• "The Mapmaker" – a very short story included in the book's introduction, originally written for
American Gods • "
A Study in Emerald" – a
Sherlock Holmes/
Cthulhu Mythos pastiche written for the anthology
Shadows Over Baker Street • "The Fairy Reel" – a short lyric poem • "October in the Chair" – dry run for
The Graveyard Book, inspired by the work of Ray Bradbury • "The Hidden Chamber" – gothic poem about Bluebeard for the anthology
Outsiders • "Forbidden Brides of the Faceless Slaves in the Secret House of the Night of Dread Desire" – gothic story published in the anthology
Gothic! • "The Flints of Memory Lane" – a real life ghost story • "Closing Time" – a club story / ghost story inspired by
M. R. James and
Robert Aickman • "Going
Wodwo" – a poem about a wild man in the woods for the anthology
The Green Man • "Bitter Grounds" – written for the anthology
Mojo: Conjure Stories • "Other People" – originally titled
Afterlife • "Keepsakes and Treasures: A Love Story" – began as a comic for
Oscar Zarate's collection, ''
It's Dark in London illustrated by Warren Pleece. Contains the characters Mr. Alice and Mr. Smith, a pair of dubious men who also appeared in a Gaiman novella called The Monarch of the Glen
, suggesting that this tale is a part of the American Gods'' universe as well. • "Good Boys Deserve Favors" – inspired by a statue by
Lisa Snellings-Clark of a man holding a double bass • "The Facts in the Case of the Departure of Miss Finch" – inspired by a painting by
Frank Frazetta of a savage woman flanked by tigers. Not present in the British paperback from Headline Review. • "Strange Little Girls" – twelve very short stories to accompany
Tori Amos's CD
Strange Little Girls • "
Harlequin Valentine" – written for
Strange Attraction, a book based on a Ferris wheel made by
Lisa Snellings-Clark • "Locks" – a conversational poem editing the tale of
Goldilocks • "
The Problem of Susan" – written for the anthology
Flights by
Al Sarrantonio, written in response to the character Susan in
Narnia • "Instructions" – a poem giving instructions about what to do when you find yourself in a fairy tale, later republished as a picture book • "How Do You Think It Feels?" – story inspired by
gargoyles, in this case protecting the heart. Not present in the British paperback from Headline Review • "My Life" – a monologue written to accompany a picture of a sock monkey in the photography book
Sock Monkeys by
Arne Svenson • "Fifteen Painted Cards from a Vampire Tarot" – not present in the British paperback from Headline Review • "Feeders and Eaters" – based on a nightmare of
Neil Gaiman's, it first took the form of a comic and later the outline for a pornographic horror film • "Diseasemaker's Croup" – written for the book
The Thackery T. Lambshead Pocket Guide to Eccentric and Discredited Diseases edited by
Jeff VanderMeer and Mark Roberts • "In the End" – imagined as the last book of the Bible. Not present in the British paperback from Headline Review. • "Goliath" – set in the
Matrix universe and included with
The Matrix Comics Vol. 1 • "Pages from a Journal Found in a Shoebox Left in a
Greyhound Bus Somewhere Between
Tulsa, Oklahoma, and
Louisville, Kentucky" – written for the album ''
Scarlet's Walk'', by
Tori Amos • "
How to Talk to Girls at Parties" – nominated for the 2007
Hugo Award for Best Short Story and won the
Locus Award for Best Short Story • "The Day the Saucers Came" - short narrative poem about the end of the world • "Sunbird" – written as a birthday present for
Neil Gaiman's daughter, a story in the style of
R. A. Lafferty • "Inventing
Aladdin" – a poem depicting the invention of stories, in this case,
Aladdin •
The Monarch of the Glen – a novella-length sequel to Gaiman's novel
American Gods inspired by Beowulf and set in remote areas of
Scotland The four stories not included in the British edition are included in the British edition of
Smoke and Mirrors. ==Awards==