Tales of Gooseflesh and Laughter

Tales of Gooseflesh and Laughter is a collection of eleven science fiction stories (nine short stories and two novelettes) by British writer John Wyndham, published in 1956 by Ballantine Books.

Contents

 * "Chinese Puzzle" (1953), novelette
 * "Una" (1954), novelette, variant of "The Perfect Creature" (1937)
 * "The Wheel" (1952)
 * "Jizzle" (1949)
 * "Heaven Scent" (1954)
 * "Compassion Circuit" (1954)
 * "More Spinned Against..." (1953), variant of "More Spinned Against"
 * "A Present from Brunswick" (1951)
 * "Confidence Trick" (1953)
 * "Opposite Number" (1954), variant of "Opposite Numbers"
 * "Wild Flower" (1955)

"Opposite Numbers", "Wild Flower" and "Compassion Circuit" also appear in The Seeds of Time, the rest of the material is also contained in Jizzle.

Adaptations

 * "Maria" (1961), episode of the series Alfred Hitchcock Presents, directed by Boris Sagal, based on short story "Jizzle"
 * "More Spinned Against" (1980), episode of the series Spine Chillers, based on short story "More Spinned Against"