The Hunger and Other Stories
The Hunger and Other Stories is the first collection of short stories by American writer Charles Beaumont, published in April 1957. A British edition was published in 1964 under the title Shadow Play. In 2013 Valancourt Books released the first new edition in nearly 50 years.
Stories collected
| Title | Originally published in |
| "Miss Gentilbelle" | Previously unpublished |
| "The Vanishing American" | August 1955 issue of F&SF |
| "A Point of Honor" / "I'll Do Anything" | November 1955 issue of Manhunt |
| "Fair Lady" | Previously unpublished |
| "Free Dirt" | May 1955 issue of F&SF |
| "Open House" | Previously unpublished |
| "The Train" | Previously unpublished |
| "The Dark Music" | December 1956 issue of Playboy |
| "The Customers" | Previously unpublished |
| "Last Night in the Rain" / "Sin Tower" | October 1956 issue of Nugget |
| "The Crooked Man" | August 1955 issue of Playboy |
| "Nursery Rhyme" | Previously unpublished |
| "The Murderers" | February 1955 issue of Esquire |
| "The Hunger" | April 1955 issue of Playboy |
| "Tears of the Madonna" | Previously unpublished |
| "The Infernal Bouillabaisse" | Previously unpublished |
| "Black Country" | September 1954 issue of Playboy |