Book of Shadows

Zine
Title:	Book of Shadows
Publisher:	Anime House Press
Editor(s):	Marg Baskin and Heather Bruton
Date(s):	1990-1994-ish
Series?:
Medium:	print
Genre:	gen
Fandom:	Original Fiction
Language:	English
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Book of Shadows is an gen anthology of adult-oriented stories dedicated to the darker side of things, including vampires and werewolves, written by fans, for fans. It required an age statement.

Issue 1

Book of Shadows 1 was published in 1990 and contains 162 pages.

from issue #1

first page of a flyer for issue #1

second page of a flyer for issue #1

The art is by Heather Bruton, April Lee, Frank Gembeck, Larry DeSouza, and Joy Riddle.

• Hit There!, editorial (2)
• Angleyes by Ann K. Schwader ("For Angelica, there is deep irony in posing for Michael's painting of a seductive vampire: it isn't a pretense. But Angelica isn't the only one with something' to hide.") (4)
• Wolf Moon by Bonnie Reitz ("Hunting a drug lord, Police Lieutenant Jon McCall witnesses a woman's startling transformation into a wolf. When he tries to find her, he discovers that she is hunting him.") (14)
• Tame Demon by Margaret Carter ("Don Eldridge, a middle-aged real estate agent, has discovered there's more money to be made in a phony Satanism scam. When he meets a real vampire, the possibilities seem endless.") (36)
• Lowland Swing by Roger Dale ("Andy's best friend was killed on the fog-shrouded lowlands of Route 51. With George's tortured spirit haunting his dreams, Andy realizes he must face the lowlands one final time.") (54)
• Ely by Eliza Prestiru ("Ely is a vampire who has lost himself: a passionless killer, a captive of the memories of those he kills. His latest victim may prove to be his savior.") (62)
• Torch Song by Bonnie Reitz ("Jon McCall is hunting an arsonist, but for McCall and werewolf Corine Balfour, it is the solution of the case which begins the true danger") (90)
• How Gentle is the Wind by Heather Bruton ("Terrence seeks easy power by summoning a demon. The Call succeeds, but what he gets isn't quite what he had in mind.") (106)
• In the Street of Souls by Steph Rendbo ("After the death of her favorite aunt, a young girl finds no comfort in the rites of Mexico's Day of the Dead.") (112)
• Forever Young by Frank Gembeck, Jr. ("When Brian complains to his teacher that there aren't enough humans on Lanthris, she retaliates by sending him to Earth, isn't it ironic that the first man he meets on Earth turns out not to be human?") (121)
• The Ghost of U.C. Hill by Shirley Meier ("Jim thinks the University of Western Ontaro needs a ghost, so he decides to invent one. It was just a joke -- in the beginning.") (124)
• The Black Wolf by P.J. Roberts ("For a decade, sheep rancher Ernie Singleton has roamed the Australian countryside by night as a black wolf. It's inevitable that one day the hunters would find his trail.") (124)
• The Tiger by P.J. Roberts ("Blame falls on the black wolf when a dingo pack's attacks escalate from taking an occasional sheep to decimating flocks and killing their owners. After all, who could believe Vic Hart's claim that the pack is lead by a tiger?") (136)
• The Shinji by Heather Bruton ("Kyoko is seventeen the year that a wandering poet comes to her small village. She knows at once that the shinji isn't human.")(156)

Issue 2

Book of Shadows 2 was published in 1991 and contains 188 pages.

front cover of issue #2, Heather Bruton

The art is by Heather Bruton, Peter Francis, Joyce Norton, April Lee, Frank Gemback, Jr., Mark Barnard, Ed Arseneault, Janet DuPuy, Larry DeSouza, Bonnie Reitz, and Valerie R. Bowe.

• Hi There!, Editor's Corner (2)
• Submission Guidelines (3)
• After All, What are Friends For? by Bonnie Reitz (4)
• The Touch of the Dragon by Ann Wilson and Marilyn Morey (46)
• The Song of the Whispering Pines by Anastasia Papadatos (66)
• Poem by Ailene Bonner (77)
• Heart of Darkness by Bonnie Reitz (78)
• Song of Judas by Beth Minster (116)
• The Bleeding Grounds by Dale L. Sproule (124)
• The Lure of the Unicom by Janice Homyak (130)
• The Burial Chamber by Cary G. Osborne (136)
• The Trust of a Child by Michael Robbins (144)
• Romance and the Vampire by Mary Arm Mitchell (148)
• Poem by Ailene Bonner (153)
• Bubbles and Laughter by Valerie R. Bowe (154)
• Birth by Marilyn Morey (167)
• Not Quite First Class Accommodations by C.M. Taylor (170)
• Working Under a Vampire" by Richard Alan Kaapke (178)

Issue 3

Book of Shadows 3 was published in 1991 and contains 152 pages.

cover of issue #3

The art is by Heather Bruton, Peter Francis, Joyce Norton, April Lee, June Drexler Robertson, Diana Harlan Stein, Frank Gembeck, Janet DuPuy, Larry DeSouza, and Susan Van Camp.

• Hi There!, editorial (2)
• Shoney, poem by Janet P. Reedman (3)
• In the Dark of the Moon by Bonnie Reitz (4)
• Man of the Twilight Sea by Matt Ignoffo (26)
• Waking Vaine, 1999 by Jari Winter (36)
• Protection by Catt Kingsgrave-Erstein (44)
• The White Egret by Janice Homyak (48)
• Where Do You Get Your Ideas? by Diana Harlan Stein (67)
• Our Double Secret by Jari Winter (70)
• Halfbreed by Janet Reedman (76)
• Truckin' Bess by Elizabeth Prestin (86)
• Lure of Mortal by June Drexler Robertson (90)
• Changeling Child, poem by Janet P. Reedman (114)
• A Taste for the Unusual by C.M. Taylor (115)
• The Blessed Isles, poem by Janet P. Reedman (120)
• Secret Steel by Catt Kingsgrave-Erstein (121)
• Wishing Troll, poem by Janet P. Reedman (145)
• Separating Lenore by Robert Hood (146)

Issue 4

Book of Shadows 4 was published in 1992 and contains 158 pages.

cover of issue #4

• Bat by John Grey
• Beast by Kim Kofmel
• Cameo by Kim Kofmel
• Children of the Lake by Larry G. Cardiff
• Dancer in the Wind by Bonnie Reitz
• Night Life by Bonnie Reitz
• For Sale by Katherine X. Rylien
• The Ghoul Next Door by Nancy Kilpatrick
• Lost Angels by April Lee
• Not Quite Human by Ann Wilson and Colleen Drippe
• Paintbox by Colleen Drippe
• Power of Brightshadow" by Catt Kingsgrave-Erstein
• Step Softly in the Fog by Heather Bruton

Issue 5

Book of Shadows was published in 1994 and contains 164 pages. Artwork by Heather Bruton, Larry DeSouza, Quinton Hoover, Joyce Norton, April Lee, June Drexler Robertson, Diana Harlan Stein, and Susan Van Camp.

cover of issue #5

• Paris by Night by Bonnie Reitz
• The Wild Hunt by April Lee
• Wizard by Colleen Drippe
• In the Forests of the Night by Bonnie Reitz
• Vashni's Dream by Patricia Sayre McCoy
• The Real Game by John Grey
• The Tracker by C. McQuillin
• Packlove by Ann K. Schwader
• Ruby Wine by C. McQuillin
• Those Paris Nights by Bonnie Reitz
• In Praise of Vampires by John Grey
• Dis-Enchantment by Lynda Carraher
• Sea Dreams by Patricia Sayre McCoy
• Sometimes After Dark by C. McQuillin
• The Porch People by Colleen Drippe
• Child of Darkness by C. McQuillin
• Chiva, Baby by Elizabeth Prestin
• The Unicorn Prince by Amy Falkowitz
• Wolfling by C. McQuillin

Issue 6

Book of Shadows 6 contains 160 pages. It has fiction by Bonnie Reitz, Deborah Brown, Kathleen Repchik, Larry DeSouza, and Marg Baskin.