The Necromancers: The Best of Black Magic and Witchcraft

The Necromancers: The Best of Black Magic And Witchcraft is an anthology of occult stories edited by Peter Haining and published by Hodder and Stoughton in 1971 (ISBN 9780340125960). The collection of stories in this anthology is a blend of fact and fiction. This anthology includes stories, folklore, essays and focuses on witchcraft and Satanism. The editor's preface by Peter Haining provides a brief overview of the theme of this compilation and it is followed by an introduction by Robert Bloch.

First edition

Stories collected

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Title Author
Modern Witchcraft Robert Graves
Black Magic Today Rollo Ahmed
The Black Lodge Aleister Crowley
The Sacrifice Betty May
The Sorcerers W. B. Yeats
A Life For A Life Dennis Wheatley
The Witches’ Sabbat C. W. Olliver
The Salem Mass Nathaniel Hawthorne
The Tryals Of The New England Witches Cotton Mather
The Lancashire Witches W. Harrison Ainsworth
An Initiation To Witchcraft Margaret Murray
A Pact With The Devil N/A
How To Raise A Spirit N/A
The Black Goat Of Brandenberg N/A
My Experiences In Necromancy Benvenuto Cellini
The Necromancer Lawrence Flammenberg
Gavon’s Eve E. F. Benson
The Confession Of The Witches Of Elfdale N/A
The Witch Finders Sax Rohmer
The Witch-Baiter Robert Anthony
The Spell On witchcraft P. T. Barnum
Familiars Frank Hamel
Saunder’s Little Friend August Derleth
The Chambre Ardente Affair Ronald Seth
The Tarn Of Sacrifice Algernon Blackwood
The Hell-Fire Clubs Montague Summers
At The Heart Of It Michael Harrison
Beelzebub Robert Bloch

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