Demons by Daylight is an anthology of short horror stories by British author Ramsey Campbell. It is divided into two thematically-linked sections, Nightmares and Relationships, and contains several stories linked to the larger Cthulhu Mythos.
Publication History[]
First published in 1973 by Arkham House, Demons by Daylight had originally been scheduled for a 1971 release; however, the death of the company's co-founder and chief editor August Derleth that year caused a two-year delay. In 1979, a revised edition was published by Jove/HBJ with "The Second Staircase" removed and replaced with two other stories, "Reply Guaranteed" and "The Telephones," but the 1980 Star reprint restored the original story line-up. It was reissued by Carroll & Graf in 1998, and by Lume Books in 2017, who included a digital version with their release.
Demons by Daylight has also been translated into German under the title Dämonen bei Tag, although it retains "Demons by Daylight" as an English tagline.
Contents[]
Arkham House, Star, Carroll & Graf, and Lume Books editions[]
Nightmares[]
- "Potential"
- "The End of a Summer's Day" (non-Mythos)
- "At First Sight"
- "Errol Undercliffe: A Tribute"
- "The Franklyn Paragraphs"
- "The Interloper" (as Errol Undercliffe)
Relationships[]
- "The Sentinels"
- "The Guy"
- "The Old Horns" (non-Mythos)
- "The Lost" (non-Mythos)
- "The Stocking"
- "The Second Staircase"
- "Concussion"
- "The Enchanted Fruit"
- "Made in Goatswood"
Jove/HBJ edition[]
Nightmares[]
- "Potential"
- "The End of a Summer's Day" (non-Mythos)
- "At First Sight"
- "Errol Undercliffe: A Tribute"
- "The Franklyn Paragraphs"
- "The Interloper" (as Errol Undercliffe)
Relationships[]
- "The Sentinels"
- "The Guy"
- "The Old Horns" (non-Mythos)
- "The Lost" (non-Mythos)
- "The Stocking"
- "Reply Guaranteed"
- "The Telephones"
- "Concussion"
- "The Enchanted Fruit"
- "Made in Goatswood"
Gallery[]
