CONTENTS FOR STUDIES IN AUSTRALIAN WEIRD FICTION #1

Essays --

• "Lionel Sparrow (1867–1936): An Unknown Australian Writer of Gothic Horror" by James Doig
• "The Weird Verse of Christopher Brennan" by Phillip A. Ellis
• "Wandering Child: The Fantasies of Vernon Knowles" by Mark Valentine
• "An Afternoon with Elizabeth Jolley, author of The Well" by Benjamin Szumskyj
• "Shadows & Sexuality: The Horror Stories of Stephen Dedman" by Benjamin Szumskyj
• "'Tim Winton's Take on the Weird: In the Winter Dark as Cross-Genre Fiction" by Phillip A. Ellis
• "A Bibliography of Australian Fantastic Literature to c.1960" by James Doig
• "Brett McBean: An Appreciation" by Tim Kroenert
• "Thrills and Excitement, Adventure and Action: Don Boyd, an Endless 'Myth-Cycle' Unto Himself" by Charles Lovecraft & Margaret Lovecraft

Interviews --

• "Pater Horrere Familas: An Interview with Lee Battersby"
• "The Terror From Australis: An Interview Leigh Blackmore"
• "The Weird Talesman: An Interview with Terry Dowling"
• "Harvesting Wild Grapes: An Interview with Phillip A. Ellis"
• "Home is Where the Horror Is: An Interview with Steve Gerlach"
• "Laughter From the Dark: An Interview with Richard Harland"
• "Horror From the Outback: An Interview with Rick Kennett"
• "Darkness Be My Scribe: An Interview with Marty Young"

Ongoing Columnist --

• "The Ossuary" by Robert Hood. First article entitled "Ghosts, Monsters and Chainsaws"

Symposiums --

• "Joan Lindsay's Picnic at Hanging Rock: A Fortieth Anniversary Retrospect" discussed by James Doig, Patrick Lee and Brett McKenzie
• "Crosses & Shadows: Australian Christians Discuss the Horror Genre" discussed by Nathan Hobby, Tim Kroenert, Amanda Robertson, Lyn Battersby and Benjamin Szumskyj

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