Haining, Peter

Entry updated 24 February 2025. Tagged: Author, Editor.

(1940-2007) UK anthologist, almost all of whose extremely numerous publications, beginning with Devil Worship in Britain (anth 1964) with A V Sellwood, have been in the fields of horror and fantasy (see The Encyclopedia of Fantasy for these titles); his one novel, The Hero (1973), is a Near Future political thriller about the threat of a nuclear World War Three with China. Of his approximately 150 Anthologies, a few are of sf interest, including The Future Makers: A Selection of Science Fiction (anth 1968); The Dream Machines (anth 1972; vt The Dream Machines: An Eye-Witness History of Ballooning 1973), about Balloons; The H G Wells Scrapbook: Articles, Essays, Letters, Anecdotes, Illustrations, Photographs, and Memorabilia about the Prophetic Genius of the Twentieth Century (anth 1978); The Jules Verne Companion (anth 1978); a set of Doctor Who Ties, beginning with Doctor Who – A Celebration: Two Decades Through Time and Space (1983) (see Doctor Who); Cyber-Killers (anth 1997) as by Ric Alexander. Most of his work is entertainingly selected, though his bibliographical scholarship, and his general accuracy, sometimes suffered from haste and inattention. [JC/DRL]

Peter Alexander Haining

born Enfield, Middlesex: 2 April 1940

died Boxford, Suffolk: 19 November 2007

works

The Hero (London: New English Library, 1973) [Heroes: hb/uncredited]

nonfiction (highly selected)

Terror!: A History of Horror Illustrations from the Pulp Magazines (London: Souvenir Press/Pictorial Presentations, 1976) [nonfiction: graph: Illustration: illus/hb/from various sources]
The Man Who Was Frankenstein: Life of Andrew Crosse (London: Frederick Muller, 1979) [nonfiction: Mary Shelley: hb/uncredited]
Movable Books: An Illustrated History (London: New English Library, 1979) [nonfiction: illus/hb/from various sources]
The Scarecrow: Fact and Fable (London: Robert Hale, 1988) [nonfiction: hb/Pip Miller]
The Invasion: Earth Companion (London: Headline, 1998) [nonfiction: tie to Invasion: Earth: with cast and crew Interviews: pb/]
The Nine Lives of Doctor Who – The First Biography of the Nine Men Who Are Doctor Who (London: Headline, 1999) [nonfiction: Doctor Who: hb/photomontage]

works as editor (highly selected)

series

as by Alfred Hitchcock

Guaranteed Rest in Peace, and Other Macabre Tales (London: Four Square, 1966) as by Alfred Hitchcock [anth: pb/]
Anyone for Murder? (London: Four Square, 1967) as by Alfred Hitchcock [anth: pb/Josh Kirby]
Behind the Locked Door, and Other Strange Tales (London: Four Square, 1967) as by Alfred Hitchcock [anth: pb/Josh Kirby]
This Day's Evil, and Other Tales of Suspense (London: Four Square, 1967) as by Alfred Hitchcock [anth: pb/Philippe Halsman]
The Late Unlamented, and Other Tales of Evil (London: Four Square, 1967) as by Alfred Hitchcock [anth: pb/Josh Kirby]
Meet Death at Night, and Other Tales of Terror (London: Four Square, 1967) as by Alfred Hitchcock [anth: pb/Josh Kirby]
The Graveyard Man (London: Four Square, 1968) as by Alfred Hitchcock [anth: pb/Josh Kirby]
This One Will Kill You (New York: Dell, 1971) as by Alfred Hitchcock [anth: pb/]

Frankenstein

The Frankenstein File (London: New English Library, 1977) [anth: Frankenstein Monster: Frankenstein: pb/]
The Frankenstein Omnibus (London: Orion, 1994) [anth: Frankenstein Monster: Frankenstein: hb/photographic]

Doctor Who

Doctor Who – A Celebration: Two Decades Through Time and Space (London: W H Allen, 1983) [anth: tie to Doctor Who: Doctor Who: hb/Graham Potts]
Doctor Who: The Key to Time: A Year-by-Year Record (London: W H Allen, 1984) [anth: tie to Doctor Who: Doctor Who: hb/Andrew Skilleter]
The Doctor Who File (London: W H Allen, 1986) [anth: tie to Doctor Who: Doctor Who: hb/Tony Masero]
Doctor Who: The Time-Travellers' Guide (London: W H Allen, 1987) [anth: tie to Doctor Who: Doctor Who: hb/Tony Masero]
Doctor Who: 25 Glorious Years XXV (London: W H Allen, 1988) [anth: tie to Doctor Who: Doctor Who: hb/]

single-author collections as editor

Gaston Leroux. The Gaston Leroux Bedtime Companion: Weird Stories by the Author of "The Phantom of the Opera" (London: Victor Gollancz, 1980) [coll: anonymous trans from various sources: hb/]
Arthur Conan Doyle. The Supernatural Tales of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (London: W Foulsham, 1987) [coll: hb/]
Rudyard Kipling. The Complete Supernatural Stories of Rudyard Kipling (London: W H Allen, 1987) [coll: hb/]
Thomas Hardy. The Supernatural Tales of Thomas Hardy (London: W Foulsham and Company, 1988) [coll: hb/]
W Heath Robinson. Meals on Wheels: A Handbook on Food and Drink Made Simple! (London: Souvenir Press, 1989) [graph: illus/hb/W Heath Robinson]
John Buchan. The Best Supernatural Stories of John Buchan (London: Robert Hale, 1991) [coll: hb/]

individual titles as editor

Devil Worship in Britain (London: Corgi, 1964) with A V Sellwood [anth: pb/]
The Hell of Mirrors (London: Four Square, 1965) [anth: pb/]
Beyond the Curtain of Dark (London: Four Square, 1966) [anth: pb/Josh Kirby]
The Future Makers: A Selection of Science Fiction (London: Sidgwick and Jackson, 1968) [anth: hb/]
The Ghouls: The Great Stories Behind the Classic Horror Films (London: W H Allen, 1971) [anth: Cinema: hb/Mark Abraham]
The Dream Machines (London: New English Library, 1972) [nonfiction: anth: Balloons: illus/hb/Anthony Lamb from unidentified source]
- The Dream Machines: An Eye-Witness History of Ballooning (New York: World Publishing, 1973) [nonfiction: anth: vt of the above: illus/hb/Anthony Lamb from unidentified source]
The Fantastic Pulps (London: Victor Gollancz, 1975) [anth: Pulp: hb/nonpictorial]
The Edgar Allan Poe Scrapbook: Articles, Essays, Letters, Anecdotes, Illustrations, Photographs, and Memorabilia about the Legendary American Genius (London: New English Library, 1977) [nonfiction: anth: Edgar Allan Poe: hb/]
The H G Wells Scrapbook: Articles, Essays, Letters, Anecdotes, Illustrations, Photographs, and Memorabilia about the Prophetic Genius of the Twentieth Century (London: New English Library, 1978) [nonfiction: anth: H G Wells: hb/]
The Jules Verne Companion (London: Pictorial Presentations/Souvenir Press, 1978) [nonfiction: anth: Jules Verne: hb/Chris Scott]
Classic Horror Omnibus, Volume 1 (London: New English Library, 1979) [anth: no other volumes in the series were published: hb/]
The Edgar Allan Poe Bedside Companion (London: Victor Gollancz, 1980) [anth: stories by Edgar Allan Poe and others: hb/]
The Ghost Ship: Stories of the Phantom Flying Dutchman (London: William Kimber, 1985) [anth: hb/Ionicus]
Tune in for Fear: A Choice of Supernatural Radio Stories (London: William Kimber, 1985) [anth: hb/Ionicus]
Tales of Dungeons and Dragons (London: Century, 1986) [anth: hb/]
James Bond: A Celebration (London: Planet Books, 1987) [nonfiction: anth: Ian Fleming: hb/]
Poltergeist: Tales of Deadly Ghosts (London: Severn House, 1987) [anth: Poltergeists: hb/]
Werewolf : Horror Stories of the Man-Beast (London: Severn House, 1987) [anth: hb/]
Space Movies: Classic Science Fiction Films (London: Severn House, 1995) [anth: stories that became sf Cinema: hb/Derek Colligan]
Space Movies II: Classic Television Science Fiction (London: Severn House, 1996) [anth: stories that became sf Television: hb/Derek Colligan]
Cyber-Killers (London: Orion, 1997) as by Ric Alexander [anth: hb/]
The Flying Bomb War: Contemporary Eyewitness Accounts of the German V-1 and V-2 Raids on Britain (London: Robson Books, 2002) [nonfiction: anth: World War Two: illus/hb/various]

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