October in the chair / Neil Gaiman -- Details / China Miéville -- Wretched thicket of thorn / Don Tumasonis -- Absolute last of the ultra-spooky, super-scary Hallowe'en horror nights / David J. Schow -- Standard gauge / Nicholas Royle -- Little dead girl singing / Stephen Gallagher -- Nesting instincts / Brian Hodge -- Two Sams / Glen Hirshberg -- Hides / Jay Russell -- Unbeheld / Ramsey Campbell -- Ill met by daylight / Basil Copper -- Catskin / Kelly Link -- 20th century ghost / Joe Hill -- Egyptian avenue / Kim Newman -- Boy behind the gate / James Van Pelt -- Nor the demons down under the sea / Caitlín R. Kiernan -- Coventry Boy / Graham Joyce -- Prospect cards / Don Tumasonis -- Cage / Jeff Vandermeer -- Dr Pretorius and the lost temple / Paul McAuley -- Necrology: 2002 / Stephen Jones & Kim Newman.