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663:"The Devil Is in the Details" (2000)
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813:"Invaders from the Unknown" (2017)
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895:Architects of Tomorrow: Volume VI
883:Architects of Tomorrow: Volume IV
871:Architects of Tomorrow: Volume II
780:"The Thing in the Library" (2015)
591:"Getting with the Program" (1997)
570:"Orwell's Other Nightmare" (1996)
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492:"The Library of Lost Art" (1993)
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816:"It Came from Out There" (2017)
801:"The Warden of the Wall" (2017)
603:"The Managansett Horror" (1997)
477:"Forever in My Thoughts" (1993)
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462:"Friday Nights at Home" (1993)
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495:"Shadow and Substance" (1993)
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471:"The Daylight Vampire" (1993)
435:"Strange Developments" (1991)
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681:"Dealing with Stress" (2003)
666:"Something in Common" (2001)
564:"Translation Station" (1996)
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516:"A Noteworthy Affair" (1994)
230:Murder on the Oracle Express
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837:"The Chaos Business" (2019)
720:"Slipstream Fiction" (2010)
573:"The Potpourri Plot" (1996)
534:"Next-Door Neighbor" (1995)
522:"Coming Attractions" (1995)
483:"Payment in Arrears" (1993)
474:"The Spirit of Mars" (1993)
447:"Shadow Over R'lyeh" (1991)
429:"Literally Speaking" (1990)
370:The Devil Is in the Details
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744:"The Incorruptible" (2011)
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702:"The Natural World" (2008)
669:"Departure Delayed" (2001)
639:"Prey for the Dead" (1998)
537:"Present in Spirit" (1995)
519:"All Flesh is Clay" (1995)
513:"A Tight Situation" (1994)
420:"Automatic Success" (1982)
388:Phantom of the Space Opera
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792:"The Bad Neighbor" (2017)
756:"The Buddy System" (2011)
735:"Farm on the Down" (2011)
540:"The Dunwich Gate" (1995)
531:"Misapprehensions" (1995)
510:"The Kaleidoscope" (1994)
504:"Jack the Martian" (1994)
480:"Moloch's Furnace" (1993)
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771:"The Guest House" (2015)
711:"Hearts of Stone" (2009)
651:"The Karma Sutra" (1999)
594:"Restoring Order" (1997)
585:"Dark Providence" (1997)
561:"Empirical Facts" (1996)
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459:"Cleansing Agent" (1993)
438:"The Guard Tower" (1991)
394:More Shadows Over R'lyeh
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804:"The Well Being" (2017)
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732:"Dead Reckoning" (2011)
717:"Duck and Cover" (2009)
675:"A Good Offense" (2003)
672:"The Black Rose" (2002)
630:"The Piggy Bank" (1998)
612:"Leave Me Alone" (1998)
552:"Twisted Images" (1995)
543:"The Houseguest" (1995)
426:"The Hatchetman" (1989)
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846:"The Thin Spot" (2019)
840:"The Custodian" (2019)
810:"Creepy Hollow" (2017)
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648:"The Intrusion" (1999)
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486:"Passing Death" (1993)
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678:"Curing Agent" (2003)
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633:"The Predator" (1998)
615:"Bad Feelings" (1998)
606:"Adding It Up" (1998)
588:"Expectations" (1997)
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432:"Little Evils" (1991)
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334:That Way Madness Lies
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825:"The Anomaly" (2017)
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783:"Border Town" (2017)
777:"The New Guy" (2015)
765:"Pre-Pirates" (2013)
645:"Dumb Genius" (1999)
567:"Sneak Thief" (1996)
558:"Actual Mode" (1995)
501:"Inspiration" (1994)
441:"The Splicer" (1991)
400:The Retro Collection
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218:Ten Little Homunculi
206:The Maltese Gargoyle
843:"The Effigy" (2019)
774:"Night Duty" (2015)
753:"Housebound" (2011)
723:"Piecemaker" (2010)
714:"Complexity" (2009)
705:"No Problem" (2008)
660:"Dark Paris" (2000)
627:"The Chindi" (1998)
423:"Love Charm" (1985)
382:Shadows Over R'lyeh
328:Translation Station
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768:"City Girl" (2015)
747:"Misprints" (2011)
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657:"Wormdance" (1999)
636:"Cat Eye's" (1998)
358:Date with the Dark
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