon.

 (p. 173-193)
Doll Money, Kaaron Warren , single work short story horror (p. 195-201)
Calliope : A Steam Romance, Andrew J. McKiernan , single work short story horror

A man falls for a beautiful singing automaton who works in a travelling circus.

 (p. 203-225)
Last Chance to See, Tracie McBride , single work short story horror (p. 227-233)
Blessed Are the Dead That the Rain Falls Upon, Martin J. Livings , single work short story science fiction (p. 235-255)
The Guardian Radburn, B. Michael Radburn , single work short story horror (p. 257-263)
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