Inconsequential Tales

Inconsequential Tales is a collection of horror stories by Ramsey Campbell, published by Hippocampus Press in 2008. It contains an introduction by the author, "Truth or Consequences"; a theatrical sketch, "A Play for the Jaded" (1994); and the following stories:

• "The Childish Fear" (1966)
• "The Offering to the Dead" (1995)
• "The Reshaping of Rossiter" (1990)
• "The Void" (1993)
• "The Other House" (1972)
• "Broadcast" (1971)
• "The Urge" (1993)
• "The Sunshine Club" (1983)
• "Writer's Curse" (1980)
• "Property of the Ring" (2000)
• "Night Beat" (1973)
• "The Shadows in the Barn" (1975)
• "The Precognitive Trip" (2008) (written 1973)
• "Murders" (1975)
• "Point of View" (2000)
• "The Grip of Peace" (1988)
• "Only the Wind" (1990)
• "Morning Call" (1995)
• "Pet" (2008) (written 1974)
• "Hain's Island" (2002)
• "Bait" (1983)
• "Snakes and Ladders" (1982)
• "The Burning" (1991)

First edition
cover art by Jason C. Eckhardt