Exorcisms and Ecstasies

Exorcisms and Ecstasies is a collection of fantasy and horror short stories by author Karl Edward Wagner. The collection also includes a number of memoirs and articles about Wagner and is edited by Stephen Jones. It was released in 1997 by Fedogan & Bremer in an edition of 2,100 copies, of which 100 included Wagner's signature taken from a canceled check or contract. The limited edition was also signed by the artist, editor and other contributors to the collection. Many of the stories originally appeared in a number of different anthologies and collections or in the magazines Beyond Fantasy & Science Fiction, Kadath, Weird Tales, The Centralite, Midnight Sun, Fantasy Crossroads and Gauntlet.

Contents

 * "Introduction: Talking with Karl", by Stephen Jones
 * "Midnight Sun"
 * Exorcisms and Ecstasies
 * "Various Encounters with Karl" by Peter Straub
 * "Did They Get You to Trade?"
 * "The Kind Men Like"
 * "Cedar Lane"
 * "The Slug"
 * "Final Cut"
 * "Locked Away"
 * "Endless Night"
 * "A Walk on the Wild Side"
 * "Passages"
 * "Little Lessons in Gardening"
 * "I’ve Come to Talk with You Again"
 * "An Awareness of Angels"
 * "But You’ll Never Follow Me"
 * "Plan 10 from Inner Space"
 * "Prince of the Punks"
 * "The Picture of Jonathan Collins"
 * "Gremlin"
 * "Brushed Away"
 * "In the Middle of a Snow Dream"
 * "The Big Dutchman", by Frances Wellman
 * Silver Dagger: Kane"
 * "All Good Friends, by David J. Schow
 * "In the Wake of the Night"
 * "The Treasure of Lynortis"
 * "The Gothic Touch"
 * "At First Just Ghostly"
 * "Deep in the Depths of the Acme Warehouse"
 * "Friends Die", by Ramsey Campbell
 * Satan’s Gun: Adrian Becker
 * "Doc Wagner", by Jenny Campbell
 * "Satan’s Gun"
 * "Hell Creek"
 * "One Paris Night"
 * "The Truth Insofar as I Know It, by David Drake
 * Tell Me, Dark: Uncollected Stories
 * "Brother Karl: Stories First and Last, by James R. Wagner
 * "The Education of Gergy-doo-doo"
 * "Stardust"
 * "Killer"
 * "The Coming of Ghor"
 * "A Fair Cop"
 * "Karl Edward Wagner: Sassenach", by Brian Lumley
 * "Karl Edward Wagner: A Working Bibliography of English Language First Editions", by Scott F. Wyatt & Stephen Jones
 * "Afterword: Karl Edward Wagner—A Personal Farewell", by C. Bruce Hunter
 * "Death Angel’s Shadow"