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information stor-age and retrieval systems without explicit permission from theauthor,except by a reviewer who may quote brief passages.For information address the publisher:Underwood-Miller,Inc.,708 Westover Drive,Lancaster,PA 17601.  \nFIRSTEDITION  \nTHE YEAR'S BEST HORROR STORIES  \nXIII  \nINTRODUCTION by Karl Edward Wagner 3MRS.TODD’S SHORTCUT by Stephen King 5  \nAREYOU AFRAID OF THE DARK?by Charles L.Grant 29CATCHYOUR DEATH by John Gordon 45DINNER PARTY by Gardner Dozois 57  \nTIGER IN THE SNOW by Daniel Wynn Barber 71WATCH THE BIRDIE by Ramsey Campbell 77  \nCOMING SOON TO A THEATRE NEAR YOU by David J.Schow 83HANDS WITH LONG FINGERS by Leslie Halliwell 101WEIRD TALES by Fred Chappell 111THE WARDROBE by Jovan Panich 123  \nANGST FOR THE MEMORIES by Vincent McHardy 137THE THING IN THE BEDROOM by David Langford 145BORDERLAND byJohn Brizzolara 155THE SCARECROW by Roger Johnson 165  \nTHE END OF THE WORLD byJames B.Hemesath 177NEVER GROW UP by John Gordon 189DEADLIGHTS by Charles 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