Contents ix • Introduction (Darklands 2) • (1992) • essay by Nicholas Royle xiii • Introduction to the new edition (Darklands 2) • (1994) • essay by Nicholas Royle 1 • Under the Pylon • (1992) • shortstory by Graham Joyce 17 • Waiting for a Train • (1992) • shortstory by Joel Lane 27 • Eyes Like a Ghost's • (1992) • shortstory by Simon Clark 45 • Always • (1992) • shortstory by Michael Marshall Smith 57 • One Day You'll Learn • (1992) • shortstory by John Frederick Burke [as by John Burke ] 79 • MacCreadle's Bike • (1992) • shortstory by Conrad Williams 89 • The Light on the Cliff • (1992) • shortstory by Ian Cunningham 99 • Recovery • (1992) • shortstory by Julie Akhurst 119 • Two Strands of Wire • (1992) • shortstory by Roger Stone 131 • Coffee • (1992) • shortstory by Jean-Daniel Breque 139 • Organ Donors • (1992) • novelette by Kim Newman 185 • Lethality • (1992) • shortstory by Elizabeth Young 203 • The Elevator • (1992) • shortstory by Garry Kilworth 213 • The Alternative • (1994) • novelette by Ramsey Campbell